Opening Friday

"DEATH RACE" (Century 12) A prison warden forces a man to play a deadly game in exchange for his freedom. Sci-fi/action with Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane. R, 89 minutes. HH.

"THE HOUSE BUNNY" (PC-6) A down-on-her-luck ex-Playboy bunny helps save a college sorority by teaching the plain Jane members how to be more popular. Comedy with Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone. PG-13, 98 minutes. HH-1/2.

"THE LONGSHOTS" (Century 12) A downtrodden man turns his niece into a football star. Comedy with Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith. PG, 94 minutes. Not reviewed.

"THE ROCKER" (Premiere 10) A rock music drummer who missed his shot at the big time gets another chance years later. Comedy with Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger. PG-13, 102 minutes. HH.

Continuing Friday

"THE DARK KNIGHT" (Century 12, Town & Country) A superhero sees a dip in crime until a supervillain creates havoc in Gotham City. Action with Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart. PG-13, 152 minutes. HHH.

"FLY ME TO THE MOON" (PC-6) Three insects stow away on the first manned mission to the moon in 1969. Animated family adventure with the voices of Christopher Lloyd, Kelly Ripa, Nicollette Sheridan. Rated G, 90 minutes. HH.

"HANCOCK" (Century 12) A well-intentioned superhero who often causes as much destruction as he prevents seeks redemption with a PR man's help. Action-comedy with Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron. PG-13, 92 minutes. HHH

"HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY" (Town & Country) The large, red spawn of hell is the only hope to save humanity with forces try to take over Earth. Action with Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones. PG-13, 110 minutes. HHH.

"THE INCREDIBLE HULK" (Premiere 10) A man who becomes a hulking monster when enraged seeks a way to stop a soldier who might become a danger to society. Action with Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth. PG-13, 114 minutes. HH-1/2.

"INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL" (Premiere 10) Archeologist Indiana Jones tries to keep Soviets from acquiring objects rumored to have special powers. Adventure with Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen. PG-13, 124 minutes. HHH-1/2.

"IRON MAN" (Westwood) A wealthy industrialist builds a high-tech suit of armor to fight crime. Action with Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard. Rated PG-13, 126 minutes. HHH-1/2.

"JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH" (PC-6) A scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth. Action with Brendan Fraser, Anita Briem, Josh Hutcherson. PG, 92 minutes. HH-1/2.

"KUNG FU PANDA" (Westwood) A lazy panda is chosen to defend his friends against enemies. Animated comedy with the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie. PG, 91 minutes. HHH.

"MAMMA MIA!" (Premiere 10) A woman about to get married tries to find out who her father is -- and finds three possibilities. Musical with Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried. PG-13, 121 minutes. HHH-1/2

"MEET DAVE" (Westwood) A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form, and the ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman. Comedy with Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Ed Helms. PG, 102 minutes. H-1/2.

"MIRRORS" (PC-6) A security guard learns a department store's mirrors hold a dangerous secret that threatens his family. Horror with Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Smart, Paula Patton. Rated R, 110 minutes. Not reviewed.

"THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR" (Century 12, Town & Country) Action with Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello. PG-13, 114 minutes. HHH.

"PINEAPPLE EXPRESS" (Century 12) A marijuana user and his dealer go on the run after the stoner witnesses a police officer murdering another person. Comedy with Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole. R, 105 minutes. HH-1/2.

"THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2" (Premiere 10) Lifelong friends get back together after their first year of college, but find new challenges that will separate them. Comedy/drama with Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel. PG-13, 117 minutes. HH.

"SPACE CHIMPS" (PC-6) Three chimps -- two brilliant, one dimwitted -- fly to outer space for adventures. Animated comedy with the voices of Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Kenan Thompson. G, 81 minutes. H-1/2.

"STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS" (Century 12) Jedi Knights try to keep evil forces from taking over the universe. Animated science fiction with the voices of Anthony Daniels, Matthew Wood. PG, 90 minutes. HHH.

"STEP BROTHERS" (Premiere 10) Two underachieving middle-aged men are forced to grow up fast when their single parents fall in love. Comedy with Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen. R, 98 minutes. H-1/2

"SWING VOTE" (PC-6) A lazy man becomes very popular when his vote can decide a presidential election. Comedy with Kevin Costner, Madeline Carroll, Kelsey Grammer. PG-13, 100 minutes. Not reviewed.

"TROPIC THUNDER" (Century 12, Town & Country) Arrogant actors are left to their own devices in the jungle when a war movie goes awry. Comedy-adventure with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black. Rated R, 106 minutes. HH-1/2.

"VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA" (Premiere 10) Two women on vacation in Spain become interested in a painter whose ex-wife is about to return. Comedy-drama with Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson. Rated PG-13, 108 minutes. H-1/2.

"WALL-E" (Century 12) A robot left behind when humans abandon Earth finds the solution that allows people to return. Animated adventure with the voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Fred Willard. G, 97 minutes. HH-1/2

"THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE" (Premiere 10) An unemployed former federal agent is tapped to investigate a defrocked priest who claims to have visions about a missing agent. Thriller with David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet. PG-13, 100 minutes. HH.

Our rating system: Four stars (HHHH) signify it's a don't-miss movie. Three stars (HHH) mean the movie comes highly recommended. Two (HH) designate average fare. One (H) means the movie is not recommended. For that miserable effort with no redeeming or social values, we'll alert you with a Bomb! (M) rating.