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| Timberlyne [ MAP ] Timberlyne Shopping Center 120 Banks Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 933-8600 | ||
| Gran Torino | R | |
| language and violence | ||
| Clint Eastwood stars as Walt Kowalski, a Korean War veteran who tries to make an example out of a neighborhood teen who tries to steal Kowalski's car, a 1972 Gran Torino (1 hour, 56 minutes). GRADE: B- | ||
| Hotel for Dogs | PG | |
| brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor | ||
| Two kids decide to take in nine stray dogs in a vacant house. Don Cheadle and Lisa Kudrow are among the adult stars (1 hour, 27 minutes). GRADE: B | ||
| Inkheart | PG | |
| fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language | ||
| [Opening 1/23] Brendan Fraser stars as a book-binder who drags his daughter (Eliza Bennett) through every dingy old bookstore of Europe, seeking a novel that swallowed his wife nine years before. The film has decent effects, bang-up settings and a good cast but it's rather dull. GRADE: C | ||
| Marley & Me | PG-13 | |
| thematic material, some suggestive content and language | ||
| Based on a book by journalist John Grogan, this is a movie that on the outside looks sappy. But Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and a pesky puppy-turned-dog turn in solid performances. (2 hours, 3 minutes). GRADE: B | ||
| My Bloody Valentine 3D | R | |
| graphic horror violence and grisly images throughout, some strong sexuality, graphic nudity and language | ||
| The title pretty much says it all in this horror flick. Jensen Ackles (oSupernaturalo) and Jaime King (oGary Unmarriedo) star (1 hour, 41 minutes). GRADE: B | ||
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop | PG | |
| some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, language | ||
| A nice-guy security guard tries to save a mall under siege. Kevin James stars in the comedy that he wrote with Nick Bakay (1 hour, 31 minutes). (Not reviewed.) | ||
| Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | R | |
| bloody violence and some sexuality | ||
| [Opening 1/23] The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Michael Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (NBill ighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle against the Vampire army and his struggle for Lycan freedom. (Not reviewed) | ||