BOTTLE SHOCK
Wine snobs who have been going into withdrawal since "Sideways" may enjoy this trip back in time to 1976, when a blind taste test pitted wines from the fledgling California industry against their venerable French counterparts, with surprising results. The film features Alan Rickman as the snobby wine shop owner who comes up with the idea, as well as Bill Pullman and Chris Pine. PG-13, 110 minutes

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THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES*½
A powerhouse cast brings the best-selling novel by Sue Monk Kidd to life. Dakota Fanning is the abused teen in 1960s South Carolina who escapes her life along with the loyal black housekeeper (Jennifer Hudson) arrested for trying to vote. They find sanctuary at the home of three bee-keeping sisters (Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Sophie Okonedo). PG-13, 110 minutes

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NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST ***
Student Michael Cera ("Juno," "Superbad") spends way too much time compiling mixed CDs for his hot ex (Alexis Dziena) until he meets her friend Norah (Kat Dennings) and ends up traipsing through Manhattan with her in search of a willfully obscure band. Depending on your age, the couple may or may not be cute enough to make up for the meandering plot. PG-13, 90 minutes

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