MOVIE THEATERS Cinemark Movies 10: 4188 E. McCain Blvd., 945-7400, www.cinemark.com
Cinematown Riverdale 10: Riverdale Shopping Center, 296-9955, www.Riverdale10.com
IMAX Theater: Aerospace Education Center, 376-4629, www.aerospaced.org.
Market Street Cinema: 1521 Merrill Drive, 312-8900, www.marketstreetcinema.net
Rave Colonel Glenn 18: 18 Colonel Glenn Plaza, 687-0499, www.ravemotionpictures.com
Regal Breckenridge Village 12: I-430 and Rodney Parham, 224-0990, www.fandango.com
Regal Lakewood 8: Lakewood Village, 758-5354, www.fandango.com

 





NEW MOVIES

Australia: Land Before Time (NR) - The landscape and wildlife of the world's largest island and smallest continent is explored in this documentary that examines the history and evolution of one of the most extreme climates on the planet and home to some of the strangest creatures ever to walk the earth. -IMAX: 11:00, 1:00 Tue.-Thu.; 11:00, 1:00, 8:00 Fri.; 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 8:00 Sat.; 3:00, 5:00 Sun.
Life Before Her Eyes (R) - Impetuous and wild Diana can't wait for adult life to begin and during her final days of high school tests her limits with sex and drugs as her more conservative friend Maureen (Eva Amurri) watches with concern until a fateful act of violence changes the lives of the two best friends. Market Street: 2:00, 4:20, 7:00, 9:10 (Fri.-Sat. only).
The Living Sea (NR) - Portraying the sea in all its forms, this documentary explores the oceans of Earth as if they were living beings, from clips of heavy weather Coast Guard drills to close-up underwater scenes of humpback whales. IMAX: 10:00, 12:00, 2:00 Tue.-Thu.; 10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 7:00, 9:00 Fri.; 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:00 Sat.; 12:00, 2:00, 4:00 Sun.
Red Belt (R) - Martial artist Mike Terry lives by a strict code of no competitions, but after saving a famous action star (Tim Allen) from a brutal attack, he takes a job in the film industry and soon finds his personal beliefs and integrity on the line as circumstances force him to participate in a prize fight. Breckenridge: 1:10, 4:25, 7:20, 9:40. Riverdale: 10:35, 12:45, 2:55, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25.
Speed Racer (PG) - Born into the family business of race cars, Speed Racer is one of the track's hottest stars and when he turns down an offer from the head of Royalton Industries, he uncovers a terrible secret: powerful moguls are fixing the races to boost their profits. Breckenridge: 12:45, 1:20, 4:10, 4:40, 7:05, 7:35, 10:00, 10:30. Lakewood: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15. Rave: 10:45 (Sat. only), 11:15, 12:15, 1:00, 1:45, 2:45, 3:30, 4:15, 5:00, 7:15, 7;45, 8:15, 10:30. Riverdale: 10:30, 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20.
Taxi to the Dark Side (R) - Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the death of an Afghan taxi driver at Bagram Air Base from injuries inflicted by U.S. soldiers. In an unflinching look at the Bush administration's policy on torture, the film takes us from a village in Afghanistan to Guantanamo and straight to the White House. - Market Street: 1:45, 4:00, 6:45, 9:00 (Fri.-Sat. only).
What Happens in Vegas (PG-13) - Following a night of wild partying, when two strangers (Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher) awaken to find they've married each other and won a jackpot, the game is on as they greedily vie for the loot, eventually discovering that maybe this ill-planned love connection isn't quite as off the mark as they originally believed. Breckenridge: 12:40, 1:15, 4:15, 4:45, 7:10, 7:40, 9:35, 10:15. Lakewood: 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:20. Rave: 11:05 (Sat. only), 12:05, 1:35, 2:35, 4:35, 5:25, 6:45, 7:35, 8:35, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00.

