Times for Nov. 24-25 were unavailable due to the Wednesday, Nov. 23 opening of Alexander, Christmas with the Kranks and Sideways.

After the Sunset (PG-13)
A successful jewel thief (Pierce Brosnan) just wants to enjoy a luxurious tropical island retirement with his partner (Salma Hayek), but he’s unceremoniously disturbed by an FBI agent (Woody Harrelson) who doesn’t believe his thieving days are over.
Now Showing: Downtown West, Carmike 10, Halls Cinema 7, Tinseltown USA, Foothills 12

Alfie (R)
In the remake of the 1966 romantic comedy starring Michael Caine, British hottie Jude Law is the “heat-seeking bachelor” Alfie Elkins, who begins to wonder if his womanizing ways are a blessing or a curse.
Now Showing: Knoxville Center, Farragut Towne Square, Halls Cinema 7, Wynnsong 16

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (PG-13)
Gigantic, relentless snakes pick off members of a somewhat anonymous human cast, one victim at a time—again! This sequel to the 1997 Anaconda places a new group of attractive, yet equally witless, heroes in Borneo in search of a rare black orchid, a legendary flower that promises immortality.
Now Showing: Movies 7

Birth (R)
In the continuing trend of movies with creepy kids, Birth is about a young widow, Anna (Nicole Kidman), about to marry her second husband when she meets a dead-serious 10-year-old boy who claims to be the reincarnation of her first. Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) directs the screenplay by Jean-Claude Carriere and Milo Addica. Read the review on page 37.
Now Showing: Downtown West

Cellular (PG-13)
A young man (Chris Evans) innocently answers his cell phone and is thrown into a high-stakes, race-against-time thriller to save a complete stranger’s life.
Now Showing: Wynnsong 16

Collateral (R)
When offshore narcotrafficers find they are about to be indicted, they do what any good foreign drug cartel would do—hire Vincent (Tom Cruise), a hit-man to do some cleaning. Max (Jamie Foxx), an unsuspecting cab driver, is taken hostage in his own cab when Vincent orders him at gunpoint to drive the taxi where he needs to go.
Now Showing: Wynnsong 16

Friday Night Lights (PG-13)
Set in the financially depressed town of Odessa, Texas, where the inhabitants’ only relief and joy come from a winning high school football season, Friday is the true story of a dynamic football coach (Billy Bob Thornton) who leads his 1988 team of underdogs against a gauntlet of difficult challenges.
Now Showing: Carmike 10, Foothills 12, Farragut Towne Square, West Town Mall

The Grudge (PG-13)
A re-make of the Japanese horror flick Ju-On, The Grudge tells the haunting story of a murderous and supernatural curse born when a person is wrongly killed and dies angry. Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is an American nurse stationed in Tokyo when she happens upon the evil grudge and falls victim to the curse’s horrible consequences.
Now Showing: Foothills 12, Wynnsong 16, Tinseltown USA, Farragut Towne Square, Knoxville Center

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG)
After another dreary summer with his Muggle aunt and uncle, 13-year-old wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) returns for his third year at Hogwarts. This year’s threat comes from Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), a mad wizard recently escaped from Azkaban prison and reportedly on his way to kill Harry.
Now Showing: Movies 7

I ♥ Huckabees (R)
Perplexed by a coincidence, environmentalist and poet Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman) hires two “existential detectives” (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin) to observe his ever move. In the process Albert is forced to question his personal philosophy and confront his colleague and nemesis (Jude Law), a representative of mega-chain Huckabees, who wants to build its billionth store on forestland.
Now Showing: Downtown West

I, Robot (PG-13)
Loosely based on stories by Isaac Asimov, this futuristic sci-fi murder mystery takes place in a world completely dependent on androids that might be too smart for their own good. Del Spooner (Will Smith) is a skeptical detective investigating the murder of a scientist, and his top suspect is a robot named Sonny (Alan Tudyk).
Now Showing: Movies 7

