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Angels and Demons (PG-13, 138 minutes) Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) returns to the big screen to pursue another secret society—just replace “Opus Dei” with “The Illuminati.” Can he prevent a deadly terrorist act from devastating the Vatican? Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6

The Brothers Bloom (PG-13, 113 minutes) Adrian Brody and Mark Ruffalo star as con men who lure a wealthy, oddly gifted woman (Rachel Weisz) into their latest plan. Directed by Rian Johnson, whose film Brick ruled. Playing at Vinegar Hill Theatre

Dance Flick (PG-13, 83 minutes) The Wayans family spoofs the recent spate urban dance movies. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6

Drag Me to Hell
(PG-13, 99 minutes) Evil Dead and Spider-Man director Sam Raimi returns to his horror roots with the story of a loan officer (Alison Lohman) who makes an unfortunate, unholy enemy. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6

The Hangover (R, 105 minutes) From the director of Old School, a comedy about some dudes (Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha) who go to Vegas for a bachelor party and get into all kinds of trouble but don’t remember any of it. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6

Imagine That (PG, 107 minutes) Eddie Murphy plays a financial executive who ignores his young daughter—until her imagination bails him out of big trouble. Thomas Haden Church co-stars. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4

Land of the Lost (PG-13, 93 minutes) A time-travel-adventure comedy based on the cult hit ’70s TV show of the same name and starring Will Ferrell, Anna Friel and Danny McBride. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4

Management (R, 93 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Opening Friday

My Life in Ruins (PG-13, 96 minutes) My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s Nia Vardalos, in Greece, in a romantic comedy. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (PG, 105 minutes) Ben Stiller reprises his role as night watchman for whom museum exhibits come to life—this time at the Smithsonian. Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Ricky Gervais, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson and many others co-star. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4

The Proposal
(PG-13, 118 minutes) An urbane book editor (Sandra Bullock) pretends to be engaged to her long-suffering assistant (Ryan Reynolds) in order to avoid deportation to her native Canada. Then they’re off to meet his family, in the wilds of Alaska. Opening Friday

Star Trek (PG-13, 127 minutes) So this is how Kirk and Spock first got to know each other. The most beloved sci-fi franchise ever—or the second most beloved, depending on your degree of dorkdom—gets a hyper-kinetic reboot from “Lost” co-creator J.J. Abrams, with stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Simon Pegg, Eric Bana and others. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4

The Taking of Pelham 123 (R, 93 minutes) Director Tony Scott remakes the 1974 film of the John Godey novel, in this case as a creative-facial-hair duel between Denzel Washington, playin a New York City subway dispatcher, and John Travolta, playing a crazed but calculating hijacker. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6

Terminator Salvation (PG-13, 115 minutes) In the fourth big-screen chapter of this beloved franchise, set in a post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale leads the human resistance to machine domination. Sam Worthington plays a cyborg who thinks he’s human and Anton Yelchin plays a young version of the man who will go back in time and become the Bale character’s father. Hey, you had to be there. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6

Up (PG, 89 minutes) Disney-Pixar’s latest is the 3D animated tale of an old geezer (voiced by Ed Asner) who decides to leave city living behind by tying many balloons to his house and floating away from it all. Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Delroy Lindo and Jordan Nagai co-star. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6

Year One (PG-13, 97 minutes) In director Harold Ramis’ comedy, Jack Black and Michael Cera play lazy Stone Age hunter-gatherers banished from their village and primed for adventure. Opening Friday

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