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n Opening Friday
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Calls New Orleans A rogue detective and drug addict navigates post-Katrina New Orleans along with his prostitute girlfriend. With Nicolas Cage, and Eva Mendes. Directed by Werner Herzog. 14A. Tinseltown.
The Blindside The true story of a young, homeless African-American boy taken in by a well-to-do white family to discover his potential as a student and a football player. Starring Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. Written and directed by John Lee Hancock. Parental guidance. Oakridge, Tinseltown, Esplanade, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Empire Guildford, Grande Surrey, Rialto White Rock, Meadowtown Centre, Cottonwood Chilliwack, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford.
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Troy Duffy's sequel to the 1999 vigilante film. With Julie Benz and Judd Nelson. Written and directed by Duffy. 18A. 118 min. Tinseltown.
Kurbaan A Bollywood feature in Hindi with English subtitles. Not rated. Grande Surrey.
Planet 51 When an American astronaut lands on Planet 51 he discovers little green people living an idyllic America-in-the-'50s-type life, fearful only of alien invaders. With the voices of Dwayne Johnson and Seann William Scott. Directed by Jorge Blanco. Tinseltown, Park & Tilford, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, Richmond Centre, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Criterion White Rock, Empire Guildford, Grande Surrey, Meadowtown Centre, Cottonwood Chilliwack, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford.
Prom Night In Mississippi In 2008 Charleston High School in Mississippi had its first racially integrated prom after actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay the bill for it. General. 110 min. Ridge Theatre. (Director Paul Saltzman will do Q & As for the 7, 9 pm shows Nov. 20-21.)
n Opening Wednesday
Fantastic Mr. Fox Based on the story by Roald Dahl, the film tells the tale of the noble and charming Mr. Fox who uses his wits and cunning to outfox three dimwitted farmers who tire of sharing their chickens. With the voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep. Directed by Wes Anderson. General. Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Tinseltown, Park & Tilford, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Empire Guildford, Grande Surrey, Meadowtown Centre, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford.
Ninja Assassin South Korean pop singer Rain stars as Raizo, a skilled warrior raised from an early age to be in a secret army of ninja assassins. 18A. Scotiabank Theatre, Esplanade, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, Richmond Centre, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Empire Guildford, Grande Surrey, Meadowtown Centre, Paramount Chilliwack, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford.
Old Dogs Robin Williams and John Travolta star in this comedy. General. Scotiabank Theatre, Esplanade, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, Richmond Centre, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Empire Guildford, Grande Surrey, Meadowtown Centre, Cottonwood Chilliwack, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford.
The Road This post-apocalyptic drama stars Viggo Mortensen. 14A. Tinseltown.
n Special Events
Metropolitan Opera: Aida An encore performance of Verdi's work, Sat. 10 am at Scotiabank Theatre, Park & Tilford, Colossus Langley, SilverCity Riverport, SilverCity Coquitlam.
Oil and Water: Reflections on Nature, Madness, and Psyche Corwin Fergus presents his award winning film Fri. 7:30 pm at Joyce Walley Learning Centre, Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut, oilandwaterfilm.com, 604-261-1590.
Pacific Cinematheque 1131 Howe St. Info: www.cinematheque.bc.ca or 604-688-FILM. » MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION: Douglas Sirk's melodrama, starring Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman. Nov. 20, 22, 26. » MISSISSIPPI MERMAID: Francois Truffaut's Vertigo-like tale of sexual obsession and betrayal, Nov. 20-22, 25. » THE MIRROR: Andrei Tarkovsky's film blends scenes of childhood memories, newsreel footage and poems by his father Arseny Tarkovsky. Nov. 21, 25-26. » THE EXCEPTION AND THE RULE: Work by Karen Mirza and Brad Butler from their series, The Museum of Non Participation, a cross-cultural artistic intervention and appraisal of standard forms of representing and experiencing the everyday, in Karachi and London. Nov. 23, 7:30 pm.
Reel Rock Film Tour The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival presents the latest terrifying climbing films from Big Up Productions and Sender Films, Progression and First Ascent – The Series, Nov. 26, 7:30 pm, Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., N. Vancouver, reelrocktour.com
Rio on Broadway » MIDNIGHT MOVIE DOUBLE BILL: The Room + Show Girls, (So Bad it's Good double bill), Fri. midnight.
