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Quantum of Solace continues the high-octane adventures of James Bond
(Daniel Craig) that began in Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved,
007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination
to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr. White (Jesper
Christensen) who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far
more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined. As Bond gets closer to
finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, he must keep one step
ahead of the CIA, a group of terrorists and even M, to unravel a sinister plan to take
total control of one of the world's most important natural resources. Co-starring
Olga Kurylenko and Mathieu Amalric. Directed by Marc Forster (Monster's
Ball). Official
Web Site Mark Rahner's Seattle Times review... |
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Now Playing at the Varsity Theatre
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| Fragile and anxious, 12-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli (Lina Leandersson), also 12, who moves in next door to him. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night and doesn't seem affected by the freezing temperatures. Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of inexplicable disappearances and murders. One man is found tied to a tree, another frozen in the lake, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems to be the common denominator—and for an introverted boy like Oskar, it doesn't take long before he figures out that Eli is a vampire. But by now a subtle romance has blossomed between them, and she gives him the strength to fight back against his aggressors. Director Tomas Alfredson and screenwriter John Ajvide Lindqvist weave friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing and darkly atmospheric, yet poetic and unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Guild 45th Theatre
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For theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), life catering
to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York
is looking bleak. His wife (Catherine Keener) has left him to pursue her painting
in Berlin. His therapist (Hope Davis) is better at plugging her best-seller
than she is at counseling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid
Hazel (Samantha Morton) has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition
is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one.
Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind. He gathers
an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work
of brutal honesty. Co-starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Williams, Tom
Noonan, Emily Watson and Dianne Wiest. Written and directed by Charlie Kaufman,
screenwriter of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being
John Malkovich. Official
Web Site Travis Nichols's Seattle Post-Intelligencer review... |
Now Playing at the Harvard Exit Theatre
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| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a fable that offers a unique perspective on how prejudice, hatred and violence affect innocent people, particularly children, during wartime. Through the eyes of a fanciful, eight-year-old German boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II, we witness a forbidden friendship that forms between Bruno, the son of Nazi commandant, and Shmuel, a Jewish boy imprisoned in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed wire fence, their lives become inescapably intertwined. The imagined story of Bruno and Shmuel sheds light on the brutality, senselessness and devastating consequences of war from an unusual point of view. Together, their tragic journey helps recall the millions of innocent victims of the Holocaust. Written and directed by Mark Herman (Little Voice), based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Seven Gables Theatre
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Léa (Elsa Zylberstein) and Juliette (Kristin Scott Thomas) are sisters
who are almost complete strangers to one other. Juliette has just been released
from prison after serving a long sentence for an unspeakable crime, and life together isn't easy for the estranged sisters. The world has
moved on and Juliette often seems confused. Helped by some, such as the kindly
but tactless social worker and her open-hearted but depressed parole officer
(Frédéric Pierrot), Juliette is also rejected by others, particularly
employers who throw her out as soon as they find out what she did. But a huge
question hangs over Juliette's renaissance. Why did she do such a terrible
thing fifteen years ago? For all the others, it's a recurrent thought that
they dare not put into words. And for Juliette, locked away in her secret,
it's a burden to bear, which holds her back from engaging in her life and
believing that she too has the right to be happy. Official
Web Site Paula Nechak's Seattle Post-Intelligencer review... |
Now Playing at the Metro Cinemas
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All the loveable characters are back: Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman
the giraffe, Gloria the hippo, King Julien, Maurice and, of course, the penguins.
Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched
a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins
have repaired an old crashed plane—sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely
crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all—the
vast plains of Africa itself—where our zoo-raised crew encounters species
of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots,
they quickly realize the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart
of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters,
Africa seems like a "crack-a-lackin" great place...but is it better
than their Central Park home? Official
Web Site Tom Keogh's Seattle Times review... |
Now Playing at the Metro Cinemas
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| Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott star as Danny and Wheeler, two salesmen who trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad. Surrounded by annoying do-gooders, Danny struggles with his every neurotic impulse to guide Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) through the trials of becoming a man. Unfortunately, the guy just dumped by his girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks) has only sarcasm to offer a bashful 16-year-old obsessed with medieval role play. Meanwhile, charming Wheeler tries to trade in an addiction to partying and women to assist a fifth-grader named Ronnie (Bobbe Thompson) redirect his foul-mouthed ways. It would probably help if Ronnie's new mentor wasn't an overgrown adolescent whose idea of quality time includes keggers in Venice Beach. Once the center's ex-con director (Jane Lynch) gives them an ultimatum, Danny and Wheeler are forced to tailor their brand of immature wisdom to their charges. And if they can just make it through probation without getting thrown in jail, the world's worst role models will prove that, sometimes, it takes a village idiot to raise a child. Directed by David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten). Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Harvard Exit Theatre
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| Just how hard is it to be happy? In the effervescent new comedy from writer/director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Topsy-Turvy), Sally Hawkins stars as Poppy, an irrepressibly free-spirited school teacher who brings an infectious laugh and an unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she encounters, offering us a touching, truthful and deeply life-affirming exploration of one of the most mysterious and often the most elusive of all human qualities: Happiness. Poppy’s ability to maintain her perspective is tested as the story begins and her commuter bike is stolen. However, she enthusiastically signs up for driving lessons with Scott (Eddie Marsan), who turns out to be her nemesis—a fuming, uptight cynic. As the tension of their weekly lessons builds, Poppy encounters even more challenges to her positive state of mind: a fiery flamenco instructor, her bitter pregnant sister, a troubled homeless man and a young bully in her class, not to mention that she has also thrown out her back. How this affects not only Poppy’s world view but also the outlook of those around her begs the question, “glass half full or half empty”? Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Metro Cinemas
Must End Thursday, November 20!
