Opening Friday, Jan. 20!
FILMS OPENING this weekend, Jan. 20-22
“Red Tails” (PG-13)
1944. To help win the war, the Pentagon brass has no choice but to consider the untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are about to be shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. These intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country – and the fate of the free world.
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (PG-13)
Drama. Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can’t be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father’s closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
“Haywire” (R)
This dynamic action-thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh boasts a talented cast that includes Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, Michael Douglas, Michael Angarano; and introduces MMA superstar Gina Carano as Mallory Kane, in a demanding lead role that has her performing her own high-adrenaline stunts. Mallory Kane is a highly trained operative who works for a government security contractor in the dirtiest, most dangerous corners of the world. After successfully freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage, she is double crossed and left for dead by someone close to her in her own agency. Suddenly the target of skilled assassins who know her every move, Mallory must find the truth in order to stay alive.
“Underworld Awakening” (R)
Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.
Tops at the Box Office
A look at last (Jan.9-15) week’s box office receipts:
1. “Contraband” – $24.1 million
2. “Beauty & the Beast (in 3D)” – $18.5 million
3. “Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol” – $11.5 million
4. “Joyful Noise” – $11.3 million
5. “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” – $8.4 million
6. “The Devil Inside” – $7.9 million
7. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” – $6.8 million
8. “Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” – $5.8 million
9. “War Horse” – $5.6 million
10. “The Iron Lady” – $5.4 million