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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

Cyrus (R, 91 minutes) Directors the Duplass brothers escape the transcend the mumblecore scene for this comedy about a stepson gone awry. Starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill and Marisa Tomei. 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. Carmike Cinema 6

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

The Girl Who Played With Fire (R, 129 minutes) The second adaptation of novels from Stieg Larsson’s Milennium trilogy, this film further explores the brutal crusades of a journalist and a sexy hacker. Vinegar Hill Theater

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

Inception (PG-13, 148 minutes) Leonardo DiCaprio is on the run for his unique ability to steal valuable information from a person’s subconscious, but he can earn salvation if he and his team can perform the opposite: planting an idea to commit the perfect psychic crime. 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

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. Regal Seminole Square 4

Mother and Child (R, 125 minutes) Annette Bening, Samuel Jackson, Jimmy Smits, Kerry Washington and Naomi Watts star in this wide-ranging drama, which catches up with an adult woman who gave up a child to adoption in her teens. Vinegar Hill Theatre

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. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Ramona and Beezus (G, 90 minutes) Disney darling Selena Gomez stars in the film adaptation of the classic Beverly Cleary children’s book. Opening Friday

Salt (PG-13, 100 minutes) With a release ironically coinciding with real current events, this spy thriller portrays Angelina Jolie as a loyal CIA operative accused of being a Russian sleeper spy. 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. Regal Seminole Square 4

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG, 111 minutes) In modern-day New York, Nicholas Cage plays powerful closet-wizard Balthazar Blake, who must recruit a seemingly normal boy as his pupil to defeat his greatest foe, Maxim Horvath. Regal Downtown Mall 6

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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