Friday's movie openings

By Debbie Michaud Friday September 26, 2008 05:17 PM EDT

Here's a list of films playing at a theater near you tonight. I Served the King of England gets an extra mention because Curt Holman awarded the film 5 stars in his review — a rare occurrence.

ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL: GAYS GONE WILD (NR) In the sequel to Todd Stephens' Another Gay Movie, Andy, Nico, Jarod and Griff go to a resort in Fort Lauderdale and compete to see who can get the most notches in his bedpost over spring break.

BEAUTIFUL LOSERS (NR) A documentary about the emergence of do-it-yourself art in the early '90s, focusing on 10 artists — self-proclaimed nerds and freaks — with a unified aesthetic.

CHOKE 2 stars (R) Character actor Clark Gregg has written and directed an often clever adaptation of the novel Choke by cult author Chuck Palahniuk. Choke's antihero, Victor Mancini (Sam Rockwell) is a sex addict with little apparent commitment to the recovery process.

THE DUCHESS 3 stars (PG-13) According to the gossipy English period piece The Duchess, the Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes) had only met young Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley) twice before they became engaged in 1774. Given a rich, powerful husband and all that England has to offer, Georgiana must only provide the duke with a male heir. When she finds herself unable to fulfill that part of her job description, The Duchess becomes a juicy drama of domestic power struggles.

EAGLE EYE (PG-13) Two strangers (Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan) are thrown together when they receive calls from a mysterious woman and are forced into dangerous and illegal situations.

I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND 5 stars (R) An elderly Czech ex-con (Olrich Kaiser) reflects on his past as a waiter, lover and pawn of European history in this superb film from director Jiri Menzel. Ivan Barnev plays the character as a young man and demonstrates the physical humor and sad-sack sympathy of a silent film-era star. In its celebration of both physical comedy and physical beauty, the film presents a feast for the eyes, even as it builds to a stealthy but stinging critique of moral blindness.

THE LUCKY ONES (R) Three Iraq war veterans (Michael Pena, Tim Robbins and Rachel McAdams) embark on a road trip, which turns out longer — and more meaningful — than they expected.

MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA (R) The latest endeavor from Spike Lee tells the story of four soldiers from the all-black 92nd Buffalo Soldier Division stationed in Tuscany in World War II, and how a young boy changed everything.

NIGHTS IN RODANTHE 2 stars (PG-13) Single mom Adrienne (Diane Lane) considers reconciling with her estranged husband, Jack (Christopher Meloni), while sharing a coastal Carolina bed-and-breakfast with Paul (Richard Gere), a testy plastic surgeon shaken by personal problems. Will the threat of a hurricane — and The Notebook author Nicholas Sparks — bring these lost souls together?

WHAT WE DO IS SECRET (R) Shane West stars in this biopic of Germs' frontman and L.A. punk icon Darby Crash, who committed suicide in 1980.

Click here for a complete list of films showing in the Atlanta area.