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Now ShowINg 21 JUMP STREET (R) — Channing tatum and Jonah Hill play undercover cops assigned to a high school in the new orleans-shot comedy based on the 1980s tV show. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 ACT OF VALOR (R) — an elite team of navy seals sets out on a global manhunt after discovering a deadly terrorist plot against the U.s. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 14 THE ARTIST (PG-13) — the black-and-white, silent french romance depicts Hollywood during the time when silent cinema was being replaced by talkies. AMC Palace 20
FRIENDS WITH KIDS (R) — longtime friends (Jennifer westfeldt and adam scott) decide to have a child together in the comedy also featuring Jon Hamm, Kristen wiig, maya rudolph and megan fox. AMC Palace 20, Canal Place THE HUNGER GAMES (PG-13) — in the film adaptation of suzanne Collins’ popular young adult book, teenagers from the 12 districts of what was once north america must fight to the death in an annual televised event. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Canal Place, Chalmette Movies, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU (NR) — the film tells the story of Hurricane Katrina and the impact that louisiana’s disappearing wetlands has on hurricane protection. Entergy IMAX
SAFE HOUSE (R) — a young Cia agent tasked with watching a fugitive at a Cape town safe house finds himself on the run with his charge when mercenaries attack. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 A SEPARATION (PG-13) — in the iranian drama that won the oscar for best foreign language film, a couple faces a difficult decision when trying to improve the life of their child. Chalmette Movies SILENT HOUSE (R) — elizabeth olsen stars as a woman who finds herself trapped inside an old family house she is renovating. AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Hollywood 9 THE VOW (PG-13) — a husband tries to rebuild the bond with his wife, who after a car accident is suffering memory loss and has no recollection of her husband. AMC Palace 10, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood 9, Hollywood 14 WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (R) — in the adaptation of lionel shriver’s gripping novel, tilda swinton and John C. reilly play the parents of a teenager whose behavior becomes increasingly vicious. Canal Place
oPENINg FRIDAY MIRROR MIRROR (PG13) — Julia roberts and lily Collins star in the revamp of Snow White.
SPEcIAL ScREENINgS ALL IN: THE POKER MOVIE (NR) — the preservation Hall Jazz band is featured in the score of Douglas tirola’s documentary about the poker boom of the last decade. a Q&a with tirola follows the friday screening. Tickets $7
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ART IS ...THE PERMANENT REVOLUTION (NR) — manfred Kirchheimer’s film looks at the connection between the artistic process and political art through works by contemporary american artists. Tickets $7 general admission, $6 students and seniors, $5 members. 6:30 p.m. Friday-Monday, then April 2-3 and April 5, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net BATAAN (NR) — the wartime film is about a small unit of americans charged with holding off the Japanese onslaught on bataan in early 1942. Free admission. 6 p.m. Thursday, Stage Door Canteen at The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944; www.stagedoorcanteen.org BULLHEAD (R) — the belgium film, which was an academy award nominee for best foreign language film, follows a steroids and hormonesaddicted cattle farmer who initiates a dangerous deal with a mafioso meat trader. Tickets $7 general admission, $6 students and seniors, $5 members. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net HIP HOP: BEYOND BEATS AND RHYMES (NR) — byron Hurt, a former college quarterback turned activist, examines representations of gender roles in hip-hop and rap music in his documentary. a Q&a with Hurt follows the screening. Free admission. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall, Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Ave., 865-2011; www.loyno.edu HOTCAKES (NR) — the new orleans-shot film is a 19-minute, black-and-white film noir about three men fresh out of prison with very different ideas about how to spend the night. blues singer olga preforms before the screening. Tickets $8. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.; www. neworleanshealingcenter.org THE INNKEEPERS (R) — as an inn prepares to close permanently, two employees determined to reveal the inn’s haunted past start experiencing disturbing events. Tickets $6.50 New Orleans Film Society Members, $8.50 general admission. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Chalmette Movies, 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, 304-9992
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“I’M WILLING TO bET I WON’T SEE A FuNNIER COMEDy THIS yEAR.” Rene Rodriguez,
COLUMBIA PICTURES AND METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES PRESENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH RELATIVITY MEDIA AN ORIGINAL FILM/CANNELL STUDIOS PRODUCTION “21 JUMP STREET” BRIE LARSON DAVE FRANCO EXECUTIVE TH ICE CUBE MUSICBY MARK MOTHERSBAUGH PRODUCERS ROB BASEDRIGGLEON THEWITELEVISION JONAH HILL CHANNING TATUM EZRASCREENPLAY SWERDLOW TANIA LANDAU STORY SERIES CREATED BY PATRICK HASBURGH & STEPHEN J. CANNELL BY MICHAEL BACALL & JONAH HILL BY MICHAEL BACALL PRODUCED DIRECTED BY NEAL H. MORITZ STEPHEN J. CANNELL BY PHIL LORD & CHRISTOPHER MILLER CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES
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CASA DE MI PADRE (R) — will ferrell, gael garcia bernal and Diego luna star in the comedy about brothers caught up in a war with a mexican drug lord. AMC Palace 20
JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME (R) — a man’s (Jason segel) day takes a strange turn while running an errand for his mother in the Duplass brothers comedy. Canal Place
general admission, $6 students and seniors, $5 members. 8 p.m. Friday-Monday, then nightly through April 3, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www. zeitgeistinc.net
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