“ALICE IN WONDERLAND”: From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure “Alice in Wonderland”, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror. The all-star cast also includes Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, and Crispin Glover. (1:49) (PG: For fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar).
“COP OUT”: Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only hope to pay for his daughter’s upcoming wedding, and Paul is his “partner-against-crime” whose preoccupation with his wife’s alleged infidelity makes it hard for him to keep his eye on the ball. Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan and Sean William Scott star in the action comedy. (1:50) (R: For pervasive language including sexual references, violence and brief sexuality).
“SHUTTER ISLAND”: The project centers on a U.S. marshal (Mark Ruffalo) who along with his new partner (Leonardo DiCaprio) travels to a Massachusetts island to investigate the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane. During their inquiry, the two encounter a web of deceit, experience a hurricane and become involved in a deadly inmate riot that leaves them trapped on the island. Ben Kingsley will play Dr. Cawley, the hospital’s enigmatic chief physician who must reluctantly play host to the two U.S. marshals. (2:18) (R: For disturbing violent content, language and some nudity).
“VALENTINE’S DAY”: Veteran director Garry Marshall helms this ensemble comedy featuring multiple overlapping storylines set during a Valentine’s Day in L.A. Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Shirley MacLaine, Ashton Kutcher, Taylor Lautner and Topher Grace topline the cast of the romantic comedy. (2:05) (PG-13: For some sexual material and brief partial nudity).
“PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF”: Trouble-prone teen Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out school -- but that’s the least of his problems. The gods of Mount Olympus and assorted monsters seem to have walked out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology texts and into his life -- and they’re not happy. Zeus’ lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now, Percy and his friends must embark on a cross-country adventure to catch the true thief, save Percy’s family, and unravel a mystery more powerful than the gods themselves. Logan Lerman, Uma Thurman and Pierce Brosnan star. (1:59) (PG: For action violence, some scary images, peril, mild language and suggestive material).
“THE WOLFMAN”: Though absent from his ancestral home of Blackmoor A for many years, aristocrat Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) returns to find his missing brother at the request of the latter’s fiancée, Gwen (Emily Blunt). He learns that a creature has links to an ancient curse turning people into werewolves when the moon is full. To save the village and protect Gwen, he must slay the bloodthirsty beast, but he contends with a horrifying family legacy. Benecio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins star in the horror thriller.(1:42) (R: For bloody horror, violence and gore).
“DEAR JOHN”: Director Lasse Hallström and screenwriter Jamie Linden collaborate to adapt author Nicholas Sparks’ novel about a young soldier who falls for an idealistic college girl. Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried) was on spring break when she first met John Tyree (Channing Tatum), who was home on temporary leave. For the smitten soldier it was practically love at first sight. Over the course of the next seven years, when each deployment seemed more treacherous than the last, the love letters that Savannah sent to John were one of the only things that kept him going. However, those loving and heartfelt correspondences would ultimately yield consequences that neither the brave soldier nor his one true love could have ever foreseen. (1:48) (PG-13: For some sensuality and violence).
“AVATAR 3D”: A paraplegic ex-marine war veteran is unwillingly sent to establish a human settlement on the distant planet of Pandora, only to find himself battling humankind alongside the planet’s indigenous Na’vi race in this ambitious digital 3-D sci-fi epic from Academy Award-winning Titanic director James Cameron. Australian actor Sam Worthington stars as the reluctant human settler, Jake Sully, with actress Zoe Saldana signing on to portray the local woman who enters into a romantic affair with the hero. The revolutionary motion-capture system created for the film allows the facial expressions of actors to be captured as a virtual camera system enables them to see what their computer-generated counterparts will be seeing in the film. (2:42) (PG-13: For intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking). Presented in Digital 3D.
NOW SHOWING AT THE HORNBECK THEATRE:
Disney’s “OLD DOGS”: Two best friends -- one unlucky-in-love divorcee (Robin Williams) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (John Travolta) -- have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins, leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life. (1:28) (PG: For some mild, rude humor).
NOW SHOWING AT THE PENTHOUSE THEATRE:
“IT’S COMPLICATED”: Meryl Streep is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has—after a decade of divorce—an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Alec Baldwin. But when she and Baldwin find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable—an affair. With Baldwin remarried to the much younger Lake Bell, Streep is now, of all things, the other woman. Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Steve Martin, an architect hired to remodel Streep’s kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Martin starts to fall for her, but soon realizes he’s become part of a love triangle. Should they move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It’s…complicated. (1:54) (R: For sexuality and some drug content).
COMING SOON TO JONES THEATRES:
“GREEN ZONE”: In 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his team of inspectors are on a mission to find Iraq’s reported stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. Traveling from one dangerous site to the other, Miller and his team fail to find any chemical agents or other weapons. Instead, they discover an elaborate cover-up in which the most elusive weapon of all is the truth. Greg Kinnear co-stars in the political drama. (1:55) (R: For violence and language). OPENS MARCH 12th AT THE CINEMA CENTRE 8.