RETURNING THIS WEEK

Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG) - Mischievous chipmunks form a singing group while Jason Lee's career is in a tailspin. Movies 10: 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35, 9:45.
Baby Mama (PG-13) A single executive decides the time is right to finally have a baby and hires a working-class woman to act as her surrogate mother, but her plans go out the window when the woman shows up on her doorstep needing a place to live. Breckenridge: 4:05, 6:55, 9:30. Lakewood: 2:00, 4:40, 7:50, 10:10. Rave: 10:50 (Sat. only), 1:20, 4:55, 7:40, 10:20.
The Bucket List (PG-13) - Two cancer patients bust out of a ward and relive their youth. Movies 10: 1:00, 3:20, 5:35, 7:50, 10:05.
The Counterfeiters (R) - Based on a true story during the last years of the war, the German Reich saw that the end was near and authorities decided to produce their own banknotes in the currencies of their major war enemies. Market Street: 2:15, 4:30, 7:15, 9:15 (Fri.-Sat. only).
Dr. Suess' Horton Hears a Who! (G) - The imaginative elephant Horton hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Though everyone around him thinks he's lost his mind, Horton is determined to help. Rave: 10:40 (Sat. only), 1:10, 3:35.
Forbidden Kingdom (PG-13) - Jackie Chan and Jet Li star in time-traveling take on the Monkey King fable that finds an American teen transported back to ancient China after wandering into a pawn shop and discovering the king's fighting stick. Rave: 3:40, 9:35. Riverdale: 11:00, 1:40, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (R) - A struggling musician has spent six years idolizing his TV star girlfriend until he's dumped and begins a quest to reclaim her. Breckenridge: 12:50, 4:20, 7:15, 10:25. Rave: 11:55, 2:50, 5:40, 8:45. Riverdale: 10:55, 1:30, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55.
Fool's Gold (PG-13) - A good-natured, surf bum-turned-treasure hunter is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen's Dowry - 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. Movies 10: 1:30, 4:00, 7:05, 9:35.
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (R) - When the girl Harold lusts after sets off for Amsterdam, an overzealous airplane passenger mistakes his buddy Kumar for a terrorist and the plane is diverted as the duo get stuck in a case of mistaken identity. Breckenridge: 10:05. Lakewood: 1:50, 4:20, 7:40, 10:05. Rave: 10:55.
Iron Man (PG-13) - Wealthy philanthropist Tony Stark develops an invulnerable robotic suit to fight the throes of evil. Breckenridge: 12:30, 1:00, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30. Lakewood: 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7;30, 10:00, 10:30. Rave: 11:00 (Sat. only), 11:30, 12:00, 12:45, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:15, 4:00, 4:45, 5:15, 5:45, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8;30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:00, 10:45, 11:15. Riverdale: 10:35, 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35.
Made of Honor (PG-13) - Tom's life is good: he's sexy, successful, has great luck with the ladies, and knows he can always rely on Hannah, his delightful best friend, until she goes overseas to Scotland on a six-week business trip, and to Tom's horror, becomes engaged. Breckenridge: 12:35, 4:35, 7:25, 9:55. Lakewood: 1:20, 3:50, 7:20, 9:45. Rave: 11:40, 12:30, 2:10, 3:00, 4:40, 5:30,7:10, 8:10, 9:40,10:40. Riverdale: 10:30, 12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (PG-13) - When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Benjamin Franklin Gates' (Nicolas Cage) great-great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's death. Movies 10: 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50.
Never Back Down (PG-13) - A quick-tempered brawler is unwittingly beaten and humiliated before being introduced to mixed martial arts and a mentor who takes him under his wing. Movies 10: 1:40, 4:15, 7:25, 10:10.
Nim's Island (PG) - Nim's Island is a magical place ruled by a young girl's imagination and an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover - the world's greatest adventurer. Breckenridge: 12:55, 4:50, 7:45. Rave: 12:55, 3:50. Riverdale: 10:25, 12:30, 2:35.
Prom Night (PG-13) - After surviving a tragedy, Donna has moved on and is enjoying her last year of high school until prom night turns deadly, and the one person who could be responsible is a man she thought was gone forever. Breckenridge: 1:25, 4:55, 7:50, 10:10. Lakewood: 1:40, 4:50, 7:10, 9:50. Rave: 6:40, 11:05. Riverdale: 10:55, 1:10, 3:25, 5:40, 7:55, 10:10.
Semi-Pro (R) - In 1976, singer Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) uses the profits from his one-and-only hit single to fulfill his longtime dream of owning a basketball team. Movies 10: 1:35, 4:05, 7:20, 10:00.
Smart People (R) - A selfish and widowed literature professor is estranged from his son and his overachieving teenage daughter. Just as he begins a relationship with a former student, his ne'er-do-well brother lands on his doorstep and he realizes he must make changes in his life and reconnect with his children. Riverdale: 11:15, 1:25, 3:35, 5:45, 7:55, 10:05.
Snow Angels (R) - A 1970s teen suffers his family falling apart and the tragic death of his former babysitter. As an adult, he is often forced to reflect upon these two seminal events and how they've shaped and influenced his life. Market Street: 1:45, 4:00, 6:45, 9:00 (Fri.-Sat. only).
The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG) - Strange things happen after a family moves into a dilapidated estate where strange creatures roam the grounds. Movies 10: 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15.
10,000 B.C. (PG-13) - A young mammoth hunter journeys through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. Movies 10: 1:25, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40.
21 (PG-13) - An M.I.T. student needing tuition heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in his favor. Rave: 12:10, 6:35. Riverdale: 5:00, 7:30, 10:00.
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (PG-13) - Single mother Brenda suddenly loses her job, receives news that the father she never met is dead, gathers her brood, heads to Georgia to meet her father's uproarious family for the first time and finds the tentative beginnings of a new romance. Riverdale: 10:45, 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00.
Under the Same Moon (PG-13) - A single mother leaves her young son in the care of his grandmother and illegally crosses the border into the U.S. Though she hopes to eventually make a better life for herself and her son, she toils in a dead-end job as a cleaning lady in Los Angeles. When Carlitos' grandmother passes away some years later, the boy begins a difficult and dangerous journey to join her. Market Street: 2:00, 7:00.
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (PG-13) - A talk show host returns for a reunion with his dysfunctional kinfolk. Movies 10: 1:45, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55.
Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? (PG-13) - With no military experience, knowledge or expertise, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock sets off to do what the CIA, FBI and countless bounty hunters have failed to do: find the world's most wanted man and make the world safe for his soon to be born child. Market Street: 4:15, 9:15 (Fri.-Sat. only).

Dining Reviews
Bigger and better
Date: 5/8/2008
By: Arkansas Times Staff

Cotija's, which to our way of thinking is twice as good as most Tex-Mex restaurants in Central Arkansas, thanks to the Alvarez family's touch, is now twice as large, having knocked out a wall in its Louisiana street restaurant to expand into a storefront to the south. /more/
The chain game
Date: 5/1/2008
By: Arkansas Times Staff

We'll be honest: We weren't thrilled to draw Boston's in the restaurant-review assignment pool. /more/
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