DECEMBER 22, 2011 ISSUE
Movies
Now Playing at Local Theatres
Friday, December 23 - Thurs, December 29
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG)
JAMIE BELL, DANIEL CRAIG
Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Present a 3D Motion Capture Film The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R)
DANIEL CRAIG, ROONEY MARA, ROBIN WRIGHT
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first film in Columbia Pictures' three-picture adaptation of Stieg Larsson's literary blockbuster The Millennium Trilogy. Directed by David Fincher and starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, the film is based on the first novel in the trilogy, which altogether have sold 50 million copies in 46 countries and become a worldwide phenomenon.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL
TOM CRUISE, SIMON PEGG
This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in a global terrorist bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organization's name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this.
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G)
JASON LEE, JUSTIN LONG, ANNA FARIS
The vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become 'chipwrecked' on a remote island. As the 'Munks and Chipettes try various schemes to find their way home, they accidentally discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13)
ROBERT DOWNEY JR., JUDE LAW
Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has always been the smartest man in the room...until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large-Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris)-and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective.
NEW YEAR'S EVE (PG-13)
HALLE BERRY, JON BON JOVI, ROBERT DE NIRO
New Year's Eve celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in the intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.
THE SITTER (R)
JONAH HILL, SAM ROCKWELL
When the world's most irresponsible babysitter takes three of the world's worst kids on an unforgettable overnight adventure through the streets of New York City, it's anyone's guess who's going to make it home in one piece. The Sitter is a new level of twisted and debauched hilarity from the director of Pineapple Express.
HUGO (PG)
BEN KINGSLEY, SASHA BARON COHEN
Hugo is the astonishing adventure of a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father will transform Hugo and all those around him, and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home.















