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February 3

The Secret Life of Bees [2008] [PG-13] - 3.5.4
Unable to deal with living with her father (Paul Bettany) any longer, a 14-year-old girl (Dakota Fanning) and her African-American caregiver (Jennifer Hudson) run away to the honey farm of the Boatwright sisters (Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo and Alicia Keys). While trying to figure out what to do next, she learns some lessons about life and love. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. [1:50]

Zack and Miri Make a Porno [2008] [R] - 10.2.10
Two friends (Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks) have had a platonic relationship since childhood and are now roommates down on their luck. Mounting bills convince them that the easiest and fastest way to solvency is to create a homemade pornographic film. Also with Jason Mewes, Katie Morgan, Craig Robinson, Traci Lords, Jeff Anderson, Jennifer Schwalbach-Smith, Tom Savini and Gerry Bednob. Directed by Kevin Smith. [1:41]

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist [2008] [PG-13] - 7.4.5
A New Jersey high school senior (Michael Cera) hits New York city with his friends and band mates hoping to forget the girl who has broken his heart. When a series of events throw a young woman (Kat Dennings) into his path, he begins to wonder if his girlfriend was ever worth the effort in the first place. Also with Ari Graynor, Rafi Gavron, Alexis Dziena, Aaron Yoo, Jonathan Bradford Wright and Jay Baruchel. Directed by Pete Sollett. [1:30]

February 6

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa [2008] [PG] - 2.3.2
Sequel to the 2005 animated feature about a lion, a zebra, a hippopotamus and a giraffe who escape the Central Park Zoo in New York City and end up on the island of Madagascar. This time, with the help of a group of clever penguins, they manage to build a plane and fly to Africa. With the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer, Alec Baldwin, Bernie Mac, Sherri Shepherd, Tom McGrath, Elisa Pensler-Gabrielli and Andy Richter. Directed by Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath. [1:29]

February 10

W. [2008] [PG-13] - 2.5.5
Director Oliver Stone's vision of the life of George W. Bush (Josh Brolin), from his days as a fraternity pledge at Yale University to becoming President of the United States and invading Iraq. Also with Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Thandie Newton, Ioan Gruffudd, Rob Corddry, Scott Glenn, Jeffrey Wright and Richard Dreyfuss. [1:50]

Nights in Rodanthe [2008] [PG-13] - 5.3.5
A doctor (Richard Gere) trying to come to terms with a patient who died on the operating table, and a woman (Diane Lane) trying to come to terms with her husband's infidelity, meet at an inn and realize that they can help each other. Also with Christopher Meloni, Viola Davis, Mae Whitman, Pablo Schreiber, Charlie Tahan and Scott Glenn. Directed by George Wolfe. [1:37]

Frozen River [2008] [R] - 4.4.5
Desperate to try to make enough money to buy a trailer home for herself and her two sons after their father abandons them, a woman (Melissa Leo) begins helping a young Native American woman (Misty Upham) who smuggles illegal immigrants across the Canadian/U.S. border. Also with Nancy Wu, Michael O'Keefe, Charlie McDermott, Mark Boone and Jay Klaitz. Directed by Courtney Hunt. [1:36]

Soul Men [2008] [R] - 8.4.10
Two estranged friends and musical group partners (Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac) are brought together for a tribute to the late lead singer in their group. One has dreams of making a comeback, while the other is just trying to forget the past. Also with Sharon Leal, Affion Crockett, P.J. Byrne, Jennifer Coolidge, Sean Hayes and Isaac Hayes. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee. [1:40]

Blindness [2008] [R] - 9.9.8
An epidemic that causes people to become blind strikes a city and the government decides to isolate the infected in a facility that becomes overrun by a power hungry group. The people inside will do anything for food, and when they begin to turn on each other and prey on each other it becomes clear that desperate people will do anything to survive. With Don McKellar, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Alice Braga and Sandra Oh. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. [2:00]

Miracle at St. Anna [2008] [R] - 7.9.7
The film starts in 1983, with an elderly postal worker shooting a man buying stamps, seemingly for no reason, and moves to an incident during WWII when a small group of American soldiers found themselves stranded in an Italian village. The soldiers are black and they have to face not only the approaching Nazis but also racism from their white commanders. With Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Matteo Sciabordi, Valentina Cervi, John Turturro, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Gandolfini, John Leguizamo, Kerry Washington, D.B. Sweeney, Omari Hardwick and Omero Antonutti. Directed by Spike Lee. [2:40]

