Alpha Dog HHH — R for pervasive drug use and language, strong violence, sexuality and nudity. A suburban drug dealer becomes one of the youngest men to be placed on the FBI\'s Most Wanted List. Inspired by a true story.
Emile Hirsch. 117 minutes. Review on Page 17.
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Arthur and the Invisibles — PG for fantasy action and brief suggestive material. A 10-year-old boy attempts to save his grandma\'s home from real estate developers with the help of magical creatures. Freddie Highmore lends his voice.
103 minutes. Review in Friday Accent. Park Place, El Con, Foothills, Cinemark
Candy HHH — R for pervasive depiction of drug addiction, disturbing images, language, sexual content and nudity.
Young lovers are hopelessly addicted to drugs. Heath Ledger. 108 minutes.
Review on Page 14. The Loft
Curse of the Golden Flower HHH — R for violence. Intrigue and back-stabbing plague the Chinese royal family in the year 928 in this action film.
Chow Yun-Fat. In Mandarin, with English subtitles. 114 minutes.
Review on Page 16. Park Place, El Con, Cinemark
Miss Potter HHH — PG for brief mild language. A biopic of children\'s author Beatrix Potter, who overcomes a domineering mother and sexist society to earn success.
Renée Zellweger. 92 minutes. See review in today\'s Accent.
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The Painted Veil HHH — PG-13 for some mature sexual situations, partial nudity, disturbing images and brief drug content. In the 1920s, an English couple struggle with marriage but reconnect after moving to China. Edward Norton.
125 minutes. Review on Page 15. El Con
Primeval — R for strong graphic violence, brutality, terror and language.
Reporters seek to capture a giant crocodile in Africa, where a warlord tries to stop them. Dominic Purcell. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, Cinemark
Stomp the Yard — PG-13 for a scene of violence, some sexual material and language.
A troubled street dancer enrolls in college and becomes the center of a tug-of-war between two fraternities that want to enlist him. 115 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, Uptown
Apocalypto HHH1/2 — R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images.
In this movie, set near the end of the Mayan civilization, a man struggles against oppression to preserve his way of life. Mel Gibson directs. In Mayan, with subtitles.
129 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park
Babel HH1/2 —R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use. Parallel stories unfold in five languages as strangers become entangled over a presumed terrorist shooting.
Brad Pitt. 142 minutes. Crossroads
Black Christmas H (Star rating derived from Metacritic.
com) — R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language. A killer rampages through a sorority house during holiday break. Lacey Chabert.
100 minutes. DeAnza
Blood Diamond HHH1/2 — R for strong violence and language. In 1990s Sierra Leone, two African men search for a rare diamond that could mean redemption in their lives.
Leonardo DiCaprio. 138 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Desert Sky
Bobby HHH — R for language, drug content and a violent scene.
A fictionalized account of events at the L.A. hotel where Robert F.
Kennedy was assassinated, told on that day from various perspectives. Elijah Wood. 120 minutes.
Crossroads
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan HHHH —R for pervasive strong, crude and sexual content including graphic nudity, and language. Sacha Baron Cohen stars in a comedy adaptation of his Da Ali G Show schtick, featuring a Kazakh journalist who visits the United States. 84 minutes.
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Casino Royale HHH1/2 — PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a torture scene, sexual content and nudity. Daniel Craig stars as Agent 007. 144 minutes.
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Cave of the Yellow Dog HHH — Not rated. Byambasuren Davaa writes and directs a Mongolian drama about a nomad girl who befriends a dog. In Mongolian, with subtitles.
93 minutes. The Loft
Charlotte\'s Web HHH — G for all audiences. An animated adaptation of the classic children\'s novel, about the barnyard relationship between a spider and a pig.
Dakota Fanning, plus Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, John Cleese and Steve Buscemi in the voice cast. Gary Winick directs. 96 minutes.
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Children of Men HH — R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity. Mankind faces extinction when an infertility defect spreads through the population. Clive Owen.
109 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, Uptown
Code Name: The Cleaner H1/2 (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor and some violence.
A janitor with amnesia believes he\'s an undercover agent tracking down a conspiracy. Cedric the Entertainer. 84 minutes.
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Deck the Halls H1/2 (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG for some crude and suggestive behavior, and for language. Neighbors engage in a holiday lighting competition in this comedy.
Danny DeVito. 95 minutes. Gateway
Déjà Vu HHH — PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images and some sensuality.
A government agent goes back in time to stop a woman from being murdered. Denzel Washington. 128 minutes.
Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View
Dreamgirls H1/2 — PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content. Eddie Murphy stars in this musical, about a female singing group\'s rise to fame. 125 minutes.
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Employee of the Month HH — PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and language. Minimum-wage workers at a warehouse grocery store struggle for the coveted honor of top employee. Jessica Simpson.
103 minutes. Oracle View
Eragon H — PG for violence. A farm boy defends his kingdom after he discovers a dragon\'s egg.
