What's Happening
Movies: Friday-Sunday, May 2-4
01:00 AM EDT on Friday, May 2, 2008

Career woman Kate Holbrook (played by Tina Fey, left) hires a surrogate mother Angie Ostrowiski (Amy Poehler) to carry her baby in Baby Mama, a hilarious comedy that has some surprising twists.
Universal Studios
Alvin and the Chipmunks ** 1/2 Jason Lee, David Cross. Hijinks abound as a struggling songwriter discovers a trio of talking, singing rodents and turns them into international stars in this fantasy film about one of the longest-running acts in show business. Kids will love the realistic-looking cuddly critters and parents will find the film a pleasant surprise. (1:32/PG)
Patriot East Providence: 1, 3, 5.
Baby Mama **** Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Martin. Career woman hires a surrogate mother to carry her baby to term, but culture clashes threaten to wreck their relationship in this hilarious comedy that has some surprising twists. (1:38/PG-13)
Cinemaworld: 10, 12:15, 12:30, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:25. Island: 1:20, 4:10, 7:25, 9:30. Providence Place: Fri-Sat noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:25, 11:45; Sun noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:25. Showcase North Attleboro: Fri-Sat 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:25, 10:05, 12:15; Sun 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:25, 10:05. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: Fri-Sat 11:50, 12:20, 2:10, 2:40, 4:35, 5, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:05, 11:50; Sun 11:50, 12:20, 2:10, 2:40, 4:35, 5, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:05. Showcase Warwick: Fri-Sat noon, 12:25, 2:25, 2:50, 4:45, 5:10, 7:20, 7:45, 9:55, 10:25, 12:15; Sun noon, 12:25, 2:25, 2:50, 4:45, 5:10, 7:20, 7:45, 9:55, 10:25. Showcase Warwick Mall: Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:20, 4:35, 7:25, 9:55, 12:15; Sun 12:05, 2:20, 4:35, 7:25, 9:55. South Kingstown: 1:40, 4:40, 7:05, 9:15. Stonington: Fri 10:05 (open caption), 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:35, 10:15; Sat 10:05, 12:25 (open caption), 2:45, 5:05, 7:35, 10:15; Sun 10:05 (open caption), 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:35, 10:15 (open caption). Swansea: Fri 10:35 (open caption), 1:35, 4:25, 7:35, 10:05; Sat 10:35, 1:35 (open caption), 4:25, 7:35, 10:05; Sun 10:35 (open caption), 1:35, 4:25, 7:35, 10:05 (open caption).
The Bucket List *** Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman. Two terminally ill men embark on a round-the-world tour of all the places they want to see and things they want to do before they “kick the bucket” in a philosophical comedy that seems surprisingly slight. (1:37/PG-13)
Patriot East Providence: 1:30, 3:50, 6:40, 8:50.
Charlie Bartlett ** Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr. A bright rich kid tries to fit into public school by dispensing advice and psychiatric drugs to the emotionally troubled students in a quirky film that panders to teens. (1:38/R)
Patriot East Providence: 2, 4:20, 7, 9:15.
College Road Trip *** Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symone, Donny Osmond. Cheerful, modestly charming film about a control-freak father learning how to let go of his not-so-little girl. (1:26/G)
Showcase Seekonk 1-10: 12:10, 2:15, 4:20.
Deception ** Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams. Predictable generic thriller about a colorless accountant who is enticed by romance into stealing funds from the company he’s auditing. (1:45/R)
Cinemaworld: Fri-Sat 5:45, 8:10, 10:35; Sun 5:45, 8:10. Island: 7:05, 9:15. Providence Place: 7:15. Showcase North Attleboro: 10:15 pm. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: Fri-Sat 6:35, 9:15, 11:40; Sun 6:35, 9:15. Showcase Warwick: Fri 7:05, 9:40, 12:20; Sat 7:05, 12:20; Sun 7:05, 9:40. South Kingstown: 9:40 pm. Stonington: 4:10, 9:50. Swansea: 4:50, 9:45.
Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean *** Daryl Hannah narrates this very matter-of-fact, classroom-like approach to the giant undersea mammals and their risks of extinction. It’s best when the personalities of the creatures are allowed to develop. (0:42/G)
Feinstein IMAX: Fri 1:10; Sat-Sun 10:45, noon, 1:10.
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who ***** Voices: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett. Thrilling comedy-adventure with a sweet message as a lumbering elephant tries to save the town of Who-ville which he swears exists inside a tiny speck of dust resting atop the clover that he’s nestling in his trunk. (1:26/G)
Apple Valley: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45. Cinemaworld: 11, 1, 3, 5. Island: 1:45, 3:40. Rustic Drive-In #2: Fri-Sat 8. Showcase North Attleboro: 12:15, 2:40, 5. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 12:10, 2:20, 4:40. Showcase Warwick: 11:55, 2. Showcase Warwick Mall: 12:15, 2:25. Swansea: 10:40, 1:50, 7:40.
