October 11, 2012

At the Movies

Opening: ‘Argo’ / ‘Atlas Shrugged Part II’ / ‘Chicken with Plums’ / ‘Here Comes the Boom’ / ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ / ‘Seven Psychopaths’ / ‘Sinister’ / ‘Hypnagogic’

OPENING THIS WEEK

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Kevin James is a biology teacher who becomes a mixed martial arts fighter to raise money for his school in “Here Comes the Boom.”

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AT THE MUSEUM

"FAMILY PORTRAIT IN BLACK AND WHITE," directed by Julia Ivanova, 2011, NR, 1:25. In a Ukrainian village, big-hearted and formidable Olga Nenya single-handedly raises 23 foster children. Sixteen are the biracial offspring of visiting African students and Ukrainian women, who, living in a country of blue-eyed blondes that's racked with endemic racism, often see no choice but to abandon their babies. “Family Portrait in Black and White” charts the rhythms of Olga's hectic household, rife with rambunctious kids and goats. As diverse dramas unfold among the brood – a high-schooler struggling to transcend his plight through education, a boy longing to reunite with his Ugandan father, and a child courted for Italian adoption – Olga reveals herself to be loving and protective, but also narrow-minded and controlling. A product of communist ideology, she favors collective duty over individual freedom. It's this philosophy that gives the orphans the rich sense of belonging they ache for, as well as cause for rebellion and distrust, in this lyrical, sometimes gut-wrenching, tale. In Russian, Italian and Ukrainian with English subtitles.

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

 

AT THE DRIVE-INS

BRIDGTON TWIN DRIVE-IN, 383 Portland Road, Bridgton; 647-8666. Closed for season.

PRIDES CORNER DRIVE-IN, 651 Bridgton Road, Westbrook; 797-3154. Closed for season.

SACO DRIVE-IN, 969 Portland Road, Saco; 284-1016. Open Friday and Saturday only. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. $15/carload.
Fri-Sat: “End of Watch” (R) 7:15; followed by “Looper” (R)

"ARGO" (R) (2:00) Stars Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman and Alan Arkin. Directed by Ben Affleck. As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA specialist develops a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

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

"ATLAS SHRUGGED PART II" (PG-13) (1:52) Stars Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe and Esai Morales. Directed by John Putch. With the global economy on the brink of collapse, Dagny Taggart discovers what might be the answer to a mounting energy crisis and races against the clock to prevent the motor of the World from being stopped for good.

Opening at: Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30

"CHICKEN WITH PLUMS" (PG-13) (1:33) Stars Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer and Maria de Medeiros. Directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.

Opening at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Fri-Wed 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30

"HERE COMES THE BOOM" (PG) (1:45) Stars Kevin James, Salma Hayek and Henry Winkler. Directed by Frank Coraci. A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

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

"SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN" (PG-13) (1:26) Stars Rodriguez, Clarence Avant and Malik Bendjelloul. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul. Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock and roller, Rodriguez.

Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45

"SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS" (R) (1:51) Stars Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell. Directed by Martin McDonagh. A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

Opening at: Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:20, 6:45, 9:20 

"SINISTER" (R) (1:50) Stars Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance and James Ransone. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.

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

"HYPNAGOGIC" (PG-13) Stars Ria Eaton, Paul Bellefueille and Kristi Lynn. Directed by Janet Llavina. The scariest thing about Summer's visions and nightmares is that they are in her head. "Hypnagogic" is the first feature film from Neo Phoenix Studios of Maine.

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