AT THE MOVIES: 'Dear John' ... 'An Education' ... etc.

New this week:

- "Dear John": A soldier named John (Channing Tatum) and an idealistic college student named Savannah (Amanda Seyfried) begin a romance. Over seven tumultuous years, separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployment, they stay in touch through their letters, triggering fateful consequences neither could foresee. One hour, 48 minutes. (PG-13)

- "An Education": A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, more worldly suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopardy. With Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper. One hour, 35 minutes. (PG-13)

- "From Paris With Love": A trigger-happy, loose cannon agent sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack leads an ambassador's young personal aide on a white-knuckle caper through the Parisian underworld. With John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia Smutniak. One hour, 32 minutes. (R)

Returning this week:

- "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel": Singing chipmunks contend with school, celebrity and a rival female music group. One hour, 28 minutes. (PG)

- "Avatar 3D": A band of humans are pitted in a battle against a distant planet's indigenous population. Two hours, 46 minutes. (PG-13)

- "The Blind Side": A poor teen is taken in by a well-to-do family with challenges and discoveries for all. Two hours, eight minutes. (PG-13)

- "The Book of Eli": A lone warrior in the post-apocalypse fights to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption. One hour, 58 minutes. (R)

- "Boondocks Saints II: All Saints Day": Brothers living quietly in Ireland return to Boston when their beloved priest is killed by the mob. One hour, 58 minutes, (R)

- "Edge of Darkness": A detective investigates his daughter's death and discovers her secret life, a cover-up and government collusion. One hour, 48 minutes. (R)

- "Extraordinary Measures": Parents try to find a researcher who might have a cure for their children's rare genetic disorder. One hour, 45 minutes. (PG)

- "It's Complicated": A woman hooks up with her married ex-husband and also is drawn to a new man. One hour, 58 minutes. (R)

- "Legion": A diner becomes the battleground for survival of the human race when God sends angels to bring on the Apocalypse. One hour, 40 minutes. (R)

- "The Lovely Bones": A murdered girl watches her family, weighing her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Two hours, 15 minutes. (PG-13)

- "Precious": In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school. One hour, 50 minutes. (R)

- "Sherlock Holmes": Holmes and his partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis who threatens England. Two hours, eight minutes. (PG-13)

- "Tooth Fairy": A hard-charging hockey player nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy" is sentenced to one week as a real tooth fairy. One hour, 41 minutes. (PG)

- "When in Rome": A young, ambitious New Yorker on a whirlwind trip to Rome encounters a fountain of love and is pursued by suitors. (PG-13)

Online sites:

- Carmike 10, Grand Forks: (701) 772-4719; www.carmike.com .

- River Cinema, East Grand Forks: (218) 399-9000; www.rivercinema12.com .