88 Minutes * Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, Neal McDonough. Idiotic thriller about a Seattle psychologist targeted by a serial killer he helped put away — or is he? (1:48/R)
Apple Valley: noon, 2:35, 5, 7:20, 9:40. Cinemaworld: 10:25, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10. Island: 8:50. Providence Place: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45, 12:10; Sun 1:10, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45. Showcase North Attleboro: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:15, 6:55, 9:45, 12:10; Sun 1:20, 4:15, 6:55, 9:45. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:30, 6:40, 9:25, 11:50; Sun 12:45, 3:30, 6:40, 9:25. Showcase Warwick: 4:05, 6:45. Showcase Warwick Mall: Fri-Sat 4:45, 7:20, 10, 12:30; Sun 4:45, 7:20, 10.
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed * Ben Stein, Richard Dawkins. Stein takes on evolution in a “documentary” certain to warm the hearts of creationists everywhere. (1:30/PG)
Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 3:50, 9:30.
Flawless *** 1/2 Demi Moore, Michael Caine. A janitor bent on revenge persuades a passed-over female manager at a huge London diamond firm to help him rob the place of millions worth of gems in a subtle, spiffy caper film. (1:48/PG-13)
Opera House: Fri 4:15, 6:50, 9:20; Sat 1, 4:15, 6:50, 9:20; Sun 1, 4:15, 6:50.
Fool’s Gold ** Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland. An irresponsible scalawag joins with his reluctant ex-wife and a wealthy tycoon to hunt for a $300-million Spanish treasure lost in a 1715 hurricane in a film that starts off light and promising, but quickly gets bogged down with too many characters and too much running around. (1:52/PG-13)
Patriot East Providence: 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 9:40.
The Forbidden Kingdom *** Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano. Karate Kid meets J.R.R. Tolkien as a shy Boston kid sets out to deliver a magical staff to ancient China’s Monkey King. (1:53/PG-13)
Apple Valley: 12:35, 4, 7:10, 9:50. Cinemaworld: 10:35, 1:10, 4:15, 7:25, 10. Island: 1:30, 4:05, 7:15, 9:40. Providence Place: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10, 12:30; Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10. Showcase North Attleboro: Fri-Sat 1, 4:10, 6:50, 9:40, 12:15; Sun 1, 4:10, 6:50, 9:40. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25, 11:55; Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25. Showcase Warwick: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 6:50, 9:30, midnight; Sun 1, 4, 6:50, 9:30. Showcase Warwick Mall: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:15, 6:55, 9:30, 12:05; Sun 1:15, 4:15, 6:55, 9:30. Stonington: 1:20, 4:05, 7:10, 9:45. Swansea: 10:10, 1:25, 4:10, 7:25, 9:50.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall *** 1/2 Jason Segal, Kristen Bell. Segal wrote this “romantic disaster comedy” about a man who heads to Hawaii to mend his broken heart, only to find that his ex and her new boyfriend are staying at the same hotel in an often funny film that uses sex and nudity for laughs. (1:50/R)
Apple Valley: 11:40, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:25. Cinemaworld: 10:40, 1:05, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:20. Island: 1, 3:30, 7:20, 9:45. Providence Place: Fri 1:25, 1:55, 4:20, 4:50, 7:10, 7:40, 9:50, 10:20, 12:25; Sat 11:15, 1:25, 1:55, 4:20, 4:50, 7:10, 7:40, 9:50, 10:20, 12:25; Sun 11:15, 1:25, 1:55, 4:20, 4:50, 7:10, 7:40, 9:50, 10:20. Showcase North Attleboro: Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:35, 12:05; Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:35. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: Fri-Sat 12:30, 1:10, 3:30, 4:10, 6:50, 7:25, 9:40, 10:10, 12:10; Sun 12:30, 1:10, 3:30, 4:10, 6:50, 7:25, 9:40, 10:10. Showcase Warwick: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:25, 11:55; Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:25. Showcase Warwick Mall: Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 10:05, 12:30; Sun 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 10:05. South Kingstown: 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 9:45. Stonington: 1:10, 3:45, 7:20, 9:55. Swansea: 10:25, 1:45, 4:45, 7:40, 10:20.
