OPENING THIS WEEK
“Invictus” Reviewed on Page 10D
“Me and Orson Welles” Reviewed on Page 7D
“The Messenger Reviewed on Page 9D
“The Princess and the Frog” Reviewed on Page 8D
“Red Cliff” Reviewed on Page 11D
“Trucker” Not reviewed
“Up in the Air” Reviewed on Page 1D
“William Kuntsler: Disturbing the Universe” Not reviewed
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Here are selected mini-reviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.
“2012”Super disaster PG-13. John Cusack lives to tell about the world coming to an end. (Christopher Kelly, McClatchy Newspapers) 160 minutes
“The Blind Side”Drama PG-13. Sandra Bullock’s family adopts a hulking, shut- down African-American teen named Michael Oher. (Kennedy) 126 minutes
“Brothers”Drama R. Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal as an upstanding Marine and his black-sheep brother. (Kennedy) 110 minutes
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol”Animated classic PG. Tale of a miser (voiced by Jim Carrey) made a better man by the visits of four ghosts one Christmas Eve. (Kennedy) 95 minutes
“Everybody’s Fine” PG-13. Robert De Niro decides on suprise visits to his grown children at holiday time. (Robert W. Butler, McClatchy Newspapers) 94 minutes
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”AnimatedPG. When the 0h- so-clever and dapper Mr. Fox takes on three gluttonous farmers by the names of Boggis, Bunce and Bean, it’s quite an animated adventure. (Kennedy) 88 minutes
“The Fourth Kind”Thriller PG-13. An unintentionally silly thriller about alien abduction. (Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post) 98 minutes
“The Horse Boy”Autism documentary Not rated. Parents got to Mongolia in search of relief for their autistic son. (Wesley Morris, The Boston Globe)93 minutes
“The Men Who Stare at Goats”Comedy R. A military operation that trains soldiers in paranormal warfare, starring George Clooney and Kevin Spacey. (Kennedy) 95 minutes
“Ninja Assassin”Ninja action R. For a thousand years, “The Nine Clans” have taken in orphans from around the world and forged them into cold-blooded killing machines. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 99 minutes
“Oh My God”Documentary Not rated. The question the director poses to religious leaders and ordinary people wherever he goes (“What is God?”) has almost as many answers as the people interviewed. (Stephen Holden, New York Times) 99 minutes
“Old Dogs”Comedy PG. Seven years after a whirlwind 24-hour marriage, Robin Williams learns he’s the father of twins. (Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune) 88 minutes
“Pirate Radio”Nostalgia R. It’s about the heyday of offshore “pirate radio” stations — broadcasting rock ‘n’ roll to Britain from old merchant ships. Great music. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 112 minutes
“Planet 51″Animated sci-fi PG. 1950s Earth spaceship lands on inhabited planet. (Roger Ebert) 90 minutes
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Drama R. Claireece Precious Jones is an obese, illiterate, abused Harlem teen. (Kennedy) 109 minutes
“The Road”Apocalyptic allegory R. A father (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son make their way toward the coast after an unspecified disaster has wrecked the planet. (Kennedy) 113 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,
