Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel! (PG, 89 minutes) The Chipmunks flick that will likely appeal to the High School Musical crowd, thanks to the debut of the Chipettes! Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Avatar (PG-13, 162 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s featured review here. James Cameron’s opus uses brand-new filmmaking technology to tell the story of a Marine (Sam Worthington) sent to the planet Pandora on an undercover mission that takes a few unexpected turns. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
The Blind Side (PG-13, 126 minutes) A troubled black kid (Quinton Aaron) from a ruined family gets taken in by a wealthy white Tennessee couple (Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw), whose nurturance helps propel him into the NFL. True story. Director John Lee Hancock adapts Michael Lewis’ book about Baltimore Raven Michael Oher’s life. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
The Book of Eli (R, 118 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s featured review here. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Broken Embraces (R, 127 minutes) Pedro Almodóvar’s latest, in which a writer blinded during an accident struggles to reconcile his popular pseudonym with his real name and life. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Daybreakers (R, 98 minutes) Ethan Hawke stars in a flick about a virus that turns humans into vampires. Perfect for people who feel torn between zombie and vampire movies! Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Extraordinary Measures (PG, 106 minutes) This drama tells the true story of a medical researcher (Harrison Ford) helping a young couple (Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell) combat their kids’ rare disease. Opening Friday
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (PG-13, 122 minutes) Terry Gilliam’s film about a theater performer who makes a deal with the Devil (Tom Waits!) is also Heath Ledger’s final film. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
It’s Complicated (R, 120 minutes) This is writer-director Nancy Meyers’ new romantic comedy, in which 2010 Oscars hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin compete for the affections of Meryl Streep. Sounds simple enough. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Leap Year (PG) Watch as Amy Adams’ character undertakes an epic quest to…propose to her boyfriend. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Legion (R, 104 minutes) Paul Bettany plays the Archangel Michael, on a mission to protect humanity from an angry God’s apocalypse. Dennis Quaid and Charles S. Dutton co-star. Opening Friday
The Lovely Bones (PG-13, 135 minutes) Peter Jackson directs this adaptation of Alice Sebold’s novel, in which the spirit of a murdered girl tracks her family’s grief and efforts to find her from the afterlife. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
The Princess and the Frog (G, 95 minutes) Anika Noni Rose, Terrence Howard, John Goodman and others lend their voices to Disney’s animated and updated fairy tale, set in Louisiana’s bayous. Randy Newman supplies the music. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Sherlock Holmes (PG-13, 140 minutes) Robert Downey, Jr. stars as the master sleuth, with Jude Law as his sidekick Dr. Watson, in director Guy Ritchie’s sooty, bare-knuckle action thriller. Rachel McAdams co-stars. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
A Single Man (R, 101 minutes) Fashion photographer Tom Ford makes his cinematic debut with his adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel, about a day in the life of a recently widowed English professor. Playing at Vinegar Hill Theatre
The Spy Next Door (PG, 92 minutes) Jackie Chan plays a superspy stepdad who just wants to settle down with his ladyfriend (Amber Valletta) and her kids, but winds up involved in an international terrorist conspiracy. Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez co-star. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Tooth Fairy (PG, 102 minutes) Dwayne Johnson plays a hockey player nicknamed “the tooth fairy,” whose unsportsmanlike conduct somehow results in him doing a stint as the real tooth fairy. Julie Andrews and Ashley Judd co-star. Opening Friday
Youth in Revolt (R, 90 minutes) No more Mr. Nice Guy for Michael Cera, who concocts an alternate identity to woo a lady and be a badass. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
