Weekend Movies: New Releases at the Theater and for Rent

If you’re in the mood for a flick this weekend, check out these local options.

AMC Randhurst 12, 200 Randhurst Village Drive in Mount Prospect, Muvico Theaters’ Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. and AMC Showplace Niles 12, 301 Golf Mill Center all have show times for the new releases John Carter, A Thousand Words and The Silent House. The Lorax is also still showing.

John Carter is, according to Disney’s website, “the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins).”

The Lorax is about, according to Universal Studios’ website, “a forest guardian who shares the enduring power of hope. The animated adventure follows the journey of a 12-year-old as he searches for a real Truffula Tree, the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams.”

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In A Thousand Words, according to Dreamworks’ website, Eddie Murphy plays a “fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard.”

The Silent House is about, according to Tokio Films’ website, Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father (Gustavo Alonso), who “settle down in a cottage which seems to be off the beaten track in order to update it since its owner (Abel Tripaldi) will soon put the house on sale. They will spend the night there in order to start the repairs the following morning. Everything seems to go on smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder in the upper floor of the house.”

More movies were released on March 6, and Family Video stores are one place to pick them up. Nearby locations include 2338 E. Rand Road in Arlington Heights, 3222 Glenview Road in Glenview and 1990 S. Wolf Road in Wheeling.

Comedy:

• Dead Heads
• Jack and Jill
• Tooth Fairy 2

Drama:

• A Better Life
• Footloose
• One Hit from Home

Fantasy:

• Immortals

Kids:

• Lion King 1-1/2 Special Edition
• Lion King II: Simba’s Pride Special Edition
• Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2

Scary:

• Columbus Circle
• Edgar Allan Poe’s Requiem for the Damned
• The Pack
• Shackled
• Summer of Massacre

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