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os Angeles (Times LATIMES.COMCALENDAR FALL MOVIE SNEAKS Ready to get in your face D16 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2014 The 2014 Fall Movie Preview is a broad snapshot of films opening through Oct. 31. Release dates and other details, as compiled here by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. My Old Lady A down-on-his-luck New Yorker inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father and travels to France to sell it, only to discover a live-in tenant who's unwilling to budge. With Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott Thomas.

Written and directed by Israel Horovitz. Cohen Media Group Alison ROSA 20th Century Fox THINGS HEAT UP between characters played by Michael Keaton, left, and Edward Norton in "Birdman," set in the world of theater. Brendan Meyer. Written by Simon Barrett. Directed by Adam Wingard.

Pic EDARAQUEL Relativity SIMON PEGG is a psychiatrist on a quest for meaning in "Hector and the Search for Happiness." SARAH SHATZ The Weinstein Company A ONCE-HAPPY couple seek to reconnect in "Eleanor Rigby," with Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy. EfT i I 108 Stiches A misfit college baseball team schemes to raise $50,000 in one day to avoid being disbanded. With Josh Blue, Dat Phan and Erin Cahill. Written by Jake Katofsky and David Roun-tree. Directed by Rountree.

Freestyle Releasing Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Gait? A railroad executive and a mysterious figure try to rebuild a collapsing dystopian society in the final installment of athree-part adaptation of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged." With Laura Regan, Kristoffer Polaha and Rob Morrow Written by J. James Manera, Harmon Kaslow and John Aglialoro. Directed by Man-era. Atlas Distribution Canopy In 1942 Singapore, during the Japanese invasion, an Australian fighter pilot downed in the jungle and an injured resistance fighter realize they are each other's best hope to survive. With Khan Chittenden and Tzu-yi Mo.

Written and directed by Aaron Wilson. Monterey Media The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them A once happily married couple find themselves longing to understand each other in the wake of a tragedy. With Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and Nina Arianda. Written and directed by Ned Benson. The Weinstein Co.

Dolphin Tale 2 A boy who helped rescue and rehabilitate an injured dolphin tries to find her a companion so she can stay at the local aquarium. With Nathan Gamble, Harry Connick Jr. and Morgan Freeman. Written and directed by Charles Martin Smith. Warner Bros.

Pictures The Drop A lonely bartender who funnels cash to local gangsters finds himself caught in the middle of a robbery gone awry and a deep-digging investigation. With Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and James Gandolfini. Written by Dennis Lehane. Directed by Michael Roskam. Fox Searchlight Pictures The Green Prince A documentary about the son of a Hamas leader who emerged as one of Israel's prime informants and the Shin Bet agent who risked his career to protect him.

Directed by Nadav Schir-man. Music Box Films Honeymoon While on their honeymoon in remote lake country, a husband finds his wife wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night and begins to suspect something sinister is afoot. With Rose Leslie and Harry Treadaway. Written by Leigh Janiak and Phil Graziadei. Directed by Leigh Janiak.

Magnet Releasing No Good Deed A devoted wife and mother of two living in the suburbs of Atlanta fights to protect her family from a charming but dangerous escaped convict. Warner Bros. LAURIE SPARHAM Clarius Entertainment NICOLE KIDMAN stars in "Before I Go to Sleep." "DOLPHIN TALE 2" is an adventure tale about a boy who wants to find a companion for an injured dolphin. It is geared toward families. Altina A documentary portrait of the tobacco heiress and free-spirited artist Altina Schinasi.

Directed by Peter Sanders. First Run Features Autumn Blood In a secluded farm high in the Austrian mountains, a 16 -year-old girl and her 12 -year-old brother try to survive while keepingthe recent death of their widowed mother a secret. With Sophie Lowe, Peter Stor-mare and Gustaf Skarsgard. Written by Stephen T. Barton and Markus Blunder.

