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"AN AMERICAN CAROL" -- This twist on Charles Dickens features three spirits that give an anti-American filmmaker a lesson in U.S. values. Starring Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Farley and Leslie Nielsen. Directed and co-written by David Zucker. (PG-13, for rude and irreverent content, and for language and brief drug material.)
"APPALOOSA" -- A pair of hired lawmen are hired to keep the law in a small town dominated by a wealthy and ruthless rancher in this Western. Starring Ed Harris (who also directed), Viggo Mortensen, Renee Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. (R, for some violence and language.)
"BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA" -- Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia, George Lopez and Edward James Olmos provide the voices for the dogs in this tale of a canine from the wrong side of the tracks in love with a pampered pooch from the 90210 ZIP code. Directed by Raja Gosnell. (PG, for some mild thematic elements.)
"BLINDNESS" -- A plague of sightlessness strikes humanity in this adaptation of Jose Saramago's novel. Starring Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Mark Ruffalo and Gael Garcia Bernal. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. (R, for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity.)
"FLASH OF GENIUS" -- Based on the true story of Robert Kearns, a college professor who took on the Detroit auto industry in the 1960s, claiming they stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper. Starring Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney and Alan Alda. Directed by Marc Abraham. (PG-13, for brief strong language.)
"FROZEN RIVER" -- Two women end up unlikely partners smuggling illegal immigrants over the Canadian border. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Starring Melissa Leo, Misty Upham and Michael O'Keefe. Written and directed by Courtney Hunt. (R, for some language.)
"HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS & ALIENATE PEOPLE" -- A British celebrity journalist has trouble fitting in at his new job at a respected New York City magazine. Starring Simon Pegg, Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst and Jeff Bridges. Directed by Robert B. Weide. (R, for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug material.)
"NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST" -- A Manhattan all-nighter holds the promise of romance for two teens. Starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. Directed by Peter Sollett. (PG-13, for mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior.)
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SATURDAY: "THE EXPRESS" -- Fact-based drama about the life of Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win football's Heisman Trophy. Starring Rob Brown and Dennis Quaid. Directed by Gary Fleder. (PG, for thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality.)
HELD OVER
"BURN AFTER READING" -- The Coen brothers return to the irreverent, wacky turf of "The Big Lebowski" with this comedy about two dimwitted gym employees who try to make money off a computer disc containing a CIA agent's secrets. Starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton. Written and directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. (R, for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence.)
"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.)
"EAGLE EYE" -- Two strangers start to suspect they are being used as pawns in a political assassination plot. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis and Billy Bob Thornton. Directed by D.J. Caruso. (PG-13, for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language.)
"FLY ME TO THE MOON (3D)" -- A trio of flies tags along on the Apollo 11 moon mission in this 3D animated 'toon. With the voices of Nicollette Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd and Tim Curry. (G.)
"GHOST TOWN" -- A man revived after a near-death experience finds he can see ghosts -- who all pester him with demands. Starring Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni. Directed and co-written by David Koepp. (PG-13, for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references.)
"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.)
"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.)
"IGOR" -- A mad scientist's humpbacked lab flunky tries to create his own monster in this animated comedy. With the voices of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Arsenio Hall and Jay Leno. Directed by Anthony Leondis. (PG, for some thematic elements, scary images, action and mild language.)
"LAKEVIEW TERRACE" -- In this racially charged thriller, a black LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) takes increasingly threatening action to force out the mixed-race couple who move in next door. Also starring Kerry Washington and Patrick Wilson. Directed by Neil LaBute. (PG-13, for intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references.)
"MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA" -- Spike Lee directs this story about four soldiers in an all-black division stationed in Tuscany during World War II who became separated from their unit while attempting to rescue a young boy. Starring Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso and Omar Benson Miller. (R, for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.)
"MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL" -- Kate Hudson becomes the object of a love triangle between her heartbroken ex and his best buddy, who specializes in taking women out on horrific dates so they'll return to the ex-boyfriends they dumped. Also starring Dane Cook and Jason Biggs. Directed by Howard Deutch. (R, for strong language and sexual content throughout, including graphic dialogue and some nudity.)
"NIGHTS IN RODANTHE" -- Diane Lane and Richard Gere are stranded in a tiny inn on the North Carolina coast during a ferocious storm. Amid the thunder and lightning, love blooms. Also starring Scott Glenn and James Franco. Directed by George C. Wolfe. (PG-13, for some sensuality.)
"RIGHTEOUS KILL" -- Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star as a pair of New York City detectives on the trail of a vigilante serial killer. Also starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. Directed by Jon Avnet. (R, for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use.)
"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)
"THE WOMEN" -- Meg Ryan, Annette Bening and Debra Messing lead the cast in an update of the 1939 classic about a woman with a cheating hubby and a circle of gossipy friends. Also starring Eva Mendes and Jada Pinkett Smith. Directed by Diane English. (PG-13, for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking.)
-- Compiled by Yakima Herald-Republic
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