'Collateral'
Starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg and Javier Bardem. A struggling comedy writer named Max, who drives a cab in Los Angeles to earn a living, gradually realizes that the passenger he's been driving around all night is a hit man who has been rubbing out people at every stop. Max has to figure out how to prevent the killer from knocking off his last victim and how to come out of the situation alive. Rated R for violence and language, running time 119 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)
'Little Black Book'
Starring Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston, Kathy Bates, Holly Hunter, Rashida Jones and Stephen Tobolowsky. A daytime talk show producer is a little too curious about her new boyfriend's past. When she digs into the files on his handheld electronic organizer, she discovers more about him than she cared to know, including information about his ex-girlfriends. Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor and language, running time 95 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)
-- From wire reports
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