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Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) thinks her prayers are met when her kidnapped
son is returned. But amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realizes
this child is not hers. As she pushes authorities to keep looking, she learns
that in Prohibition-era Los Angeles, women don't challenge the system and
live to tell their story. Slandered as delusional and unfit, Christine finds
an ally in activist Reverend Briegleb (John Malkovich), who helps her fight
the city to look for her missing boy. Based on an actual incident that rocked
California's legal system, the provocative thriller Changeling tells
the shocking tale of a mother's quest to find her son, and those who won't
stop until they silence her. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Official
Web Site Moira Macdonald's Seattle Times review... |
Now Playing at the Metro Cinemas
Must End Thursday, November 20!
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| Lifelong friends and roommates Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are facing hard times and a mountain of debt. When the electricity and plumbing get cut off, they seize upon the idea of making a homegrown porno movie for some quick cash, enlisting the help of their friends. The two vow that having sex will not ruin their friendship. But as filming begins, what started out as a business proposition between friends turns into something much more. Written and directed by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma). Official Web Site |
Wednesday Nights at the Metro Cinemas!
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The Band Wagon (1953) • Nov 19 at 7:00 & 9:00pm The Wizard of Oz (1939) • Nov 26 at 7:00 & 9:00pm Cabaret (1972) • Dec 3 at 6:50 & 9:10pm |
Starts Friday, November 21
at the Harvard Exit Theatre
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| Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, and of Latika (Freida Pinto), the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions. Intrigued by Jamal’s story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out… Written by Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty), based on the best selling novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup. Directed by Danny Boyle (Sunshine, Millions, Trainspotting). Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, November 21 at the Metro Cinemas
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| Twilight is an action-packed, modern-day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she's ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn't have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella's soul. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for—a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen). Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, November 21
at the Seven Gables Theatre
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| To save the life of their young son Joseph, Junon (Catherine Deneuve) and Abel (Jean-Paul Roussillon) conceived a third child. But little Henri was unable to help his brother, and Joseph died at the age of seven. The Vuillard family has never recovered. Many years have passed, and family relationships are more strained than ever. In particular, those between Henri (Mathieu Amalric), a cynical dropout who divides his time between women and drink, and his sister Elizabeth (Anne Consigny), authoritarian head of the family. After a violent argument, Elizabeth banishes her feckless brother, cutting him off from his nephew-a tortured adolescent beset by serious mental problems. Masterfully directed and acted, by turns savage, bittersweet, darkly comic and unbearably moving, A Christmas Tale shows internationally acclaimed filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin (Kings & Queen, La Sentinelle) at the height of his powers. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, November 21 at the Varsity Theatre
Director Josh Tickell In Person
Fri, Nov 21 at 7:00 & 9:40pm!
U.S. Representative Jay Inslee In Person
Sat, Nov 22 at 7:00pm!
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Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy:
these issues will be the catalyst for heated debates and positive change for
many years to come. Fuel exposes shocking connections between the auto
industry, the oil industry, and the government, while exploring alternative
energies such as solar, wind, electricity, and non-food-based biofuels. Director
Josh Tickell and his Veggie Van take us on the road to discover the pros and
cons of biofuels, how America’s addiction to oil is destroying the U.S.
economy, and how green energy can save us, but only if we act now. Winner
of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary. Official
Web Site Tom Keogh's Seattle Times article... |
One Week Only!
