Three new wide release movies this week plus some updates on limited releases…

( video version from this week’s EightWest segment)
( click here for video version from last week’s EightWest segment 1-27-12)
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New in theaters (Friday 2/3): ”Big Miracle”, “Chronicle”, “The Woman in Black”

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“Big Miracle” (Rated PG)(Drama/Romance) In small town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his ex-girlfriend – a Greenpeace volunteer – on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle. (Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski)
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“Chronicle” (Rated Rated PG-13 for intense action and violence, thematic material, some language, sexual content and teen drinking) (Action/Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller) Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery. Soon, though, they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides. (Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell, Dane DeHaan)
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“The Woman in Black” (Rated Rated PG-13 for thematic material and violence/disturbing images) (Drama/Horror/Thriller) A young lawyer travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals. (Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds)

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Moving to Woodland Mall this week ($4.00 shows):
“Midnight in Paris” (8.5/10), “New Year’s Eve”, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”, “Arthur Christmas” (6.0/10)
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Playing in limited release in Grand Rapids market:
“Albert Nobbs” at Celebration! North,
“A Dangerous Method” at Celebration! Rivertown
“The Artist” at Celebration! North, Celebration! South and Rave CityPlace 14 (Kalamazoo),
“Shame” at Celebration! South,
“The Iron Lady” at Celebration! Rivertown,
“My Week With Marilyn” at Celebration! Woodland,
“The Descendants” at Celebration! North, Celebration! Rivertown, Celebration! Crossroads, Celebration! Carousel (Muskegon), Celebration! Benton Harbor, AMC Star Grand Rapids, and Rave CityPlace 14 (Kalamazoo),
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” at Celebration! Woodlandand Rave CityPlace 14 (Kalamazoo),
“Courageous” at Celebration! Woodland
“Le Havre” at UICA Grand Rapids
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Other Oscar/Golden Globe nominated movies in West Michigan:
“Hugo” (8.0/10) at AMC Star Grand Rapids, Rave CityPlace 14 (Kalamazoo),
“Moneyball” (9.0/10) at Celebration! Woodland,
“War Horse” (7.0/10) at most theaters,
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (8.5/10) at Celebration! Rivertown, Celebration! Benton Harbor, AMC Star Grand Rapids, and Rave CityPlace 14 (Kalamazoo),
“The Help” (8.9/10) at Celebration! Woodland,
“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” at most theaters,
“The Ides of March” (8.5/10) at Celebration! Woodland,
“Puss in Boots” (8.0/10) at Celebration! Woodland,
“The Muppets” (7.0/10) at Celebration! Woodland,
“J.Edgar” at Celebration! Woodland,
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Next Week in theaters (Friday 2/10):  “Journey 2: Mysterious Island”, “Safe House”, “The Vow”, “Star Wars: Episode 1″ (3D re-release), “This Means War” (Tuesday 2/14)

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New this week on DVD (Tuesday 1/31): ”The Big Year”, “Dream House”, “Drive”, “In Time’, “The Thing”, “Chalet Girl” (limited), “The Double” (limited), “Janie Jones” (limited), “Texas Killing Fields” (limited), “Treasure Buddies” (straight-to-video), “You and I” (straight-to-video)
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Next week on DVD (Tuesday 2/7): ”A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas”, “Lady And The Tramp”, “Anonymous” (limited), “Fireflies in the Garden” (limited), “Project Nim” (Documentary), “A Warrior’s Heart”  (limited), “The Rebound” (straight-to-video), “The Sunset Limited” (straight-to-video)
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Coming to DVD in March, 2012: “Playback” (*filmed in West Michigan)
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MY REVIEWS OF OTHER MOVIES CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THEATERS OR AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY:

Playing at West Michigan movie theaters:
“Moneyball” (9.0/10) – on DVD 1/10/12
“The Help” (8.9/10)
“50/50″ (8.5/10) – on DVD 1/24/12
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (8.5/10)
“Take Shelter” (8.5/10)
“The Ides of March” (8.5/10)
“Puss in Boots” (8.0/10)
“Hugo” (8.0/10)
“Young Adult” (7.9/10)
“Tree of Life” (*7.9*/10)
“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” (7.0/10)
“The Muppets” (7.0/10)
“The Grey” (7.0/10)
“War Horse” (7.0/10)
“Real Steel” (6.5/10) – on DVD 1/24/12
“Man on a Ledge” (6.5/10)
“Arthur Christmas” (6.0/10)
“Red Tails” (6.0/10)
“Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1″ (6.0/10)
“Jack and Jill” (3.0/10)
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Coming soon to DVD:
“TUG” (6.0/10) ** (filmed in West Michigan) – no date yet

