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An American Carol ½* This twist on Charles Dickens features three spirits that give an anti-American filmmaker a lesson in U.S. values. With Kelsey Grammer.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua**½ A pampered pooch (voiced by Drew Barrymore) gets stranded in Mexico. The live-action family film also features Andy Garcia and George Lopez.
Blindness**½ When a plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Danny Glover. Rated R for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity.
Burn After Reading*** The Coen Brothers follow up their Oscar-winning "No Country for Old Men" with a comedy about a gym employee who discovers some top-secret information.
Choke**½ Nimble indie actor Sam Rockwell never quite finds the right pitch in this too low-key adaptation of the Chuck Palahnuik cult novel about a sex addict, his life and loves. With Kelly Macdonald and Anjelica Huston. 1 hr. 32 R (sex, profanity, nudity, adult themes)
Eagle Eye**½ Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan have to work together to try to prevent a political assassination.
Flash of Genius**½ The engineer (Greg Kinnear) who invented intermittent windshield wipers obsesses on lawsuits after automakers swipe his idea.
House Bunny ** Anna Faris stars as Shelley, a perky Playboy bunny who gets kicked out of Hef's mansion and becomes the house mother for Zeta Alpha Zeta, a sorority full of misfits. PG-13 for sex-related humor, partial nudity and brief strong language. 98 min.
Igor John Cusack, John Cleese and Eddie Izzard lend their voices to this animated film about a lab assistant who dreams of becoming an evil scientist.
Lakeview Terrace** A police officer (Samuel L. Jackson) isn't at all happy that an interracial couple has moved into his neighborhood.
My Best Friend's Girl** Jason Biggs, Dane Cook and Kate Hudson star in this story of a man who asks his best friend to take out his ex to show her what a great boyfriend she is missing.
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist***½ Manhattan all-nighter holds the promise of romance for two teens (Michael Cera and Kat Dennings).
Nights in Rodanthe*** Richard Gere and Diane Lane star in this romantic drama set in a North Carolina inn.
Righteous Kill** Al Pacino and Robert De Niro team up to play a pair of New York detectives reopening an old case.
Tyler Perry's the Family that Preys**½ Two families from different backgrounds learn to get along.
- The Associated Press
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