February 17

High School Musical 3: Senior Year [2008] [G] - 2.1.0
The teens from the "High School Musical" TV movies graduate to the big screen, where they are also graduating from high school and need to make choices about the direction their lives will be taking. With Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Kaycee Stroh, Olesya Rulin and Jemma McKenzie-Brown. Directed by Kenny Ortega. [1:40]

Changeling [2008] [R] - 4.7.5
Based on a true story: In the late 1920s a woman (Angelina Jolie) whose 9-year-old son had disappeared will not stop searching for him and her tenacity leads her to a court fight against the Los Angeles police department. Also with Amy Ryan, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Riki Lindhome, Kelly Lynn Warren, Colm Feore, Jason Butler Harner, Geoffrey Pierson and Gattlin Griffith. Directed by Clint Eastwood. [2:21]

Body of Lies [2008] [R] - 2.9.9
In an effort to track down and eliminate a Middle Eastern terrorist, a CIA agent (Leonardo DiCaprio) begins an uneasy relationship with the Jordanian police chief hoping to share intelligence. Also with Russell Crowe, Vince Colosimo, Clara Khoury, Oscar Isaac, Mark Strong, Golshifte Farahani, Simon McBurney, Ali Suliman and Alon Abutbul. Directed by Ridley Scott. [2:08]

Flash of Genius [2008] [PG-13] - 1.5.5
Greg Kinnear stars as an engineer, inventor and college professor who goes toe-to-toe in court with the Ford Motor Company over their infringement on his patents for the intermittent windshield wiper. Based on a true story. Also with Lauren Graham, Jake Abel, Bill Smitrovich, Aaron Abrams, Dermot Mulroney and Tim Kelleher. Directed by Marc Abraham. [2:00]

Religulous [2008] [R] - 6.4.5
Documentary with comedian Bill Maher examining what makes a person a believer and why so much violence is committed in the name of religion. Also with Tal Bachman and Larry Charles. Directed by Larry Charles. [1:41]

Choke [2008] [R] - 10.4.8
Sam Rockwell stars as a man whose life revolves around a dead-end job at a colonial theme park, visiting his mentally ill mother (Anjelica Huston) at a hospital, attending sexual addiction recovery workshops, having casual sex, and pretending to be choking in restaurants so that those who rescue him will feel responsible for his welfare and will support him financially. Also with Kelly MacDonald, Brad Henke, Joel Grey, Clark Gregg, Bijou Phillips and Heather Burns. Directed by Clark Gregg. [1:32]

Quarantine [2008] [R] - 3.10.6
A TV reporter and her camera operator (Jennifer Carpenter and Steve Harris) shadow a group of firefighters on a call to an apartment building where residents appear to be suffering from a very contagious disease, with gruesome symptoms. Also with Jay Hernandez, Columbus Short, Johnathon Schaech, Greg Germann, Dania Ramirez, Rade Serbedzija and Andrew Fiscella. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. [1:26]

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People [2008] [R] - 7.4.8
A man (Simon Pegg) tired of a lack of success and recognition, is offered a job with a notable fashion and celebrity magazine in New York. Convinced that he can make a difference and squelch the brown nosing methods of the magazine's staff, he begins to make a name for himself by alienating everyone around him. Also with Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Max Minghella, Megan Fox, Miriam Margolyes and Margo Stilley. Directed by Robert B. Weide. [1:49]

February 24

What Just Happened [2008] [R] - 6.5.10
A Hollywood film producer (Robert De Niro) struggles to maintain his sanity while working with temperamental directors, agents and actors. Also with Sean Penn, Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro, Kristen Stewart, Catherine Keener and Robin Wright Penn. Directed by Barry Levinson. [1:50]

The Haunting of Molly Hartley [2008] [PG-13] - 3.6.5
A young woman (Haley Bennett) on the eve of her 18th birthday suffers from painful memories of her mother trying to kill her. Struggling to try to make sense of her past, she and her father move away and try to start a new life. However, she cannot escape her nightmares and the strange voices she begins to hear. Also with Jake Weber, Chace Crawford, Shanna Collins, Shannon Marie Woodward, Annalynne McCord, Marin Hinkle, Jessica Lowndes. Directed by Mickey Liddell. [1:26]

Sex Drive [2008] [R] - 9.6.10
A high school senior (Josh Zuckerman) with hopes of losing his virginity meets a willing partner on the internet and plans a road trip to meet her. However, he first has to get past his feelings for his best girl friend (Amanda Crew) and deal with his abusive older brother (James Marsden). Also with Clark Duke, Charlie McDermott, Seth Green, Alice Greczyn and Katrina Bowden. Directed by Sean Anders. [1:48]