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Red West (left) and Souleymane Sy Savane play unlikely friends in Goodbye Solo.

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Published: July 2, 2009

ANGELS & DEMONS (starstar)

In this sequel to The Da Vinci Code, Ron Howard again directs and Tom Hanks stars as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. This time he is racing to prevent a secret society from destroying the Vatican.

Rated: PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, and thematic material.

Showing: Wynnsong 12.

ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (not reviewed) new

A documentary on the band Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal." It influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time.

Rated: Not rated.

Showing: Carousel Luxury.

AWAY WE GO (starstarstarhalf-star)

The journey of an expectant couple as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Starring John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney, Jeff Daniels.

Rated: R for adult language and some sexual content.

Showing: Grand 18, Carmike 10,

DRAG ME TO HELL (not reviewed)

Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell. Starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, David Paymer.

Rated: PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and adult language.

Showing: Carousel Lusury.

GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST (star)

A womanizer is haunted by his romantic past. Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner star.

Rated: PG-13 for sexual content throughout, some adult language and a drug reference.

Showing: Marketplace.

GOOBYE SOLO (starstarstarhalf-star)

Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever. Filmed in Winston-Salem and starring Souleymane Sy Savane and Red West.

Rated: R for adult language.

Showing: Grand 18, Carousel Luxury.

THE HANGOVER (starstarhalf-star)

A dark comedy centered on three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must retrace their steps in order to find him.

Rated: R for pervasive adult language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Starmount, Creekside, Carousel Luxury.

HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (starstar)

As Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over her life, Miley Stewart, at the urging of her father, takes a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tenn., to get some perspective on what matters in life.

Rated: G

Showing: Marketplace.

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (starstar)

We catch up with Manny and the gang as they help Sid get out of a scrape involving hijacked dinosaur eggs. Voices by Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah.

Rated: PG for some mild rude humor and peril.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Kernersville Countryside, Starmount, Liberty Twin, Creekside.

IMAGINE THAT (starstarhalf-star)

Eddie Murphy stars in this family-friendly film about a business-obsessed father getting to know his daughter.

Rated: PG for mild adult language and brief questionable behavior.

Showing: Carousel Luxury.

IS ANYBODY THERE? (not reviewed)

Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual 10-year-old boy growing up in an old people's home run by his parents. Starring Michael Caine.

Rated: PG-13 for adult language including sexual references, and some disturbing images.

Showing: Carousel Luxury.

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (starstarhalf-star)

Animated feature from DreamWorks showcases 3-D elements and an all-star cast including Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson and Stephen Colbert. Monsters from a secret government compound go up against invading aliens in a bid to save the planet.

Rated: PG for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild adult language.

Showing: Marketplace.

MY LIFE IN RUINS (no stars)

A travel guide rediscovers her romantic side on a trip around Greece. Starring Nia Vardalos and Richard Dreyfuss.

Rated: PG-13 for sexual content.

Showing: Carousel Luxury.

MY SISTER'S KEEPER (starstarhalf-star)

After their daughter is stricken with leukemia, a couple conceives a younger sister who can provide a donor match. Years later, the family finds itself embroiled in a conflict. Starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric, Joan Cusack.

Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, adult language and brief teen drinking.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Creekside.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN (starhalf-star)

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake. Starring Ben Stiller and Amy Adams.

Rated: PG for mild action and brief adult language.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carousel Luxury.

OBSESSED (not reviewed)

A successful asset manager, who has just received a promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage. But a temp worker starts stalking him, and all the things he's worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy. Starring Idris Elba and Beyonce Knowles.

Rated: PG-13 for sexual material including some suggestive dialogue, some violence and thematic content.

Showing: Marketplace.

THE PROPOSAL (starstar)

A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. Starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.

Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and adult language.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Kernersville Countryside, Starmount, Creekside.

PUBLIC ENEMIES (starstarhalf-star)

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Emilie de Ravin.

Rated: R for gangster violence and some adult language.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Kernersville Countryside, Starmount, Creekside, Carousel Luxury.

THE SOLOIST (starhalf-star)

Journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a classical music prodigy who is mentally ill, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez tries to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives.

Rated: PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug use and adult language.

Showing: Marketplace.

STAR TREK (starstarhalf-star)

A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members, starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto.

Rated: PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and brief sexual content.

Showing: Wynnsong 12, Carousel Luxury.

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 (starstar)

A ruthless gang of hijackers take over a New York subway train, threatening to shoot one passenger a minute until ransom is paid. Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Gbenga Akinnagbe and Brian Haley star.

Rated: R for violence and pervasive adult language.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Creekside, Carousel Luxury.

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (starhalf-star)

Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel.

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, adult language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Kernersville Countryside, Starmount, Liberty Twin, Creekside.

UP (starstarstarhalf-star)

By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip. Voices by Ed Asner. Christopher Plummer and Delroy Lindo, among others.

Rated: PG for some peril and action.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Creekside.

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (starstar)

Hugh Jackman and his sideburns star in the story of the younger years of X-Man Wolverine. Liev Schreiber co-stars as his bullying older brother, if you can imagine anyone bullying Wolverine.

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity.

Showing: Marketplace.

YEAR ONE (star)

Two men wander through early civilization in biblical times. Starring Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross and Hank Azaria.

Rated: PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, brief, strong adult language and comic violence.

Showing: Grand 18, Wynnsong 12, Carmike 10, Starmount, Creekside.

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