<table border="0" class="story-table"> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center">HOWIS IT?</td><td > </td><td>WHO’SIN IT?</td><td > </td><td>WHAT’SIT ABOUT?</td><td > </td><td align="center">WHERE?</td><td > </td><td>RATING</td><td > </td><td align="center">RUN TIME</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>AMELIA</td><td > </td><td>★★ 1/2 </td><td > </td><td>Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor</td><td > </td><td>Biopic about Atchison native and aviator Amelia Earhart. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI</td><td > </td><td align="center">Wide</td><td > </td><td>PG for some sensuality, language, thematic elements and smoking </td><td > </td><td align="center">1:41</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>ASTRO BOY</td><td > </td><td>★★</td><td > </td><td>Voices of Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Nathan Lane</td><td > </td><td>Animated story about a robot boy with super powers. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI </td><td > </td><td align="center">Wide</td><td > </td><td>PG for some action and peril, and brief mild language </td><td > </td><td align="center">1:33</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>THE BURNING PLAIN</td><td > </td><td>★★</td><td > </td><td>Charlize Theron, John Corbett, Kim Basinger</td><td > </td><td>Life of restaurant manager is center of a densely plotted yarn from the writer of “Babel.” REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI</td><td > </td><td align="center">Leawood</td><td > </td><td>R for sexuality, nudity and language </td><td > </td><td align="center">1:46</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>CIRQUEDU FREAK</td><td > </td><td>Not available for early review </td><td > </td><td>John C. Reilly, Chris Mossoglia </td><td > </td><td>Teen joins traveling freak show, becomes apprentice to a real vampire. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI</td><td > </td><td align="center">Wide</td><td > </td><td>PG-13 for intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, some language</td><td > </td><td align="center">1:49</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>GOOD HAIR</td><td > </td><td>★★★</td><td > </td><td>Chris Rock, Raven-Symone, Ice-T, Nia Long</td><td > </td><td>Chris Rock’s doc looks at black women’s love/hate relationship with hair. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI </td><td > </td><td align="center">Wide</td><td > </td><td>PG-13 for some language including sex and drug references, and brief partial nudity </td><td > </td><td align="center">1:35</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>MORE THAN A GAME</td><td > </td><td>★★★</td><td > </td><td>LeBron James </td><td > </td><td>Doc about legendary h.s. team that counted LeBron James as a member. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI </td><td > </td><td align="center">Tivoli</td><td > </td><td>PG for brief mild language and incidental smoking </td><td > </td><td align="center">1:42</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="center" > </td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>SAW VI</td><td > </td><td>Not screened for critics</td><td > </td><td>Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor</td><td > </td><td>More death and dismemberment, courtesy of Jigsaw. </td><td > </td><td align="center">Wide</td><td > </td><td>R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and language</td><td > </td><td align="center">1:30</td></tr> </table><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> Movies on this list are subject to change. Please check KansasCity.com or Friday’s FYI for more complete listings.</div>

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HOWIS IT?

WHO’SIN IT?

WHAT’SIT ABOUT?

WHERE?

RATING

RUN TIME

AMELIA

★★ 1/2

Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor

Biopic about Atchison native and aviator Amelia Earhart. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI

Wide

PG for some sensuality, language, thematic elements and smoking

1:41

ASTRO BOY

★★

Voices of Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Nathan Lane

Animated story about a robot boy with super powers. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI

Wide

PG for some action and peril, and brief mild language

1:33

THE BURNING PLAIN

★★

Charlize Theron, John Corbett, Kim Basinger

Life of restaurant manager is center of a densely plotted yarn from the writer of “Babel.” REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI

Leawood

R for sexuality, nudity and language

1:46

CIRQUEDU FREAK

Not available for early review

John C. Reilly, Chris Mossoglia

Teen joins traveling freak show, becomes apprentice to a real vampire. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI

Wide

PG-13 for intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, some language

1:49

GOOD HAIR

★★★

Chris Rock, Raven-Symone, Ice-T, Nia Long

Chris Rock’s doc looks at black women’s love/hate relationship with hair. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI

Wide

PG-13 for some language including sex and drug references, and brief partial nudity

1:35

MORE THAN A GAME

★★★

LeBron James

Doc about legendary h.s. team that counted LeBron James as a member. REVIEW IN FRIDAY FYI

Tivoli

PG for brief mild language and incidental smoking

1:42

SAW VI

Not screened for critics

Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor

More death and dismemberment, courtesy of Jigsaw.

Wide

R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and language

1:30

Movies on this list are subject to change. Please check KansasCity.com or Friday’s FYI for more complete listings.

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