Opening this Friday, Oct. 27

Catch a Fire

Genre: Drama, Thriller

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic material involving torture and abuse, violence and brief language)

Cast: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna

Story: Powerfully telling the story of a South African hero’s journey to freedom, “Catch a Fire” is the new film from director Phillip Noyce (“The Quiet American,” “Rabbit-Proof Fence”). The political thriller takes place during the country’s turbulent and divided times in the early 1980s, and in the new South Africa of today.

Director: Phillip Noyce

Studio: Focus Features

Website: CatchaFiremovie.com

Saw III

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus MacFadyen, Bahar Soomekh, Dina Meyer

Story: Jigsaw has disappeared. With his new apprentice Amanda (Shawnee Smith), the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) is unaware that she is about to become the latest pawn on his vicious chessboard.

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

Studio: Lionsgate

Website: Saw3.com