Movie Guide

Published Thursday, October 9, 2008

MPAA ratings and reasons: G: General audiences; PG: Parental guidance suggested; PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned: some material unsuitable for children younger than 13; R: Restricted; children under 17 admitted with parent/guardian; NC-17: No children younger than 17 admitted

L: Language, profanity, crude humor N: Nudity S: Sex, sensuality V: Violence, strong action D: Drug use

Movies are rated on a scale of one to five, five being the best.

Film The Story Rating Length Theater
An American Carol A filmmaker who’s out to abolish a holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to show him the good sides of his own country.  PG-13
L
1:35 Stadium 14
Beverly Hills Chihuahua  A pampered Beverly Hills Chihuahua finds herself lost in the mean streets of Mexico without a day spa or boutique anywhere in sight.  PG
V
1:45 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
The Big Sleep NEW In this 1946 film, Humphrey Bogart plays a detective called into a case involving a wealthy family, blackmail and murder. Not Rated 1:54 Ragtag
Blindness  When a plague of blindness devastates a city, the afflicted band together to overcome the horrific conditions of their quarantine.  R
VLNS
1:20 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
Blossoms of Fire NEW The film explores the lives of the legendary women of Juchitán, a city in Oaxaca, Mexico. With visiting filmmaker. Not Rated 1:15 Ragtag
Body of Lies NEW Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a CIA operative who forms uneasy alliances to uncover a major terrorist leader operating in Jordan. R
VL
2:20 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
Bottle Shock NEW Alan Rickman stars as a wine snob in this film about an underdog California wine that bests the French at their own game. PG-13
LSD
1:48 Ragtag
Burn After Reading Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich star in the Coen Brothers’ comedy about a CIA disc that falls into the wrong hands.
See Scott May's review.
Scott May's rating:
R
LSV
1:35 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
Choke A con man regularly fakes choking in upscale restaurants, gets “saved” and collects checks from generous restaurant patrons.
See Scott May's review.
Scott May's rating:
R
SNL
1:32 Ragtag
City of Ember NEW Two teens race against time, searching for clues to unlock the ancient mystery that could save the people of the City of Ember. PG
V
1:50 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
Death Note II NEW The live-action Japanese film focuses on a university student who decides to rid the world of evil. Not Rated 2:10 Forum 8
The Duchess NEW This period piece about love and scandal stars Keira Knightly and Ralph Fiennes. PG-13
SN
1:20 Stadium 14
Eagle Eye Shia LaBeouf is forced to carry out the plans of a mysterious woman whom he has never met but seems to know his every move. PG-13
VL
2:10 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
The Express NEW The true story of Ernie Davis, the running back who became the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy. PG
VLS
2:20 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
Flash of Genius  Greg Kinnear stars in the true story of an inventor’s long battle with the automobile industry to receive recognition for his ingenuity.
See Scott May's review.
Scott May's rating:  
PG-13
L
1:20 Stadium 14
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People  A small-time British celebrity journalist is hired by an upscale New York magazine and enters high society with disastrous results. 
See synopsis.
R
LND
1:49 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
Intimidad: A Home Movie NEW A Mexican love story about family relationships and the meaning of “home.” With visiting filmmakers.  Not Rated 1:12 Ragtag
The Made-for-TV Election  A 1993 documentary analyzes the three commercial networks’ coverage of the 1980 presidential election.  Not Rated 1:33 Forum 8
Miracle at St. Anna Four soldiers from the army’s Negro 92nd Division find themselves separated from their unit and behind enemy lines during World War II.
See synopsis
R
VLSN
2:40 Stadium 14
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist  Two teens, with nothing in common except their taste in music, go on an all-night quest to find their favorite band’s secret show.  PG-13
SL
1:30 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
Nights in Rodanthe Richard Gere and Diane Lane star as unhappy strangers who share a life-changing romance at a seaside North Carolina inn. PG-13
S
1:50 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
Quarantine NEW A television news crew is trapped in a quarantined apartment building where something mysterious has infected residents. R
VL
1:26 Stadium 14
Religulous  In this documentary, comedian Bill Mahr and director Larry Charles (“Borat”) investigate the more ludicrous aspects of organized religion. 
See synopsis
Not Rated 1:41 Ragtag
Salome NEW The Metropolitan Opera presents the live performance of Strauss’ “Salome.”  Not Rated 1:45 Forum 8
Sex Drive NEW An 18-year-old gets the opportunity to lose his virginity when a woman he meets online offers to have sex with him if he drives to Knoxville to meet her. R
SNLD
1:48 Stadium 14
Spiderwick Chronicles A family uncovers the amazing truth of their new home, the Spiderwick Estate, and the fantastic creatures that inhabit it. PG
V
1:50 Forum 8

Click here for movie times, or contact the theater.
Forum 8:
1209 Forum-Katy Parkway, 445-7469
MSA/GPC Film Series: A022 Brady Commons, 882-3780
MU Museum of Art and Archaeology: Pickard Hall, 882-3591
Ragtag Cinemacafé: 23 N. Tenth St., 443-4359, www.ragtagfilm.com
Stadium 14 : 2800 Goodwin Pointe Drive, 817-0770