Now Showing: Metro Movies
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Published: October 10, 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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"Billy: The Early Years”
PG
1:29
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Not screened for press.
"Body of Lies”
R
2:08
See review
"City of Ember”
PG
1:35
See review
"The Duchess”
PG-13
1:45
See review
"The Express”
PG
2:09
See review
"Quarantine”
R
1:29
—
Not screened for press.
First run
"An American Carol”
PG-13
1:23
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(Not screened for press.) Michael Moore is skewered slapstick-style by director David Zucker ("Airplane!”) (Rude and irreverent content, and for language and brief drug material)
"Appaloosa”
R
1:48
3½ stars
Ed Harris directs and stars with Viggo Mortensen in this bracing revisionist Western. (Some violence, language) GT
"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
"Blindness”
R
1:58
2 stars
Society is struck with widespread blindness in the latest film from Fernando Meirelles ("The Constant Gardener”) (Violence including sexual assaults, language, sexuality/nudity) GL
"Burn After Reading”
R
1:37
3½ stars
Joel and Ethan Coen return to comedy with a farce about dim-witted gym employees (Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand) who stumble on the memoir of a discredited CIA agent (John Malkovich). (Pervasive language, some sexual content and language) GT
"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) battle Gotham’s newest villain: The Joker (the late Heath Ledger). (Intense sequences of violence) MP
"Eagle Eye”
PG-13
1:58
2½ stars
A slacker (Shia LaBeouf) gets caught in a web of technological intrigue. (Intense sequences of violence, and for language) BM
"Fireproof”
PG
2:02
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(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)
"Flash of Genius”
PG-13
1:59
3 stars
Greg Kinnear stars as the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper. (Brief strong language) BM
"How to Lose Friends and Alienate People”
R
1:50
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(Not screened for press) Simon Pegg stars as a British journalist navigating the New York magazine world in this adaptation of Toby Young’s memoir. (Language, some graphic nudity and brief drug material)
"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
"Lakeview Terrace”
PG-13
1:50
2½ stars
A young interracial couple (Kerry Washington, Patrick Wilson) falls under the scrutiny of their distrusting Los Angeles Police Department neighbor (Samuel L. Jackson). (Intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language, some drug references) GL
"The Lucky Ones”
R
1:44
2½ stars
Tim Robbins, Michael Pena and Rachel McAdams star as Iraq veterans road-tripping across the U.S. (Language and sexual content) MP
"Miracle at St. Anna”
R
2:40
2 stars
Spike Lee directs this drama about a black division in World War II. (Strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity) WIRE
"My Best Friend’s Girl”
R
1:41
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(Not screened for press.) Dane Cook plays a professional bad date hired to convince his best friend’s ex-girlfriend (Kate Hudson) that she should give his pal (Jason Biggs) another chance. (Strong language and sexual content, including graphic dialogue and some 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
"Nights in Rodanthe”
PG-13
1:37
3 stars
Richard Gere and Diane Lane are two strangers brought together by a hurricane and personal trauma. (Some sensuality) GL
"Religulous”
R
1:41
3½ stars
Bill Maher targets organized religion in this documentary. (Some language, sexual material) WIRE
"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
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(Not screened for press) 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)
"The Women”
PG-13
1:54
2 stars
Meg Ryan and Annette Bening star in a remake of Clare Boothe Luce’s classic. (Sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking) GL
Discount
"Hancock”
PG-13
1:32
2 stars
An alcoholic, apathetic superhero (Will Smith) is approached by a public relations consultant (Jason Bateman) who wants to help repair his public image. (Some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language) MP
"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
"Kung Fu Panda”
PG
1
:31
3 stars
Jack Black voices the title character in this animated saga about a panda who yearns to become the "Dragon Warrior.” (Sequences of martial arts action) GL
"Mamma Mia!”
PG-13
1:48
3 stars
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth star in the movie version of the ABBA stage musical. (Some sex-related comments) BM
"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”
PG-13
1:54
3 stars
Father-and-son explorers (Brendan Fraser and Luke Ford) disturb the mummy of a supernaturally powerful Chinese ruler (Jet Li) in this sequel. (Adventure action and violence) GT
"The Pineapple Express”
R
1:45
3 stars
A stoner (Seth Rogan) and his dealer (James Franco) go on the run after the dopehead sees a cop (Rosie Perez) and a drug lord (Gary Cole) commit murder in this Judd Apatow-produced comedy. (Pervasive language, drug use, sexual references, violence) GL
"Space Chimps”
G
1:21
2½ stars
Ham III (voice of Andy Samberg), the grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, must lead two of his simian cohorts on a dangerous mission in this animated film. WIRE
"Step Brothers”
R
1:35
3 stars
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star as two hilariously immature 40-year-old men living with their parents. (Crude and sexual content, and pervasive language) GL
"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
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
PG-13
1:36
3½ stars
Woody Allen’s film follows two girlfriends (Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall) on a holiday in Spain who become enamored with the same man (Javier Bardem), unaware that his volatile ex-wife (Penelope Cruz) is about to re-enter the picture. (Mature thematic material involving sexuality, smoking) GL (5:30 and 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday)
"Elegy”
R
1:50
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(Not screened for press.) A beautiful woman (Penelope Cruz) entrances a college professor (Ben Kingsley) and destabilizes his life. (Sexuality, nudity and language) (7:30 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Oct. 17-18, 2 p.m. Oct. 19)
Omnidome
"Stormchasers”
Not rated
:38
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(Not screened for press.) This IMAX film follows meteorologists studying tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards and monsoons. (Monday-Wednesday)
"Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk”
Not rated
:40
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(Not screened for press.) An IMAX look at the Colorado River and Grand Canyon.
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