Starts Friday, November 21 at the Varsity Theatre
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| Well-to-do, sophisticated couple Elsa (Margherita Buy) and Michele (Antonio Alabanese) have a 20-year-old daughter, Alice (Alba Rohrwacher), and enough money for Elsa to leave her job and fulfill an old dream of studying art history. After she graduates, however, their lives change. Michele confesses he hasn't worked in two months and was fired by the company he founded years ago. Elsa overcomes her initial shock by pouring extra energy into facing the crisis while Michele, exhausted by an unsuccessful job hunt, lets himself go, alternating between vivacity and apathy. The stress of a severe change in lifestyle puts a strain on their relationship, and they realize they risk losing their most precious possession: the love that binds them. Outstanding directing and acting give this powerful film subtlety and heart. Directed and co-written by Silvio Soldini (Bread & Tulips). Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, November 21 at the Metro Cinemas
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| An animated comedy adventure featuring a super-dog named Bolt (voice of John Travolta), whose days are filled with danger and intrigue—at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet—a cross-country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny (Miley Cyrus). Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and the help of two unlikely traveling companions—a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens (Susie Essman) and a TV-obsessed hamster named Rhino (Mark Walton)—Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero. Official Web Site |
Fri & Sat Midnight Movies at the Egyptian!
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Julie Taymor's musical romance Across the Universe • Nov 28 & 29 |
Starts Wednesday, November 26
at the Egyptian Theatre
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| Gay Rights Activist. Friend. Lover. Unifier. Politician. Fighter. Icon. Inspiration. Hero. His life changed history, and his courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Co-starring James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna and Josh Brolin. Directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho) from an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black. Official Web Site |
Starts Wednesday, November 26
at the Guild 45th Theatre
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| Australia is an epic and romantic action adventure set in that country on the explosive brink of World War II. When English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to the faraway continent, she meets a rough-hewn local (Hugh Jackman) and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. Together, they embark upon a transforming journey across hundreds of miles of the world's most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, only to still face the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor. With his new film, director/co-writer Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together romance, drama, adventure and spectacle. Official Web Site |
Starts Wednesday, November 26
at the Metro Cinemas
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| When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate (Reese Witherspoon) and Brad (Vince Vaughn) find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph into the family-centric holiday they had, until now, gleefully avoided. Out of obligation—and unable to escape—they trudge to not one, not two, but four relative-choked festivities, increasingly mortified to find childhood fears raised, adolescent wounds reopened…and their very future together uncertain. As Brad counts the hours to when he can get away from their parents, step-parents, siblings and an assortment of nieces and nephews, Kate is starting to hear the ticking of a different kind of clock. And by the end of the day, she is beginning to wonder if their crazy families’ choices are not so crazy after all. A romantic comedy directed by Seth Gordon (The King of Kong). Official Web Site |
Starts Wednesday, November 26
at the Metro Cinemas
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| Frank Martin (Jason Statham) has been pressured into transporting Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen Krabbé), the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest until he ends up in Odessa on the Black Sea. Along the way, with the help of Inspector Tarconi (François Berléand), Frank has to contend with the people who strong armed him to take the job, agents sent by Vasilev to intercept him, and the general non-cooperation of his passenger. Despite Valentina's cynical disposition and his resistance to get involved, Frank and Valentina fall for each other, while escaping from one life-threatening situation after another. A breathless action film co-written by Luc Besson. Official Web Site |
One Week Only!
Starts Friday, November 28 at the Varsity Theatre
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| This touching comedy tells the story of a very 'straight' gay couple. Eric (Tom Cavanagh of the hit series "Ed") lives for all things hockey. Now in his thirties, he's managed to turn his stint as an ex-Toronto Maple Leaf into a full-time gig as commentator for sports TV. He's living the dream! But when Eric's boyfriend Sam (Ben Shenkman) announces that they're to become temporary guardians of a young boy, Eric's comfortable world starts to crack. Enter Scot (Noah Bernett)—a recently orphaned, swishy 11-year-old sissy-of-a-boy—and Eric's mirror opposite. Freaked out by Scot's 'joie de vivre,' Eric and Sam gently nudge Scot away from scented hand cream and all things pink towards a more 'acceptable' pastime—hockey. But after Scot's disastrous first game, Eric begins to rethink the compromises he's made in his own life in order to be 'accepted.' Official Web Site |
One Week Only!
Starts Friday, December 12 at the Varsity Theatre
Bruce Campbell In Person
Fri, Dec 12 at 7:00, 9:30 & Midnight!
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| When the small mining town of Gold Lick, Oregon needs to rid itself of a vengeful monster, they kidnap actor Bruce Campbell—star of the Evil Dead trilogy, Bubba Ho-tep and countless B-movie horror films—and recruit him to be their local savior. Mortified at first, Bruce eventually goes along with the plan, convinced that it's all an elaborate birthday present from his agent (Ted Raimi). But the scheme goes horribly wrong when their hero, known more for fighting directors than mythical warriors, haphazardly leads the town in battle against the beast. Confronted by a monster that's not a guy in a rubber suit, and with the blood of innocents on his hands, Bruce has to choose between the harsh reality of Gold Lick and the sanctity of his former, artificial life. A horror comedy written by Mark Verheiden ("Smallville," "Battlestar Galactica"), co-starring Grace Thorsen and Taylor Sharpe. Directed by Bruce Campbell. Official Web Site |
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