OPENING THIS WEEK “HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2” (2:10) (PG-13) Stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Directed by David Yates. The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord’s three remaining Horcruxes. Some sequences of intense action violence and frightening […]
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DVD Releases
NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY “ARTHUR,” starring Russell Brand and Helen Mirren. Genial if relatively needless remake of the 1981 comedy favorite with the suddenly omnipresent Brand filling in for the sorely missed Dudley Moore as the “Arthur” in question, a perennially soused millionaire whose vast inheritance hangs in the balance when he falls for […]
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At the Drive-Ins
ALL THREE local drive-ins will feature midnight screenings of the final installment in the Harry Potter series, with two playing Part 1 and Part 2 back-to-back. Both Saco and Bridgton Twin will show “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” at 9 p.m. tonight, followed by “Part 2” at 12:01 a.m. Pride’s Corner will […]
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See filmmakers and let their movies surprise you
Organizers of the 14th annual Maine International Film Festival are delighted that the 10-day, audience-oriented event affords face-to-face interaction with filmmakers and actors. “The movie stars are accessible,” said Ken Eisen, programmer of the festival that runs this Friday to July 24 at Railroad Square Cinema and Colby College in Waterville. “You’re not going to […]
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Maine International Film Festival Schedule
Times subject to change. OPENING NIGHT “The Athlete” — An extraordinary feature that blends epic, biography, drama and documentary tells the true-life tale of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, a quiet man who is ceaseless in his journey to greatness. 6:30 p.m. Friday, Given Auditorium, Colby College; 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Railroad Square Cinema CENTERPIECE GALA […]
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Movies at the Museum
“LE QUATTRO VOLTE” — Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino. In Italian with English subtitles. Inspired by Pythagoras’ belief in four-fold transmigration — by which the soul is passed from human to animal to vegetable to mineral — this wondrous docu-essay traces the cycle of life through the daily rituals of life in the southern Italian region […]
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At the Movies
OPENING THIS WEEK “ZOOKEEPER” (PG) (1:44) Stars Kevin James, Rosario Dawson and Leslie Bibb. Directed by Frank Coraci. A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper find love — without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious. Some rude and suggestive […]
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When power trips incite payback
The makers of ‘Horrible Bosses’ think their comedy will strike a chord with everyone who’s suffered job injustice.
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Like love, ‘Beginners’ has depth and diversity
Mike Mills wades into the diversity of love with this often touching, often painful, story of multiple romances.
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Man and machines return for new ‘Transformers’ clash
Putting a faux-historical spin on this narrative isn’t the worst idea, considering the series has been pretty silly so far.