The Mercury News Weekend

Additional movies opening thisweek

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“12Strong” (R): A factbased drama about the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanista­n after the 9/ 11terroris­t attacks, which tries to take down the Taliban with help from with an Afghan warlord. With Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon and William Fichtner. Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig. “Den of Thieves” (R): An elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department attempts to prevent a heist at the Federal Reserve Bank, where millions of dollars are taken out of circulatio­n daily and destroyed. With Gerard Butler, Jordan Bridges and Pablo Schreiber. Co-written and directed by Christian Gudegast. “The Final Year” (Unrated): A documentar­y look at Barack Obama’s foreign-policy team during his final year in office. With John Kerry, Samantha Power and Ben Rhodes. Directed by Greg Barker. In limited release. “Small Town Crime” (R): When an alcoholic ex-cop finds the body of a young woman, he vows to hunt down her killer as an act of self-redemption. With John Hawkes, Octavia Spencer and Robert Forster. Written and directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms. In limited release. EXPANDING “FilmStars Don’t Die in Liverpool (R): A romance heats up between a young actor and the veteran Hollywood film-noir leading lady Gloria Grahame. With Jamie Bell, Annette Bening and Julie Walters. Directed by Paul McGuigan. “Hostiles” (R): In 1892, an Army captain reluctantl­y agrees to escort a Cheyenne war chief and his family froma prison through dangerous territory to their tribal homeland. With Christian Bale, Wes Studi and Rosamund Pike. Co-written and directed by Scott Cooper. “Phantom Thread” (R): In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker’s fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman who becomes his muse and lover. With Daniel DayLewis, Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. NEW THIS WEEK ON DVD “Happy Death Day” “I, Daniel Blake” “Loving Vincent” “The Snowman”

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