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"BANGKOK DANGEROUS" -- Nicolas Cage is an assassin whose loner life is altered as he connects with a shop girl and a street punk in this remake of a 1999 Thai thriller. Also starring Charlie Young, Shahkrit Yamnarm and Panward Hemmanee. Directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang. (R, for violence, language and some sexuality.)
"BOTTLE SHOCK" -- The true story of the Napa Valley wine industry in the mid-'70s and its rise to the world stage. Starring Bill Pullman, Alan Rickman, Chris Pine and Eliza Dushku. Directed and co-written by Randall Miller. (PG-13, for brief strong language, some sexual content and a scene of drug use.)
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"WANTED" (Sunday and Monday) -- James McAvoy stars as a new recruit to the Fraternity, an elite squad of assassins that includes Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, in this action thriller. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. (R, for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality.)
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"BABYLON A.D." -- Vin Diesel's a hired gun escorting a mystery woman from Europe to New York in a post-apocalyptic future. Also starring Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Depardieu and Chalotte Rampling. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. (PG-13, for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality.)
"COLLEGE" -- A comedy about high schoolers on a weekend let's-pick-our-college visit that turns into a big party. Starring Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell and Kevin Covais as the happy-go-lucky trio. Directed by Deb Hagan. (R, for pervasive crude and sexual content, nudity, language, drug and alcohol abuse.)
"THE DARK KNIGHT" -- Heath Ledger's turn as the villainous Joker upstages everybody, even Christian Bale as Batman, in this even-darker sequel to 2005's "Batman Begins." Also starring Aaron Eckhart as district attorney Harvey Dent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman. Directed by Christopher Nolan. (PG-13, for intense sequences of violence and some menace.)
"DEATH RACE" -- An ex-con (Jason Statham) is forced by the warden of a notorious prison (Joan Allen) to compete in a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory. Also starring Tyrese Gibson and Ian McShane. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. (R, for strong violence and language.)
"DISASTER MOVIE" -- Catastrophe flicks are the target of the latest entry in Hollywood's spoof craze, as a group of 20-somethings tries to make it through a night of asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, etc. Starring Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Kim Kardashian and Carmen Electra. Written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. (PG-13, for crude and sexual content throughout, language, drug references and comic violence.)
"FLY ME TO THE MOON (3D)" (playing in Sunnyside) -- A trio of flies tag along on the Apollo 11 moon mission in this 3D animated 'toon. With the voices of Nicollette Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd and Tim Curry. (G.)
"GET SMART" -- Inspired by the 1960s TV comedy created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry and starring Don Adams, this remake stars comedy king Steve Carell as bungling secret agent Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as his sidekick, Agent 99. Also starring Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Peter Segal. (PG-13, for some rude humor, action violence and language.)
"HAMLET 2" -- A high school drama teacher incurs the wrath of literature majors everywhere when he stages an irreverent song-and-dance sequel to the Shakespeare play. Starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener and Elisabeth Shue. Directed and co-written by Andrew Fleming. (R, for language including sexual references, brief nudity and some drug content.)
"HANCOCK" -- A cranky, alcoholic superhero (Will Smith) hires a publicist to help him repair his public persona. Also starring Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron. Directed by Peter Berg. (PG-13, for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language.)
"HENRY POOLE IS HERE" -- Luke Wilson stars in this serio-comedy of faith, hope and cynicism in suburbia, all spinning around a man who tries to go into seclusion back in the small town neighborhood where he grew up. (And fails.) Also starring Radha Mitchell and Cheryl Hines. Directed by Mark Pellington. (PG, for thematic elements and some language.)
"THE HOUSE BUNNY" -- Anna Faris stars as a Playboy bunny kicked out of the mansion who moves in with a sorority and tries to help them save their house. Also starring Colin Hanks, Emma Stone and Katharine McPhee. Directed by Fred Wolf. (PG-13, for sex-related humor, partial nudity and brief strong language.)
"JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH" -- A scientist (Brendan Fraser) discovers Jules Verne's classic sci-fi novel actually doubles as a map to the Earth's core, where monsters and dinosaurs await. In 3-D. Also starring Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem. Directed by Eric Brevig. (PG, for intense adventure action and some scary moments.)
"THE LONGSHOTS" -- Ice Cube and Keke Palmer star in this kids' film about the first girl to play Pop Warner football. Also starring Dash Mihok and Tasha Smith. Directed by Fred Durst. (PG, for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humor.)
"MAMMA MIA!" -- Mom (Meryl Streep) only wants to watch her daughter married off in a perfect setting, the Greek Isles. Daughter (Amanda Seyfried) only wants to know who her real dad is. Seems mom got around in the '80s. ... Also starring Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard as the possible dads; and more ABBA songs than you'd think would fit in a movie. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. (PG-13, for some sex-related comments.)
"MIRRORS" -- A troubled ex-cop must save his family from an unspeakable evil that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home. Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Smart and Paula Patton. Written and directed by Alexandre Aja. (R, for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity.)
"THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR" -- Brendan Fraser has another go at fighting a resurrected dead guy, this time a shape-shifting ancient Chinese ruler (Jet Li). Maria Bello takes over from Rachel Weisz as Fraser's wife. Also starring Luke Ford. Directed by Rob Cohen. (PG-13, for adventure action and violence.)
"PINEAPPLE EXPRESS" -- A pot dealer (James Franco) and his No. 1 customer (Seth Rogen) run for their lives after witnessing a murder in this stoner comedy. Also starring Gary Cole and Rosie Perez. Directed by David Gordon Green. (R, for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence.)
"THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2" -- The bond between four high school friends who share a magical pair of jeans carries on through their college years. Starring Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, Amber Tamblyn and America Ferrera. Directed by Sanaa Hamri. (PG-13, for mature material and sensuality.)
"STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS" -- George Lucas presents an animated adventure featuring Jedis Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi as prelude to a TV cartoon series. Featuring the voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Daniels and Christopher Lee. Directed by Dave Filoni. (PG, for sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking.)
"STEP BROTHERS" -- Two spoiled guys become competitive stepbrothers after their single parents get hitched. Starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Mary Steenburgen. Directed by Adam McKay. (R, for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language.)
"TRAITOR" -- Don Cheadle stars in this thriller about a special operative working within a terrorist group who then becomes a target of "The Company." The screenplay is partially credited to Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin). Also starring Guy Pearce and Jeff Daniels. Directed and written by Jeffrey Nachmanoff. (PG-13, for intense violent sequences, thematic material and brief language.)
"TROPIC THUNDER" -- Ben Stiller wrote, produced, directed and stars in this comedy about movie stars acting in a jungle combat film who find themselves caught up in a real guerrilla war. Also starring Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Brandon T. Jackson and Tom Cruise in a memorable cameo. (R, for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content, drug material.)
"WALL-E" -- A robot tasked with cleaning up the Earth after humanity has trashed and abandoned it gets lonely and looks for his people in this largely nonverbal comedy from the animation masters at Pixar. Featuring the voice talents of Fred Willard and Jeff Garlin. Directed by Andrew Stanton. (G)
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