What to Watch: 'Ninja Assassin,' 'Kobe Doin' Work,' Future of Food'

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Will 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' fans come back to see Taylor Lautner go shirtless again? With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, a time when many are home from work and school, there are plenty of films opening that might challenge last week's female-driven No. 1 film.

One movie that might draw fans hungry for some eye-popping action is 'Ninja Assassin,' which stars South Korean pop star Rain and Naomie Harris.

Raizo (Rain) is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. Haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the clan, Raizo breaks free to exact his revenge.

In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Harris) has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles), Mika digs into top-secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders.

Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi (Rick Yune), to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Europe, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan.

Out on Blu-ray is 'Kobe Doin' Work,' which stars Kobe Bryant and is directed by legendary New York filmmaker Spike Lee.

This ESPN Films presentation takes an unprecedented look at the NBA star and features unlimited access to Bryant before, during and after one of the season's biggest games leading to the 2007-08 playoffs. The result is a definitive portrait of one of the sport's greatest athletes.

Lee and cinematographer Matthew Libatique spent the day with the L.A. superstar. With 30 cameras, Lee brings the audience onto the court with Bryant, who is miked, as his Lakers battle the San Antonio Spurs in a game with major playoff implications.

In 'The Future of Food,' there is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. This well-researched documentary by Deborah Koons Garcia, the widow of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, takes an in-depth look at the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decades.

This film examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge, multinational corporations seek to control the world's food systems. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, offering solutions such as organic and sustainable agriculture as alternative food sources.

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