Previews Opening Wednesday, Dec. 23, is the sequel we’ve all been waiting for: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. This time out, the singing rodents get to cavort with the Chipettes. Rated PG for some mild rude humor. 89m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and Mill Creek. Opening Christmas Day is the multi-Golden Globe nominated Up […]
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Ruggers for Peace
Previews Opening Friday, Dec. 18, is the much-ballyhooed Avatar (3-D & conventional), from "king of the world" James Cameron. In the distant future on distant planet Pandora where the natives are tall, blue and have tails, a group of humans plan an invasion to secure a valuable mineral. Interspecies love causes complications. With Sigourney Weaver, […]
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Unhappy Families
Previews Opening Friday, Dec. 11, is Clint Eastwood’s Invictus. Based on a book by John Carlin, the film centers on Nelson Mandela, recently elected as the first black president of South Africa, as he tries to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup to unify his country. Morgan Freeman is Mandela and Matt Damon is the […]
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Outfoxed
Previews Opening Friday, Dec. 4, is Brothers, which is based on the 2004 Danish film Brodre. The film stars Tobey Maguire as Sam, who is reported missing in Afghanistan, Natalie Portman as his wife Grace and Jake Gyllenhaal as Sam’s brother Tommy, just out of jail, who helps Grace and her children. Based on the […]
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Once Bitten
Previews Opening Wednesday, Nov. 25, is the stop-motion animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, based on the book by Roald Dahl, written and directed by Wes Anderson (Rushmore). The story centers on Fox (voiced by George Clooney) and his conflict with three nasty farmers. Also featuring the voices of Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Adrien […]
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Apocalypservice
Previews Fans of Stephanie Meyer’s romantic vampire series can rejoice: The Twilight Saga: New Moon opens Friday, November 20. As the second installment begins, Bella (Kristen Stewart) is distraught over the abrupt departure of Edward (Robert Pattinson), but finds solace with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Add werewolves and stir. Rated PG-13 for some violence and […]
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Mad About Coco
Previews Opening Friday, Nov. 13, is A Serious Man, the latest offering from Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in Minnesota in 1967, the film centers on Larry Gopnik, who is a professor of physics. Things aren’t going so well: his son is smoking a lot of dope, his wife announces it’s time for a divorce, […]
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Tyler’s Premium Soaps
Previews Based on the nonfiction book by Jon Ronson, The Men Who Stare at Goats is a comedy about a secret unit of our military that attempts to use psychic powers in Iraq. With George Clooney and Ewan McGregor. Rated R for language, some drug content and brief nudity. 93m. At the Broadway, Mill Creek […]
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Midnight Movie
Previews Opening Wednesday, Oct. 28, with one screening Tuesday evening, is Michael Jackson’s This Is It, a documentary directed by Kenny Ortega that tracks the late singer as he prepared for a series of concerts in London. The film, shot in HD video, also has interviews with Jackson’s friends and collaborators. Rated PG for some […]
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Got Capitalism? Whip It!
Previews Opening Friday, Oct. 9, Vince Vaughn leads a group of married friends to a tropical island resort in Couples Retreat. They soon discover that participation in the hotel’s couples therapy is not optional. It could be a horror movie plot, but it’s Vince Vaughn, so let’s guess comedy. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and […]
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Fame Redux
Previews Opening Friday, Oct. 2, is Michael Moore’s latest satiric documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story, this time dealing with the current economic crisis. Moore says it’s a crime story, a class warfare story and a comedy. Rated R for some language. 120m. At Broadway and Minor. Drew Barrymore’s directing debut, Whip It, features Ellen Page […]
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Farce, Parody and Self-Parody
Previews Opening Friday, Sept. 25, is Fame, based on the 1980 musical about students at a New York high school for the performing arts. The soundtrack has been updated and the careers the students pursue have changed. With Debbie Allen and Bebe Neuwirth. Rated PG for thematic material including teen drinking, a sexual situation and […]