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Opening Friday

An American Carol — PG-13 for rude and irreverent content, and for language and brief drug material. In this satire of liberalism, a Michael Moore-like filmmaker bent on doing away with Independence Day is visited by three ghosts from the past. Kelsey Grammer. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Harkins, Oasis.

Appaloosa *** — R for some violence and language. Two friends come to the aid of a small town terrorized by a rancher. Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen. 114 minutes. Review on Page 10. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Foothills, Harkins, Tower.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua ** — PG for some mild thematic elements. A small dog gets lost in Mexico. Drew Barrymore lends her voice. 93 minutes. Review on Page 9. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Desert Sky, Oasis.

Blindness ***1/2 — R for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity. In a town struck by blindness, a doctor's wife is the only one who can still see. Julianne Moore. 120 minutes. Review on Page 13. El Con, Park Place, Desert Sky, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Uptown.

Flash of Genius *** — PG-13 for brief strong language. An inventor fights for credit for his windshield wiper invention, which was stolen by carmakers. Greg Kinnear. 119 minutes. Review on Page 12. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Foothills, Harkins.

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People *1/2 — R for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug material. A British journalist tries to fit in in New York. Kirsten Dunst. 110 minutes. Review on Page 16. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Desert Sky.

Man on Wire *** — PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references. A documentary on Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. 90 minutes. Review on Page 14. Loft.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist *— PG-13 for mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior. Unlikely lovebirds get together to search for a hidden late-night rock concert in New York. Michael Cera. 90 minutes. Review on Page 15. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Desert Sky.

Religulous **1/2 — R for some language and sexual material. Bill Maher analyzes religion around the world in this offbeat documentary. 101 minutes. El Con.

Continuing Friday

Babylon A.D. * (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG-13 for intense violence and action, language and some sexuality. A mercenary brings a woman on a voyage, then learns she may carry a disease that could destroy the human race. Vin Diesel. 100 minutes. Gateway, Oracle View.

Bangkok Dangerous ** (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — R for violence, language and some sexuality. A hit man living in Bangkok risks his life to pull jobs. Nicolas Cage. 100 minutes. DeAnza.

Burn After Reading *** — R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence. The Coen brothers direct a comedic drama about ne'er-do-wells who steal a CIA agent's memoirs. Brad Pitt. 95 minutes. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Oasis.

Choke *** — R for strong sexual content, nudity and language. A con man/sex addict looks for ways to pay his ailing mom's medical expenses. Sam Rockwell. 89 minutes. El Con, Foothills Harkins.

The Dark Knight **** — PG-13 for intense violence and some menace. The Caped Crusader faces the Joker in this highly awaited follow-up to "Batman Begins." Christian Bale, Heath Ledger. 152 minutes. Century Park, Park Place.

Death Race ** —R for strong violence and language. A violent road race in the future. Jason Statham. 105 minutes. Gateway, Oracle View.

Disaster Movie * (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, drug references and comic violence. A "Scary Movie"-like mockery of disaster movies. Carmen Electra. 90 minutes. De Anza.

Eagle Eye ** — PG-13 for intense action and violence, and for language. Two average people become unwitting accomplices to an assassination plot. Shia LaBeouf. 118 minutes. Park Place, Century Park, El Con, Cinemark, DeAnza, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Desert Sky, Oasis.

Fireproof — PG for thematic material and some peril. A fireman tries to heal his marriage. Kirk Cameron. 122 minutes. El Con, Park Place, Foothills, Harkins.

Frozen River **** — R for some language. Single mothers take to smuggling to make ends meet. Melissa Leo. 97 minutes. Loft.

Get Smart **1/2 — PG-13 for some rude humor, action violence and language. Agents battle evil forces in this remake of the 1960s TV comedy. Steve Carell. 110 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View.

Ghost Town ***1/2 — PG-13 for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references. A man who dies and is revived discovers he can now contact ghosts in this comedy. Ricky Gervais. 102 minutes. El Con, Park Place, Foothills, Tower, Oasis.

Goal II: Living the Dream — PG-13 for some sexual content. A Mexican immigrant who caught on with a pro British soccer team is transferred to a Spanish club. 115 minutes. Oasis.

Hamlet 2 ***1/2 — R for language including sexual references, brief nudity and some drug content. In this comedy, set in Tucson but filmed in New Mexico, a high school drama teacher stages a sequel to Shakespeare's masterpiece. Steve Coogan. 92 minutes. Crossroads.

Hancock *** — PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and language. A burned-out superhero tries to change his sordid public image. Will Smith. 92 minutes. Gateway, Oracle View.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army ** — PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and some language. Supernatural creatures try to take over the world, but a hell-spawned hero stands in their way. Ron Perlman. 110 minutes. Crossroads, Oracle View.

