Opening: ‘Dark Shadows,’ ‘Bully,’ ‘We Have a Pope,’ ‘The Dictator.’
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‘Bully’ has its limitations, but the messages pack a punch
This is a film for everyone and anyone: the bullied, the victimizer or the bystander who could use a reminder that there’s a universe of people outside, and we’re responsible to it.
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Opening Friday: ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Damsels in Distress’ and ‘Footnote.’
At the Movies
Opening Friday: ‘The Five-year Engagement,’ ‘Goon,’ ‘The Raven,’ ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’ and ‘Safe.’
Man of mystery
John Cusak gives us a stylish, dashing Poe in the gothic thriller, ‘The Raven.’
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OPENING FRIDAY “THE LUCKY ONE” (PG-13) (1:41) Stars Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner and Riley Thomas Stewart. Directed by Scott Hicks. A Marine travels south after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war. Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1, 3:45, […]
Sparks fly, but ‘The Lucky One’ fails to ignite
It’s is the edgiest-ever film adaptation of the writings of Nicholas Sparks, which isn’t saying much.
At the Movies, April 12, 2012
NOTE: Pride’s Corner and Bridgton drive-ins are now open. Opening this week: “THE CABIN IN THE WOODS” (R) (1:35) Stars Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth and Kristen Connolly. Directed by Drew Goddard. Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for and […]
Can the Three Stooges still make us laugh? Soitainly!
There’s an inner 9-year-old in us all, dying to get out, to laugh at pratfalls, slaps, eye-pokes and fart jokes. That’s what Fox and the Farrelly Brothers are counting on. That’s why they’ve revived “The Three Stooges,” those princes of the puerile, champions of the childish and lions of lowbrow. And from the moment Larry […]