Jeremy Irons. 99 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, DeAnza, Desert Sky
Flags of Our Fathers HHH1/2 — R for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language.
A World War II drama detailing the battle of Iwo Jima, as well as the story behind the iconic image of soldiers raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. Clint Eastwood directs. 132 minutes.
Oracle View
Flushed Away HHH — PG for crude humor and some language. Beneath London, rats fall in love in a mismatched romance in this computer-animated comedy. The voice cast includes Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet.
86 minutes. Crossroads, Gateway, Oracle View, Grand View
The Fountain H1/2 — PG-13 for some intense sequences of violent action, some sensuality and language. In order to save the woman he loves, a man travels through time in search of the Tree of Life.
Hugh Jackman. 96 minutes. Crossroads
Freedom Writers HH1/2 — PG-13 for violent content, some thematic material and language.
A California teacher inspires her kids by teaching them to write about their lives. Hilary Swank. 120 minutes.
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The Good Shepherd HH — R for some violence, sexuality and language. A CIA operative compromises his morals to preserve a cover-up during the Cold War. Matt Damon.
160 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, Desert Sky, Cinemark
A Good Year HHH — PG-13 for language and some sexual content. An Englishman inherits a vineyard, then is confronted by a woman who claims it\'s hers.
Russell Crowe. 118 minutes. Gateway
The Guardian H — PG-13 for intense sequences of action/peril, brief strong language and some sensuality.
A troubled young man enlists in the Coast Guard. Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher. 140 minutes.
Gateway, Oracle View
Happily N\'Ever After H1/2 (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG for some mild action and rude humor. A satiric animated film in the vein of Shrek and Hoodwinked set in Fairy Tale Land.
Sarah Michelle Gellar lends her voice. 75 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, Cinemark
Happy Feet HHH1/2 — PG for some mild peril and rude humor.
Singing emperor penguins deal with one of their brethren who can\'t sing in this animated comedy. The voice cast includes Robin Williams. 87 minutes.
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The History Boys HHH (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — R for language and sexual content. Eight teenage boys strive for socialization and a good education, adapted from a Tony-winning play.
Richard Griffiths. 122 minutes. The Loft
The Holiday HHH — PG-13 for sexual content and some strong language.
Women switch places and fall in love with men from each other\'s life. Cameron Diaz. 138 minutes.
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Marie Antoinette HH — PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and innuendo. A biopic on the ill-fated queen of France amid 18th-century decadence. Kirsten Dunst.
118 minutes. Gateway
The Nativity Story H1/2 — PG for some violent content. The biblical story of Mary, Joseph and the birth of Christ.
Keisha Castle-Hughes. 102 minutes. Gateway
Night at the Museum HHH — PG for mild action, language and brief rude humor.
A bumbling museum worker unleashes an ancient curse. Ben Stiller. 108 minutes.
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Open Season HH1/2 — PG for some rude humor, mild action and brief language. In this animated tale, a deer and a domesticated bear become best friends during hunting season. The voice cast includes Martin Lawrence.
100 minutes. Gateway, Oracle View
The Prestige HHH — PG-13 for violence, disturbing images. Rival stage magicians outsmart and subvert each other.
Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale. Crossroads, Gateway, Oracle View
The Pursuit of Happyness HHHH — PG-13 for some language. A struggling father becomes a stockbroker in this inspirational drama.
Will Smith. 116 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Cinemark
The Queen HHH — PG-13 for brief strong language.
Following the death of Princess Diana, the British government scrambles to react. Helen Mirren. 97 minutes.
Crossroads
Rocky Balboa HHHH — PG for boxing violence and some language. An old boxer makes one last comeback in this sixth entry in the series. Sylvester Stallone.
102 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, DeAnza
The Santa Clause 3 H (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — G for all audiences.
Santa Claus tries to keep Jack Frost from ruining Christmas. Tim Allen, Martin Short. 98 minutes.
Grand View, Gateway, Oracle View
Saw III HH (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — R for strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity and language. The third chapter in the continuing legacy of the sadistic Jigsaw Killer.
Tobin Bell. 67 minutes. Gateway, Grand View
The Science of Sleep HHHH — R for language, some sexual content and nudity.
A look inside the mind of an insecure young man who pines for the girl next door. Gael García Bernal. In English, Spanish and French, with English subtitles.
105 minutes. Crossroads
Shut Up Sing HHH1/2 — R for language. A documentary on the Dixie Chicks, who fell out of favor in the country-music scene when they spoke out about the war in Iraq.
99 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads
Stranger Than Fiction HHH — PG-13 for some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity. A man interacts with a narrator who knows everything about his life.
Will Ferrell. 105 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View
Thr3e H — PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and terror.
A shy grad student is plagued by a bomber who terrorizes victims with riddles. Marc Blucas. 105 minutes.
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We Are Marshall HHH — PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene and mild language. After a college football team is decimated in a plane crash, a coach works to re- establish the program. Based on a true story.
Matthew McConaughey. 127 minutes.
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