Friday, March 4, 2011

Go! Movie Roundup: March 4-10

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The Adjustment Bureau (2.5 stars) — The title fate-dealing organization keeps a politician (Matt Damon) and a ballerina (Emily Blunt) apart, something the politician is determined to change. PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, LYCE, MIDD, PALIS, PGAL, ROSV, SHOW

Barney's Version (2.5 stars) — At 65, a hard-living television producer reflects on his life and loves failed and true. R for language and some sexual content. PALIS

Beastly (1.5 stars) — In a modern version of "Beauty and the Beast," a New York youth is transformed into a monster in order to find true love. PG-13 for language including crude comments, brief violence and some thematic material. AMCG, DEST, HUDV, PALIS, PGAL, SHOW

DOWN: Downing Film Center, Newburgh - 561-3686.

FOAK: Fair Oaks Drive-in - 361-5774. Closed for the season.

HYDE: Hyde Park Drive-in - 229-4738. Closed for the season.

IMAX: Palisades Center, West Nyack - 358-IMAX (4629).

OVER: Overlook Drive-in, Poughkeepsie - 452-3445. Closed for the season.

PGAL: Regal Galleria Mall Stadium 16, Poughkeepsie - 297-0785.

ROSV: Roosevelt Cinemas, Hyde Park - 229-2000.

SHIL: Silver Cinemas South Hills 8, Poughkeepsie - 297-5512.

TINK: Upstate Films at Tinker Street, Woodstock - 679-6608.

WARW: Warwick Drive-in - 986-4440. Closed for the season

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son — FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) and his 17-year-old stepson, Trent Brandon (T. Jackson), go undercover at an all-girls' performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. PG-13 for some sexual humor, brief violence. AMCG, DEST, HUDV, PALIS, PGAL, SHOW

Biutiful (3 stars) — Javier Bardem was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor for his performance as an underworld father seeking redemption for his past misdeeds while nearing death. In Spanish with subtitles. R for disturbing images, language, some sexual content, nudity and drug use. TINK

Black Swan (3.5 stars) — Writer-director Darren Aronofsky explores dark psychological territory in the tale of a ballerina (Oscar-winning Natalie Portman). R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language, some drug use. LYCE, PALIS

Blue Valentine (3.5 stars) — A modern couple's relationship is showed through vignettes that cross time periods. R for strong graphic sexual content, language, and a beating. DOWN, UPST

Cedar Rapids (3 stars) — Belated-coming-of-age comedy starring Ed Helms ("The Office") as an insurance agent from Wisconsin who enjoys unexpected personal growth at a convention in the title city in Iowa. R for crude and sexual content, language and drug use. PALIS, UPST

Certifiably Jonathan — Hybrid comedy/documentary weaves in and out of the bipolar and surreal world of Jonathan Winters. Unrated. ROSN (March 5-10)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (HH) — Returning to Narnia, Lucy and Edmund and Eustace accompany Prince Caspian across the sea toward the edge of the world. PG for some frightening images and sequences of fantasy action. SHIL

Country Strong (2 stars) — An ascending songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) teams with a fading country singer (Gwyneth Paltrow) for success that complicates her relationship with her manager-husband (Tim McGraw). PG-13 for thematic elements involving alcohol abuse and some sexual content. SHIL

The Dilemma (2 stars) — Ron Howard directs Vince Vaughn in a comedy as a man who suspects that the wife (Winona Ryder) of his business partner/best friend (Kevin James) is having an affair. PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving sexual content. SHIL

Drive Angry — Nicolas Cage plays a man who escapes from hell to avenge the murder of his daughter and rescue his kidnapped granddaughter. R for strong brutal violence throughout, grisly images, some graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language. AMCG (3-D), DEST (plus 3-D), FISH (3-D), HUDV (3-D), PALIS (3-D), PGAL (3-D), SHOW (3-D)

The Fighter (3 stars) — Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, and Academy Award winners Christian Bale and Melissa Leo star in the real-life comedy-drama of a blue-collar Massachusetts man with professional boxing aspirations. R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality. AMCG, LYCE, PALIS, PGAL

Gnomeo & Juliet (2.5 stars) — Lovey-dovey garden gnomes are caught up in a feud between their families. Rated G. AMCG (3-D), CALL, DEST (plus 3-D), FISH (3-D), HUDV (3-D), LYCE (3-D), MIDD (3-D), PALIS (plus 3-D), PALTZ (3-D), PGAL (3-D), ROSV, SHOW (3-D)

The Green Hornet (1.5 stars) — Seth Rogen co-wrote the screenplay adaptation and stars for director Michel Gondry as the masked crime fighter assisted by his late dad's assistant, Kato (Jay Chou). PG-13 for sequences of violent action, language, sensuality and drug content. PALIS (3-D)

