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March 16, 2012

This week at the movies: 03/16/2012

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New this week

21 Jump Street: A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring. Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material, teen drinking and some violence. (HOR)

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A 9-year-old searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father. Rated PG-13 for emotional thematic material, some disturbing images and language. (BAY)

Le Havre: A political fairy tale about the French harbor town; a bohemian Frenchman provides temporary safe have to an illegal immigrant from Africa. Part of the Bay Film Series. Sunday, March 16, 2 and 5 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, March 19-20, 6 p.m.; www.thebaytheatre.com. (BAY)

Hugo: Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. Rated PG for mild thematic material, some action/peril and smoking. (ST)

Showing locally

Act of Valor: An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent. Rated R for strong violence including some torture, and for language. (HOR)

The Artist: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break. Rated PG-13 for a disturbing image and a crude gesture. (ST)

Big Miracle: In small town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales. Rated PG for language. (GT9, ER)

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax: A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. Rated PG for brief mild language. (GT9)

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance: As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images, and language. (HOR)

The Grey: In Alaska, an oil drilling team struggle to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wild. Rated R for violence/disturbing content including bloody images, and for pervasive language. (GT9)

John Carter: Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action. (HOR)

Journey 2 The Mysterious Island: Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather. Rated PG for some adventure action, and brief mild language. (GT9)

My Week with Marilyn: Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier's, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. Rated R for some language. (ST)

Safe House: A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. Rated R for strong violence throughout and some language. (GAR, HOR)

Silent House: Trapped inside her family's lakeside retreat, a young woman finds she is unable to contact the outside world. Rated R for disturbing violent content and terror. (HOR)

A Thousand Words: After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent Jack McCall finds a Bodhi tree on his property. Rated PG-13 for sexual situations including dialogue, language and some drug-related humor. (GT9)

The Vow: A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again. Rated PG-13 for an accident scene, sexual content, partial nudity and some language. (HOR)

Wanderlust: Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options. Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use. (GT9)

The Woman in Black: A young lawyer travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost. Rated PG-13 for thematic material and violence/disturbing images. (HOR)

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 DriveIn (CB) and The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay (BAY).

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