For Friday through October 27

THREE MUSKETEERS, standard and in 3D, 1 star, rated PG-13. The hot-headed, young D’Artagnan joins forces with three veteran Musketeers to prevent the villainous Cardinal Richelieu from claiming the French throne and trying to engulf Europe in war. Matthew Macfadyen, Milla Jovovich, Luke Evans, Ray Stevenson, Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Orlando Bloom.

PUSS IN BOOTS in 3D, 3 stars, rated PG. A chronicle of the early career of Puss as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and street savvy Kitty Softpaws to save his town from evil. Featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton. NEW THIS WEEK

IN TIME, (NR), rated PG-13. Time has become the ulitmate currency. You stop aging at 25 and are genetically designed to die one year after that date...unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich become immortal, and the poor live short lives unless they can find a way to steal credits. Now, a man from the wrong side of the tracks, falsely accused of murder, is forced to take a hostage and extend his life while trying to prove his innocence. Justin Timberlake, Cillian Murphy, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Wilde. NEW THIS WEEK

THE RUM DIARY, 2 1/2 stars, rated R. Paul Kemp, an itinerant journalist tired of the noise and madness of 1950s New York City, travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico where he begins working for a local newspaper in San Juan, run by a downtrodden editor. Kemp soon finds himself involved with a beautiful American woman and her fiance, a shadowly individual with corrupt land development schemes. Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins. NEW THIS WEEK

THE IDES OF MARCH, 3 stars, rated R. In the final days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, a press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend the candidate’s shot at the presidency. George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Evan Rachel Wood. NEW THIS WEEK

REAL STEEL, 1 1⁄2 stars, rated PG-13. The world of boxing has gone high-tech with 8-foot-tall, 200-pound steel robots dominating the sport. Now washed-up fighter Charlie Kenton, who lost his shot at the title with the takeover of the bots, is relegated to the role of a small-time promoter. He earns just enough money to survive, piecing together low-end robots from scrap metal to travel from one venue ot the next. He has a last shot at a comeback when he teams up with his estranged son, Max, to build a robot contender. Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Hope Davis, Kevin Durand, Dakota Goyo.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3, 1 star, rated R. Find out the beginnings of the supernatural tale. In 1988, two young sisters befriend an invisible entity that has taken up residence in their home, and find that it has lifelong consequences for both them and their future families. Katie Featherston, Sprague Graydon, Lauren Bittner, Chloe Csenary, Jessica Tyler Brown.

FOOTLOOSE, 2 stars, rated PG-13. Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small Southern town of Bomont where he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. Years prior, the rural community had experienced a tragedy resulting in the deaths of five local teens. As a result, the town council banned loud music and dance to prevent further incidents of that nature. Ren, not being one to conform, challenges the ban in an attempt to revitalize the town, and along the way falls into a relationship with the daughter of the local minister. Kenny Wormald, Dennis Quaid, Julianne Hough.

Harvard Cinema: 3161 W. Harvard Ave., 673-6604

DOLPHIN TALE, 3 stars, rated PG. This is the story of Winter, a young dolphin that loses her tail in a crab trap, and Sawyer, the introverted 11-year-old boy who befriends her. Sawyer rallies friends and family together to save Winter, enlisting the help of a pioneering doctor to create a unique prosthetic attachment that will restore the dolphin’s ability to swim. Nathan Gamble, Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson.

MONEYBALL, 3 stars, rated PG-13. Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s, is forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget and compete with the richer clubs. The one-time jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand to recruit bargain players that the scouts have labeled as flawed. While they may be flawed, they do have the ability to get on base, score runs and win games. Challenging old-school traditions puts Beane in the crosshairs, and it has many people saying he is ripping the heart and soul from the game. Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

COURAGEOUS, 1 1/2 stars, rated PG-13. Four men, one calling – To protect and serve. Adam, Nathan and their law enforcement partners are confident, focused and ready to take on the worst the world has to offer in the workplace. However, when tragedy hits home they are left struggling with their hopes, fears, faith and their ability to be good fathers to children that need more support and parenting than they have previously provided. Alex Kendrick, Ben Davies, Ken Bevel, Kevin Downes.

THE HELP 3 1/2 stars, rated PG-13.This is the story of three very different but extraordinary women in Mississippi in the 1960s who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. Instilled with the courage to cross the very lines that define them as individuals, they learn that some lines are meant to be crossed, even if it means the world around them must change. Sissy Spacek, Bryce Dallas Howard, Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Allison Janney.

Star ratings: 4 stars – Excellent, 3 stars – Good, 2 stars – Fair, 1 star – Poor, (NR) – No rating available