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Published: November 28, 2008

Ratings are by Gene Triplett, Brandy McDonnell, George Lang and Matthew Price. Ratings are based on a four-star system: 1 star (poor), 2 stars (fair), 3 stars (should see), 4 stars (must see).

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First run

"Appaloosa”

R

1:48

3½ stars

Ed Harris directs and stars with Viggo Mortensen in this bracing revisionist Western. (Some violence, language) GT

"Australia

PG-13

2:45

3 stars

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman drive cattle and fall love in the midst of World War II director Baz Luhrmann’s sweeping but overly long epic. (Some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language)BM

"Beverly Hills Chihuahua”

PG

1:25

2 stars

A lapdog (voice of Drew Barrymore) winds up dognapped in Mexico in this talking pooch farce. (Mild thematic elements) WIRE

"Bolt”

PG

1:36

3 stars

John Travolta voices the star of this animated film, the canine star of a sci-fi TV series who believes his super-powers are real and sets off to rescue his co-star (voice of Miley Cyrus) from a perceived threat. (Some mild action and peril) GL

"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”

PG-13

1:33

3½ stars

Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the 8-year-old son of a Nazi commandant, strikes up a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy (Jack Scanlon) imprisoned at the concentration camp his father oversees. (Some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust) BM

"Changeling”

R

2:20

3 stars

Clint Eastwood directed this true story about a missing child case in 1920s Los Angeles and the police department’s poor treatment of the mother (Angelina Jolie). (Violence and disturbing content, and language) GL

"Fireproof”

PG

2:02

(Not screened for press) A firefighter (Kirk Cameron) deals with the stress of his work and challenges in his marriage. (Thematic material and some peril)

"Four Christmases”

PG-13

1:22

2 stars

A couple (Vince Vaughn and Reece Witherspoon) try to visit all four sides of their divorced families on Christmas Day. (Some sexual humor and language) GL

"The Haunting of Molly Hartley”

PG-13

1:26

(Not screened for press) Norman native Mickey Liddell directed this teen-oriented horror film. (Strong thematic material, violence and terror, brief strong language and some teen drinking)

"High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

G

1:40

2½ stars

Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and the rest of the Wildcats from Disney’s tween phenomenon reunite for their first big-screen outing. WIRE

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

PG

1:29

3 stars

Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and David Schwimmer again lend their voices to a wacky band of displaced animated zoo critters. (Mild crude humor) GL

"Max Payne

PG-13

1:40

2½ stars

Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis star in this adaptation of the popular video game. (violence including intense shooting sequences, drug content, some sexuality and brief strong language) GL

"Quantum of Solace”

PG-13

1:46

3½ stars

James Bond (Daniel Craig) avenges the death of Vesper Lynd in this immediate, supercharged follow-up to "Casino Royale.” GT

"Rachel Getting Married”

R

1:56

4 stars

A young woman (Anne Hathaway) who has been in and out from rehab for years returns home for her sister’s wedding. (Language, brief sexuality) GL

"Role Models”

R

1:35

3 stars

Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott play immature pals forced to mentor children to avoid jail in this raw but surprisingly sweet comedy. (Crude and sexual content, strong language and nudity) BM

"Saw V”

R

1:28

The horror saga of serial killer Jigsaw continues in this gory sequel. (Sequences of grisly, bloody violence and torture, language and brief nudity)

"Soul Men”

R

1:43

3 stars

A pair of estranged soul singers (Samuel L. Jackson, the late Bernie Mac) agree to reunite for a performance honoring their recently deceased bandmate. (Pervasive language and sexual content, including nudity) WIRE

"Synecdoche, New York”

R

2:03

3½ stars

A theater director (Philip Seymour Hoffman) struggling with personal problems mounts a play about his own life in screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s odd directorial debut. (Language and some sexual content/nudity) GL

"Transporter 3”

R

1:48

2 stars

Jason Statham takes on another high-stakes delivery in the third installment of the action franchise. (Language and some sexual content/nudity) WIRE

"Twilight”

PG-13

2:00

3 stars

The faithful film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book centers on misfit teen Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who falls for a beautiful vampire named Edward (Robert Pattinson). (Some violence and a scene of sensuality) BM

"Zack and Miri Make a Porno”

R

1:41

2½ stars

Kevin Smith’s raunchy comedy stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as roommates who turn to pornography to pay the bills. (Strong crude sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity and pervasive language) WIRE

Discount

"City of Ember”

PG

1:35

3 stars

Two teens (Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway) must try to keep their underground city alive and bright (Mild peril and some thematic elements) BM

"The Dark Knight”

PG-13

2:30

4 stars

In the sequel to "Batman Begins,” the Caped Crusader (Christian Bale), police Lt. Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) team to bring down Gotham’s newest villain: The Joker (the late Heath Ledger). (Intense sequences of violence and some menace) MP

"Igor”

PG

1:26

2 stars

John Cusack, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard and Steve Buscemi voice the story of a hunchbacked assistant who dreams of becoming a mad scientist. (Thematic elements, scary images, action and mild language) WIRE

"Journey to the Center of the Earth”

PG

1:32

3 stars

Brendan Fraser stars in this 3-D update of the Jules Verne classic. (Intense adventure action and some scary moments) GT

"Lakeview Terrace”

PG-13

1:50

2½ stars

A young interracial couple (Kerry Washington, Patrick Wilson) fall under the scrutiny of their distrusting Los Angeles Police Department neighbor (Samuel L. Jackson). (Intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language, some drug references) GL

"Mirrors”

R

1:50

Wicked forces use the mirrors in an ex-cop’s home to pursue him (Kiefer Sutherland) and his family. (Strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity)

"Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”

PG-13

1:30

3 stars

Michael Cera and Kat Dennings make beautiful music together in this romantic teen comedy set in New York’s indie rock scene. (Mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior) GL

"Righteous Kill”

R

1:41

3 stars

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino play detectives pursuing a serial killer. (Pervasive language, some sexuality and drug use) GT

"Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys”

PG-13

1:51

Alfre Woodard and Kathy Bates star as lifelong friends who share similar family crises in Tyler Perry’s latest comedy. (Thematic material, sexual references and brief violence)

"WALL-E”

G 1:37 4 stars

Set in the future on an abandoned Earth, Pixar’s latest animated film focuses on a trash-compacting robot that discovers the way for humans to return to the planet. BM

Oklahoma City Museum of Art

"Monsieur Verdoux”

Not rated

2:04

Charlie Chaplin directed and starred in this acclaimed 1947 story of a dapper murderer. (5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday)

"Who Does She Think She Is?”

Not rated

1:24

This documentary features five fierce women who refuse to choose between working and mothering as they chart paths to create their individual type of art. (7:30 p.m. Thursday; 5:30 and 8 p.m. Dec. 5-6)

Omnidome

"Fly Me to the Moon”

G

1:30

2½ stars

In this 3-D animated film, three houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 moon mission. BM

"Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk”

Not rated

:40

An IMAX look at the Colorado River and Grand Canyon.


 


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