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The Weekend BlendBy Josh Tyler: 2006-07-28 00:00:00
But who cares how much money Hollywood has to swim through in their money bin. Let’s look at which new releases are worth watching this weekend:  Limited Releases(Opening in fewer than 500 theaters.)  It’s a big weekend for limited releases. Another Gay Movie opens in 2 theaters, and if you’re looking to laugh at gay people without having to feel guilty, this it the movie for it. But the indie everyone’s really paying attention to is the Sundance darling Little Miss Sunshine, opening in 7 theaters. Don’t worry it’ll go wider in coming weeks, which is good since you don’t want to miss it. The film stars Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, and Toni Collette in the story of a dysfunctional family traveling to a pre-teen beauty pageant in a yellow Volkswagen Bus. It’s a great little ensemble pic, and nearly everyone will find something to like in it.
The Ant Bully (Opens in 3,050 theaters.) 
I think Monster House surprised everyone by being pretty dang good. But that doesn’t mean the same will be true of all the other unnecessarily CGI movies being shoved out into theaters. The dwindling box office receipts of 3-D computer animated movies is a strong indicator that audiences are catching on to the fact that computer animated doesn’t necessarily equal quality. That may be the case here, The Ant Bully looks like a pretty mediocre entry into the genre. It’s the story of a boy shrunken down to bug size and forced to live amidst a colony of ants. It’s kind of a mix between Honey I Shrunk the Kids and Antz.
John Tucker Must Die (Opens in 2,560 theaters.) 
If anyone shows up to see John Tucker Must Die this weekend it’s probably only because of the film’s sexy, back-tattooed poster. But the movie’s not scantily dressed sluts (though it probably has those aplenty). It’s a teen comedy from Private Parts director Betty Thomas. Three ex-girlfriends of a terminal cheater (and all around awesome dude) named John Tucker talk the new girl in tow into helping them get revenge by wooing and then subsequently humiliating Tucker.
Miami Vice (Opens in 3,021 theaters.) 
Michael Mann takes the television series he helped create to the big screen, without any of the things that made the series famous in the first place. Gone is the traditional “Vice” theme music, out the window are pastels and rolled up jacket sleeves, he’s even moved the location out of Miami for most of the film. You’ve got to wonder why he called it Miami Vice at all, unless he just needed an excuse to recycle the name of the show’s characters. Vice may not be much of a translation, but Mann is a phenomenal director with an incredible talent for visual flair. As a followup to his brilliant 2004 Oscar Nominated film Collateral, Miami Vice may be something of a disappointment. But as long as it’s got Man’s name on it, it’s probably worth checking out.
Scoop (Opens in 537 theaters.)  
Woody Allen follows up his first good movie in years (Match Point) by going with what worked for him. Allen insists that Scarlett Johansson isn’t his new “muse”, but his Match Point star returns in front of his camera, this time as a sort of nerdy journalist prompted by a ghost to investigate murder. The movie would be a must watch just for the pleasure of seeing Scarlett as the world’s hottest spectacled geek, but if Woody’s really back on his game then maybe it’ll have something more to it too.
STILL IN THEATERS AND WORTH YOUR TIME: Superman Returns, Monster House, Clerks II, A Scanner Darkly, The Devil Wears Prada
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