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| Crossroads [ MAP ] 501 Caitboo Ave. Cary, NC 27511 676-3456 | ||
| An American Carol | PG-13 | |
| rude and irreverent content, language and brief drug material | ||
| Kelsey Grammer, James Woods, Jon Voight and country singer Trace Adkins are in the cast of this comedy about ghosts of American heroes who visit a Michael Moore-like filmmaker that wants to abolish Independence Day. (Not reviewed.) | ||
| Appaloosa | R | |
| some violence and language | ||
| Based on a novel by Robert B. Parker, thist tells the story of how a woman (Renee Zellweger) comes between two men (Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen) in the New Mexico territory of 1882. But the tale's virtues are undercut by the way that critical female role has been handled.Although Zellweger has been excellent in some roles, this is not a part she connects to at all. - wire 1 hour, 48 minutes. Grade: B | ||
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua | PG-13 | |
| some mild thematic elements | ||
| If there were ever a movie whose title said it all. 1 hour, 31 minutes. | ||
| Billy: The Early Years | PG | |
| thematic material, including some disturbing images, language and smoking | ||
| [Opening 10/10] There's a well-defined line between wholesome and hokey, especially when depicting the life of one of the 20th century's respected religious figures. But the writers and producers couldn't or wouldn't make that distinction in this look at Graham's life from age 16 to 30. 1 hour, 39 minutes (Charlotte Observer.) (Charlotte Observer). Grade: C | ||
| Blindness | R | |
| violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity | ||
| A doctor's wife (Julianne Moore) becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. 2 hours. | ||
| Body of Lies | R | |
| violence, including torture, and language | ||
| [Opening 10/10] Ridley Scott directs this spy thriller about a CIA operative (Leonardo DiCaprio) who goes to Jordan to track a high-ranking terrorist. Russell Crowe co-stars. GRADE: C+ | ||
| Burn After Reading | R | |
| pervasive language, some sexual content and violence | ||
| Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich and Frances McDormand star in this Coen brothers romp, in which two gym workers find a CIA agent's memoirs. 1 hour, 36 minutes. | ||
| City of Ember | PG | |
| mild peril, some thematic material | ||
| [Opening 10/10] Two high schoolers are given the task of saving civilization after realizing that Ember, a subterranean city built 200 years ago, is running out of energy. However huggably green this message may be in our current climate, it doesn't make for much of a movie here. Tim Robbins and Bill Murray star. 1 hour, 35 minutes. Grade: C | ||
| The Duchess | PG-13 | |
| sexual content; brief nudity and thematic material | ||
| [Opening 10/10] Georgiana of London (a lovely and utterly regal Keira Knightley) has been noticed, plucked from obscurity by the Duke of Devonshire before she is 18. Along with her delightfully position-crazed mother (a proper, convincing Charlotte Rampling), Georgiana cannot believe her own good fortune. Alas, royalty can be deceiving. 1 hour, 50 minutes. GRADE: A- | ||
| Eagle Eye | PG-13 | |
| intense sequences of action and violence, and language | ||
| Two strangers become the pawns of a woman they have never met who seems to know their every move. They must work to outwit her before she has them killed. | ||
| The Express | ||
| [Opening 10/10] A biopic about Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. With Rob Brown and Dennis Quaid (PG; thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality; 2 hours, 9 minutes). Grade: C | ||
| Fireproof | PG | |
| Drama | thematic material and some peril | |
| In this Christian romantic drama, a firefighter (Kirk Cameron) and his wife (Erin Bethea) begin a 40-day experiment known as ''The Love Dare'' in an attempt to save their marriage. | ||
| Flash of Genius | PG-13 | |
| brief strong language | ||
| Greg Kinnear stars in this drama about the man who invented intermittent windshield wipers for cars and sued an automaker to get credit for it. 1 hour, 59 minutes. | ||
| How To Lose Friends And Alienate People | R | |
| language, some graphic nudity and brief drug material | ||
| Simon Pegg plays Sidney Young, a British tabloid journalist who is recruited by a U.S. Vanity Fair-style magazine to write profiles of celebrities in the States. Celebrity journalism is certainly a prime target for mocking, but the filmmakers seem more interested in turning this into a Nick Hornby-style romantic comedy, with Kirsten Dunst, giving one of her more awkward performances. - wire 1 hour, 50 minutes. Grade: C | ||
| Lakeview Terrace | PG-13 | |
| intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references | ||
| Echoes of ''Crash'' stir in this thriller/drama about a couple (Kerry Washington, Patrick Wilson) who move in next door to an LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) who has issues with their interracial romance. 1 hour, 50 minutes. | ||
| Miracle at St. Anna | R | |
| strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity | ||
| Spike Lee's latest, set in 1944 Italy, tells the story of four African-American soldiers trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. 2 hours, 40 minutes. | ||
| Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist | PG-13 | |
| mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior | ||
| Michael Cera and Kat Dennings fall in love while hunting for a secret concert in Manhattan. 1 hour, 30 minutes. | ||
| Nights in Rodanthe | PG-13 |  |
| some sensuality | ||
| Based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, this sudsy tale of ''a love that gives you the courage to be better than you are'' moves at a refreshingly brisk clip considering the remote, unpopulated locale. Diane Lane, in what has become her trademark, plays a frazzled wife with a somewhat sleazy husband. When her friend must travel for business, she offers to take over her friend's waterside inn for the weekend; it's off-season, and there's only one guest expected, dangerously handsome Dr. Flanner (Richard Gere). Also expected: a hurricane. OK, so it's a chick flick; one with a stunning score and beautiful North Carolina scenery. For guys, there's a snappy sports car and a chance to make a girlfriend happy for a breezy 90 minutes or so. (C.O.) 1 hour, 37 minutes. | ||
| Quarantine | ||
| [Opening 10/10] | ||
