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OPENING THIS WEEK FADING GIGOLO John Turturro decides to pimp himself out, with the help of Woody Allen, ‘cause you’re never too artsy for some gross sex jokes and fretting about male insecurity. Also starring Sharon Stone. Rated R. Wilma. THE WHOLE GRITTY CITY Three New Orleans marching bands prepare for Mardi Gras in the midst of violence and poverty in this 2013 documentary. Screening at the Top Hat Mon, June 30, at 8 PM, as part of the Big Sky Film Series. TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Prepare for Two! Hours! and! Forty-five! Minutes! Of! Explosions! Starring Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat. WE ARE THE BEST! (VI AR BAST!) It’s the 1980s and punk isn’t cool anymore. Three Swedish teens start a band anyway. Punkest thing ever. Starring Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin and Liv LeMoyn. Not rated. Screening at the Roxy June 27-29 and July 2-4 at 7:15 and 9:15 PM.
NOW PLAYING 22 JUMP STREET Officers Schmidt and Jenko go “deep undercover” at a local college, which entails a lot of multiple choice tests and stressful late-night essay writing. Lol, JK, they totally party it up, brah. Starring Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Ice Cube. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. CITIZEN KOCH Oscar-winning directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin expose the money behind the Tea Party, unlimited corporate spending, enormously powerful people using everyday people like disposable playthings. Y’know, cheery, feel-good stuff. Not rated. Screening at the Roxy at 7 and 9 PM June 27-29. (See Film.) EDGE OF TOMORROW A video game meets Groundhog Day, basically, when a blip in the space-time continuum lets soldiers relive the same fight over and over. Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Cute, hipstery teens meet through their cancer support group and fall in love. Get out the hanky, y’all. Starring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort and Nat Wolff. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. FINDING VIVIAN MAIER Filmmaker John Maloof searches for the backstory behind a nanny whose 100,000 photos
“Pussy Riot, here we come!” We Are the Best! opens Friday at the Roxy.
found after her death earned her acclaim as an amazing photographer. Not rated. Wilma. (See Film.) THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Quirk-lovers rejoice, Wes Anderson brings us the lighthearted adventures of a mid-1930s concierge and a lobby boy. Starring Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham and Mathieu Amalric. Rated R. Wilma. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 Hiccup and Toothless discover a secret ice cave full of mysteriously adorable wild dragons and something called a Dragon Rider. Standing up for what they believe in and the power of friendship ensues. Starring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett and Craig Ferguson. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat. JERSEY BOYS Four dudes from a sketchy part of New Jersey
get together, hone their falsetto and rise to become The Four Seasons. Starring John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen and Michael Lomenda. Rated R. Carmike 12. THE LUNCHBOX (DABBA) A young housewife befriends an older man through notes in Mumbai’s famous lunchbox delivery system. Starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Rated PG. Wilma. MALEFICENT Angelina Jolie rocks a bitchin’ horn headdress in a weird version of Sleeping Beauty. Also starring Elle Fanning and Sharlto Copley. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. THE NANCE A gay man hides his identity in the burlesque scene of 1930s New York, in this Broadway production starring Nathan Lane. Not rated. Screens at Carmike 12 Sun., June 29 at 1 PM.
THINK LIKE A MAN TOO The couples from 2012’s Think Like a Man are together and happily planning a romantic weekend in Vegas, but things go awry, as you might expect. Starring Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union and Wendi McLendon-Covey. Rated PG-13.
Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 and Village 6 at 541-7469; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 8835603.
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