A look at what's new in movies, books, music, television, video games and DVDs for the weekend.

MOVIES:

"BLADES OF GLORY"
A comedy about two rival figure skaters (Will Ferrell and Jon Heder) who have been banned from the sport after getting into a fistfight at the World Championships. They find a loophole that will allow them to compete again - they have to become partners and skate as a pairs team. With Amy Poehler, Will Arnett and Jenna Fischer. Directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon. Released by DreamWorks. This film is not yet rated.
Official movie site
What the critics say:
"It's a pleasure to sit back and revel in the ways the film riffs on the standard plot points such as the grudging friendship, the moment of tenderness, the artificial dustup just before the Big Game and, of course, the training montage."
Phil Villarreal, The Arizona Daily Star
"The ice-skating movie you never wanted to see but will find hard to resist."
-Betsy Pickle, Scripps Howard News Service

"MEET THE ROBINSONS"
Disney is behind this computer-animated comedy about a brilliant young inventor named Lewis who dreams of finding his birth mother. After his invention is stolen by a villain known as Bowler Hat Guy, Lewis meets a mysterious stranger who takes him into the future so he can get his invention back and defeat the bad guy. Featuring the voices of Angela Bassett, Jordan Fry, Laurie Metcalf and Tom Kenny. Directed by Stephen J. Anderson. Released by Buena Vista Pictures. This film is not yet rated.
Official movie site
What the critics say:
"Like many worthwhile movies, this one's about the longings of the heart, and the happiness that comes when those longings are fulfilled." -Phil Kloer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"This thing is one bumpy ride."
-Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

OPENING IN LIMITED RELEASE (check local listings):

"AFTER THE WEDDING"
A Dane named Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen, recently seen as the villain in "Casino Royale") who works in an orphanage in India is offered a donation that would give the facility some much-needed funds. There's a catch, though - the donor wants him to return home to Denmark, where Jacob is destined to learn some surprising things about his benefactor and his own past. With Rolf Lassgard and Sidse Babett Knudsen. Directed by Susanna Bier. Released by IFC Films. Rated R.
Official movie site
What the critics say:
"A filmmaker who excels in peeling back those delicate layers of human frailty, Denmark's Susanne Bier returns with another powerful family portrait."
-Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter
"The film generates such visceral heat, the whole notion of genre becomes irrelevant."
-Erica Abeel, Film Journal International

"BLACK BOOK"
Part historical drama and part thriller, this film follows a young Jewish woman who changes her identity to protect herself from the occupying Nazi forces in the Netherlands during World War II. When she falls in with the Dutch resistance, she faces even greater peril when they order her to get close to a German officer to steal information. Starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch and Thom Hoffman. Directed by Paul Verhoeven ("Robocop," "Total Recall"). Released by Sony Pictures Classics. Rated R.
Official movie site
What the critics say:
"No movie about the Dutch Resistance during World War II has any right to be this wildly entertaining, not to mention this provocative and potently erotic."
-Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"It succeeds on almost all fronts."
-Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter

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