/entertainment/familyfilms/ en-us Copyright 2012 ArcaMax Publishing NEW THIS WEEK -- DWAYNE JOHNSON PLAYS A FORMER NAVY CODE BREAKER WHO HAS A JULES VERNIAN ADVENTURE WITH HIS STEPSON IN THIS ENJOYABLY UNCOMPLICATED FAMILY FILM: "JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND" PG -- Fast-moving, funny and ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/familyfilms/s-1094808 Feb/10/2012 NEW THIS WEEK -- UNLIKE THE RECENT "DOLPHIN TALE" (PG, 2011), THIS FACT-BASED MARINE ANIMAL SAGA WILL ENTERTAIN ALL AGES ON ALL LEVELS: "BIG MIRACLE" PG -- What a nice surprise. This true story, based on news accounts and a 1989 ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/familyfilms/s-1091148 Feb/03/2012 NEW THIS WEEK† -- A CRIME THRILLER THAT WILL NOT KEEP TEENS ON THE EDGES OF THEIR SEATS: "MAN ON A LEDGE" PG-13 -- Teens may lose patience with this irritatingly contrived, oddly miscast crime thriller long before it's ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/familyfilms/s-1054213 Jan/27/2012 NEW THIS WEEK -- A WONDERFUL FILM DEALING WITH THE POST-9/11 GRIEF OF A BOY WHO LOST HIS FATHER IN ONE OF THE TWIN TOWERS: "EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE" PG-13 -- Teens who respond to strong drama and historic events will ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/familyfilms/s-1042865 Jan/20/2012 NEW THIS WEEK -- THE WOLVES IN THE FOREST ARE EVEN SCARIER IN 3-D, BUT THE FUN IS THE SAME: "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D" G -- Ever ready to revive an old hit to bring in new money, Disney has digitally remastered its lovely 1991 ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/familyfilms/s-1036572 Jan/13/2012 NEW THIS WEEK -- A 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL HIDES HER SEXUALITY FROM HER PARENTS IN THIS STRONG, BEAUTIFULLY ACTED INDEPENDENT FILM: "PARIAH" R -- Geared to audiences 17 and older because of some explicit sexual content and strong language...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/familyfilms/s-1029345 Jan/06/2012 THE FAMILY FILMGOER'S FAVORITE FAMILY FILMS OF 2011: Narrowing it down to a list of 10 was well nigh impossible, so here are a Fave 15, sorted by style and suggested ages for seeing the films: -- ANIMATED, OR WITH PUPPETRY: "Winnie ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/familyfilms/s-1024199 Dec/30/2011 NEW THIS WEEK -- THIS INGENIOUSLY ANIMATED SPIELBERGIAN TAKE ON THE BELOVED CHARACTERS FROM BELGIAN ILLUSTRATOR HERGE'S GRAPHIC NOVELS WILL CHARM KIDS 10 AND OLDER FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR: "THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN" PG -- Kids 10 and ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/familyfilms/s-1020131 Dec/23/2011 NEW THIS WEEK -- ALVINNNNNNNN!!!! YOU'RE NOT AS CUTE AS YOU USED TO BE!!!!: "ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED" G -- This not-as-cute-as-we-adults-remember-them sequel will still tickle kids 6 and older, for whom it will seem ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/familyfilms/s-1013090 Dec/16/2011 NEW THIS WEEK -- A BALDLY SENTIMENTAL, PHONY-FEELING, STAR-FILLED HOLIDAY MESS: "NEW YEAR'S EVE" PG-13 -- It's unlikely that "New Year's Eve" will appeal to any but the most sentimental teens, and even they might lose patience with...

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