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tHE lEgo moViE: a lowly lego figure discovers he’s the chosen One who can defeat order-obsessed lord business (will ferrell) in this satirical family-adventure animation from directors Phil lord and christopher Miller (21 Jump Street). also featuring the voices of chris Pratt, will arnett and Elizabeth banks. (100 min, Pg)
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tHE moNUmENtS mEN: george clooney and Matt damon play members of a world war II platoon that rescues art treasures from the nazis in this drama directed and cowritten by clooney. with bill Murray, cate blanchett and John goodman. (118 min, Pg-13)
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VAmpiRE AcADEmY: a teen trains to be a half-vampire protector of good vampires against naughty vampires (got that?) in this adaptation of the ya book series. for better or worse, it boasts the fraternal team of writer daniel waters (Heathers) and director Mark waters (Mean Girls). Zoey deutch, lucy fry and gabriel byrne star. (104 min, Pg-13)
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now playing AmERicAN HUStlEHH1/2 In the 1970s, an fbI agent (bradley cooper) enlists two con artists (christian bale and amy adams) to work undercover among Jersey’s high rollers. with Jeremy Renner and Jennifer lawrence. david O. (Silver Linings Playbook) Russell directed. (138 min, R) AUgUSt: oSAgE coUNtYH1/2 tracy letts adapted his play about a dysfunctional Oklahoma family dealing with tragedy to the screen. Meryl Streep plays the matriarch; Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, Julianne nicholson, Ewan Mcgregor, Juliette lewis, chris cooper, Margo Martindale and benedict cumberbatch have to put up with her. John wells directed. (121 min, R)
HERHHHHH: In this near-future fable from writer-director Spike Jonze (Where the Wild Things Are), Joaquin Phoenix plays a lonely man who finds himself falling in love with his computer’s sophisticated operating system, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. with amy adams and Rooney Mara. (126 min, R)
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iNSiDE llEWYN DAViSHHHH Oscar Isaac plays a hard-luck folk singer trying to make his name in 1961 greenwich Village in this music-studded drama from writer-directors Joel and Ethan coen. also starring carey Mulligan, John goodman and Justin timberlake. (105 min, R) JAck RYAN: SHADoW REcRUitHH1/2: chris Pine plays tom clancy’s spy hero in a franchise reboot involving the discovery of a dastardly Russian terrorist plot. with Kevin costner, Keira Knightley and Kenneth branagh, who also directed. (105 min, Pg-13) lABoR DAYH: a small-town single mom (Kate winslet) finds herself sheltering and falling for an escaped convict (Josh brolin) in this adaptation of Joyce Maynard’s novel from director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air). with gattlin griffith and tobey Maguire. (111 min, Pg-13. capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace.) loNE SURViVoRHHHH: Mark wahlberg stars in the fact-based account of an ill-fated 2005 navy SEal team mission in afghanistan. with taylor Kitsch, Emile hirsch and ben foster. Peter berg (The Kingdom) directed. (121 min, R) mANDElA: loNg WAlk to FREEDomHHH: Idris Elba plays South africa’s first democratically elected president in this biopic tracing the late nelson Mandela’s youth, struggle and rise to power. with naomie harris and terry Pheto. Justin (The Other Boleyn Girl) chadwick directed. (139 min, Pg-13) nOw PlayIng
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i, FRANkENStEiNH1/2: yet another action fantasy based on a graphic novel reconceives Mary Shelley’s frankenstein’s monster (aaron Eckhart) as a kick-ass hero who intervenes in an age-old war between vampires and werewolves — er, actually between gargoyles and demons, but does it matter? with bill nighy and yvonne Strahovski. Stuart beattie (Tomorrow, When the War Began) directed. (92 min, Pg-13)
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tHE HUNgER gAmES: cAtcHiNg FiREHHH1/2: In the second flick adapted from Suzanne collins’ best-selling dystopian ya trilogy, rebellion in the districts leads to a very special 75th hunger games. with Jennifer lawrence, Josh hutcherson, liam hemsworth and Philip Seymour hoffman. francis (I am legend) lawrence directed. (146 min, Pg-13. Starts Thursday, november 21)
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tHE HoBBit: tHE DESolAtioN oF SmAUgHHH1/2: are we really only in the middle of this Middle Earth saga adapted from tolkien’s short novel The Hobbit? bilbo baggins clutches his precious as his dwarf companions set out to reclaim their homeland in director Peter Jackson’s adventure. Martin freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard armitage star. (161 min, Pg-13)
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FRoZENHHH1/2: In the latest disney animation, inspired by hans christian andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” a girl embarks on a quest to end the eternal winter enfolding her kingdom. with the voices of Kristen bell, Josh gad and Idina Menzel. chris (Surf’s Up) buck and Jennifer lee directed. (108 min, Pg, bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, welden)
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