21 ** This surprise hit was based on the true story of six students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who found a way to beat the house at blackjack, taking several Vegas casinos for millions before their system was discovered. Jim Sturgess is the squeaky clean hero who gets roped in by a professor (Kevin Spacey). ...more

July 25, 2008

OPENING Atonement ***½ A girl changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he didn't commit. Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave, Saoirse Ronan and Romola Garai star in this sweeping, historical romance. Review, Page 4. 123 minutes (R; disturbing war images, profanity, sexuality) ...more

January 2, 2008

OPENING Love In The Time of Cholera *½ Based on the Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez's novel, a man bides his time for years while awaiting the day he can finally be with the woman he loves. Review, Page 4. 138 minutes (R; sexual content, nudity and brief profanity) ...more

November 14, 2007

OPENING Fred Claus *½ Christmas is in jeopardy when Santa (Paul Giamatti) gives his black-sheep brother (Vince Vaughn) a chance at redemption in the North Pole toy shop. Review, Page 6. 116 minutes. (PG; mild profanity and rude humor) ...more

November 8, 2007

OPENING American Gangster *** Two of Hollywood's biggest stars go head-to-head in this tale about a New York cop (Russell Crowe) on the trail of a Harlem drug kingpin (Denzel Washington) in the 1970s. Review, Page 4. 157 minutes (R; violence, pervasive drug content and profanity, nudity and sexuality) ...more

November 2, 2007

OPENING Across the Universe **½ Inspired by the music of the Beatles, director Julie Taymor's sprawling musical starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess is visually imaginative but frequently plays like a bad night at a karaoke bar. 134 minutes (PG-13; drug content, nudity, sexuality and violence) ...more

September 28, 2007