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AT THE MOVIES
College Road Trip

Comedy

When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song, Lucas Grabeel, Vincent Pastore and Donny Osmond.

Rated: G

Run time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Never Back Down

Action, Drama, Sport

At his new high school, a rebellious teen (Faris) is lured into an underground fight club, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran.

Starring: Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Evan Peters, Leslie Hope and Djimon Hounsou.

Rated PG-13

Run time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Dr. Seuss' Horton

Hears a Who!

Adventure, Animation, Family

Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.

Adventure, Animation, Family

Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carrell, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Isla Fisher and Jaime Pressley.

Rated: G

Run time: Approximately 1 hour, 35 minutes

Superhero Movie

Action, Comedy

A send up of superhero films, from Batman Begins to the Fantastic Four.

Starring: Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Sarah Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Pamela Anderson and Craig Bierko.

Rated: PG-13

Run time: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Coming Soon

Nim's Island

Adventure, Comedy, Family

A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading. Based on the book by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard.

Starring: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Morgan Griffin, Alphonso McAuley and Sean Keenan.

In negotiations for Friday, April 4

Prom Night

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

Starring: Brittany Snow, Jonathan Schaech, Jessica Stroup, Kellan Lutz, Jana Kramer and Jessalyn Gilsig.

In negotiations for Friday, April 11

The Forbidden Kingdom

Action

A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Yifei Liu, Collin Chou and Bingbing Li.

In negotiations for Friday, April 18 Drillbit Taylor

Comedy

Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully.

Rated PG-13

Run time: Approximately 1 hour, 22 minutes

Starring: Owen Wilson, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Alex Frost and Leslie Mann.

In negotiations

Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

Comedy

A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South.

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Louis C.K., Michael Clarke Dunca and Mike Epps.

Rated: PG-13

Run time: Approximately 1 hour, 54 minutes

In negotiations.

The Eye

Drama, Horror, Thriller

The remake of the Hong Kong film "Jian Gui", a woman who receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world.

Starring: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Rade Serbedzija, Fernanda Romero and Rachel Ticotin.

In negotiations.