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DEEP WATER

This acclaimed documentary focuses on Englishman Donald Crowhurst who, in 1968, sailed off on a solitary, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe. At Village Square. (93 minutes) PG; mature themes, mild profanity, incidental smoking.

FRED CLAUS

The ne'er-do-well title character (Vince Vaughn) escapes a stint in the slammer by doing time at the North Pole, making toys for his saintly brother Nicholas (Paul Giamatti). Miranda Richardson, Elizabeth Banks, Ludacris and Oscar-winners Rachel Weisz, Kevin Spacey and Kathy Bates co-star in a holiday romp that reunites Vaughn with "Wedding Crashers" director David Dobkin. At multiple locations. (116 minutes) PG; mild profanity, rude humor.

HORRORFEST 2007

From post-apocalyptic cannibals to ancient blood cults, eight "films to die for" materialize for one-week-only runs: "Borderland," "Crazy Eights," "The Deaths of Ian Stone," "Lake Dead," "Mulberry Street," "Nightmare Man," "Tooth and Nail" and "Unearthed." At multiple locations. NR or R; horror violence/gore, profanity, sexual situations, nudity, drug use.

JIMMY CARTER MAN FROM PLAINS

In this documentary, Oscar-winning "Silence of the Lambs" director Jonathan Demme focuses on former president Jimmy Carter as he explains his hot-button Middle East opinions on a book tour. At Village Square. (125 minutes) PG; mature themes, brief disturbing images.

P2

Working late on Christmas Eve, a corporate drone ("Alias' " Angela Nichols) finds herself locked in a parking garage -- and running for her life from a psychopath -- in this not-so-jolly holiday horror workout featuring Wes Bentley and "Saw IV's" Simon Reynolds. At multiple locations. (98 minutes) R; strong violence/gore, terror, profanity.

SAAWARIYA

Bollywood goes Hollywood with this Indian musical romance about a chance encounter in a remote small town that changes the lives of two people -- one on vacation, the other meeting a lover. Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor and Salman Khan lead the cast. In Hindi with English subtitles. At Village Square. (142 minutes) PG; mature themes, brief nudity, profanity, incidental smoking.

-- By CAROL CLING

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