Movies nudity, language and drug and alcohol. One hour, 44 minutes. R.P. (Reviewed July 23, 2010) Mao’s Last Dancer -(Aquarius) The film begins with an 11-yearold Li (Wen Bin Huang) being plucked from rural Shandong Province by a couple of Madame Mao’s cultural aides to attend the Beijing Dance Academy. The child becomes a teenager (Chengwu Guo) in tune with a quietly rebellious teacher who prioritizes the aesthetic of dance over its potential to be a propaganda tool. When his teacher fails to hold the tide of Communist influence, Li’s mentorship gap is filled by Ben Stevenson (Bruce Greenwood), the artistic director of the Houston Ballet. Stevenson singles out Li (Chi Cao) as a diamond in the rough. Thanks to a cultural exchange program, Li wins the chance to spend a few months in America under Stevenson’s tutelage. Rated PG for a brief violent image, sensuality, language and smoking. One hour, 57 minutes. P.C. (Reviewed Aug. 20, 2010) Nanny McPhee Returns -(Century 16, Century 20) As in the first film, the bulbous-nosed, bucktoothed, Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) spirits into the life of a needy family. Again, she imparts five lessons to unruly English moppets, her superficially unattractive features fading away to reveal Thompson’s natural beauty. But this time McPhee visits the Green family on their Deer Valley Farm: mother Isabel (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and kids Megsie (Lil Woods), Norman (Asa Butterfield) and Vincent (Oscar Steer). A war means that Mr. Green is away and in danger; thus, ten-
sions are running high. So high that the arrival of rich cousins Cyril (Eros Vlahos) and Celia (Rosie Taylor-Ritson) Gray, sent to the country to dodge a London blitz, triggers a civil war between the Green and the Gray. Thompson is after a lesson in harmony for adults and kids. Rated PG for rude humor, language and thematic elements. One hour, 49 minutes. P.C. (Reviewed Aug. 20, 2010) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World ---1/2 (Century 16, Century 20) Rock-music, video-game and comic-book sensibilities collide for a refreshing blend of action and comedy. The quirky story centers on likable loser Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), the bass player for garage band Sex Bob-omb. Scott’s strange love life — the 22-year-old is dating a schoolgirl five years his junior, and his ex-girlfriend is a tempestuous singer — gets an adrenaline boost when he meets the enigmatic Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Scott and Ramona enjoy a chemistry that leaves Scott on cloud nine, until Ramona drops some unsettling news. If the two are to be together, Scott must defeat Ramona’s “seven evil exes.� Rated PG-13 for stylized violence, sexual content, language and drug references. 1 hour, 53 minutes. — T.H. (Reviewed Aug. 13, 2010) The Switch --(Century 16, Century 20) Neurotic New Yorker Wally Mars (Jason Bateman) enjoys a friendship with best pal Kassie Larson (Jennifer Aniston). Although Wally has long harbored deeper feelings for Kassie, years of inaction have forced him into the friend zone. Kassie confides in Wally that she is
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