Hall Pass (1.5 stars) — Peter and Bobby Farrelly direct Owen Wilson, Christina Applegate and others in the story of a man whose wife grants him permission to have an affair. R rating for crude and sexual humor throughout, language, some graphic nudity and drug use. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, PALIS, PALTZ, PGAL, ROSV, SHOW

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (3 stars) — With Voldemort's power growing ever stronger, Harry, Ron and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore's work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence, frightening images and brief sensuality. SHIL

I Am Number Four (2.5 stars) — Passing as a typical high school student, an extraordinary teen seeks to elude an enemy seeking to destroy him. Three like him have already been killed ... he is Number Four. PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and for language. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, IMAX, PALIS, PGAL, ROSV, SHOW

Just Go With It (1 star) — A man (Adam Sandler) enlists the help of a woman (Jennifer Aniston) and her kids to try to land the woman (Brooklyn Decker) of his dreams. PG-13 for frequent crude and sexual content, partial nudity, brief drug references and language. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, LYCE, MIDD, PALIS, PGAL, ROSV, SHOW

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2.5 stars) — The teen singer is spotlighted on his 2010 concert tour. Rated G. AMCG, DEST (3-D), FISH (3-D), HUDV (3-D), PALIS (3-D), PGAL (3-D), SHOW

The King's Speech (3.5 stars) — With an important radio speech looming, England's King George VI (Oscar-winning Colin Firth), who has a debilitating stutter, is helped by a speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) in the Best Picture Academy Award winner. AMCG, DEST, LYCE, MIDD, PALIS, PALTZ, PGAL, ROSV, SHOW

Little Fockers (1.5 stars) — Renewed suspicions in the mind of the tightly wound Jack Byrne (Robert De Niro) about his son-in-law (Ben Stiller) cause problems during a family gathering. PG-13 for mature sexual humor throughout, language and some drug content. SHIL

Megamind (2.5 stars) — The villainous title character (voiced by Will Ferrell) finds that his life lacks meaning after he defeats his superhero nemesis. PG for action, some language. SHIL

Orgasm Inc — Liz Canner documents the efforts by the medical and marketing industries to reshape everyday lives around health, illness, desire and orgasm. Unrated. TSL (March 4-5, 10-11, 24, 26-27)

Rango (3 stars) — Animated feature about a chameleon (voice of Johnny Depp) who tries to protect a Western town beset by bandits. PG for rude humor, language, action and smoking. AMCG, DEST, FISH, HUDV, LYCE, MIDD, PALIS, PALTZ, PGAL, ROSV, SHOW

The Roommate — A deranged college freshman (Leighton Meester, "Gossip Girl") becomes obsessed with her new roommate (Minka Kelly, "Parenthood"). PG-13 for violence and menace, sexual content, some language and partying. AMCG, PALIS, PGAL

Season of the Witch (1 star) — Nicolas Cage stars in a medieval drama about knights who transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce her powers could be the source of the Black Plague. PG-13 for thematic elements, violence and disturbing content. SHIL

Take Me Home Tonight (3 stars) — In the late 1980s at a Labor Day party, an MIT grad who's working as a video-store clerk makes a play for the woman of his dreams. R for language, sexual content and drug use. AMCG, FISH, HUDV, PALIS, PGAL

Tangled (2.5 stars) — Mandy Moore provides the voice of Rapunzel in Disney's updated animated take on the fairy tale. PG for brief mild violence. SHIL

The Tourist (2.5 stars) — Thriller starring Johnny Depp as an American ensnared by a woman (Angelina Jolie) he meets in Europe. PG-13 for violence and brief strong language. SHIL

Tron: Legacy (2.5 stars) — Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, finds himself pulled into the same virtual world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father (Jeff Bridges) has been living for 20 years. PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and brief mild language. SHIL

True Grit (3 stars) — Remaking a 1969 film starring John Wayne, Ethan and Joel Coen return to the Western novel by Charles Portis for renewed inspiration in the tale of a determined young woman (Hailee Steinfeld) who hires a U.S. marshal (Jeff Bridges) to track down her father's murderer. PG-13 for some intense sequences of Western violence including disturbing images. AMCG, PALIS

Unknown (2.5 stars) — Awakening from a coma, a man (Liam Neeson) discovers that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, not even his wife, believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is. PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sexual content. AMCG, DEST, FISH, LYCE, PALIS, PGAL, SHOW

The Woodmans — Members of a family work through a tragedy using their art. Unrated. TSL (March 4-6, 18-20)

Source: http://www.recordonline.com

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