BEYOND THE SECRET LIVE. Not a movie, but a two-hour panel discussion in which motivational speakers discuss how to apply the concepts from Rhonda Byrne's 2006 self-help book "The Secret," which holds that one's positive thoughts are powerful magnets to attract wealth, health, and happiness.

The discussion will be led by Leeza Gibbons, host of "Hollywood Confidential." (2:00.) One-night-only event tonight at 8 p.m. at Tinseltown.

BLINDSIGHT. In this documentary from 2007, six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer. (1:44. PG.) One showing only on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Movies at Meadville. All tickets $5; proceeds benefit Braille Without Borders.

DEFIANCE. In 1941, a group of Jewish brothers organize the largest armed rescue of Jews during the Holocaust. With Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell. (2:17. R for violence, profanity.) HOTEL FOR DOGS. Orphaned teens Andi (Emma Roberts) and Bruce (Jake T. Austin) are sent to live with their aunt. When they find a stray dog who needs their help, they turn a nearby abandoned house into a canine hostel since auntie is allergic to dogs. But can they kept their secret under wraps as more and more four-legged guests arrive? (1:40. PG for profanity, crude humor.)

MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-D. Tom (Jensen Ackles) returns to his hometown on the 10th anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. When another horrific event occurs soon after Tom's appearance, he finds himself suspected of the deadly acts. (1:41. R for graphic brutal horror violence, grisly images, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, profanity.)

NOTORIOUS. A chronicle of Christopher Wallace's (Jamal Woolard) rise from the streets of Brooklyn to become Notorious B.I.G., one of biggest and best rappers of the 1990s, under the tutelage of mentor-producer Sean Combs (Derek Luke). (2:03. R for pervasive profanity, strong sexuality, nudity, drug content.)

LAST CHANCE HARVEY. In London for his daughter's wedding, a rumpled man (Dustin Hoffman) finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life (Emma Thompson). (1:39. PG-13 for brief strong profanity.)PAUL BLART: MALL COP. When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to the a mild-mannered security guard (Kevin James) to save the day. (1:31. PG for violence, mild crude suggestive humor.)

CAPSULES: HELD OVER-BEDTIME STORIES. Forced to look after his young niece and nephew while his sister (Courteney Cox) is out of town, Adam Sandler's Skeeter Bronson tells them bedtime stories. The plot involves a whimsical, decent idea, but the result is too often flat, crass, disjointed. British comic Russell Brand gets the few funny lines in the script, but the lovely Keri Russell is wasted. (1:35. PG for mild rude humor, mild profanity.)

BRIDE WARS. Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star as best friends who've fantasized about the ideal wedding since childhood and accidentally book their weddings on the same day. Neither will budge, which leads to an increasingly destructive game of sabotage and one-upmanship, but it's also never very funny. Their dilemma is so shallow it's impossible to root for them in any way. (1:30. PG for suggestive content, profanity, rude behavior.)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Here's a grand, old-fashioned epic that capitalizes on the latest moviemaking technology. David Fincher's film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story about a man who ages in reverse, is rambling and gorgeous. The effects are so dazzling, and Brad Pitt's performance is so gracefully convincing, you can't help but be repeatedly wowed. With Cate Blanchett. (2:47. PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, profanity.)

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Klaatu the alien (Keanu Reeves) arrives, makes a halfhearted request for humanity to take better care of the Earth, then decides our species isn't worth the bother. After targeting humankind for extermination, he abruptly flip-flops and rushes around to reverse the cataclysmic events he's set in motion. The 1951 original was a simple story of deep ideas; the remake just has simple ideas. With Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates. (1:44. PG-13 for sci-fi disaster images and violence.)

