Movies shown at local theaters are marked as follows: MJR (MJR Cinema 20 in Southgate), AMC (AMC Star Taylor), AP (Allen Park Theater), IMAX (Henry Ford IMAX Theatre in Dearborn).
LATEST OPENINGS:
THE EYE — Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba), an accomplished Los Angeles-based concert violinist, has been blind since childhood. After undergoing a double corneal transplant to restore her eyesight, unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her, and she's convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see. Also stars Alessandro Nivola and Parker Posey. Rated PG-13 (Lionsgate Films). MJR, AMC
Jessica Alba stars as a blind violinist who regains her sight after a double corneal transplant, only to see things that are unexplainable and frightening in Lionsgate Films' "The Eye."
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HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT-3-D — Shot during Miley Cyrus' 54-city concert tour, the teen singer performs as herself and her Disney character, Hannah Montana (Walt Disney Pictures). MJR
OVER HER DEAD BODY — Devastated when his fiancee, Kate (Eva Longoria Parker), is killed on their wedding day, Henry (Paul Rudd) agrees to consult a psychic, Ashley (Lake Bell). Despite his skepticism over her psychic abilities, Henry finds himself falling hard for Ashley, and vice versa, while Ashley is being haunted by Kate's ghost. Rated PG-13 (New Line Cinema). MJR
STRANGE WILDERNESS — Animal enthusiast Peter Gaulke (Steve Zahn) and his sidekick, Fred Wolf (Allen Covert), host an ailing wildlife TV show, "Strange Wilderness," and desperate to save it, Peter hatches a scheme to find the one animal that could turn the show around and change the nature-show landscape forever — Bigfoot. Also stars Jonah Hill, Ashley Scott, Harry Hamlin, Joe Don Baker, Justin Long and Ernest Borgnine. Rated R (Paramount Pictures). MJR
ALSO SHOWING:
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR-REQUIEM — Monsters wage their most brutal battle yet in an unsuspecting Colorado town. Stars Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale, John Ortiz and Sam Trammell. Rated R (Twentieth Century Fox) Rated R. AP
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS — The live action/ CGI motion picture brings together the history of the characters — Dave Seville and singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore — for the first time. Stars Jason Lee, David Cross and Cameron Richardson. Rated PG (Twentieth Century Fox). MJR, AMC
AUGUST RUSH — A young Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a sheltered young cellist (Keri Russell) have a chance encounter one night in New York, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant. A mysterious stranger (Robin Williams) gives the child (Freddie Highmore) the name August Rush, who uses his musical talent to find his parents. Rated PG (Warner Bros.). AP
BEOWULF — In the time of legendary heroes, the mighty warrior Beowulf (Ray Winstone) battles the demon Grendel and incurs the wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother (Angelina Jolie). Also stars Anthony Hopkins and Alison Lohman. Rated PG-13 (Paramount Pictures). IMAX in 3D
THE BUCKET LIST —Corporate billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and working class mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) share a hospital room and discover they both have a desire to do everything they ever wanted to do before "kicking the bucket." Also stars Sean Hayes and Rob Morrow. Rated PG-13. MJR, AMC
CLOVERFIELD — Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives. Stars Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel and T.J. Miller. Rated PG-13 (Paramount Pictures). MJR, AMC
DINOSAURS ALIVE! 3D — From the sand dunes of Mongolia's Gobi Desert to the sandstone buttes of New Mexico, the film follows American Museum of Natural History paleontologists as they explore some of the greatest dinosaur finds in history. IMAX
FIRST SUNDAY — Durell (Ice Cube) and LeeJohn (Tracy Morgan), best friends and bumbling petty criminals, have one week to pay a debt or else Durell will lose his son. They come up with a scheme to rob their neighborhood church, but end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord. Rated PG-13 (Screen Gems). MJR, AMC
THE GAME PLAN —Superstar quarterback Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) discovers the 7-year-old daughter (Madison Pettis) he never knew he had. Also stars Kyra Sedgwick. Rated PG (Walt Disney Pictures). AP
THE GOLDEN COMPASS — The fantasy adventure is set in an alternative world where Lyra (Dakota Blue Richards), a 12-year-old girl who starts out trying to rescue a kidnapped friend, winds up on an epic quest to save not only her world, but ours, as well. Stars Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott and Ian McShane. Rated PG-13 (New Line Cinema). AP
