“Vantage Point”

Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox and Forrest Whitaker

President Ashton (William Hurt) is visiting Spain to make a speech about the war on terror. He’s shot moments upon arriving, and five different perspectives of the attack must collide to piece the puzzle of the assassination attempt together. Two secret service agents, an American tourist and TV producer round out the five perspectives, and each story is told in 15-minute increments.

“Charlie Bartlett”

Comedy
Rating: R
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr. and Hope Davis

Charlie Bartlett (Yelchin) is a rich teenager with issues behaving in private school, so he’s sent to a public school, where he charms his way into the hearts of the student body by giving psychiatric advice and providing prescription drugs. The daunting Principal Gardner soon discovers Charlie’s “business” but ends up getting help of his own to build a relationship with his daughter.

“Be Kind Rewind”

Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Starring: Jack Black, Mos Def and Danny Glover

When screw-up Jerry (Black) accidentally erases the tapes in his friend’s video store, he has a plan to help the loyal customers wanting their favorite movies – re-shoot the films! Along with help from the neighborhood, Jerry remakes movies such as “Driving Miss Daisy,” “Ghostbusters” and “Back to the Future,” and the customers like his versions better. But one question: Have they really not switched to DVD yet?

- Mandy Rodgers