Available to rent or buy:
“Slumdog Millionaire” (9.5/ 10)
“500 Days of Summer” (9.5 / 10)
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (9.5 / 10)
“The Dark Knight” (9.5 / 10)
“Inception” (9.5 / 10)
“Changeling” (9.5 / 10)
“Like Dandelion Dust” (9.5 / 10)
“The King’s Speech” (9.0 /10)
“WALL-E” (9.0 / 10)
“District 9″ (9.0 / 10)
“Tom McPhee’s An American Opera” (9.0 / 10)
“Precious” (9.0/ 10)
“Pride and Glory” (9.0 / 10)
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“The Hurt Locker” (8.9/ 10)
“Avatar” (8.9 / 10)
“Captain America: The First Avenger” (8.9/10)
“Up In The Air” (8.9 / 10)
“Moon” (8.9/ 10)
“The Wrestler” (8.9 / 10)
“Righteous Kill” (8.9 / 10)
“Star Trek” (8.5 / 10)
“Shutter Island” (8.5 / 10)
“Midnight in Paris” (8.5/10)
“Super 8″ (8.5/10)
“Paranormal Activity” (8.5 / 10)
“Eagle Eye” (8.5 / 10)
“Burn After Reading” (8.5 / 10)
“The Answer Man” (8.5 / 10)
“X-Men: First Class” (8.5/10)
“Big Fan” (8.5/ 10)
“Iron Man” (8.0/10)
“Wanted” (8.0 / 10)
“The Hangover” (8.0 / 10)
“The Social Network” (8.0/ 10)
“The Town” (8.0/10)
“Kung Fu Panda 2″  (8.0/10)
“Contagion” (8.0/10)
“Lincoln Lawyer” (8.0/10)
“Girl with the Dragon Tatoo” (2009-Swedish) (8.0/10)
“Tron Legacy” (8.0/10)
“Defiance” (8.0 / 10)
“I Love You, Man” (8.0/ 10)
“The Proposal” (8.0 /10)
“Dinner for Schmucks” (8.0/10)
“City Island” (8.0 / 10)
“State of Play” (8.0 / 10)
“The Visitor” (8.0 / 10)
“A Christmas Carol” (8.0 / 10)
“The Men Who Stare At Goats” (8.0 / 10)
“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ (8.0/ 10)
(“Peter and Vandy” (WFF Alum))
“Everything Must Go” (8.0/10)
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(“Dare” (WFF Alum))
(“Women in Trouble” (WFF Alum))
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” (7.9/10)
“Thor” (7.9/10)
“Australia” (7.9 / 10)
“Frozen River” (7.9 / 10)
“Whip It” (7.9 / 10)
“Where The Wild Things Are” (7.9 / 10)
“Revolutionary Road” (7.9 / 10)
“New in Town” (7.9 / 10)
“Felon” (7.9 / 10)
“The Blind Side” (7.5 / 10)
“Rango” (7.5/10)
“Source Code” (7.5/10)
“Four Christmases” (7.5 / 10)
“Kick-Ass” (7.5 / 10)
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (7.5 / 10)
“Quantum of Solace” (7.5 / 10)
“Taken” (7.5 / 10)
“Killer Elite” (7.5/10) – coming to DVD 1/10/12
“Iron Man 2″ (7.5 / 10)
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” (7.5 / 10)
“G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” (7.5 / 10)
“The Air I Breathe”
“Hancock”
“Fanboys” (8.5 for me, adjusted to 7.5 for most)
“30 Minutes or Less” (7.5/10) (**filmed in Grand Rapids)
“Traitor” (7.5 / 10)
“The Bank Job”
“He’s Just Not That Into You” (7.5/10)
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” (7.5/10)
“Weather Girl” (7.5/10)
“Role Models” (7.5/10)
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” (7.5/10)
“Marley & Me” (7.5/10)
“Bride Wars” (7.5/10)
“RED” (7.0/10)
“Law Abiding Citizen” (7.5/10)
“Couples Retreat” (7.5/10)
“The Women” (7.5/10)
“Layer Cake” (7.0/10)
“Rachel Getting Married” (7.0)
“Unknown” (7.0/10)
