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2. *WALL·E (G) Animated Sci-Fi/Comedy (see page 15)
3. *TROPIC THUNDER (R: m, gd, gl, v) Comedy/Action Ben Stiller, Robert
Downey Jr., Jack Black, Nick Nolte, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise, Bill Hader,
Steve Coogan, Jay Baruchel, Brandon Jackson, Danny McBride. They’re shooting a
movie based on the Vietnam war starring a five-time Oscar winner, an Australian who has
undergone a surgical makeover in order to play a black sergeant; a Rambo-like action hero,
whose career has plummeted; a dopehead, who has gained fame as a farting fatty in his
films; and a rapper, known for his commercial ventures Directed by an incompetent director
and supported by an overzealous explosives expert, the actors, along with a new kid venture
off to do their scene, when everything goes wrong and they find themselves in the middle
of real-life danger. 107 min.
4. *FRED CLAUS (PG) Comedy/Fantasy (see page 15)
6. *HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (PG-13: bl, v) Action/Fantasy Directed
by Guillermo Del Toro. Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, John
Hurt. The director of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense is trying to keep his
supernatural agents a secret. But when Prince Nuada steps into the picture in an attempt
to reverse a century old treaty between his family and the humans, Hellboy, his “superhot”
wife Liz, and Abe the lovable fish creature blow their cover in order to stop him. They are
joined by a new agent, an ultra-organized bossy robot Johann Strauss, and together they
must keep Nuada from obtaining the missing piece of a crown that will locate the Golden
Army of automatons the evil prince plans use to vanquish the human race. 110 min.
7. *KUNG FU PANDA (PG) Comedy/Action (see page 15)
9. *SPACE CHIMPS (G) Animated Comedy/Sci-fi (see page 15)
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1. *HANCOCK (PG-13: bl, v) Action/Comedy/Fantasy Will Smith, Charlize
Theron, Jason Bateman. John Hancock is an unhappy and reluctant superhero who is
depressed and has started drinking very heavily. He has saved many lives in Los Angeles
over the years, but in doing so, he has no regards for damaging buildings, trains, roads,
cars, or anything that gets in his way. People have had enough of Hancock, and they
want him to stop or go to another city. Then one day, Hancock saves the life of Ray
Embrey from being run over by a train. Ray is a public relations executive who owes
Hancock his life, and he makes it his mission to change his superhero’s image and have
the public cheering him. But his wife Mary had some real problems with that… and for
good reason. 92 min.
5. *THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 (PG-13: m, bs)
Comedy/Drama/Romance America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel,
Blake Lively, Blythe Danner, Kyle MacLachlan, Shohreh Aghdashloo. Now three
years later, it’s summer break from college and the girls get together… but only briefly.
Bridget is going on an archeological dig in Turkey. Carmen had planned to spend time
with her pregnant mother, but decided at the last moment to go to an acting workshop
in Vermont. Lena has a scholarship at the Rhode Island School of Design, and Tibby is
remaining in New York to work on her script for summer school at NYU. While staying
in touch by sending the pants to each other, they are unaware of the problems they face
while apart. 117 min
8. *GET SMART (PG-13: bd, bl, bv) Comedy/Action Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway,
Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp, Terry Crews, David Koechner.
Based on the classic television show. Maxwell Smart has been trying hard to become a
CONTROL field agent, but is considered too important as an analyst by The Chief. So he
continues to work in the office with his colleagues. However, when KAOS assassinates
all of the existing field agents, Maxwell is promoted to Agent 86 status and is sent in to
work with capable Agent 99 in order to find the source of a radioactive substance being
manufactured by Siegfried, the head of KAOS. In spite of all his bumbling, 86 and 99 track
down Siegfried, but no evidence of the weapons is found, and Max is thought to be a
double agent. 110 min.