101 Dalmations                                               Kids/Family

 

In this classic tale of puppy love and dog-napping, the happy household of Dalmatians Pongo and Perdy is thrown into a state of chaos when their new-bom pups are stolen along with a boodle of other Dalmatians from the London area. The fashionable fur-loving Cruella DeVil, is the likely suspect in this fur-ocious scheme.  1 hr. 45 min.

 

MPAA Rating: G

 

Starring: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie

Alvin and the Chipmunks                                    Comedy

 

Jason Lee will star as David Seville in the CG/live-action hybrid film, based on the 1950s cartoon series about chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore, who lay waste to Seville's surroundings and sing in three-part harmony.

 

Starring: Jason Lee, Cameron Richardson, Jane Lynch, David Cross, Ross Bagdasarian Jr

Ant Bully                                                          Kids/Family

 

The Ant Bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10-year-old boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young Lucas Nickle has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. But one day the ants retaliate. Using a magic potion, they shrink Lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live like an ant in their colony. In this strange new world Lucas will learn important lessons about friendship, get a whole new perspective on life and ultimately find the courage to stand up for himself.   88 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor and action.

 

Starring: Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Regina King

Evan Almighty                                                      Comedy

 

The sequel will take the news anchor character Steve Carell played in "Bruce Almighty" and put him on an Almighty-inspired quest to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.   90 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for mild rude humor and some peril.

 

Starring: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, Jimmy Bennett

George of the Jungle                                           Comedy

 

Ursula Stanhope has travelled to Bukuvu from San Francisco is search of adventure. Her intended, Lyle Van de Groot, pursues her in hopes of capturing the legendary White Ape who is supposed to exist in the mountains. Ultimately, a romance blooms between Ursula and George, an extremely clumsy gorilla boy raised by an erudite ape.  1 hr. 32 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG

 

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, Greg Cruttwell

Happy Feet                                                       Kids/Family

 

A comedy adventure, Happy Feet is set deep in Antarctica. Into the land of the Emperor penguins, where each needs a Heartsong to attract a soul mate, a penguin is born who cannot sing. Our hero Mumble, son of Memphis and Norma Jean, is the worst singer in the world... however, as it happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer!  1 hr. 40 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild peril and rude humor.

 

Starring: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman

 

 

Holes                                                                        Drama

 

Based on the award-winning children's book of the same name, Holes tells the story of Stanley Yelnats, a teen sent to a detention camp in Texas for a crime he didn't commit. The warden, a cruel woman who uses snake venom to paint her nails, forces the boys to dig holes as punishment and to build character. Her motives seem unusually sadistic, until the boys discover her secret.  1 hr. 51 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for violence, mild language and some thematic elements.

 

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson, Shia LaBeouf, Rick Fox

 

Homeward Bound                                 Action/Adventure

 

The Incredible Journey, Disney's 1993 remake of the 1963 hit The Incredible Journey, follows three household pets as they travel across mountains and plains on their way to find their owners. A misunderstanding leads the animals to mistakenly believe that they have been abandoned by their loved ones, when in reality they have been left in the care of a friend while the family has moved from the country to the city for the father to take a temporary assignment . All three pets--a golden retriever, a cat, and a bulldog puppy --can talk, and they bicker and crack jokes as they set off on a truly incredible journey chock full of misadventures as they wend their way back to their owners.  1 hr. 24 min.

 

MPAA Rating: G

 

Starring: Don Alder, Ed Bernard, Kevin Chevalia, Anne Christianson, Ted D'Arms (II)

Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who                    Kids/Family

 

The imaginative elephant Horton hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to help.  1 hr. 28 min.

 

MPAA Rating: G

 

Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Dan Fogler, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen

Ice Age: The Meltdown                                       Comedy

 

Manny, Sid and Diego return in another incredible adventure. The Ice Age is coming to an end, and the animals are delighting in their new world: a melting paradise of water parks, geysers and tar pits. But when Manny, Sid and Diego discover that the miles of melted ice will flood their valley, they must warn everyone and somehow figure out a way to escape the coming deluge.  90 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild language and innuendo.

