Opening This Week

By Acheron March 16, 2001 4:34 PM

A new feature for Digital Theatre News. We will feature the opening movies of the week. This week, sniper war film, Enemy at the Gates, Guy Pierce's thriller/action flick, Memento, DMX and Steven Segal's action flick, Exit Wounds, and Aussie comedy leading up to Apollo landing, The Dish.

Enemy at the Gates (R)
Synopsis: Inspired by a true story and set against the siege of Stalingrad during World War II, this is the epic tale of a young Russian sharpshooter, Vassily (Jude Law), who becomes a legend when a savvy political officer (Joseph Fiennes), makes him the hero of his propaganda campaign. Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Starring: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Robert Weisz, and Ed Harris.
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Exit Wounds (R)
Synopsis: Steven Seagal stars as maverick Detroit police detective Orin Boyd, whose take-no-prisoners approach to domestic terrorism gets him booted downtown to the city?s toughest precinct. Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Starring: Steven Segal, DMX, Tom Arnold
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The Dish (PG-13)
Synopsis: Comedic true story about a group of eccentric Australian scientists manning a remote satellite dish who, much to NASA's alarm, are the only hope for receiving the historic images of man's first steps on the moon. Director: Rob Sitch Starring: Sam Neill, Patrick Warburton
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Memento (R)
Synopsis: A man and his wife are attacked and robbed. The woman dies, and the man is left with both a serious head injury that gives him memory loss, and an urgent thirst for revenge. As he sets off in pursuit of his wife's killer, he becomes increasingly confused about what he is doing, so he tattoos notes onto his skin and takes Polaroid pictures to remind himself of what has transposed. An intricate mystery with a backwards chronology, MEMENTO is written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on a short story by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Guy Pierce, Carrie-Anne Moss
Official Site	View Trailer (RealPlayer Required).

Memento (R)

Synopsis: A man and his wife are attacked and robbed. The woman dies, and the man is left with both a serious head injury that gives him memory loss, and an urgent thirst for revenge. As he sets off in pursuit of his wife's killer, he becomes increasingly confused about what he is doing, so he tattoos notes onto his skin and takes Polaroid pictures to remind himself of what has transposed. An intricate mystery with a backwards chronology, MEMENTO is written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on a short story by his brother, Jonathan Nolan.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Guy Pierce, Carrie-Anne Moss