OPENING FRIDAY

“40 WEST” (NR) Stars Jennifer Nichole Porter, Scott Winters and Brian A. White. Directed by Dana Packard. A blues musician finds herself trapped in a sordid East Texas motel room with her violent husband, who was released from prison early. The film contains strong language and violence. There will be Q&A session with the writer, director and actors at each showing.

Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 6:30, 9

“EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE” (PG-13)

(2:09) Stars Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Directed by Stephen Daldry. A 9-year-old who lost his father in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center is convinced that his dad left a final message for him somewhere in New York City, and he sets out to find it.

Opening at: Windham 5 Star Fri 4:05, 7, 9:45 Sat 1:05, 4:05, 7, 9:45 Sun 1:05 4:05, 7 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7; Nordica (Freeport) Fri-Wed 12, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:10, 6:40, 9:30; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12:10, 3, 6:40, 9:20; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:30, 6:50, 9:45; Falmouth 10 Fri 4:10, 7:20, 10:10 Sat 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:10 Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7:20 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:20

“HAYWIRE” (R) (1:32) Stars Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender and Michael Angarano. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. A highly trained operative for a government security contractor seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.

Opening at: Windham 5 Star Fri 4:30, 7:25, 9:55 Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 9:55 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:25 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:25; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 10; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:20, 4:25, 7, 9:10; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:40; Falmouth 10 Fri 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Sat 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Sun 2, 4:50, 7:40 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:40

“RED TAILS” (PG-13) (2:00) Stars Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Ne-Yo and Bryan Cranston. Directed by Anthony Hemingway. During World War II, the U.S. military forms the first all-black aerial-combat unit known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

Opening at: Windham 5 Star Fri 3:55, 6:55, 9:30 Sat 12:55, 3:55, 6:55, 9:30 Sun 12:55, 3:55, 6:55 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:55; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:20, 7, 9:50; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:15, 6:45, 9:25; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 7, 9:50; Falmouth 10 Fri 4:20, 7:10, 10 Sat 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:10

“UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING” (R) (1:28) Stars Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley and Stephen Rea. Directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein. When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrioress Selene leads the battle against humankind. This is the fourth film in the series and the first in 3-D.

Opening at: Windham 5 Star Fri 4:25, 7:30, 10 Sat 1:25, 4:25, 7:30, 10 Sun 1:25, 4:25, 7:30 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:30; Nordica (Freeport) Fri-Wed (all 3D) 12:30, 3:45, 7:30, 9:40; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed (all 3D) 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7:20, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed (all 3D) 11:50, 2, 4:20, 6:50, 9:10; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12, 12:15 (3D IMAX), 2, 2:20 (3D IMAX), 4, 4:30 (3D IMAX), 7 (3D IMAX), 7:15, 9:10 (3D IMAX), 9:20; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed (all 3D) 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10; Falmouth 10 Fri 4:40, 7:30, 9:50 Sat 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 9:50 Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:30 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30

NOW SHOWING

“THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN” (PG) (1:47) Stars Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Tintin, a young reporter, and his faithful dog Snowy set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship. The pair are kidnapped and turned over to Captain Haddock, who is also looking for the treasure.

Showing at: Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 4:20, 9:20; Cinemagic Westbrook Today (all 3D) 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 10 Fri-Wed 12, 3:30; Cinemagic Saco Today 12 (IMAX 3D), 12:10, 2:20 (IMAX 3D), 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3; Brunswick 10 Today 1:35 (3D), 4:20, 6:45 (3D), 9:35 Fri-Wed (all 3D) 1:05, 3:40; Falmouth 10 Fri 4:15 (3D), 6:45, 9:30 (3D), Sat-Sun 1:25, 4:15 (3D), 6:45 Mon-Wed 4:15 (3D), 6:45

“ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIP-WRECKED” (G) (1:27) Stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney. Directed by Mike Mitchell. Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. As they try to find a way home, Alvin and friends discover they are not alone on the island.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Today 4:30, 7:15; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 2:10, 6:50; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:50, 2, 4:20, 7:10, 9:20 Fri-Wed 11:50, 2, 4:20; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:15, 2:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:15 Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:10, 4:10; Brunswick 10 Today 1:20, 3:35

“THE ARTIST” (PG-13) (1:40) Stars Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo and John Goodman. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius. In 1929, as silent movie star George wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with a young dancer who is hoping for a big break.

Showing at: Nickelodeon Fri-Wed 1, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10

“BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D” (G) (1:24) Stars Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White and Jerry Orbach. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead and discovers her captor to be an enchanted prince. A 3-D re-release.

Showing at: Nordica (Freeport) Today-Wed 12:45, 2:45 (3D), 4:45 (3D), 7 (3D), 9 (3D); Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) (all 3D) Today 2:10, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Fri-Wed (all 3D) 12, 2:10, 4:30, 7, 9:30; Cinemagic Westbrook (all 3D) Today 11:50, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:20 Fri-Wed (all 3D) 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30; Cinemagic Saco (all 3D) Today-Wed 12, 2:05, 4:10, 7, 9:05; Brunswick 10 (all 3D) Today 1:15, 3:45, 7:10, 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35; Falmouth 10 (all 3D) Fri 4:25, 7:15, 9:35 Sat 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 9:35 Sun 1:35, 4:25, 7:15 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:15

“CARNAGE” (R) Stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz. Directed by Roman Polanski. Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, but both pairs start exhibiting increasingly childish behavior and sends the evening into chaos.

Showing at: Nickelodeon Today 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:45, 7:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12, 2, 4:20, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Wed 7:20, 9:20

“CONTRABAND” (R) (1:50) Stars Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale and Robert Wahlberg. Directed by Baltasar Kormakur. To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.

Showing at: Nordica (Freeport) Today-Wed 1, 4, 7:20, 9:50; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 12:30, 3:10, 7, 9:50; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:25; Brunswick 10 Today 1:30, 4:10, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:55; Falmouth 10 Fri 4:30, 7:35, 10:05 Sat 1:50, 4:30, 7:35, 10:05 Sun 1:50 4:30, 7:35 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:35

“THE DESCENDANTS” (R) (1:55) Stars George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller. Directed by Alexander Payne. A Hawaiian land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife’s boating accident leaves her on life support.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 1:45, 4:20, 7 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:35; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12:20, 3, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Wed 3, 6:30

“THE DEVIL INSIDE” (R) Stars Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth. Directed by William Brent Bell. A woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms in Italy during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.

Showing at: Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 2:10, 4:30, 7:20, 9:30 Fri-Wed 7:20, 9:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 11:40, 2, 4:20, 7, 9:20; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:05, 2:10, 4:10, 7, 9:10 Fri-Wed 7:05, 9:10; Brunswick 10 Today 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10

“THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO” (R) (2:38) Stars Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgard and Robin Wright. Directed by David Fincher. A disgraced journalist gets assistance from a computer hacker to unravel a horrific family history while investigating the disappearance of a woman who went missing 40 years ago.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 12:50, 4:15, 7:45; Windham 5 Star Today 3:30, 6:30; Nordica (Freeport) Today 12, 3:45, 7:30; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 1, 4:40, 8; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 11:40, 3, 6:30, 9:40; Cinemagic Saco Today 8 Fri-Wed 12:05, 3:15, 7:30; Brunswick 10 Today 12:45, 4:25, 7:50 Fri 3:20, 9:30 Sat 9:30 Sun-Wed 3:20, 9:30; Falmouth 10 Fri-Sat 3:50, 9:55 Sun-Wed 3:50

 

“HUGO” (PG) (2:06) Stars Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield, Christopher Lee and Chloe Grace Moretz. Directed by Martin Scorsese. A mystery involving a dead father and an automaton sends an orphan, who lives within the walls of a 1930s Paris train station, on an extraordinary adventure.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 2:30, 5:10

“THE IRON LADY” (PG-13) (1:45) Stars Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent and Richard E. Grant. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40

“JOYFUL NOISE” (PG-13) (1:57) Stars Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer and Jeremy Jordan. Directed by Todd Graff. Two strongly opinioned women (Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton) need to work together to win a choir competition.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Today 4, 6:50 Fri 4, 6:50, 9:25 Sat 1;15, 4, 6:50, 9:25 Sun 1:15, 4, 6:50 Mon-Wed 4, 6:50; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 12:30, 3:20, 6:50, 9:30; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:20, 3, 6:45, 9:15; Brunswick 10 Today 1, 4, 7, 9:50 Fri 1, 4, 7:10, 9:50 Sat 7:10, 9:50 Sun-Wed 1, 4, 7:10, 9:50; Falmouth 10 Fri 4, 7, 9:40 Sat 1:10, 7, 9:40 Sun 1:10, 4, 7 Mon-Wed 4, 7

“MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL” (PG-13) (2:13) Stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton. Directed by Brad Bird. The agency Ethan Hunt works for is shut down when it’s implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Hunt and his team to go rogue to clear their organization’s name.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Today 4:05, 7; Nordica (Freeport) Today 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:40, Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 1, 4, 7, 10 Fri-Wed 1, 7; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12, 3:30, 7, 10 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 10; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:10, 3, 4:40 (IMAX), 6:30, 7:30 (IMAX), 9:15 Fri-Wed 6:30, 9:15; Brunswick 10 Today 12:55, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Fri 12:30, 6:40 Sat 6:40 Sun-Wed 12:30, 6:40; Falmouth 10 Fri 7:05, Sat-Sun 1, 7:05 Mon-Wed 7:05

“THE MUPPETS” (PG) (1:30) Stars Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper. Directed by James Bobin. An oil tycoon discovers oil underneath the Muppets’ theater, and he wants it. Three fans must reunite the Muppets for a show to raise enough money to stop the tycoon from taking over the theater.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12:20, 3:30

“MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (R) (2:00) Stars Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne and Kenneth Branagh. Directed by Simon Curtis. Adapted from the memoirs of Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier, about the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of “The Prince and the Showgirl.”

Showing at: Nickelodeon Today 12:40, 5, 7:15, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:40, 2, 4:40, 7

“NEW YEAR’S EVE” (PG-13) (1:48) Stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel and Ashton Kutcher. Directed by Garry Marshall. Several couples and singles find love, forgiveness and second chances on a magical night in New York — New Year’s Eve.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Today 6:40, 10

“SHAME” (NR-17) (1:48) Stars Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan and James Badge Dale. Directed by Steve McQueen. In New York City, a man’s carefully cultivated private life, which allows him to indulge his sexual addiction, is disrupted when his sister arrives unannounced for an indefinite stay.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:45, 7:30, 9:45

“SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS” (PG-13) (2:09) Stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Austria’s crown prince is found dead, and Holmes believes the crime is a piece of a larger puzzle designed by his nemisis, the evil genius Moriarty.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 1, 3:50, 9:20 Fri-Wed 9:25; Windham 5 Star Today 3:55, 6:45 Fri-Sat 6:40, 9:40 Sun-Wed 6:40; Nordica (Freeport) Today-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10 Fri-Wed 4:20, 9:50; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 12:20, 3:20, 6:50, 9:50; Cinemagic Saco Today 12, 2:45, 6:45, 9:25 Fri-Wed 6:45, 9:25; Brunswick 10 Today 1:10, 4:05, 6:55, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:25, 6:45, 9:25; Falmouth 10 Fri 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Sat 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Sun 3:55, 6:50 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:50

“TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY” (R) (2:07) Stars Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Tom Hardy. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. In 1970s England, the head of MI6 dispatches a spy to meet with a Hungarian general, but something goes wrong and the general dies before he can reveal the information. Veteran agent George Smiley is called back from forced retirement to find a mole and stop the flow of British secrets to the Russians.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 1:15, 4, 6:50, 9:30; Eveningstar (Brunswick) Today 1:30, 4, 6:30 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 Sun-Wed 1:30, 4, 6:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:30, 3:15, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Wed 6:40, 9:20

 

“WAR HORSE” (PG-13) (2:26) Stars Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan and Emily Watson. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Set during World War I in Europe, a young man meets and trains a horse. The pair are forced to part, and the film follows the horse’s journey as he moves through the war and the lives he touches along the way.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Today 3:50, 6:45 Fri 3:50, 6:45, 9:35 Sat 12:45, 3:50, 6:45, 9:35 Sun 12:45, 3:50, 6:45 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:45; Nordica (Freeport) Today-Wed 12:15, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 1:30, 4:45, 8; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:50, 3:10, 6:30, 9:40 Fri-Wed 6:30, 9:40; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:25, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:30; Brunswick 10 Today 12:50, 4:15, 7:40 Fri-Wed 6:30, 9:20

“WE BOUGHT A ZOO” (PG-13) (2:04) Stars Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church. Directed by Cameron Crowe. Following his wife’s death, a father and his two children decide to make a fresh start by buying property in the country. That land also happens to include an old wildlife park, with many animals still living there.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Today 4:10, 6:55 Fri 4:10 Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:10 Mon-Wed 4:10; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 10 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:20; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12, 3:10, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12, 9:10; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:30, 3:15, 6:45, 9:25 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:15; Brunswick 10 Today 6:40, 9:25

— From news services; subject to change

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