“ALT.PICTURESHOWS .08”
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents its sixth annual short-film showcase. $5 (free for MCASD members). 7 tonight. 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. www.mcasd.org
“AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL”
(To be reviewed tomorrow)
“BABYLON, A.D.”
(Not reviewed)
“COLLEGE”
(Not screened for review)
“DISASTER MOVIE”
(Not reviewed)
“MAMMA MIA!: THE SING-ALONG EDITION”
For a limited time, select San Diego area theaters (AMC Mission Valley, AMC Fashion Valley, AMC La Jolla. Regal Escondido, Regal Parkway El Cajon, Regal San Marcos, Regal Mira Mesa, UltraStar Flower Hill) will screen Meryl Streep's “Mamma Mia!” with lyrics shown on the screen, enabling audiences to sing along with the ABBA songs.
“TRAITOR”
(See review)
“TRANSSIBERIAN”
(To be reviewed tomorrow)
Running
“BOY A” 
Based on a novel by Jonathan Trigell, this film, made by the “Intermission” director-writer team of John Crowley and Mark O'Rowe, imagines what life could be like for a young man who, after paying his debt for a terrible childhood crime, tries to start his life again. Andrew Garfield's open-wound performance as the rehabilitated but understandably awkward Jack Burridge really earns audience sympathy. (Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News) Rated R; 1 hr., 40 min.
“DEATH RACE” ½
Jensen Ames (Jason Statham), a speedway champion turned factory worker and doting husband and father, is framed for his wife's murder and sentenced to life in prison on Terminal Island – home to a sick hybrid of reality show and video game, where people around the world pay to watch vicious inmates race each other to the finish. “Death Race” is nothing more and nothing less than what it seems. (Kate Stanhope) Rated R; 1 hr., 29 min.
“ELEGY”
A long-winded drama seemingly about the relationship between wordly professor Kepesh (Ben Kingsley) and his student, Consuela (Penélope Cruz). Not for lack of trying, the ingredients necessary to make this professor, and this movie, more remarkable never appear. “Elegy” is ultimately no more than a satisfactory update of a timeworn tale. (Kate Stanhope) Rated R; 1 hr., 34 min.
“HAMLET 2”
Steve Coogan portrays a nutsy, failed actor whose career pinnacle hit the wall with two commercials (one for a Jack LaLanne power juicer, the other for genital herpes) and as a stand-in for Robin Williams on “Patch Adams.” Now, attempting to inspire a group of unruly students, and facing down a school district set to eliminate drama, he decides to write and produce his own play as a fundraiser. An edgy take on religious zealotry and small-town prudery. (Lee Grant) Rated R; 1 hr., 34 min.
“HOUSE BUNNY” ½
Anna Faris stars as Shelley, a perky Playboy bunny who gets kicked out of Hef's mansion and becomes the house mother for Zeta Alpha Zeta, a sorority full of misfits. Silly? Impossible? Of course. This is a Happy Madison film, after all – though it is refreshing to see Adam Sandler's production company come up with a female-centric comedy for once. (Christy Lemire, Associated Press) Rated PG-13; 1 hr., 38 min.
“THE LONGSHOTS”
A certifiable crowd-pleaser set in the world of Pop Warner (pre-high school) football and the first girl to play in the Pop Warner version of the Super Bowl. Of course, it hits the usual sports formula – adversities to overcome, tragedy to forget, accepting “the new kid,” life lessons learned. (Roger Moore, the Orlando Sentinel) Rated PG; 1 hr., 30 min.
“THE ROCKER” ½
A well-intentioned but slight comedy, in which Rainn Wilson stars as a slobbish, wannabe rock star who uses his lack of a job to join his teenage nephew's garage band – the better to revive his dreams of fame and drumstick-twirling glory. It isn't an awful movie, just a limp, dull, mundane one that squanders a very capable comedic cast on threadbare material and dimwitted clichés. (George Varga) Rated PG-13; 1 hr., 45 min.
