LITTLE ROCK — At area theaters
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ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, PG-13 A look at the 1960s through the eyes of characters who express themselves by singing Beatles songs. (131 minutes)
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BALLS OF FURY, PG-13 A once hot pingpong professional (Dan Fogler) is recruited for an undercover assignment by an FBI agent (George Lopez). (90 minutes)
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THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, PG-13 Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), everybody's favorite assassin, returns to wreak havoc. (111 minutes) 70 THE COMEBACKS , PG-13
A loser football coach assembles a team of equally ungifted college students with the goal of winning a championship. With Carl Weathers, David Koechner; directed by Tom Brady. (84 minutes)
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DEATH SENTENCE, R The need to protect his family in the aftermath of a gruesome experience transforms a formerly easygoing business executive (Kevin Bacon). (101 minutes)
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ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE, PG-13
Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) faces threats to her throne at home from plotting courtiers and from abroad - particularly from SpanishKing Philip II, who wants to turn England back from Protestantism to the Catholic Church. (114 minutes)
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THE GAME PLAN, PG Star quarterback Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) finds himself sacked for a loss when he learns he's the father of a 7-year-old (Madison Pettis) who suddenly comes into his care. (110 minutes)
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GONE BABY GONE, R Two investigators search the sleazy side of Boston for a kidnapped 4-year-old girl. With Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman; directed by Ben Affleck. (115 minutes)
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HAIRSPRAY, PG Fame-seeking teenagers attempt to desegregate a Baltimore dance show (first introduced in John Waters' 1988 cult classic, which later spurred a Broadway musical). (117 minutes)
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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX , PG-13
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), now 15, embarks on his fifth year at Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (138 minutes) 74 THE HEARTBREAK KID, R Ben Stiller plays a guy who marries a sexy sweetie after knowing her for a week, only to discover during their honeymoon that she's definitely not his soul mate. Then he meets the real womanof his dreams. (158 minutes)
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON,
PG
A documentary look at NASA's moon missions between 1968 and 1972. Directed by David Sington. (100 minutes)
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INTO THE WILD, R A promising college graduate (Emile Hirsch) gives up his possessions and potential to live in the wilderness. With Vince Vaughn; directed by Sean Penn. Review, 3E. (140 minutes)
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THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB,
PG-13
Six book-club members find their monthly readings and discussions provide parallels to their own lives. (105 minutes)
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THE KINGDOM, R A talented FBI agent (Jamie Foxx) puts together a stellar squad to capture a terrorist in Saudi Arabia. (110 minutes)
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MICHAEL CLAYTON, R George Clooney plays an in-house "fixer" at one of New York's largest corporate law firms, where he's asked to take on a case that's a disaster in the making. (119 minutes)
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MR. WOODCOCK, PG-13 Seann William Scott plays a young man horrified to learn that his mother (Susan Sarandon) intends to marry the man who made his high school years miserable - his former gym teacher (Billy Bob Thornton). (87 minutes)
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RANDY AND THE MOB, PG Writerdirector Ray McKinnon plays the title small-town good ol' boy who can't seem to keep from getting in over his head, especially when he can't make good on a debt to some low-level mobsters. (90 minutes)
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RATATOUILLE, G Remy the rat dreams of becoming a world-renowned chef in the haute-cuisine capital of Paris. Animated with voices of Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole; directed by Brad Bird. (111 minutes)
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RENDITION, R An Egyptian-born American engineer disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington while his wife (Reese Witherspoon) frantically searches for information on what happened to him. With Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, Jake Gyllenhaal; directed by Gavin Hood. (122 minutes) 70 SARAH LANDON AND THE PARANORMAL HOUR, PG A 17-year-old girl discovers the guest house she's staying in is apparently haunted and a nearby town has a dark secret. (88 minutes) 92 THE SIMPSONS MOVIE, PG-13 A big-screen version of Matt Groening's TV series about Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and other dysfunctional denizens of Springfield involves Homer having to save the world from a catastrophe he created. Animated. (87 minutes) 69 SYDNEY WHITE, PG-13 Amanda Bynes plays a college freshman trying to pledge her mother's once prestigious sorority, but she finds that the Greek system isn't what it used to be. (90 minutes)
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TALK TO ME, R Radio personality Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. (Don Cheadle) makes a niche for himself by telling it like it is in the late 1960s in Washington. (118 minutes)
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, PG Animated story of the Hebrew who survives Pharaoh's purge of the firstborn and eventually leads his people to the Promised Land. With voices of Ben Kingsley, Christian Slater; directed by Bill Boyce and John Stronach. (85 minutes)
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THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE, R A widow (Halle Berry) whose husband was a victim of random violence reaches out to his drug-addicted best friend. With Alison Lohman, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny; directed by Susanne Bier. (116 minutes)
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30 DAYS OF NIGHT, R Vampires threaten to destroy the residents of an isolated Alaskan town during its 30 days of winter darkness. With Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston; directed by David Slade. (110minutes)
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3:10 TO YUMA, R A struggling rancher (Christian Bale) in late 1800s Arizona volunteers to take on the dangerous task of delivering a murderous outlaw (Russell Crowe) to a train that will take him to trial. (105 minutes)
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TRANSFORMERS, PG-13 Only young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) can stop the destruction of Earth by mechanical aliens who can change shape from benign to behemoth. (144 minutes)
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WAR, R An FBI agent (Jason Statham) sets out to avenge the murder of his partner by a renowned assassin known as Rogue (Jet Li). (91 minutes)
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WE OWN THE NIGHT, R A member of a family of respected New York police officers chooses a different career path of managing a nightclub in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach during the late 1980s. (117 minutes) 86 WHY DID I GET MARRIED? , PG-13
Four married couples, gathered in Colorado for a college reunion, must deal with one pair's infidelity. (118 minutes)
MovieStyle, Pages 43 on 10/26/2007