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:
BALLS OF FURY— Down-and-out former professional pingpong phenom Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) is sucked into the world of underground pingpong when FBI Agent Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win and to smoke out his father's killer — archfiend Feng (Christopher Walken). Rated PG-13 (Focus Features). MJR, AMC
DEATH SENTENCE — Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life until one gruesome night when he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great to go to protect his family. Rated R (Twentieth Century Fox). MJR
HALLOWEEN — A zombie turns back time to uncover the making of a pathologically disturbed, cursed child named Michael Myers. Rated R (Dimension/MGM). MJR, AMC
SNEAK PREVIEW (TUESDAY):
3:10 TO YUMA — A rancher struggling to support his ranch and family takes an assignment to transport a notorious felon to Yuma for imprisonment. But, once the two meet, the criminal tries to tempt him with a fortune in hidden loot if he'll let him escape. Stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Alan Tudyk, Peter Fonda and Gretchen Mol. Rated R (Lionsgate Films) MJRALSO SHOWING:
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM — Matt Damon reprises his role as Jason Bourne, a trained assassin who has lost his memory and must hunt down his past in order to find a future. Traveling around the world, he must outmaneuver barrages of bullets and scores of cops, federal officers and Interpol agents who have him in their crosshairs. Joan Allen and Julia Stiles also return in co-starring roles. (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
EVAN ALMIGHTY —Newly elected to Congress, preening newscaster Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) leaves Buffalo behind and moves his family to northern Virginia. Once there, his life gets turned upside-down when God (Morgan Freeman) appears and anoints him to accomplish a holy mission of biblical proportions. Rated PG (Universal Pictures). AP
FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER — Marvel's first family of superheroes, The Fantastic Four, meets its greatest challenge yet as the Silver Surfer comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. Stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon and Andre Braugher. Rated PG (Twentieth Century Fox). AP
1408 — In this Steven King story, novelist Mike Enslin (John Cusack) publishes a string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the world. Then he checks into suite 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel for his latest project, "Ten Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms," defying the warnings of the hotel manager (Samuel L. Jackson). Rated PG-13 (MGM). AP
HAIRSPRAY — Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name, this latest version stars John Travolta as the mother of one of the starstruck teens who appear on a Baltimore dance show. Also stars Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Zak Efron and Amanda Bynes. Rated PG (New Line Cinema). MJR
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX — As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is in full-blown adolescence, and feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) will strike. Also stars Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter and Maggie Smith. Rated PG-13 (Warner Bros.). IMAX, MJR
ILLEGAL TENDER —Millie DeLeon (Wanda De Jesus) is a beautiful, highly educated and sophisticated widow raising her two sons alone. One is a college honors student and the other is in elementary school. Things change quickly as assassins soon will be coming to kill her. Rated R (Universal Studios). AMC
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY —Chuck Ford (Adam Sandler) owes fellow Philadelphia firefighter Larry Allensworth (Kevin James) for saving his life in a fire. Larry calls in that favor when red tape prevents him from naming his own two children as his life insurance beneficiaries. All that Chuck has to do is claim to be Larry's domestic partner on some city forms. Rated PG-13 (Universal Pictures). MJR
THE INVASION — The mysterious crash of a space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that there is something alien within the wreckage. Psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Nicole Kidman) and her colleague, Ben Driscoll (Daniel Craig), learn the truth about the growing extraterrestrial epidemic: It attacks its victims while they sleep, leaving them physically unchanged but strangely unfeeling and inhuman. Rated PG-13 (Warner Bros.). MJR, AMC
KNOCKED UP — Allison Scott (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming entertainment journalist on the fast track. Her plans get seriously derailed when a drunken one-nighter with slacker Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) results in an unwanted pregnancy. Also stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. Rated R (Universal Pictures). AP
