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Review: 'Woman in Black' Review: 'Woman in Black'
This chilling adaptation of Susan Hill's 1983 novel offers British actor Daniel Radcliffe a chance to shed his "Harry Potter" persona. Radcliffe plays it somber and stoic in "The Woman in Black," his understated performance complementing the film's spooky atmosphere. -- TH

Review: 'Big Miracle' Review: 'Big Miracle'
With "Big Miracle," the new PG "Save the Whales" drama starring Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski, perhaps the title sets an expectation that Ken Kwapis' movie can't quite deliver. The original title was "Everybody Loves Whales," which suggests a sitcom nobody wants to see. -- PC

 
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PG-13
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A rift splits a married Iranian couple when the wife wants to leave the country and the husband feels obligated to stay and care for his ailing father.

11:30 a.m.; 2:30, 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.

The Adventures of Tintin
PG
Not Reviewed
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Herge's bouffanted Belgian newshound hits the big screen (albeit in animated form), joining Captain Haddock and Snowy on a search for sunken treasure; Steven Spielberg directs.

11 a.m.; 4:10 & 9:25 p.m.; In 3D at 1:35 & 6:50 p.m.
2 p.m.; In 3D at 4:30 & 9:55 p.m.

Albert Nobbs NEW
R
Not Reviewed
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Glenn Close stars as a 19th century colleen who dresses like a man to get a job as a butler -- and keeps her bowler on for 30 years.

11 a.m.; 1:40, 4:20, 7:15 & 9:55 p.m.
11:10 a.m. & 10:45 p.m.

All About Eve (1950)
Not Rated
Not Reviewed

Starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

7:30 p.m.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
G
Not Reviewed
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The rambunctious rodents hit the high seas and get themselves marooned on a deserted (?) island.

1:30, 5:55 & 10:30 p.m.

PG-13
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Dazzling Michel Hazanavicius silent about a Hollywood superstar, a hopeful extra and the life-changing effect the talkie revolution will have on their careers.

11:35 a.m.; 2:10, 4:40, 7:20 & 9:50 p.m.
2, 4:20, 7:25 & 9:45 p.m.

Beauty and the Beast
G
Not Reviewed

The 1991 Disney classic about a lonely beast and the beauty who brings out his inner princeling returns in three potentially dazzling dimensions.

11:15 a.m.; In 3D at 3:45 & 8:10 p.m.

PG
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True tale of unlikely Cold War allies (Russians, Americans, oilmen, environmentalists) banding together to save a family of whales trapped under the icy Arctic Ocean.

11 a.m.; 1:45, 4:40, 7:35 & 10:15 p.m.
11:15 a.m.; 1:50, 4:25, 7:05 & 9:45 p.m.

Chronicle NEW
PG-13
Not Reviewed
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Three nerdly teens discover they have potent occult powers … and a dark side itching to get out.

11:40 a.m.; 2:30, 5, 7:45 & 10:10 p.m.
12:35, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 & 9:50 p.m.

Contraband
R
Not Reviewed
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Retired smuggler Mark Wahlberg is forced to pull off one last gig: sneaking counterfeit dough out of Panama with cops, hit men and drug lords on his tail.

12:30, 3:40, 7 & 9:50 p.m.
Noon, 2:45, 5:20, 8:05 & 10:45 p.m.

R
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Alexander Payne comedy follows wealthy widower George Clooney and his two daughters as they wander Kauai in search of his late wife's lover.

12:30, 3:15, 6 & 8:45 p.m.
11:10 a.m.; 1:50, 4:30, 7:15 & 9:55 p.m.

PG-13
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A boy left fatherless after 9/11 searches the five boroughs for a final message from his dad; Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Max von Sydow and Thomas Horn star.

Noon, 3:10, 6:40 & 9:50 p.m.
1, 4:05, 7:05 & 10:10 p.m.

R
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David Fincher remakes the smash Swedish detective thriller with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara as an unlikely duo investigating a decades-old murder.

11:55 a.m.; 3:20, 6:45 & 10:05 p.m.

The Grey NEW
R
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Dangerous doings on the Alaska Pipeline as six stranded riggers fight cold, hunger and a pack of marauding wolves; Liam Neeson stars.

11:10 a.m.; 2, 4:50, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m.
11:30 a.m.; 2:15, 4:55, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m.