Vancouver International Film Centre Vancity Theatre at the Vancouver International Film Centre. 1181 Seymour. 604-683-FILM, vifc.org » At The Edge Of The World: A documentary on volunteers from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on an Antarctic campaign to stop Japanese whaling. Fri 6:30, Sat 6:30, Sun 5:30, 8:45, 8:15 pm. » Collapse: Of all the documentaries since the global economic meltdown, this one pulls everything together, asking the deepest and most alarming questions. "An intellectual horror film that ranks as an essential work" – Variety. Fri 8:15, Sat 4:45, 8:15, Sun 7:15, Mon 6:30 pm.
Victoria Day ffhoo A young man finds his entire life changes over the course of Canada's national holiday in this debut feature from David Bezmozgis. 14A. 89 min. Fundraiser for Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, Sun. 10 am at Ridge Theatre.
WWE: Survivor Series World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view, Sun. 5 pm at Granville Cinemas, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Empire Guildford, Grande Surrey, Towne Abbotsford, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford.
n First Run
2012 fffoo An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and the heroic struggle of the survivors. With John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Directed by Emmerich. Parental guidance. Dunbar Theatre, Oakridge, Scotiabank Theatre, Van East Cinema, Park & Tilford, Dolphin Theatre, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, Richmond Centre, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Criterion White Rock, Empire Guildford, Grande Surrey, Meadowtown Centre, Cottonwood Chilliwack, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford.
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani This Bollywood feature (An Amazing Story Of Strange Love) stars Katrina Kaif. In Hindi with English subtitles. Grande Surrey.
Amelia ffhoo Hilary Swank stars in this bio of legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart. With Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor. Directed by Mira Nair.General. 111 min. Granville Cinemas.
Astroboy fffho Freddie Highmore is a young robot who must use his powers of super strength, X-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly to save everything he cares about and to understand what it takes to be a hero. With Nicolas Cage and Kristen Bell. Directed by David Bowers. General. 94 min. Granville Cinemas, Station Square, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Hollywood Surrey, Towne Abbotsford.
The Box A suburban couple faces a moral dilemma when they receive an anonymous wooden box promising $1 million for pushing a button that will cause the death of another human being. With Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. Written and directed by Richard Kelly. Parental guidance. Granville Cinemas, Station Square.
Capitalism: A Love Story ffffo Michael Moore examines the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). General. 127 min. Denman Theatre.
A Christmas Carol fffoo Director Robert Zemeckis captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale with a 3-D twist. With Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman. General. 96 min. In Imax 3D at SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, in digital 3D at Park Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, Richmond Centre, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Empire Guildford, Rialto White Rock, Meadowtown Centre, and in 2D at Esplanade, Grande Surrey, Paramount Chilliwack, SilverCity Mission.
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant fffoo A teenager joins the Cirque du Freak and unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. With John C. Reilly and Ken Watanabe. Directed by Weitz. Parental guidance. Hollywood Surrey.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ffffo A scientist tries to solve world hunger only to see things go awry as food falls from the sky in abundance. With the voices of Bill Hader and Neil Patrick Harris. Directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord. General. 90 min. Granville Cinemas, Station Square, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Hollywood Surrey.
Coco Avant Chanel fffoo The extraordinary journey of Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel from her beginnings as an orphan to becoming the legendary couturier. With Audrey Tautou and Alessandro Nivola, Directed by Fontaine. In French with English subtitles. Parental guidance. 110 min. Fifth Avenue Cinemas.
Couples Retreat Four couples from the Midwest on a tropical getaway must participate in therapy as part of the vacation package. With Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. Directed by Peter Billingsley. Parental guidance. Tinseltown, Station Square, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Hollywood Surrey, Twilight Drive-In, Towne Abbotsford.
An Education ffffo A coming-of-age story of a 16-year-old who becomes smitten with an older man who introduces her to the glittering world of 1960s London. With Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Lone Scherfig. Parental guidance. 101 min. Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Tinseltown.
The Fourth Kind ffhoo Evidence of alien abduction is discovered in Nome, Alaska. With Milla Jovovich and Will Patton. Directed by Osunsanmi. 14A. Station Square, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Towne Abbotsford.
Gentlemen Broncos foooo A home-schooled loner pens his first story only to be ripped off by a legendary fantasy novelist and small-town filmmaker who adapts the story into a disastrous movie. With Michael Angarano and Jennifer Coolidge. Directed by Jared Hess. Parental guidance. Granville Cinemas.
