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).
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Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman portray the Boleyn sisters, who both caught the eye of England's King Henry VIII in Columbia Pictures' historical drama, "The Other Boleyn Girl."
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THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL — Two beautiful sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII (Eric Bana). While both women eventually share the king's bed, only one will ascend to the throne for a brief and turbulent reign that ends tragically with a swing of the executioner's sword. Rated PG-13 (Columbia Pictures). MJR
PENELOPE — Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci), afflicted by the Wilhern spell that can only be broken when she finds love, is hidden away in her family's estate, meeting a string of suitors in her parents' attempt to break the curse. Also stars James McAvoy and Reese Witherspoon. Rated PG (Summit Entertainment). MJR
SEMI-PRO — Set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick American Basketball Association, Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell), used the profits from his one hit song, "Love Me Sexy," to buy a basketball team. Moon's franchise, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league and in danger of folding when the ABA announces its plans to merge with the NBA. Also stars Woody Harrelson and Will Arnett. Rated R (New Line Cinema) MJR, AMC
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BE KIND, REWIND — A lovable loser (Jack Black) stuck in a life that's too small for his big dreams unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend works. To satisfy the store's few loyal customers, he devises a plan to re-create and re-film every movie they decide to rent. Also stars Danny Glover, Mos Def and Mia Farrow. Rated PG-13 (New Line Cinema). MJR
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
CHARLIE BARTLETT —Wealthy teen-ager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) slyly positions himself as his new school's resident "psychiatrist," dishing out both honest advice and powerful prescriptions from a restroom stall to become a one-man battle against the loneliness, angst and hypocrisy of the modern world. Also stars Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis and Kat Dennings. Rated R (Sidney Kimmel Entertainment). MJR
DEFINITELY, MAYBE —Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) is in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year-old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), starts to question him about his life before marriage. He relives his past as an idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. Rated PG-13 (Universal 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
ENCHANTED — A beautiful princess (Amy Adams) is banished by an evil queen (Susan Sarandon) from her magical animated land and finds herself in the streets of modern-day Manhattan and falling in love with a divorce lawyer (Patrick Dempsey), even though she is promised to a fairy tale prince (James Marsden) back home. Rated PG (Walt Disney Pictures). AP
THE EYE — Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba), an accomplished concert violinist, has been blind since childhood. After undergoing a double corneal transplant, 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 see. Also stars Alessandro Nivola and Parker Posey. Rated PG-13 (Lionsgate Films). MJR
FOOL'S GOLD — Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey), a modern-day treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen's Dowry, 40 chests of priceless treasure, has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess (Kate Hudson), into the project. Also stars Donald Sutherland and Ray Winstone. Rated PG-13 (Warner Bros.). 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.). AP
JUMPER — A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. Discovering that the gift has existed for centuries, he finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them. Stars Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Jamie Bell and Samuel L. Jackson. Rated PG-13 (20th Century Fox). MJR, AMC
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
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. Stars Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra and Kevin Sorbo. Rated PG-13 (Twentieth Century Fox). AP
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). MJR, AP (children free tomorrow and Sunday)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN — Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead men with a load of heroin and $2 million in cash in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law can contain. Also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Woody Harrelson and Kelly Macdonald. Rated R (Miramax). 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.). AP
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
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES — Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family moves into a secluded old house owned by their great-great Uncle Arthur Spiderwick. When they investigate what's going on, the family uncovers the truth about the estate and the creatures that inhabit it. Stars Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Nolte. Rated PG (Paramount Pictures). MJR, AMC, IMAX
STEP UP 2 THE STREETS — In this follow-up to "Step Up," rebellious street dancer Andie (Briana Evigan) lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, fighting to fit in while trying to hold onto her old life. She and the school's hottest dancer (Robert Hoffman) form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in an underground dance battle. Rated PG-13 (Touchstone Pictures). 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). 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
VANTAGE POINT — Although Secret Service agents Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) are assigned to protect President Ashton (William Hurt), he is shot moments arriving at a summit. Viewers follow the perspective of eyewitnesses of the same 15 minutes to learn the truth behind the assassination attempt. Also stars Forest Whitaker and Sigourney Weaver. Rated PG-13 (Columbia Pictures). MJR, AMC
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). AP
WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS — Talk show sensation RJ Stevens (Martin Lawrence), who left behind his modest Southern upbringing and family name to be a self-help guru, visits his parents for a chance to prove to them that he's no longer the kid they relentlessly picked on. Rated PG-13 (Universal Pictures). MJR, AMC
WITLESS PROTECTION — Larry the Cable Guy, a small town sheriff, and Madeleine (Ivana Milicevic), a key witness in a high-stakes Chicago crime case, grapple with angry FBI agents, quack doctors and Chicago high society in this comedic adventure. Also stars Eric Roberts, Joe Mantegna and Jenny McCarthy. (Lionsgate Films) Rated PG-13. MJR
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