Costco Connection - December 2008

Hurtling
toward
the holidays
H OLIDAY PREPARATIONS can be fun, but can be fun, but W itch and the Wardrobe, which hit theaters in
t iring. That”s why this time of year is ideal for 2005, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are
gathering around the TV with a bowl of pop- magically transported from England back to
corn, loved ones and the kind of film that the world of Narnia to help the prince regain
recharges your emotional batteries. Because his kingdom. PG
tastes vary, the movies available this month at Hancock. John Hancock (Will Smith) is
Costco and on costco.com, from a tale of a an unhappy superhero. He has saved many
conflicted superhero to a story about a young lives in Los Angeles over the years, but in the
woman’s search for her father, offer some- process he has damaged much of the city.
thing for a variety of ages in your family. All Consequently, the public has had enough of
titles are available in DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Hancock. But when he saves Ray Embrey
The Dark Knight. Bruce Wayne–Batman (Jason Bateman), a public-relations executive,
(Christian Bale) continues his war on crime in from being run over by a train, Embrey makes
Gotham City. Just as he, Lieutenant James it his mission to change Hancock’s image and
Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney have the public cheering him. PG- 13
Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) appear to be Mamma Mia! As 20-year-old Sophie
making headway in their battle against the Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried) prepares to
criminal element, they find themselves prey to marry her fiancé (Dominic Cooper), she
a rising criminal mastermind known as The wants her father to come so he can give her
Joker (Heath Ledger). The struggle between away. The problem is she has no idea who her
these forces thrusts Gotham City into anarchy father is. But, after reading her mother’s
and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine (Meryl Streep) diary from 20 years ago, she
line betweenheroandvigilante. PG- 13 concludes he is one of three men: Sam
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), Harry Bright
Caspian. Adapted from the book written by (Colin Firth) or Bill Anderson (Stellan
C.S. Lewis, this film follows the young Prince Skarsgård). Without telling her mother and
Caspian, Narnia’s rightful heir to the throne, fiancé, Sophie mails invitations to all three,
who has been forced to flee from his uncle hoping to find out which is her father. PG- 13
Miraz, who covets the throne for his own Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
son. A year after their first adventure, depicted Crystal Skull. Indiana Jones’ (Harrison Ford)
in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the newest adventure begins in 1957—the height
of the Cold War. Mutt (Shia
LeBeouf), a rebellious youth, con-
vinces Jones to join him on a jour-
ney that leads to the most remote
corners of Peru in search of an arti-
fact with untapped power. Soviet
agents led by Irina Spalko (Cate
Blanchett) are hot on Jones’ trail.
PG- 13

Also look for Wanted, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Horton Hears a Who!, and other movie titles and seasons of selected television series.—Will Fifield

Christian Bale as
Batman in The
Dark Knight.

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