The Incredibles (PG)
These days, it seems to be a requirement for Hollywood’s A-listers to lend their voice to animated films—or maybe they are all just sick of the Zone diet. Anyhow, Pixar has done it again, rounding up Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, and Samuel L. Jackson for the hero-packed adventure. The plot follows Bob Parr, a former superhero known as “Mr. Incredible,” who moves to the ‘burbs for a normal life with the wife and kids. But it’s not long before he gets the call to duty for a hush-hush mission.
Now Showing: Tinseltown USA, Farragut Towne Square, West Town Mall, Halls Cinema 7, Carmike 10, Foothills 12

Ladder 49 (PG-13)
A harrowing story about how ordinary men can become extraordinary heroes, Ladder 49 exposes the “often hidden human element” to the dangerous lives and sacrifices of American firefighters. The plot wraps itself around devoted firefighter Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) as he lies trapped deep within a burning warehouse, his memories, moment-by-moment, year-by-year leading up to his current predicament, and the strong bond he has formed with his mentor and captain, Mike Kennedy (John Travolta).
Now Showing: Wynnsong 16, Knoxville Center

The Motorcycle Diaries (R)
In this road movie with historic implications, a 23-year-old medical student named Ernesto “Che” Guevara (played by Gael GarcÍa Bernal, Y Tu Mama Tambien) sets off across the South American backcountry with his pal Alberto Granado (Rodrigo De La Serna) on the back of a rusty motorbike. Based on the revolutionary’s journals and letters home, reviews acknowledge the film’s sentimentality but praise its actors and cinematic grandeur.
Now Showing: Downtown West

Napoleon Dynamite (PG)
Depending on your tolerance for nerdy teenagers, Napoleon Dynamite could be this year’s Rushmore or another painfully awkward visit to adolescence like Welcome to the Dollhouse. Napoleon (Jon Heder) lives in rural Idaho with his grandmother and older brother. When Grandma leaves, Uncle Rico shows up and meddles with their lives while Napoleon helps his pal Pedro run for class president.
Now Showing: Downtown West

The Notebook (PG-13)
An elderly man (James Garner) visits an aging woman (Gena Rowlands) in a nursing home and reads her a story of two young lovers, Noah (Ryan Gosling) and Allie (Rachel McAdams). After one short summer together, the young couple is separated for 14 years by World War II. Upon returning, Noah finds Allie engaged to be married.
Now Showing: Wynnsong 16

The Polar Express (G)
In this CGI animated feature based on the children’s book of the same name, Tom Hanks gives voice to five characters, including a train conductor who takes a young boy and other children on a surreal ride to the North Pole and Santa’s workshop.
Now Showing: Foothills 12, Carmike 10, Halls Cinema 7, West Town Mall, Foothills 12, Tinseltown USA

Raise Your Voice (PG)
An unfair and extremely conservative father is dead set against sending his vocally-gifted daughter (Hillary Duff) to a Los Angeles performing arts high school. See what happens when the girl is finally able to study at the school of her dreams and show the world (and Pops) what she has to offer.
Now Showing: Movies 7

Ray (PG-13)
The Oscar buzz has already begun over Jamie Foxx’s spot-on portrayal of legendary soul singer Ray Charles. This bio-pic tracks Charles’ life, from his tragic impoverished youth to his status as an icon who changed the course of popular music.
Now Showing: Tinseltown USA, West Town Mall, Farragut Towne Square, Carmike 10, Foothills 12

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (R)
The genetically altered, superhuman beauty Alice (Milla Jovovich) returns to fight the undead in this sequel to the 2002 blockbuster hit Resident Evil. The adventure begins where the last one left off: Alice is stranded in Raccoon City to fend off an onslaught of ravenous monsters, including a heavily armed and formidable assassin called Nemesis.
Now Showing: Knoxville Center

Saw (R)
A malicious madman plays the ultimate arbiter of good and evil by kidnapping people and pitting them against each other in gruesome challenges of agony. Cary Elwes and Danny Glover are unlucky victims.
Now Showing: Tinseltown USA, Farragut Towne Square, Carmike 10, Foothills 12, Downtown West

Seed of Chucky (R)
This fifth installment of the Child’s Play saga finds deadly dolls Chucky and Tiffany resurrected by their non-homicidal son Glen in Hollywood, where a film is being made about the urban legend of the couple’s murderous exploits. Jennifer Tilly (voice of Tiffany) plays herself as an actress starring in the true-crime feature, and gross-out master of camp John Waters is a sleazy tabloid reporter.
Now Showing: Halls Cinema 7, Wynnsong 16, Foothills 12, Tinseltown USA

