Film clips

— At area theaters

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ALPHA AND OMEGA, PG Two wolves (voices of Justin Long and Hayden Panettiere) try to find their way back to their pack after being kidnapped. Animated. (85 minutes)

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BURIED, R Ryan Reynolds plays a truck driver and family man who wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, with only a cell phone and a cigarette lighter, and with only 90 minutes to be rescued. With Ivana Mino, Stephen Tobolowsky, Samantha Mathis; directed by Rodrigo Cortes. (95 minutes)

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CASE 39, R Renee Zellweger is a kindhearted social worker who rescues a 10-year-old (Jodelle Ferland) from allegedly abusive parents only to discover the situation is far deadlier than she suspects. (109 minutes)

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CATFISH, PG-13 In late 2007, Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost’s film about the life of Ariel’s brother, Nev, turns into a reality thriller, involving love, deception and twisted identity within a labyrinth of online intrigue. (94 minutes)

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DEVIL, PG-13 The title character starts with mischief and proceeds to terror in an urban elevator. (80 minutes)

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EASY A, PG-13 In this modern re-imagining of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Emma Stone plays a scheming student who plots to give her popularity a lift by convincing her fellow students she’s ... well, the title pretty much says it all. (92 minutes)

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THE EXPENDABLES, R Sylvester Stallone directs and heads up a group of mercenaries undertaking a near-impossible operation to overthrow a South American dictator. (98 minutes)

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FREAKONOMICS, PG-13 Based on the book on incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, a documentary look at human behavior through provocative case studies. Directed by Heidi Ewing, Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki, Morgan Spurlock, Seth Gordon, Rachel Grady. (85 minutes)

86

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

, R

The publisher (Michael Nyqvist) of a magazine that exposes the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures adopts a young journalist’s meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls. Sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Subtitled. (129 minutes)

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GROWN UPS, PG-13 Over a Fourth of July weekend, 30 years since they graduated from high school, five former basketball teammates gather at the lake house where they celebrated their biggest victory to mourn the passing of their coach and realize that just because they’re all grown up doesn’t mean that they’ve lost that old spark. (102 minutes)

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HEREAFTER, PG-13 Three people are touched by death in different ways: A blue-collar American with a special connection to the afterlife, a French journalist whose near-death experience shakes herreality and a London schoolboy looking for answers after he loses the person closest to him. With Matt Damon, Bryce Dallas Howard, Cecile De France; directed by Clint Eastwood. (129 minutes)

90

INCEPTION, PG-13 Leonardo DiCaprio plays the ultimate dream thief, stealing secrets from deep within the subconscious, an international fugitive who gets a chance at redemption: not to steal an idea this time, but to plant one. (148 minutes)

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JACKASS 3D, R Johnny Knoxville and his sidekicks do extremely crude and dangerous stunts, which 3-D technology will shoot right at your face. (93 minutes)

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THE LAST EXORCISM, PG-13 A disillusioned charlatan preacher (Patrick Fabian) comes face to face with pure evil after recruiting a documentary film crew to capture the final exorcism of his career. (100 minutes)

86

LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE

, PG

Sinister outside forces threaten the realm of a mythical race of barnowls. Animated. (90 minutes)

88

LET ME IN, R A bullied 12-yearold’s friendship with a new female neighbor coincides with a series of bloody murders in their small town in this remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In. (115 minutes)

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LIFE AS WE KNOW IT, PG-13 Katherine Heigl plays an up-andcoming caterer and Josh Duhamela promising network sports director who dislike each other but are forced to find common ground when they are suddenly thrust into the roles of caretakers for a child. (112 minutes)

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LOTTERY TICKET, PG-13 A kid from the projects (Bow Wow) who wins $370 million in the lottery must fight to protect his ticket during a long and treacherous holiday weekend. (99 minutes)

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MY SOUL TO TAKE, R A notorious serial killer uses his dying breath to place a deadly curse on a small town. (107 minutes)

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NEVER LET ME GO, R A group of graduates of a special, seemingly idyllic English boarding school discover they’ve been cloned for organ harvesting. With Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Carey Mulligan, Charlotte Rampling; directed by Mark Romanek. (104 minutes)

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N-SECURE, R A wealthy professional’s insecurities lead him into a series of troubled romantic relationships and eventually into betrayal and murder. (107 minutes)

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THE OTHER GUYS, PG-13 When a forensic accountant (Will Ferrell) more interested in paperwork than hitting the streets and a cop (Mark Wahlberg) who has been stuck with him as a partner since an embarrassing public incident with his quick trigger finger get a chance to step in for the city’s top cops (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson), things get out of hand. (107 minutes)

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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2, R More spooky hauntings. With Katie Featherston, Gabriel Johnson; directed by Tod “Kip” Williams. (91 minutes)

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RED, PG-13 In this latest comicbook-to-movie project, former top CIA agents (Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren), now top targets, embark on an impossible, cross-country mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters and uncover a huge government conspiracy and cover-up. (111 minutes)

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SALT, PG-13 Angelina Jolieplays a CIA operative on the run after being wrongly accused of being a Russian assassin out to take down the U.S. president. (99 minutes)

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SECRETARIAT, PG Diane Lane plays a housewife who takes over her ailing father’s Virginia stables even though she knows nothing about horse racing, and, with the help of a veteran trainer (John Malkovich), raises the title 1973 Triple Crown winner. (116 minutes)

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THE SOCIAL NETWORK, PG-13 Jesse Eisenberg plays Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, who becomes a zillionaire after creating the social networking site Facebook. (120 minutes)

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STEP UP 3D, PG-13 Adam Sevani plays a talented street dancer who teams up with a talented street dance crew for a competition against some of the most talented hip-hop dancers around.(97 minutes)

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THE TOWN, R A determined FBI agent and a woman with the power to bring them all to their knees hunt four thieves on the streets of Boston. (120 minutes)

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TOY STORY 3, G As owner Andy prepares to depart for college, Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen) and others in the gang face a future in a playroom full of untamed tots. (103 minutes)

83

WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

, PG-13

In this long-timecoming sequel to Wall Street, Michael Douglas returns as Gordon Gekko, now out of prison and looking to redefine his character.Shia LaBeouf plays his daughter’s fiance, whom he takes on as a protege - with possibly disastrous results. (127 minutes)

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WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN,”

PG

Davis Guggenheim directs this documentary about how the American education system, despite increased spending and politicians’ promises, leaves millions of children behind. (102 minutes)

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YOU AGAIN, PG Kristen Bell plays a woman who discovers that her brother is marrying her high school archenemy. (105 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 37 on 10/29/2010

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