Spitball Army

I live in the Crestwood neighborhood of Birmingham. There is a movie theatre down the street from me called The Edge 12. I can walk there from my home, if I so desire. This theatre has twelve screens. They frequently show films of great merit. They also show films for everyone else. We all get to choose.

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Two new films open at The Edge 12 today:

Horrible Bosses (2011)
Directed by Seth Gordon.
Starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Anniston and Jamie Foxx.
Rated R.

A workplace comedy about three frustrated employees who hatch a plan to kill their micromanaging bosses, only to find their murderous plot snowballing into disaster. Sounds to me like a non-feminist updating of 9 to 5, and that it should appeal to anyone who has ever had an intolerable boss, or anyone – like me – who has been that person. (Ha! Ha! It’s only a movie! You can’t kill me!!)

Zookeeper (2011)
Directed by Frank Coraci.
Starring Kevin James, Rosario Dawson and a bunch of talking animals.
Rated PG.

A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper (Kevin James) find love – without opting to leave his current job for an illustrious gig as a car salesman (Wuht!??). Full disclosure: Even though I laughed out loud at least three times while watching the trailer below, I still am going to see Super 8 first, then go see The Tree of Life again, while I wait for the reviews. The initial scores on IMDb are averaging 3.4 out of 10. Bummer.

The following ten films have been extended for another week:
• Bad Teacher
• Cars 2
• The Green Lantern (3D)
• The Hangover, Part II
• Jumping the Broom
• Larry Crowne
• Midnight in Paris
• Monte Carlo
• Super 8
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2D and 3D)

The following two films ended their current run this week:
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Mr. Popper’s Penguins

The Edge 12 has some ongoing promotions. Tuesdays are no longer just a recurring day of the week there, but have been dubbed “$5.00 Tuesdays”: most films can be seen for just a $5.00 admission ticket. And, on Fridays, The Edge 12 offers free popcorn at all shows.

The Edge 12 Theatre is located at 7001 Crestwood Boulevard. A recording detailing all movie times can be accessed by telephoning (205) 795-3500; a real live human answers the phone at (205) 795-3595. Showtimes can also be found on the MovieTickets website. The theatre has a Facebook page under the name The Edge 12 Birmingham and tweets under the handle @Edge12Bhm.

Information in the capsule summaries above might have been provided, in varying degrees, by IMDb, Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes and Wikipedia.