LITTLE ROCK — (opening dates are tentative)
The Guilt Trip, PG-13 Seth Rogen plays an inventor who invites his mother (Barbra Streisand) on a cross-country trip to sell his new product and reunite her with a lost love. With Kathy Najimy, Colin Hanks, Adam Scott; directed by Anne Fletcher. Opens Wednesday
Monsters, Inc. 3D, G A little human girl follows Sulley (voice of John Goodman) and his wisecracking best friend Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) back to Monstropolis, the thriving company town where monsters of all shapes and sizes reside, causing monstrous complications. Animated. With voices of Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Bob Peterson, John Ratzenberger, Frank Oz, Bonnie Hunt; directed by Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman. Opens Wednesday
The Central Park Five, not rated Documentarian Ken Burns takes a hard look at the 1989 case in which teenagers, four black and one Hispanic, were arrested, charged with and convicted of brutally attacking and raping a white female jogger in Central Park, only it turned out they’d spent years in prison for a crime they didn't commit. Documentary; directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. Dec. 21
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, not rated Filmmaker Andrew Adamson captures artistic and acrobatic performances from some of the most elaborate Cirque du Soleil productions. Dec. 21
Jack Reacher, PG-13 Tom Cruise plays an ex-military investigator trying to help a trained military sniper avoid a murder rap and match the real murderer, shot for shot. With Rosamund Pike, David Oyelowo, Richard Jenkins, Alexia Fast, Robert Duvall, Jai Courtney, Werner Herzog; directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Dec. 21
Lay the Favorite, R A professional sports bettor discovers that a slightly ditzy former stripper turned Las Vegas cocktail waitress has a surprisingly impeccable mind for numbers. With Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Laura Prepon, Rebecca Hall; directed by Stephen Frears. Dec. 21
This Is 40, R Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann), introduced in Knocked Up, continue to deal with life and love as they turn 40. With Megan Fox, John Lithgow, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Melissa McCarthy, Robert Smigel, Charlene Yi, Albert Brooks; directed by Judd Apatow. Dec. 21
MovieStyle, Pages 31 on 12/14/2012