In a Sept. 11 Sunday Arts list of fall films, actor Eli Wallach was referred to as "the late Eli Wallach." He is alive.
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Fall Film Schedule
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23 -- "Roll Bounce" brings back the roller-skate jams of the 1970s in a coming-of-age story about a skater named X (Bow Wow, Lil' no more) who rules the local rink with his friend but must cope when the establishment threatens to close. With Chi McBride and Mike Epps.
23 -- "Dirty Love" stars Jenny McCarthy in a slapstick comedy -- which she wrote -- and which the studio describes as "one woman's chaotic quest for true love" in this "knowing, funny, trashy, guilty pleasure in the spirit of 'Porky's' and National Lampoon." 'Nuff said.
23 -- "The Thing About My Folks" was written by Paul Reiser specifically for Peter Falk, who co-stars in a semi-autobiographical comedy. Falk and Reiser play father and son, who go on an unexpected road trip when a family crisis unfolds; the film was directed by Raymond De Felitta, whose "Two Family House" was a modest hit on the festival circuit a few years back.
23 -- "Wild Safari 3D: A South African Adventure" is an IMAX documentary that takes viewers on a safari to see the country's big five -- the elephant, Cape buffalo, rhino, leopard and lion -- animals considered the continent's most dangerous.
30 -- "The Greatest Game Ever Played" tells the true story of a little-known sports story, that of the amateur golfer Francis Ouimet, who in 1913 wrested the U.S. Open championship from his idol and reigning golf hero Harry Vardon. Shia LaBeouf ("Holes") plays Ouimet, with Stephen Dillane as Vardon. Bill Paxton directs.
30 -- "Green Street Hooligans" has Elijah Wood fleeing to the London home of his sister (Claire Forlani) after his unfair expulsion from Harvard. Once there, his brother-in-law introduces him to the brutal, violent world of football hooliganism (no worries, Chelsea fans, they're West Ham supporters).
30 -- "A History of Violence" marks the highly anticipated comeback of director David Cronenberg ("Crash," "Dead Ringers") with a drama about the owner of a diner who kills someone in self-defense and the impact on his family. With Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt and Ed Harris. This one got good feedback at Cannes.
30 -- "Into the Blue" stars Jessica Alba, Ashley Scott and Josh Brolin in an action thriller about a group of divers that runs afoul of a drug lord after running across some of his merchandise in a sunken airplane. From the capable director John Stockwell ("Blue Crush," "Crazy/Beautiful").
30 -- "Keane" features Damian Lewis as William Keane, a troubled young man who is searching for the young daughter he lost in New York's Port Authority bus terminal, but whose bouts with mental illness suggest she may never have existed, and that his interest in young girls might have more disturbing motives. From writer-director Lodge Kerrigan ("Clean, Shaven").
30 -- "Mirrormask" is a live-action fantasy from acclaimed graphic artist Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman (creator of the "Sandman" comic series), in which a 15-year-old girl (Stephanie Leonidas) longs to run away from the circus her family works in and join real life; her journey, however, makes her wonder whether reality even exists.
30 -- "Oliver Twist" is Roman Polanski's take on the much-adapted Charles Dickens tale about a plucky orphan living in 19th-century London. Barney Clark plays young Oliver and is joined by Harry Eden as the Artful Dodger and Ben Kingsley as Fagin.
30 -- "Serenity" is Joss Whedon's feature-length adaptation of his TV science fiction series "Firefly," in which the titular space ship plies the skies 500 years in the future, when ship captain Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his crew, having lost the galactic war, pick up two mysterious space fugitives with surprising results.