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay *** John Cho, Kal Penn. Pair of idiot friends are suspected of being terrorists and get sent to the U.S. military prison in Cuba in this sometimes hilarious, sometime too long sequel to the 2004 hit. (1:42/R)
Cinemaworld: Fri-Sat 11, 1:15, 3:45, 6:05, 7:15, 8:15, 9:45, 10:45; Sun 11, 1:15, 3:45, 6:05, 7:15, 8:15, 9:45. Island: 1:40, 4:20, 7:40, 9:50. Providence Place: Fri 12:05, 1:50, 2:35, 4:30, 5:05, 7:15, 7:45, 9:40, 10:10, 12:05, 12:35; Sat 11:25, 12:05, 1:50, 2:35, 4:30, 5:05, 7:15, 7:45, 9:40, 10:10, 12:05, 12:35; Sun 11:25, 12:05, 1:50, 2:35, 4:30, 5:05, 7:15, 7:45, 9:40, 10:10. Showcase North Attleboro: Fri-Sat 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7:10, 10, 12:15; Sun 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7:10, 10. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: Fri-Sat 11:45, 12:15, 2:10, 2:40, 4:35, 5:05, 7:15, 7:40, 9:45, 10:15, midnight; Sun 11:45, 12:15, 2:10, 2:40, 4:35, 5:05, 7:15, 7:40, 9:45, 10:15. Showcase Warwick: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45, 12:10; Sun 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45. Showcase Warwick Mall: Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15, 12:10, 12:3; Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15. South Kingstown: 2, 4:50, 7:40, 9:50. Stonington: 1:05, 3:50, 7:25, 10:05. Swansea: 10:50, 1:20, 4:20, 7:45, 10:20.
Iron Man **** Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges. Quirky, thrilling adventure with Downey as the flawed, tongue-in-cheek genius inventor who creates an invincible flying suit to thwart injustice. (2:05/PG-13)
Apple Valley: 11:30, 2:05, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10. Cinemaworld: Fri-Sat 10, 10:45, 11:30, 12:15, 1, 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, 4, 4:45, 5:30, 6:15, 7, 7:30, 8:15, 9, 9:45, 10:15, 11; Sun 10, 10:45, 11:30, 12:15, 1, 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, 4, 4:45, 5:30, 6:15, 7, 7:30, 8:15, 9, 9:45, 10:15. Island: 11:45, 1, 2:15, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:30, 9:20, 9:55. Providence Place: Fri 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3:15, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:05, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:50, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 10:45, 11:35, 12:05, 12:35; Sat 10:30, 11, 11:30, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3:15, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:05, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:50, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 10:45, 11:35, 12:05, 12:35; Sun 10:30, 11, 11:30, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3:15, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:05, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:50, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20. Rustic Drive-In #1: Fri-Sat 8. Showcase North Attleboro: Fri 12:50, 1:20, 1:50, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 12:35; Sat 10:30, 12:50, 1:20, 1:50, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 12:35; Sun 10:30, 12:50, 1:20, 1:50, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: Fri 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 10:45, 12:05, 12:35; Sat 10:30, 11, 11:30, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 10:45, 12:05, 12:35; Sun 10:30, 11, 11:30, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20. Showcase Warwick: Fri 12:30, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3:30, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8:15, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 11, 12:10, 12:35; Sat 10:30, 11, 11:30, 12:30, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3:30, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8:15, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 11, 12:10, 12:35; Sun 10:30, 11, 11:30, 12:30, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3:30, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8:15, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20. Showcase Warwick Mall: Fri 12:50, 1:20, 1:50, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 12:05, 12:25; Sat 10:30, 11, 12:50, 1:20, 1:50, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 12:05, 12:25; Sun 10:30, 11, 12:50, 1:20, 1:50, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20. South Kingstown: 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:10, 10. Stonington: 10, 10:30, 1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 10, 10:30. Swansea: 10, 10:30, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9:30, 10, 10:30.
Juno **** Ellen Page, Michael Cera. Pregnant teenager decides, with the help of her parents, to take her future in her hands in this witty, heartwarming film. (1:34/PG-13)
Patriot East Providence: 7:10, 9:20.
La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon) **** Adrian Alonso, Kate Del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez. Young Mexican boy crosses the border in search of his mom, working illegally in LA. Subtitled. (1:49/PG-13)
Cable Car: Fri 7; Sat-Sun 1, 3, 7. Opera House: Fri 4:30, 7:10, 9:40; Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40; Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:10.
Leatherheads *** George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski. A reporter sets out to debunk the war hero stories of a star football player in the early days of pro football in a romantic comedy that could have used more romance and faster pacing. Directed by Clooney. (1:54/PG-13)
Cinemaworld: 10:20, 12:45, 3:15. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: Fri-Sat 12:50, 6:45, 11:55; Sun 12:50, 6:45.
