Film clips
Posted: August 7, 2009 at 3:58 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — At area theaters
75
ALIENS IN THE ATTIC, PG Kids on vacation battle alien invaders while their parents remain clueless. With Kevin Nealon, Robert Hoffman, Ashley Tisdale; directed by John Schultz. (86 minutes)
79
AWAY WE GO, R A couple expecting their first child take a road trip to decide where they want to rear their family. (98 minutes)
87
CHERI, R The son of a prostitute in 1920s Paris is forced to end his relationship with his first love, an older woman. With Rupert Friend, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates; directed by Stephen Frears. (100 minutes)
72
THE COLLECTOR, R Desperate for money to pay off a debt, a man picks the wrong night to break into the home of a wealthy family and steal a valuable gem: A masked madman has gotten there first, imprisoned the family and lined the mansion with deadly traps. With Andrea Roth, Madeline Zima, Josh Stewart, Michael Reilly Burke; directed by Marcus Dunstan. (86 minutes)
72
DANCE FLICK, PG-13 Street dancers Thomas Uncles (Damon Wayans Jr.) and Megan White (ShoshanaBush) compete in a high-stakes dance battle in this spoof of dance-theme movies. (83 minutes)
85
DRAG ME TO HELL, PG-13 The choice of a Los Angeles loan officer (Alison Lohman) to deny an elderly woman's request for a loan extension leads to disastrous consequences. (99 minutes)
88
EVERY LITTLE STEP, PG-13 A documentary exploration of the musical A Chorus Line, from its initial idea to its current Broadway revival, with behind-the-scenes interviews and footage of the revival's audition process. Directed by James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo. (93 minutes)
86
FOOD, INC., PG Robert Kenner's documentary looks at how the nation's food supply is controlled by a handful of corporations that put profits ahead of consumers' health, farmers' livelihood, workers' safety and the environment. (93 minutes)
87
FUNNY PEOPLE, R A famous comedian has a near-death experience.With Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA; directed by Judd Apatow. (145 minutes)
85
G-FORCE, PG Highly trained guinea pigs are the secret weapons in a government espionage program. Animated, voices of Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan, Penelope Cruz, Nicolas Cage; directed by Hoyt Yeatman. (90 minutes)
84
THE HANGOVER, R After a beyondwild bachelor party in Las Vegas, the bridegroom-to-be disappears and it's up to his pals to retrace their steps in order to find him. (96 minutes)
88
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALFBLOOD PRINCE
, PG
As Voldemort tightens his grip on the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the haven it once was, Professor Dumbledore is intent upon preparing Harry for the final battle that both know is fast approaching. (153 minutes)
90
THE HURT LOCKER, R Three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal squad battle insurgents and each other as they search for and disarm a wave of roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad. With Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce; directed by Kathryn Bigelow. (131 minutes)
80
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
, PG
Ice Age's Scrat, Manny, Ellie and Diego the saber-toothed tiger discover a fantastic underground world while on a journey to rescue hapless Sid. Animated. (104 minutes)
80
IMAGINE THAT, PG A financial wizard (Eddie Murphy) with a deteriorating career starts to pay more attention to his 7-year-old daughter (Yara Shahidi). (107 minutes)
77
LAND OF THE LOST, PG-13 A mediocre scientist (Will Ferrell) must figure out how to use his very few skills to survive when he unexpectedly arrives in an alternate universe populated with dinosaurs and other monstrous creatures. (102 minutes)
87
MOON, R Sam Rockwell plays an astronaut and helium miner nearing the end of a three-year stint on the far side of the moon who suffers a severe dislocation in time and space. With Kevin Spacey, Benedict Wong, Malcolm Stewart; directed by Duncan Jones. (97 minutes)
78
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN
, PG
Ben Stiller returns as the put-upon museum night watchman who continues to encounter characters from history, this time in Washington. (105 minutes)
79
ORPHAN, R A couple, devastated by the loss of their unborn child, decide to adopt a lovely little girl who's not what she appears to be. With Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard; directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. (123 minutes)
77
THE PROPOSAL, PG-13 A quickthinking publishing executive (Sandra Bullock), about to be deported to her native Canada, claims she's marrying her assistant (Ryan Reynolds), much to his surprise. (108 minutes)
83
PUBLIC ENEMIES, R Gangster/folk hero John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) becomes the top priority of J. Edgar Hoover's newly formed Federal Bureauof Investigation. (143 minutes)
90
STAR TREK, PG-13 A delinquent Iowa farm boy named James T. Kirk and an ultralogical half-Vulcan named Spock take over the Starship Enterprise in this prequel to the original TV and film series. (127 minutes)
88
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3,
R
In this remake of the 1974 classic, Denzel Washington plays a New York subway dispatcher who realizes he's going to have a bad day when a subway train is hijacked. (106 minutes)
78
TERMINATOR SALVATION, PG-13 John Connor (Christian Bale), leader of human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators, finds his fate connected to a mysterious stranger (Sam Worthington). (114 minutes)
72
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, PG-13 Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) rejoins the Autobots to battle their enemies, the Decepticons. With Megan Fox, John Turturro; directed by Michael Bay. (150 minutes) 76 THE UGLY TRUTH, R The producer of a morning TV show (Katherine Heigl) who yearns for love is teamed with a TV personality (Gerard Butler) who doesn't believe in romance. With Kevin Connolly, Cheryl Hines; directed by Robert Luketic. (96 minutes) 91 UP, PG An elderly balloon salesman fulfills his dream by levitating his house with thousands of balloons and drifting across the sky to South America. Animated. (89 minutes) 86 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, PG-13 A look at the violent past of mutant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). (107 minutes)
Movie-rating
point system
Movies are rated on a
scale from 50 to 100.
Guidelines for moviegoers:
96-100 Transcendent
90-95 Exceptional
80-89 Better than most to remarkable
70-79 Average
60-69 Awful to mediocre
50-59 Irredeemable
MovieStyle, Pages 35 on 08/07/2009
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