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Movies playing in town this week

The A-Team (PG-13, 117 minutes) From Smokin’ Aces director Joe Carnahan, it’s the inevitable big-screen update of the ‘80s TV action-comedy, starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and some other guys, plus Jessica Biel. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Despicable Me (PG, 95 minutes) Steve Carrell voices an evil genius whose plot to steal the moon is threatened by a greater challenge, three orphans who want him to be their father. Opening Friday

Get Him to the Greek (R, 109 minutes) Russell Brand stars as Aldous Snow in this spinoff from the 2008 comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, where a characteristically bewildered Jonah Hill must escort the British music star to a gig. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Grown Ups (PG-13, 102 minutes). Five old buddies, played by former "SNL"ers David Spade, Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, as well as Chris Rock and Kevin James, gather for a Fourth of July victory lap after the death of their high school basketball coach. Carmike Cinema 6

Iron Man 2 (PG-13, 125 minutes) Robert Downey Jr. resumes his role as Marvel Comics’ billionaire inventor/armored superhero, again struggling to keep his deadly technology out of the wrong hands—like those of Mickey Rourke, for instance. Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell also co-star. Regal Seminole Square 4

Jonah Hex (PG-13, 80 minutes) Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Megan Fox star in this comic spinoff about a bounty hunter who wipes the price from his head by agreeing to seek out a terrorist who wants to unleash Hell on Earth. Regal Downtown Mall 6

The Karate Kid (PG, 126 minutes) It’s the inevitable remake of the 1984 coming-of-age crowd-pleaser, with Jaden "Spawn-of-Will" Smith as the kid and Jackie Chan as the karate. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Knight and Day (PG-13, 110 minutes) Cameron Diaz is an ordinary woman caught in the middle of covert agent Tom Cruise’s globetrotting, double-crossing action/adventure escape from people he claims have set him up, and romance ensues. Carmike Cinema 6

The Last Airbender Based on the animated series, a boy learns his ability to manipulate air, wind, earth and fire makes him the only warrior capable of ending a century-long war between the four nations who govern the separate elements. Opening Friday

Please Give (R, 90 minutes) A New York couple butts heads with the granddaughters of their elderly tenant, while grappling with materialism, ethics and their own marriage. Vinegar Hill Theater

Predators (R, time info unavailable) In this third installment, mercenary Adrian Brody leads a crew of elite warriors to an alien planet, then realizes they are the prey to be hunted by a new alien Predator species. Opening Friday

Robin Hood (PG-13) Ridley Scott directs Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and William Hurt, among others, in the latest big-screen take on the 13th-century English hero. Carmike Cinema 6

Sex and the City 2 (R, 146 minutes) Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon resume their romping rom-com franchise, this time in Abu Dhabi. Opening Friday

Shrek Forever After (PG, 93 minutes) Everybody’s favorite brogue-tongued ogre returns for a victory lap around the land of Far, Far Away. Opening Friday  

Toy Story 3 (G, 103 minutes) Read the full C-VILLE review here. Regal Seminole Square 4

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13, 124 minutes) Tween royalty Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner return to the third installment of the Twilight Saga for more danger, supernatural species rivalry and love triangles. Regal Seminole Square 4

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