Movies Released December 16, 2011

Friday, December 16

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked G

More adventures with Alvin and the Chimpunks. And this time in 3-D!
Jesse McCartney, Jason Lee, Mike Mitchell, Karen Rosenfelt, Ross Bagdasarian, Jonathan Aibel, Matthew Gray Gubler, Anna Faris
Comedy Sequel Family Animation 3D Shot-In-3D Live-Action/CGI

Young Adult R

A thirtysomething, divorced, young-adult fiction writer in Minneapolis returns to her hometown to chase the ex-boyfriend, who’s now married with a kid, that got away.
Charlize Theron, Nathan Kahane, Jason Reitman, Mason Novick, Russell Smith, John Malkovich, Helen Estabrook, Beth Kono
Drama Comedy Romance

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows PG-13

Robert Downey stars as Sherlock Holmes; Jude Law plays protege Watson, and Rachel McAdams stars as love interest Irene Adler.
Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, Kieran Mulroney, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry, Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram, Dan Lin
Action Adventure Sequel Mystery
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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol PG-13

The return of Ethan Hunt. Plot details are being kept under a lid of secrecy. Said to be a globe-trotting adventure, as production is scheduled to take place in Prague, Dubai and Vancouver.
Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Léa Seydoux, Simon Pegg, J.J. Abrams, Andre Nemec, Jeremy Renner, Brad Bird
Action Adventure Sequel IMAX
90 mins

Corman's World's: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

This documentary chronicles how Hollywood writer-director producer Roger Corman created his cult film empire, one low-budget success at a time, capitalizing on undiscovered talent, and pushing the boundaries of independent filmmaking.
Alex Stapleton
Documentary

Carnage R

Two sets of parents meet after their sons are involved in a schoolyard fight. The meeting goes disastrously wrong when each pair attacks the other’s parenting skills before turning on each other about problems in their own marriages.
Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, Matt Dillon, Roman Polanski, John C. Reilly
Drama
New York / Los Angeles
3 / 5
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Cook County

An absentee father returns home to a small town in East Texas and discovers a household of crystal meth addicts.
Anson Mount, Xander Berkeley, Ryan Donowho, David Pomes
Drama
New York / Los Angeles
3 / 5
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Friday, December 16