Film Capsules

Avatar From Titanic director James Cameron comes this story of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a former Marine who’s recruited to join an expedition to the moon Pandora. As he attempts to infiltrate Pandora’s indigenous humanoid species, Jake operates as an avatar — a fully living, breathing body that possesses his thoughts, feelings and personality but not his appearance. Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking. 162 minutes.
The Blind Side A homeless African-American youngster from a broken home (Quinton Aaron) is taken in by a well-to-do white family (Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw), who helps him fulfill his potential on and off the football field. Depicting the true story of All-American football star Michael Oher. Rated PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references. 128 minutes.
The Book of Eli In the not-too-distant future, across the wasteland of what was once America, a lone warrior (Denzel Washington) must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption. Rated R for some brutal violence and language. 118 minutes.
Broken Embraces Harry Caine, a blind writer (Lluís Homar), reaches a moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back, when he was still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie. A car crash brought an end to all of that. Also tarring Penélope Cruz. Written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material. 128 minutes.
Crazy Heart Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man’s crazy heart. Rated R for language and brief sexuality. 112 minutes.
Dear John John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, falls in love with idealistic college student Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried) during her spring vacation. Over the next seven years, the couple is separated by John’s increasingly dangerous deployments. They stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas — correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences. Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and violence. 102 minutes.
Edge of Darkness Single father Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department. When his only child is murdered, he begins an investigation that leads him into a world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder — and to a shadowy government operative (Ray Winstone) who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Rated R for strong bloody violence and language. 116 minutes.
Extraordinary Measures Just as his corporate career of John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) is taking off, he walks away from it all when his two youngest children are diagnosed with a fatal disease. Crowley teams up with a brilliant, but unappreciated and unconventional scientist (Harrison Ford) to form a bio-tech company focused on developing a life-saving drug. Based on true events. Rated PG for thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment. 105 minutes.
From Paris With Love All James Reese (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) wants is to become a bona fide CIA agent and see some real action. When he’s offered his first senior-level assignment, he can’t believe his good luck — until he meets his new partner, special agent Charlie Wax (John Travolta), a trigger-happy, wisecracking loose cannon. Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality. 95 minutes.
It’s Complicated After a decade of divorce, Jane (Meryl Streep) has an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, Jake (Alec Baldwin). But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation, an innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable — an affair. Also starring Steve Martin and Lake Bell. Rated R for some drug content and sexuality. 118 minutes.
The Last Station After almost 50 years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), wife, muse and secretary of Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer), suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, property and family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and celibacy. Also starring Paul Giamatti and James McAvoy. Rated R for a scene of sexuality/nudity. 112 minutes.
Legion In the supernatural action thriller, God loses faith in mankind and sends his legion of angels to bring on the apocalypse. Humanity’s only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany). Rated R for strong bloody violence, and language. 102 minutes.
The Lovely Bones Based on the best-selling novel by Alice Sebold and directed by Peter Jackson, The Lovely Bones centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family — and her killer — from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Saoirse Ronan. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language. 135 minutes.
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief High school student Percy must adapt to his newly discovered status as a demi-god (his father is Poseidon) when the gods of Mount Olympus walk out of the pages of his Greek mythology texts and into his life. Zeus’ lightning bolt has been stolen, motivating Percy, who is the prime suspect, to embark on an adventure to catch the true lightning thief. Rated PG for action violence and peril, some scary images and suggestive material, and mild language. 119 minutes.
A Single Man Set in 1962 Los Angeles, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, this is the story of George Falconer (Colin Firth), a 52-year-old British college professor struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner (Matthew Goode). Also starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Hoult. Rated R for some disturbing images and nudity/sexual content. 99 minutes.
Tooth Fairy Dwayne Johnson is “The Tooth Fairy,” also known as Derek Thompson, a minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster’s hopes, he’s sentenced to one week’s hard labor as a real tooth fairy. As he slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams. Rated PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action. 102 minutes.
Up in the Air Jason Reitman, the Oscar nominated director of Juno, directs this comedy starring George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchet man whose love of life on the road is threatened when his company downsizes its travel budget. He’s required to spend more time at home just as he’s on the cusp of reaching 10 million frequent flyer miles, as well as met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. Rated R for language and some sexual content. 109 minutes.
Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day follows the intertwining story lines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine’s Day. The large cast includes Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift, Jessica Alba, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and Ashton Kutcher. Rated PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity. 117 minutes.
When in Rome A young New Yorker (Kristen Bell), disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome where she inexplicably ignites the passion of an odd group of suitors: a sausage magnate (Danny DeVito), a street magician (Jon Heder), an adoring painter (Will Arnett) and a self-admiring model (Dax Shepard). But when a charming reporter (Josh Duhamel) pursues her with equal zest, how will she know if his love is the real thing? Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content. 91 minutes.
The White Ribbon A chronicle of small-town German life on the eve of World War I, The White Ribbon portrays a series of inexplicable events that mysteriously erode the quiet life of a village. Written and directed by Michael Haneke. Rated R for some disturbing content involving violence and sexuality. 144 minutes.
The Wolfman Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother… and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Rated R for bloody horror, violence and gore. 125 minutes.
The Young Victoria This love story, set amongst all the intrigue of the court, stars Emily Blunt as Queen Victoria in the turbulent first years of her reign, and Rupert Friend as Prince Albert, the suitor who wins her heart and becomes her partner in one of history’s greatest romances. Rated PG for some mild sensuality, a scene of violence, and brief incidental language and smoking. 100 minutes.