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By Times staff
Published March 29, 2007
NEW RELEASES Title | Director | Cast | Synopsis | What we said | MPAA rating | Running time | | Children of Men | Alfonso Cuaron | Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Michael Caine | A former revolutionary in an infertile future protects the world's only pregnant woman from an oppressive government. | The St. Petersburg Times gave the movie a B. | R; strong violence and profanity, drug abuse, brief nudity | 109 min. | | Curse of the Golden Flower | Zhang Yimou | Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li | A Chinese emperor hides family secrets from his second wife, who has some of her own. | The Times gave the movie a C+. | R; strong violence, sexual situations | 117 min. | | Happy Feet | George Miller | Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, E.G. Daily, Miriam Margoyles, Magda Szubanski, Carlos Alazraqui, Johnny Sanchez III, Jeff Garcia, Lombardo Boyar | Animated yarn about a penguin who can't sing for a mate but can tap dance. Winner of the Academy Award for animated feature film. | The Times gave the movie a C+. | PG; rude humor, mild peril | 98 min. | | Night at the Museum | Shawn Levy | Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Ricky Gervais, Kim Raver, Robin Williams | A newly hired night watchman (Stiller) is amazed when museum exhibits come alive after dark. | The Times gave the movie a C. | PG; mild peril, brief crude humor | 109 min. | | The Pursuit of Happyness | Gabriele Muccino | Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith | Smith shines as an unemployed single father risking everything for a dream job. Based on a true story. Smith was nominated for an Oscar for the role. | The Times gave the movie a B-. | PG-13; profanity, mature themes | 117 min. | | Turistas | John Stockwell | Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Desmond Askew, Beau Garrett, Max Brown, Raul Guterres, Andrea Leal | Vacationers in Brazil are trapped by a mad surgeon harvesting internal organs. | The Times gave the movie a D. | R; violence, disturbing images, profanity, sexuality, nudity | 90 min. |
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