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People's Movie Night: "Empire"
The People's Movie Night The People's Movie Night is Wooden Shoe Books' FREE Saturday Night Movie series, running for nearly 2 years now. Every single Saturday, come by at 7:30PM for a political movie, and a cup of popcorn. Wooden Shoe Books 508 s. 5th St. Philadelphia, PA 19147
Saturday December 20th 7:30PM Empire John Leguizamo is, in his own words, "young, Latin, and good looking" as the ambitious minimogul of the South Bronx drug trade in Franc Reyes' Latino twist on the urban crime saga. Reigning in his hyperactive energy, Leguizamo is like a coiled spring as the street-smart player who tries to leave the violence of his trade behind in an upwardly mobile odyssey, and Peter Sarsgaard brings a discomforting confidence to the smooth-talking investment banker trusted with his millions. Few of the other characters even register in the familiar underworld tale (though Denise Richards has fun as a bubbly, skin-deep seductress) and Reyes's flashy style is as distracting as it is energizing. It's the smoldering presence of Leguizamo that keeps the film centered through the betrayals, the bullet-riddled battles, and the slow realization that this cunning shark has just become bait in the deep seas of high finance. (90 MIn)
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