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 - Subscribe  - Contact Us  - Rate Card  - Place an Ad Archives      Revels      Classifieds      Real Estate Guide      Weather      Subscribe      Contact Us January 27, 2005 Alone in the Dark Supernatural detective Edward Carnby goes to an island off the coast of Maine to exact revenge on those responsible for killing his best friend, and finds himself embroiled in a plot to open an ancient gate to Hell. A horror adaptation of a video game. Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, William Sanderson. R for violence and language, 96 min. Assault on Precinct 13 A police captain must rally cops and prisoners together to protect their precinct on New Year's Eve from armed criminals intent on storming the station to free an imprisoned mobster. Remake of John Carpenter's 1976 cult film. Laurence Fishburne, Ethan Hawke, Maria Bello, Gabriel Byrne, Drea De Matteo, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy, Ja Rule. R for strong violence and language throughout, and for some drug content/109 minutes. Aviator 6 Golden Globe Nominations A biographical chronicle charting the early years (1920's - 1940's) of tycoon Howard Hughes, the eccentric billionaire industrialist and Hollywood mogul famous for romancing some of the world's most beautiful women. Directed by Martin Scorsese ("Goodfellas," "Raging Bull," "Gangs of New York") Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, John C. Reilly, Kate Beckinsale, Jude Law, Gwen Stefani PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence, 170 min. Coach Carter Based on a true story, a controversial high school basketball coach received both high praise and harsh criticism for benching his entire undefeated team for poor academic performance in 1999. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert RiChard, Rob Brown, Debbi Morgan, Ashanti. PG-13 for violence, language, sexual content, teen partying, and some drug material,137 min. Elektra Ordered to assassinate a man, a deadly female ninja defies her orders and defends both the man and his daughter from others. Jennifer Garner, Terrence Stamp, Kirsten Prout. PG-13 for action violence, 97 min. Finding Neverland Five Golden Globe nominations for a tale of fantasy inspired by the life of Jame Barrie, the author of "Peter Pan." Set in London in 1904, the film following Barrie's creative journey to bring the character of Peter Pan to life, from his first inspiration for the story up until the play's premiere. Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie. PG for mild thematic elements and brief language. 101 min. Hide and Seek A father discovers his 9-year-old daughter is dealing with her mother's death by coming up with an imaginary friend named Charlie. But the horror that is Charlie may be all too real. Robert DeNiro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen. R for frightening sequences and violence, 101 min. House of Flying Daggers In Mandarin with English subtitles. Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. In ninth-century China, two dashing military agents hope to capture the new leader of a resistance group by pursuing the previous leader's blind daughter. Beautiful cinematography and inspired choreography. Directed by Zhang Yimou ("Hero"). Takeshi Kaneshiro, Any Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan. PG-13 for sequences of stylized martial arts violence and some sexuality, 119 min. In Good Company Comedy about the relationship between a 50-year-old businessman and his new 26-year-old boss. Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johannsen PG-13 for some sexual content, 110 min. Kinsey 3 Golden Globe Nominations The life story of Alfred Kinsey, a man driven to uncover the most private secrets of the nation, and a journey into the mystery of human behavior. In 1948, Kinsey irrevocably changed American culture and created a media sensation with his book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, followed shortly thereafter by one on the human female. Written and Directed by Bill Condon ("Gods and Monsters") Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt R for pervasive sexual content, including some graphic images and descriptions, 118 min. Meet the Fockers In "Meet the Parents," Greg Focker came to know his soon to be in-laws. Now it's his parents turn. But the hyper-relaxed Fockers and the tightly wound Byrneses are woefully mismatched.Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Barbra Streisand, Dustin Hoffman, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and a brief drug reference, 115 min. Million Dollar Baby A fighter turned trainer eventually agrees to train a woman in her early 30's who is determined to begin a boxing career. The two discover in each other a sense of family they lost long ago. Directed by Clint Eastwood; Starring Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. PG-13 for violence, some disturbing images, thematic material and brief drug use, 137min. Phantom of the Opera 3 Golden Globe Nominations A disfigured musical genius haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris, falling in love with a singer, the lovely Christine. As the Phantom devotes himself to her career, he exerts a strange control over her. Based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical; written for the screen and directed by Joel Schumacher. Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Minnie Driver. PG-13 for brief violent images, 141 min. Racing Stripes An abandoned baby zebra grows up on a Kentucky farm dreaming of becoming a racehorse. Live action and computer animation. Voice talents of Frankie Muniz, Dustin Hoffman, Mandy Moore, David Spade, Steve Harvery, Joe Pantoliano. PG for mild crude humor and some language, 102 min. Sideways A struggling, 40ish novelist is frustrated over his stalled career and the fact that his struggling actor buddy is about to get married. With their emotional baggage in tow, the two set off for a week of debauchery in the Napa Valley wine country before the wedding. Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh R for language, some strong sexual content and nudity, 125 min. Very Long Engagement In French with English subtitles. Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Set in France near the end of WWI in the deadly trenches of Somme, a young woman relentlessly searches for her fiancee believed to have been court-martialed and left to an almost-certain death in no-man's land. What follows is an investigation into the arbitrary nature of secrecy, the absurdity of war, and the enduring passion, intuition and tenacity of the human heart. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Amelie"). Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jerome Kircher. R for violence, sexuality, 134 min. 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