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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, September 9, 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 September 9, 2011 The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975– Documentary- NOT RATED- NOTE: Los Angeles and New York City only.
Opened September 9, 2011 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star – Comedy- R- because of “pervasive crude sexual content, language and some nudity.”
Opened September 9, 2011 Contagion – Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller- PG-13- because of “disturbing content and some language.”
Opened September 9, 2011 Creature – Horror- R-because of “bloody violence and grisly images, some sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use.” NOTE: In limited release.
Opened September 9, 2011 Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain – Comedy- R-- because of “sexual content and pervasive language.”
Opened September 9, 2011 Main Street – Drama- PG- because of “mild thematic elements, brief language and smoking.” NOTE: In limited release.
Opened September 2, 2011 (Previously wide-released July 2010) Tanner Hall – Drama-R- because of “sexual content including brief nudity, and some drug use.” NOTE: Now in limited release.
Opened September 9, 2011 Warrior – Action, Drama, Sport- PG-13-because of “sequences of intense mixed martial arts fighting, some language and thematic material.”
For information on films that opened August 26, 2011, which included: Chasing Madoff; Circumstance; Colombiana; The Debt; Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark; The Family Tree; Higher Ground; Our Idiot Brother, and Swinging with the Finkels, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies
For information on films that opened August 19, 2011, which included: Amigo; 5 Days of War; Conan the Barbarian; Flypaper; Fright Night; Griff the Invisiible; One Day, and Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D, please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened August 12, 2011, which included: 30 Minutes or Less; Final Destination 5; Glee: The 3D Concert Movie; Senna, and Globe Theatre presents Henry IV – Part 2 , please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened July 29, 2011 to August 5, 2011, which included: Angels & Airwaves Presents Love Live; Attack the Block; Bellflower; The Change-Up; Cowboys & Aliens;….Crazy, Stupid, Love; The Devil's Double; The Future; Good Neighbors; The Guard; Gun Hill Road; The Help; Magic Trip; Mysteries of Lisbon; The Perfect Age of Rock and Roll; Rise of the Planets of the Apes; The Smurfs, and The Whistleblower, please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened July 22, 2011, which included: A Little Help; Another Earth; Born to Ride; Captain America: The First Avenger; Friends with Benefits; Life in a Day; The Met Summer Encore: Don Carlo; The Myth of the American Sleepover and Sarah’s Key, please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened July 15, 2011, which included: The Ballad of Nessie; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2; Life Above All; Lucky; Met Summer Encore: Tosca; Salvation Boulevard; Snow Flower and the Secret Fan; Tabloid; The Undefeated; and Winnie the Pooh, please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened July 8, 2011, which included: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest; The Chameleon; Delhi Belly; Fading of the Cries; Horrible Bosses; The Ledge; Project Nim; The Ward; Zookeeper; The Met Summer Encore: La Fille Regiment and Phase 7, please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened July 1, 2011, which included: Crime After Crime; Larry Crowne; Monte Carlo; The Perfect Host; Terri; Empire of Assassins; Rapt and Septien, please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened June 24, 2011, which included: A Better Life; Bad Teacher; Cars 2; Conan O'Brien Can't Stop; Hawaiian Vacation; Leap Year; The Names of Love; Turtle: The Incredible Journey; The Globe Theatre Presents The Merry Wives of Windsor; A Little Bit of Heaven; Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Trilogy; The Met Summer Encore: Simon Boccanegra and Transformers: Dark of the Moon, please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened May 20 to June 17, 2011, please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened April 1 to May 13, 2011, please click on the link below.
For information on films that opened the weeks of Friday, February 4 to Friday March 25, 2011 please click on the link below, where you will also find previous listings and links for prior weeks in January, as well as films that opened in 2010:
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