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Entertainment January 23, 2008
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AT THE MOVIES

Cloverfield

Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Cloverfield revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.

Starring: Michael Stahl- David, Mike Vogel, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller and Odette Yustman.

P.S. I Love You

Drama, Romance

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life. Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life - a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters to guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. With Gerry's words as her guide, Holly embarks on a journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.

Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marstersa and Kathy Bates.

Run time: Approximately 2 hours, 10 minutes

Rated: PG-13

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Comedy, Family

Based on the 1960s cartoon series about a music group of chipmunks comprised of mischievous group leader Alvin; tall and quiet Simon; and chubby, impressionable Theodore.

Starring: Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Justin Long, Don Tiffany and Matthew Gray Gubler.

Run time: Approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes

Rated: PG

The Water Horse:

Legend of the Deep

Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

Starring: Bruce Allpress, Eddie Campbell, Ben Chaplin, Brian Cox, Emily Watson and Priyanka Xi.

Run time: Approximately 2 hours.

Rated: PG

Charlie Wilson's War

Biography, Drama

Starring: Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Blunt and John Slattery.

A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and longreaching effects.

Run time: Approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes

Rated: R

Meet the Spartans

Comedy

Starring: Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo, Ken Davitian, Diedrich Bader and Greg Ellis.

Confirmed for Friday, Jan. 25

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Adventure, Drama, Family

Upon moving into the rundown Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Starring: David Stratharn, Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte and Martin Short.

Confirmed for Friday, Feb. 15

Semi-Pro

Comedy, Sport

Jackie Moon, the ownercoach player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true.

Starring: Will Ferrel, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin, Maura Tierney, DeRay Davis and Jackie Earle Haley.

Confirmed for Friday, Feb. 29