HOW SHE MOVE — Raya Green 17, attends a prestigious private school outside her tough, crime-ridden neighborhood, but a tragedy forces her to return to the old community. To raise money to return to her old school, she is drawn into the world of underground dance competitions. Rated PG-13 (Paramount Vantage). MJR, AMC
I AM LEGEND — For three years, Robert Neville (Will Smith), the last human survivor of an attack of a mysterious virus in New York City and maybe the world, has been desperate to find any other survivors. Also stars Salli Richardson and Charlie Tahan. Rated PG-13 (Warner Bros.). MJR
JUNO — Juno (Ellen Page) is a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). With the help of her best friend, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents, Mark and Vanessa, (Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman) who are longing to adopt. Rated PG-13 (Fox Searchlight ). MJR, AMC
MAD MONEY — Three ordinary women (Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes) who form an unlikely friendship decide to rob one of the most secure banks in the world. Rated PG-13 (Overture). MJR
MEET THE SPARTANS — In this spoof of the movie "300," heroic Leonidas leads a ragtag group of 13 Spartans to defend their homeland against the invading Persians (whose ranks include Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Transformers and a hunchbacked Paris Hilton). Stars Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra and Kevin Sorbo. Rated PG-13 (Twentieth Century Fox). MJR, AMC
MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM — Mr. Magorium's (Dustin Hoffman) Wonder Emporium is a magic toy store, and everything in it comes to life, including the store itself. The Emporium only asks one thing of its customers — you must believe it to see it. Also stars Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman and Ted Ludzik. Rated G (Fox Walden). AP
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS — When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, treasure hunter Ben Gates' (Nicolas Cage) great-great grandfather is implicated as a key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's death. Also stars Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Ed Harris and Helen Mirren. Rated PG (Walt Disney Pictures). MJR, AMC
ONE MISSED CALL — Beth Raymond (Shannyn Sossamon) witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends just days apart. She knows that both of them had received cell phone messages of their own horrifying last moments before they died. Rated PG-13 (Warner Bros.). MJR
THE PIRATES WHO DON'T DO ANYTHING: A VEGGIE TALES MOVIE — Three animated veggie pals reluctantly set sail for adventure and discover that real heroes don't have to be tall, strong, handsome or even human, while learning what it really means to be a hero. Rated G (Universal Pictures). MJR
RAMBO — John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) has retreated to Thailand to live a solitary, simple life in the mountains and jungles. A group of human rights missionaries asks Rambo to guide them up the Salween River, but when they come up missing, he gets back into action. Rated R (Lionsgate Films). MJR, AMC
SEA MONSTERS 3D: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE — Photo-realistic computer-generated animation transports audiences back to the Late Cretaceous period, when a great inland sea divided North America in two. IMAX
THERE WILL BE BLOOD — Set on the incendiary frontier of California's turn-of-the-century petroleum boom, the story chronicles the life and times of Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner raising a son on his own into a self-made oil tycoon. Rated R (Paramount Vantage). MJR
27 DRESSES — Jane (Katherine Heigl) is a perennial bridesmaid whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when her younger sister, Tess, captures the heart of Jane's boss, who she secretly loves, Jane re-examines her "always-a-bridesmaid" lifestyle. Also stars James Marsden, Edward Burns and Melora Hardin. Rated PG-13 (Twentieth Century Fox). MJR, AMC
UNTRACEABLE — FBI Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) tracks down a tech-savvy Internet predator who displays his graphic murders on his own Web site. Rated R (Screen Gems). MJR, AMC
U2-3D — Viewers get an up close look at the Irish band performing on the final leg of its Vertigo Tour, shot in South America. IMAX
WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY — A parody of musician biopics, such as "Ray" and "Walk the Line," the film follows the life journey of fictional music legend Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly). Stars Jenna Fischer, Kristen Wiig and Tim Meadows. Rated R (Columbia Pictures). AP
THE WATERHORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP —The story begins with an enchanted egg, and what hatches will set in motion an adventure that will take a young boy on the unforgettable journey of a lifetime. Rated PG (Columbia/Revolution). MJR
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