LITTLE ROCK — New this week
91 Amour PG-13 Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva play octogenarian former music teachers whose abiding love is put to the test when she suffers a partially paralyzing stroke. With Isabelle Huppert, Michael Haneke; directed by Haneke. (127 minutes)
79 Beautiful Creatures PG-13 Two star-crossed lovers - a young man (Alden Ehrenreich) longing to escape his small town and a mysterious new girl (Alice Englert) - uncover dark secrets about their respective families and their small Southern town. With Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Thomas Mann, Emma Thompson; directed by Richard LaGravenese. (124 minutes)
Escape From Planet Earth PG Lionized astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) and his quiet, nerdy by-the rules brother (Rob Corddry) find themselves in a fiendishly plotted trap when they rocket off to answer an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet. Animated, with voices of Jane Lynch, Craig Robinson, George Lopez, Sofia Vergara, Steve Zahn, Chris Parnell, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Jessica Alba, Sarah Jessica Parker, William Shatner; directed by Cal Brunker. No review available. (90 minutes)
78 A Good Day to Die Hard R Bruce Willis is back as bad-guy-butt kicker John McClane, this time thrust onto an international stage when his estranged son is caught up in the daring prison escape of a rogue Russian leader. See review at blooddirtangels.com. With Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Yulia Snigir, Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Anne Vyalitsyna; directed by John Moore. (97 minutes)
87 Quartet PG-13 Two lifelong friends and a former colleague living in a home for retired opera singers give an annual Giuseppe Verdi birthday concert; this year, with the arrival of a former grande dame (Maggie Smith), old grudges resurface and threaten the benefit. With Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Sheridan Smith; directed by Dustin Hoffman. (97 minutes)
67 Safe Haven PG-13 A mysterious young woman’s reluctance to join the tight-knit community in a small North Carolina town raises questions about her past, especially when she starts a relationship with a widowed store owner with two young children. With Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, David Lyons, Cobie Smulders; directed by Lasse Hallstrom. (115 minutes)
MovieStyle, Pages 33 on 02/15/2013