September 20, 2012

At the Movies

Opening: 'Dredd 3D' / 'End of Watch' / 'House at the End of the Street' / 'The Master' / 'Trouble with the Curve'

OPENING THIS WEEK

Amy Adams and Clint Eastwood in “Trouble with the Curve.”

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Nadine Labaki directs and has a starring role in “Where Do We Go Now?”

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AT THE MUSEUM

"WHERE DO WE GO NOW?" (PG-13) (1:40) Directed by Nadine Labaki, 2012. Set in a remote village where the church and the mosque stand side by side, the film follows the antics of the town's women to keep their blowhard men from starting a religious war. Women heartsick over sons, husbands and fathers lost to previous flare-ups unite to distract their men with clever ruses, from faking a miracle, to hiring a troop of Ukrainian strippers. In Arabic, Russian and English with English subtitles.

Showing at: Portland Museum of Art, 6:30 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

"DREDD 3D" (R) (1:35) Stars Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey and Rachel Wood. Directed by Pete Travis. In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams up with a trainee to take down a gang that deals a reality-altering drug.

Opening at: Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Sun (all 3D) 11:50, 2, 4:20, 7, 9:30 Mon-Wed (all 3D) 2, 4:20, 7, 9:30; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:15, 4:35 (3D), 7, 9:15 (3D); Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed (all 3D) 12:10, 2:35, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:15 (3D), 7 (3D), 10 (3D)

"END OF WATCH" (R) (1:49) Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pe?Anna Kendrick and America Ferrera. Directed by David Ayer. Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.

Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 9:40; Windham 5 Star Fri 4:15, 7, 9:20 Sat 1:20, 4:15, 7, 9:20 Sun 1:20, 4:15, 7 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7; Nordica (Freeport) Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:15, 7:20, 9:40; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Sun 11:40, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10 Mon-Wed 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:25; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 7:10, 9:50; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 1:55, 4:30, 7:20, 9:55

"HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET" (PG-13) (1:41) Stars Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot and Gil Bellows. Directed by Mark Tonderai. A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over.

Opening at: Windham 5 Star Fri 4:05, 7:20, 9:35 Sat 1:25, 4:05, 7:20, 9:35 Sun 1:25, 4:05, 7:20 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:20; Nordica (Freeport) Fri-Wed 1:30, 3:50, 7:10, 9:20; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Sun 11:40, 2, 4:20, 7, 9:20 Mon-Wed 2, 4:20, 7, 9:20; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:10, 4:30, 7, 9:40; Brunswick 10 Fri-Sun 1:50, 2:10, 4:40, 6:45, 7:35, 10:05 Mon 2:10, 4:40, 7:35, 10:05 Tues 2:15, 4:40, 7:35, 10:05 Wed 2:10, 4:40, 7:35, 10:05

"THE MASTER" (PG-13) (2:17) Stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future -- until he is tantalized by The Cause, a faith-based organization, and its charismatic leader.

Opening at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7, 10 Sun-Wed 1, 4, 7; Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30 

"TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE" (PG-13) (1:51) Stars Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman and Justin Timberlake. Directed by Robert Lorenz. An ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his daughter along for one last recruiting trip.

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

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