Movies: What's here and what's starting Friday

August 05, 2008 04:45 pm

“The Dark Knight” — Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham’s new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker’s crimes grow more and more deadly. (PG-13, Cinema 6) To buy tickets online, click here.
“Hellboy II” — The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures. (PG-13, Movies 8) To buy tickets online, click here.
“Journey to the Center of the Earth” — On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth. (PG-13, Cinema 6) To buy tickets online, click here.
“Kit Kittridge: An American Girl” — The project is a drama based on the American Girl doll line and will center on Kit Kittredge, a young woman who grows up in the early years of the Great Depression. (G, Movies 8) To buy tickets online, click here.
“Mamma Mia!” — The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA. (PG-13, Cinema 6) To buy tickets online, click here.
“The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” — In the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick and Alex O’Connell unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin — a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard centuries ago. (PG-13, Cinema 6) To buy tickets online, click here.
“The Pineapple Express” — A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder. (R, Movies 8, starts Friday) To buy tickets online, click here.
“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” — Based on Ann Brashares’ best-selling series of novels, four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other as they always have-with honesty and humor. (PG, Cinema 6, starts Friday) To buy tickets online, click here.
“Swing Vote” — In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man’s vote. (PG-13, Cinema 6) To buy tickets online, click here.
“Wanted” — “Wanted” tells the tale of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. (R, Movies 8) To buy tickets online, click here.
“Wall-E” — The year is 2700. Wall-E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for. (PG, Movies 8) To buy tickets online, click here.
“The X-Files: I Want to Believe” — Scully and Mulder are back on the big screen. (PG-13, Movies 8) To buy tickets online, click here.
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— Compiled by Amanda Dyslin

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