Thursday, February 24, 2011

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Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (NC-17) no one younger than 17 admitted.

"Brotherhood" - A college freshman is pressured into robbing a convenience store as part of a fraternity initiation, but after the holdup goes awry and a fellow pledge is shot, he must stand up to the fraternity to save his friend's life. With Jon Foster, Trevor Morgan, Arlen Escarpeta and Lou Taylor Pucci. Written by Will Canon and Doug Simon. Directed by Canon. (1:18) R.

"Drive Angry" - An escaped felon seeks revenge on the cult that murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby; he teams with a no-nonsense waitress on a mission of her own. With Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke and Simona Williams. Written by Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer. Directed by Lussier. In 3D. (1:44) R.

"Forget Me Not" - After a musician saves a bartender from a drunken customer, the two journey through London together. With Tobias Menzies, Genevieve O'Reilly and Gemma Jones. Written by Mark Underwood. Directed by Alexander Holt and Lance Roehrig. (1:33) NR.

"Glove" - A hot-tempered former pro baseball player is sent to the countryside to coach a team of hearing-impaired players to avoid media attention over his involvement in a recent assault case. With Jae-young Jung, Yoo Sun and Shin-il Kang. Written by Ki-beom Kim. Directed by Woo-seok Kang. In Korean with English subtitles. (2:24) NR.

"The Grace Card" - A police officer tormented by the loss of his son in an accident years earlier and his new partner, a part-time pastor, look past their differences and learn from each other. With Michael Joiner, Michael Higgenbottom, Louis Gossett Jr. and Joy Moore. Written by Howard A. Klausner. Directed by David Evans. (1:41) PG-13.

"Hall Pass" - Two restless friends are given a free pass by their wives to do whatever they want for one week. With Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate and Richard Jenkins. Written by Pete Jones, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly and Kevin Barnett. Directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly. (1:48) R.

"Hidden Love" - A distraught mother disconnected from her grown daughter confronts a troubled past. With Isabelle Huppert, Greta Scacchi and Melanie Laurent. Written by Luca D'Alisera and Alessandro Capone, based on a novel by Danielle Girard. Directed by Capone. In French with English subtitles. (1:40) NR.

"Now and Later" - A disgraced banker on the run and an illegal immigrant from Nicaragua challenge each other's worldviews and have a passionate affair. With Shari Solanis and James Wortham. Written and directed by Philippe Diaz. (1:39) NR.

"Of Gods and Men" - A brotherhood of French monks in the highlands of North Africa find themselves threatened by Islamic extremists during the Algerian civil war of the 1990s and must decide whether to flee or stand their ground. With Lambert Wilson and Michael Lonsdale. Written and directed by Xavier Beauvois. In French and Arabic, with English subtitles. (2 hrs.) PG-13.

"Vanishing on 7th Street" - After a blackout in Detroit, a small group of strangers in a rundown bar discover they are the only survivors and must battle against the darkness. With Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo and Jacob Latimore. Written by Anthony Jaswinski. Directed by Brad Anderson. (1:30) R.

"We Are What We Are" - When the father of a family of cannibals dies, his widow and three teenage children must deal with losing him and figure out how to survive. With Francisco Barreiro, Alan Chavez and Paulina Gaitan. Written and directed by Jorge Michel Grau. In Spanish with English subtitles. (1:39) NR.

"Black Swan" - A young ballerina finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival in the dance company. With Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassell, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey. Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. (1:45) R.

"Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son" - An FBI agent with a penchant for donning a hefty drag disguise as Big Momma takes his stepson with him undercover after the teenager witnesses a murder. With Martin Lawrence and Brandon T. Jackson. Written by Matthew Fogel, based on characters created by Darryl Quarles. Directed by John Whitesell. (1:47) PG-13.

"Blue Valentine" - Filled with romantic memories of their courtship, a couple uses one night to save their marriage. With Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, John Doman and Faith Wladyka. Written by Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne and Joey Curtis. Directed by Cianfrance. (2 hrs.) R.

"The Dilemma" - A man discovers that his best friend's wife is having an affair before a big, career-making presentation. With Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum and Queen Latifah. Written by Allan Loeb. Directed by Ron Howard. (1:58) PG-13.

"The Eagle" - In second-century Britain, a Roman soldier and his slave embark on a dangerous mission beyond Hadrian's Wall. With Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong. Written by Jeremy Brock, based on a novel by Rosemary Sutcliff. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. (1:54) PG-13.

