BOLT, PG A white German shepherd (voice of John Travolta) who plays a superhero on TV must become one in real life. Animated with the voices of Miley Cyrus, Malcolm McDowell; directed by Chris Williams and Byron Howard. (96 minutes)

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, PG-13 The sheltered son of a Nazi officer befriends another child on the other side of a barbed wire fence. With Asa Butterfield, Vera Farmiga, Jack Scanlon, David Thewlis; directed by Mark Herman. (95 minutes)

CHANGELING, R A single mother (Angelina Jolie) in 1920s Los Angeles realizes that the child who’s returned to her after a kidnapping isn’t hers. (140 minutes)

THE DARK KNIGHT, PG-13 Batman (Christian Bale) intends to end organized crime in Gotham for good. Then he encounters a new criminal known as the Joker (Heath Ledger). With Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman; directed by Christopher Nolan. (152 minutes)

THE DUCHESS, PG-13 Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley), the Duchess of Devonshire and an ancestor of 20th-century Princess Diana, leads a glamorous and troubled life in late-1700s England. (110 minutes)

EAGLE EYE, PG-13 Two strangers become pawns of an unknown blackmailer and must work together to save themselves. (108 minutes)

THE FAMILY THAT PREYS, PG-13 Two very different matriarchal families share the woes brought on by greed and scandal. (111 minutes)

FIREPROOF, PG A firefighter finds his beliefs challenged when his marriage starts to deteriorate. (99 minutes)

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, R A look-onthe-bright-side elementary school teacher (Sally Hawkins) in north London finds that others don’t always share her upbeat worldview. (118 minutes)

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR

, G

High school seniors Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), with the rest of the Wildcats, stage another elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences and hopes for the future. (100 minutes)

IGOR, PG The hunchbacked laboratory assistant of a mad scientist yearns to win first place at the Evil Science Fair. Animated. (85 minutes)

KUNG FU PANDA, PG A panda who works as a waiter in a noodle eatery dreams of becoming a kung fu master. Animated. (95 minutes)

LAKEVIEW TERRACE, PG-13 A biracial couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) move next door to a neighbor (Samuel L. Jackson) who makes it clear he disapproves of their relationship. (110 minutes)

THE LONGSHOTS, PG An Illinois town unites in support of an 11-yearold female quarterback, the first girl in Pop Warner football history. Based on a true story. (94 minutes)

MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA,

Alex the lion, Marty the zebra and the other New York zoo critters marooned in Madagascar reunite for more adventures. Animated. (89 minutes)

NICK & NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST

, PG-13

A broken-hearted bass player (Michael Cera) and a girl with similar musical tastes (Kat Dennings) spend a New York night searching for the location of a famous band’s secret show. (90 minutes)

QUANTUM OF SOLACE, PG-13 Daniel Craig returns for his second try as James Bond, who takes on a mission involving a Haitian bank account, a traitor, a ruthless businessman andan exiled Bolivian general. With Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Olga Kurylenko; directed by Marc Forster. (105 minutes)

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, R Anne Hathaway plays the family black sheep who becomes a catalyst for long-simmering tensions when she returns home for her sister’s wedding. (113 minutes)

RIGHTEOUS KILL, R Al Pacino andRobert De Niro play New York detectives investigating a run of vigilantestyle murders. (101 minutes)

ROLE MODELS, R Two salesmen (Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd), arrested after trashing a company truck, find that a sentence of 150 hours in a mentorship program might be tougher on them than doing jail time. (95 minutes)

SAW V, R The fifth film in the Saw series carries on the Jigsaw legacy. (95 minutes)

THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, PG-13 Dakota Fanning plays a 14-year-old girl who is rescued by three beekeeping sisters in 1964 South Carolina. (111 minutes)

SOUL MEN, R Former backup soul singers Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd (Bernie Mac), who haven’t communicated for two decades, travel together to perform at a tribute for their former band leader. (103 minutes)

TWILIGHT, PG-13 A contemporary romance blooms between a human and a vampire. Based on the popularwith-teens novel. With Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Nikki Reed;

directed by Catherine Hardwicke. (120 minutes)

W., PG-13 Oliver Stone’s bio-pic on the life of George W. Bush. (131 minutes)

WALL-E, G A determined but underutilized robot finds his true purpose. Animated. (92 minutes)

Movie-rating

point system

Movies are rated on a

scale from 50 to 100.

Guidelines for moviegoers:

96-100 Transcendent

90-95 Exceptional

80-89 Better than most to remarkable

70-79 Average

60-69 Awful to mediocre

50-59 Irredeemable

This article was published Friday, November 28, 2008.

MovieStyle, Pages 33, 35 on 11/28/2008

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