Made of Honor *** Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan. A man decides to propose to his longtime friend on the day she announces she’s engaged to someone else, prompting him to try to win her back. This familiar, if bubbly film is the flip side of My Best Friend’s Wedding. (1:41/PG-13)
Cinemaworld: 10, 11, 12:15, 1:15, 2:30, 3:30, 4:45, 5:45, 7:15, 8:15, 9:30, 10:30. Opera House: Fri 4, 7, 9:30; Sat 1:15, 4, 7, 9:30; Sun 1:15, 4, 7. Providence Place: Fri-Sat noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40, midnight; Sun noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40. Showcase North Attleboro: Fri-Sat noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40, midnight; Sun noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: Fri-Sat 11:50, 12:20, 2:15, 2:45, 4:40, 5:10, 7:10, 7:40, 9:35, 10:05, midnight, 12:30; Sun 11:50, 12:20, 2:15, 2:45, 4:40, 5:10, 7:10, 7:40, 9:35, 10:05. Showcase Warwick: Fri-Sat 11:45, 12:15 (rear window caption), 2:10, 2:40 (rear window caption), 4:35, 5:05 (rear window caption), 7:10, 7:40 (rear window caption), 9:35, 10:05 (rear window caption), midnight, 12:30 (rear window caption); Sun 11:45, 12:15 (rear window caption), 2:10, 2:40 (rear window caption), 4:35, 5:05 (rear window caption), 7:10, 7:40 (rear window caption), 9:35, 10:05 (rear window caption). Showcase Warwick Mall: Fri-Sat noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40, midnight; Sun noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40. South Kingstown: 1:25, 4:25, 7:10, 9:20. Stonington: 1:15, 3:55, 7:15, 10:10. Swansea: 10:15, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15.
My Blueberry Nights ** Jude Law, Norah Jones. Brokenhearted woman sets out on a road trip across America to recover, but finds more damaged souls in this downbeat film. (1:30/PG-13)
Cable Car: Fri 9; Sat-Sun 5, 9.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets *** 1/2 Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger. Two groups of treasure hunters vie to find a spectacular legendary treasure hidden in the bowels of a national monument, while Cage’s Ben Gates also tries to clear his great-grandfather’s name, in this adventure-filled film that merely reworks the plot of the hit 2004 film and plays it on new locations. (2:07/PG)
Patriot East Providence: 1:10, 6:20.
Nim’s Island *** Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster. An author of books about a daredevil adventurer but who is afraid of her own shadow travels to a remote island to help a resourceful young girl who is waiting for the return of her missing-at-sea father in an action-packed fantasy film. (1:35/PG)
Apple Valley: 12:05, 2:25, 4:50, 7:10, 9:20. Cinemaworld: 10:15, 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:10, 9:30. Island: 1:10, 3:20, 6:50. Providence Place: 12:30, 2:45, 5. Rustic Drive-In #2: Fri-Sat 9:40. Showcase North Attleboro: 12:10, 2:25, 4:50. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7. Showcase Warwick: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50. Showcase Warwick Mall: 12:30, 2:45, 5. South Kingstown: 1, 4, 6:40. Stonington: 10:10, 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10:20. Swansea: 10:45, 1:45, 4:55, 7:45, 10.
The Other Boleyn Girl *** Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana. Anne Boleyn and her young sister Mary have flings with King Henry VIII at the urgings of their social-climbing father and uncle, but as we all know, things didn’t work out as planned in this fascinating but sometimes slow-paced historical drama. (1:54/PG-13)
Patriot East Providence: 1:40, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30.
Prom Night * Brittany Snow, Johnathan Schaech, Jessica Stroup. Slow, obvious remake of a 1980 slasher flick. (1:28/PG-13)
Apple Valley: 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35. Cinemaworld: 11:30, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30. Island: 1:50, 4:20, 7, 9. Providence Place: Fri-Sat 2:55, 5:05, 10:10, 12:20; Sun 2:55, 5:05, 10:10. Rustic Drive-In #3: Fri-Sat 8. Showcase North Attleboro: Fri-Sat 7:45, 10:10, 12:20; Sun 7:45, 10:10. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: Fri-Sat 7:20, 9:45, 11:45; Sun 7:20, 9:45. Showcase Warwick: Fri-Sat 9:15 pm, 11:25 pm; Sun 9:15 pm. Showcase Warwick Mall: Fri-Sat 12:20, 2:30, 4:55, 7:05, 9:35, 11:55; Sun 12:20, 2:30, 4:55, 7:05, 9:35. South Kingstown: 1:20, 4:20. Stonington: 10:15, 12:35, 2:55, 5:15, 7:45, 10:25. Swansea: 10:20, 1:10, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35, 9:55.
