Week of May 19

by Philip Yu    May 19, 2009

Pick of the Week

Valkyrie Tom Cruise stars in the true story of the daring and ingenious plot to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who serves his country while hoping that someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing that time is running out, he devises a plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow the Nazi government from the inside: Operaton Valkyrie.

Safety Last

Paul Blart: Mall Cop With a heart that won't quit, a stomach that won't stop gurgling and a self-sworn oath to protect his turf, Kevin James stars as a single suburban dad trying to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It's a job he takes very seriously, though no one else does. But when a team of thugs raids the mall and takes hostages, Jersey's most formidable mall cop -- untrained, unarmed and a super-size target -- will have to become a real cop to save the day.

3-D Thriller

My Bloody Valentine 3D Ten years ago in the town of Harmony, a tragic mining accident trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, Harry Warden, into a coma. When Harry woke, exactly one year later on Valentine's Day, he went on a brutal, murderous pickaxe rampage before being killed himself. Now, after years of peace, something from Harmony's dark past has returned. Wearing a miner's mask and armed with a pickaxe, an unstoppable killer is on the loose!

A Disturbance in the Force

Fanboys A funny, affectionate ode to a very unique, tenacious and passionate community of geeks: Star Wars fans. Set in the late 1990s, four extreme followers of The Force embark on a road trip with a daring plan: break into George Lucas' famed Skywalker Ranch to sneak a peek at the yet unreleased "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" as one last hurrah for their dying friend. To get there, it'll take friendship, heart, and a diehard devotion to the greatest movie saga of all time.