Directed by Blunder. Arc Entertainment Dr. Cabbie An unemployed doctor turned cab driver converts his taxi into a mobile clinic. With Vinay Virmani, Adri-anne Palicki and Kunal Nayyar. Written by Virmani and Manu Chopra.

Directed by Jean-Francois Pouliot. Eros International Fort Bliss A decorated medic and single mother returns home from an extended tour of duty in Afghanistan and struggles to reclaim the affection of her 5-year-old son. With Michelle Mona-ghan, Ron Livingston and Manolo Cardona. Written and directed by Claudia Myers. Phase 4 Films The Frontier After receiving a letter from his estranged father, a retired professor and activist, a ranch hand goes home to see the old man, who has just invited his personal trainer to move in and help write his memoirs.

With Max Gail, Coleman Kelly and Anastas-sia Sendyk. Written by Carlos Colunga and Matt Ra-binowitz. Directed by Ra-binowitz. It's Terrific Pictures Hector and the Search for Happiness A quirky psychiatrist dissatisfied with his humdrum life embarks on a global quest to uncoverthe secret of true happiness. With Simon Pegg, Toni Collette and Rosamund Pike.

Written by Maria von Heland, Peter Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay. Directed by Chelsom. Relativity I Am Eleven A documentary portrait of 11-year-old children from around the world as they stand on the cusp of adolescence. Directed by Genevieve Bailey. International Film Circuit Keep on Keepin' On A documentary portrait of the 93-year-old jazz mu- See Sneaks, D18 Patrick Redmond XLrator Media The Weinstein Company A NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER is hard to resist in "Tracks," with Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver.

ANDRE BENJAMIN cuts through the haze as Jimi Hendrix in the biopic "Jimi: All Is by My Side." Directed by Martin Shore. 24 Beats Per Second Wetlands After a shaving accident, a sexually adventurous, unhygienic teenager lands in the hospital and sees it as a way to reconcile her parents while forming an unlikely bond with her male nurse. With Carla Juri, Marlen Kruse and Christoph Let-kowski. Written and directed by David Wnendt. In German with English subtitles.

Strand Releasing With Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson and Leslie Bibb. Written by Aimee Lagos. Directed by Sam Miller. Screen Gems A Picture of You Two estranged siblings travel from New York City to rural Pennsylvania to pack up the home of their recently deceased mother and make a discovery that turns their world upside down.

With Jo Mei, Andy Pang and Teyo-nah Parris. Written and directed by J.P Chan. Country House Pictures The Quitter A failed baseball playertries to become the father he never was when his ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with their 7-year-old daughter. With Matthew Bonifacio, Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio and Destiny Monet Cruz. Written by Bill Gullo.

Directed by Matthew Bonifacio. Goodface Films Rocks in My Pockets An animated film telling five fantastical stories of courageous women and their battles with madness. With the voice of Signe Baumane. Written and directed by Baumane. Zeitgeist Films The Rule A documentary about the impressive academic success of the nearly 150-year-old St.

Benedict's Preparatory School in inner-city Newark, N.J. Directed by Mary-lou Bongiorno and Jerome Bongiorno. Bongiorno Productions The Skeleton Twins An unexpected reunion forces estranged twins living on opposite sides of the country to reevaluate their lives. With Bill Hader, Kris-ten Wiig and Ty Burrell. Written by Craig Johnson and Mark Heyman.

Directed by Johnson. Roadside Attractions Swearnet After losing a coveted TV deal, three out-of-work comedic actors start their own uncensored Internet channel. With Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay and Robb Wells. Written by Smith, Tremblay and Wells. Directed by Warren P.

Films Take Me to the River A documentary about the history and legacy of the Memphis music scene, as seen through the lens of creating an intergenera-tional compilation album. The Guest A friendly, helpful young man who shows up on a family's doorstep claimingto be the good friend of their son, a fallen soldier, may not be what he seems. With Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe and.