FILM: Elijah Woods' Murders & Pacino's 88 Mintues

The last time Elijah Wood was in a thriller was back in '98 for The Faculty. So it's a little odd to picture him in his newest film The Oxford Murders, an adaptation of Guillermo Martínez's novel. The story follows an Oxford University professor (John Hurt from V for Vendetta) and a grad student (Wood) who work together to prevent a series of murders that are seemingly linked by mathematical symbols. It sort of reminds me of Number 23, except without all the stylistic cinematography. Check out the trailer to see a different side to this hobbit...I mean actor:


In the thriller 88 Mintues, Al Pacino plays Jack Gramm, a forensic psychiatrist and college professor, who testifies in a trial that convicts serial killer Jon Forster (Neal McDonough from "Tin Man"). Jon thinks that Jack cohersed people into testifying against him. On the day he is to be executed, Jack gets a phone call from a man who tells him that he will die in 88 minutes. Meanwhile, someone is committing copy cat murders to relieve Jon from his sentence. Jack has to investigate quickly before his time is up. Benjamin McKenzie ("The O.C.") plays a suspect. Also starring are Amy Brenneman ("Private Practice"), Leelee Sobieski, and Alicia Witt ("Cybill"). I feel like there's a twist in there somewhere and I'm really interested in finding out what it is. In theaters April 18th.