Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (PG for scenes of peril and action sequences). Kid-oriented action adventure about a schoolboy (Alex Pettyfer) recruited by Britain's Secret service to spy on a billionaire (Mickey Rourke) suspected of hiding a sinister motive behind his seemingly generous offer to donate computers to every school in England. Cast includes Sophie Okonedo, Bill Nighy, Alicia Silverstone and Robbie Coltrane.
All the King's Men (PG-13 for sex, violence and partial nudity). This remake of the 1949 Academy Award-winning Best Picture adapted from the Robert Penn Warren novel stars Oscar-winner Sean Penn as a populist, Southern politician loosely based on legendary Louisiana Governor Huey Long. Talented cast includes Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins, nominees Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Patricia Clarkson, plus James Gandolfini and Mark Ruffalo.
The Departed (R for brutal violence, pervasive profanity, graphic sexuality, and drug use). Martin Scorsese crime saga, set in South Boston, chronicles the efforts of the Massachusetts State Police to dismantle a crime syndicate by planting a mole (Leonardo DiCaprio) inside the organization. Little do the cops know that the crooks have infiltrated the department with an informer (Matt Damon) of their own. Big name cast includes Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and Vera Farmiga.
Employee of the Month (PG-13 for profanity, and for crude and sexual humor). Jessica Simpson stars in this testosterone-sodden teensploit as the new cashier at a cavernous retail store who inspires a couple of co-workers (Dane Cook and Dax Shepard) to compete when they learn of her reputation for dating the dude dubbed the Employee of the Month.
Everyone's Hero (G). Against-the-odds animated adventure, set in the thirties, follows the ordeal of a little boy (Jake T. Austin) who embarks with his sidekicks on a 1,000 mile journey to help Babe Ruth and his beloved hero win the World Series. Voicework provided by Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Dennehy, William H. Macy, Mandy Patinkin, Raven Symone, Dana Reeve, Joe Torre, Rob Reiner, Robert Wagner and Tyler James Williams. Co-directed by Princeton native son, the late Christopher Reeve, and co-produced by his widow, Dana.
Fearless (PG-13 for martial arts action). Jet Li stars in this bio-pic based on the life of legendary Chinese spiritual guru and martial arts master Huo Yuan Jia (1869-1910), the visionary generally credited with turning karate from a form of fighting into a spectator sport.
Flyboys (PG-13 for war violence and some sexual content). WWI docudrama chronicles the heroics of a squadron of 38 American fighter pilots, known as the Lafayette Escadrille, who volunteered to fly for the French military before the U.S. entered the war. Cast includes James Franco, Jean Reno and Tcheky Kayro.
Gridiron Gang (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes, and violence). The Rock stars in this inspirational tale of redemption as a counselor at a detention center who rehabilitates juvenile delinquents by helping them channel their rage by releasing their aggression more appropriately, namely, on a football field. Supporting cast includes rapper Xzibit, Mo, Orock Orock, Six Reasons, Setu Taase and James Earl.
The Grudge 2 (PG-13 for mature themes, disturbing images, terror, violence and some sensuality). Sequel to 2004 horror film has Amber Tamblyn arriving in Tokyo where she's exposed to the same supernatural curse which afflicted her sister (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and anyone who crosses its path. High attrition-rate cast includes Jennifer Beals, Joanna Cassidy, Edison Chen and Jenna Dewan.
The Guardian (PG-13 for profanity, sensuality, and intense action). Kevin Costner handles the title role as the veteran instructor of a Coast Guard rescue course who takes a troubled student (Ashton Kutcher) under his wing and to Alaska after graduation where the cocky kid learns a valuable lesson in heroism.
Hollywoodland (R for sex, expletives, and violence). Fifties era docudrama revisits the mysterious circumstances surrounding the supposed suicide in 1959 of actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck), the popular star of the TV show Superman. The film examines the evidence unearthed by a detective (Adrien Brody), hired by Reeves' mom (Lois Smith), who explores the rumors that Reeves was carrying on a torrid affair with the wife (Diane Lane) of a powerful MGM executive (Bob Hoskins).
