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QUANTUM OF SOLACE ( **, PG-13) Starts out with a thrilling chase through northern Italy that's one of the film's few highlights. But this is a very slight Bond movie, and it feels especially so compared to Casino Royale, easily one of the best of the long-running series. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

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APPALOOSA ( ***, R): Lawmen take on a tough rancher. Aiken

BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA ( **1/2, PG): A pampered pooch (voiced by Drew Barrymore) gets stranded in Mexico. Evans, ends today in Aiken, Augusta Exchange

CHANGELING ( **, R) Clint Eastwood returns to the director's chair. Angelina Jolie stars as the distraught mother of a 9-year-old boy who is kidnapped in 1920s Los Angeles. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

CITY OF EMBER ( **, PG): A post-apocalyptic parable based on Jeanne Duprau's children's novel and brought to the screen with visual inventiveness by Monster House director Gil Kenan. But even with Bill Murray as the deliciously duplicitous mayor, it's hard to get emotionally invested. Masters

THE DARK KNIGHT ( ***, PG-13): The caped crusader (Christian Bale) teams up with police Lt. Gordon (Gary Oldman) and a new D.A. (Aaron Eckhart) to take on the Joker (Heath Ledger in his final film). Masters

EAGLE EYE ( ***, PG-13): Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan work together to prevent an assassination. Evans, Augusta Exchange

FIREPROOF ( **, PG): Inspirational film about firefighters stars Kirk Cameron and is from the Albany, Ga., church that sponsored Facing the Giants. Evans, Augusta Exchange

THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY (PG-13): A teenage girl who moves to a new town and is haunted by disturbing visions and voices. Evans, ends today Augusta Exchange

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 (G): The Disney TV-movie phenom makes the leap to the big screen. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

THE HOUSE BUNNY (PG-13): Anna Faris comedy about a Playboy bunny who teaches life lessons to members of a misfits sorority. Masters

GHOST TOWN (PG-13): Ricky Gervais momentarily dies during an operation and gains the ability to talk to ghosts. Masters

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (PG): The Jules Verne classic gets a 3-D makeover. Masters

MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA (PG): The former Central Park zoo dwellers hook up with their generational families in the wilds of Africa. Augusta Exchange, Aiken, Evans

MAX PAYNE (PG-13): A cop looks for vengeance after the murder of his family. Augusta Exchange

MIRACLE AT SANTA ANNA ( ***, R): Spike Lee's film about black soldiers separated from their unit in Italy during World War II Begins Friday, Masters

MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL (PG-13): Rowdy romantic comedy with Kate Hudson, Dane Cook and Jason Biggs. Begins Friday, Masters

PRIDE AND GLORY (G): Edward Norton is a New York City police officer investigating a case of corruption. Evans, Aiken

ROLE MODELS (R): After running afoul of the law, two friends are sentenced to be mentors for troubled kids. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

SAW V (R): Another autumn, another Saw sequel. Augusta Exchange, Evans, ends Friday in Aiken

SOUL MEN (R): Estranged former backup singers get reacquainted in order to perform at a 20th anniversary concert. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES (PG-13): A young girl is taken in by three sisters during the summer of 1965. Augusta Exchange, Evans, Aiken

TRAITOR (PG-13): It presents complicated issues without being condescending, so why does Traitor feel more than a bit off? Masters

WALL-E (G): A robot discovers his calling in this Pixar film. Masters

ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO ( **, R) Writer-director Kevin Smith pushes the R-rating to its limits with this raunchy comedy. Augusta Exchange, Evans

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THE EXPRESS ( ***, PG): A drama based on the life of Syracuse University football star Ernie Davis. Masters

FLASH OF GENIUS ( **, PG-13): The engineer (Greg Kinnear) who invented intermittent windshield wipers obsesses on lawsuits after automakers swipe his idea. Masters

HOUSE (R): Bad things happen in a rural Southern house. Augusta Exchange, Evans

ROCKNROLLA ( ***, R): A pretty typical Guy Ritchie movie: convoluted plotting, eccentric underworld characters and, of course, a killer soundtrack. Augusta Exchange