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

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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, January 21, 2011.

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.

Opened January 21, 2011 The Company Men- Drama- R because of “language and brief nudity.”

Opened January 21, 2011 Dhobi Ghat – Drama – NOT RATED.

Opened January 21, 2011 No Strings Attached- Comedy, Romance- R- because of “sexual content, language and some drug material.”

Opened January 21, 2011 The Way Back- Drama- PG-13 because of “violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language.” NOTE: In limited release.

For information on films that opened the week of Friday, January 14, 2011, which included: Barney’s Version; The Dilemma; The Green Hornet; The Heart Specialist; Ong Bak 3 and A Somewhat Gentle Man, please click on the following link:

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For information on films that opened the weeks of Friday, December 17, 2010 to Friday, January 7, 2011 which included: Another Year; And Soon the Darkness; Biutiful; Blue Valentine; Casino Jack; Chicken Run; Country Strong; Gulliver’s Travels; How Do You Know; Hugo and the Dragon; The Illusionist; Little Fockers; Rabbit Hole; Season of the Witch; Somewhere; Tron Legacy; True Grit and Yogi Bear, please click on the following link:

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For information on films that opened the week of Friday, December 10, 2010, which included: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Fighter; Hemingway’s Garden of Eden; The Tempest and The Tourist, please click on the following link:

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For information on films that opened the week of Friday, December 3, 2010, which included: All Good Things; Black Swan; I Love You Phillips Morris; Meskada; Night Catches Us; Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and The Warrior’s Way, please click on the following link:

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For information on films that opened the week of Friday, November 19 to Friday, November 26, 2010, which included: Burlesque; Faster; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1; Love and Other Drugs; Made in Dagenham; Tangled; The King’s Speech; The Next Three Days; The Nutcracker in 3D and White Material, please click on the following link:

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For information on films that opened prior to Thanksgiving week 2010, please check the 2010 monthly archives by following this link:

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

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.