(opening dates are tentative) Attila, not rated American soldiers awaken the wrath of 15-centuries-dead Attila the Hun, and his mummy will stop at nothing to kill the intruders. With Poncho Hodges, Chris Conrad, Todd Grant Kimsey, Matt Kriger;
directed by Emmanuel Itier. Opens Thursday Ender’s Game, PG-13 Under the tutelage of legendary commanders (Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley) a shy but strategically brilliant boy (Asa Butterfield) becomes Earth’s next great hope against a hostile alien race. With Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Viola Davis; directed by Gavin Hood. Nov. 1 Free Birds, PG Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history - and get turkey off the Thanksgiving menu for good. Animated. With voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, DanFogler, Lesley Nicol, George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David; directed by Jimmy Hayward. Nov. 1 Last Vegas, PG-13 Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline play friends since childhood who, when one of them finally proposes to his much younger girlfriend, head to Las Vegas with a plan to stop acting their age and relive their glory days. With Mary Steenburgen, Jerry Ferrara, Romany Malco, Roger Bart;
directed by Jon Turteltaub. Nov. 1 Wadjda, PG A 10-year-old Saudi girl challenges deep-rooted traditions in a determined quest to buy a bicycle - and sees one last chance in the cash prize for winning her school’s Koran recitation competition. With Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Al Gohani; directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour. Nov. 1
MovieStyle, Pages 33 on 10/25/2013