Comedy Listings

Fantastic Mr. Fox -

Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
After 12 years of bucolic bliss, Mr. Fox (George Clooney) breaks a promise to his wife (Meryl Streep) and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Giving in to his animal instincts endangers not only his marriage but also the lives of his family and their animal friends. When the farmers force Mr. Fox and company deep underground, he has to resort to his natural craftiness to rise above the opposition.

Today's Showtimes:

Bow Tie Cinemas Hartford Palace 17

330 New Park Ave - Hartford (Parkville)

Criterion Cinemas at Blue Back Square

42 South Main St. - West Hartford (West Hartford Center)

G-Force -

Starring: Bill Nighy, Zach Galifianakis, Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan
Armed with the latest high-tech spy gear, a guinea pig named Darwin (Sam Rockwell) and his team of specially trained rodents are often the last line of defense against chaos and destruction. But when the government shuts them down and ships them off to a pet shop, Darwin and his gang will have to find a way to break out and prevent a mad billionaire (Bill Nighy) from taking over the world.

Today's Showtimes:

Agawam Family Cinemas

866 Suffield Street - Agawam

Pirate Radio -

Starring: Philip Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost
In 1966, BBC radio broadcasts less than an hour of pop music a day, forcing pirate DJs to take up the slack from boats anchored outside British waters. Quentin (Bill Nighy) is the commander of such a pirate station, overseeing a host of seedy, lusty and dope-smoking DJs, including the Count (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Dave (Nick Frost), who makes it his personal mission to see to it that Quentin's newly arrived godson (Tom Sturridge) loses his virginity.

Today's Showtimes:

Bow Tie Cinemas Art at Cinema City

235 Brainard Road - Hartford (South Meadows)

AMC Loews Plainville 20

220 New Britain Avenue - Plainville

The Invention of Lying -

Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K.
Mark Bellison (Ricky Gervais) is a down-on-his-luck writer who lives in world where falsehoods are completely unknown. When Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, the notion that ``honesty is the best policy'' goes out the window, and he uses his newfound skill for personal gain.

Today's Showtimes:

Parkade Cinemas

308 Broad St - Manchester

Couples Retreat -

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love
Four couples, all friends, descend on a tropical island resort. Though one husband and wife are there to work on their marriage, the others just want to enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon find, however, that paradise comes at a price: Participation in couples therapy sessions is mandatory. What started out as a cut-rate vacation turns into an examination of the common problems many face.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC Loews Plainville 20

220 New Britain Avenue - Plainville

Enfield Cinemas 12

90 Elm Street - Enfield

Planet 51 -

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman
When astronaut Capt. Charles ``Chuck'' Baker lands on Planet 51, he thinks he's the first lifeform to ever set foot there. Instead, he gets the surprise of his life when he learns that Planet 51 is indeed inhabited by little green people who live in an idyllic version of 1950s America -- complete with a universal fear of alien invasion.

Today's Showtimes:

Bow Tie Cinemas Hartford Palace 17

330 New Park Ave - Hartford (Parkville)

Criterion Cinemas at Blue Back Square

42 South Main St. - West Hartford (West Hartford Center)

The Princess and the Frog -

Starring: Anika Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley
Hardworking and ambitious, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) dreams of one day opening the finest restaurant in New Orleans. Her dream takes a slight detour when she meets Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos), who's been turned into a royal amphibian by evil Dr. Facilier. Mistaking her for a princess and hoping to break the spell, Naveen plants a kiss on poor Tiana -- thereby turning her into a frog as well. The pair hop along on an adventure through the bayous to seek the help of a powerful voodoo priestess.

Today's Showtimes:

Regal Branford Stadium 12

325 E Main Street - Branford

Regal Waterford 9

123 Cross Rd. - Waterford

Did You Hear About the Morgans? -

Starring: Hugh Grant, Sarah Parker, Sam Elliott, Mary Steenburgen
New Yorkers Paul (Hugh Grant) and Meryl (Sarah Jessica Parker) Morgan seem to have it all -- except for the fact that their marriage is crumbling around them. But their romantic woes are small compared to the world of trouble they find themselves in after they witness a murder. To protect them from an assassin, federal agents whisk Paul and Meryl away to small-town Wyoming, where their marriage will either finally crash and burn, or their passion will re-ignite.

The Men Who Stare at Goats -

Starring: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey
Struggling reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) gets the scoop of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), who claims to be from a unit of psychic soldiers who have been reactivated for duty. Intrigued by Cassady's assertions that they can walk through walls and kill goats by fixed gazes, Wilton follows him on a dangerous, top-secret mission across Iraq to find the brigade's founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges) .

Today's Showtimes:

Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hill

99 Red Stone Rd. - Manchester (Buckland Hills)

Showcase Cinemas Berlin

19 Frontage Rd - Berlin