Kingstowne 16 This Weekend: 'Hunger Games,' 'Friends with Kids' and More

"The Hunger Games" is opening at midnight Friday and advance ticket sales are reportedly outpacing those for the Twilight saga. If you can’t get in to see it, there are lots of other options this weekend at the Kingstowne Regal 16. Here's a round-up:

The Hunger Games
"The Hunger Games" is about teenagers in a post-apocalyptic world fighting for their lives on television. The movie is based on the book series by Suzanne Collins and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks and others.

www.thehungergamesmovie.com

Reviews:
The Hunger Games Movie Guide (ABCNews)
Review: The Hunger Games (HollywoodReporter.com)

Watch the trailer (at right).

Come back early Friday morning for Patch’s review of The Hunger Games and coverage of area midnight showings.

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Also playing this weekend in Kingstowne (listed in alphabetical order):

21 Jump Street
Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube star in a movie about undercover cops who are sent back to high school to bust up a synthetic drug ring.
http://www.21jumpstreet-movie.com
Reviews: (Patch)
21 Jump Street Takes Hilarious Look Back (Chicago Tribune)

Act of Valor
A group of Navy SEALS on a mission to save a CIA agent who has been kidnapped.
www.actofvalor.com
Reviews:
Act of Valor (The Los Angeles Times)
Act of Valor is an Action Movie with a Gimmick (CNN)

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
An adaptation of the children’s environmental book with voices by Zac Efron, Taylor Swift and Danny DeVito.
www.theloraxmovie.com
Reviews:
How the Grinch Stole The Lorax (The New York Times)
Review: The Lorax (Hollywood.com)

Friends with Kids
Two friends decide to have a child together without the romantic relationship.
Reviews:
Friends with Kids (FilmBabble.com)
‘Friends with Kids’ Benefits from Great Acting (NPR)

John Carter
Disney’s science fiction epic based mostly on "A Princess of Mars," by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
disney.go.com/johncarter
Reviews: (Patch)
‘John Carter’ Reveals Cracks in Disney’s Tentpole Strategy (The Chicago Tribune)

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Sean Anderson and his step-father are on a mission to find Sean’s grandfather who may be on a supposedly mythical island.
www.themysteriousisland.com
Reviews:Patch)
Journey 2: Mysterious Island (Roger Ebert)

Project X
A high school party spirals out of control.
projectxmovie.warnerbros.com
Reviews:
Project X Film Review (The Hollywood Reporter)
Project X Review (IGN)

Safe House
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in an action thriller about a CIA safe house targeted by evil men.
www.nooneissafe.com
Reviews: (Patch)
Standard CIA Thriller Gets a Shot in the Arm (The Los Angeles Times)

Silent House
Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen) gets trapped in an old, creepy lakehouse that she was preparing to put on the market.
Reviews:
Review: Silent House (RollingStone.com)
‘Silent House’ Tells Too Much (The Los Angeles Times)

A Thousand Words
Fast-talking Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy), a literary agent, is cursed by an author he rubs the wrong way.
www.thousandwordsmovie.com
Reviews:
Movie Review: ‘A Thousand Words’ (Opposing Views)
‘A Thousand Words’ Review (The Hollywood Reporter)

Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds
A poor janitor meets a wealthy man and changes his life.
tylerperry.com/movies/good-deeds
Reviews:
Rich Guy, Poor Girl: It Could Never Work (The New York Times)
Tyler Perry’s ‘Good Deeds’ (EW.com)

The Vow
A newlywed couple recovers from an accident that put the wife in a coma.
www.thevow-movie.com
Review:
‘The Vow’ Leaves You Wanting More (The Los Angeles Times)