04272024Sat
Last updateFri, 26 Apr 2024 12pm

Advertising

rectangle placeholder

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1


At last, Bella and Edward are getting married. When Jacob finds out that Bella wants to spend her honeymoon as a human, he is horrified — for Edward’s passion could accidentally kill her. Bella does indeed survive her honeymoon, but a new complication arises when she discovers that she’s pregnant — and the child is growing at an alarming rate. The pregnancy sets the wolves against Bella and Edward, but Jacob vows to protect his friend. Director: Bill Condon. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:57.


Contagion


Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart. Director: Steven Soderbergh. Cast: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:46.

Moneyball


In Bennett Miller’s adaptation of Michael Lewis’ non-fiction best seller Moneyball, Billy Beane is a one-time phenom who flamed out in the big leagues and now works as the GM for the Oakland Athletics, a franchise that’s about to lose their three best players to free agency.

Because the team isn’t in a financial position to spend as much as perennial favorites like the Yankees and the Red Sox, Beane realizes he needs to radically change how he evaluates what players can bring to the squad. After he meets Peter Brand, an Ivy League economics major working as an executive assistant for scouting on another team, Beane realizes he’s found the man who understands how to subvert the system of assessing players that’s been in place for nearly a century. However, as the duo begin to acquire players that seem too old, injured, or inept to play major-league baseball, they face stiff resistance from both the A’s longtime scouts and the team’s manager Art Howe, who refuses to allow Beane’s more-nontraditional acquisitions to play.  Director: Bennett Miller. Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt. Rated: PG-13. Time: 2:06

I don’t know how she does it


A working mother strives to balance her demanding career with the stress of raising two young children and maintaining a healthy marriage in this comedy adapted from the best-selling novel by Allison Pearson.

By day, Kate Reddy works for a Boston-based financial management firm; by night, she’s a devoted mother to two adoring children and the happily married wife of out-of-work architect Richard. Though balancing those two worlds has its fair share of challenges, Kate generally manages to come out on top thanks to the support of her best friend, Allison, who’s had plenty of experience balancing kids and a career.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum, Kate’s sharp-as-a-tack junior associate assistant, Momo, possesses a fear of children and a strong work ethic. Just when Kate lands a lucrative new account that will see her traveling across the country on a regular basis, however, her new business associate Jack reveals his flirtatious side and Richard receives a job offer he can’t turn down.

Though it looks as if Kate and Richard couldn’t possibly take on any more responsibility, the demands of modern living ensure they’ll never have a dull moment, even if they try.

Director: Douglas McGrath. Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer, Christina Hendricks. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:31.

Abduction


A thriller about a teen who finds himself in mortal danger after realizing that his entire childhood has been built on lies.

Realizing that the people who raised him aren’t his real parents after stumbling across a childhood photo of himself on a website devoted to missing children, the frightened teen flees for his life as FBI agents Frank Burton and Sandra Burns race to protect him and uncover the truth about his mysterious past.

Director: John Singleton. Cast: Taylor Lautner, Alfred Molina, Antonique Smith, Maria Bello, Jason Isaacs. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:46.

Striking Distance


After the shooting of his police-captain father, Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy accuses the force of hushing up the murder and finds himself demoted to the river patrol.

Two years later, with his uncle Nick in charge and an unlikely assailant convicted of the crime, Hardy is sure that a new spate of killings is the work of the same hand.

He shares his suspicion that one of his colleagues is a serial killer. This thriller centers on his hunt to prove his point, a search that becomes more desperate when the killer begins killing the cop’s female associates. Director: Rowdy Herrington.

Cast: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James. Rated: R. Time: 1:412.

Friends With Benefits


One’s a New York head hunter for GQ. The other’s an LA super art director. One can’t have enough of the Prince Charming formula. The other just can’t get over Hollywood’s love stories.

But both Dylan and Jamie are presently heartbroken — reason enough for them to bond outside the workplace. And what are buddies there for? To make you move on, to help you in times of need.... and a little bit of sex too. Just make sure there are no strings attached when in bed.

But getting physical has never been that easy.

Director:Will Gluck. Cast:Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Bryan Greenberg. Full cast + crew. Rated: R. Time: 1:49.