The following movies are showing at Harkins Prescott Valley Cinemas, 7202 Pav Way, Prescott Valley (Highway 69 between Glassford Hill and Lake Valley roads). 775-7444; www.harkins.com.
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL - The newly famous Chipmunks must contend with the pressures of celebrity, school, and a rival musical group, The Chipettes. Cast: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, David Cross; voice cast: Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler. Rated PG for some mild rude humor. Comedy/family.
AVATAR - An ex-Marine is thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar - a human mind in an alien body - he finds himself torn between two worlds. Voice cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver. Rated: PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking. Animated sci-fi/action.
THE BLIND SIDE - A homeless African-American youngster from a broken home is taken in by a well-to-do white couple who helps him fulfill his potential. Cast: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, Quinton Aaron. Rated PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references. Drama.
THE BOOK OF ELI -In an apocalyptic future, traveler Eli seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. Only one other man in this ruined world - self-appointed despot Carnegie - understands the power Eli holds, and is determined to make it his own. Cast: Gary Oldman, Denzel Washington. Rated R for some brutal violence and language. Drama.
(NEW) CRAZY HEART -Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. Cast: Jeff Bridges, Colin Farrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall. Rated R for language and brief sexuality. Drama.
(NEW) DEAR JOHN - Director Lasse Hallstrom adapts Nicolas Sparks' novel about a young soldier who falls for an idealistic college girl. Her love letters keep him going over the course of the next seven years, when each deployment seems more treacherous than the last. Cast: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas. Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and violence. Drama.
EDGE OF DARKNESS - Thomas Craven has spent years as a detective in Boston. When his daughter is murdered, he will do whatever it takes to unravel a corrupt conspiracy and bring the killer to justice. Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic. Rated R for strong bloody violence and language. Drama/Thriller.
(NEW) AN EDUCATION - Jenny, a young woman full of promise, is intent on studying at Oxford. But meeting an older man leads Jenny to believe that she can learn things outside the classroom, casting doubt on her future plans. Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking. Drama.
EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES - A man defies the odds and risks his family's future to find a cure for his children's life-threatening disease, teaming up with a brilliant but unappreciated and unconventional scientist. Cast: Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell. Rated PG for thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment. Drama.
(NEW) FROM PARIS WITH LOVE - Low-level CIA operative James Reese is thrilled to get his first senior-level assignment - until he meets his new partner, a trigger-happy, wisecracking loose cannon, who leads James on a white-knuckle shooting spree through the Parisian underworld. Cast: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality. Action.
IT'S COMPLICATED - Jane, the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving bakery/restaurant and has an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake. But when Jane and the remarried Jake find themselves drawn back to each other, Jane finds herself in the role of the other woman. Cast: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, John Krasinski. Rated R for some drug content and sexuality. Comedy.
LEGION -When God loses faith in Mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael. Cast: Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson. Rated R for strong bloody violence, and language. Horror.
THE LOVELY BONES - Oscar-winner Peter Jackson ("Lord of the Rings") directs this adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel in which a young girl looks down from heaven and tries to affect the lives of her parents and her murderer. Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language. Drama.
SHERLOCK HOLMES - Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, detective Sherlock Holmes battles as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot. Guy Ritchie helms this new take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic protagonist. Cast: Robert Downey, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Eddie Marsan. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material. Action/adventure.
THE TOOTH FAIRY - A gruff hockey player finds his sensitive side when he's forced to act as the Tooth Fairy in reparation for upsetting a child. Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant, Julie Andrews. Rated PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action. Family comedy.
WHEN IN ROME - A woman takes coins from a fountain of love, putting a number of men under her spell. Cast: Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Alexis Dziena. Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content. Romantic comedy.
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