Starring: Ray Romano, Chris Wedge, Peter Ackerman, Caitlin Rose Anderson, Connor Anderson

Monster House                                               Kids/Family

 

Although no adults will believe them, three children realize a neighbor's house is really a monster. They must find a way to stop the house and save the neighborhood.  1 hr. 31 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for scary images and sequences, thematic elements, some crude humor and brief language.

 

Starring: Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jon Heder, Kevin James

Muppet Treasure Island                                  Kids/Family

 

When young Jim Hawkins is given a treasure map by a mysterious sailor, he sets out with his pals Gonzo and Rizzo on a laugh-filled high seas quest. After Long John Silver and his crew seize the treasure map and take Jim as their hostage, it's up to Captain Smollett and his men to come to the rescue.  1 hr. 39 min.

 

MPAA Rating: G

 

Starring: Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders, David Goelz, Steve Whitmire

Night At The Museum                                       Fantasy

 

A bumbling security guard at the Museum of Natural History accidentally lets loose an ancient curse that causes the animals and insects on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for mild action, language and brief rude humor.

 

Starring: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Kim Raver, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke

Open Season                                                        Comedy

 

A 900-pound domesticated grizzly bear named and a scrawny, one-horned mule deer named end up stranded together in the woods during hunting season and it's up to the duo to rally all the other forest animals and turn the tables on the hunters. 1 hr. 40 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for some rude humor, mild action and brief lanuage.

 

Starring: Paul Westerberg, Ashton Kutcher, Martin Lawrence, Debra Messing, Gary Sinise

The Princess Diaries                                            Comedy

 

Mia, a 16-year-old San Franciscan, suddenly discovers that the father she never knew was royalty, and now she is the sole heir to the throne of a small European country. With the help of her newfound grandmother, Mia must learn to act like a princess.    1 hr. 54 min.

 

MPAA Rating: G

 

Starring: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore

Snow Dogs                            Action/Adventure, Comedy

 

The world's greatest team of sled dogs (Diesel, Scooper, Nana, Yodel, Sniff, Mack, Duchess, and Demon) is about to get a new owner: Miami dentist Ted Jones. When Ted finds out that he's been named in a will, he travels to Alaska, thinking he's going to be rich, but his dreams of wealth turn to mush; he's been left the racing dogs, who have got it in for him. Making matters even worse is the crusty mountain man Thunder Jack, who can't wait for the city slicker to hotfoot it back to warmer climes. As Ted's life goes to the dogs, he vows to learn to mush, no matter what it takes.  1 hr. 39 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for mild crude humor.

 

Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr, James Coburn, Mark Andrews (V), Nichelle Nichols, M. Emmet Walsh

Surf’s Up                          Action/Adventure and Comedy

 

A stylistically daring CGI feature, "Surf's Up" is based on the groundbreaking revelation that surfing was actually invented by penguins. In the film, a documentary crew will take audiences behind the scenes and onto the waves during the most competitive, heartbreaking and dangerous display of surfing known to man, the Penguin World Surfing Championship.   1 hr. 25 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and some rude humor.

 

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, James Woods, Jon Heder

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep           Kids/Family

 

Angus, a young Scottish boy, finds an enchanted egg. Taking it home, he soon finds himself face-to-face with an amazing creature: the mythical "water horse" of Scottish lore. Angus begins a journey of discovery, facing his greatest fears and risking his life to protect a secret that would give birth to a legend. 1 hr. 51 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG for some action/peril, mild language and brief smoking.

 

Starring: Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin, Alex Etel, David Morrissey, Geraldine Brophy

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?                                          Comedy

 

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect. Groundbreaking interaction between the live and animated characters, and lots of references to classic animation.   1 hr. 36 min.

 

MPAA Rating: PG

 

Starring: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern