BIG SCREEN

The Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG) -- The always-eclectic Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore), whose movies often flirt with the fantastical, takes the plunge with this stop-motion animation adaptation of the Roald Dahl story about a fox (voiced by George Clooney) who must protect his wife (Meryl Streep) and kids from three mean farmers. Anderson regulars Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman round out the voice cast. The animation looks old-school wonderful.

Ninja Assassin (R) -- The hero (played by South Korean action star Rain -- just Rain) must battle the secret clan of killers that raised and trained him. Directed by James McTeigue (V For Vendetta), so you can count on spectacle. Also: There will be blood.

Old Dogs (PG) -- The makers of Wild Hogs return with another comedy about middle-aged heroes, this time bachelor pals (John Travolta and Robin Williams) who must learn child-rearing skills in a hurry when they are assigned to look after 7-year-old twins. Seth Green, Justin Long, Matt Dillon and the late Bernie Mac co-star. Yes, Wild Hogs was atrocious, but the trailer for this one is amusing.

The Road (R) -- Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic masterpiece about a father and son who walk across the country after the bombs fall and civilization ends comes to the screen after a year's delay of tweaks and adjustments. Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee co-star for director John Hillcoat (The Proposition), working from a screenplay by Joe Penhall (Enduring Love).

SMALL SCREEN

The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination (9 p.m. Monday, National Geographic Channel) -- The name is a little bit of a fraud: The news footage, home movies and radio reports from which this documentary is built have regularly been on display at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, the remarkable museum in the building from which President Kennedy was shot. But even there, they've never been shown like this, pieced together in a riveting minute-by-minute account of that weekend 46 years ago.

-- GLENN GARVIN

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