Good Hair fffho Chris Rock explores the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships and self-esteem of the black community in this documentary. Parental guidance. Granville Cinemas.
Heer Ranjha A story about the legend of two lovers. In Punjabi with English subtitles. Not rated. SilverCity Riverport, Empire Guildford, Grande Surrey, SilverCity Mission.
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell American comedy film loosely based on the work and persona of writer Tucker Max, who also co-wrote the screenplay. 18A. Granville Cinemas. (Wikipedia)
Inglourious Basterds fffho In Nazi-occupied France, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by engaging in brutal acts of retribution. With Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. 18A. 154 min. Denman Theatre.
The Invention of Lying fffoo A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain. Parental guidance. Denman Theatre.
It Might Get Loud fffho A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White. General. Denman Theatre.
Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta Following the path of a great explorer this film takes you from Tangier to Mecca in the years 1325 to 1326 and explores the modern Hajj as three million Muslims from all over the world undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca.Omnimax Theatre at Telus World of Science.
Law Abiding Citizen ffhoo An everyday guy decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. His target: The district attorney who orchestrated the deal. 14A. Tinseltown, SilverCity Metropolis, Grande Surrey, Colossus Langley, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford,
The Men Who Stare at Goats ffffo A reporter stumbles across a experimental U.S. military unit that utilized psychic powers and must find its missing founder. With George Clooney and Ewan McGregor. Directed by Grant Heslov. Parental guidance. 94 min. Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Scotiabank Theatre, Esplanade, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Clova, Colossus Langley, Grande Surrey, Meadowtown Centre, Cottonwood Chilliwack, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford.
Michael Jackson's This Is It ffffo Kenny Ortega's documentary resurrects the image of Jackson as a thinking, largely sane and supremely talented enigma who helped defined popular culture in the latter half of the 20th century. This is a highly charged and incredibly human emotional voyage because it's the most unmediated footage of Jackson we've ever seen, and it's jaw-droppingly good. Tinseltown, Park & Tilford, Station Square, SilverCity Coquitlam, Richmond Centre, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Hollywood Surrey, Towne Abbotsford.
Paranormal Activity ffffo After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. 14A. Scotiabank Theatre, Station Square, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Clova, Colossus Langley, Empire Guildford, Hollywood Surrey, Twilight Drive-In, Meadowtown Centre, Cottonwood Chilliwack, Towne Abbotsford.
Pirate Radio fffho A band of rogue DJs blast pirate radio to the U.K. from the high seas 24 hours a day during the 1960s. With Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Bill Nighy. Directed by Richard Curtis.
Parental guidance. Tinseltown, Esplanade, SilverCity Coquitlam, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Empire Guildford, SilverCity Mission.
September Issue fffho RJ Cutler attempts to unravel the many mysteries of Vogue editor Anna Wintour in this glitzy and entertaining, but surprisingly shallow documentary. Parental guidance. Tinseltown.
A Serious Man ffffo Joel and Ethan Coen present a black comedy set in 1967 and centred on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother won't move out of the house. Parental guidance. 106 min. Fifth Avenue Cinemas.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon The second vampire film, based on the popular book series, stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Parental guidance. 131 min. Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Oakridge, Rio on Broadway, Scotiabank Theatre, Park & Tilford, Dolphin Theatre, SilverCity Metropolis, SilverCity Coquitlam, Richmond Centre, SilverCity Riverport, Colossus Langley, Criterion White Rock, Empire Guildford, Grande Surrey, Meadowtown Centre, Paramount Chilliwack, SilverCity Mission, Towne Abbotsford.
Van Gogh: Brush with Genius Retrace Van Gogh's life through his places of inspiration, his hand-written letters and his art. Omnimax Theatre at Telus World of Science.
Where The Wild Things Are fffoo An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world–a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler. General. Tinseltown, Esplanade, Station Square, SilverCity Coquitlam, Clova, Colossus Langley, SilverCity Riverport, Hollywood Surrey.
Whip It fffho Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page) lives in small-town Texas and yearns to break free of her mother's (Marcia Gay Harden) world of beauty pageants and conformity. Parental guidance. 111 min. Granville Cinemas.
Zombieland ffffo Horror comedy focusing on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. 18A. Granville Cinemas, Station Square, SilverCity Coquitlam.
n Second Run
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk Imax film that shows extreme adventures in remote and beautiful locations. Omnimax Theatre at Telus World of Science.
