Movies opening this Friday:

» "Ice Princess": Michelle Trachtenberg ("Eurotrip") stars as a high-schooler trying to juggle her academic career and her dream of figure-skating stardom. Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall and Hayden Panettiere co-star. (G)

» "The Ring Two": The American sequel to the hit horror film is helmed by Hideo Nakata, who made the 2002 Japanese original "Ringu" (on which "The Ring" was based) and its sequel. Naomi Watts and David Dorfman return as Rachel Keller and son Aidan, who are starting their lives over six months after surviving Samara, the vengeful spirit that lives within a loop of deadly videotape. But when a new video surfaces and Rachel tries to destroy it, Samara gets very angry. (PG-13)

» "Steamboy": This is the latest animated feature from director Katsuhiro Otomo, who last wowed anime fans with "Akira" 17 years ago. A retro science-fiction epic set in Victorian England, it's about an inventor prodigy who receives a mysterious metal ball containing a new form of energy capable of powering nations. The young boy must use it to fight evil, redeem his family and save London from destruction. This new, English-dubbed version features the voice cast of Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina and Patrick Stewart. (PG-13)

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