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OPAL DREAM
PG, 85 minutes
Eight-year-old Kellyanne (Sapphire Boyce) has an idealistic father (Vince Colosimo) who is one of the many local denizens feverishly mining the landscape for opals. Meanwhile, her mother (Jacqueline McKenzie) and 11-year-old brother (Christian Byers) are the more “grounded” members of the family. Much as she loves her parents and big brother, it is Pobby and Dingan, her imaginary friends, who are Kellyanne’s most constant companions. But when they “disappear,” Kellyanne falls ill. As Ashmol takes it upon himself to rally the family and the community around his sister and her missing friends, everyone discovers what Kellyanne has long known: that you don’t necessarily have to see in order to believe.
EATING OUT 2: SLOPPY SECONDS
Unrated, 85 minutes
In last year’s “Eating Out,” Caleb wooed Gwen by pretending to be gay in a plan hatched by his crafty gay roommate Kyle. But their scheme was thwarted when Gwen decided Caleb would be the perfect catch for her own gay roommate, Marc — the object of Kyle’s affection. In the sequel. Mr. Verraros returns for another dizzying array of identity swapping as numerous characters go in search of their dream date.
THE WORK AND THE GLORY 3: A HOUSE DIVIDED
PG, 93 minutes
This film is the third and final part in an adaptation of the novels of author Gerald N. Lund, which concern the early history of Jesus Christ. In 2004’s “The Work and the Glory,” the Benjamin Steed family arrived in upstate New York only to discover that the help they have hired to clear their land is at the center of a religious controversy threatening to tear the family apart. In last year’s “Work and the Glory: American Zion,” the Steed family was divided in the wake of the Mormon people’s move into the West. Their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology caused the family to struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds were tested.