By Amy Renner Apr. 6, 2012
Friday, December 16
Young Adult
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.
Beth Kono, Elizabeth Reaser, Russell Smith, Charlize Theron, Nathan Kahane, John Malkovich, Helen Estabrook, Jason Reitman
Drama Comedy Romance
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
More adventures with Alvin and the Chimpunks. And this time in 3-D!
Justin Long, David Cross, Mike Mitchell, Karen Rosenfelt, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Anna Faris, Ross Bagdasarian
Comedy Sequel Family Animation 3D Shot-In-3D Live-Action/CGI
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Robert Downey stars as Sherlock Holmes; Jude Law plays protege Watson, and Rachel McAdams stars as love interest Irene Adler.
Guy Ritchie, Kelly Reilly, Kieran Mulroney, Robert Downey Jr., Joel Silver, Dan Lin, Rachel McAdams, Susan Downey
Action Adventure Sequel Mystery
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Carnage
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.
Kate Winslet, Matt Dillon, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz, Roman Polanski, John C. Reilly
Drama
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
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.
Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Léa Seydoux, Brad Bird, J.J. Abrams, Paula Wagner, Josh Applebaum
Action Adventure Sequel IMAX
Cook County
An absentee father returns home to a small town in East Texas and discovers a household of crystal meth addicts.
David Pomes, Anson Mount, Xander Berkeley, Ryan Donowho
Drama
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