MR. BEAN'S HOLIDAY — Tired of the dreary, wet London weather, Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson), a nearly wordless misfit who seems to be followed by a trail of pratfalls and hijinks, heads to Cannes for some sun on the beach. The bumbling Bean falls face first into a series of mishaps and fortunate coincidences to wreak havoc across the French countryside. Rated G (Universal Pictures). MJR
THE NANNY DIARIES — Based on the bestselling novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, the film follows New York University student (Scarlett Johansson), a nanny to a family on the Upper East Side that turns out to be the family from hell. Rated PG-13 (The Weinstein Company/ MFM). AMC
NO RESERVATIONS — Master chef Kate Armstrong's (Catherine Zeta-Zones) perfectionist nature is put to the test when she must contend with a brash new sous chef (Aaron Eckhart) who joins her staff, while at the same time, she struggles to bond with her 9-year-old niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin), who has come to live with her. Rated PG (Warner Bros.). MJR
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END — Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) are allied with Capt. Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) in a desperate quest to free Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from a trap in Davy Jones' locker. Also stars Chow Yun-Fat. Rated PG-13 (Walt Disney Pictures). AP
RATATOUILLE — A rat named Remy who dreams of becoming a great French chef, finds himself in the sewers of Paris, where he's ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Remy's passion for cooking sets into motion an exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside-down. Features the voice talents of Janeane Garofalo, Brad Garrett and Patton Oswalt. Rated G (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios). MJR
RESURRECTING THE CHAMP — An up-and-coming sports reporter (Josh Hartnett) rescues a homeless man (Samuel L. Jackson), only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. Also stars Kathryn Morris, Terri Hatcher and Alan Alda. Rated PG-13 (Yari Film Group). MJR, AMC
RUSH HOUR 3 — For this third installment of the action comedies, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan return in the roles as LAPD Detective Carter and Chinese Chief Inspector Lee, respectively. This time around, the two must travel to Paris to battle a wing of the Chinese organized crime family, the Triads. Rated PG-13 (New Line Cinema). MJR, AMC
SEPTEMBER DAWN — A dramatic re-creation of historical events that occurred in the fall of 1857, the film focuses on religious fanaticism, betrayal and a massacre, all serving as a background to a Romeo and Juliet-style love story. Stars Jon Voight, Trent Ford, Terence Stamp and Lolita Davidovich. Rated R (Black Diamond Pictures). MJR
SHREK THE THIRD —When Shrek's (the voice of Mike Meyers) father-in-law, King Harold (John Cleese), suddenly dies, he becomes king of Far Far Away. That is, until he can find a suitable king to take his place. Rated PG (Dreamworks Animation). AP
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE — Based on the hit TV series, Homer Simpson must save the world from a catastrophe he himself created. Voices include those of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria, Pamela Hayden and Albert Brooks. Rated PG-13 (Twentieth Century Fox). MJR, AMC
STARDUST — This fantasy epic follows the adventures of Tristan Thorne (Charlie Cox), who promises to bring a fallen star to the prettiest girl in the village (Sienna Miller). He enters a mysterious, magical kingdom where he discovers that the fallen star is not a meteorite, but a beautiful, spirited young woman (Claire Danes). Also stars Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Everett. Rated PG-13 (Paramount Pictures). MJR
SUPERBAD — Now that two socially inept teenage boys who are best friends are going to different colleges, they are forced to contemplate life apart. Evan (Michael Cera), sweet and smart, and Seth (Jonah Hill), foul-mouthed, volatile and consumed with the topic of human sexuality, attempt to reverse a lifelong losing streak with the ladies in one panic-driven night. Rated R (Columbia Pictures). MJR, AMC
TRANSFORMERS —Aliens make Earth their final battleground, and the forces of evil seek the key to ultimate power, as the planet's last chance for survival rests in the hands of young Sam Witwicky. Stars Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Megan Fox, John Turturro and Jon Voight. Rated PG-13 (Paramount Pictures). MJR
UNDERDOG — After an accident in the lab of maniacal scientist Dr. Simon Barsinister (Peter Dink-lage), an ordinary beagle finds himself with unimaginable powers and the ability to speak. Armed with a superhero costume, Underdog (voiced by Jason Lee) vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of Capitol City. Also stars Jim Belushi and Taylor Momsen. Rated PG (Walt Disney Pictures). MJR
WAR — After his partner, Tom Lone (Terry Chen), and family are killed, apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a vortex of guilt and betrayal. Rated R (Lionsgate Films). AMC
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