OPENING THIS WEEK
“Beeswax” Reviewed on Page 8D
“Coco Before Chanel” Reviewed on Page 8D
“Crude” Reviewed on Page 14D
“Law Abiding Citizen” Reviewed on Page 6D
“More Than a Game” Reviewed on Page 4D
“A Serious Man” Reviewed on Page 7D
“The Stepfather” Not reviewed
“Where the Wild Things Are” Reviewed on Page 1D
CONTINUING
Here are selected mini-reviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.
“9”Animated sci-fi PG-13. Rag dolls in a post-apocalyptic future struggle to “survive” the terrors of their ruined world. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel)77 minutes
“Amreeka”Drama PG-13. Palestinian woman and her son immigrate to the U.S. just after the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. (Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times) 96 minutes
“The Boys Are Back”Drama PG-13. Clive Owen as a single father trying to raise two boys. (Kennedy) 90 minutes
“Capitalism: A Love Story”Nonfiction R. Michael Moore stars in a Michael Moore doc about the wages of capitalism. (Kennedy) 127 minutes
“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”Animation PG-13. A delicious farce and a backhanded slap at America the Obese. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 81 minutes
“Couples Retreat”Comedy PG-13. Four couples land on an island to work on their relationships. (Kennedy) 113 minutes
“Free Style”
Sports flick PG. Corbin Bleu wants to make the national professional motocross team. (Kennedy) 94 minutes
“The Informant!”Crime comedy R. A smart, silly corporate-crime comedy starring Matt Damon. (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune), 108 minutes
“The Invention of Lying”Comedy PG-13. Ricky Gervais plays a pudgy everyman named Mark, whose secretary, Tina Fey, tells him she has loathed every day she worked for him. (Roger Ebert) 99 minutes
“Julie & Julia”Comedy PG-13. Meryl Streep as Julia Child, and Amy Adams, who wants to cook like her. (Kennedy) 123 minutes“Love Happens”
Comedy PG-13. Aaron Eckhart is a lonely man in need of love and Jennifer Aniston is the quirky girl who can make him love again. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 107 minutes
“Still Walking”Family Drama Not rated. Beloved son Junpei drowned while saving a life, and every year the family gathers to visit his grave. (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) 114 minutes
“Whip It”Sports comedy PG-13. Ellen Page as a pageant contestant bent on trading in a tiara for roller skates. Drew Barrymore directs and co-stars. (Kennedy) 111 minutes
“Zombieland”Zombie comedy R. Woody Harrelson is a gun-toting zombie slayer. (Kennedy) 81 minutes
GIANT SCREEN IMAX — Denver Museum of Nature & Science
“Wild Ocean” and “Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure.” 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, SPECIAL SCREENINGS
International FrightFest Film Series
Walter Chaw hosts a weekly series of horror films. The series opens Tuesday with “Let the Right One In,” 6-9 p.m. in the Level B2 Conference Room. This film is rated R. The series continues Tuesdays through Nov. 17. Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway,
