OPENING THIS WEEK
“Bronson” Reviewed on Page 6D
“Mary and Max” Reviewed on Page 6D
“New York, I Love You” Reviewed on Page 8D
“Visual Acoustics” Reviewed on this page
CONTINUING
Here are selected mini-reviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.
“Amelia”Biopic PG-13. Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart and Richard Gere as her husband. (Kennedy) 111 minutes
“Astro Boy”Sci-fi PG. The boy hero, reborn inside a robot, saves Metro City. (Roger Ebert) 90 minutes
“Capitalism: A Love Story”Nonfiction R. Michael Moore stars in a Michael Moore doc about the wages of capitalism. (Kennedy) 127 minutes
“Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant”Horror PG-13. Dissatified high schooler is drawn into the life of a vampire. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 108 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
“Coco Before Chanel”Biopic PG-13. The life and talents of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. (Kennedy) 110 minutes
“An Education”Coming of age PG-13.16-year-old Jenny’s relationship with older suitor David, set in a London suburb in 1961. (Kennedy) 95 minutes
“Free Style”Sports flick PG. Corbin Bleu wants to make the national professional motocross team. (Kennedy) 94 minutes
“Good Hair”Docu-comedyPG-13. Chris Rock combs through the tangle of issues concerning black women and hair. (Kennedy) 90 minutes
“The Invention of Lying”Comedy PG-13. Ricky Gervais plays a pudgy everyman in a world where everyone tells the truth — until one day. . . . (Roger Ebert) 99 minutes
“Law Abiding Citizen”Revenge R. A man survives the slaughter of his family by thugs and sets out to get even, and then some. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 107 minutes
“A Serious Man”Period drama R. Joel and Ethan Coen’s quietly amusing, philosophically rich tale about a beset family man is set in a Minnesota suburb in 1967. (Kennedy) 105 minutes
“Where the Wild Things Are”Children’s classic PG. Spike Jonze adapted Maurice Sendak’s beloved kids book about a boy named Max who journeys to a place inhabited by creatures that declare him king. (Kennedy) 101 minutes
“Whip It”Sports comedy PG-13. Ellen Page as a pageant contestant bent on trading in a tiara for roller skates. (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, thewildlifeexperience SPECIAL SCREENINGS
International FrightFest Film Series
Walter Chaw hosts a weekly series of horror films continuing Tuesday with “Spain: Pan’s Labyrinth,” 6-9 p.m. in the Level B2 Conference Room. This 2006 film is rated R. The series continues Tuesdays through Nov. 17. Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway,
