Friday Flix: Laff's latest movie picks

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Theatre Picks
"Life of Pi" - Rated PG
Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, a young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor ... a fearsome Bengal tiger.

"Beasts of the Southern Wild"- Rated PG-13
Faced with her father's fading health and environmental changes that release an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy leaves her Delta-community home in search of her mother.

New Movies Opening this Weekend
"Warm Bodies" - PG-13
After a highly unusual zombie saves Julie from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

"Bullet to the Head" - R
After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hit man and a Washington D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

"Stand Up Guys" - R
A pair of aging con men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment -- to kill his comrade.

Made in Michigan
If you're watching the "Big Game" on Sunday, watch for a movie trailer for "Oz the Great and Powerful." This will be one of six movie trailers to play during the game on Sunday.  This movie was filmed in Pontiac in 2011 at Raleigh Michigan Studios. Michigan native, Sam Raimi directed the film that is scheduled release: March 8, 2013.

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