Knoxville.com's guide to movies playing in Knoxville

Source: The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.self storageAug. 01--NEWI'm So Excited (R) four stars; Stuck in the clouds and facing potential peril, three flight attendants devote themselves to making the last hours as enjoyable as possible for the passengers in director Pedro Almodovar's new comedy. In Spanish, with English subtitles.; Downtown WestPercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG-13) not screened; Son of Posiden Percy Jackson continues his quest to fulfill his destiny and enlists fellow supernaturally-gifted brethren to capture the Golden Fleece.; Halls, Knoxville Center, Pinnacle (opens Tuesday)Planes (PG) not screened; Planes get their chance to have a "Cars" treatment in this Disney production in which Dane Cook provides the voice of a plane who dreams of becoming winning air races.; Carmike 10, Pinnacle, West Town (Opens Thursday)The Smurfs (PG) one star; The second installment of the adventures of the small blue creatures, featuring the voices of Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, Neil Patrick Harris and the late Jonathan Winters.; Foothills (Maryville), Halls, Knoxville Center, Midtown Drive-In (Harriman), Parkway Drive-In (Maryville), Pinnacle, Riviera, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), Wynnsong2 Guns (R) two and a half stars; Two crooked undercover officers (Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg)- one from the DEA and the other from the Navy -- unknowingly lead investigations on each other.; Carmike 10, Foothills (Maryville), Halls, Riviera, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), Pinnacle, West TownWe're the Millers (R) not screened; Jason Sudeikis plays a small-time pot dealer who must enlist a disreputable crew to pretend to be his family in order to bring a major haul of weed acros the Mexican border in an RV. With Jennifer Aniston, Will Poulter, Emma Roberts and Ed Helms.; Halls, Pinnacle, Riviera, West Town;CONTINUINGAfter Earth (PG-13) two stars; Will Smith and son Jaden Smith star as a father and son separated on an uninhabited and inhospitable future Earth.; Movies 7Before Midnight (R) four stars; New resentments and old grudges come to the surface as Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) wind up an extended holiday in Greece.; Downtown WestBhaag Milkha Bhagg (NR) three and a half stars; The true story of the world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes. In Hindi with English subtitles.; Downtown WestThe Bling Ring (R) four and a half stars; A group of celeb-idolizing teens begins a "shopping spree" by breaking into the homes of L.A.'s rich and famous.; Movies 7The Conjuring (R) three and a half stars; Husband-and-wife paranormal investigators come to the aid of a family battling a dark presence in their home.; Foothills (Maryville), Halls, Knoxville Center, Pinnacle, Riviera, Tinseltown, WynnsongThe Croods (PG) four stars; A prehistoric family takes its first road trip into uncharted terrain in order to save themselves. With the voices of Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Cloris Leachman and Emma Stone.; Movies 7Despicable Me 2 (PG) four and a half stars; Gru (voice of Steve Carell) is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.; Carmike 10, Foothills (Maryville), Halls, Pinnacle, Riviera, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), West TownEpic (PG) two and a half stars; A scientist's daughter is magically shrunk, and must help a band of tiny leaf people fight off the forces of evil in this animated feature with the voices of Beyonce Knowles and Colin Farrell.; Movies 7Fill the Void (PG) four stars; In an ultra-orthodox Hasidic family in Tel Aviv, a young woman is pressured to wed the husband of her late sister. In Hebrew, with English subtitles.; Downtown WestFruitvale Station (R) four and a half stars; The true story of Oscar Grant's last day alive, before being shot by transit authorities in Oakland, Calif.; PinnacleGirl Most Likely (PG-13) two and a half stars; A struggling playwright who fakes a suicide attempt to hang on to her boyfriend ends up moving back in with her estranged mother.; Downtown WestThe Great Gatsby (PG-13) three stars; Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jay Gatsby in director Baz Luhrman's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story of a rich and mysterious playboy. With Tobey Maguire and Carey Mullligan.; Movies 7Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) two stars; Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade and Kevin James reunite and still haven't grown up.; Carmike 10, Foothills (Maryville), Halls, Pinnacle, Riviera, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), West TownThe Hangover Part III (R) two stars; Ill-fated bachelor partiers Zach Gallifanakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms return for a final foul and funny adventure.; Movies 7The Heat (R) two stars; An uptight FBI agent is teamed with a rude Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.; Carmike 