LITTLE ROCK — (opening dates are tentative) Fair Game, PG-13 Naomi Watts plays CIA covert officer Valerie Plame, whose identity was leaked after her diplomat husband (Sean Penn) challenged the Bush administration’s claims about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. With Noah Emmerich, Liraz Charchi, Nicholas Sadler; directed by Doug Liman.
Dec. 3
A Film Unfinished, R Yael Hersonski’s powerful documentary examines the now-infamous Naziproduced film about the Warsaw Ghetto, discovered after the war, which became a resource for historians seeking an authentic record and the later discovery of a long-missing reel that showed the manipulations of camera crews and supposedly complicit ghettoJews who may have complied with instructions out of fear.
Dec. 3
127 Hours, R Based on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco) and how he survives after a boulder crashes on his arm, trapping him for five days in an isolated canyon in Utah. With Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Clemence Poesy, Kate Burton, Lizzy Caplan; directed by Danny Boyle.
Dec. 3
Monsters, R An American photojournalist (Scoot McNairy) takes on the unpleasant assignment of escorting his publisher’s daughter (Whitney Able) through a region of northern Mexico inhabited by nasty aliens who resemble giant squids.
Directed by Gareth Edwards.
Dec 3
The Warrior’s Way, not yet rated Dong-gun Jang playsan Asian warrior assassin forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands. With Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston, Tony Cox; directed by Sngmoo Lee. Dec. 3
MovieStyle, Pages 38 on 11/26/2010