The Holiday Popcorn Report: Guide to Christmas and New Year movies with ratings and trailers

‘Popcorn’ photo by Petr Kratochvil

It’s time to make holiday family entertainment plans and see if the next two weeks’ current crop of films will be part of your schedule. The following report covers motion picture theatrical releases opening nationwide beginning Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 to Thursday, Jan. 5, 2011, along with current film industry news.

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 may 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.

NEWS

WAR HORSE” LoNDON PREMIERE To BENEFIT THE FOUNDATION OF PRINCE WILLIAM and PRINCE HARRY

 War Horse, which is one of the most anticipated films of the holiday season, opens nationally on Christmas Day in the United States. 

DreamWorks Pictures announced yesterday that the UK premier, which takes place on January 8, 2012 will benefit the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.


Six hundred serving and ex-serving military personnel and their families have been invited to the Premiere, alongside beneficiaries of military charities, which the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry helps to support. The servicemen and women have been invited from The Duke of Cambridge’s regiments, including RAF Search and Rescue, Household Cavalry, Irish Guards, Royal Air Force Coningsby, Scotland Royal Naval Command and Submarines Royal Naval Command.  

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be in attendance, and will greet members of the cast and Director Steven Spielberg before watching the film. 

War Horse, is the epic tale of loyalty, hope and tenacity set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Morpurgo and the Tony Award®–winning stage play by Nick Stafford, War Horse is an incredible story of bravery and friendship, brought to the screen by one of the greatest directors in film history.

NEW TRAILERS FOR THE MOST ANTICIPATED UPCOMING FILMS


The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

In a carefully controlled roll-out, the first official trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been released.

This film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, The Hobbit, is directed by Peter Jackson, and the footage is from first of this two-part series, which is a prequel to the famous The Lord of The Rings Trilogy.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is scheduled for national release, December 14, 2012.

The trailer is available in a private screening area at this link.

FILMS OPENING THIS WEEK AND NEXT

Opening December 25, 2011 The Darkest Hour– Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller- PG-13- because of “sci-fi action violence and some language.”

Opened December 23, 2011 Don 2 – Action- NOT RATED- NOTE: In limited release.

Opening December 25, 2011 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close– Drama- PG-13- because of “emotional thematic material, some disturbing images, and language.” NOTE: In limited release – opens wide on January 20, 2012.

Opened December 23, 2011 The Flowers of War – Drama, History- R- because of “strong violence including a sexual assault, disturbing images, and brief strong language.” NOTE: New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco only.

Opened December 23, 2011 In the Land of Blood and Honey – Drama, Romance, War-R- because of “war violence and atrocities including rape, sexuality, nudity and language.” NOTE: Los Angeles and New York City only.

Opened December 23, 2011 Miss Minoes – Comedy, Family, Fantasy - PG- because of “brief language, smoking and rude behavior.” NOTE: In limited release.

Opening December 30 2011 Newlyweds– NOT RATED-NOTE: Limited information at the time of this posting.

Opening January 4, 2012 –Once Upon a Time in Anatolia-Drama- NOT RATED- NOTE: In limited release.

Opening December 28, 2011 Pariah– Drama- R- because of “sexual content and language.” NOTE: Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City only.

Opened December 23, 2011 Pina–Documentary, Musical- PG- because of “some sensuality/partial nudity and smoking.” NOTE: Los Angeles and New York City only.

Opening December 30, 2011 A Separation– Drama- PG-13- because of “mature thematic material.” NOTE: In limited release.

Opening December 25, 2011 War Horse – Drama, War-PG-13- because of “intense sequences of war violence.”

Opened December 23, 2011 We Bought a Zoo – Comedy, Drama, Family- PG- because of “language and some thematic elements.”

For information on films that opened December 16, 2011 which included:  Addiction Incorporated;     The Adventures of Tintin;    Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked!;    Carnage;    Cook County;     Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel;    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo;    Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and   Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies


For information on films that opened December 9, 2011 which included:  I Melt with You;    Knuckle:    New Year’s Eve;    The Sitter;    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy;    W.E.;    We Need to Talk About Kevin,  and Young Adult, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies


For information on films that opened December 2, 2011 which included:  Answers to Nothing;    Coriolanus;    Kinyarwanda;    Outrage;  Pastorela;….Shame, and  Sleeping Beauty, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 18, 2011 through November 25, 2011 (Thanksgiving Week Report) which included:  Another Happy Day;    The Artist;    Arthur Christmas;    A Dangerous Method;    The Descendants;    Happy Two Feet;    Hugo;    The Lie;    The Muppets;    My Week with Marilyn;    Tomboy;    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1  and  Tyrannosaur, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 11, 2011, which included:  11-11-11;    The Greening of Whitney Brown;    Immortals;    Into the Abyss - A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life;    J. Edgar;    Jack and Jill;    London Boulevard;    Melancholia  and  Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora E (Elite Squad: The Enemy Within), please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 4, 2011, which included:  A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas;    Killing Bono;    The Son of No One and  Tower Heist, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened September 23 to October 28, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies


For information on films that opened August 19, 2011 to September 16, 2011, please click on the link below.
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For information on films that opened June 24, 2011 to August 12, 2011.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened May 20 to June 17, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened April 1 to May 13, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

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:

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.

