Now showing at Crossroads Cinema



THE BLACK DAHLIA

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank

"The Black Dahlia" weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. Two ex-pugilist cops, Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert, are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short, A.K.A. "The Black Dahlia" - an attack so grisly that images of the killing were kept from the public. While Blanchard's growing preoccupation with the sensational murder threatens his marriage to Kay, his partner Bleichert finds himself attracted to the enigmatic Madeleine Linscott, the daughter of one of the city's most prominent families - who just happens to have an unsavory connection to the murder victim. Rated R (for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language)



INVINCIBLE

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear

"Invincible" was inspired by the true story of Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach (Greg Kinnear) of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public concensus was that it was a waste of time - no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale - a down-on-his-luck, 30-year-old substitute teacher and part-time bartender who never even played college football. But againt these odds, Paple made the team and soon found himself living every fan's fantasy - moving from his cheap seats in the upper deck to standing on the field as a professional football player. Rated PG-13 (for some action violence)



Now Showing at Cascade Village Theatre:



ALL THE KING'S MEN

Cast: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Patricia Clarkson, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins

Absolute power corrupts absolutely in wrtier-director Steve Zallian's adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's classic novel "All the King's Men" featuring and all-star cast led by Sean Penn. "All the King's Men" charts the spectacular rise and fall of a charismatic Southern politician, "Boss" Willie Stark (Sean Penn). Jude Law co-stars as Jack Burden, the once idealistic, now embittered ex-reporter who unwittingly fuels Stark's corrupt political ambitions. Rated (PG-13 for an intense sequence of violence, sexual content and partial nudity)



MATERIAL GIRLS

Cast: Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Angelica Huston, Lukas Haas

Ava and Tanzi Marchetta have it all. Heiresses to a multimillion dollar cosmetics company, the girls approach life as one big party. But when a scandal involving one of their products emerges, the girls are left penniless, homeless and seemingly helpless. They could, of course, take the easy way out and listen to the board of directors who want to sell the company to their biggest competitor, but that would forever taint the name of their late father, who built it from the ground up. Instead, Ava and Tanzie decide to protect what is rightfully theirs. What it's going to take to do that will require them to do some things they've never really considered...growing up, taking initiative and responsibility, and sking for help from others, rather than expecting it to fall into their laps. Rated PG (for language and rude humor)



Now showing at Riverwalk Theatre



OPEN SEASON

Voices: Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Debra Messing, Gary sinise, Billy Connolly, Jon Favreau

Boog (Martin Lawrence), a grizzly bear with no survival skills, has his perfect world in the tranquil town of Timberline turned upside-down when he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a scrawny, fast-talking wild mule deer. Elliot arrives in Timberline missing an antler and strapped to the hood of a truck, courtesy of the paranoid uber-hunter Shaw (Gary Sinise). Against his better judgment, Boog frees Elliot. Elliot attempts to return the favor by "freeing" Boog from his idyllic existence with his beloved Park Ranger Beth (Debra Messing), who has raised him since he was a cub. Things quickly spiral out of control. The two troublemakers are relocated together to the wild...just three days before open season! Rated PG (for some rude humor, mild action and brief language)



THE GUARDIAN

Cast: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher

After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer Ben Randal (Kevin Costner) is sent to teach at "A" School, an elite training program for Coast Guard rescue swimmers. Randall throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. He encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), who is driven to be the best. During training, Randall helps mold Jake's character, combining his raw talent with the heart and dedication required of a Rescue Swimmer. Upon graduation, Jake follows Randall to Kodiak, Alaska, where they face the inherent dangers of he Bering Sea. Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of action/peril, brief strong language and some sensuality)



LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Cast: Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin

"Little Miss Sunshine" tells the story of the Hoovers, one of the most endearingly fractured families ever seen on motion picture screens. Together, the motley six-member family treks from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary girl with big dreams. Along the way the family must deal with crushed dreams, heartbreaks and a broken-down VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition itself. On their travels through this bizarely funny landscape, the Hoovers learn to trust and support each other along the path of life, no matter what the challenage. Rated R (for language, some sex and drug content)



JACKASS: NUMBER TWO

Cast: Johnny Knoxville

After smearing the world with all sorts of ridiculous crap, the original creators and cast of the MTV series "Jackass" and "Jackass: The Movie" go one louder in "Jackass: Number Two." Significantly raising the stakes and lowering the bar, "Jackass: Number Two" unleashes a spirited mess of absurdity as the cast and crew get even more ugly around the globe. Rated R for extremely crude and dangerous stunts throughout, sexual content, nudity and language



EVERYONE'S HERO

Voices: Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Dennehy, William H Macy, Mandy Patinkin, Robert Wagner

In "Everyone's Hero," a young boy finds himself at an extraordinary crossroads: he has a chance to be a hero - and make a difference against incredible odds - or he can play it safe. With faith in himself instilled by his family, he teams up with a sassy young girl and some off-the-wall sidekicks and embarks on a sometimes perilous, often funny, cross-country quest. In the process, he restores his family's honor, befriends the world's biggest sports superstar and reveals the hero within. Rated G (all audiences)



CRANK

Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart

Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) begins his morning with an unexpected wake-up call. The voice on the other end of the phone reveals he has been poisoned in his sleep and has only one hour to live. He learns that the only way to delay the poison from stopping his heart is to keep his adrenaline flowing. As the clock ticks, Chelios cuts a swath through the streets of LA, wreaking havoc on those who dare stand in his way. He has to search for an antidote to save his own life while staying two steps ahead of his nemesis. Rated R (for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality, nudity and drug use)



Now showing at Capitol Theatre



THE GUARDIAN

Rated PG-13



OPEN SEASON

Rated PG



SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS

Jon Heder ("Napolean Dynamite") plays an unlucky meter reader who enrolls in a confidence-building class so he can win the love of the girl of his dreams. The class turns out to be something quite different when it becomes clear to the young man that his professor (Billy Bob Thorton), has his sights set on the same girl. Rated PG-13 (for language, crude and sexual content, and some violence)



GRIDIRON GANG

Cast: The Rock, Xzibit

"Gridiron Gang" tells the uplifting story of detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (The Rock), who creates a high-school-level football team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. He is joined in this experiment by coworker Malcom Moore (Xzibit). But Porter must first overcome almost unversal resistance from the powers that be - his skeptical bosses and coaches at rival high schools - who don't want their players mixing it up with convicted criminals on the football field. Rated PG-13 (for some startling scenes of violence, mature thematic material and language)