Saturday, August 21, 2010

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week's movies with ratings and trailers


It’s time to make weekend family entertainment plans and see if this week’s current crop of films will be part of your schedule. The following report covers motion picture theatrical releases opening nationwide beginning Friday, August 20, 2010.

The movies listed below have a rating, which has been established by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and have been provided with an italicized commentary from the Classification and Ratings Administration (CARA).

If a film has not been provided with an official rating, additional information may, or may not be provided.

If a film is designated NC-17, very limited information will be furnished.

For your convenience, each film title links directly to the Internet Movie Data Base, which provides the most comprehensive listing about the movie’s storyline, and includes a trailer, cast and crew information, initial audience reaction (if prior screenings have taken place) and parent advisories when available.

As always, you are the single best judge for determining your child’s choice of entertainment.

Opening August 25, 2010- The Genesis Code – PG - because of “thematic elements and some rude innuendo.”

Opened August 20, 2010- Lottery Ticket – PG-13-because of “sexual content, language including a drug reference, some violence and brief underage drinking.”

Opened August 20, 2010 – Mao's Last Dancer – PG- because of “a brief violent image, some sensuality, language and incidental smoking.” NOTE: This is a limited theater release.

Opened August 20, 2010 – Nanny McPhee Returns – PG- “rude humor, some language and mild thematic elements.”

Opened August 20, 2010- Piranha 3D – R - because of “sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use .”

Opened August 20, 2010- The Switch – PG-13 - because of “mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language.”

Opened August 20, 2010- The Tillman Story – R - because of “language.”

Opened August 20, 2010- What If… – PG- - because of “some mild thematic elements.”

For information on films that opened the week of August 13, 2010, which included: Animal Kingdom; Eat Pray Love; The Expendables; A Film Unfinished; Lebanon; Matching Jack; Peepli; Scott Pilgrim vs. the World; Tales From Earthsea and Vampires Suck, please click on the following link:

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened the week of August 6, 2010, which included: The Disappearance of Alice Creed; Flipped; Middle Men; The Other Guys and Step Up 3D, please click on the following link:

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened the week of July 30, 2010, which included: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore; Dinner for Schmucks; The Dry Land; The Extra Man; Get Low; Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel; Twelve; Hook Ya Crook; The Sicilian Girl and for all films that opened June 11 to July 23, 2010 please click on the following link:

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened prior to June 11, 2010, please see archived issues of this report at my Arts & Entertainment homepage at the National Edition of Examiner.com.

G GENERAL AUDIENCES (All Ages Admitted) PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED (Some Material May Not Be Suitable for Children) PG-13 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED (Some Material May Be Inappropriate for Children Under 13) R RESTRICTED (Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian) NC-17 NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED – As determined by the Rating Board/Motion Picture Association of America.

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