What's Playing 02/06/09

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Howdy folks and welcome to your first movie weekend of February with yet another 2009 release date of a little something for everyone. Those who brought you The Nightmare Before Christmas comes a very similar title in Coraline. We have yet another release in the Pink Panther franchise and that’s all I have to say about that. We have another date movie for the couples and Jumper and Wanted are being released together in the form of Push. Enjoy it everyone…or check out the NFL Pro Bowl. I know what I’ll be watching!

Wide Release

Coraline – Starring the vocal talents of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Keith David, and more. A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.

He’s Just Not That Into You – Starring Justin Long, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Anniston, and many more. Learn the live developments of a number of people in Baltimore as their interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.

The Pink Panther 2 – Starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons, and more. Don’t expect to see your animated pink feline, but be prepared for some over the top hijinks. Inspector Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.

Push – Starring Djimon Hounsou, Colin Ford, Dakota Fanning, and more. The action packed sci-fi thriller involves a group of young American ex-pats with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities, hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency. They must utilize their different talents and band together for a final job enabling them to escape the agency forever.

Limited Release

Chocolate – An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother’s debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.

The Objective – A group of Special Ops Reservists on a mission in the harsh and hostile terrain of Afghanistan find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern “Bermuda Triangle” of ancient evil. Started on Wednesday, February 4.

FanboysStar Wars fans travel to Skywalker Ranch to steal an early copy of Episode I: The Phantom Menace.