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December 4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Hope Springs<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones<\/p>\n

Kay and Arnold are a middle-aged couple who have been married for 30 years and now are sleeping in separate rooms and barely interact in any meaningful loving way. Finally, Kay has had enough and finds a book by Dr. Feld which inspires her to sign them up for the doctor’s intense week-long marriage counseling session. What follows is an insightful experience as Dr. Feld manages to help the couple understand how they have emotionally drifted apart and what they can do to reignite their passion. PG-13<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dark Knight Rises <\/a><\/strong><\/em>– Christian Bale, Ann Hathaway<\/p>\n

It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act. PG – 13<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Odd Life of Timothy Green<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Jennifer Gardner<\/p>\n

When a childless couple buries a box with all of their wishes for an infant in their backyard, their wishes are granted. However, their child, Timothy Green, is not all that he appears PG<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Beast of the Southern Wild<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry<\/p>\n

Hushpuppy is a six-year-old living in an isolated bayou community. When her father Wink becomes ill, she sets off for the outside world in an attempt to help him. The journey to save her father is delayed by a ‘busted’ universe that reverses weather patterns and brings about long-extinct animals. Can Hushpuppy save the day?\u00a0 PG – 13<\/p>\n

December 11<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ted<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis<\/p>\n

As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett’s teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John’s side ever since. Their friendship is tested when Lori, John’s girlfriend of four years, wants more from their relationship. R<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Bourne Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn<\/p>\n

Aaron Cross is an agent groomed by the government program that also unleashed Jason Bourne, but with a few new wrinkles. Cross is busy training in Alaska when he’s caught in a tsunami of hurt, thus beginning a frantic search for answers to who and what he is. PG – 13<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ice Age – Continental Drift<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Ray Romano, Denis Leary<\/p>\n

Scrat’s constant quest for an acorn causes a shift in the ice. Manny, Sid, and Diego end up stranded on an iceberg in the middle of the sea. A group of misfit pirates are determined to stop the trio from ever returning home. PG<\/p>\n

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December 18<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Total Recall<\/strong><\/em><\/a> – Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale<\/p>\n

Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he’s got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. PG – 13<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days <\/a><\/strong><\/em>– Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn<\/p>\n

When Greg Heffley’s dad threatens to send him to military school if he doesn’t stay out of trouble, Greg finds all-new ways to land himself in the doghouse! For starters, Greg’s in over his head when he pretends to work at the swanky country club where Rowley’s family has a membership. Things don’t go much better on a father-son camping trip with the Wilderness Explorers, and then there’s the Heffley’s new dog, Sweetie, who fetches even more trouble for Greg. PG<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Trouble with the Curve <\/a><\/strong><\/em>– Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams<\/p>\n

Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus-who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat-refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickie, an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm. PG – 13<\/p>\n

December 21<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Resident Evil: Retribution<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Milla Jovovich<\/p>\n

Alice fights alongside a resistance movement in the continuing battle against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead. R<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Premium Rush<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Joseph Gordon-Levitt<\/p>\n

In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.PG – 13<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Arbitage<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon<\/p>\n

Robert Miller is a New York hedge-fund magnate who appears to have it all: money, power, a loving wife, and a devoted daughter working by his side. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion, Miller is running on borrowed time, trying to unload his crippled trading company before his frauds are revealed. A deadly error throws Miller’s life into a tailspin, raising the suspicions of a detective and threatening the future of his financial empire. R<\/p>\n

\"\"Killer Joe<\/strong><\/em><\/a> – Matthew McCoughney, Emile Hirsch<\/p>\n

‘Killer’ Joe Cooper is a Dallas detective who doubles as a hitman with the charm of a Southern gentleman. Chris hires Joe to kill his mother in order to collect her life insurance and pay off his debts. When Chris is unable to pay for the service up front, Joe takes Chris’s sister Dottie as a retainer until he can be paid. R<\/p>\n

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