Here's a sneak peek at what's opening this weekend, including the action flick "The Mechanic," starring Jason Statham and the exorcism thriller "The Rite," starring Anthony Hopkins.
In Theaters Now (January)
'The Mechanic' (Jan. 28)
Who: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland; directed by Simon West
What: This action flick follows an elite hit man (Statham) as he teaches his trade to an apprentice (Foster) who has a connection to one of his previous victims.
'The Rite' (Jan. 28)
Who: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciaran Hinds; directed by Mikael Hafstrom
What: An American priest travels to Italy to study at an exorcism school.
'No Strings Attached' (Jan. 21)
Who: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes, Lake Bell; directed by Ivan Reitman
What: Two good friends try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.
'The Way Back' (Jan. 21)
Who: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell; directed by Peter Weir
What: A fact-based story centered on soldiers who escaped from a Siberian gulag in 1940.
'The Green Hornet' (Jan. 14)
Who: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz and Christoph Waltz; directed by Michel Gondry
What: By night, spoiled rich boy-turned-newspaper publisher Britt Reid (Rogen) fights crime as a masked superhero known as The Green Hornet. At his side is martial arts expert Kato (Chou).
'The Dilemma' (Jan. 14)
Who: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Tatum Channing; directed by Ron Howard.
What: This comedy centers on a man (Vaughn) who discovers that his best friend's wife is having an affair. What to do?
'Barney's Version' (Jan. 14)
Who: Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike; directed by Richard J. Lewis
What: This is the touching story about the live of the politically incorrect, impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky (Giamatti).
'Season of the Witch' (Jan. 7)
Who: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy; directed by Dominic Sena
What: A 14th-century knight (Cage) transports a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce her powers could be the source of the Black Plague.
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