In theaters today…

By: Kip Mooney

Posted: 10/17/08

"Max Payne"
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Ludacris, Beau Bridges
Directed by John Moore
In what may be the first decent video game adaptation ever, Marky Mark goes into full on brooding killer mode who heads into the underworld (both literal and supernatural) to find out who betrayed him.
(Denton Movie Tavern, Cinemark Denton, Rave Hickory Creek, AMC Highland Village, Studio Movie Grill Lewisville, Cinemark Vista Ridge Mall)

"The Secret Life of Bees"
Starring Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
Featuring some of the best black actresses working today, "The Secret Life of Bees" follows a girl who flees to a bee colony run by the Boatwright sisters. Based on the best-selling novel.
(Cinemark Denton, Rave Hickory Creek, AMC Highland Village, Cinemark Vista Ridge Mall)

"Sex Drive"
Starring Josh Zucker, Clark Duke, James Marsden, Seth Green
Directed by Sean Anders
Though the trailer makes it look like a pretty generic teen sex comedy, buzz is solid for this laugher about a teen who steals his brother's Camaro to rendezvous with a girl he met online.
(Denton Movie Tavern, Cinemark Denton, Rave Hickory Creek, AMC Highland Village, Studio Movie Grill Lewisville, Cinemark Vista Ridge Mall)

"W."
Starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Dreyfuss, Thandie Newton, Scott Glenn, Ellen Burstyn, James Cromwell, Ioan Gruffudd, Toby Jones
Directed by Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone's take on #42 features an impeccable cast, most of them dead-on for the real-life counterparts, and won't be the least bit fair or balanced, but it will tread a thin line between serious biopic and all-out parody.
(Cinemark Denton, Rave Hickory Creek, AMC Highland Village, Cinemark Vista Ridge