Movie preview

Opens Friday:

”;G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”;: Based on the 1980s comic book series, the film's title comes from the name of an elite international team who go head-to-head with an rms dealer, only to learn the dark truths behind the ominous organization, Cobra. Stars Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Ray Park, Sienna Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. (PG-13)

”;Julie & Julia”;: Director Nora Ephron combines Julie Powell's 2005 memoir with famed chef Julia Child's posthumously released autobiography in her latest film. Powell, a frustrated cubicle worker whose claim to fame was tackling all 524 recipes in Child's “;Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”; As she cooks, she imagines Child's rise to gastronomic greatness in post-World War II France. Stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. (PG-13)

”;A Perfect Getaway”;: An adventurous newlywed couple goes backpacking near the remote Na Pali coast of Kauai, only to be thrust into a brutal battle for survival. Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez and Marley Shelton star. (R)

STUFFS

LOOK » Set your DVRs. Tomorrow is the final performance of the last four contestants—Kayla Radomski, Brandon Bryant, Jeanine Mason and Evan Kasprzak—on Fox's “;So You Think You Can Dance.”; Results will air Thursday.

LISTEN » Modest Mouse's new EP, “;No One First and You're Next”; (The band will be in concert Sept. 9 at the Pipeline Cafe.)

DO » Get up and MUVE! Free dancing classes continue Tuesdays through next Tuesday, 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. at Makiki Library. Call 955-8211.