The House Bunny *1/2 — PG-13 for sex-related humor, partial nudity and brief strong language. A former Playboy model teaches girls in a nerdy sorority to be more attractive in this comedy. Anna Faris. 95 minutes. DeAnza, Park Place.

Igor *1/2 — PG for some thematic elements, scary images, action and mild language. An animated comedy set in a land of mad scientists and monsters. John Cusack lends his voice. 89 minutes. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Oasis.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull *** — PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images. Harrison Ford reprises the memorable swashbuckling role. Steven Spielberg directs the fourth installment of the action-packed series. 124 minutes. Gateway.

Iron Man ***1/2 — PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content. Marvel's hero in a metal shell makes his silver-screen debut. Robert Downey Jr. 126 minutes. Gateway, Oracle View.

Journey to the Center of the Earth *** — PG for intense adventure action and some scary moments. Explorers discover a living realm underneath the planet's surface. Brendan Fraser. 92 minutes. Harkins.

Kung Fu Panda **1/2 — PG for sequences of martial-arts action. A panda with questionable kung-fu skills aids jungle animals against an evil snow leopard. Jack Black lends his voice. 95 minutes. Gateway, Oracle View.

Lakeview Terrace ** — PG-13 for intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references. An interracial couple is harassed by a neighbor who is a tough LAPD officer. Samuel L. Jackson. 110 minutes. Century Park,Park Place, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Uptown, Oasis.

Mamma Mia! **1/2 — PG-13 for some sex-related comments. The stage musical, featuring the music of ABBA, comes to the big screen. Meryl Streep. 108 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View.

Miracle at St. Anna ** — R for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity. Black American soldiers get stuck in a Tuscan village during World War II. Laz Alonso. Spike Lee directs. 160 minutes. El Con, Park Place, Foothills, Harkins.

Mirrors *1/2 (Star rating derived from Metacritic.com) — R for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity. A department store's mirrors inspire evil deeds. Kiefer Sutherland. 110 minutes. Century Park.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor *1/2 — PG-13 for action and violence. Adventurers battle evil in this third entry in the modern "Mummy" series. Brendan Fraser. 114 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View.

My Best Friend's Girl — R for strong language and sexual content throughout, including graphic dialogue and some nudity. A man takes his friend's ex on a date. Kate Hudson. 101 minutes. El Con, Park Place, DeAnza, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Oasis.

Nights in Rodanthe ** — PG-13 for some sensuality. A doctor and a woman with a broken marriage find romance. Richard Gere, Diane Lane. 97 minutes. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, Cinemark, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Desert Sky.

Pineapple Express **** — R for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence. A stoner sees a cop commit murder, then goes on the run. Seth Rogen. 111 minutes. DeAnza.

Righteous Kill ** — R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use. New York detectives track the case of a serial killer. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro. 100 minutes. El Con, Century Park, Park Place, DeAnza, Foothills, Harkins, Tower, Oasis.

Space Chimps **1/2 — G for all audiences. Chimps blast off into space in this animated adventure. 81 minutes. Voices of Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines. Gateway.

Step Brothers *** — R for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language. Two spoiled men become stepbrothers. Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly. 95 minutes. Gateway, Crossroads, Oracle View.

Tell No One *** — Not rated. A French film about a pediatrician who receives an e-mail from his wife whom he was sure died years ago. In French, with subtitles. 125 minutes. Loft.

Traitor *** — PG-13 for intense violence, thematic material and brief language. The federal government targets a special operative who works with terrorists. Oasis.

Transsiberian ***1/2 — R for some violence, including torture and language. In this thriller, penned by Tucsonan Will Conroy and director Brad Anderson, an American couple encounters danger on a train ride from China to Moscow. Woody Harrelson. 111 minutes. Loft.

Tropic Thunder **1/2 — R for pervasive language including sexual references, violence and drug material. Ben Stiller stars and directs this comedy about a war film set in a real-life war zone. 107 minutes. De Anza.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona ***1/2 — PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking. Woody Allen writes and directs a romantic comedy about a painter who romances two Americans. Scarlett Johansson. 96 minutes. Crossroads, Gateway, Uptown.

WALL-E **1/2 — G for all audiences. A Pixar animated film about a robot attempting to find acceptance and love. 98 minutes. Crossroads, Gateway, Oracle View.

The Women ** — PG-13 for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking. A rich woman living in New York leaves her cheating husband to hang out with society types. Meg Ryan. 114 minutes. Park Place, Foothills, Oasis.

– Phil Villarreal