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This film image released by Relativity Media shows Julianne Hough, left, and Josh Duhamel in a scene from "Safe Haven." (AP Photo/Relativity Media, James Bridges)

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SAFE HAVEN

Josh Duhamel (“Transformers”) and Julianne Hough (“Footloose”) star in this gripping love story infused with suspense and discovery.

This new romantic thriller is based on the latest novel from best-selling author Nicholas Sparks, whose books have been made into the hit films “The Notebook,” “The Last Song,” “Nights in Rodanthe” and “Dear John.”

In an effort to escape her past, a young woman (Hough) moves to a small North Carolina town. She catches the eye of a handsome handyman who is also a widowed father. She resists his advances, but finally agrees to have dinner with him. As he tries to heal her heart, they suddenly find themselves in danger as her past catches up with her.

“Safe Haven” opens today nationally, including at the Luxury 5 Cinemas. 116 minutes. It is rated PG-13 for thematic material involving threatening behavior, and for violence and sexuality.

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

Bruce Willis returns as John McClane and goes back into action with his son.

Since the first “Die Hard” in 1988, John McClane has found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the skills and attitude to always be the last man standing, making him enemy No. 1 for terrorists the world over. Now, McClane faces his greatest challenge ever, this time on an international stage, when his estranged son, Jack, is caught up in the daring prison escape of a rogue Russian leader. Father and son must work together to keep each other alive and keep the world safe for democracy.

“A Good Day to Die Hard” opens today nationally, including at the Luxury 5 Cinemas. 98 minutes. It is rated R for violence and language.

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES

Oscar nominee Richard LaGravenese directs from his adaptation of the first novel in the best-selling series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.

A supernatural love story set in the South, this new romantic thriller tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town.

Heading the cast are Oscar nominee Viola Davis (“The Help”), Emmy Rossum (TV’s “Shameless”) and Academy Award winner Emma Thompson.

“Beautiful Creatures” opens today nationally, including at the Luxury 5 Cinemas. 124 minutes. It is rated PG-13 for violence, scary images and some sexual material.

IDENTITY THIEF

This new comedy is from the director of “Horrible Bosses.”

Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”) lead the cast of this all-star comedy in which a regular guy is forced to extreme measures to clear his name. With everything to lose after his identity is stolen, he’ll find out how crazed you can get trying to settle a bad credit score. Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Miami. She’s the queen of retail who buys whatever strikes her fancy. There’s only one glitch: the ID she’s using to finance these sprees reads “Sandy Bigelow Patterson” and it belongs to an accounts rep (Bateman) who lives halfway across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real Sandy Bigelow Patterson heads south to confront the woman with an all-access pass to his life. As he attempts to bribe, coax and wrangle her the 2,000 miles to Denver, one easy target will discover just how tough it is to get your name back.

“Identity Thief” is held over. 111 minutes. It is rated R for sexual content and language.

DJANGO UNCHAINED

This film has been nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay.

This powerful action-drama is set in the South two years before the Civil War. Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx is Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles — dead or alive. Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose to travel together seeking the South’s most wanted criminals. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago. Django and Schultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of Candyland, an infamous plantation where slaves are groomed by trainer Ace Woody (Kurt Russell) to battle each other for sport.

Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson), Candie’s trusted house slave. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival.

“Django Unchained” is held over through today. 158 minutes. It is rated PG-13 for suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements.

THE WACKIEST WAGON TRAIN IN THE WEST

The writers and star of the classic TV show “Gilligan’s Island” teamed up again to create new laughs in this old west in this classic comedy.

Forrest Tucker (TV’s “F Troop”) plays Wagonmaster Callahan and Bob Denver (Gilligan) plays his bumbling assistant, Dusty. The two are leading a wagon train of assorted characters across the west to California. It becomes a train of comic misadventures as they run into horse trouble, woman trouble and robber trouble. Dusty always seems to make matters worse as he tries to fix things. The results are sometimes successful, and always hilarious.

“The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West” will show for a school vacation weekend matinee only Friday through Monday. All ages are only $1. 84 minutes. It is rated G for all ages.

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