OPENING THIS WEEK
“SUPER 8” (PG-13) (1:52) Stars Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka and Kyle Chandler. Directed by J.J. Abrams. After witnessing a mysterious train crash, a group of friends in the summer of 1979 begin noticing strange happenings going on in their small town, and begin to investigate into the creepy phenomenon. Intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use.
Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12 (IMAX), 12:30, 2:25 (IMAX), 3, 4:50 (IMAX), 6:45, 7:15 (IMAX), 9:15, 9:40 (IMAX); Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 11:20 a.m., 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Brunswick 10 Fri-Tue 1:30, 4:20, 6:50, 7:20, 9:30, 10; Falmouth 10 Fri 4:40, 7:20, 10 Sat 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10 Sun 2, 4:40, 7:20 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20
“JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER” (PG) (1:31) Stars Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham and Parris Mosteller. Directed by John Schultz. Third-grader Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life. Mild rude humor and language.
Opening at: Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:25, 4:35, 7, 9:10; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 11:50 a.m., 2:10, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20; Brunswick 10 Fri-Tue 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 9:20; Falmouth 10 Fri 5, 7:05, 9:30 Sat 2:30, 5, 7:05, 9:30 Sun 2:30, 5, 7:05 Mon-Wed 5, 7:05
“MIDNIGHT IN PARIS” (PG-13) (1:40) Stars Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates. Directed by Woody Allen. A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better. Some sexual references and smoking.
Opening at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Fri-Wed 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:15; Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:10, 6:50, 9:10
NOW SHOWING
“THE BEAVER” (1:31) (PG-13) Stars Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Directed by Jodie Foster. A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communicating. Mature thematic material, some disturbing content, sexuality and language including a drug reference.
Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 3:15, 9:15
“BRIDESMAIDS” (2:04) (R) Stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne. Directed by Paul Feig. Picked as her best friend’s maid of honor, lovelorn and broke Annie looks to bluff her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals with an oddball group of bridesmaids. Some strong sexuality and language throughout.
Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:35; Falmouth 10 Today 4:45, 7:35 Fri 4:50, 7:45, 10:30 Sat 1:40, 4:50, 7:45, 10:30 Sun 1:40, 4:50, 7:45 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:45; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 12:10, 3:20, 6:50, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12, 3, 6:30, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12, 3, 6:40, 9:40; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:20; Brunswick 10 Today 1:15, 4:15, 7:35, 10:15 Fri-Tue 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:55
“CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS” (1:30) (NR) Stars Werner Herzog, Dominique Baffier and Jean Clottes. Directed by Werner Herzog. Director Herzog gains exclusive film access to the inside of the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
Showing at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Today 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45
“THE CONSPIRATOR” (2:03) (PG-13) Stars Robin Wright, James McAvoy and Tom Wilkinson. Directed by Robert Redford. Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life. Some violent content.
Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 1, 3:45, 6:50, 9:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 6:30, 9:30
“EVERYTHING MUST GO” (R) Stars Will Farrell, Rebecca Hall and Christopher Jordan Wallace. Directed by Dan Rush. After Nick Halsey loses his job, the rest of his life begins to crumble as his wife leaves him and he starts drinking again. Oddly enough, selling his worldly possessions on his front lawn with the help of two neighbors might be the key to his preservation. Language and some sexual content.
Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:10, 3:20, 7:40, 9:50
“FAST FIVE” (2:10) (PG-13) Stars Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Justin Lin. Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent.
Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12, 3:20, 6:50, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12, 3:20, 7, 9:50; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:20, 3:05, 6:30, 9:15; Brunswick 10 Today 1:05, 6:40
“THE HANGOVER PART II” (1:42) (R) Stars Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms. Directed by Todd Phillips. Right after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu’s wedding. Stu’s plan for a subdued pre-wedding brunch, however, goes seriously awry.
Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40; Falmouth 10 Today 4:40, 5, 7:15, 7:40 Fri 4:15, 4;45, 6:50, 7:40, 9:15, 10:15 Sat 1:50, 2:20, 4:15, 4:45, 6:50, 7:40, 9:15, 10:15 Sun 1:50, 2:20, 4:15, 4:45, 6:50, 7:40 Mon-Wed 4:15, 4:45, 6:50, 7:40; Brunswick 10 Today 12:40, 1:10, 3:40, 4:05, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 9:25, 9:40, 10:05 Fri-Tue 12:40, 1:10, 3:40, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 9:40, 10:05; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12, 12:15, 2:15, 2:30, 4:30, 4:45, 6:50, 7:05, 9:10, 9:25; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 12, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5, 7, 7:30, 9:30, 10 Fri-Wed 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 11:20 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 12, 1:40, 2, 2:20, 4:10, 4:20, 4:40, 6:40, 7, 7:20, 9:20, 9:40, 10
“I AM” (1:18) (NR) Stars Tom Shadyac, Desmond Tutu and Noam Chomsky. Directed by Tom Shadyac. After a cycling accident leaves him incapacitated Shadyac speaks with intellectual and spiritual leaders about what’s wrong with our world and how we can improve both it and the way we live in it.
Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 1:10, 5:20, 7:20 Fri-Wed 5:30
“KUNG FU PANDA 2” (1:31) (PG) Stars Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan. Directed by Jennifer Yuh. Po and the Furious Five venture to China to battle a villain and uncover the secrets of Po’s mysterious origins. Sequences of martial arts action and mild violence.
