OPENING IN HOLLYWOOD THIS WEEK
"Abduction" - A young man who has always felt disconnected from his life begins to piece together his true identity, but he is targeted by assassins and must fight to survive. With Taylor Lautner,
Lily Collins, Alfred Molina and Jason Isaacs. Written by Shawn Christensen. Directed by John Singleton. (2:19) PG-13.
"Archie's Final Project" - For his final high school video project, a student declares that he will film his own suicide, thus throwing the school and community into chaos. With Gabriel Sunday, Brooke Nevin, David Carradine and Joe Mantegna. Written by Sunday, Eric J. Adams and
David Lee Miller. Directed by Miller. (1:45) NR.
"Berlin 36" - In 1936, as the Berlin Olympics approach, the Nazi government conspires to prevent Germany's best female high jumper, who is Jewish, from competing. With Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky and
Axel Prahl. Written by Lothar Kurzawa. Directed by Kaspar Heidelbach. In English and German with English subtitles. (1:40) NR.
"The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975" - This documentary about the black power movement in the U.S. combines archival footage shot by Swedish journalists in the 1960s and '70s with audio interviews of contemporary black artists and activists. With Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale and Angela Davis. Directed by Goran Hugo Olsson.(1:32) NR.
"Bobby Fischer Against the World" - A documentary tracing the life and career of the world champion chess player Bobby Fischer. Directed by Liz Garbus. (1:33) NR.
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Dolphin Tale" - A dolphin whose tail is damaged in a crab trap is rescued and rehabilitated by a marine biologist, a prosthetics doctors and a young boy. With Morgan Freeman,
Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson. Written by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi. Directed by Charles Martin Smith. In 3-D. (1:53) PG.
"House of Boys" - In 1984 Amsterdam, a young man leaves home and immerses himself in the emerging gay dance club scene. With Udo Kier, Stephen Fry and
Layke Anderson. Written and directed by Jean-Claude Schlim. (1:53) NR.
"In Search of God" - An American woman embarks on a spiritual quest to her ancestral home of India. With Kavita Srinivasan and Babu Ram Saikia. Directed by Rupam Sarmah. RJ International. (1 hr.) NR.
"Jane's Journey" - A documentary exploring the life and work of the renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall. Written and directed by Lorenz Knauer. (1:53) NR.
"Killer Elite" - An ex-special-ops agent is lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor, which will require him to take on a group of assassins. With Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro and Yvonne Strahovski. Written by
Gary McKendry and Mett Sherring. Directed by McKendry. (1:56) R.
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Machine Gun Preacher" - A former drug dealer becomes a minister and establishes an orphanage for refugee child soldiers in Sudan. With Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker and Michael Shannon. Written by Jason Keller. Directed by Marc Forster. (2:03) R.
"Moneyball" - The general manager of a cash-strapped professional baseball team uses advanced new statistical tools to try to field a competitive team on a budget, but his nontraditional approach doesn't always go over well with the old guard. With Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Directed by Bennett Miller. (2:13) PG-13.
"Pearl Jam Twenty" - This documentary portrait of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam marks the group's 20th anniversary and includes archival footage, interviews and recent concert material. With
Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard,
Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder. Directed by Cameron Crowe. (1:59) NR.
"Programming the Nation" - A documentary about the history of subliminal messaging in American media, politics and pop culture. With Amy Goodman, David Fricke and Wilson Bryan Key. Directed by Jeff Warrick. (1:45) NR.
"Puncture" - Two small-time lawyers - a functioning drug addict and his strait-laced partner - take on a case that has them challenging the pharmaceutical industry. With Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Vinessa Shaw and Jesse L. Martin. Written by Chris Lopata. Directed by Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen. (1:40) R.
"There Was Once" - This documentary tells the story of Gyongyi Mago, a Hungarian Catholic high school teacher who educates her students about tolerance during a time of racial tension. Directed by Gabor Kalman. In English and Hungarian with English subtitles. (1:43) NR.
"UrFrenz" - A withdrawn teenage girl meets an interesting new boy on a social networking site, but he may not be what he seems. With Lily Holleman, Gayla Goehl and Najarra Townsend. Written and directed by Jeff Phillips. (1:30) NR.
"The Weird World of Blowfly" - This documentary tells the story of the musician Clarence Reid, a fixture of the Miami soul scene in the 1960s and '70s who moonlights as a profane rapper. Directed by Jonathan Furmanski. (1:29) NR.
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