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Rosario Dawson and Will Smith star in Seven Pounds, now playing at the Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10 and Creekside.

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Published: January 8, 2009

APPALOOSA (not reviewed)

Hired lawmen (Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris) take on a tough rancher (Jeremy Irons) in a Western directed by Harris. Renee Zellweger co-stars.

Rated: R for some violence and adult language.

Showing: Marketplace.

AUSTRALIA (starstar)

Nicole Kidman reunites with Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann for the story of a noblewoman on a cattle drive in Australia during World War II. With Hugh Jackman.

Rated: PG-13 for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language.

Showing: Grand 18.

BEDTIME STORIES (starhalf-star)

Adam Sandler is a hotel handyman whose drab life starts changing after the tall tales he tells his niece and nephew begin to come true.

Rated: PG for some mild rude humor and mild adult language.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Kernersville Countryside, Starmount, Liberty Twin, Creekside.

BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA (not reviewed)

A pampered pooch (voiced by Drew Barrymore) gets stranded in Mexico. The live-action family flick also features Andy Garcia and George Lopez.

Rated: PG for some mild thematic elements.

Showing: Marketplace.

BOLT (starstarhalf-star)

A canine TV star (voiced by John Travolta) hits the streets to reunite with his human co-star (Miley Cyrus) in this animated comedy.

Rated: PG for some mild action and peril.

Showing: Grand 18.

BRIDE WARS (starstar) new

Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson are best friends who become bridal rivals when their weddings are scheduled on the same day.

Rated: PG for suggestive content, adult language and some rude behavior.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Kernersville Countryside, Starmount, Creekside.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (starstarstarhalf-star)

Brad Pitt stars as a man aging backward from his 80s to infancy. With Cate Blanchett, directed by David Fincher.

Rated: PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, adult language and smoking.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Starmount, Creekside.

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (starhalf-star)

Keanu Reeves stars as an alien on a portentous visit to Earth in this remake of the 1950s sci-fi classic. Jennifer Connelly co-stars.

Rated: PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12.

DOUBT (starstar)

Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams star in a drama about a nun who accuses a priest of abusing a student.

Rated: PG-13 for thematic material.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12.

EAGLE EYE (not reviewed)

Strangers (Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan) are cast together as fugitives by a phone call from a mystery woman.

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and for adult language.

Showing: Marketplace.

FOUR CHRISTMASES (starhalf-star)

A couple (Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn) with a large extended family must endure four holiday gatherings with kin.

Rated: PG-13 for some sexual humor and adult language.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12.

GRAN TORINO (starstarhalf-star) new

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this tale about a bigoted Korean War veteran who develops unexpected rapport with his immigrant neighbors.

Rated: R for adult language throughout and some violence.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Kernersville Countryside, Starmount, Creekside.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR (starstarhalf-star)

Sometimes the franchise is the thing, and Disney knows it. The hit TV series makes its bold leap to the big screen with fingers poppin' and fresh-faced faves Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and classmates smiling.

Rated: G.

Showing: Marketplace.

MARLEY & ME (star)

A kooky dog winds up teaching valuable life lessons to his two-legged friends. With Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson.

Rated: PG for thematic material, some suggestive content and adult language.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Kernersville Countryside, Starmount, Liberty Twin, Creekside.

NOT EASILY BROKEN (not reviewed) new

A couple's love and faith are tested when the wife is injured in a car crash and the husband becomes attracted to another woman.

Rated: PG-13 for sexual references and thematic elements.

Showing: Grand 18.

ROLE MODELS (starstarstar)

Two adult adolescents (Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott) are sentenced to community service as youth mentors.

Rated: R for crude and sexual content, strong language and nudity.

Showing: Marketplace.

THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES (starstarstarhalf-star)

A troubled teen (Dakota Fanning) finds respite in the beekeeping world of three sisters. With Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Sophie Okonedo.

Rated: PG-13 for thematic material and some violence.

Showing: Marketplace.

SEVEN POUNDS (starstarstar)

Will Smith is an IRS agent making amends for past wrongs by helping seven strangers. With Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson.

Rated: PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Creekside.

THE SPIRIT (star)

Graphic novelist Frank Miller (300) directs the tale of a resurrected crime-fighter (Gabriel Macht). With Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson.

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity.

Showing: Grand 18.

THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (starhalf-star)

Matthew Broderick provides the voice of a mouse who sets out to rescue a princess in this animated adventure.

Rated: G.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Starmount, Creekside.

TWILIGHT (starhalf-star)

The publishing sensation comes to Hollywood in this tale of an eternally young vampire (Robert Pattinson) and his teen soul mate (Kristen Stewart).

Rated: PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality.

Showing: Grand 18, Carmike 10, Creekside.

THE UNBORN (not reviewed) new

A woman is haunted by a dybbuk -- the soul of the dead barred from heaven -- in the form of a boy who perished in Auschwitz.

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images, thematic material and adult language including some sexual refernces.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Creekside.

VALKYRIE (starhalf-star)

Tom Cruise stars as a German colonel trying to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-Men) directs.

Rated: PG-13 for violence and brief strong language.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Creekside.

YES MAN (starstarstar)

A guy (Jim Carrey) whose life has stagnated turns it around with a just-say-yes policy about everything.

Rated: PG-13 for crude sexual humor, adult language and brief nudity.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Starmount, Creekside.

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