Opening this weekend:

Fired Up (PG-13) — More thrilling teenybopper drama: A pair of high-school football stars (Nicholas D’Agosto and Eric Christian Olsen) give up the pigskin for cheerleading, the better to meet girls (Sarah Roemer, Molly Sims). Cast also includes screen vet Philip Baker Hall (Zodiac, Magnolia, Secret Honor). Metascore: 30/100. Reviews

Madea Goes to Jail (PG-13) – One-man entertainment empire Tyler Perry is back with another low-budget comedy. This time, he stars as the grandmotherly if rude and crude title character. Sounds formulaic. Reviews

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Also playing:

Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action + Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animated – Tampa Theatre

(photo, left, is from the short “New Boy,” directed by Irish filmmaker Steph Green, and adapted from a Roddy Doyle short story)

Oscar-nominated Slumdog Millionaire – Beach Theatre, St. Petersburg

AMC Best Picture Showcase: 2009 Oscar Nominees (5 for $30) – AMC Veterans Theater.

Schedule:

• Milk: 10:30AM
• The Reader: 1:05PM
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: 3:45PM
• Slumdog Millionaire: 7:15PM
• Frost/Nixon: 9:45PM