Alice in Wonderland (PG, 109 minutes) Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover and Alan Rickman star in director Tim Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s fantasy classics. Opening Friday
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 Bounty Hunter (PG-13, 106 minutes) In this frisky comedy, a bounty hunter (Gerard Butler) gets hired to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife (Jennifer Aniston). Opening Friday
Brooklyn’s Finest (R, 125 minutes) Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle and Wesley Snipes star in a gritty police drama from director Anton Fuqua, who brought us the gritty police drama Training Day.Opening Friday
Cop Out (R, running time TBA) This action comedy from director Kevin Smith, starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as two NYPD veterans in search of a stolen baseball card, used to be called A Couple of Dicks. So there’s that. Kevin Pollak and Adam Brody co-star. Opening Friday
The Crazies (R, 101 minutes) Yep, another horror remake, this time of George Romero’s film from 1973. One night, in a nice town full of nice people, some people randomly start doing things that aren’t at all nice. Like killin’. Then more folks get in on the killin’, and things only get less nice. Timothy Olyphant plays the sheriff. Playing at Downtown Mall 6
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG, 120 minutes) Based on Jeff Kinney’s "novel in cartoons," this movie stars Zachary Gordon as a middle-schooler having a rough go of things and cracking wise about it. Opening Friday
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
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (PG, 120 minutes) This is the film of book one of Rick Riordan’s fantasy novel series about a teenager (Logan Lerman) who discovers that a) the Greek gods do exist, b) they are quite unruly and c) one of them is his father. The director is Chris Columbus, who made a couple of the Harry Potter movies, among other less successful things, and the co-stars include Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Rosario Dawson, Catherine Keener and Steve Coogan. Opening Friday
Repo Men (R, running time TK) Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice Braga and Carice van Houten star in a sci-fi action thriller about a future in which humans live longer thanks to advanced mechanical organs—which are subject, pending default on payment, to sudden repossession. Opening Friday
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
Shutter Island (R, 138 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s full review here.Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
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
Up in the Air (R, 109 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
The Wolfman (R, 125 minutes) A man (Benicio Del Toro) discovers that he is also a wolf. Hey, it happens. Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt and Hugo Weaving co-star. Opening Friday