Scrap Heaven NR (1:57/NR)
Cable Car: Fri-Sat 11:15 pm.
Shine a Light **** The Rolling Stones, Jack White, Christina Aguilera. Martin Scorsese directed this concert film of The Rolling Stones live in New York in 2006, and the sound quality provides a key into the band’s enduring appeal. (2:02/PG-13)
Feinstein IMAX: 2:20, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15.
Shutter ** Rachael Taylor, Joshua Jackson. A couple fears that the wispy images in their photos are ghosts trying to contact them in a film that is seriously short on shudders. (1:26/PG-13)
Patriot East Providence: 4, 9.
The Spiderwick Chronicles **** Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte. Teenage twin brothers and their sister move into a creepy old house and uncover a secret world of goblins and elves and ogres, all of whom are after a magical book in their possession, in non-stop adventures based on a popular book series. (1:34/PG)
Patriot East Providence: 1:20, 6:30. Rustic Drive-In #1: Fri-Sat 10:20.
Step Up 2: The Streets ** Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman. Sequel to the surprise 2006 dance movie has the same basic plot (although the lead has been changed from a young man to a young woman) and exhaustively terrific dance moves. But the results are pedestrian. (1:37/PG-13)
Patriot East Providence: 3:40, 8:40.
Street Kings ** Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker. Slack and silly, but violent, bad-cops-kill-other-bad-cops thriller filled with cop movie clichés. (1:45/R)
Apple Valley: 7:15, 9:45. Providence Place: Fri 9:45 pm, 12:15 am; Sat 12:15 am; Sun 9:45 pm. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: Fri-Sat 9:30 pm, midnight; Sun 9:30 pm.
Superhero Movie * Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Leslie Nielsen. Spoof of superhero movies (mostly Spider-Man) falls flat with very few laughs. (1:16/PG-13)
Patriot East Providence: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:45. Showcase North Attleboro: 7:40.
21 **** Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne. A team of MIT students head for the Las Vegas casinos and begin using their scientific method to win at the blackjack tables in this exciting thriller. (2:02/PG-13)
Apple Valley: 1, 4:10, 7:05, 10. Cinemaworld: 10:30, 1:45, 4:30, 7:35, 10:15. Island: 1:35, 4:15, 7:10, 9:35. Providence Place: 12:10, 7:25. Rustic Drive-In #3: Fri-Sat 9:45. Showcase North Attleboro: Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:25, 6:40, 9:30, 12:15; Sun 12:40, 3:25, 6:40, 9:30. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30, midnight; Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30. Showcase Warwick: 1:05, 4:20, 7:25, 10:15. Showcase Warwick Mall: Fri-Sat 1, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20, 11:55; Sun 1, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20. South Kingstown: 6:50, 9:35. Stonington: 1:25, 7:05. Swansea: 10:05, 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10.
27 Dresses **** Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman. Breezy romantic comedy about an always-a-bridesmaid young woman who is secretly in love with her boss, until he falls for her vivacious sister. (1:53/PG-13)
Patriot East Providence: 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50.
Vantage Point *** 1/2 Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver. The assassination of the U.S. president at an international conference in Spain sets the stage for a twisty thriller that keeps replaying the scene from the vantage point of eyewitnesses, each time providing more clues as to what really occurred. (1:30/PG-13)
Patriot East Providence: 1:15, 3:15, 5:30, 7:40, 9:35.
The Visitor ***** Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman. A widowed college professor, sleepwalking through life, finds new urgency when he befriends a pair of illegal immigrants who teach him new joys in this epic voyage of self discovery. (1:43/PG-13)
Providence Place: Fri-Sat 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 9:30, 12:20; Sun 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 9:30. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: Fri-Sat 1, 3:45, 6:50, 9:35, midnight; Sun 1, 3:45, 6:50, 9:35.
What Happens in Vegas NR (1:39/PG-13) Sneak preview.
Providence Place: Sat 10 pm. Showcase Warwick: Sat 10 pm.
Young@Heart ***** Bob Cilman, Eileen Hall, Joe Benoit, Lenny Fontaine. Singers from Northampton, Mass., ranging in age from 70 to 92 take on contemporary classics from rock to punk to R&B in this entertaining documentary about their late-in-life stardom. (1:50/PG)
Avon: Fri 7, 9:15; Sat-Sun 1, 3:15, 7, 9:15. Jane Pickens Newport: Fri 4, 7, 9; Sat 2, 4, 7, 9; Sun 4, 7.
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