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Corporation Oct 21, 2004 12:00 AM A A Documentary based on Joel Bakan's book "The Corporation: — The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power". A timely critical inquiry — that examines the very nature of the corporation - its inner workings, — curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Audience — Award for Best Documentary Feature at Sundance. — NR/145m. — — Friday Night Lights — Based on the best seller, the story focuses on the small — town of Odessa, Texas, their obsession with high school football and the — pressure to win. Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Derek Luke — PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some — teen drinking and rough sports action, 118 min. — — — — Garden State — Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his — clinically depressed mother, a journey that reconnects him with some of — his past friends. Because the trip coincides with his decision to stop — taking his powerful anti-depressants, he also begins to reconnect with — himself, rekindling emotional attachments and confronting his father, — a psychologist. — Written and Directed by Zach Braff — Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm, Peter Sarsgaard — R for language, drug use and a scene of sexuality, 109 — min. — — Shark Tale — Oscar, a fast-talking little fish who dreams big, is showered — with fame and fortune when a great white lie turns him into a hero. But — when his lie threatens to make him the Catch of the Day, he must try to — tip the scales back in his favor again. Animated. — Voice talents of Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Renee Zellwegger, — Martin Scorcese, Robert DeNiro, Jack Black, Peter Falk — PG for some mild language and crude humor, 91 min. — — Shaun of the Dead — A man decides to turn his somewhat lacking life around — by winning back his girlfriend, reconciling with his mother, and dealing — with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living. — Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, Lucy Davis — R for zombie violence/gore and language. 99min. — — Shall We Dance — A businessman discovers a new passion for dancing, and — for a beautiful dance instructor. His passion for dancing revitalizes — the young woman, and her instruction leads him to revitalize his marriage. — Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez — PG-13 for some sexual references and brief language, 100 — min. — — Team America: World Police — An international police force learns that a power hungry — dictator is brokering weapons of mass destruction to terrorists, so the — heroes (including a rising Broadway star) embark on a harrowing mission — to save the world. Trey parker and Matt Stone ("South Park") tackle current — events head on with an all-marionette cast. — Directed by Trey Parker; Written by Trey Parker and Matt — Stone; Voice talents of Trey Parker, Matt Stone — R for graphic, crude and sexual humor, violent images — & strong language; all involving puppets. 105 min. — — Motorcycle Diaries — In Spanish with English subtitles — An adaptation of a journal written by Ernesto "Che" Guevara — when he was 23 years old. He and his friend, seeking adventure before — graduating college, embark on a road trip across Argentina, Chile, Columbia — and Venezuela in 1951/52. The two friends' lives run parallel for a while — but, by the end of the film, each man's destiny has been decided. — Directed by Walter Salles ("Central Station") — Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo De la Serna — R for language/126m/F — — I Heart Huckabees — Two existential detectives investigate an alarming series — of coincidences experienced by the head of the Open Spaces Coalition. — Directed by David O. Russell ("Flirting with Disaster") — Mark Wahlberg, Jude Law, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, — Naomi Watts, Jason Schwartzman — R for language and a sex scene/107m/S — — Surviving Christmas — Facing yet another Christmas alone, Drew Latham decides — to go back to his idyllic childhood home to spend the holidays with family. — However, the people now living there are not his family. But Drew's not — about to let that put a crimp in his plans. — Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, Catherine — O'Hara — PG-13 for sexual content, language and a brief drug reference/92m/F — — Grudge — A murderous supernatural curse born of a grudge infects — its victims like a virus. Based on the Japanese film, "Ju-On". — Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr — PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence — and some sensuality/96m/F