Eight fun Chanukah tips to share with children in your life

'Celebrating Chanukah' photo by Paula Slade

Parents’ Choice® award-winning kids’ musician Mama Doni (a.k.a Doni Zasloff Thomas) is wishing everyone a Happy Chanukah and she’s provided some fun videos to share with your child each night.

This Chanukah season, Doni offers Mama Doni’s Eight Fun Tips for Chanukah, a series of 30-second video segments, featured at the end of this article, with a fun family activity for each of the eight days of the holiday.

These are Mama Doni’s tips — in her own words and they include:

DAY 1. Makin’ Lotsa Latkes!

“Chanukah is a celebration of light and oil, so we make latkes because making them uses so much oil! Start the holiday off right with a fun latke contest.  Gather some friends and make the traditional latkes, but then ask everyone to think of a special ingredient to throw into the batter. Try making veggie latkes like carrots (I call those carrotlatkes), broccoli (i call those broccolatkes), fruits like apples (applelatkes), banana (bananalatkes), even crazy things like spaghetti (spaghettilatkes), chicken (bokalatkes), or even chocolate chips (chocolatkes)! You can even make a latke sundae with sprinkles.  Kids can be the judges. Yum! Let me know how you did! “

DAY 2: Get Your Dreidel On!

“It's dreidel night! The dreidel is a four-sided top etched with Hebrew letters, which stand for the phrase, "A great miracle happened here." That miracle is the miracle of Chanukah.  Now, this is a chance for you to get your dreidel on-- for chocolate coins. Get yourself some dreidels and some gelt (instead of gelt, you can also use chocolate kisses or lollipops, or you can go healthier and play with fruit snacks or boxes of raisins).

Everyone spins the dreidel, and depending on what Hebrew letter the top lands on, you either win all of the candy (gimel), half of the candy (hey), none of the candy (nun) or have to give one back (shin). What I like to do is after everyone has had a turn to spin, is take a ROCKSTAR BREAK, and turn on your Chanukah tunes on my Chanukah Fever CD, and have a Chanukah dance party!  Everyone gets a candy or gelt if they go crazy dancing and singing! Then back to playing…. “

Day 3: The Story of Chanukah

“The Jewish holiday of Chanukah literally lights up our homes! Chanukah is also called “The Festival of Lights,” referring to the flames that we light on our menorahs on each of the holiday’s eight nights. The story of Chanukah is a celebration of the victory of the Maccabees  and the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple. It also commemorates the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days when there was only enough for one day. Chanukah is about hope and spiritual light, and it’s a time to be with friends and family, as we celebrate the light in our lives. “

DAY 4: Are you Grateful?

“On this day, get out a piece of paper and think about eight things you are most grateful for in your life.  Make your lists and read them to each other.  You can set up an area of your house as a stage, and everyone in your family can get on stage and read his or her list.  Of course if you want to sing the list, go for it! (Sing the list to the melody of “Maotzur”…)”

DAY 5: Is It “Chanukah” or “Hanukkah?”

“Everyone says the name of this holiday differently, but both ways are cool.  Something fun to do on this day is try replacing your "h" sound with the "chh" sound for a little while. You can say things like "chello?" or "chow are you?" It might make your throat tickle as well as give you the Chhhanukah giggles! Make sure to wish everyone a "Chappy Chanukah!”

DAY 6: Honey This Ain’t Money

“Everyone knows about Hanukkah gelt, (the Yiddish term for money) right? It looks a lot like change or gold, but it is actually made of chocolate!  A fun thing to do on this day is go to the store with your mom or dad or babysitter.  Put the Hanukkah gelt in your pocket ,and then when you get the cash register, take your Hanukkah gelt ,and hand it to the person at the counter as if you were paying with real change. Only let the joke go for a couple of seconds, because you are not trying to be mean, just a little silly!  Make sure your mom or dad has real change ready to pay right away. Maybe the store owner will have a good laugh with you, and remember to wish him or her a happy holiday!”

DAY 7:  Gobble Up Sufganiyot!!!

