Australia (PG-13, 175 minutes) Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann directs Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman in a romantic historical western. Opening Friday
Bolt (PG, 96 minutes) In Disney’s 48th animated feature, a Hollywood dog who plays a canine superhero on TV, and thinks he actually is one, winds up in New York by mistake and must make an incredible journey home. John Travolta, Miley Cyrus and Malcolm McDowell, among others, lend their voice talents. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (PG-13, 93 minutes) At a concentration camp during World War II, the son of a Nazi befriends a Jewish boy. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Changeling (R, 140 minutes) Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie in a story about a mother who goes toe-to-toe with the LAPD and her own suspicions after police bring her a strange boy that claims to be her abducted son. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Familiar Strangers (PG-13) Locally produced by Cavalier Films and shot in Staunton, this film follows the Worthington kids, now grown, back to their childhood home and a wickedly quirky family. For more on Familiar Strangers, read Curtain Calls. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Fireproof (PG, 122 minutes) A firefighter played by Left Behind star Kirk Cameron tries not to get burned in his disintegrating marriage by turning to God. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Four Christmases (PG-13, 82 minutes) Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon play a couple accustomed to sneaking away together for Christmas but compelled this year to visit all four of their divorced parents on that one day. Opening Friday
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (G, 100 minutes) Now they’re seniors. But what will happen when they go their separate ways next year? Let us all sing and dance about it. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (PG, 89 minutes) Having made it from the Central Park Zoo to Madagascar, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and the gang (as animated animals, you understand) brave the wilds of mainland Africa and get in touch with their roots. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Quantum of Solace (PG-13, 106 minutes) Daniel Craig takes a licking and keeps on 007-ing in the latest James Bond flick. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Rachel Getting Married (R, 113 minutes) Jonathan Demme’s latest throws Kym (Anne Hathaway), fresh from a decade of rehab, back to her roots for her sister’s day of marital bliss. Chances of it going awry seem pretty good. Playing at Vinegar Hill Theatre
RocknRolla (R, 114 minutes) A bunch of memorable miscreants try to cash in on a Russian mobster’s real estate scam. The latest from Guy “Snatch” Ritchie. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Role Models (R, 100 minutes) Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott play a pair of comically obnoxious energy drink sales-man-boys who mess up their company truck and pay for it with community service–namely, mentoring young misfit kids. It’s not saying that bitterness and vulgarity for it’s own sake is funny. It’s saying that bitterness and vulgarity from children is funny. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
The Secret Life of Bees (PG-13, 109 minutes) Sue Monk Kidd’s bestselling novel gets its due as an adaptation starring Queen Latifah and indestructible child actress Dakota Fanning. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Transporter 3 (PG-13, 100 minutes) Jason Statham drives a car. Kicks some ass. Gets the girl? Opening Friday
Twilight (PG-13, 120 minutes) Director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown) adapts Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling novel about the romance between a teenage girl (Kristen Stewart) and a well-coiffed vampire (Robert Pattinson). Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6