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Want to know what will be hitting your local movie theater this week? Check out the action in the big screen version of “Need For Speed,” the feature-length version of “Veronica Mars,” or Wes Anderson’s latest, “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

Need For Speed
Director: Scott Waugh

Starring: Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper

Plot: Race car driver Tobey Marshall has waited two years in prison to set things straight. When he is released from prison, he has one mission to get revenge on ex-NASCAR Dino Brewster, who killed one of his best friends. The two drivers go face to face in a race that will surely settle the score.

Buzz/ Tomatometer: Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul meets the number one racing video game franchise ever, which can only mean one thing: this movie has to be sick.

The Art of the Steal
Director: Jonathan Sobol

Starring: Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Terence Stamp

Plot: In a movie about honor, revenge, and brotherhood, an art thief/
third rate motorcycle daredevil decides he is going to pull one last con with his untrustworthy brother.

Buzz/ Tomatometer: This film was part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s official 2013 selection so it’s got to be good or at least decent.

Patrick: Evil Awakens
Director: Mark Hartley

Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Sara Canning, Catherine O’Hara

Plot: A young nurse at a psychiatric ward is drawn to a brain dead patient, Patrick. Patrick, who has been the test subject of a mad scientist, starts to develop psychic powers, allowing him to manipulate those around him.

The Right Kind of Wrong
Director: Jeremiah Chechik

Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Sara Canning, Will Sasso, Catherine O’Hara

Plot: Leo Palamino is dedicated to impossible dreams. His latest dream has him reaching for the stars as he seeks to land the heart of a newly married young woman.

Buzz/ Tomatometer: 1, 300 plus IMDB users gave this film an average 6.2 out of 10.

Shirin in Love
Director: Ramin Niami

Starring: Nazanin Boniadi, Riley Smith, Maz Jobrani

Plot: In this Iranian-American romantic comedy, love knows no borders as Shirin, a young Iranian-American, falls for a mysterious American man who lives in a lighthouse.

Veronica Mars
Director: Rob Thomas

Starring: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Chris Lowell, Ryan Hansen, Krysten Ritter, Percy Daggs III, Tina Majorino, Francis Capra Ken Marino, Enrico Colantoni

Plot: Veronica Mars finds herself back in the saddle of detective work when her ex-boyfriend Logan has been accused of murder.

Buzz/ Tomatometer: Either you are a Veronica Mars fan, and supported the Kick-starter campaign to fun this movie, or not, need we say anything more.

The Single Moms Club
Director: Tyler Perry

Starring: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Nia Long, Amy Smart

Plot: Five struggling single moms form a support group, which help them face the challenges that stand in their way.

Buzz/ Tomatometer: This film is being called the best Tyler Perry film to date.

Ernest & Celestine
Director: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner

Starring: Forest Whitaker, Lambert Wilson, Mackenzie Foy

Plot: Ernest & Celestine tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a mouse and a bear and the obstacles they must face as friends.

Buzz/ Tomatometer: This film got standing ovations at the Cannes film festival as well as the Toronto international film festival.

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Director: Wes Anderson

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray

Plot: This Wes Anderson film tells the story of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel and his adventures.

Buzz/ Tomatometer: 1, 600 plus IMDB users have given the film a 8.3 out of 10.