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APOLLO CINEMA PRESENTS ... ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 2007 — *** — A mostly rewarding compilation of award-nominated documentary short works. With subtitles, running time: 135 minutes, not rated, probable PG-13 (drugs, profanity, vulgarity, nude artwork, violence)

BELIEVE IN ME — ** 1/2 — There's a definite predictability to this fact-based basketball drama. running time: 108 minutes, PG (profanity) —Betsy Pickle, Scripps Howard News Service

DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGENES) — *** — It's hard not to get sucked in by this World War II tale about Algerian soldiers. With subtitles, running time: 118 minutes, R (violence, gore, vulgarity, mild profanity, ethnic slurs, nude artwork)

THE HILLS HAVE EYES II — This sequel sees the mutant cannibals doing battle with National Guardsmen. To be reviewed next week, running time: 89 minutes, R (violence, gore, rape, profanity)

THE HOST — *** — This sometimes wickedly funny thriller shows considerable love for such killer-beastie flicks as the original "Godzilla" and "Jaws." Korean with subtitles, running time: 119 minutes, R (violence, profanity, gore, drugs)

THE LAST MIMZY — ** — It was a mistake for this science-fiction adventure to so closely resemble "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial." Running time: 97 minutes, PG (violence, profanity)

PICCADILLY COWBOY — ** — It may look more professional than other LDS-centric movies, but this drama is amateurish in terms of writing and direction. Running time: 100 minutes, PG (violence, nude artwork)

PRIDE — ** — Strangely, this soggy, swimming-competition film features little in the way of competition. Running time: 104 minutes, PG (profanity, violence, racial epithets, brief drugs, vulgarity)

REIGN OVER ME — *** — Adam Sandler may be the bigger name but this sometimes moving comedy-drama belongs to co-star Don Cheadle. Complete review on Page W3, running time: 125 minutes, R (profanity, vulgarity, violence, brief sex)

SHOOTER — ** — This claustrophobic tale of conspiracies collapses into a seemingly eternal series of explosions and false endings. Running time: 125 minutes, R (violence, profanity) —Christy Lemire, Associated Press

TMNT — ** — Those film phenoms of 1990, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, are B-O-R-I-N-G. Running time: 80 minutes, PG (violence, profanity) —Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel