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Week of June 22, 2007

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Steve Carell in Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

Rated PG, In Theaters June 22
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Two curious things about the pricey follow-up to the comedy Bruce Almighty: 1. this is a film of faith, and 2. it ain't funny. A gloss on the Noah tale--but with bird poop--it has a Congressman (Steve Carell) visited by God (Morgan Freeman) and told to build an ark. The movie does lots of preaching on ethics, but as entertainment, it's an unholy mess. Cinephiles and Evangelicals will agree: the Old Testament had a better sequel.

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The new Elvis Costello television series, Stephen Colbert's Christmas Special and Chungking Express on DVD

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The Monty Python Holy Grail on DVD, Gears of War 2 for the gamers, Bolt in movie theaters, and more

October 10

The good cheer of Happy-Go-Lucky, reliving the amazing life of John Lennon, cathing up with The Starter Wife on TV, and more

October 3

Greg Kinnear, in Flash of Genius, Richard Jenkins in The Visitor, Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, and more

September 26

Jenny Lewis in the record stores, Dennis Lehane's The Given Day in bookstores, The Lucky Ones in movie theaters, and more

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