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Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa
Studio: Dreamworks Animation Plot: A botched rescue attempt strands several animals in the middle of the African desert.
Cast: Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sherri Shepherd, Bernie Mac, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer
Rating: PG
Bottom Line: **1/2
Love Matters
By Delilah
ISBN: 0-373-89200-4
Publisher: Harlequin
Available: Bookstores everywhere
My Stroke of Insight
By Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
ISBN: 978-0-670-02074-4
Publisher: Viking
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Plot: Two seniors in high school struggle with the idea of being separated as college approaches.
Cast: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Olesya Rulin
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2
Terrence Howard says he found out about Don Cheadle replacing him in the forthcoming "Iron Man" sequel the way everyone else did – by reading it in the trade magazines.
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Plot: A moving tale of a girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother.
Cast: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Hudson, Tristan Wilds, Paul Bettany
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ****
Junie B. Jones and some Sneaky Peeky Spying
By Barbara Park
ISBN: 978-0-679-85101-1
Publisher: Random House
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Shopgirl
By Steve Martin
ISBN: 1-4013-0827-9
Publisher: Hyperion
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Studio: Overture Films
Plot: A pair of veteran New York City police detectives are on the trail of a vigilante serial killer.
Cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg
Rating: R
Bottom Line: **