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Entertainment

March 18, 2010

Films playing at Hollywood Spotlight

Norman — New Releases

· The Bounty Hunter — Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler play Milo and Nicole, a divorced couple. Milo is delighted to throw his bail-skipping ex-wife, a journalist, in jail, but the task proves harder than he imagined as Nicole tries to avoid jail in order to crack a murder case. PG-13.

· Diary of a Wimpy Kid — This film follows middle school student Greg Heffley throughout the course of one academic year as he tries to survive being a pre-teen. PG.

· Repo Men — In this futuristic tale, a repo man named Remy has prolonged his life by replacing faulty organs with artificial ones. When he fails to keep up on the payments, his former partner tries to track him down and take back the organs. R.

Now Playing

· Alice in Wonderland — The Disney remake of the classic tale of a naive girl named Alice and accidental journey through a strange land. This film can be shown in 3D. PG.

· Avatar in 3D — A band of humans are pitted in a battle against a distant planet’s indigenous population. PG-13.

· Brooklyn’s Finest — Three New York police officers struggle with the temptations and pressures of the job. From “Training Day” director Antoine Fuqua. R.

· Cop Out — Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan play two NYPD partners seeking to solve a case dealing with a stolen, rare baseball card. R.

· Green Zone — As Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller searches the Iraqi desert for weapons of mass destruction, he finds traces of cover-up on both side of the conflict. R.

· Our Family Wedding — And everybody thought the wedding day was about the bride. In this film, two headstrong fathers put aside their conflict as their children prepare for matrimony. PG-13.

· Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief — Accident-prone teenager Percy is in for a shock: He is son of Poseidon. He sets out on a quest when he learns that Zeus’s lightning has been stolen to prevent a war between the gods. PG.

· Remember Me — Robert Pattinson returns to the screen sans pale skin in this movie about love. Living with a strained relationship with his father following a family tragedy, Tyler’s view on life is turned around after meeting the spirited Ally. PG-13.

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