by Kaley Niemann + Jacob Shafer
Film Capsules
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New This Week ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS THE SQUEAKQUEL - G - Art, Foreign - The Famous rodents return. Alvin, Simon and Theodore juggle school, fame and their rival all-girl group known as the “Chipettes.” Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler and Jesse McCartney star. 89 Min. ITS COMPLICATED - R - Comedy - During her son’s graduation, Jane hooks up with her exhusband, and sparks start to fly again, along with some good old family drama. Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin star. 112 min. THE ROAD - R - Art, Foreign - A father and son journey through a post-apocalyptic wasteland, trying to survive by any means possible. Viggo Mortensen and Robert Duvall star. UP IN THE AIR - R - Comedy - Ryan Bingham lives a simple life out of his suitcase, constantly traveling the country firing people. His life is turned upside down when his company decides to keep him on the ground. George Clooney and Vera Farmiga star. 118 min.
Now Showing 2012 - PG - Thriller - A turn of the Mayan calendar wreaks global special effects-aided havoc, in what is sure to be every doomsday buff’s volcano-erupting, tidal-waving crashing wet dream. John Cusack and Woody Harrelson are among the large ensemble cast. 158 min. A CHRISTMAS CAROL - PG - Family - Dickens’s tale of apparition-induced Yuletide redemption gets the CGI treatment, with Jim Carrey providing multiple voices. Of course, the last time Jim Carrey was involved in a film version of a classic children’s book, the result was The Grinch. But we’ll hold out hope. 96 min. AVATAR - PG13 - Fantasy - (Also in 3D) Jake Sully, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na’vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture, and tasked with infiltrating and exploiting them. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana & Sigourney Weaver. 156 min. DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? - PG13 Comedy - An estranged New York couple witness a murder and are reloctaed to a small town in Wyoming. Can they get along once they realize
they’re not in Manhattan anymore? Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant star. 103 min. INVICTUS - PG13 - Drama - Follow Nelson Mandela during his first term as President of South Africa, while he tries to unite the segregated nation and enlist a national rugby team to win the World Cup. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman star. 129 min. NEW MOON - PG13 - Fantasy - Preteens rejoice: the Twilight saga continues, now with even more gaunt cheekbones, carefully mussed hair and quivering vampire angst. 130 min. NINE - PG13 - Musical - An adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, about a film director (Daniel Day-Lewis) who woos an array of women, played by Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Fergie. Oh, and his mom is Sophia Loren. Rough life, dude. NINJA ASSASSIN - R - Action - The title pretty much says it all: a young martial artist tries to break away from his clan, and the clan strikes back. Well-choreographed ass-kicking ensues. 99 min.
SHOWTIMES SEE ALL SHOWTIMES ONLINE AT MAUITIME.COM/FILM FRONT STREET THEATER 900 Front Street, Lahaina, 249-2222 (Matinees: M-F until 6:30pm, Sa-Su until 3:30pm, Discount Tue), KA’AHUMANU 6 Queen Ka’ahumanu Shopping Center. 1-800326-3264 (Matinees: everyday until 4pm), KUKUI MALL 1819 South Kihei Road, 1-800-326-3264 (Matinees: everyday until 4pm), MAUI MALL MEGAPLEX Maui Mall, 249-2222 (Matinees: M-Th until 6pm, F-Su until 3:30pm), WHARF CINEMA CENTER 658 Front Street, 249-2222 (Matinees: Tue all shows, until 6pm every other day),
THE BLIND SIDE - PG13 - Drama - An underdog, overweight football player is transformed into an NFL prospect with the help of Sandra Bullock and a boatload of uplifting sports movie clichés. 126 min. THE PRINCESS & THE FROG - G - Fantasy Disney’s spin on this classic fairytale about a young princess living in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the 1920s who smooches an amphibian with surprising results. Voices of Anika Noni Rose and Bruno Campos. 97 min.
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OLD DOGS - PG - Comedy - Old fogies Robin Williams and John Travolta find themselves in charge of seven-year-old twins. I was gonna call this a low point for both actors, but then I remembered Battlefield Earth and License to Wed. And then I threw up a little. 88 min. PLANET 51 - PG - Family - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cleese join forces at last, providing voices for this animated feature about an alien race not so different from our own. 87 min.
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