Movies Opening Here

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Opening today

KNOCKED UP: Writer-director Judd Apatow ("The 40 Year Old Virgin") again mines a comic vein in this tale of a one-night stand with unexpected consequences. Katherine Heigl ("Grey's Anatomy") joins "Virgin" alums Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann for a comedy about the best thing that will ever ruin your best-laid plans: parenthood.

AWAY FROM HER: Grant and Fiona have been married for decades. They have been through rough patches, but their lives are inextricably connected, and their relationship seems idyllic: They share a private language and obvious affection for one another. Now retired, they live comfortably in a house in the country, but their contentment is permanently disrupted when Fiona's memory starts to deteriorate. Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent star Read a review, p. 16E.

GRACIE: Set in 1978, a teenage girl overcomes the loss of her brother and fights the odds to achieve her dream of playing competitive soccer at a time when girls soccer did not exist. Living in South Orange, N.J., 15-year-old Gracie Bowen is the only girl in a family of three brothers. Read a review, p. 15E.

MR. BROOKS: Consider Mr. Brooks: a successful businessman, a generous philanthropist, a loving father and devoted husband. Seemingly, he's perfect. But Mr. Brooks has a secret — he is an insatiable serial killer, so lethally clever that no one has ever suspected him, until now. Earl Brooks is a man who has managed to keep his two incompatible worlds from intersecting by controlling his cunning, wicked alter ego. Kevin Costner stars. Read a review, p. 17-E.

Tentative:

RISE: BLOOD HUNTER: Sadie is an investigative reporter who stumbles upon a dark underground cult that is attracting young Los Angeles hipsters. Lured in by the promise of wild parties, these kids start turning up dead, and when Sadie tries to get to the bottom of their gruesome murders, she becomes a victim herself. She awakens in the morgue, neither dead nor alive, consumed by an overwhelming craving for blood,

THE WENDELL BAKER STORY: Andrew Wilson directs his brothers Luke and Owen in this comedy.

FAY GRIM: Parker Posey stars in this update of the 1998 movie "Henry Fool."

EVEN MONEY: Heavy gamblers see their lives intertwine and learn a few hard lessons along the way.

Maybe:

HOME OF THE BRAVE: In Southeastern Iraq, a war-wearied National Guard unit has just received the exhilarating news that they are about to be "demobilized" — finally sent back home to the safety of Spokane. But when they head out on one final humanitarian mission in the nearby town of Al Hayy, things go terribly wrong. Samuel L. Jackson, 50 Cent and Jessica Biel star.

BLIND DATING: A twentysomething blind man does his best to find love and let people see that he is more than his disability.

THE SALON: A woman's salon is in danger when the city threatens to annex the land it stands on.

CIVIC DUTY: Terry Allen appears to be a model American citizen. He dresses well, has a charming wife, and makes a decent living as an accountant. But after he loses his job and his mortgage application falls through, he quickly sinks into a media-fueled obsession with his country's war on terrorism. When a Muslim student named Gabe Hassan unexpectedly moves in next door, Allen's fears are further exacerbated.

WIND CHILL: Two college students om their way home are terrorized by ghosts after their car gets stuck in the snow on Christmas Eve. Ashton Holmes and Emily Blunt star for director Gregory Jacobs .

DIGGERS: In this coming-of-age comedy, two generations of hard-living clam diggers try to maintain their way of life in the midst of enormous changes in the Hamptons during the 1970s. Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, Josh Hamilton, Ron Eldard and Maura Tierney top the bill.