Published: January 22, 2009 10:25 pm         

Movies for weekend 1/23/09

Playing at Oakwood Mall Theater

(580) 233-7469



‘My Bloody Valentine’ (R)

Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Betsey Rue, Edi Gathegi, Tom Atkins, Kevin Tighe, Megan Boone.

A tragedy changed a town forever when an inexperienced coal miner caused an accident that killed five and sent the only survivor into a permanent coma. But the survivor eventually woke up and wanted revenge.

‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ (PG)

Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O’Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi, Shirley Knight.

A single, suburban dad, trying to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall considers himself on the front lines of safety. When a heist shuts down the megaplex, Jersey’s most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.



‘The Unborn’ (PG-13)

Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Carla Gugino, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Rhys Coiro, James Remar.

Casey Bell, plagued by merciless dreams and a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours, turns to the only spiritual advisor who can make it stop.

‘Inkheart’ (PG)

Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Hope Bennett, Rafi Gavron.

Mortimer “Mo” Folchart and his 12-year-old daughter, Meggie, share an extraordinary gift for bringing characters from books to life when they read aloud. But there is a danger: when a character is brought to life from a book, a real person disappears into its pages.



‘Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans’ (R)

Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, Kevin Grevioux.

The centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves) continues as a young Lycan, Lucian, emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years.



‘Hotel For Dogs’ (PG)

Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Kyla Pratt, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Don Cheadle.

When their new guardians forbid 16-year old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, to have a pet, Andi has to use her quick wit to help find a new home for their dog, Friday. The resourceful kids stumble upon an abandoned hotel and transform it into a magical dog-paradise for Friday – and eventually for all his friends.

‘Bride Wars’ (PG)

Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Candice Bergen, Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg, Steve Howey, Chris Pratt, Michael Arden, John Pankow, Paul Scheer.

Liv and Emma are best friends who since childhood have planned every detail of their respective weddings. At the top of their bridal must have list: a ceremony at New York’s ultimate bridal destination, the Plaza Hotel. Now they’re both about to get married and about to realize their dreams — or maybe not — when a clerical error causes a clash in wedding dates.



‘Gran Torino’ (R)

Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Brian Haley.

Walt Kowalski is an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices. The people he once called his neighbors have all moved or passed away, replaced by Hmong immigrants, from Southeast Asia, he despises. Resentful of virtually everything and everyone he sees, Walt is just waiting out the rest of his life, until the night his teenage neighbor Thao tries to steal his prized ‘72 Gran Torino, under pressure from Hmong gang-bangers.



Playing at Rialto Theater

(580) 327-0535



‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ (PG)

Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O’Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi, Shirley Knight.

A single, suburban dad, trying to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall considers himself on the front lines of safety. When a heist shuts down the megaplex, Jersey’s most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.



‘Hotel For Dogs’ (PG)

Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Kyla Pratt, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Don Cheadle.

When their new guardians forbid 16-year old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, to have a pet, Andi has to use her quick wit to help find a new home for their dog, Friday. The resourceful kids stumble upon an abandoned hotel and transform it into a magical dog-paradise for Friday – and eventually for all his friends.



‘Valkyrie’ (PG-13)

Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel, Terence Stamp.

In a country in the grips of evil, in a police state where every move is being watched, in a world where justice and honor have been subverted, a group of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power decide to take action. Based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and the daring and ingenious plot to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known.



Playing at 89er Theatre

(405) 699-3489



‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ (PG-13)

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton.

Adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time.



‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ (PG)

Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O’Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi, Shirley Knight.

A single, suburban dad, trying to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall considers himself on the front lines of safety. When a heist shuts down the megaplex, Jersey’s most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.



‘The Unborn’ (PG-13)

Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Carla Gugino, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Rhys Coiro, James Remar.

Casey Bell, plagued by merciless dreams and a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours, turns to the only spiritual advisor who can make it stop.



Playing at Royal Theater

(580) 227-3511



‘Marley & Me’

(PG-13)

Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner.

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life.