10, Foothills (Maryville), Pinnacle, Riviera, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), West TownIron Man 3 (PG-13) three stars; Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) takes on a new terr迷你倉rist called Mandarin, who sets Stark on a path of rebuilding and retribution.; WynnsongKevin Hart: Let Me Explain (R) two stars; Kevin Hart will deliver material from his sold-out Madison Square Garden from his 2012 tour in the stand-up comedy film "Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain."; Knoxville Center, WynnsongThe Lone Ranger (PG-13) three stars; Native American warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice.; Foothills (Maryville), WynnsongMan of Steel (PG-13) three stars; Henry Cavil takes up the cape starring as Superman. With Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Michael Shannon as General Zod.; Knoxville Center, WynnsongMonsters University (G) four stars; The monsters from Monsters Inc. go to college. With the voices of Billy Crystal and John Goodman.; Carmike 10, Ritz (Clinton), Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), West TownMuch Ado About Nothing (PG-13) three and a half stars; In this modern re-interpretation of Shakepeare's classic tale, two pairs of lovers offer different takes on romance.; Downtown WestMud (PG-13) five stars; A man on the lam (Matthew McConaughey) takes refuge on a small island and is befriended by two teenage boys, who help keep his whereabouts a secret. Also starring Reese Witherspoon and Michael Shannon.; Downtown WestNow You See Me (PG-13) three stars; Morgan Freeman, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Amanda Seyfried and Woody Harrelson star in an adventure where illusionists work to outwit the FBI and pull off a heist.; WynnsongPacific Rim (PG-13) four and a half stars; A washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) must command a massive robot to combat monsters that are rising from the sea.; Carmike 10, Foothills (Maryville), Pinnacle, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), West TownPandora's Promise (NR) four stars; A gallery of scholars, experts and authors who once led the charge against nukes talks on its viability as an alternative to coal, oil and gas.; Downtown WestThe Purge (R) two and a half stars; A father (Ethan Hawke) and his family must cope with criminals and vigilantes during a 12-hour period when all crime becomes legal.; Movies 7Red 2 (PG-13) three stars; Retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reunites elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. With Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins, Mary-Louise Parker and Catherine Zeta-Jones.; Carmike 10, Foothills (Maryville), Halls, Pinnacle, Riviera, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), West TownR.I.P.D. (PG-13) one and a half stars; Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds star as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from an increasingly destructive array of souls who refuse to move peacefully to the other side.; Knoxville Center, Pinnacle, Riviera, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), WynnsongStar Trek: Into Darkness (PG-13) three stars; When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has destroyed the fleet and everything it stands for. Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.; Movies 7The To Do List (R) three and a half stars; A college-bound valedictorian makes a list of experiences she hopes to accomplish before hitting campus -- with Aubrey Plaza, Johnny Simmons and Bill Hader.; PinnacleTurbo (PG) three stars; A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500, featuring the voices of Ryan Reynolds and Paul Giamatti.; Foothills (Maryville), Halls, Knoxville Center, Pinnacle, Riviera, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), Wynnsong20 Feet From Stardom (PG-13) four stars; A documentary examines the stories of background singers who helped create some of the most iconic music of the rock era.; Downtown WestThe Way Way Back (PG-13) four stars; A 14-year-old (Liam James) is stuck on a vacation with his mom and her overbearing boyfriend (Steve Carell), but finds a friend in the manager of a water park (Sam Rockwell).; Downtown West, Foothills (Maryville), PinnacleWhite House Down (PG-13) four stars; A Capitol policeman touring the White House on his day off must protect his daughter and the president when the Oval Office is invaded.; Knoxville Center, WynnsongThe Wolverine (PG-13) three stars; Hugh Jackman returns as the angriest of the X-Men in the second installment of the solo Wolverine adventures.; Carmike 10, Foothills (Maryville), Halls, Midtown Drive-In (Maryville), Parkway Drive-In (Harriman), Pinnacle, Riviera, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), West TownWorld War Z (PG-13) three and a half stars; Brad Pitt faces off in a world filled with zombies.; Knoxville Center, Pinnacle, Tinseltown (Oak Ridge), WynnsongCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tenn.) 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