ENTERTAINMENT

Take Pride with Terrence Howard This Weekend

Plus: Joss Stone busts out the jams, and country legends cover their favorites By Matt Hendrickson
Courtesy Lionsgate
MOVIES
PRIDE (Lionsgate; PG)
A principled coach (Terrence Howard, above with Kimberly Elise) and his splashy sidekick (Bernie Mac) turn a group of wayward teens into Philadelphia’s first-ever African American swim team.

REIGN OVER ME (Sony Pictures; R)
Adam Sandler does a tear-jerking turn as a man who has lost his family in the 9/11 attacks.

CDS
JOSS STONE: INTRODUCING JOSS STONE (Virgin Records)
Stone busts out raucous, adventurous, hip-hop–flavored jams.

WILLIE NELSON, MERLE HAGGARD, AND RAY PRICE: LAST OF THE BREED (Lost Highway)
The three country legends put their spin on old favorites, including Kris Kristofferson’s mournful “Why Me Lord.”

DVD
ROCKY BALBOA (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; R)
The holiday hit delivers a one-two punch with its extras. The best is a surprisingly candid interview with lord of the ring Sly Stallone.

KIDS
THE LAST MIMZY (New Line Cinema; PG)
A magical box transforms two children into hyperintelligent beings. Cool effects with an even cooler message about preserving humanity in this tech-obsessed world.

BOOK
THE SPELLMAN FILES, BY LISA LUTZ (Simon & Schuster; $25)
Izzy Spellman, P.I., is yanked into her dad’s detective business when her younger sister disappears. Newcomer Lutz’s hilarious description of family dysfunction is rivaled only by the level of suspense.

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