At the Movies – 02-13-09

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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.

Friday the 13th

Horror – R

Young adults end up exploring the old Camp Crystal Lake (made famous by the original 1980 film). Soon enough however, their seemingly fun weekend turns into a nightmare when each one finds himself hunted down by a machete-wielding maniac known as Jason Voorhees.

•Directed by: Marcus Nispel.

•Cast: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift, Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis VanWinkle, Aaron Yoo and Derek Mears.

•This film is rated R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, language and drug material.

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Comedy/Romance – PG

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can’t quite get her foot in the door until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. As her dreams are finally coming true, she goes to ever more hilarious and extreme efforts to keep her past from ruining her future.

•Directed by: P.J. Hogan.

•Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, Kristin Scott Thomas and John Lithgow.

•This film is rated PG for some mild language and thematic elements.

He’s Just Not That Into You

Comedy – PG-13

An all-star ensemble cast headlines this romantic comedy, He’s Just Not That Into You. The film is based on the bestselling book of the same name, which was written by former Sex and the City writers Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo. It is about modern day relationships and how men and women often misconstrue the intentions of the opposite sex.

•Directed by: Ken Kwapis.

•Cast: Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Kevin Connolly, Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kris Kristofferson, Corey Pearson and Wilson Cruz.

•This film is rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language.

New in Town

Comedy/Crime – PG-13

Lucy Hill is an ambitious, up and coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment – in the middle of nowhere – to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straight forward job assignment becomes a life changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams.

•Directed by: Jonas Elmer.

•Cast: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., Siobhan Fallon, J.K. Simmons, Mike O’Brien, Frances Conroy, Ferron Guerreiro and Barbara James Smith.

•This film is rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Push

Sci-Fi/Thriller – PG-13

A riveting action-thriller, Push burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims. Against this setting, a young man and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the future of civilization.

•Directed by: Paul McGuigan.

•Cast: Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Chris Evans, Djimon Hounsou, Maggie Siff and Cliff Curtis.

•This film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking.

Pink Panther 2

Adventure/Comedy – PG

Pink Panther 2, the sequel to the 2006 worldwide hit, stars Steve Martin reprising the role of intrepid-if-bumbling French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen – including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond – Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.

•Directed by: Harald Zwart.

•Cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Alfred Molina, Emily Mortimer, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Andy Garcia, Lily Tomlin and John Cleese.

•This film is rated PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action.

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