“Cowboys and Aliens” (7.0/10)
“Skateland” (7.0/10)
“Crazy, Stupid, Love” (7.0/10)
“Horrible Bosses” (7.0)
“Bridesmaids” (7.0/10)
“Hanna” (7.0/10)
“This Is It” (Michael Jackson)” (7.0 / 10)
“Caught in the Crossfire” (7.0) (**filmed in West Michigan)
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” (7.0 / 10)
“Get Smart” (7.0 / 10)
“The Happening”
“Bedtime Stories” (7.0 / 10)
“Twilight” (7.0 / 10)
“Knowing” (7.0 / 10)
“Watchmen” (7.0 / 10)
“Funny Games”
“Setup” (7.0/10)** (filmed in West Michigan)
“Valentine’s Day” (7.0/ 10)
“Nights in Rodanthe” (7.0 / 10)
“Hotel for Dogs” (7.0 / 10)
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“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (6.9 / 10)
“The Book of Eli” (6.9 / 10)
“Appaloosa” (6.9 / 10)
“Everybody’s Fine” (6.9 / 10)
“Battle: Los Angeles” (6.9/10)
“Surveillance” (6.9 / 10)
“Extract” (6.5 /10)
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
“The Invasion”
“Just Go With It” (6.9/10)
“Twilight Saga: New Moon” (6.9 / 10)
“The Ugly Truth” (7.5* / 10 – I overrated this movie, should be 6.5)
“The Lovely Bones” (6.5 / 10)
“What Just Happened” (6.5 / 10)
“Hamlet 2″
“Lakeview Terrace” (6.5 / 10)
“What If…” (6.5/10)** (filmed in West Michigan)
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
“Imagine That” (6.5 / 10)
“Sorcerer’s Apprentice”  (6.5/10)
“Hellboy II: Golden Army” (6.5 / 10)
“Tropic Thunder” (6.5 /10)
“The Tourist” (6.0/10) - I knocked a full point off this review because of disappointment in marketing
“Gnomeo & Juliet” (6.5/10)
“Morning Glory” (6.5 / 10 )
“The Bounty Hunter” (6.5 /10)
“Fright Night” (2011) (6.0/10)
“Good Luck Chuck”
“Surrogates” (6.5 / 10)
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” (6.5 / 10)
“Grown Ups” (6.5 / 10)
“The Green Hornet” (6.5 / 10)
“Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” (6.0 / 10)
“Journey to the Center of the Earth”
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (6.0 / 10)
“Body of Lies” (6.0)
“Monsters Vs. Aliens” (6.0 / 10)
“Zach and Miri Make a Porno” (6.0 / 10)
“Noise” (6.0 / 10)
“Green Lantern” (6.0/10)
“Love Happens” (7.0* review deferred to my wife)
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“Gun” (6.0 / 10) ** (filmed in Grand Rapids area)
“The Hangover Part II” (*revised to 5.9/10)
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (5.9/10 - I initially overrated this movie at 8.9)
“Our Idiot Brother” (5.5/10)
“Confessions of A Shopaholic” (5.5 / 10)
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (6.5/10) (*I overrated this movie, should be 5.5)
“Fragments” (5.5 / 10)
“My Life in Ruins” (5.5 / 10)
“Quarantine” (5.5 / 10)
“The Change-Up” (5.5/10)
“The Chaos Experiment” (5.5 / 10)** (filmed in West Michigan)
“All About Steve” (5.5 / 10)
“Charlie Wilson’s War”
“There Be Dragons” (5.0/10)
“Whiteout” (4.9 / 10)
“Mad Money”
“Bad Teacher” (4.0/10)
“Zookeeper” (4.0/10)
“Year One” (4.0 / 10)
“Furry Vengeance” (4.0 / 10)
“Dance Flick” (2.0 / 10)

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