Saturday, July 2, 2011

MOVIE ROUNDUP

Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) gets a helping hand from a statue of Abraham Lincoln, which has magically come to life at the Lincoln Memorial, in “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.” Twentieth Century Fox

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African Cats (HHH) — Documentary directed by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey about how two cat families teach their cubs the ways of the wild. Samuel L. Jackson narrates. SHIL

Bad Teacher (HH½) — A comedy centered around a foul-mouthed, junior high school teacher who, after being dumped by her sugar daddy, begins to woo a colleague — a move that pits her against a well-loved teacher. R for some drug use, nudity, sexual content and language. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, MAJ, PALIS, PGAL, ROSV, SHOW

Barber of Seville - Opera In Cinema — A truly Italianate spectacle, performed on the classic stage of the Teatro Regio di Parma in Parma, Italy, starring Luca Salsi as the rapscallion barber Figaro and Ketevan Kemoklidze as the clever beauty Rosina. PARA (July 10)

DOWN: Downing Film Center, Newburgh - 561-3686.

IMAX: Palisades Center, West Nyack - 358-IMAX (4629).

OVER: Overlook Drive-in, Poughkeepsie - 452-3445. .

PGAL: Regal Galleria Mall Stadium 16, Poughkeepsie - 297-0785.

ROSV: Roosevelt Cinemas, Hyde Park - 229-2000.

SHIL: Silver Cinemas South Hills 8, Poughkeepsie - 297-5512.

TINK: Upstate Films at Tinker Street, Woodstock - 679-6608.

Beginners — A man (Ewan McGregor) is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father (Christopher Plummer): that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover. R for language and some sexual content. PALIS, TINK

Born to Be Wild — Witness the nurturing beauty of wild baby elephants and orangutans presented in 3-D on the giant screen. Rated G. IMAX

Bridesmaids (HHH½) — Annie (Kristen Wiig) is a maid of honor whose life comes undone as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of bridesmaids down the road to matrimony. R for some strong sexuality, and language throughout. PALIS, PALTZ, PGAL, ROSV

Buck — Buck Brannaman promotes cooperation rather than fear and punishment when working with horses. PG for mild elements, thematic elements and an injury. PALIS

Carousel (HHH½) — 1956 filming of the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about the ill-fated romance between a carnival barker (Gordon MacRae) and a millworker (Shirley Jones). Songs include "If I Loved You" and "You'll Never Walk Alone." DOWN (July 1, 10-11)

Cars 2 — (H½) — Star race car Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix. Rated G. AMCG (plus 3-D), DEST (plus 3-D), FISH (plus 3-D), HUDV (plus 3-D), HYDE, LYCE (plus 3-D), MAJ (3-D), MIDD (3-D), (plus 3-D), PALTZ, PGAL (plus 3-D), ROSV (3-D), SHOW, WARW

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (HH) — Film adapted from the second in the series of novels by Jeff Kinney in which seventh-graders Greg and Rodrick have problems at home and at school. PG for some mild rude humor and mischief. SHIL

Everything Must Go (HHH) — When an alcoholic (Will Ferrell) relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. R for language and some sexual content. ROSN (July 1-2)

Fast Five (HH½) — Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reprise their "Fast and the Furious" roles. PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, sexual content and language. SHIL

Film Socialisme — 2010 three-part film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Unrated. TSL (July 1-2)

Green Lantern (H½) — A test pilot (Ryan Reynolds) is given a green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers and is made a member of an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV (plus 3-D), HYDE, PALIS (3-D), PGAL (plus 3-D), ROSV, SHOW (3-D), WARW

The Hangover Part II (HH½) — Right after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu's wedding, where Stu's plan for a subdued pre-wedding brunch goes awry. R for pervasive language, strong sexual content including graphic nudity, drug use and brief violent images. AMCG, PALIS, WARW

Horrible Bosses — Seeking to clear the only obstacles to their happiness, three friends scheme to kill their awful bosses. R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug material. Opens July 7: AMCG, PALIS

Kung Fu Panda 2 (HHH½) — Po (voice of Jack Black) joins forces with a group of new kung-fu masters to take on an old enemy with a deadly new weapon. PG for sequences of martial arts action and mild violence. AMCG, PALIS, PGAL (3-D)

