OPENING Alvin and the Chipmunks In this CGI/live action comedy, three homeless chipmunk brothers with helium voices find refuge in the home of a struggling songwriter (Jason Lee). Review, Page 5. 90 minutes (PG; for mild rude humor) ...more

December 13, 2007

OPENING The Golden Compass *½ A 12-year-old girl (newcomer Dakota Blue Richards) tries to rescue a kidnapped friend and winds up on an epic quest to save her world. The movie also stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. 114 minutes (PG-13; sequences of fantasy violence) ...more

December 6, 2007

OPENING Awake (not reviewed) A psychological thriller, starring Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba, about "anesthetic awareness," a horrifying phenomenon where failed anesthesia leaves a patient fully conscious but physically paralyzed during surgery. 84 minutes (R; profanity, disturbing situations and drug use) ...more

November 29, 2007

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 Bella (not reviewed) An ex-professional soccer player (Eduardo Verastegui) goes to work in a restaurant and finds himself drawn to a waitress (Tammy Blanchard), who recently learned she is pregnant. 100 minutes (PG-13; disturbing images) ...more

October 24, 2007

OPENING Elizabeth: The Golden Age *½ Cate Blanchett reprises her regal role as Queen Elizabeth I for this lavish mixture of historical fact, romance-novel melodrama and ornate costumery. Review, Page 5. 115 minutes (PG-13; violence, sexuality and nudity) ...more

October 10, 2007

OPENING Feel the Noise (not reviewed) A South Bronx man (Omarion Grandberry) dreams of making it big as a rapper, until a run-in with thugs forces him to hide in Puerto Rico with his estranged father. 87 minutes (PG-13; sensuality and innuendo, violence, drug use and profanity) ...more

October 5, 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