New this week
Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans: A drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigates the killing of five Senegalese immigrants. Rated R for drug use and language throughout, some violence and sexuality.
District 9: An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent. Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language.
The Edge of Darkness: A homicide investigates the death of his activist daughter. Rated R for strong bloody violence and language.
When in Rome: Beth is unlucky in love, but on a trip to Rome she steals coins from a reputed fountain of love. Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content.
Showing locally
Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel: The world famous singing pre-teen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes. Rated PG for some mild rude humor.
Avatar: A band of humans are pitted in a battle against a distant planet's indigenous population. Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.
The Blind Side: A poor, oversized and under-educated teenager is recruited by a major college football program where he is groomed into an athletically and academically successful NFL prospect. Rated PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references.
The Book of Eli: A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Rated R for some brutal violence and language.
Daybreakers: In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and brief nudity.
Extraordinary Measures: A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder. Rated PG for thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment.
It's Complicated: During his son's college graduation, Jane hooks up with her ex-husband, Jake, who's married to a younger woman. Rated R for some drug content and sexuality.
Leap Year: A woman has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition. Rated PG for sensuality and language.
Legion: An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. Rated R for strong bloody violence, and language.
The Lovely Bones: Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family -- and her killer -- from heaven. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language.
The Princess and the Frog: A fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana who lives in New Orleans' French Quarter during the Jazz Age. Rated G.
Sherlock Holmes: Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material.
Tooth Fairy: A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player results in an unusual sentence. Rated PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action.
Movie capsules are compiled by Jodee Taylor. Information is based on data available at press time from Traverse City area Carmike theaters, the State Theatre and The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay. Movie descriptions are from www.imdb.com. Ratings information is from the Motion Picture Association of America.
