opening this week

     Blue Streak
     
      Before his carefully planned diamond heist goes awry and he's carted off to jail, jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) hides the precious loot at a nearby construction site. Two years later, he's out of jail -- and his hiding place is a new police precinct building, prompting Miles to masquerade as a veteran cop so he can reclaim his stash. Luke Wilson ("Home Fries") co-stars as his rookie detective partner in this comedy romp from "Flubber" director Les Mayfield. PG-13; action violence, profanity, sexual references.
     
     Edge of 17
     
      It's the summer of '84, and a Midwestern youth (Chris Stafford) working in a fast-food restaurant at an Ohio amusement park tries to come to terms with his sexual orientation -- and his need to be open about it -- in a gay coming-of-age tale co-starring comedian Lea Delaria and newcomers Tina Holmes, Stephanie McVay and Andersen Gabrych. NR; profanity, sexual references, adult themes.
     
     For Love of the Game
     
      In the final innings of his all-star career, veteran Detroit Tigers pitcher Billy Chapel (Kevin Costner) finds himself at a crossroads when he learns he's on the trading block, his longtime girlfriend (Kelly Preston) is taking a job overseas -- and he's on the mound on the road against the New York Yankees, trying to pitch a perfect game. Sam Raimi ("A Simple Plan") directs this baseball drama based on a novella by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Shaara ("The Killer Angels").
      PG-13; profanity, sexual situations. (Reviewed in this edition.)
     
     Twin Falls Idaho
     
      Identical twins Mark and Michael Polish -- Michael directs, they co-write and act -- play conjoined twins Blake and Francis Falls, whose quiet life takes on an intriguing new dimension when a beautiful young woman (Michele Hicks) enters their lives, setting up a decidedly off-kilter romantic triangle when she falls in love with one of the twins. Lesley Ann Warren co-stars as the brothers' tormented mother in this acclaimed debut, which just captured the runner-up Jury Prize at the Deauville Film Festival.
      R; profanity.
     
     -- Carol Cling