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In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, Taylor Kitsch, left, and Rihanna are shown in a scene from "Battleship." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)

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BATTLESHIP

Liam Neeson and Rhianna star in this action thriller from the makers of “Transformers.”

The story unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior alien force.

The film stars Taylor Kitsch as a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Kitsch’s fiance; Alexander Skarsgard as his older brother and Commanding Officer of the USS Sampson; Rihanna as a weapons specialist; and Liam Neeson as the Admiral who also happens to be Decker’s father.

“Battleship” opens nationally, including at the Luxury 5 Cinemas, Friday. 131 minutes.

It is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language.

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING

Inspired by the perennial New York Times bestseller of the same name, the comedy stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Quaid and Chris Rock.

The film is a hilarious and heartfelt big screen comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. TV fitness guru Jules and dance show star Evan find that their high-octane celebrity lives don’t stand a chance against the surprise demands of pregnancy. Baby-crazy author and advocate Wendy gets a taste of her own militant mommy advice when pregnancy hormones ravage her body; while Wendy’s husband, Gary, struggles not to be outdone by his competitive alpha-Dad, who’s expecting twins with his much younger trophy wife, Skyler.

Photographer Holly is prepared to travel the globe to adopt a child, but her husband Alex isn’t so sure, and tries to quiet his panic by attending a — dudes — support group, where new fathers get to tell it like it really is. Rival food truck chefs Rosie and Marco’s surprise hook-up results in an unexpected quandary: what to do when your first child comes before your first date?

“What To Expect When You’re Expecting” opens nationally, including at the Luxury 5 Cinemas, Friday. 110 minutes.

It is PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic elements and language.

DICTATOR

Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat”) stars in this outrageous and ribald comedy that pokes fun at absolutely every politician, ethnic group and religion.

The movie tells the story of a clueless fictitious dictator who risks his life in his heroic effort to ensure that democracy will never come to the country he has so lovingly oppressed for years.

“Dictator” is now showing through Thursday, May 31. 83 minutes.

It is rated R for strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images.

THE AVENGERS

All of Marvel’s super heroes team up to fight a new evil in this new action picture.

When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Several are mistrustful of each other and only warily join the team.

Included in the super line up are Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow.

The film stars Robert Downey, Jr.; Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson.

“Avengers” is held over. It is presented in 3D & 2D at alternating showtimes. 142 minutes.

It is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout and a mild drug reference.

DARK SHADOWS

Vampire Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) comes alive in the new comedy thriller directed by Tim Burton.

In the year 1752, Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet, or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972.

“Dark Shadows” is held over. 113 minutes.

It is rated PG-13 for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking

21 JUMP STREET

This new action comedy puts Jonah Hill (“Superbad”) and Channing Tatum (“The Vow”) working as undercover cops at the local high school.

Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind.

Joining the police force, they are assigned to the secret Jump Street unit where they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as students in a local high school.

As they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drug ring.

But they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier and neither expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager again and all the issues they thought they had left behind.

“21 Jump Street is showing nightly at the Starlite Drive-In Friday through Thursday, May 18-24. 110 minutes.

It is rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material, teen drinking and some violence.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) has always been the smartest man in the room...until now!

There is a new criminal mastermind at large —Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris) — and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective.

Mixing business with pleasure, Holmes tracks clues to an underground gentlemen’s club. It is there that Holmes encounters a Gypsy fortune teller whose unwitting involvement in the prince’s murder makes her the killer’s next target. Holmes barely manages to save her life and, in return, she reluctantly agrees to help him. The investigation becomes ever more dangerous as it leads from England to France to Germany and finally to Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction — all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history.

“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” is the bonus feature Friday and Saturday nights, May 18 and 19 at the Starlite Drive-In. 129 minutes.

It is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some brief drug material.

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