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NOW SHOWING AFRICAN CATS (G) — The
Disney film captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic jungle cats of the savanna. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 14 ARTHUR (PG-13) — Russell
Brand stars in the remake of the 1981 comedy about a lovable, but irresponsible, playboy who must decide between love or money. AMC Palace 20, Grand
ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART 1 (PG-13) — The film is the lat-
est adaptation of the Ayn Rand novel about a decaying America where all the leading artists, businesspeople and thinkers are mysteriously gone. Canal Place BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES (NR) — The museum screens a 4-D
film, bringing audiences into battle using archival footage and special effects. National World War II Museum Solomon Victory Theater
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TRISTAR PICTURES PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH STAGE 6 FILMS A T.D. JAKES/OUR STORIES FILMS PRODUCTION “JUMPING THE BROOM” MEAGAN GOOD TASHA SMITH JULIE BOWEN ROMEO MILLER DERAY DAVIS VALARIE PETTIFORD PRODUCED MUSIC BY T.D. JAKES TRACEY E. EDMONDS CURTIS WALLACE ELIZABETH HUNTER GLENDON PALMER BY EDWARD SHEARMUR STORY SCREENPLAY DIRECTED BY ELIZABETH HUNTER BY ELIZABETH HUNTER AND ARLENE GIBBS BY SALIM AKIL
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Aaron Walker directs the documentary on Mardi Gras Indian culture in New Orleans. Chalmette Movies
THE CONSPIRATOR (PG-13) —
Robert Redford directs the story about Mary Surrat’s role in the Lincoln assassination. AMC Palace 20, Canal Place DEEP SEA (NR) — Audiences experience the depths of the ocean. Entergy IMAX DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT (PG-13) — A world-famous pri-
vate investigator must stop a war from ensuing among his werewolf, vampire and zombie clients living undercover in the backstreets of New Orleans. AMC Palace 20, Hollywood 9
FAST FIVE (PG-13) — Vin Diesel
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and Dwayne Johnson star in the latest installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 GRAND CANYON: RIVER AT RISK (NR) — Robert Redford
narrates a 15-day river-rafting
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
trip that highlights the beauty of the Colorado River. Entergy IMAX HANNA (PG-13) — A girl raised by her ex-CIA agent father to be an assassin is sent on a mission that causes her to question her existence. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 20, Grand HOP (PG) — A slacker acci-
to her hometown — and so does the Ghostface Killer. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 SOUL SURFER (PG) — The film is based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, the teen surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack. AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 14
dentally hits the teenage son of the Easter Bunny with his car, and then takes him in while he recovers. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a soldier who becomes part of a government experiment to thwart a bombing. AMC Palace 20
HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (PG) — In the animated
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) — Reese Witherspoon stars
sequel, a group of storybook characters fight to give goodnatured endings to classic fairytales. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 14
INSIDIOUS (PG-13) — A family
begins to experience inexplicable phenomena after their son falls into a coma. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14
MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG-13) — Director and star
THE SOURCE CODE (PG-13) —
in the adaptation of Sara Gruen’s best-selling novel. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Canal Place, Hollywood 14, Grand, Prytania
WIN WIN (R) — A lawyer (Paul Giamatti) who volunteers as a high school wrestling coach finds himself in a complicated situation after some questionable business dealings. Canal Place
OPENING FRIDAY
Tyler Perry returns as the tough and eccentric Madea. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Canal Place, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14
ALABAMA MOON (PG) — An
OF GODS AND MEN (PG-13) — The French film is the true
Worlds collide when two African-American families from disparate socioeconomic backgrounds get together for a wedding in Martha’s Vineyard.
story of a group of Trappist monks who stand up for their beliefs when confronted by Islamic fundamentalists. Canal Place
PROM (PG) — A group of
teenagers get ready for their prom in the Disney comedy. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 RAMMBOCK (R) — A heart-
broken man returns to Berlin to win back his ex-girlfriend, only to find the city infested with zombies. AMC Palace 20
RIO 3-D (G) — A macaw
who never learned to fly (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg) and his female counterpart get caught up in a perilous adventure. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14
SCREAM 4 (R) — In the return of the slasher franchise, Sidney Prescott goes back
11-year-old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world in the film shot in Louisiana.
JUMPING THE BROOM (NR) —
THOR (PG) — Chris Hemsworth
plays the powerful but arrogant Marvel Comics hero who is cast down to Earth to live among humans.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS BRIT WIT — The Big Top
screens British comedies every week. 7 p.m. Tuesday, 3 Ring Circus’ The Big Top Gallery, 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com
MARNIE (NR) — Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery star in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1964 thriller about a woman with some serious psychological problems. Tickets $5.50. Noon Saturday-Sunday and May 11, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www. theprytania.com PAGE 90