The Latest in Theaters: Truth and Deception

This week's new releases include a sci-fi sequel, a classy remake and a pair of critically acclaimed documentaries. Oh yeah, and Will Ferrell too.

• The X-Files: I Want to Believe: David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back as Mulder and Scully in this big screen spook show that not only promises some old school scares (reminiscent of the cult classic TV show), but a little romance between the two as well.
• Brideshead Revisited: Emma Thompson leads a cast of rising talent (Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw and Hayley Atwell) in this feature adaptation of the Evelyn Waugh literary classic, which was also the basis for a revered television mini-series in 1981. Reportedly, the gay angle hinted at in the novel and mini is amped up this go round.
• American Teen: High school life in the real world (in this case, Warsaw, Indiana) is explored in this fest fave doc.
• Man on Wire: A look back at "the artistic crime of the century", when a death-defying tight rope walker took his act to the Twin Towers circa 1974.
• Boy A: A BAFTA Award winning drama about a juvie trying to reform on the outside.
• Baghead and No Regret: Read Chris Carpenter's reviews right here at Movie Dearest to find out about these two widely different films, opening in limited release this weekend; the first is a horror comedy, the second a gay romance.
• And finally: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly team up once more as child men (big surprise) forced to grow up when they become Step Brothers.

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Women We Love: Gillian Anderson

Object of our affection: Gillian Anderson, actress.

- As Special Agent Dana Scully on The X-Files, she won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Saturn Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also reprised her iconic character in the feature film The X-Files: Fight the Future and its sequel, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, opening this Friday.

- Like her X-co-star David Duchovny, she also wrote and directed her own episode of The X-Files, titled "All Things".

- Also on the big screen, she proved there was life after Scully with her critically acclaimed performance in The House of Mirth. Other films she has appeared in include The Mighty, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story and The Last King of Scotland.

- Back on the small screen, she gained more award recognition for the Masterpiece Theatre presentation of Bleak House. She currently hosts the long-running PBS program.

- In addition to the X-sequel, she will appear in the upcoming films How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Boogie Woogie and No One Gets Off in This Town.

Cinematic Crush: David Duchovny

Crush object: David Duchovny, actor/writer/director.

- He first gained attention as a transvestite DEA agent in the cult TV classic Twin Peaks, but was soon world famous as an FBI agent in another cult TV classic, The X-Files. His portrayal of Fox "Spooky" Mulder earned him two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe. He has also played Mulder in episodes of The Simpsons and The Lone Gunmen and the feature film The X-Files: Fight the Future.

- Other television roles include a man-crushing version of himself on The Larry Sanders Show, the host of the soft core Red Shoe Diaries, and star of the current Showtime series Californication, which nabbed him his second Golden Globe earlier this year. Guest appearances include Millennium, Life with Bonnie and Sex and the City.

- Branching out from acting, he wrote and/or directed eight episodes of The X-Files and the feature film House of D.

- More movie roles include Kalifornia, Playing God, Return to Me, Evolution, Zoolander, Full Frontal, Connie and Carla and Things We Lost in the Fire.

- He returns as Agent Mulder once more in this week's big screen sequel The X-Files: I Want to Believe, opening Friday.

Toon Talk: Summer Nights

Since Jaws and Star Wars and the dawn of the "Summer Movie" just over thirty years ago, film studios know that when the sun is high and the kids are out of school, all they want is something to do; if they are entertained in the process, all the better. And what better way to have fun then to sit in an air conditioned theater and watch the latest blockbuster with all your friends.

Which explains the steady stream of superheroes, sequels and superhero sequels that strike when the summer season surfaces, see? Si.

Click here to continue reading Kirby's Toon Talk preview of this summer's new movies at LaughingPlace.com.

Would You Believe ...

The untitled X-Files sequel now has an official title: The X-Files: I Want to Believe.

Hey, at least it's better then Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or Quantum of Solace ...