Traverse City Record-Eagle

Arts & Entertainment

June 29, 2012

This week at the movies: 06/29/2012

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New this week

The Amazing Spider-Man: Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. Rated PG-13 for sequences of action and violence. (Opens Tuesday, GT9, HOR, BAY)

Hide Away: A successful businessman attempting to resurrect his life buys and boards a dilapidated sailboat. Filmed in Traverse City. Rated PG-13 for a scene of sensuality, brief strong language and thematic material. (ST)

Madea's Witness Protection: A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company's mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea's southern home. Rated PG-13 for some crude sexual remarks and brief drug references. (HOR)

Magic Mike: A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women and make easy money. Rated R for pervasive sexual content, brief graphic nudity, language and some drug use. (GT9)

Moonrise Kingdom: A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them. (HOR)

People Like Us: While settling his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about. Rated PG-13 for language, some drug use and brief sexuality. (HOR)

Ted: As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett's teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John's side ever since. Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, and some drug use. (GT9, HOR)

Showing locally

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. Rated R for violence throughout and brief sexuality. (HOR)

The Avengers: Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference. (GT9, HOR, ER)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language. (BAY, GAR)

Brave: Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Rated PG for some scary action and rude humor. (GT9)

Madagascar 3: Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to New York. This time the journey will take them to a traveling circus in Europe. (GT9)

Men in Black III: Agent J travels in time to MIB's early years in the 1960s, to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, and brief suggestive content. (GT9)

Prometheus: A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. Rated R for sci-fi violence including some intense images, and brief language. (HOR)

Rock of Ages: Set in 1987 Los Angeles, Drew and Sherrie are two young people chasing their dreams in the big city. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, suggestive dancing, some heavy drinking, and language. (HOR)

Safety Not Guaranteed: Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. Rated R for language including some sexual references. (ST)

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World: As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. Rated R for language including sexual references, some drug use and brief violence. (HOR)

Snow White and the Huntsman: In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sensuality. (HOR)

That's My Boy: While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Rated R for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use. (HOR)

What to Expect When You're Expecting: A look at love through the eyes of five interconnected couples experiencing the thrills and surprises of having a baby. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic elements and language. (GT9)

Information is based on data available at press time from Traverse City area Carmike theaters (GT9, HOR), the State Theatre (ST), the Garden Theatre in Frankfort, (GAR) the Elk Rapids Cinema (ER), Cherry Bowl Drive-In (CB) and The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay (BAY)

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