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A somber, reflective and very different Western -- set in the high plains and salt flats of Bolivia -- it tells the story of Butch Cassidy's later days, when the whole world thought he was dead.

Blackthorn A somber, reflective and very different Western - set in the high plains and salt flats of Bolivia - it tells the story of Butch Cassidy's later days, when the whole world thought he was dead.

Nathan Gamble plays Sawyer Nelson and Harry Connick Jr. stars as Dr. Clay Haskett alongside Winter the dolphin in Dolphin Tale, astory about a dolphin nursed back to health after being fitted with an artificial tail.

A fine all-family attraction sensitively guided by director Charles Martin Smith - alias, as an actor, Toad of "American Graffiti" - this fact-inspired drama is a natural for the "Free Willy" faithful.

Inspired by the incredible true story of Winter, a dolphin who was rescued off the Florida coast after her tail became caught in a crab trap, " Dolphin Tale " is an uplifting family-oriented adventure from director/co-screenwriter Charles Martin Smith that details the unique bond between an injured dolphin and a young boy.