Opening Friday
Boy Culture ** (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — Not rated. A male escort spills about his job and relationships in this drama. Patrick Bauchau. 88 minutes. The Loft
DOA: Dead or Alive — PG-13 for pervasive martial arts and action violence, some sexuality and nudity. The hand-to-hand combat video game makes the leap to the silver screen. Jaime Pressly. 86 minutes. Century Park
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer — PG for sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo. Tim Story directs this comic-book-based action film, which introduces the Silver Surfer character to the big screen along with the famed superhero team. Jessica Alba. 89 minutes. Review in Saturday Accent. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Cinemark, Oasis
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Nancy Drew **1/2 — PG for mild violence, thematic elements and brief language. The popular book series about a girl detective comes to the silver screen with Julia Roberts' niece in the title role. Nancy attempts to solve the unsolved murder of a movie star. Emma Roberts. 90 minutes. Review on Page 12. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, Desert Sky, Cinemark, Oasis
Severance *** — R for strong bloody violence, language, drug content and some sexuality/nudity. A business unity-building mountaineering retreat in Eastern Europe turns deadly. Toby Stephens. In English, Hungarian and Russian, with subtitles. 90 minutes. Review on Page 14. The Loft
Continuing Friday
Are We Done Yet? *1/2 — PG for some innuendos and brief language. In this comedy sequel to "Are We There Yet?" a family moves into a trouble-plagued suburban house. Ice Cube. 92 minutes. Gateway, Grand View
Away From Her **** — PG-13 for some strong language. A long-married couple struggles as Alzheimer's enters into their lives. Julie Christie. 110 minutes. Crossroads
Blades of Glory ***1/2 — PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, a comic violent image, and some drug references. Will Ferrell and Jon Heder star in an ice skating comedy. 93 minutes. Gateway, Oracle View, Crossroads
Bridge to Terabithia ***1/2 — PG for thematic elements including bullying, some peril and mild language. A young boy and girl become friends and dream up the fantasy world of Terabithia. Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb. 95 minutes. Gateway
Disturbia ** — PG-13 for sequences of terror and violence, and some sensuality. A teen stuck at home in house arrest thinks his neighbor is a serial killer. Shia LaBeouf and Carrie-Anne Moss star. D.J. Caruso directs. 104 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View
Fracture ***1/2 — R for language and some violent content. An assistant district attorney must contend with a dangerous man who tried to murder his wife. Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling. 110 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View
Georgia Rule * — R for sexual content and some language. A rebellious teen spends a summer with her grandma. Lindsay Lohan, Jane Fonda. 111 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View
Ghost Rider *1/2 — PG-13 for horror violence and disturbing images. In this comic-book adaptation, a biker gives up his body to a vengeful spirit, then must deal with the repercussions. Nicolas Cage. 110 minutes. DeAnza
Hostel: Part II ** (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — R for sadistic scenes of torture and bloody violence, terror, nudity, sexual content, language and some drug content. The slasher romp through Eastern Europe continues in this sequel, in which the survivors aim to take out a sadistic syndicate that tortures and kills tourists for entertainment. Bijou Phillips. 94 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, Cinemark, Oasis
The Invisible *1/2 (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG-13 for violence, criminality, sensuality and language — all involving teens. Friends become invisible — one metaphorically, one literally — after suffering a trauma. Marcia Gay Harden. 97 minutes. Gateway
Knocked Up ***1/2 — R for sexual content, drug use and language. A man and a woman hook up for a one-night stand, realize they're not right for each other, then discover their tryst has led to pregnancy. Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl. 124 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Cinemark, Oasis
The Lives of Others ***1/2 — R for some sexuality/nudity. An East German operative spies on a playwright in this best-foreign-language-film Oscar winner. Ulrich Mühe. In German, with subtitles. 137 minutes. Crossroads
Lucky You *** — PG-13 for some language and sexual humor. A poker player struggles to overcome his demons and win a championship. Eric Bana. 135 minutes. Crossroads
Meet the Robinsons **1/2 — G for all audiences. In this animated comedy, an orphan travels through time. Voice cast includes Angela Bassett. 100 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View, Grand View
Miss Potter *** — PG for brief mild language. A biopic of children's author Beatrix Potter, who overcomes a domineering mother and a sexist society to earn success. Renée Zellweger. 92 minutes. Crossroads
Mr. Brooks *** — R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, nudity and language. A staid businessman battles his murderous alter ego in this psychological thriller. Kevin Costner. 120 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Foothills, Cinemark, Oasis
The Namesake ***1/2 — PG-13 for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language. A Calcutta family comes to the United States in the '60s and tries to assimilate into the culture. Kal Penn. In English and various other languages, with subtitles. 122 minutes. Crossroads
Next ** (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, and some language. A man who can see the future must avoid being captured and find his future wife in this sci-fi drama. Nicolas Cage. 96 minutes. Gateway
Ocean's Thirteen **1/2 — PG-13 for brief sensuality. Master criminal Danny Ocean and his band of cohorts head off on yet another escapade in this all-star bonanza. George Clooney. 113 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Uptown, Oasis
Perfect Stranger *1/2 — R for sexual content, nudity, some disturbing violent images and language. A woman tries to uncover her friend's murder and gets involved with an obsessive affair on the Internet. Halle Berry and Bruce Willis star. 109 minutes. Gateway
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End * — PG-13 for intense sequences of action/adventure violence and some frightening images. Pirates fight for their lives. Johnny Depp. 165 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, Desert Sky, Cinemark, DeAnza, Oasis
Premonition ** — PG-13 for some violent content, disturbing images, thematic material and brief language. A woman has a premonition that her husband will die in a car accident, and she seeks to prevent the catastrophe. Sandra Bullock. 110 minutes. Gateway
Shrek the Third *** — PG for some crude humor, suggestive content and swashbuckling action. The animated ogre Shrek makes a third outing, this time aided by a team of ninja princesses. Mike Myers. 93 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Cinemark, Oasis
Spider-Man 3 *1/2 — PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence. Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst swing aboard for a third go-round on the Spider-Man web. 140 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, DeAnza, Cinemark
Surf's Up *** — PG for mild language and some rude humor. This animated comedy takes place at the world penguin surfing championship. The voice cast features Shia LaBeouf. 85 minutes. Park Place, El Con, Century Park, Foothills, DeAnza, Desert Sky, Oasis, Uptown
300 **** — R for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity. The king of Sparta takes on the Persians in this drama, based on the Frank Miller graphic novel. Gerard Butler. 117 minutes. Gateway, Oracle View, Crossroads
Vacancy ** (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — R for brutal violence and terror, brief nudity and language. Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson star as a married couple who check into a hotel and are targeted for a pornographic murder. Gateway, Oracle View
Waitress ***1/2 — PG-13 for sexual content, language and thematic elements. A waitress longs to leave her domineering husband. Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion. 104 minutes. El Con
Wild Hogs **1/2 — PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and some violence. Biker buddies have a run-in with a motorcycle gang. Tim Allen, John Travolta. 99 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View, Grand View
The Wind That Shakes the Barley *** — Not rated. In the early 20th century, a rift forms between Irish brothers due to an anti-Britain rebellion. Cillian Murphy stars. 127 minutes. The Loft
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