OPENING THIS WEEK
“Adam” Page 8D
“Art & Copy” Not reviewed
“The Beaches of Agnes” Page 5D
“Betty Blue” Not reviewed
“Inglourious Basterds” Page 1D
“The Marc Pease Experience” Not reviewed
“Post Grad” Page 4D
“Shorts” Page 8D
“Soul Power” Page 4D
“X Games 3D: The Movie” Not reviewed
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Here are selected mini-reviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.
“(500) Days of Summer”Romantic comedy PG-13. Tom and Summer prove how love can be a figment of yearning and utterly real. (Kennedy) 96 minutes
“Aliens in the Attic”Evil aliens PG. Kids fend off aliens living in the attic of their vacation home. 86 minutes
“Bandslam”Teen angst PG. High-school kids with all the cliches. (Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers) 115 minutes
“District 9″Sci-fi R. Bureaucrat is exposed to alien DNA while evicting non-human refugees from a vast shantytown. (Kennedy) 115 minutes
“Funny People”Comedy R. Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen star as a comic with a terminal diagnosis and the aspiring stand-up comedian he hires. (Kennedy) 146 minutes
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”Magical adventure PG. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (Kennedy) 153 minutes
“The Hurt Locker”Psychological thriller R. Jeremy Renner is a maverick detonation expert, in Baghdad in 2004. (Kennedy) 130 minutes
“The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard”Comedy R. A cheerful, energetic and very vulgar comedy about a failed car dealer. (Roger Ebert) 90 minutes
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”Animated PG. Woolly mammoths Manny and Ellie are about to become parents in a land of hungry dinosaurs. (Kennedy) 94 minutes
“In the Loop”Satire Not rated. A sharply written, fast-talking, almost dementedly articulate satire on modern statecraft. (A.O. Scott, New York Times) 106 minutes
“Julie & Julia”ComedyPG-13. Meryl Streep as Julia Child, and Amy Adams, who wants to cook like her. (Kennedy) 123 minutes“The Orphan”
Horror R. Couple bring a child from hell into their home. (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) 101 minutes
“A Perfect Getaway”Suspense thriller R. Couples start disappearing while hiking in Hawaii. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 95 minutes
“Ponyo”Animated G. Boy meets goldfish in animation master Hayao Miyazaki’s charming fable. (Kennedy) 103 minutes
“The Proposal”Romantic comedy PG-13. Overachiever Sandra Bullock is forced into a fake marriage with her assistant. (Kennedy) 104 minutes
“The Time Traveler’s Wife”Love story PG-13. Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana play their roles straight and seriously, have a pleasant chemistry, and sort of involved me in spite of myself. They’re just so . . . nice. He’s a time traveler and disappears when you and he least expect it. You have to suspend belief over a lot of the details but all in all it’s a sweet movie. (Roger Ebert) 107 minutes
“The Ugly Truth”Romantic comedy PG-13. Gerard Butler teaches Katherine Heigl the difference between men and women. (Kennedy) 96 minutes
GIANT SCREEN IMAX — Denver Museum of Nature & Science
“Wild Ocean” and “Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk.” Dates, times and tickets vary.2001 Colorado Blvd., 303-322-7009,
IWERKS — The Wildlife Experience
“Coral Reef Adventure” and “Wild Safari.” Dates, times and tickets vary. 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker, 720-488-3300, thewildlife SPECIAL SCREENINGS Parker Chamber Picture Show
The summer movie series wraps up with a screening of “Hotel for Dogs” (rated PG) on Saturday. Pre-show entertainment begins at 7:15 p.m. and the movie starts at dusk. Free. Refreshments will be available but families are also invited to bring picnics. O’Brien Park, Parker Road and Mainstreet, Parker, parker
