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At the movies
Friday, August 10, 2007 1:58 PM PDT
The Bourne Ultimatum — All he wanted was to disappear; instead, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is now hunted by the people who made him who he is — a legendary assassin. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets and a new generation of highly-trained killers. Bourne has only one objective: to go back to the beginning and find out who he was. He must travel to New York City as he continues his quest to find the real Jason Bourne — all the while trying to outmaneuver the cops, federal officers and Interpol agents. (PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas, Redwood Theater.
Bratz — Four teenage girls (Nathalia Ramos, Skyler Shaye, Janel Parrish and Logan Browning) who come from different social and economic backgrounds empower themselves by rejecting their respective high school cliques and band together, calling themselves Bratz. (PG for thematic elements.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Daddy Day Camp — Dads Charlie Hinton (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Phil Ryerson (Paul Rae) take over running a summer day camp. Armed with no knowledge of the great outdoors, a dilapidated facility and a motley group of campers, it doesn’t take long before things get out of control. Up against threats of foreclosure and declining enrollment, Charlie is forced to call on his estranged father, Col. Buck Hinton (Richard Gant), to help bring the camp together. (PG for mild bodily humor and language.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Hairspray — Tracy Turnblad (Nicole Blonsky), a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion — dancing. Her dream is to appear on “The Corny Collins Show,” Baltimore’s hippest dance party on TV. But Tracy’s plus-sized figure has always set her apart from the cool crowd, which she is reminded of by her loving but overly protective plus-sized mother, Edna (John Travolta). After winning a spot on the show, Tracy becomes an instant on-air sensation much to the chagrin of her rival and the show’s previous star. At school, however, the budding relationship between her best friend Penny Pingleton (Amanda Bynes) and Seaweed (Elijah Kelley) opens Tracy’s eyes to a bigger issue — racial inequality. Throwing caution to the wind, she leads a march with Motormouth Maybelle (Queen Latifah) to fight for integration and winds up with an arrest warrant instead.(PG for language, some suggestive content and momentarily teen smoking.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It’s been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero’s non-Muggle friends (Emma Watson, Rupert Grint) from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief — or will it? (PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Hot Rod — Rod Kimble (Andy Samberg), a self-proclaimed stuntman, is convinced he has bravery in his blood. He’s grown up believing he’s the son of Evel Knievel’s test-rider, a courageous stuntman who died in his prime. Rod is committed to fulfilling his father’s legacy. Only problem is — he sucks! Rod lives at home with his loving mom Marie (Sissy Spacek), jerk of a stepfather Frank (Ian McShane) and nerdy stepbrother Kevin (Jorma Taccone). He doesn’t have a job, and can usually be found doing stunts on his moped, attempting to jump over everything from milk trucks to public swimming pools. Rod and his team — Dave (Bill Hader), the mechanic; Rico (Danny R. McBride), the ramp builder and Kevin, the team manager/videographer — are inseparable. When Frank gets sick and needs a $50,000 operation, Rod attempts to raise the money by undertaking his biggest stunt ever. (PG-13 for crude humor, language, some comic drug-related and violent content.) Pony Village Cinemas.
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry — Chuck Levine (Adam Sandler) and Larry Valentine (Kevin James) are the pride of their fire station: two guy’s guys always side-by-side and willing to do anything for each other. Grateful Chuck owes Larry for saving his life in a fire, and Larry calls in that favor big time when civic red tape prevents him from naming his own two kids as his life insurance beneficiaries. But when an overzealous, spot-checking bureaucrat (Jessica Biel) becomes suspicious, the new couple’s arrangement becomes a citywide issue and goes from confidential to front-page news. Forced to improvise as love-struck newlyweds, Chuck and Larry must now fumble through a hilarious charade of domestic bliss under one roof. (PG-13 for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, language and drug references.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Live Free or Die Hard — On the Fourth of July holiday, an attack on the vulnerable United States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation. The mysterious figure behind the scheme has figured out every modern angle — but he never figured on an old-school “analog” fly in the “digital” ointment: John McClane (Bruce Willis). No mask. No cape. No problem. (PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and a brief sexual situation.) Pony Village Cinemas.
No Reservations — A top-notch female chef’s (Catherine Zeta-Jones) life is turned upside-down when she must care of her niece (Abigail Breslin) after her sister is killed. She now has to adapt to a different lifestyle and uses food as a means to express her roller-coaster life. (PG for some sensuality and language.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Ratatouille — A rat named Remy (voice of Patton Oswalt) dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. In the face of the apparent danger of being an unlikely and unwanted visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy’s passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down. (G) Pony Village Cinemas.
Rush Hour 3 — A secret about the inner workings of the Triads — the most powerful and notorious crime syndicate in the world — leads to the assination of an ambassador (Tzi Ma). The Triads will go to any lengths to make sure their secrets stay buried, and there’s only one hope for stopping them. LAPD Detective Carter (Chris Tucker) and Chinese Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) are back where they don’t belong. The unlikely duo is headed to Paris to stop a global criminal conspiracy and save the life of an old friend. (PG-13 for sequences of action violence, sexual content, nudity and language.) Pony Village Cinemas, Redwood Theater.
Skinwalkers — On his 13th birthday, Timothy (Matthew Knight), a half-blood werewolf, is about to reach the time of his transformation. He’s been guarded since birth by those around him. Under the full red moon, the violent feud pits brother against brother, lover against lover, and good against evil. (PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual material and language.) Pony Village Cinemas.
The Simpsons Movie — Homer Simpson (voice of Dan Castellaneta) must save the world from a catastrophe he himself created. (PG-13 for irreverent humor throughout.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.
Stardust — A young man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) tries to win the heart of Victoria (Sienna Miller), the beautiful but cold object of his desire, by going on a quest to retrieve a fallen star. On his odyssey, Tristan finds the star, which has transformed into a striking girl named Yvaine (Claire Danes). However, Tristan must overcome four princes — not to mention the ghosts of their three dead brothers — and an evil witch, Lamia (Michelle Pfeiffer). As Tristan battles to survive he encounters a pirate named Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro) and a shady trader named Ferdy the Fence (Ricky Gervais). He must now win the heart of the star for himself as he discovers the meaning of true love. (PG-13 for some fantasy violence and risque humor.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Transformers — The Earth is caught in the middle of an intergalactic war between two races of robots, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, which are able to change into a variety of objects, including cars, trucks, planes and other technological creations. Starring Shia LeBeouf and Josh Duhamel. (PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor and language.) Pony Village Cinemas, Savoy Theatre.
Underdog — A bumbling watchdog (voice of Jason Lee) gets exposed to a substance that gives him the powers of a superhero. He is adopted by a 12-year-old boy (Alex Neuberger) and uses his superpower to protect his love and the citizens of Capitol City from the evil Simon Barsinister (Peter Dinklage). (PG for crude humor, mild language and action.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.
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