"The Fighter" - Two brothers train for a historic title boxing match that will unite their fractured family and bring pride to their hard-luck town. With Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson. Directed by David O. Russell. (1:55) R.

"Gnomeo and Juliet" - A gnome-ic version of the classic Shakespeare tale of two lovers. With the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith and Jason Statham. Written by Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Mark Burton, Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg, Steve Hamilton Shaw, Kelly Asbury, Rob Sprackling and John Smith. Directed by Asbury. In 3D. (1:24) G.

"The Green Hornet" - Britt Reid and his friend Kato pose as criminals to thwart evildoers in L.A's gritty underworld. With Seth Rogan, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos and Tom Wilkinson. Written by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg, based upon a radio series by George W. Trendle. Directed by Michel Gondry. In 3D. (1:48). PG-13.

"I Am Number Four" - John Smith, a fugitive on the run from killers who have eliminated three before him, is the new kid in a small town in Ohio. With Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer and Dianna Agron. Written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millara and Marti Noxon, based on the novel by Pittacus Lore (James Frey and Jobie Hughes). Directed by D.J. Caruso. (1:44) PG-13.

"Just Go With It" - To cover up a lie, a plastic surgeon who is romancing a much younger schoolteacher enlists his assistant to pose as his ex-wife. With Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker and Nick Swardson. Written by Allan Loeb and Timothy Dowling, based on a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy. Directed by Dennis Dugan. (1:56) PG-13.

"Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" - This documentary traces the rise of the young pop singer Justin Bieber. Directed by Jon M. Chu. In 3D. (1:45) G.

"The King's Speech" - After unexpectedly becoming king when his brother abdicates the throne, King George VI seeks to overcome his stammer and strikes up a friendship with Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. With Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Guy Pearce and Timothy Spall. Written by David Seidler. Directed by Tom Hooper. (1:58) R.

"The Mechanic" - When his mentor is murdered, an elite assassin joins forces with his mentor's son to seek revenge. With Jason Statham, Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland. Screenplay by Richard Wenk, from a story by Lewis John Carlino. Directed by Simon West. (1:40) R.

"No Strings Attached" - Lifelong friends Emma and Adam try to maintain a purely physical relationship without any emotional expectations or entanglements. With Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig, Olivia Thirby, Cary Elwes and Kevin Kline. Written by Elizabeth Meriweather. Directed by Ivan Reitman. (1:40) R.

"The Rite" - Inspired by true events, a veteran priest introduces a skeptical seminary student to the dark side of their faith at a Vatican school that trains clergymen to be exorcists. With Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciaran Hinds and Rutger Hauer. Screenplay by Michael Petroni, based on the book by Matt Baglio. Directed by Mikael Hafstrom. (2:07) PG-13.

"The Roommate" - Sara quickly becomes friends with her new college roommate, Rebecca. Troubles soon escalate when Sara learns through others that Rebecca may not be emotionally stable, and Rebecca develops an unhealthy infatuation with Sara that soon turns violent. With Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet, Alyson Michalka and Billy Zane. Written by Sonny Mallhi. Directed by Christian E. Christiansen. (1:33) PG-13.

"Sanctum" - A master diver and his crew, which includes his 17-year-old son and his financier, are trapped in a cave in the South Pacific after a flash flood and must navigate an underwater labyrinth to survive. With Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield and Ioan Gruffudd. Written by John Garvin and Andrew Wight. Directed by Alister Grierson. In 3D. (1:49) R.

"Tangled" - Rapunzel strikes a deal with a thief to help her escape her tower and sets off on an adventure. With the voices of Mandy Moore, Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Tambor, Brad Garrett and Paul F. Tompkins. Written by Dan Fogelman. Directed by Byron Howard and Nathan Greno. In 3D. (1:41) PG.

"True Grit" - A 14-year-old girl sets out with trigger-happy, drunken U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn to hunt down the coward that shot her father in cold blood. With Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper and Hailee Steinfeld. Screenplay by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on the novel by Charles Portis. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. (1:50) PG-13.

"Unknown" - A doctor awakens after a car accident only to discover that his wife doesn't recognize him and another man has assumed his identity. With Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz and Frank Langella. Written by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell, based on a novel by Didier Van Cauwelaert. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. (1:33) PG-13.

"Yogi Bear" - Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to save Jellystone Park from closing. With the voices of Dan Ackroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris, Tom Cavanaugh and T.J. Miller. Written by Jeffrey Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin and Brad Copeland. Directed by Eric Brevig. (1:22) PG.

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