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. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
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 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). Regal Seminole Square 4
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. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 4
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. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
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
Green Zone (R, 115 minutes) In this thriller from director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) Matt Damon plays an Army officer in 2003 Iraq trying to prevent bogus intelligence about weapons of mass destruction from starting a war. OK, just because we know how it turned out doesn’t mean it won’t be good. Amy Ryan and Greg Kinnear co-star. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Hot Tub Time Machine (R, 92 minutes) The title should tell you all you need to know, but if not, here’s a partial cast list: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Crispin Glover, Chevy Chase. And the plot: A bunch of dudes with midlife crises pass out in a hot tub and wake up in 1986. Opening Friday
How to Train Your Dragon (PG, 98 minutes) From Cressida Cowell’s kids’ book, and DreamWorks Animation, comes this 3D tale of vikings and dragons, featuring the voices of Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Opening Friday
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. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
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. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
She’s Out of My League (R, 105 minutes) Somehow, in this romantic comedy, a really hot babe (Alice Eve) falls for a dorky airport security agent (Jay Baruchel). What’s up with that? Playing at Carmike Cinema 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 Downtown Mall 6
Shutter Island (R, 138 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
