(500) Days of Summer (PG-13, 95 minutes) Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are a starry-eyed odd couple who go through a narratively chopped break-up. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Bandslam (PG, 111 minutes) High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens stars in a teen comedy-drama about musical high schoolers—who, in this case, have dueling rock bands. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
District 9 (R, 113 minutes) Peter Jackson produces South African native director Neill Blomkamp’s science-fiction parable of extra-terrestrial refugees quarantined in Apartheid-era Johannesburg. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Funny People (R, 140 minutes) Less funny than you might expect but—for a movie about a stand-up comedian (Adam Sandler) and his Nick Carroway-esque protégé, Seth Rogen—pretty darned funny. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
G-Force (PG, 90 minutes) In this Disney adventure, a special-ops team of guinea pigs saves the world. Yes, that’s right: rodent commandoes. Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Kelli Garner and Bill Nighy, among others, supply their voices. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (PG-13, 118 minutes) Director Stephen Sommers of the Mummy movies tackles this summer’s second Hasbro-toy-based action film, this one about the benevolent paramilitary “Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity” and its sinister serpentine enemies. Dennis Quaid, Christopher Eccleston, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sienna Miller and others star. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
The Goods (R, 90 minutes) Don Ready (Jeremy Piven) is the fastest used car slinger in the biz, but needs to ramp up his game to save the dealership. Ed Helms, Will Ferrell, Ving Rhames, Kathryn Hahn, Rob Riggle and Alan Thicke also star. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
The Hangover (R, 105 minutes) From the director of Old School, a comedy about some dudes (Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha) who go to Vegas for a bachelor party and get into all kinds of trouble but don’t remember any of it. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG, 153 minutes) Apparently there is series of books about a schoolboy who is also a young wizard. This film is said to be adapted from the sixth of those books. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson star, along with other, less famous but more established actors, and David Yates directs. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
The Hurt Locker (R, 131 minutes) A bomb disposal unit in Iraq goes a bit haywire and members start squabbling. With explosives. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (PG, 94 minutes) Same frosty critters, served with a dinosaur twist! Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
In the Loop (NR, 106 minutes) A comedy from across the pond about a man working on international development for Britain (Tom Hollander) who mistakenly voices support for war and tries to finagle his way out of a fix with the British and American governments, using hilarity. Playing at Vinegar Hill Theatre
Inglourious Basterds (R, 153 minutes) Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) and a band of Jewish military renegades (including Eli Roth, B.J. Novak and Samm Levine) put a pretty gruesome hurting on Nazis. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Opening Friday
Julie & Julia (PG-13, 123 minutes) A movie about a cookbook and a memoir. Like, totally metatextual! Amy Adams and Meryl Streep star, Nora Ephron directs…do they cook? Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Paper Heart (PG-13, 88 minutes) Romantic skeptic Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera travel across the country to make a documentary about love. Playing at Vinegar Hill Theatre
A Perfect Getaway (R, 98 minutes) Newlyweds Milla Jovovich and Steve Zahn go for a hike in an amazing tropical paradise—where newlyweds apparently tend to get horrifically murdered. No, not so perfect after all. Another couple, played by Timothy Olyphant and Kiele Sanchez, doesn’t help. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Ponyo (G, 101 minutes) Disney presents Japanese animation maestro Hayao Miyazaki’s take on the Hans Christian Andersen tale of The Little Mermaid, in which a goldfish wants to be human. Voice talent includes Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman and Liam Neeson. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Post Grad (PG-13, 89 minutes) Ah, the comedy of recession! Alexis Bledel plays a bright young woman coming out of college with an English degree, big plans for her future, and a bubble just waiting to be burst. Before she knows it, she’s forced to move back in with mom (Jane Lynch), dad (Michael Keaton) and wacky grandma (Carol Burnett). Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Shorts (PG, 89 minutes) In this goofy family-friendly comedy from Spy Kids director Robert Rodgriguez, a small suburban town goes bonkers when a wish-granting rock falls out of the sky. John Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann and James Spader star, along with several thrill-seeking kids. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Opening Friday
The Time Traveler’s Wife (PG-13, 108 minutes) Eric Bana is a time traveler and Rachel McAdams is his wife, trying to make their marriage work even as he uncontrollably flits back and forth through his own lifespan. Adapted from the Audrey Niffenegger bestseller by Bruce Joel Rubin, who wrote Ghost and therefore probably has a handle on the whole romance/sci-fi hybrid thing. Playing at Regal Seminole 4
The Ugly Truth (R, 95 minutes) Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler play a pair of feuding morning TV show producers with opposing viewpoints about romance. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
X Games 3D: The Movie (PG, 92 minutes) For stunt fans, by stunt fans, with an added dimension for thrills. Seems simple enough! Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
