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Reviews without star ratings are from critics other than Roger Ebert. Listings are subject to change. Call theaters for times. For an online movie guide, see augusta.com/movies.

COMING FRIDAY

THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (HHH, PG-13) Based on the true story of a priest who was tried for murder after a teenage girl died during an exorcism. Tom Wilkinson plays the priest, Laura Linney is his attorney, and Campbell Scott is the prosecutor. The priest says he doesn't care what happens to him, so long as Emily Rose's story is told. Laura Linney is caught between the wishes of her client and the commands of her law firm. Aiken, Augusta Exchange and Evans

THE MAN (H, PG-13) Samuel L. Jackson plays a hard-boiled Detroit ATF agent, and Eugene Levy is a dental supplies salesman from Wisconsin. After the agent mistakes the salesman for an undercover contact, he needs him in order to pull off a sting. Augusta Exchange and Evans

ONGOING

A Sound of Thunder (pg-13) Time-traveling dinosaur hunters disrupt the course of history. Based on Ray Bradbury's classic story. With Edward Burns and Ben Kingsley. Augusta Exchange

BAD NEWS BEARS (HHH, PG-13) Billy Bob Thornton as a drunken has-been minor league pitcher who coaches a Little League team of losers. Augusta Village and Masters

BATMAN BEGINS (HHHH, PG-13) Christian Bale stars as a millionaire, traumatized since childhood, whose study of evildoing leads him into a cruel prison and a secret society. Starts Friday, Masters and Augusta Village

BEWITCHED (HH, PG-13) Will Ferrell plays a has-been movie star who signs for a TV retread of the sitcom Bewitched. He insists on an unknown for the Samantha role and discovers Nicole Kidman. Augusta Village, ends today at Masters

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (PG) Johnny Depp plays Willy Wonka, and his Finding Neverland co-star Freddie Highmore plays Charlie Bucket. Augusta Exchange

CINDERELLA MAN (HHH, PG-13) Russell Crowe gives a strong performance in the story of boxer Jim Braddock, who was washed up after a hand injury but fought back from poverty to win the heavyweight title. Ends today, Augusta Village

CRASH (HHHH, R) Interlocking stories of whites, blacks, Latinos, Koreans, Iranians, cops and criminals, the rich and the poor, the powerful and powerless, all defined in one way or another by racism. With strong performances by Matt Dillon, Terence Dashon Howard, Thandie Newton, Sandra Bullock and Don Cheadle. Masters and Augusta Village

DARK WATER (HHH, PG-13) Jennifer Connelly, newly separated, moves with her small daughter (Ariel Gade) to a dark apartment in a grim building on New York's Roosevelt Island. Masters

DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO (NO STARS, R) Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider) makes a living prostituting himself. Augusta Exchange

FANTASTIC FOUR (H, PG-13) Four scientists are transformed by a mysterious star storm into beings with superpowers. Masters and Augusta Village

FOUR BROTHERS (HHH, R) A little old lady is gunned down, and her four adopted sons (two black, two white) vow revenge. Augusta Exchange, Aiken and Evans

HERBIE: FULLY LOADED (HH, G) Lindsay Lohan rescues Herbie, the original love bug, from a junk yard and ends up piloting it in a NASCAR race against a nasty opponent (Matt Dillon). Masters, Big Mo and Augusta Village

HUSTLE & FLOW (HHH, R) The second breakthrough performance this year, after Crash, for Terrence Howard. He plays a pimp and drug dealer who dreams of becoming a rap star. Starts Friday at Masters and Augusta Village

LADIES IN LAVENDER (HH, PG-13) Judi Dench and Maggie Smith play sisters who share a cottage on the Cornwall coast. Life is peaceful until a dark and handsome stranger (Daniel Bruhl) washes ashore on a dark and stormy night. Evans

MADAGASCAR (HH, PG) Four animals are stars at the Central Park Zoo: Alex the Lion (voice by Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer) and Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith). Marty dreams of escape. One of his attempts leads to all four being returned to the wild in Madagascar. Masters, Augusta Village

MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (HHH, G) The documentary follows the penguins of Antarctica through unimaginable conditions to document their life cycle. Augusta Exchange, Big Mo and Evans

MONSTER-IN-LAW (PG-13) Can Jennifer Lopez stand up to Jane Fonda? Most people will bet on Ms. Fonda. Ends today at Augusta Village

MR. AND MRS. SMITH (HHH, PG-13) Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie go into marriage counseling when their romance starts to subside. What neither one knows is that they're both professional assassins assigned to kill each other. Masters and Augusta Village

REBOUND (HH, PG) Martin Lawrence plays a college basketball coach demoted to coaching middle school. Augusta Village

RED EYE (PG-13): Rachel McAdams stars as a hotel manager on an overnight flight seated next to a man (Cillian Murphy) who threatens to kill her father (Brian Cox) unless she switches a key Homeland Security official to a different room at her hotel to facilitate an assassination plot. Augusta Exchange, Aiken and Evans

SKY HIGH (PG) It's not easy being the offspring of superheroes, even if those superheroes are played by Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston. Aiken

STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH (HHH, PG-13) A return to the classic space opera. Augusta Village

the brothers grimm (pg-13) Starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger, this is not your grandparents' Brothers Grimm. Director Terry Gilliam presents the duo as con artists who finally have to prove their mettle. Augusta Exchange, Aiken and Evans

THE CAVE (PG-13) Thrill-seeking cave explorers make shocking discoveries when they dive into a cave deep in a Romanian forest. Augusta Exchange, Aiken, ends today at Evans

THE CONSTANT GARDENER (HHHH, R) A British diplomat's wife is found slain along with an African man at a remote crossroads. Is the death connected to her questions about the way drug companies test products on poor Africans? Augusta Exchange and Evans

THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (H, PG-13) Lame retread of the TV series. The good ol' boys deliver moonshine for Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson), outrun Sheriff Coltrane (M.C. Gainey) and battle "the meanest man in Hazzard County," Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds). Augusta Exchange, Aiken and Evans

THE GREAT RAID (HHH, R): A realistic war drama based on the true story of a 1945 raid by U.S. Army Rangers and Philippine guerrillas on a Japanese POW camp at Cabanatuan to rescue more than 500 Americans. Augusta Exchange and Evans

THE LONGEST YARD (HHH, PG-13) Adam Sandler stars as a has-been pro quarterback, sent to prison. He finds himself leading a team of convicts against a team of guards. Augusta Village

THE SKELETON KEY (HH, PG-13) Kate Hudson signs up as a private caregiver for an old man (John Hurt) who can't talk after a stroke but sure wants to tell her something. Augusta Exchange and Evans

THE TRANSPORTER 2 (PG-13) The ultra-able deliveryman (Jason Statham) comes out of retirement to pursue kidnappers. Augusta Exchange, Aiken and Evans

THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (HHH, R): Steve Carell stars as Andy Stitzer, who doesn't just ride his bike to work, he signals his turns. His buddies (Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen) discover he's a virgin and determine to end his drought. Augusta Exchange, Aiken and Evans

UNDERCLASSMAN (PG-13) Eddie Murphy's legacy is safe. Sure, he's moved away from the fast-talking, smart-mouthed shtick that helped catapult him to stardom in 1980s movies such as 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop, and into warmer, fuzzier family fare. Seeing young Nick Cannon pilfer his act only makes us miss Mr. Murphy. Augusta Exchange and Evans

UNDISCOVERED (PG-13) Ashlee Simpson, Peter Weller and Carrie Fisher star in this tale of people trying to succeed in show business. Ends today at Evans

VALIANT (R): Laughs are scarce and little of the action resonates in the animated tale of World War II pigeons doing their part for the Allied effort. Augusta Exchange and Evans

WEDDING CRASHERS (R) Solid buzz surrounds this comedy with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn taking advantage of other people's celebrations. Augusta Exchange and Evans