Shall We Dance? (PG-13)
An unhappy, workaholic husband and father (Richard Gere) finds happiness for both himself and his wife (Susan Sarandon) when he begins taking sultry dance lessons from an instructor (Jennifer Lopez) he spies from a passing train commute home.
Now Showing: Knoxville Center, Tinseltown USA, Wynnsong 16

Shark Tale (PG)
Unlike last year’s big-biting, G-rated fish-flick Finding Nemo, this animated Dreamworks tale takes its cartoon a step higher (and darker) by presenting the child (and childlike adult) audience with a tiny hustler named Oscar (Will Smith) who’s hunted by a dangerous gang of killer sharks. Along with Smith, Renee Zellweger, Jack Black, Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese spotlight the impressive list of character voices.
Now Showing: Wynnsong 16, Knoxville Center, Foothills 12

Shrek 2 (PG)
That lovable green ogre Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) returns to the big screen in the sequel to the animated box office success. After his honeymoon with Fiona (Cameron Diaz), Shrek meets his in-laws, the king and queen of the Kingdom of Far, Far Away. The royals, shocked by their daughter’s hubby and his sidekick, a wisecracking donkey (Eddie Murphy), conspire to break up the newlyweds with the help of a sword-toting fairy tale cat Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas).
Now Showing: Movies 7

Sky Captain and
the World of Tomorrow (PG)
Pulp fiction meets sci-fi in this star-studded, state-of-the-art special effects adventure. Filmed entirely against a blue screen, Sky Captain is the story of reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), mercenary aviator Sky Captain (Jude Law) and squadron commander Franky Cook (Angelina Jolie), who chase after the evil mastermind Dr. Totenkopt as he plots to destroy the planet.
Now Showing: Wynnsong 16

Spider-Man 2 (PG-13)
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is still struggling with the fact that he’s living a double life as a mild-mannered college student and a spandex-wearing superhero. He wants desperately to tell Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) that he’s Spider-Man, but all the while, his best friend Harry (James Franco) is consumed with a growing hatred for Peter’s alter-ego. Add supervillain Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) to the mix, and things get complicated for Spidey.
Now Showing: Movies 7

Surviving Christmas (PG-13)
Tired of spending the holiday season alone and depressed, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) decides to go back to his childhood home and have a good ol’ fashioned family Christmas. The only problem is that his actual family moved away long ago and the Valcos (James Gandolfini, Catherine O’Hara and Christina Applegate) moved in. High-comedy ensues as he insists on following though with his spirited mission, regardless of what the Valcos have to say (or do) about it.
Now Showing: Carmike 10, Wynnsong 16

Team America: World Police (R)
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creative masterminds behind South Park, trade animation for puppets in this politically charged tale of a team of specially gifted American soldiers dedicated to fighting evil around the globe.
Now Showing: Carmike 10, Wynnsong 16

The Village (PG-13)
That modern master of the creepy twist ending M. Night Shyamalan (Signs, The Sixth Sense) offers this tale of a peaceful, rural enclave living on the border of a dark forest whose inhabitants are about to strike. Joaquin Phoenix, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver and Adrien Brody star with newcomer Bryce Howard.
Now Showing: Movies 7

What the Bleep Do We Know? (NR)
Is sci-fi really sci-fi, or the science of the future? This surreal film follows Amanda (Marlee Matlin), a divorced photographer, on a trippy journey as she explores her life on its basest of levels. As the reality she’s always known unravels into mysticism, paranormal events, and unexplainable phenomena, she begins to grasp a new understanding of the so-called reality we blindly accept.
Now Showing: Downtown West

Wimbledon (PG-13)
What happens when the once well-known, now fading British tennis player Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) falls for the rising star Lizzie Bradury (Kirsten Dunst), an American “bad girl” tennis marvel, known for her impressive skills both on and off the court? The answer is revealed in this original romantic comedy set at the infamous All England Grass Championship.
Now Showing: Wynnsong 16