"Death Race" (R). Not reviewed. Futuristic thriller. Opens Aug. 22.

"Hamlet 2" (R). A failed actor working as a high school drama teacher stages a sequel to "Hamlet." There isn't much Shakespeare in this spoof, which resorts to overplayed scenes and profanity. Grade: C+ Opens Aug. 22.

"The House Bunny" (PG-13). Not reviewed. A Playboy bunny becomes a sorority housemother. Fred Wolf directs. Opens Friday, Aug. 22.

"The Longshots" (PG). Not reviewed. Ice Cube and Keke Palmer star in the true story of an 11-year-old girl who becomes the first female in a children's football league. Opens Friday, Aug. 22.

"The Rocker" (PG-13). Rainn Wilson is a washed-up drummer who tries to give his career a second act. Grade: C Opens Wednesday, Aug. 20.

NOW PLAYING

"The Dark Knight" (PG-13). Grade: B- Owings Mills 17, Towson Commons 8, Hunt Valley 12, AMC White Marsh, Rotunda Cinemateque

"Hancock" (PG-13). Will Smith is a superhero who is a skid row alcoholic in his personal life. Grade: B- Owings Mills 17, AMC White Marsh

"Henry Poole Is Here" (PG). Heavy-handed inspirational tale about neighbors who see a religious figure in a water stain. Grade: C+ Owings Mills 17, AMC White Marsh

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (PG). Brendan Fraser as a geologist fights carnivorous plants and dinosaurs underground. Grade: B- Owings Mills 17, AMC White Marsh

"Mamma Mia!" (PG-13). Broadway musical about a young woman's search for the identity of her father. Grade: B+ Valley Center 9, Owings Mills 17, Towson Commons 8, Hunt Valley 12, AMC White Marsh

"Mirrors" (R). A security guard starts seeing more than his own reflection in mirrors. More unintentionally silly than scary. Grade: C Valley Center 9, Owings Mills 17, Hunt Valley 12

"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (PG-13). Chinese ruler comes back from the dead. Grade: C+ Valley Center 9, Owings Mills 17, Towson Commons 8, Hunt Valley 12

"Pineapple Express" (R). This drug-obsessed comedy would be easier to take if it weren't so repulsively violent. Grade: C Valley Center 9, Owings Mills 17, Towson Commons 8, Hunt Valley 12, AMC White Marsh

"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" (PG-13). Threadbare sequel about lucky pants exchanged between gal pals one summer. Grade: C+ Valley Center 9, Owings Mills 17, Towson Commons 8, Hunt Valley 12

"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (PG). George Lucas cashes in with this so-so animated feature. Grade: B- Valley Center 9, Owings Mills 17, Towson Commons 8, Hunt Valley 12, AMC White Marsh, Senator Theatre

"Tropic Thunder" (R). A jungle shoot goes way out of control in this zany comedy from Ben Stiller. Grade: B Valley Center 9, Owings Mills 17, Towson Commons 8, Hunt Valley 12

"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (PG-13). Woody Allen's charming romantic comedy about American tourists becoming involved with a Spanish painter. Grade: B+ Owings Mills 17, Hunt Valley 12, AMC White Marsh

"Wall-E" (G). Animated robot adapts to abandoned city. Grade: B Valley Center 9, Hunt Valley 12

-Mike Giuliano

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Charles Theatre
1711 N. Charles St.,
410-727-FILM

Hunt Valley Cinema 12
Shawan Road,
410-329-9800

Maryland Science Center IMAX Theater
410-685-5225

Muvico Egyptian 24
Arundel Mills Boulevard at Route 100,
443-755-8992

Owings Mills 17
Mill Run Circle,
443-394-0081

Rotunda Cinematheque
711 W. 40th St.,
410-235-4800

R/C's Eastpoint Movies 10
7938 Eastern Blvd.,
410-284-3100

Senator Theatre
5904 York Road,
410-435-8338

Towson Commons 8
York Road at Pennsylvania Avenue,
410-825-5233

Valley Center 9
9616 Reisterstown Road,
410-363-4194

West Nursery 14
Linthicum,
410-850-8999

White Marsh Theatre
White Marsh Boulevard,
410-933-9428

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