August 30, 2012

At the Movies

Opening: 'The Possession' / 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' / 'Farewell, My Queen'

OPENING THIS WEEK

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Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg play the title roles in “Celeste & Jesse Forever,” a comedy about a divorcing couple trying to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people.

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AT THE MUSEUM

"YOU'VE BEEN TRUMPED" (NR) (1:40) Directed by Anthony Baxter, 2011. In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on a celebrity tycoon. At stake is one of Britain's last stretches of wilderness. American billionaire Donald Trump has bought up hundreds of acres on the northeast coast of Scotland, best known to movie-lovers as the setting for the 1983 classic film "Local Hero." And like the oil tycoon played by Burt Lancaster, he needs to buy out a few more locals to make the deal come true. In a land swimming with golf courses, Trump is going to build two more alongside a 450-room hotel and 1,500 luxury homes. The trouble is the land he has purchased occupies one of Europe's most environmentally sensitive stretches of coast, described by one leading scientist as Scotland's Amazon rainforest. And a handful of local residents don't want it destroyed.

Showing at: 2 p.m. Thursday; 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday

AT THE DRIVE-INS

BRIDGTON TWIN DRIVE-IN, 383 Portland Road, Bridgton; 647-8666. Open nightly.

Thurs: Screen 1: "Ice Age" (PG) 8:10 p.m.; "Dark Knight Rises" (PG-13) 9:50 p.m.

Thurs: Screen 2: "The Bourne Legacy" (PG-13) 8:10 p.m.; "Total Recall" (PG-13) 10:30 p.m.

Fri-Sun: Screen 1: "Madagascar 3" (PG) 7:50 p.m.; "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (G) 9:30 p.m.; "Snow White and the Huntsman (PG) 11:15 p.m.

Fri-Sun: Screen 2: "The Campaign" (R) 7:50 p.m.; "The Expendables 2" (R) 9:35 p.m.; "The Watch" (R)

11:25 p.m.

SACO DRIVE-IN, 969 Portland Road, Saco; 284-1016. Open nightly. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. $15/carload.

Fri-Sun: "ParaNorman" (PG); "The Campaign" (R)

PRIDES CORNER DRIVE-IN, 651 Bridgton Road, Westbrook; 797-3154. Open nightly. Gates open at 7 p.m. $15/carload.

Thurs: "The Expendables" (R) 8:20 p.m.; "Cabin in the Woods" (R)

Fri-Sun: "Ice Age" (PG)

7:45 p.m.; "Brave" (PG); "The Avengers" (PG-13)

Mon: "Ice Age" (PG) 7:45 p.m.; "The Avengers" (PG-13)

"THE POSSESSION" (PG-13) (1:32) Stars Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick and Jay Brazeau. Directed by Ole Bornedal. A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.

Opening at: Windham 5 Star Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:30, 7, 9:20 Mon 1:15, 4:30, 7 Tues-Wed 4:20, 7; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed 12, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 11:50, 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15

"CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER" (R) (1:32) Stars Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg and Elijah Wood. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger. A divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people.

Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:50

"FAREWELL, MY QUEEN" (R) (1:40) Stars Diane Kruger, Lea Seydoux and Virginie Ledoyen. Directed by Benoit Jacquot. A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the first days of the French Revolution.

Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 12:45, 5:10, 7:20, 9:40

NOW SHOWING

"2016: OBAMA'S AMERICA" (PG) (1:29) Documentary. Directed by Dinesh D'Souza and John Sullivan. A journey into the heart of the world's most powerful office to reveal the struggle of whether one man's past will redefine America over the next four years.

Showing at: Cinemagic Clarks Pond (South Portland) Thurs-Wed 12, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50

"THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN" (PG-13) (2:16) Stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans. Directed by Marc Webb. Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs-Wed 6:45, 9:40

"THE AVENGERS" (PG-13) (2:22) Stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner. Directed by Joss Whedon. A team of super humans form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 7:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 6:30, 9:40

"BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD" (PG-13) (1:33) Stars Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry and Levy Easterly. Directed by Benh Zeitlin. Faced with her father's fading health and environmental changes that release an army of aurochs (prehistoric creatures), 6-year-old Hushpuppy leaves her Delta-community home in search of her mother.

Showing at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Fri-Wed 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30; Nickelodeon (Portland) Thurs 12:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:30, 4:50, 7:10

"THE BOURNE LEGACY" (PG-13) (2:05) Stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton and Scott Glenn. Directed by Tony Gilroy. An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thurs 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:40, 6:40; Windham 5 Star Thurs 12:55, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40; Nordica (Freeport) Thurs 12:45, 3:45, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Wed 9:10; Cinemagic Clarks Pond (South Portland) Thurs 12, 3, 7, 9:50 Fri-Wed 4:30, 9:40; Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:30, 3:15, 6:45, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:15, 6:30, 9:20; Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs-Wed 12:10, 3:30, 6:45, 9:35

"BRAVE" (PG) (1:30) Stars Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters. Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Steve Purcell. Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

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