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Australia ** — PG-13 for some violence, sensuality, and brief strong language. In pre-World War II Australia, a British aristocrat inherits a ranch and must drive cattle over harsh terrain while the Japanese bomb the country. Nicole Kidman. 165 minutes. El Con, Marketplace, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Desert Sky, Foothills, Harkins, Tower.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua ** — PG for some mild thematic elements. A small dog gets lost in Mexico. Drew Barrymore lends her voice. 93 minutes. Century Park, DeAnza, Oasis.

Bolt *** — PG for some mild action and peril. In this animated film, a dog actor is surprised to learn he has no superpowers in real life. John Travolta leads the voice cast. 92 minutes. Century Park, El Con, Marketplace, Park Place, Cinemark, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Oasis.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas **** — PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust. A Jewish boy in a concentration camp befriends the son of a Nazi. Vera Farmiga. 93 minutes. El Con.

Burn After Reading *** — R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence. The Coen brothers direct a comedic drama about ne'er-do-wells who steal a CIA agent's memoirs. Brad Pitt. Crossroads, Oracle View, Gateway.

Changeling **1/2 — R for violent and disturbing content, and language. A woman's son is kidnapped and police return a different boy, claiming he's hers. Clint Eastwood directs. Angelina Jolie stars. 141 minutes. Park Place, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Oasis.

City of Ember * — PG for mild peril and some thematic elements. In this family adventure film, kids struggle to escape a land of darkness. Saoirse Ronan. 95 minutes. Gateway.

The Dark Knight **** — PG-13 for intense violence and menace. The Caped Crusader faces the Joker in this highly awaited follow-up to "Batman Begins." Christian Bale, Heath Ledger. 152 minutes. Crossroads, Oracle View, Gateway.

The Duchess ***1/2 — PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material. A biopic on 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, whose love and politics were controversial. Keira Knightley. 110 minutes. Crossroads.

Eagle Eye ** — PG-13 for intense action and violence, and for language. Two average people become unwitting accomplices to an assassination plot. Shia LaBeouf. 118 minutes. Harkins.

Four Christmases *** — PG-13 for some sexual humor and language. A wealthy couple whose parents are divorced feel compelled to visit their four sets of relatives in this comedy. Vince Vaughn. 82 minutes. El Con, Marketplace, Century Park, Park Place, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Uptown.

Ghost Town ***1/2 — PG13 for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references. A man who dies and is revived discovers he can now contact ghosts in this comedy. Ricky Gervais. 102 minutes. Crossroads, Gateway.

Happy-Go-Lucky ***1/2 — R for language. An upbeat 30-year-old London schoolteacher spreads her charms. Sally Hawkins. 118 minutes. Loft.

The Haunting of Molly Hartley * (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG-13 for strong thematic material, violence and terror, brief strong language and teen drinking. A haunted high school girl tries to make a fresh start. Shannon Marie Woodward. 87 minutes. Harkins.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year *** — G for all audiences. Students stage a musical that addresses their concerns with growing up, going to college and entering the real world. Ashley Tisdale. 118 minutes. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Foothills, Oasis.

Lakeview Terrace ** — PG-13 for intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references. An interracial couple is harassed by a neighbor who is a tough LAPD officer. Samuel L. Jackson. 110 minutes. Oracle View, Gateway.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa **1/2 — PG for some mild crude humor. The band of talking animated animals from the 2005 hit reunite for another adventure. Ben Stiller lends his voice. 89 minutes. El con, Marketplace, Century Park, Park Place, DeAnza, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Uptown, Oasis.

Mamma Mia! **1/2 — PG-13 for some sex-related comments. The stage musical, featuring the music of ABBA, comes to the big screen. Meryl Streep. 108 minutes. Oracle View, Gateway.

Max Payne * (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG-13 for intense violence including shooting, drug content, some sexuality and brief strong language. An agent whose family was killed and a female assassin whose sister was slain team up to avenge the deaths. Mark Wahlberg. 86 minutes. Oracle View, Crossroads, Gateway.

Miracle at St. Anna ** — R for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity. African-American soldiers get stuck in a Tuscan village during World War II. Laz Alonso. Spike Lee directs. 160 minutes. Crossroads, Oracle View.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist * — PG-13 for mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior. Unlikely lovebirds get together to search for a hidden concert. Michael Cera. 90 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View.

Pineapple Express **** — R for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence. A stoner sees a cop commit murder, then goes on the run. Seth Rogen. 111 minutes. Oracle View, Century Gateway.

Quantum of Solace ** — PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content. Daniel Craig stars as Agent 007, who goes rogue in order to take down a would-be water kingpin. 106 minutes. El Con, Marketplace, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Oasis.

Rachel Getting Married ***1/2 — R for language and brief sexuality. A woman who has battled addiction for 10 years attends her sister's wedding. Anne Hathaway. 114 minutes. El Con.

Role Models ***1/2 — R for crude and sexual content, strong language and nudity. Because of their hijinks, energy drink salesmen are forced to join a youth mentorship program. Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott. 100 minutes. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, DeAnza, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Oasis.

Saw V * (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — R for grisly violence and torture, language and brief nudity. A forensics expert tries to protect his secret that he's a killer who follows the spirit of the terrible reign of Jigsaw. Tobin Bell. 88 minutes. Century Park.

Sex Drive *** — R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, language, some drug and alcohol use - all involving teens. A high school kid drives cross the country with friends to see a girl he met online. Clark Duke. 101 minutes. Crossroads, Oracle View, Gateway.

Soul Men **1/2 — R for pervasive language, and sexual content including nudity. Two soul singers who haven't spoken to each other in years reunite after a bandmate dies. Samuel L. Jackson. 103 minutes. Gateway.

Synecdoche, New York ** — R for language and some sexual content/nudity. Charlie Kaufman writes and directs a drama about a theater director who spends years constructing a scale model of his life a warehouse. Philip Seymour Hoffman. 124 minutes. Loft.

Transporter 3 ** (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG-13 for intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material. A high-risk deliveryman leaps back into action. Jason Statham. 100 minutes. El Con, Marketplace, Century Park, Park Place, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Foothills, Harkins, Oasis, Tower, Uptown.

Transsiberian ***1/2 — R for some violence, including torture and language. In this thriller, penned by Tucsonan Will Conroy and director Brad Anderson, an American couple encounters danger on a train ride from China to Moscow. Woody Harrelson. 111 minutes. Crossroads.

Tropic Thunder **1/2 — R for pervasive language including sexual references, violence and drug material. Ben Stiller stars and directs this comedy about a war film set in a real life war zone. 107 minutes. Gateway.

Twilight *** — PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality. A teen girl falls in love with a vampire. Kristen Stewart. 120 minutes. El Con, Marketplace, Desert Sky, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Oasis.

W. **1/2 — PG-13 for language including sexual references, some alcohol abuse, smoking and brief disturbing war images. Oliver Stone's examination of George W. Bush. Josh Brolin. 129 minutes. Century Park.

WALL-E **1/2 — G for all audiences. A Pixar animated film about a robot attempting to find acceptance and love. 98 minutes. Gateway, Oracle View.

What Just Happened *** — R for language, some violent images, sexual content and some drug material. Robert De Niro plays a producer who can't get his latest movie going in this comedy. 107 minutes. Crossroads.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno **** — R for strong crude sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity and pervasive language. Writer/director Kevin Smith's comedy about lifelong platonic friends who make a sex film. Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks. 102 minutes. El Con, Cinemark, DeAnza, Oasis.

– Phil Villarreal