“Did you know that jelly donuts, also known as "sufganiyot," are a traditional Hanukkah treat? Kids all over the world are gobbling them up at Hanukkah time! Now, imagine a place made out of… JELLY?! Jelly donut boats, jelly streams, jelly birds, jelly donut houses... Imagine this crazy cool place with me.”

DAY 8: Eight Special People in Your Life

“It's the last night! This is the night where you can pick eight people in your life.  These could be your mom, dad, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, friends... eight people who are special to you, and you can call them (or if they are nearby, you can give them a hug) and wish them a happy happy Hanukkah and tell them how much you love them.”

In addition to the video below, which is for the first night, Mama Doni’s Eight Fun Tips for Chanukah are on the home page of her website — http://mamadoni.com -- through the end of December, where you and your children will be able to view all eight videos plus an energizing and fun music finale that will get the whole family movin’ and groovin'.

Mama Doni, a resident of Montclair, New Jersey, hopes that her music will add some Jewish flavor to the lives of people everywhere.

As you can see from the video, she speaks with great passion about preserving the priceless Yiddish and Jewish spirit by imbuing it with a contemporary vibe that connects to life in our times.

All of Mam Doni’s recordings recordings are available nationwide, as CDs and digital downloads, from Barnes and Noble, Amazon, FYE.com, iTunes, and select Costco locations.

Doni currently has a number of projects in the works, which include: A Mama Doni book; DVD; new CD and a TV pilot.

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

‘Popcorn’ photo by Petr Kratochvil

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, Dec. 16, 2011 along with current film industry news.

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 may 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.

NEWS

On November 27, 2011, one of the most anticipated films for the holiday season, WAR HORSE, was presented in an advanced screening in New York City by DreamWorks Pictures.

The event, offered fans from around the globe the opportunity to submit questions to WAR HORSE director Steven Spielberg, and the 54-minute video below gives an in-depth look into this upcoming film and one of the greatest directors of all time.

WAR HORSE opens in theaters nationwide, Sunday, December 25, 2011

FILMS OPENING THIS WEEK

Opened December 15, 2011 Addiction Incorporated – Documentary, Biography- PG-13- because of “brief language.” NOTE: New York City only.

Opening December 21, 2011 The Adventures of Tintin– Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Mystery-PG- because of “adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking.”

Opened December 16, 2011 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked! – Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music- G- Suitable for all audiences.

Opened December 16, 2011 Carnage – Comedy, Drama- R- because of “language.”

Opened December 16, 2011 Cook County–Drama- R- NOTE: Reason for MPAA rating not available at the time of publication.

Opened December 16, 2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel – Documentary - R- because of “some violent images, nudity and language.”

Opening December 20, 2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo –Drama, Thriller- R- because of “brutal violent content including rape and torture, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, and language.”

Opening December 21, 2011 Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol – Action, Adventure, Thriller-PG-13- because of “sequences of intense action and violence disturbing violence and behavior, some sexuality and language.” NOTE: Opening in wide release on this date (limited release on 12/15 and selected IMAX theaters on 12/16).

Opened December 16, 2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows– Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller- PG-13- because of “intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material.”

For information on films that opened December 9, 2011 which included:  I Melt with You;    Knuckle:    New Year’s Eve;    The Sitter;    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy;    W.E.;    We Need to Talk About Kevin,  and Young Adult, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies


For information on films that opened December 2, 2011 which included:  Answers to Nothing;    Coriolanus;    Kinyarwanda;    Outrage;  Pastorela;….Shame, and  Sleeping Beauty, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 18, 2011 through November 25, 2011 (Thanksgiving Week Report) which included:  Another Happy Day;    The Artist;    Arthur Christmas;    A Dangerous Method;    The Descendants;    Happy Two Feet;    Hugo;    The Lie;    The Muppets;    My Week with Marilyn;    Tomboy;    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1  and  Tyrannosaur, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 11, 2011, which included:  11-11-11;    The Greening of Whitney Brown;    Immortals;    Into the Abyss - A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life;    J. Edgar;    Jack and Jill;    London Boulevard;    Melancholia  and  Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora E (Elite Squad: The Enemy Within), please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 4, 2011, which included:  A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas;    Killing Bono;    The Son of No One and  Tower Heist, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened September 23 to October 28, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies


For information on films that opened August 19, 2011 to September 16, 2011, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened June 24, 2011 to August 12, 2011.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened May 20 to June 17, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened April 1 to May 13, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

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:

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.

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

‘Popcorn’ photo by Petr Kratochvil

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, Dec. 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 may 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.

FILMS OPENING THIS WEEK

Opened December 9, 2011 I Melt with You – Drama- R- because of “pervasive drug use and language, some violence and sexual content.” NOTE: Video on demand.

