At the Movies – 01-09-09

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Here are the new movies starting this week at Midway Mall Cinema 9. For complete information, including other movies playing and times, log onto www.midwaycinema9.com.

The Unborn

Horror/Thriller – PG-13

Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven. Casey Beldon hated her mother for leaving her as a child. But when inexplicable things start to happen, Casey begins to understand why she left. Plagued by merciless dreams and a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours, she must turn to the only spiritual advisor, Sendak, who can make it stop.

•Directed by: David S. Goyer.

•Starring: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Meagan Good, Cam Gigandet, James Remar, Jane Alexander and Idris Elba.

•This film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images, thematic material and language including some sexual references.

Bride Wars

Comedy/Romance – PG

Liv and Emma, best friends since childhood, are always there for each other. Even their respective bridal engagements happen within hours. Together they plan their weddings, each to take place at New York’s ultimate bridal destination, the Plaza Hotel. But a clerical error pits the two brides against each other in a competition that quickly escalates into an all-out war.

•Directed by: Gary Winick.

•Starring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg and Candice Bergen.

•This film is rated PG for suggestive content, language and some rude behavior.

Gran Torino

Action/Drama – R

Clint Eastwood stars in the drama Gran Torino, marking his first film role since his Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. Eastwood also directs the film in which he plays Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices.

•Directed by: Clint Eastwood.

•Starring: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Dreama Walker and Brian Howe.

•This film is rated R for language throughout and some violence.

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