Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis star in this rom-com about two platonic pals who don’t think that a little hanky-panky will ruin their good friendship. Yeah, right. And the check’s in the mail. GREEN LANTERN **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square This Marvel Comic-turned-movie is light on originality but delivers bright thrills with special effects and a decent performance by Ryan Reynolds as the ring-sporting, green-suited hero, though it won’t help his career. Costarring Blake Lively, Tim Robbins, Angela Bassett and Peter Sarsgaard. THE HANGOVER PART II **G@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park Lowball comedy sequel to the ’09 hit is a “Gross Encounter of the Second Kind” that has Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifinakis and (yep) a monkey waking up with boozeinduced amnesia in Thailand.
“Well, I ultimately believe that both William James and Krishnamurti would’ve liked ‘Dick in a Box’.” Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake get metaphysical in the summer rom-com “Friends with Benefits.”
AREA THEATERS AMELIA ISLAND Carmike Amelia Island 7, 1132 S. 14th St., 261-9867 ARLINGTON & REGENCY AMC Regency 24, 9451 Regency Square Blvd., 264-3888 BAYMEADOWS & MANDARIN Regal Avenues 20, 9525 Philips Highway, 538-3889 BEACHES Regal Beach Blvd. 18, 14051 Beach Blvd., 992-4398 FIVE POINTS 5 Points Theatre, 1028 Park St., 359-0047 NORTHSIDE Hollywood River City 14, River City Marketplace, 12884 City Center Blvd., 757-9880
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NOW SHOWING BAD TEACHER **G@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Cameron Diaz gives movie-lovers some lessons in raunchy comedy as teacher-from-hell Ms. Halsey in director Jake Kasdan’s new film. Co-starring Justin Timberlake and Jason Segal. A BETTER LIFE **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Regency Square Director Chris Weitz’ family drama about an illegal immigrant gardener (Demián Bichir) living in East L.A., struggling to keep his son (José Julián) from the gang life while trying to stay one step ahead of immigration enforcement agents. BRIDESMAIDS *G@@ Rated R • Epic Theatre St. Augustine This vapid, unholy marriage of bad jokes and a weak cast stars Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square,
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ORANGE PARK AMC Orange Park 24, 1910 Wells Road, (888) AMC-4FUN Carmike Fleming Island 12, 1820 Town Center Blvd., 621-0221 SAN MARCO San Marco Theatre, 1996 San Marco Blvd., 396-4845 SOUTHSIDE Cinemark Tinseltown, 4535 Southside Blvd., 998-2122 ST. AUGUSTINE Epic Theatres, 112 Theatre Drive, 797-5757 IMAX Theater, World Golf Village, 940-IMAX Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., 829-3101
Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. This latest adaptation of a classic Marvel Comic is the story of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), who wants to be a soldier but is turned down — so he signs up for a top secret program that transforms him into Captain America, tasked with defending our nation from the diabolical Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). With Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones and Derek Luke. CARS 2 ***@ Rated G • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. This latest road-worthy animated flick from the gang at PIXAR pits Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) in a face-off (grill-off?) with his four-wheeled foe Francesco Bernoulli (John Turturro) in the World Grand Prix. Larry the Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt and Michael Caine lend their voices to this high-octane, summer thrill ride. COWBOYS & ALIENS **@@ Rated PG-13 • Opens on July 29 Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde star in an inventive sci-fi-oater about a lone cowboy who must join forces with the lawman who wants him dead to defend an Arizona town from a UFO invasion. Wait … what? CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE **@@ Rated PG-13 • Opens on July 29 Steve Carell stars as Cal, a guy who seems to have it all until wife Emily (Julianne Moore) decides to call it quits. Ryan “Abs” Gosling, Marisa Tomei and Kevin Bacon star in this humorous take on the American male midlife crisis. FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS **@@
HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 ***G Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., WGHoF IMAX Theatre Reviewed in this issue. HORRIBLE BOSSES ***G Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. This fun comedy about offing your superior in the workplace surely earns its “R” rating with a clever plot and vulgar-rich performances from an ensemble cast including Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Jamie Foxx and a nearly unrecognizable Colin Farrell. LARRY CROWNE **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, 5 Points Theatre, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Director-star Tom Hanks and costar Julia Roberts seem to be acting-by-the-numbers in this decent but unremarkable film about a man who receives an education in love and life after he returns to college. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS ***@ Rated PG-13 • Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, San Marco Theatre Woody Allen’s latest stars Owen Wilson as a Hollywood screenwriter on vacation in Paris who’s inexplicably transported to the City of Lights … in the 1920s. This well-received romantic comedy features an ensemble cast including Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Martin Sheen and Rachel McAdams. MONTE CARLO **@@ Rated PG • Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues Teen-geared fare starring Selena Gomez (OMG!) and Katie Cassidy as adventurous young women who spend summer vaca looking for fun, romance and a good deal on a yacht in Monte Carlo. MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS **@@ Rated PG • Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. This family-geared flick about millionaire Tom Popper (Jim Carrey) and the flock of penguins he inherits from his late father never really takes flight. Co-starring Ophelia Lovibond, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll and Angela Lansbury, and a whole bunch of adorable penguins. PHASE 7 **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park In the near future, a husband and wife battle killer-plagueinfested neighbors trying to break into their apartment, in this funky Argentinean horror import from writer-director Nicolás Goldbart.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square Johnny Depp is Capt. Jack Sparrow in this swashbuckling yet predictable film. Also starring Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane and Geoffrey Rush and Keith “I don’t really need the money” Richards. THE SMURFS Rated PG • Opens on July 29 Katy Perry, Hank Azaria, Jeff Foxworthy, George Lopez, Fred Armisen, Kenan Thompson, Paul Reubens, B.J. Novak (Ryan on “The Office”) and Jonathan Winters (yay!) lend their voices to the big-screen debut of these beloved little blue dudes and dudette. When their archenemy Gargamel (Azaria) chases them out of their village, The Smurfs are transported to our world, where they meet Patrick (Neil Patrick Harris). Look for partygoers Tim Gunn, Julie Chang, Liz Smith and Joan Rivers. SUPER 8 ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, Regal Beach Blvd. J.J. Abrams’ kid-geared UFO romp doesn’t reach the dazzling heights set by his mentor/producer Steven Spielberg, but “Super 8” still soars on the strengths of a fun story and likeable cast. TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON @@@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Director Michael Bay’s latest addition to this cinematic traffic jam moves along like a 20-car pile-up of mandatory special effects, bad acting and a slippery story. WINNIE THE POOH **@@ Rated G • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Disney’s latest update on A.A. Milne’s beloved children’s story sticks to the tried and true about a honey-guzzling bear named Pooh and the rest of the gang in Hundred Acre Wood who now must play detective when one of their own goes missing. Think of it as CSI: DISNEY. ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA **@@ Not Rated • AMC Regency Square When one of a trio of pals becomes engaged, they all take off on one last dream vacation. ZOOKEEPER *G@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. This goofy comedy stars Kevin James as Griffin, a lonelyhearted zookeeper who learns the ways of courtship and love from the caged animals in his care; still a felony act in most states. Co-starring Rosario Dawson, Donnie Wahlberg and the voices of Nick Nolte, Adam Sandler, Sly Stallone, Cher, Judd Apatow, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love and Don Rickles.
OTHER FILMS
BEFORE MY EYES This film, shot locally, premiers at 7:30 p.m. on July 30 at University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. Krystal Michele, Jacoby Freeman, Papa Duck and writer and director Gin X appear. 881-0026. mdsent.net THE CHINA SYNDROME Summer Movie Classics series continues with this 1979 thriller starring Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas, at 2 p.m. on July 31 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets are $7.50. 355-2787. WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Movies at Main screens this Agatha Christie murder mystery starring Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power and Charles Laughton at 5:45 p.m. on July 28 at Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium, 303 N. Laura St., Jacksonville. Admission is free. 630-1741. POT BELLY’S CINEMA “Everything Must Go,” “The Hangover 2” and “Water for