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.
Russell Smith, Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Nathan Kahane, Helen Estabrook, Mary Lee
Drama Comedy Romance
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.
Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, Kelly Reilly, Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney
Action Adventure Sequel Mystery
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
More adventures with Alvin and the Chimpunks. And this time in 3-D!
Anna Faris, Jason Lee, Jenny Slate, Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler, David Cross, Mike Mitchell, Karen Rosenfelt
Comedy Sequel Family Animation 3D Shot-In-3D Live-Action/CGI
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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.
Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Andre Nemec, Jeremy Renner, Léa Seydoux, Brad Bird, J.J. Abrams
Action Adventure Sequel IMAX
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
Cook County
An absentee father returns home to a small town in East Texas and discovers a household of crystal meth addicts.
Ryan Donowho, David Pomes, Anson Mount, Xander Berkeley
Drama
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, Jodie Foster, Roman Polanski, Christoph Waltz, Matt Dillon, John C. Reilly
Drama