Opened December 9, 2011 Knuckle – Documentary, Biography, Drama- R- because of “violent content and language.”  NOTE: In limited release.

Opened December 9, 2011 New Year's Eve – Comedy, Romance- PG-13- because of “language including some sexual references.”

Opened December 9, 2011 The Sitter – Comedy - R- because of “crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material and some violence.”

Opened December 9, 2011 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy– Thriller- R- because of “violence, some sexuality/nudity and language.”

Opened December 9, 2011 W.E.– Drama, Romance-R- because of “some domestic violence, nudity, and language.” NOTE: New York City and Los Angeles only.

Opened December 9, 2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin– Drama, Thriller-R- because of “disturbing violence and behavior, some sexuality and language.” NOTE: New York City and Los Angeles only.

Opened December 9, 2011 Young Adult – Comedy, Drama- R- because of “language and some sexual content.” NOTE: In limited release- then opens wide on December 16, 2011.

For information on films that opened December 2, 2011 which included:  Answers to Nothing;    Coriolanus;    Kinyarwanda;    Outrage;  Pastorela;….Shame, and  Sleeping Beauty, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 18, 2011 through November 25, 2011 (Thanksgiving Week Report) which included:  Another Happy Day;    The Artist;    Arthur Christmas;    A Dangerous Method;    The Descendants;    Happy Two Feet;    Hugo;    The Lie;    The Muppets;    My Week with Marilyn;    Tomboy;    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1  and  Tyrannosaur, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 11, 2011, which included:  11-11-11;    The Greening of Whitney Brown;    Immortals;    Into the Abyss - A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life;    J. Edgar;    Jack and Jill;    London Boulevard;    Melancholia  and  Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora E (Elite Squad: The Enemy Within), please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 4, 2011, which included:  A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas;    Killing Bono;    The Son of No One and  Tower Heist, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened September 23 to October 28, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies


For information on films that opened August 19, 2011 to September 16, 2011, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened June 24, 2011 to August 12, 2011.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened May 20 to June 17, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened April 1 to May 13, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

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:

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.

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

‘Popcorn’ photo by Petr Kratochvil

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, Dec. 2, 2011 along with current film industry news.
 

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 may 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.

NEW TRAILERS FOR THE MOST ANTICIPATED UPCOMING FILMS


JOHN CARTER

The Edgar Rice Burroughs sci-fi hero is brought to big screen life, as is Mars and its aliens in the Disney film JOHN CARTER, which opens nationwide March 9, 2012. Below is the official premiere trailer.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Coming to Theaters in 3D

FILMS OPENING THIS WEEK

Opened December 2, 2011 Answers to Nothing – Drama, Mystery- R- because of “some strong sexual content, nudity, violence and language.”

Opened December 2, 2011 Coriolanus – Drama, Thriller- R- because of “some bloody violence.” NOTE: Los Angeles and New York City only.

Opened December 2, 2011 Kinyarwanda – Drama, Romance- NOT RATED-  NOTE: In limited release.

Opened December 2, 2011 Outrage (Autoreiji) – Crime, Drama- R- because of “strong brutal bloody violence throughout, language, a scene of sexuality and some nudity.” NOTE: In limited release.

Opened December 2, 2011 Pastorela– Comedy, Fantasy- R- because of “language throughout, brief sexual content and some violence.” NOTE: In limited release.

Opened December 2, 2011 Shame– Drama-NC-17- because of “some explicit sexual content.”

Opened December 2, 2011 Sleeping Beauty – Drama- NOT RATED.

For information on films that opened November 18, 2011 through November 25, 2011 (Thanksgiving Week Report) which included:  Another Happy Day;    The Artist;    Arthur Christmas;    A Dangerous Method;    The Descendants;    Happy Two Feet;    Hugo;    The Lie;    The Muppets;    My Week with Marilyn;    Tomboy;    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1  and  Tyrannosaur, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 11, 2011, which included:  11-11-11;    The Greening of Whitney Brown;    Immortals;    Into the Abyss - A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life;    J. Edgar;    Jack and Jill;    London Boulevard;    Melancholia  and  Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora E (Elite Squad: The Enemy Within), please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened November 4, 2011, which included:  A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas;    Killing Bono;    The Son of No One and  Tower Heist, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened September 23 to October 28, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies


For information on films that opened August 19, 2011 to September 16, 2011, please click on the link below.
The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened June 24, 2011 to August 12, 2011.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened May 20 to June 17, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

For information on films that opened April 1 to May 13, 2011, please click on the link below.

The Popcorn Report: Guide to this week’s movies

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:

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.