Los Angeles Times
Opening this week
"The Kids Are All Right" -- Family ties are redefined when two teenagers conceived by artificial insemination seek out their birth father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers have built for them. With Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson. Screenplay by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg. Directed by Cholodenko. (1:44) R.
"(Rec) 2" -- A SWAT team tries to seal off a quarantined apartment building whose trapped inhabitants are infected with a ferocious virus. With Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Javier Boter and Pablo Rosso. Written by Jaume Balaguero, Paco Plaza and Manu Diez. Directed by Balaguero and Plaza. (1:25) R.
"The Girl Who Played With Fire" -- On the eve of publishing an article implicating members of Swedish society in a sex-trafficking operation, reporters are murdered and evidence points to Lisbeth Salander. With Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist and Lena Endre. Screenplay by Jonas Fryberg, based on the novel by Stieg Larsson. Directed by Daniel Alfredson. (2:33) NR.
"Great Directors" -- A look at the art of cinema and the artists who create it, including conversations with filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Todd Haynes, Richard Linklater and John Sayles. Directed by Angela Ismailos. (1:25) NR.
Still playing
"The A-Team" -- Former Special Forces soldiers attempt to clear their names after being set up for a crime they didn't commit. With Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson and Gerald McRaney. Screenplay by Skip Woods, Joe Carnahan and Brian Bloom. Directed by Carnahan. (1:57) PG-13.
"Cyrus" -- A divorce vies for his girlfriend's affection with her 21-year-old son. With John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener and Matt Walsh. Written and directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. (1:32) R.
"Get Him to the Greek" -- An ambitious record company executive has three days to escort an uncooperative rock legend to Hollywood for a comeback concert. With Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne, Colm Meaney and Sean Combs. Written and directed by Nicholas Stoller. (1:48) R.
"Grown Ups" -- Growing older doesn't mean growing up when five childhood best friends reunite over the Fourth of July weekend. With Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade. Written by Adam Sandler and Fred Wolf. Directed by Dennis Dugan. (1:42) PG-13.
"Iron Man 2" -- Unwilling to divulge his secrets and technology with the military, Tony Stark forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces. With Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke and Samuel L. Jackson. Screenplay by Justin Theroux.Directed by Jon Favreau. In IMAX. (2:05) PG-13.
"Jonah Hex" -- A scarred bounty hunter tracks a voodoo practitioner bent on liberating the South by raising an army of the undead. With Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett and Michael Shannon. Screenplay by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, based on the DC Comics character created by John Albano and Tobny DeZuniga. Directed by Jimmy Hayward.
"The Karate Kid" -- After moving to China, a 12-year-old boy takes up kung fu to fight off the bullies. With Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson. Screenplay by Christopher Murphey. Directed by Harald Zwart. (2:20) PG.
"Killers" -- A newlywed couple's blissful suburban life is threatened when the husband's former life as a gun-for-hire resurfaces to haunt them. With Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara, Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Sussman, Lisa Ann Walter, Casey Wilson, Rob Riggle, Martin Mull and Alex Borstein. Screenplay by Bob DeRosa and Ted Griffin. Directed by Robert Luketic. PG-13.
"The Last Airbender" -- Aang, a lone "avatar" with the power to manipulate all four elements, teams with Waterbender and her brother to restore balance to their war-torn world. With Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Dev Patel, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi and Cliff Curtis. Based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. (1:43). PG-13.
