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Entertainment

November 19, 2009

Films playing at Warren Theatre

NEW RELEASES:

· Twilight: New Moon: After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his family. PG-13

· The Blind Side: The true story of a homeless teenager who is taken in by a well-to-do family that helps him fulfill his potential. PG-13

· Planet 51: American astronaut Capt. Charles "Chuck" Baker lands on Planet 51, thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. He soon discovers little green people who fear alien invaders like him inhabit it. PG

· Precious: In Harlem, an illiterate teenager, who is pregnant with her second child, is invited to enroll in an alternative school to help lead her life in a new direction. R

NOW SHOWING:

· 2012: An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. PG-13

· The Box: A small, wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know. PG-13

· Disney's A Christmas Carol: An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption. PG

· Couples Retreat: A comedy centered on four couples at a tropical-island resort for a vacation. PG-13

· The Fourth Kind: Fact-based thriller involving an ongoing, unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the last 40 years. PG-13

· Law Abiding Citizen: An everyday guy decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. R

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