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NOW SHOWING APOLLO 18 ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. This low budget sci-fi flick gets high marks for its effective use of fake-documentary footage of a doomed lunar mission and its three-man crew who realize they’re not alone on the moon. BAD TEACHER **G@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown We don’t know why this crap is back, either. Cameron Diaz gives lessons in raunchy comedy as teacher-from-hell Ms. Halsey in director Jake Kasdan’s film, co-starring Justin Timberlake and Jason Segal. BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. This goofy comedy stars Nick Swardson as Bucky Larson, a naïve grocery bagger who decides to seek his fortune in Hollywood and carry on a family tradition, after learning his parents (Edward Herrmann, Miriam Flynn) were once porn stars. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER **** Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Chris Evans stars in this excellent big-screen adaptation of the Marvel Comics Universe story about a patriotic WWII-era soldier-turned-superhero who battles evil leader Red Skull and his renegade Nazi pals.
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 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Creepy fare from Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) follows a family (Guy Pearce, Katie Holmes, Bailee Madison) who discover their new dream home is inhabited by terrifying creatures.
COLOMBIANA **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Director Luc Besson’s action thriller benefits from a winning performance by Zoe Saldana as Cataleya, a South American hit woman who kills for both business and the pleasure of revenge.
DRIVE **** 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 crime thriller stars Ryan Gosling as a movie stuntman who’s also a driver for thieves in need of a quick getaway. When a big heist gets screwed up, he gets the blame — and a price on his head. Co-starring Carey Mulligan and Christina Hendricks.
CONAN THE BARBARIAN ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park Jason Momoa wears the pelts of the mythical warrior in director Marcus Nispel’s fantasy remake. Co-starring Rose McGowan as Marique, an evil yet sultry witch.
FINAL DESTINATION 5 *G@@ Rated R • AMC Regency Square This is No. 5 — the Grim Reaper’s tired of killing attractive teenagers. Co-starring Nicholas D’Agosto and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood.
CONTAGION **** 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., San Marco Theatre Reviewed in this issue.
HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 ***G Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Regal Avenues The final installment is a spellbinding farewell through flashback scenes, solid storytelling and powerful battle sequences, with solid performances by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Ralph Fiennes.
COWBOYS & ALIENS **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Jon Favreau directs the sci-fi-meets-oater-action-yarn, starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde, about an outlaw and sheriff who battle intergalactic varmints. CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE ***@ Rated PG-13 • Cinemark Tinseltown, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Steve Carell, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone star in this insane little rom-com about a group of lonely hearts navigating the dating world of 21st-century Los Angeles.
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When Peek-A-Boo turns deadly: Ryan Gosling (right) stars as a driver for the mob in the crime film “Drive.”
THE DEBT **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington and Helen Mirren star in this spy thriller that follows a group of Nazi hunters and their four-decade mission to apprehend The Surgeon of Birkenau, a notorious war criminal.
THE HELP **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. Emma Stone and Viola Davis star in this tale set in 1960s Mississippi, about a young woman who collects the stories of African-American women in her town who’ve spent their lives working for white families — and publishes them in a sensational book. I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT **@@ 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. Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear and Pierce Brosnan star in this comedy about a married couple trying to balance love, business, family and (gulp) fidelity without losing their minds. LAUGH AT MY PAIN **@@
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 Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square This concert documentary about comedian Kevin Hart includes candid backstage and interview footage as well as scenes from Hart’s comedy tour that grossed a whopping $15 million. THE LION KING 3-D ***@ Rated G • 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. Disney’s 1994 animated fave is remastered in 3-D and features the voices of Jonathan Taylor (OMG, JTT!!) Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech (“hey man!”) Marin in the adventure of the lion cub Simba and how he discovers a sense of pride in trying to reclaim his throne as king of the animals. MERE BROTHER KI DULHAN **@@ Not Rated • AMC Regency Square The Bollywood rom-com stars Imran Kahn, Katrina Kaif and Ali Zafar in a story about a man who falls in love with his brother’s soon-to-be-wife. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS ***@ Rated PG-13 • Carmike Amelia Island, Pot Belly’s, Regal Beach Blvd. Woody Allen’s rom-com stars Owen Wilson as a Hollywood screenwriter on vaca in Paris who’s inexplicably transported to the City of Lights … in the 1920s. Co-stars Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Martin Sheen and Rachel McAdams. OUR IDIOT BROTHER ***@ Rated R • AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, 5 Points Theatre, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Paul Rudd’s endearing performance as the freeloading Ned and solid supporting turns by Zooey Deschanel, Steve Coogan and Emily Mortimer help keep this quirky family comedy from surrendering to sheer stupidity. RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES ***G Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Director Rupert Wyatt’s take on the classic sci-fi story of man versus monkey swings with killer performances by James Franco and Andy Serkis, as the reluctant ape-turned-superape Caesar. Tasteful special effects help “Rise” climb to the top of the blockbusters. SARAH’S KEY ***@ Rated PG-13 • Cinemark Tinseltown, Pot Belly’s Kristin Scott Thomas stars in this engaging drama about a modern-day journalist who investigates the story of a young girl’s experiences in occupied Europe during WWII.