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opening films DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’: EVERYMAN’S JOURNEY
Arnel Pineda’s coolness points skyrocketed the day that the hit ‘80s band Journey called him, asking whether he wanted to be the new lead singer for the group. During an almost-exhaustive search for a new lead singer, Journey band members stumbled across Pineda, a Filipino singer and songwriter, in a YouTube video. Soon, Pineda was transported across the globe and into stardom on his journey world-class musician status. Follow along as Pineda fills the shoes of previous Journey singers before him, while adding his own style to the mix as a rock and roll underdog. (SM) Not Rated.
THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE
It’s a sweet and funny all ages movie... with an edge. Both the title character (Steve Carell), and his similarly nom de plumed pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) were loners as kids, but were fascinated by magic. A proposed partnership in the craft has led to them being huge old-style stars in Vegas, where
after a couple of decades, they’re kinda tired of each other. The edge enters with outrageous Criss Angel-like Steve Gray (Jim Carrey) coming to town and stealing away their crowds. The film features an amazing one-take shot of an illusion called “The Hangman,” designed by David Copperfield. (ES) Rated PG-13
THE CALL
Girls getting thrown into trunks. Girls kidnapped and killed in their homes. Every time, they call 911. Every time, that 911 call costs them their lives. “It’s already done,” an enraged serial killer whispers as he finished off his next victim. Unfortunately, this particular serial killer underestimates how much of a badass Halle Berry, the 911 dispatcher who takes these calls, turns out to be. In a race against time and an insane killer, dispatcher Jordan (Berry) must figure out the truth behind these atrocities and concoct a plan to stop them for good. (SM) Rated R.
now playing 21 AND OVER
Kids these days. They party all night even if they’ve got a big life-altering event the next day, like a medical school entry interview. That’s basically the premise of this college debauchery flick, written by the same guys who brought us the The Hangover. 21 and Over is a run-of-the mill, over-the-top drunken comedy, following the juvenile adventures of a trio of college friends on the night of straightA, nerdy kid Jeff Chang’s 21st birthday. Trailers for the film indicate a predictably weak plot, fluffed up by three college dudes doing gross and humiliating stuff. At least watch for the Seattle landmarks in the movie; it was partially filmed at the University of Washington. (CS) Rated R
AMOUR
Taking home the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar this year was a touching and at times jarring film about a couple in their 80s whose lives change dramatically after the wife suffers a stroke. The French-language film features an Academy Award nominated performance from Emmanuelle Riva, who plays the stricken Anne opposite of an equally impressive showing from Jean-Louis Trintignant. At Magic Lantern. (MB) Rated PG-13.
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
Based on the first in a novel series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Beautiful Creatures is set in a small South Carolina town where 17-year-old Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich) has become intrigued with the new girl in town, mysterious Lena Duchannes (Alice Englert), who has moved in with her reclusive uncle Macon (Jeremy Irons). Ethan soon discovers that Lena comes from a family of magical “casters,” and that her impending 16th birthday will mark the moment when her powers will be claimed either by the forces of light or — as she fears, given family history — darkness. (SR) Rated PG-13.
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DEAD MAN DOWN
Victor (Colin Farrell) lives the silent life of a mob-entangled killer. Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) lives across the street from the New York City crime man. Eventually, the two meet … but Victor’s really probing to see whether or not Beatrice witnessed a grisly murder. Now, he has to kill Beatrice’s enemy in order to keep his own crime a secret. In an action-packed two hours of seduction and explosions, see how this whole kitten caboodle of blackmailing and crime gets resolved in Girl With the Dragon Tattoo director Niels Arden Oplev’s first English-language movie. (SM) Rated R.
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DJANGO UNCHAINED
Seems about time for Quentin Tarantino to conquer a Western movie — seeing that he’s already done a heist flick, some samurai films, a blaxploitation homage and a war movie. Django Unchained tracks a slave (Jamie Foxx) who is promised freedom by a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) in exchange for helping find a pair of criminals. They also rumble with a rich Frenchie (Leonardo DiCaprio) who owns Django’s wife now. (LS) Rated R
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ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH
When Scorch Supernova, the galaxy’s most heroic alien warrior, gets caught on planet Earth, his nerdy brother must travel across the universe to save him. Humans have been imprisoning and researching a variety of alien species for years and now a cute little group of imprisoned aliens must escape our lovely planet in order to survive… and save all life in the galaxy. Your kids will love the antics of a mob of wily extraterrestrials, while you’ll appreciate a cast of star voice actors (Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker) and two hours of captivated and mostly quiet children. (SM) Rated PG
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