JONES THEATRES CALENDAR

NOW SHOWING AT THE CINEMA
CENTRE 8:
“The Women:” Mary Haines (Meg Ryan) is a clothing designer who seems to have it all — a beautiful country home, a rich financier husband, an adorable 11-year-old daughter and a part-time career creating designs for her father’s venerable clothing company. Her best friend, Sylvie Fowler (Annette Bening), leads another enviable life — a happily single editor of a prominent fashion magazine, a possessor of a huge closet of designer clothes and a revered arbiter of taste and style poised on New York’s cutting edge. But when Mary’s husband enters into an affair with Crystal Allen (Eva Mendes), a sultry “spritzer girl” lurking behind the Saks Fifth Avenue perfume counter, all hell breaks loose. Mary and Sylvie’s relationship is tested to the breaking point while their tight-knit circle of friends, including mega-mommy Edie Cohen (Debra Messing) and author Alex Fisher (Jada Pinkett-Smith), all start to question their own friendships and romantic relationships as well. Also featured in the comedy are Candice Bergen, Cloris Leachman and Bette Midler. (PG-13: for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking).
“Burn After Reading:” Here’s a dark spy-comedy from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen. An ousted CIA official’s (Academy Award nominee John Malkovich) memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton star in the comedy. (R: for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence).
Tyler Perry’s “The Family That Preys:” Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and her dear friend Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard), a working-class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. In the midst of the turmoil, Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they find themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin. (1 hour, 34 minutes) (PG-13: for thematic material, sexual references and brief violence) 
“Traitor:” When straight-arrow agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) assumes command of a special FBI task force, he becomes entangled in a web of covert operations. All the clues in Clayton’s investigation point to Samir Horn (Don Cheadle), a former Special Ops soldier who now aids terrorists. But as Clayton digs deeper and contradictory evidence begins to emerge, he begins to question Horn’s motives. (1 hour, 50 minutes) (R: for intense violent sequences, thematic material and brief language)
“Vicki Cristina Barcelona:” Two young American women, Vicky and Cristina, come to Barcelona for a summer holiday. Vicky is sensible and engaged to be married; Cristina is emotionally and sexually adventurous. In Barcelona, they’re drawn into a series of unconventional romantic entanglements with Juan Antonio, a charismatic painter, who is still involved with his tempestuous ex-wife Maria Elena. The film was directed by Woody Allen. (1 hour, 36 minutes) (PG-13: for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking)
“The Long Shots:” Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube) — a down-on-his-luck former high school football star — turns his niece, Jasmine (Keke Palmer from “Akeelah & The Bee”), into the quarterback of the local team, the Minden Browns, and gets his stride back when he becomes the team coach. With Curtis as their new leader and their pigtail-wearing star player, the team of misfits wins its way to the Pop Warner Super Bowl and the small city of Minden, Ill., is reignited with the team spirit, town pride and glory it once knew. (1 hour, 49 minutes) (PG: for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humor)
“The House Bunny:” Sexpot Shelley Darlington (Anna Faris) lives comfortably at the Playboy Mansion, until a jealous rival gets her tossed out on her tail. With nowhere else to go, she winds up at Zeta Alpha Zeta sorority. The seven socially inept Zetas will lose their house unless they can attract more pledges; to do that, they need to learn the ways of makeup and men from an expert.  (PG-13: for sex-related humor, partial nudity and brief, strong language).
“Mirrors:” A man is head of security at a department store plagued by unexplained deaths. The store is also the target of demonstrators wanting compensation for an earlier staff fire tragedy. The man becomes intrigued by a disturbed woman. She claims her sister, who died in the fire, is exacting revenge, using mirrors as a gateway back into the living world. Kiefer Sutherland stars in the suspense/horror-thriller. (R: for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity)
“Fly Me to the Moon 3D:” Three young houseflies (Trevor Gagnon, Philip Daniel Bolden, David Gore) stow away on Apollo 11 in this new animated feature, the first to be made in the Digital 3D process. The film features to vocal talents of Christopher Lloyd, Kelly Ripa, Nicollette Sheridan and Tim Curry. (1 hour, 30 minutes) (G: all ages)
NOW SHOWING
AT THE HORNBECK:
“Southern Winds Film Festival”
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12 and 13 — independent film festival in our downstairs auditorium
“Get Smart:” The adventures of bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart, and his level-headed female partner, Agent 99, as they battle against the evil forces of KAOS. Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway star in the action comedy. (1 hour, 51 minutes) (PG-13: for some rude humor, action violence and language)
NOW SHOWING AT THE PENTHOUSE THEATRE:
“Hancock:” There are heroes ... there are superheroes ... and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility — everyone knows that — everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough — as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn’t the kind of man who cares what other people think — until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock’s greatest challenge yet — and a task that may prove impossible as Ray’s wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he’s a lost cause. (1 hour, 32 minutes). (PG-13: for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language)
COMING SOON:
“Ghost Town:” Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen. That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle, with spirited results. Starring in the comedy are Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Tea Leoni, Alan Ruck and Dana Ivey. (PG-13: for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references) Opens Sept. 19 at the Cinema Centre 8.