Sgt. 1st Class Mark Patterson checks his men at Outpost Restrepo in Afghanistan, as documented in the new film Korengal. Outpost Films hide caption
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Saturday
In Hollywood, 50 Is The New 80: What Happens When 'It Girls' Get Old
Workers crowd into the backs of trucks in the opening scene of 1960's Harvest of Shame. CBS News/YouTube hide caption
In Confronting Poverty, 'Harvest Of Shame' Reaped Praise And Criticism
Friday
Mira Grosin, Liv Lemoyne and Mira Barkhammar in WE ARE THE BEST! Sofia Sabel/Magnolia Pictures hide caption
Filth is based on a novel by Irvine Welsh — who also wrote the profane, drug-fueled epic Trainspotting. James McAvoy plays Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson — a bigoted junkie cop — with enough foul-mouthed sleaze to be thoroughly off-putting. Neil Davidson/Magnolia Pictures hide caption
With Possible Theme Park, 'Hunger Games' May Live Beyond Final Film
Maleficent rehabilitates the most maligned figure in the fairy tale canon. Frank Connor/Disney hide caption
Thursday
Seth MacFarlane, who wrote and directed A Million Ways to Die in the West, stars as Albert, a cowardly sheep farmer who inadvertently falls in love with the wife (Charlize Theron) of a dangerous outlaw (Liam Neeson). Universal Pictures hide caption
In Night Moves, Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) and two other partners in crime (played by Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard) plot to load a boat with explosives and blow up a dam in an act of consciousness-raising eco-terrorism. Cinedigm hide caption
Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Dido Elizabeth Belle in Belle. David Appleby/Fox Searchlight hide caption
Monday
Sunday
Jeff Goldblum performs with his band The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra on Wednesdays at Rockwell club in L.A. Hayley Bartels for NPR hide caption