Larry Crowne (HH) — In a screenplay that he co-wrote with Nia Vardalos, Tom Hanks directs himself in the tale of a suddenly fired salesman who starts attending community college and falls for an instructor (Julia Roberts). PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual content. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, MAJ, MIDD, PALIS, PGAL, SHOW

Limitless (HH½) — After he takes a secret drug, a copywriter (Bradley Cooper) acquires superhuman powers, in a new thriller. PG-13 for thematic material involving a drug, violence including disturbing images, sexuality and language. SHIL

The Lincoln Lawyer (HHH) — Lawyer works from his Lincoln town car. R for some violence, sexual content and language. SHIL

Midnight in Paris (HHH) — Woody Allen's new romantic comedy about a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better. PG-13 for some sexual references and smoking. AMCG, DOWN, LYCE, PALIS, PGAL, UPST

Monte Carlo — (H½) — Three young women vacationing in Paris are whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress. PG for brief mild language. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, MAJ, PALIS, PGAL, SHOW

Mr. Popper's Penguins (HH) — A businessman (Jim Carrey) finds his professional life begin to unravel when he inherits six penguins and turns his apartment into a winter wonderland. PG for some mild rude humor and some language. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, LYCE, MIDD, PALIS, PGAL, ROSV, SHOW

The Music Never Stopped — A father (J.K. Simmons) struggles to bond with his estranged son Gabriel (Lou Taylor Pucci), after Gabriel suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. PG for thematic elements, some mild drug references, language and smoking. ROSN (July 3-4)

Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides (HH) — Seeking the fountain of youth. PG-13 for intense sequences of action/adventure violence, some frightening images, sensuality and innuendo. AMCG, HUDV (3-D), LYCE, PALIS (3-D), WARW

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (HHH) — Morgan Spurlock makes a film entirely financed by product placement and advertising. PG-13 for some language, sexual material. ROSN (July 6-8)

Priest — Vampire Western adapted from Tokyopop's graphic novel. PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, disturbing images and brief strong language. SHIL

Rio (HHH½) — Domesticated macaw (voice of Jesse Eisenberg) finds unexpected adventure in Rio de Janeiro. Rated G. SHIL

Something Borrowed (H½) — Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) falls for Dex (Colin Egglesfield), fiancé of her best friend, Darcy (Kate Hudson). PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and some drug material. SHIL

Stage Door Canteen — Providing a magical escape from the War, the Stage Door Canteens served both a moral and a spiritual duty-enabling soldiers and civilians to joyously remember a time of peace and to look forward to the day when the forces of justice would again triumph. DOWN (July 3)

Super 8 (HHHH) — In 1979 Ohio a series of unexplained events follows a horrifying train derailment, leading some young amateur filmmakers to suspect that the crash was not an accident. PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some nudity. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, LYCE, MIDD, OVER, PALIS, PALTZ, PGAL, ROSV, SHOW

Transformers: Dark of the Moon — (HHH½) — Learning of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, the Autobots race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets. PG-13 for intense prolonged sequences of sci-fi action violence, mayhem and destruction, and for language, some sexuality and innuendo. AMCG (plus 3-D), DEST (plus 3-D), FISH (plus 3-D), HUDV (plus 3-D), IMAX (3-D), LYCE (3-D), MAJ (3-D), MIDD (3-D), OVER, PALIS (plus 3-D), PALTZ (3-D), PGAL (plus 3-D), ROSV (3-D), SHOW (plus 3-D), WARW

The Tree of Life (HHH½) — Writer-director Terence Malick tackles the nature of existence itself in a drama starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. PG-13. TINK, UPST

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family — Shirley seeks to gather her adult children for an announcement about her health. PG-13 for drug content, language and some mature thematic material. SHIL

Water for Elephants (HHH½)— Veterinary student (Robert Pattinson) joins a traveling circus as its vet and gets involved with the wife (Reese Witherspoon) of the owner. PG-13 for moments of intense violence and sexual content. SHIL

X-Men: First Class (HHH) — Prequel exploring the former friendship of later archenemies Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr. PG-13 for intense action sequences and violence, and sexual content including brief partial nudity, and language. AMCG, LYCE, PALIS, PGAL

Zookeeper — To help their zookeeper (Kevin James) win the affections of a woman, the animals at a zoo break their code of silence. PG for some rude and suggestive humor, and language. Opens July 7: AMCG, PALIS

Source: http://www.recordonline.com

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