Friday, June 12, 2009

New releases

"Call of the Wild 3D." Family. PG. Shiloh 14 and Wynnsong 10. Christopher Lloyd stars as a recently widowed man living in Montana who takes his young granddaughter Ryann (Ariel Gade) in for several weeks while her parents are out of the country. When a wild hybrid wolf/dog shows up injured on the back porch one night, Ryann wants to take him back to Boston as a pet, but her grandfather knows the animal will eventually have to return to the wild. To help his granddaughter understand, he begins to read her Jack London's "Call of the Wild" each night … but Ryann has ideas of her own, and helps a local boy train the magnificent animal to become a sled dog leader. Timothy Bottoms plays a dark-hearted local bully who tries to claim the dog as his own, and Wes Studi stars as a mysterious mountain man who always seems to appear on the fringe of the action.

"Imagine That." Family-comedy. PG. Shiloh 14 and Wynnsong 10. A powerful financial executive (Eddie Murphy) whose career was sent spiraling down the drain due to sudden lack of confidence finds the answers to his inexplicable setback in an imaginary world dreamt up by his young daughter (Yara Shahidi).

"The Taking of the Pelham 123." Action. R. Shiloh 14. Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour.

Also playing

"Angels and Demons." Thriller. PG-13. Shiloh 14 and Wynnsong 10. When Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) learns that the clock is ticking on a secret organization's threat on the Catholic Church, he jets to Rome and joins forces with Vittoria Vetra (Avelet Zurer), an enigmatic Italian scientist, and embarks on an action-packed hunt following a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that marks the Vatican's only hope for survival.

"Drag Me To Hell." Horror. PG-13. Wynnsong 10. When ambitious loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) denies an extension to the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver), the shamed Mrs. Ganush places a powerful curse on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Desperate to have her old life back, Christins goes on a quest to reverse the spell.

"The Hangover." Comedy. R. Shiloh 14 and Wynnsong 10. Two days before his wedding, Doug (Justin Bartha) and his three friends Phil, Stu and Alan (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis) drive to Las Vegas for a blow-out bachelor party they'll never forget. But, in fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can't remember a thing and can't find Doug. With no clue as to what transpired and little time to spare, the trio must retrace their hazy steps and hopefully get Doug back in time to walk down the aisle.

"Land of the Lost." Comedy. PG. Shiloh 14 and Wynnsong 10. Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, who finds himself sucked back in time - way back. Marshall, who has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures, seeks his way back with the help of crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and redneck survivalist Will (Danny McBride).

"My Life in Ruins." Comedy. PG-13. Shiloh 14. Georgia (Nia Vardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding") has lost her kefi (Greek for "mojo"). Discouraged by her lack of direction in life, she works as a travel guide leading a rag-tag group of tourists as she tries to show them the beauty of her native Greece. While opening their eyes to an exotic foreign land, she too begins to see things in new ways.

"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." Fantasy. PG. Shiloh 14 and Wynnsong 10. When the Museum of Natural History is closed for upgrading, the exhibits are put into storage at the Federal Archives in Washington, D.C. There, security guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) encounters more exhibits that magically come to life.

"Star Trek." Sci-fi. PG-13. Shiloh 14 and Wynnsong 10. The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James T. Kirk, played by Chris Pine, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading a crew of aboard the newly commissioned starship Enterprise through unimaginable danger.

"Terminator: Salvation." Sci-fi. PG-13. Shiloh 14 and Wynnsong 10. Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future that Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past.

"Up." Animation-comedy. PG. Shiloh 14 and Wynnsong 10. Carl Fredricksen, voiced by Ed Asner, spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate - and a persistent 8-year old Junior Wilderness Explorer named Russell (Jordan Nagai) - gives him a new lease on life. What follows is a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures.

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Action-fantasy. PG-13. Wynnsong 10. Wolverine's epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program are explored. Along the way, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) encounters many mutants.

At the drive-in

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"Imagine That." Family-comedy. PG. Starring Eddie Murphy.

"The Soloist." Drama. PG-13. Starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr.

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"The Hangover." Comedy PG-13. Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms Zach Galifianakis.

"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." Fantasy. PG. Starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams.