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'Charlotte's Web'

Starring Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Bates and Thomas Haden Church. Fern can see that Wilbur is a special animal as she raises him, the runt of the litter, into a terrific pig. As Wilbur moves into a new barn, he begins a second friendship with the most unlikely of creatures, a spider named Charlotte, and their bond inspires the animals around them to come together as a family. When the word gets out that Wilbur's days are numbered, Charlotte begins writing messages in her web to save her friend's neck. Rated G, running time 98 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Eragon'

Starring Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Djimon Hounsou, Edward Speleers, Robert Carlyle and Sienna Guillory. Eragon is a young farm boy who finds a blue stone in the mountains. The stone turns out to be a dragon egg, and Eragon soon bonds with the dragon and discovers that he's one of the last Dragon Riders. Later, Eragon's family is killed by the marauding Ra'zac, and he must learn to fight before a war begins. Rated PG for fantasy violence, intense battle sequences and some frightening images, running time 99 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Pursuit of Happyness'

Starring Will Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Thandie Newton and Jaden Smith. Based on the life of Chris Gardner, a self-made millionaire, this drama stars Will Smith as a man who finds himself jobless and homeless at age 30, living in a San Francisco train station with his infant son. Determined to beat the odds, he finds work as a trainee at a brokerage and climbs the corporate ladder. Rated PG-13 for some language, running time 118 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Rocky Balboa'

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Tarver, Burt Young and Milo Ventimiglia. Sylvester Stallone returns for a sixth time as Rocky Balboa, the tough-as-nails Philadelphia boxing champ. In this installment of the sports saga, the 54-year-old Balboa is lured out of retirement for one final fight when a computer simulation claims he could beat the current champ, Mason "the Line" Dixon. Rated PG for boxing violence and some language, running time 102 minutes. Starts Wednesday. (Cape West Cine)

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'Apocalypto'

Starring Mayra Serbulo, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Trujillo and Dalia Hernandez. Mel Gibson's historical epic follows the decline of the Mayan civilization 600 years ago, just before Spanish invaders conquered Central America. Rated R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images, running time 138 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Blood Diamond'

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Stephen Collins, Jimi Mistry, Ato Essandoh and Michael Sheen. In civil war-torn 1990s Sierra Leone, Danny Archer, a South African mercenary, and Solomon Vandy, a Mende fisherman, pursue a missing diamond. Rated R for strong violence and language, running time 138 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Borat'

Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Pamela Anderson and Ken Davitian. Kazakh reporter Borat travels to the United States. Rated R for pervasive strong, crude and sexual content including graphic nudity and language, running time 84 minutes. Ends Tuesday. (Cape West Cine)

'Casino Royale'

Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Jeffrey Wright. James Bond's first "007" mission leads him to Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorists. Rated for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity, running time 144 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Deck the Halls'

Starring Matthew Broderick, Danny DeVito and Kristin Davis. One man's dream to create the biggest holiday light display in the world is turning another's world into a chaotic nightmare. Rated PG for some crude and suggestive humor and for language, running time 95 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Deja Vu'

Starring Denzel Washington, Jim Caviezel, Adam Goldberg and Bruce Greenwood. A sense of deja vu unexpectedly guides ATF agent Doug Carlin through an investigation of a crime. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images and some sensuality, running time 128 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Facing the Giants'

Starring Alex Kendrick, Jim McBride and James Blackwell. A high-school football coach uses some unorthodox methods to motivate his team. Rated PG for some thematic elements, running time 111 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Happy Feet'

Starring the voices of Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood and Hugh Jackman. In the great nation of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica, you're nobody unless you can sing, which is bad news for Mumble, who is the worst singer in the world. But he sure can tap dance. Rated G, running time 108 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Holiday'

Starring Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Edward Burns, Jack Black, Kate Winslet and Eli Wallach. Desperate for a change of scenery, two women meet online and swap houses for the Christmas holiday, discovering that a change of address really can change your life. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some strong language, running time 135 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Nativity Story'

Starring Shohreh Aghdashloo, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Eriq Ebouaney, Ciaran Hinds, Alexander Siddig and Shaun Toub. In this biblical adaptation, Mary and Joseph are forced to leave their home of Nazareth and take an arduous 100-mile trek to Bethlehem. Rated PG for some violent content, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'

Starring Tim Allen, Alan Arkin and Martin Short. This time around, Santa, aka Scott Calvin, has to fight off Jack Frost, who wants to rule Christmas. Rated G, running time 92 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Unaccompanied Minors'

Starring Rob Corddry, Lewis Black, Dyllan Christopher, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams and Brett Kelly. A quintet of children become stranded in an airport on Christmas Eve. Rated PG for mild rude humor and language, running time 89 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

-- From staff reports