Published: March 05, 2009 10:11 pm         

Movies for weekend 3/6/09

Playing at Oakwood Mall Theater

(580) 233-7469



‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (R)

Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan.

An 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he grew up and of his adventures.



‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ (PG)

Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Leslie Bibb, Fred Armisen, Julie Hagerty, Krysten Ritter, Robert Stanton, Christine Ebersole, Wendie Malick, Stephanie March.

A fun-loving shopaholic dreams of working for a fashion magazine, but can’t quite get her foot in the door until she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. As her dreams are finally coming true, she goes to extreme efforts to keep her past from ruining her future.



‘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.



‘Fired Up’ (PG-13)

Nicholas D’Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, Molly Sims, Danneel Harris, Philip Baker Hall, Adhir Kalyan, Annalynne McCord.

Shawn Colfax and Nick Brady, the stars of the Gerald R. Ford High School football team, are dreading the prospect of another summer at football camp. When Nick hatches a scheme for the two to join their school’s cheerleaders at cheer camp instead, they find themselves awash in a sea of gorgeous young women.



Watchmen (R)

Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson.

When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion — a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers — Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.

‘Taken’ (PG-13)

Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Goran Kostic.

When his estranged daughter is kidnapped in Paris, a former spy sets out to find her at any cost. Relying on his special skills, he tracks down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launches a one-man war to bring them to justice and rescue his daughter.



‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ (PG-13)

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kris Kristofferson, Justin Long.

A group of interconnected, Baltimore-based young adults navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life.



‘Madea Goes to Jail’ (PG-13)

Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, David Mann, Tamala Mann, Ronreaco Lee, Ion Overman, Vanessa Ferlito, Viola Davis, Sophia Vergara, Robin Coleman, Bobbi Baker.

America’s favorite irreverent, pistol-packin’ grandmomma is raising hell behind bars and lobbying for her freedom ... Hallelujah!



Playing at Rialto Theater

(580) 327-0535



‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ (PG-13)

A group of interconnected, Baltimore-based young adults navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life.



‘Fired Up’ (PG-13)

Shawn Colfax and Nick Brady, the stars of the Gerald R. Ford High School football team, are dreading the prospect of another summer at football camp. When Nick hatches a scheme for the two to join their school’s cheerleaders at cheer camp instead, they find themselves awash in a sea of gorgeous young women.



Watchmen (R)

Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson.

When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion — a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers — Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.



Playing at 89er Theatre

(405) 699-3489



‘Push’ (PG-13)

Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou, Maggie Siff, Scott Michael Campbell.

A young man and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the future of civilization in this story of the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims.



‘Taken’ (PG-13)

Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Goran Kostic.

When his estranged daughter is kidnapped in Paris, a former spy sets out to find her at any cost. Relying on his special skills, he tracks down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launches a one-man war to bring them to justice and rescue his daughter.



‘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.



Playing at Royal Theater

(580) 227-3511



‘Taken’ (PG-13)

Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Goran Kostic.

When his estranged daughter is kidnapped in Paris, a former spy sets out to find her at any cost. Relying on his special skills, he tracks down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launches a one-man war to bring them to justice and rescue his daughter.