Friday’s openings: A bit of Kingly gunplay

Ever since the novel "Carrie" was released in 1974, Stephen King has been churning out more books and stories and screenplays than any five writers combined. Now his series title "The Dark Tower" is coming to the big screen (as will a second version of "It" on Sept. 8).

The two national mainstream releases on Friday are:

"The Dark Tower": A young boy and a mysterious gunman (Idris Elba) are the only things that stand between civilization and The Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey). Tolkien lite.

"Kidnap": Halle Berry stars as a woman intent on retrieving her kidnapped son. Mom's mad.

And at the Magic Lantern:

"Lady Macbeth": A woman sold to a middle-age man finds passionate release with a local worker. Not Shakespeare.

That's the lot so far. I'll update with the final bookings come in.