DOUBT. Meryl Streep is Sister Aloysius, principal at St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Philip Seymour Hoffman is Father Brendan, a charismatic Catholic priest suspected of sexually abusing the school's only black male student. Writer-director John Patrick Shanley brings his Pulitzer Prize-winning play to the screen, but he relies too heavily on symbolism rather than allowing the story's innate tension to play out for itself. With Amy Adams, Viola Davis. (1:44. PG-13.)

GRAN TORINO. Clint Eastwood grumbles and growls his way through his most entertaining performance in years as Walt Kowalski, a Korean War veteran and lifelong autoworker who's disgusted with the changes in his blue-collar, suburban Detroit neighborhood and its growing Asian population. There are shades of Dirty Harry and of "Million Dollar Baby's" Frankie Dunn. The film becomes more intriguing as it evolves and grows darker. (1:56. R for pervasive profanity, violence.)

MARLEY & ME. This isn't simply a tear-jerker. We're talking grown men and women snuffling and sobbing uncontrollably. Regrettably, it's not a particularly good movie. It leaps back and forth between the incorrigible Marley the yellow Lab doing wacky, destructive things and his owners, John (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Jennifer Aniston). There's no great momentum, just a long, flat arc toward the inevitable. (2:03. PG for suggestive content, profanity.)

SEVEN POUNDS. Will Smith stars as the mysterious Ben Thomas, an IRS agent who drops in on random Los Angeles residents with financial trouble and analyzes whether they should benefit from his infinite generosity. As one of his chief beneficiaries, Rosario Dawson's Emily Posa has a broken heart that he has plans to fix. The warm scenes she shares with Smith suggest the kind of classic, tragic weepy "Seven Pounds" could have been if it had shed its pretensions and stopped trying so hard. (1:58. PG-13 for disturbing content, a scene of sensuality.)

THE SPIRIT. A rookie cop (Gabriel Macht) returns from the dead to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His main opposition is a former lab technician who has reinvented himself as the Octopus (Jackson), an elusive criminal mastermind who knows the Spirit's secrets. (1:42. PG-13 for action and violence, sexual content, brief nudity.)

THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX. Here's a food-laden fairy tale based on Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning book about a rodent (voiced by Matthew Broderick) who must overcome his underdog status to save the day. Aside from its muted tones, there's not a whole lot of subtlety to be found here, but there are three plots connected to Princess Pea, which shift awkwardly throughout the movie. The voice cast includes Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Tracey Ullman. (1:33. G.)

TWILIGHT. Quiet, awkward Bella (a too-sullen Kristen Stewart) moves from Phoenix to rainy Forks, Wash., and quickly finds herself entranced by her mysterious, ethereal classmate Edward (a too-pretty Robert Pattinson). Good thing because she'll need him to protect her from even greater dangers than the one he potentially presents. Much of what made the relationship between Edward and Bella work in Stephenie Meyer's book is stripped away here. All that's left is a one-note adolescent angst. (2:01. PG-13 for violence, sensuality.)

THE UNBORN. A Jewish version of "The Exorcist" is a novel idea since Catholics are usually the ones who have all the fun purging demons. There are some effective scares here, but other things meant to shock are unintentionally hilarious. Odette Yustman runs around in tight jeans, tank tops, and boy shorts as a young woman threatened with possession and only her rabbi (a classy Gary Oldman) can help. (1:35. PG-13 for violence, terror, disturbing images, profanity, sexual references.)

VALKYRIE. Tom Cruise stars as would-be Hitler assassin Col. Claus von Stauffenberg. He's both the film's central figure and its weakest link. With his hard, flat American accent, he stands out in every scene. It's too bad because "Valkyrie" looks great and, with its impeccable production design and German locations, moves fluidly. With Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp. (2:00. PG-13 for violence, brief profanity.)

Able, they all seem like props for a CAPSULE REVIEWS have been excerpted from the Associated Press. Previews are courtesy of the Internet Movie Database.RATINGS by the Motion Picture Association of America are G for general audiences; PG parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; PG-13 parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; R restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; NC-17 no one younger than 17 admitted.