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BEDTIME STORIES—Disney comedy starring Adam Sandler as a handyman forced to live in the bedtime stories he tells his kids. With Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand and Richard Griffiths. Directed by Adam Shankman (Cheaper by the Dozen 2). Amherst, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria
DOUBT—Playwright John Patrick Shanley’s first film as a director since 1990’s Joe Versus the Volcano is this adaptation of his hit play about a priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) accused of improper behavior with a student by the school’s principal (Meryl Streep) investigating the charge. With Amy Adams and Viola Davis. Reviewed this issue. Amherst
MARLEY & ME—Newlyweds learn about life from their dog. Starring Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, and Alan Arkin. Directed by David Frankel (Miami Rhapsody). McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON—Fantasy drama starring Brad Pitt as a man who lives his life backward: born as an old man and becoming younger through the years. Co-starring Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Tilda Swinton, and Taraji P. Henson. Directed by David Fincher (Zodiac), Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Galleria
THE READER—Adaptation of Bernhard Schlink’s novel about a German youth who has an affair with an older in the 1950s; years later as a law student he sees her tried for crimes as a Nazi prison guard. Starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Bruno Ganz, and Lena Olin. Directed by Stephen Daldry (The Hours). Reviewed this issue. North Park
THE SPIRIT—After co-directing Sin City, comic artist Frank Miller goes solo for this adaptation of Will Eisner’s nourish comic about a murdered cop who returns as an undead superhero. Starring Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson. Reviewed this issue. Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Galleria
VALKYRIE—Fact-based thriller about a 1944 attempt by Nazi generals to assassinate Adolph Hitler. Starring Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp and Eddie Izzard. Directed by Bryan Singer (X-Men). Reviewed this issue. Market Arcade, McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit, Regal Galleria.
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