Showing at: Falmouth 10 Today 4:10, 4:35 (3D), 6:40, 7:10 (3D) Fri 3:50, 4:20 (3D0, 6:55 (3D), 9:20 (3D) Sat 1:20, 2:10 (3D), 3:50, 4:20 (3D), 6:55 (3D), 9:20 (3D) Sun 1:20, 2:10 (3D), 3:50, 4:20 (3D), 6:55 (3D) Mon-Wed 3:50, 4:20 (3D), 6:55 (3D); Brunswick 10 Today 12:50 (3D), 1:20, 3:50 (3D), 4:20, 6:50 (3D), 7:25, 9:30 (3D), 9:40 Fri-Tue 12:50 (3D), 1:20, 3:45 (3D), 4:25, 7:25, 9:35; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:05 (3D), 12:20, 2:10 (3D), 2:30, 4:20 (3D), 4:40, 7 (3D), 7:20, 9:10 (3D), 9:30; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 12:10, 12:30 (3D), 2:20, 2:40 (3D), 4:30, 5 (3D), 6:50, 7:20 (3D), 9:30 (3D); Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:20 a.m., 11:40 a.m. (3D), 1:50, 2:10 (3D), 4:20, 4:40 (3D), 6:40, 7 (3D), 9:20, 9:30 (3D) Fri-Wed 11:20 a.m., 11:40 a.m. (3D), 1:50, 2:10 (3D), 4:20, 4:40 (3D), 6:40, 7 (3D), 9:20 (3D), 9:30
“PAUL” (1:34) (R) Stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen. Directed by Greg Mottola. Two British comic-book geeks (Pegg and Frost) traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51, and with their unexpected new companion aboard their RV, they find themselves chased by federal agents — as well as the father of the young woman the trio accidentally kidnaps. Language including sexual references, and some drug use.
Showing at: Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 9:50
“PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” (2:21) (PG-13) Stars Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane. Directed by Rob Marshall. After crossing paths with a woman from his past, Captain Jack Sparrow is swept aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, on an unexpected mission to find the elusive fountain of youth.
Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Brunswick 10 Today 12:35, 3:35 (3D), 4:10, 7:05, 9:30 (3D), 10 Fri-Tue 12:35, 4:10, 7:05, 10; Cinemagic Saco Today 12 (IMAX), 12:15, 3 (IMAX), 3:15, 6:30 (IMAX), 6:45, 9:30 (IMAX), 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:10, 3, 6:30, 9:20; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:40 a.m., 12:10 (3D), 12:20, 3, 3:20 (3D), 3:40, 6:20, 6:40 (3D), 7:20, 9:20, 9:40 (3D) Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 12, 12:30 (3D), 3, 3:30 (3D), 6:30, 6:45 (3D), 9:30, 9:45 (3D) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30 (3D), 6:45, 9:45 (3D); Falmouth 10 Today 4:20 (3D), 4:50, 7:20 (3D), 7:50 Fri 4:10 (3D), 6:40, 7:10 (3D), 9:40, 10:10 Sat 1:10 (3D), 4:10 (3D), 6:40, 7:10 (3D), 9:40, 10:10 (3D) Sun 1:10 (3D), 4:10 (3D), 6:40, 7:10 (3D) Mon-Wed 4:10 (3D), 6:40, 7:10 (3D)
“RIO” (1:36) (PG) Animated with the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway and George Lopez. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams. Mild off color humor.
Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:10; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 12:20, 4:30
“SOMETHING BORROWED” (1:43) (PG-13) Stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson and Colin Egglesfield. Directed by Luke Greenfield. Friendships are tested and secrets come to the surface when terminally single Rachel falls for Dex, her best friend Darcy’s fiance. Sexual content including dialogue, and some drug material.
Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Today 12:10, 2:25, 4:40, 7, 9:25 Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:25, 4:40, 7, 9:35; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 11:30 a.m., 2, 4:30, 7:10, 10
“SOUL SURFER” (1:46) (PG) Stars AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt. Directed by Sean McNamara. Based on a true story, young surfer Bethany Hamilton summons the courage to return to the ocean after losing an arm in a shark attack. For an intense accident sequence and some thematic material.
Showing at: Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 12, 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45
“THOR” (1:54) (PG-13) Stars Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
Showing at: Brunswick 10 Today 12:45, 6:55; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:45, 3:25, 6:50, 9:25; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12:20, 3:40, 7, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:40, 7:10, 9:50; Falmouth 10 Today 4:05, 6:50
“WATER FOR ELEPHANTS” (2:00) (PG-13) Stars Robert Pattison, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Set during the Great Depression, veterinary student Jacob Jankowski abandons his studies after his parents are killed in a car accident. Taking up with a third-rate traveling circus, his bond with a difficult animal begins to turn the show around, though his feelings for the star performer prove dangerous since she’s the wife of the sadistic ringmaster. Moments of extreme violence and sexual content.
Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 12:10, 3:40, 6:30, 9:30; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:45, 3:30, 6:50, 9:25
“X-MEN: FIRST CLASS” (PG-13) (2:12) Stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. In 1963, Charles Xavier starts up a school, and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik Lensherr, his best friend … and future archenemy.
Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 1, 3:45, 6:45, 9:25; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 11:50 a.m., 12:10, 3, 3:20, 6:30, 6:50, 9:20, 9:50; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 12:20, 3:30, 7, 10; Cinemagic Saco Today 12, 12:15, 3, 3:15, 6:30, 6:45, 9:30, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12, 12:15, 3, 3:15, 6:30, 6:45, 9:20, 9:30; Falmouth 10 Today 4, 4:30, 7:10, 7:30 Fri 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 9:50, 10:20 Sat 1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 9:50, 10:20 Sun 1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30 Mon-Wed 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30; Brunswick 10 Today 12:30, 1, 3:30, 4, 6:45, 7:15, 9:45, 10:10 Fri-Tue 12:30, 1, 3:30, 4, 6:45, 7:15, 9:45, 10:10
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