Arts & Entertainment

New in Theaters: 'Safe House,' 'The Vow,' and 'Journey 2'

Action, romance and family fun fill the screens at your local cineplex this weekend.

Information courtesy of Moviefone.

Opening This Weekend:

Safe House

Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the action-thriller Safe House. Washington plays the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Reynolds) escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

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The Vow

A husband endeavors to win back his new bride's heart after she loses her memory in a tragic car accident in this omantic drama starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

In this follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit Journey to the Center of the Earth, the new 3D family adventure Journey 2: The Mysterious Island begins when young Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It's a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean's new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever. Brendan Fraser and Michael Caine also star.

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Still in Theaters:

Red Tails

"The thrilling true story of the Tuskegee Airmen buzzes to the big screen in this epic war adventure from executive producer George Lucas and first-time feature director Anthony Hemingway. In the fire and chaos of World War II, the U.S. military recruits a fearless group of African-American fighter pilots to help reclaim the skies over Europe. Discriminated against both as citizens and as soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen take flight in planes distinguished by distinctive red tails, and fight to defeat the tyranny of the Axis powers. As a result of their bravery, the pilots emerge as true heroes, and prove that all men are truly created equal. Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Bryan Cranston star." - Jason Buchanan, Rovi

 Beauty and the Beast (3D)

"Beauty and the Beast is widely considered the best animated Disney feature of the studio's 1980s/1990s renewal of the form. Based on the classic French fairy tale, it tells the story of Belle (voiced by Paige O'Hara)."

 

Underworld: Awakening

"The Underworld franchise continues with this fourth film, bringing the action horror hybrid franchise into 3D for the first time. Kate Beckinsale returns to the series after taking the third outing off."

Hugo (3D)

A young orphan living in a Paris train station uncovers a mystery that jeopardizes his secretive way of life in this Martin Scorsese-directed adaptation of Brian Selznick's stunning children's book.

Chronicle

A trio of high school friends face inner battles and have their bonds tested after they acquire superpowers. (From IMdB.com)

The Woman in Black

A young lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorner woman is terrorizing the locals.

Man on a Ledge

From the files of literal titles comes "Man on a Ledge," about an ex-con named Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) threatens to jump off a Manhattan skyscraper while his brother (Jamie Bell) attempts to pull off a heist that would clear Nick's name and get revenge on the man who put him in jail. Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Edward Burns and Ed Harris co-star.

One for the Money

Based on the best-selling Janet Evanovich book series about Stephanie Plum (Katherine Heigl), a female bounty hunter tasked with finding an on-the-run ex-cop from her romantic past.

The Grey

Watch Liam Neeson as an unlikely hero who is forced to lead a group of roughneck guys in their fight to survive and return home when their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. Battling injuries and merciless weather, the men must escape the icy elements – and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt – before their time runs out.

Big Miracle

Inspired by the true story that captured the hearts of people across the world, the rescue adventure 'Big Miracle' tells the amazing tale of a small town news reporter (John Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Drew Barrymore) who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.

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