Movies

NEW YORK -- "Free Willy," the 1993 whale rescue film, looks like child's play when compared to "Big Miracle," in which not one but three giant mammals are trapped in Arctic ice, and it takes a whole lot more than a sleepy Alaskan town to save them.

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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: General patronage

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED: General patronage.

THE ARTIST: Adults.

CONTRABAND: Morally offensive.

THE DESCENDANTS: Limited adult audience.

THE DEVIL INSIDE: Morally offensive.

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE: Adults.

NEW YORK -- The British market a brand of yeast spread called Marmite. Due to its overwhelmingly strong taste, its label carries the slogan "Love it or Hate it."

As a result of the visceral reactions, both pro and con, stirred by her controversial 1979-90 tenure in office, former U.K. leader Margaret Thatcher -- now Baroness Thatcher -- has been described as the Marmite of prime ministers.

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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: General patronage

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED: General patronage.

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS: Adults/adolescents.

CONTRABAND: Morally offensive.

THE DARKEST HOUR: Adults.

THE DESCENDANTS: Limited adult audience.

THE DEVIL INSIDE: Morally offensive.

Ratings are supplied by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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ABDUCTION: Adults.

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS: Adults/adolescents.

COURAGEOUS: Adults/adolescents.

DOLPHIN TALE: General patronage.

DREAM HOUSE: Limited adult audience.

FOOTLOOSE: Morally offensive.

HAPPY FEET TWO: Adults/adolescents.

HUGO: Adults/adolescents.

Ratings are supplied by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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ABDUCTION: Adults.

COURAGEOUS: Adults/adolescents.

DOLPHIN TALE: General patronage.

DREAM HOUSE: Limited adult audience.

FOOTLOOSE: Morally offensive.

THE HELP: Adults.

THE IDES OF MARCH: Limited adult audience.

IN TIME: Adults.

J. EDGAR: Limited adult audience.