OPENING THIS WEEK “RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES” (PG-13) (1:55) Stars James Franco, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto. Directed by Rupert Wyatt. A scientist looking for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease experiments on a chimpanzee named Caesar. The development of animal intelligence brings about a war for supremacy between humans and apes. Violence, […]
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‘Rise’ shines
Digital magic makes this story of rebellious apes so convincing that it puts previous ‘Planet of the Apes’ work and rework to shame.
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At the Movies
OPENING FRIDAY “COWBOYS & ALIENS” (PG-13) (1:56) Stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde. Directed by Jon Favreau. A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way. Intense sequences of western and sci-fi action and violence, […]
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In ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love,’ a strong ensemble cast hits most of its marks
Its faults include too many issues, too many characters and a contrived and farcical climax.
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Yee-haw! Take me to your leader
The clever premise of ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ is not quite fulfilled by a story that should have given a great cast more complexity.
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Movie Review: Snappy, rapid-fire ‘Friends’ delivers rom-com rewards
It’s like ‘No Strings Attached.’ Only better.
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store July 11-17: 1. “Insidious” (DVD) 2. Incubus, “If Not Now, When?” 3. “Rango” (DVD) 3. Sublime with Rome, “Yours Truly” 3. Gillian Welch, “Harrow & The Harvest” 6. Bon Iver, “Bon Iver” 6. Mumford & Sons, “Sigh No More” 8. “The Lincoln Lawyer” (DVD) 9. Tedeschi Trucks Band, “Revelator” 10. […]
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Movies at the Museum
“BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK” — Directed by Richard Press. For decades, Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist and New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirees for the Times Style section. Documenting uptown fixtures, downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunningham’s enormous body of work is more […]
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DVD Releases
NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY: “LIMITLESS,” starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. A luckless, jilted and hopelessly blocked writer (Cooper) finds his miserable situation completely turned on its ear when he’s introduced to NZT, a little-known drug that gives the user access to 100 percent of their brain, enabling Cooper to become an overwhelming […]
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At the Drive-Ins
BRIDGTON TWIN DRIVE-IN, 383 Portland Road, Bridgton; 647-8666. Open nightly. Screen 1: “Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13) 8:40 p.m.; “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (PG-13) 10:50 p.m. Screen 2: “Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (PG-13) 8:40 p.m.; “Horrible Bosses” (R) 10:55 p.m. PRIDES CORNER DRIVE-IN, 651 Bridgton Road, Westbrook; 797-3154. Open […]