The Illusionist (PG-13 for sex and violence). Edward Norton stars in this romance drama, set in turn-of-the-century Vienna, about a lowly magician who puts his powers to use to win back his childhood sweetheart, a princess (Jessica Biel) who is set to marry a crown prince (Rufus Sewell).
Jackass: Number Two (R or sex, expletives, nudity, crudity and extremely dangerous stunts). Johnny Knoxville and company return for another round of death-defying feats and generally outrageous inanity. Usual suspects include Steve-O, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, and acrobatic dwarf Jason Acuna.
Keeping Mum (R for sex, expletives, and nudity). Rowan (Mr. Bean) Atkinson stars in this British comedy about an absent-minded minister too concerned with creating the perfect sermon to notice that his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) is cheating on him, or that his kids (Tamsin Egerton and Toby Parkes) are out of control. With Maggie Smith and Patrick Swayze.
The Last King of Scotland (R for sex, expletives, graphic violence, and gruesome images). Forest Whitaker stars in the title role as Uganda's Idi Amin in this docudrama revisiting the mercurial dictator's reign of terror during the seventies. Cast includes James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson and Colin McBurney.
Man of the Year (PG-13 for profanity, crude sexual references, drug use, and violence). Comedy about an irreverent, TV talk show host (Robin Williams) who decides to run for president and ends up winning the election when a computer error mistakenly awards him the White house. Talented cast includes Oscar-winner Christopher Walken, nominees Laura Linney and Jeff Goldblum, and comedian Lewis Black.
The Marine (PG-13 for sensuality, profanity, and violence). Wrestling champ John Cena handles the title role in this action thriller about a veteran who returns from serving in the War in Iraq to find his wife (Kelly Carlson) kidnapped by a bloodthirsty gang led by a merciless killer (Robert Patrick) without a conscience.
One Night with the King (PG for sensuality, violence, and mature themes). Faith-based Biblical epic recounts the story of Esther, the rise of a Jewish orphan (Tiffany DuPont) from peasant to Persian princess faced with the annihilation of her people. Supporting cast includes Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tiny Lister and Luke Goss.
Open Season (PG for off-color language, mild action, and rude humor). Animated adventure about a domesticated grizzly bear (Martin Lawrence) released in the wild that forges an unlikely friendship with a trash-talking deer (Ashton Kutcher) and other forest animals in order to turn the tables on the humans during hunting season. Voicework provided by Debra Messing, Jon Favreau, Gary Sinise and Jane Krakowski.
School for Scoundrels (PG-13 for sex, expletives, violence, and crude humor). Stateside remake of the 1960 British comedy stars John Heder as a loser in love who enrolls in a confidence-building course in order to summon up the courage to approach the girl of his dreams (Jacinda Barrett) only to discover that his unscrupulous teacher (Billy Bob Thornton) has eyes for her too. Supporting cast includes Michael Clarke Duncan, Ben Stiller, Horation Sanz, Luiz Guzman, and DeRay Davis.
The Science of Sleep (R for sex, expletives, and nudity). Magical metaphysical fantasy about a Mexican artist (Gael Garcia Bernal) in France to attend to his depressed, widowed mother (Miou Miou) who takes a fancy to two of her neighbors (Charlotte Gainsbourg and Emma de Cannes) only to come to question his own sanity when he has a hard time separating his dreams from his increasingly surreal everyday life. In French, Spanish and English with subtitles.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (R for sex, expletives, gore, and graphic violence). Prequel to the 1974 slasher classic, set in the Summer of '69, follows the ordeal of a quartet of teenagers (Tatlor Handley, Matthew Bomer, Diora Byrd and Jordana Brewster) whose joyride in a Jeep turns into a neverending nightmare after they cross paths with a Sheriff (R. Lee Ermey) with a gruesome, hidden agenda.
The Wicker Man (PG-13 for disturbing images, profanity, violence and mature themes). Nicolas Cage stars in Neil LaBute's remake of the 1973 horror film based on the Anthony Shaffer novel of the same name. The story revolves around the disturbing disappearance of a young girl at a secretive pagan community whose inhabitants are not inclined to help the police crack the case. With Leelee Sobieski and Ellen Burstyn.