STAFF REPORTS
Published: April 3, 2008

Leatherheads--PG-13

Set in the early days of pro football, this ode to screwball comedies of the’30s stars George Clooney as a player on a failing team that reverses its fortunes by hiring a new star. But he and Clooney fall for the same woman,
Renée Zellweger.Carmike, Commonwealth, Short Pump, Southpark, Virginia Center, West Tower

Nim’s Island--PG

In this family film, Abigail Breslin stars as a girl on an island whose father is missing. She searches for him with help from her favorite fictional character, who was created by an agoraphobic author played by Jodie Foster.Carmike, Commonwealth, Crossings, Short Pump, Southpark, Virginia Center, West Tower

The Ruins--R

Some young and generally attractive Americans head to Mexico to check out the ruins and encounter an entity of some supernatural sort that decides to have its murderous way with them. Expect lots of blood and gore.Carmike, Commonwealth, Short Pump, Southpark, Virginia Center, West Tower

Shine a Light--PG-13

Martin Scorsese, who made one of the greatest concert films, “The Last Waltz,” and one of the best music documentaries, “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan,” turns his cameras on the Rolling Stones. A combination concert film-documentary.Science Museum of Virginia

Married Life--PG-13

Having tired of his wife, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Cooper plays a straying husband who decides it would be more convenient to murder her than divorce her. Pierce Brosnan plays the husband’s not-disapproving friend, and Rachel McAdams is the source of temptation.Westhampton