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November 5, 2009
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Frank Langella is Arlington Steward and Cameron Diaz is Norma Lewis in “The Box.”

OPENING FRIDAY

 

"The Box"

(PG-13) (1:55) Stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella. Directed by Richard Kelly. A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars ... and kill someone they don't know. Thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images.

Opening at: Brunswick 10, Falmouth 10, Cinemagic Grand (South Portland), Cinemagic Saco, Cinemagic Westbrook

 

"Coco Before Chanel"

(PG-13) (1:45) Stars Audrey Tautou, Benoit Poelvoorde and Alessandro Nivola. Directed by Anne Fontaine. The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. Sexual content and smoking.

Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland)

 

"The Fourth Kind"

(PG-13) (1:38) Stars Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas and Will Patton. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. Fact-based thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover-up. Violent/disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality.

Opening at: Brunswick 10, Falmouth 10, Cinemagic Grand (South Portland), Cinemagic Saco, Cine- magic Westbrook

 

 

NOW SHOWING

 

"Amelia"

(PG) (1:51) Stars Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor. Directed by Mira Nair. A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. Some sensuality, language, thematic elements and smoking.

Showing at: Brunswick 10, Cinemagic Saco, Cinemagic Westbrook

 

"Astro Boy"

(PG) (1:34) Stars the voices of Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Charlize Theron and Donald Sutherland. Directed by David Bowers. Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Some action and peril, and brief mild language.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook

 

"Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant"

(PG-13) (1:48) Stars John C. Reilly, John Hutchinson, Chris Massoglia and Salma Hayek. Directed by Paul Weitz. A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. After a series of events, Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque du Freak and become a vampire. Intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.

Showing at: Falmouth 10, Brunswick 10, Cinemagic Westbrook

 

"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

(PG) (1:21) Stars the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Mr. T. and Benjamin Bratt. Directed by Phil Lord. Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain. Brief mild language.

Showing at: Falmouth 10, Cinemagic Westbrook, Cinemagic Saco

 

"Couples Retreat"

(R) (1:47) Stars Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell and Kristin Davis. Directed by Peter Billingsley. A comedy centered on four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional. Sexual content and language.

Showing at: Falmouth 10, Cinemagic Grand (South Portland), Cinemagic Saco, Cinemagic Westbrook

 

"The Invention of Lying"

(PG-13)...


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