R
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A gorgeous government spook is pursued across China by skilled agents with orders to kill; Steven Soderbergh directs Gina Carano, Michael Douglas and Ewan McGregor.

2:20, 4:50, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m.
12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:50 & 10:25 p.m.

PG
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Martin Scorsese family-friendly fantasy about an orphan who makes his home in the fantastical world of a Paris train station; Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Christopher Lee costar.

2:40 & 9:20 p.m.; In 3D at 11:30 a.m. & 6:10 p.m.
11:15 a.m.; 5, 7:50 & 10:35 p.m.; In 3D at 2:10 p.m.

PG-13
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Meryl Streep stars as steely right-wing game-changing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Jim Broadbent is around as good ol' Denis.

1:30, 4:15, 7 & 9:45 p.m.
11:45 a.m.; 2:20, 4:55, 7:30 & 10:05 p.m.

Man on a Ledge NEW
PG-13
Not Reviewed
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Cop-turned-fugitive Sam Worthington perches on a skyscraper while NYPD negotiator Elizabeth Banks tries to talk him down (but not all the way down).

11:05 a.m.; 1:50, 4:30, 7:20 & 10:05 p.m.
12:05, 2:50, 5:25, 8 & 10:40 p.m.

Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol
PG-13
Not Reviewed
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IMF spook Tom Cruise is unfairly accused of bombing the Kremlin and goes undercover to clear his name; Ving Rhames and Tom Wilkinson costar.

12:20, 3:30, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m.
12:45, 4, 7 & 10:15 p.m.

One for the Money NEW
PG-13
Not Reviewed
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Newbie bail-bonds bounty hunter Katherine Heigl finds herself on the trail of an ex-bf-turned-suspected killer.

11:05 a.m.; 1:30, 3:50, 7:05 & 9:40 p.m.
11:50 a.m.; 2:30, 4:50, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m.

Orchestra Wives (1942)
Not Rated
Not Reviewed

Starring George Montgomery and Ann Rutherford. Directed by Archie Mayo.

5:40 & 10 p.m.

Pina 3D NEW
PG
Not Reviewed
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Dazzling multidimensional plunge into the cutting-edge choreography of the legendary Pina Bausch; Wim Wenders directs.

1:50, 4:30, 7:15 & 9:50 p.m.

Red Tails
PG-13
Not Reviewed
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Stirring tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American fighter pilots who proved their mettle in the dangerous skies over fascist Europe.

12:10, 3:30, 7:10 & 10:20 p.m.
11:10 a.m.; 2, 4:50, 7:45 & 10:35 p.m.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
R
Not Reviewed
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Cult classic musical about a newlywed couple (including Susan Sarandon in an early screen role) that happens upon the castle of cross-dressing host Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry).

Midnight.

PG-13
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The world's greatest detective pursues criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty across Europe in a Guy Ritchie production refreshingly free of sci-fi and fantasy; Robert Downey Jr. costars with Jude Law as Watson and Rachel MacAdams as the delectable Irene Adler.

1:50 p.m.

R
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John LeCarre's classic espionage novel is brought to the screen with Gary Oldman as reactivated MI6 agent George Smiley and an impressive cast of traitors, moles and fellow spies (Colin Firth, John Hurt, Ralph Fiennes, David Thewlis et al.).

11:50 a.m.; 3, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.

UFC 143 Live in 3D: Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz NEW
Not Rated
Not Reviewed

7 p.m.

Underworld: Awakening
R
Not Reviewed
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Kate Beckinsale is back as somber yet sexy vampire warrior Selene, battling a band of blood-averse bipeds out to eradicate her and her kind.

11 a.m.; In 3D at 1:30, 4, 7 & 9:45 p.m.
11:20 a.m.; In 3D at 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:20 & 10:40 p.m.

PG-13
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When WWI separates a boy from his horse, the steadfast steed wanders from village to battlefield, inspiring all who encounter him; Steven Spielberg directs.

11 a.m.

PG
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True tale of a widower who purchases and inhabits a dilapidated old zoo, hundreds of critters and all; Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson star.

11:10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

PG-13
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Daniel Radcliffe in a horror flick about a disgruntled ghost who won't rest until she takes care of some lingering issues.

11:20 a.m.; 2:10, 4:40, 7:40 & 10:25 p.m.
12:30, 3, 5:30, 8 & 10:30 p.m.

 

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