New Movies This Week: ‘Transcendence,’ ‘Bears,’ ‘Heaven Is For Real,’ ‘A Haunted House 2′
A big batch of new releases hits theaters this weekend, with four wide-ranging films targeting every kind of movie-goer.
'Transcendence'
A sci-fi thriller about a scientist who uses technology to surpass human intelligence.
Directed by Wally Pfister
Starring Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany
'Bears'
A beautifully filmed documentary that follows the lives of a bear family, a mother and her two cubs, as they make their lives together in Alaska.
Directed by Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Adam Chapman
Narrated by John C. Reilly
'Heaven Is For Real'
A child claims that he visited heaven during a near-death experience.
Directed by Randall Wallace
Starring Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Margo Martindale
'A Haunted House 2'
The sequel to last year's parody of recent haunted-house movies.
Directed by Michael Tiddes
Starring Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Essence Atkins, Dave Sheridan