New this week
Celine Through the Eyes of the World: A documentary on Celine Dion's 2008-2009 Taking Chances world tour.
Shutter Island: U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane. Rated R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity.
Showing locally
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.
Crazy Heart: Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages. Rated R for language and brief sexuality.
Dear John: A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave. Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and violence.
The Edge of Darkness: A homicide detective investigates the death of his activist daughter. Rated R for strong bloody violence and language.
Leap Year: A woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day. Rated PG for sensuality and language.
From Paris With Love: A young employee in the office of the U.S. ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city. Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians The Lightning Thief: A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. Rated PG for action violence and peril, some scary images and suggestive material and mild language.
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.
Valentine's Day: Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day. Rated PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity.
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.
The Wolfman: Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man (Del Toro) is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf. Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore.
The Young Victoria: A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. Rated PG for some mild sensuality, a scene of violence, and brief incidental language and smoking.
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.
