New in Theaters (Friday 2/12): “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”, “Valentine’s Day”, “The Wolfman”, “Crazy Heart” (expanded limited), “Broken Embraces” (limited), “The Young Victoria” (limited)

Moving to Woodland Mall this week ($4.00 shows): 
“Twilight Saga: New Moon”, “Princess and the Frog”, “Leap Year”, “The Spy Next Door”

Oscar Nominated movies at Celebration! Cinemas theaters:
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Playing in limited release in Grand Rapids market:
“Mysteries of the Great Lakes” (IMAX – Celebration! North),
“Crazy Heart” (Celebration! North, Rivertown, Crossroads, Muskegon, Benton Harbor)
“Broken Embraces” (The Harbor Theater in Muskegon),
“The Young Victoria” (The Harbor Theater in Muskegon),
“The Messenger” (UICA in Grand Rapids) thru 2/18,
“A Single Man” (Celebration! North),
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Celebration! Woodland),
Chiaroscuro Film Series 1/17-4/11 at UICA in Grand Rapids

Next Week in Theaters (Friday 2/19): “Shutter Island”

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New on DVD: “Couples Retreat”, “Dare” (WFF alum), “Peter and Vandy” (WFF alum), “Endgame”, “I Hate Valentine’s Day”, “A Serious Man”, “Serious Moonlight”, “The Stepfather”, “The Time Traveler’s Wife”

Next Week on DVD (Tuesday 2/16): “Coco Before Chanel”, “From Mexico with Love”, “Good Hair”, “Law Abiding Citizen”, ”Women in Trouble” (WFF alum)

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A Bond weekend coming up at the box office, and a variety of options coming out to rent/buy on DVD this week.

On DVD (Tuesday): “Beer for My Horses”, “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”, “Star Wars The Clone Wars”, “Sukiyaki Western Django”, and “This Christmas.”

In Theaters (Friday): “Quantum of Solace”, “Slumdog Millionaire” (limited), and “A Christmas Tale.”

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(RE-POSTING from 11/6) Wide variety of movies in theaters and on DVD this weekend, including a special Sunday release of “Kung Fu Panda”…

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In Theaters (Friday 11/7): “Madagascar 2: Ecsape to Africa”, “Role Models”, “Soul Men”, “House (limited)

On DVD (Tuesday 11/4): “Get Smart”, “Shrek the Halls”, “Transsiberian”,
On DVD (Sunday 11/9): “Kung Fu Panda”
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MY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTION:

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On this Halloween weekend, you can be scared or watch some movies that aren’t really scary… or rent some family friendly movies like “Journey” or “Kit Kittredge”…

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The 3rd highest grossing movie of the year hits DVD, plus a bio pic, an action, a drama, and a teen sex comedy arrive in theaters this week…

In Theaters (Friday): “W.”,  “Max Payne”,  “The Secret Life of Bees”, “Sex Drive”, “Frozen River” (limited)
On DVD (Tuesday): “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, “Mongol”, “War, Inc.”, “4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days”, “Stuck”

My Take on What’s New in Theaters: A wide variety of options at the theater this weekend including the Oliver Stone biopic “W.” about George W. Bush, the video game-turned movie “Max Payne” starring Mark Wahlberg, the drama with Academy Award potential “The Secret Life of Bees”, the teen sex comedy “Sex Drive” about a guy who goes across statelines to hook-up with a girl he met online, and the immigration drama “Frozen River” (limited release).

Although I haven’t seen any of these movies yet – the best bet for the serious is “The Secret Life of Bees” and for the action oriented its “Max Payne”.   “W.” and “Sex Drive” have more narrow appeal.

Box Office Predicitions:
1. “Max Payne” – $18 million
2. “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” - $13 million (down from #1)
3. “W.” – $9 million
4. “Body of Lies” - $8 million (down from #3)
5. “The Secret Life of Bees” – $7 million
6. “Eagle Eye” - $6 million (down from #4)
7. “Quarantine” - $5 million (down from #2)
8. “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” - $4 million (down from #5)
9. “The Duchess” - $3 million
10. “Sex Drive” - $2 million

My Take on What’s New on DVD: For those who followed my advice this summer to wait and rent “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” - now is the time to see it – but you could still be disappointed, the foreign language drama “Mongol” about the life of Genghis Khan got fairly good reviews, “War, Inc.” looks interesting, “4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days” is a heavy issue movie about black market abortion, and “Stuck” is reportedly “a darkly humorous pschological thriller” about a nursing assistant that hits a homeless man with her car and he gets stuck in the windshield.

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Next Week at Theaters: “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”, “Saw V”, ”The Passengers“, ”Pride and Glory”

Next Week on DVD: “The Incredible Hulk”, “The Strangers”, “A Threevening with Kevin Smith”

Wow… its Thursday.. this week is flying… so I’ll have to make this quick…

In Theaters (Friday): “Body of Lies”, “City of Ember”, “Quarantine”, “The Duchess” (wider release)

MY TAKE: Look for “Body of Lies” to take over the #1 spot at the box office and “City of Ember” to grab the family $$$… “The Duchess” will now been seen by more audiences as it opens in more theaters nationwide… and “Quarantine” might not do well, it probably would have played better closer to Halloween.

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On DVD (Tuesday): “The Happening”, “Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead”, “Paranoid Park”, “Sleeping Beauty” (Platinum Edition DVD/Blue Ray Platinum), “The Visitor”, “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan”

MY TAKE: I know I’m one of a few people who liked “The Happening” but if you stayed away from it because of the reviews or the bad box office… now’s your chance to agree with me (I think its M. Night Shyamalan’s 4th best movie)… or tell me I’m wrong.

“The Visitor” got good reviews for its acting…. and although its now a rental, I’m still waiting a bit to see Adam Sandler’s “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan”… or you could go with an underated Disney Classic “Sleeping Beauty” out in new re-released formats.

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Next Week at Theaters: “W.”, “Sex Drive”, ”Max Payne”, “The Secret Life of Bees”

Next Week on DVD: “4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days”, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, “Mongol”, ”War, Inc.”

Wide variety of options in the theaters this week

In Theaters (Friday): “Eagle Eye”, “Miracle at St. Anna”, “Nights in Rodanthe” My Take: There won’t be many moviegoers that can’t find what they’re looking for this weekend… thanks to the 3 new movies debuting this weekend (and the movies already playing in theaters).

You want an Action/Thriller blockbuster this week? You got it! (“Eagle Eye”)

You want a Drama with Academy Award buzz? You got it! (“Miracle at St. Anna”)

You want a Romantic movie? You got it! (“Nights in Rodanthe”)

—- “Eagle Eye” starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan,
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