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OPENING THIS WEEK A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD John McClane goes looking for his son and trouble over in Russia, only to find that it’s going to take more than a few well-timed burns to prevent a nuclear disaster. In Russia, hard dies you. Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney and Sebastian Koch. Rated R. Opens Thu., Feb. 14. Carmike 12. IDENTITY THIEF This is a revenge comedy gone awry and back and awry again, wherein a mild-mannered fella tries to recover his stolen ID from the woman (gasp!) who is ruining his credit score with lavish spending sprees. Perhaps we shall learn the true meaning of “identity.” Starring Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho. Rated R. Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. RUST AND BONE In this French film, a single father struggles to raise his young son, but manages to become romantically involved with a killer whale trainer who suffers a horrible accident. Starring Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure. Rated R. Wilma. SIDE EFFECTS A well-to-do New York couple learns that a drug’s side effects could have unintended consequences. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law. Rated R. Carmike 12.
NOW PLAYING ANNA KARENINA Does the world’s finest literary labor measure up in movie form? Will Anna leave her husband for Count Vronsky? Will you love Keira Knighley’s outfits? Jude Law’s “acting?” Also starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Rated R. Wilma. ARGO Based on a true story, crafty CIA dudes try to bust some Americans out of the not-so-hospitable country of Iran circa 1979. Ayatollah rock and rolla! Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman. Rated R. Village 6. BROKEN CITY Framed by the mayor of NYC, a cop goes off the rails on the crazy train to catch the scoundrel and prove himself innocent. Starring the cast from the past, Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Rated R. Carmike 12.
desperate actors such as Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear, Common, Seth MacFarlane and, of course, Richard Gere. Rated R. Village 6.
BULLET TO THE HEAD Two unlikely partners form an alliance and visit vengeance upon those who killed their old partners. Also to make puns, innuendos and coy remarks. Starring the excellent Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa and Christian Slater. Rated R. Village 6.
PARKER The devastatingly rugged Jason Statham plays a thief who is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Will his handsome good looks help him seek out his revenge? Only if a pretty lady helps. Also starring Jennifer Lopez and Michael Chiklis. Rated R. Village 6.
DJANGO UNCHAINED Django, a slave-turnedbounty hunter, seeks out his wife in the antebellum south. It’s about to get real violent up in here. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Jamie Foxx, Don Johnson and Leonardo DiCaprio. Rated R. Village 6 and Showboat. GANGSTER SQUAD With no love for East Coast mafiosos, a group of LAPD detectives decide that they are going to go to all lengths to keep them out of their town. Starring Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Rated R. Carmike 12. HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS What up now, witches? Hansel and Gretel are now bounty hunters out to track down and damage every witch on the planet. Best watch out for that Blood Moon, though, kids, not to mention a secret from the past. Starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton and Peter Stormare. Rated R. Carmike12, Village 6, Pharaohplex and Entertainer. THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Reclaim the treasure stolen by that old dragon Smaug, Bilbo Baggins, and you and your elven friends will be heroes for a millennia! Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12. HYDE PARK ON HUDSON The story of FDR feeding hot dogs and apple pie to the king and queen of the United Kingdom on the eve of WWII. Oh, and his affair with distant cousin Margaret “Daisy” Suckley. Starring Bill Murray, Laura Linney and Olivia Williams. Rated R. Wilma. LES MISERABLES After a lifetime on the run in 19th century France,
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN In this documentary, a couple of South Africans seek out the “Latin Bob Dylan,” Sixto Rodriguez, a 70s rocker who blew up in the African nation after a bootleg recording found its way there 20 years after its recording. Starring Rodriguez, Steve Segerman and Dennis Coffey. Rated PG-13. Wilma.
If guns are outlawed, only Bruno will have guns. A Good Day to Die Hard opens Thu., Feb. 14, at Carmike 12 in the the Big D theater.
Jean Valjean agrees to care for a young girl and lives are forever changed. Plus, you know, singing. Starring the enchanting Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex and Showboat. LINCOLN Steven Spielberg directs Daniel Day-Lewis in this biopic about the United States’ greatest president as he struggles with the war, emancipation of the slaves, his cabinet and his family. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and David Strathairn. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12. MAMA So you’ve got to raise your nieces after they’ve lived alone in the woods for five years. Something is bound to go wrong, very wrong. Starring Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Megan Charpentier. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12. MOVIE 43 Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars must have really got on someone’s bad side as they star in this episodic film about three kids plumbing the depths of the Internet for a super-banned film. Starring
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Based on the novel by Matthew Quick, this is the story of a former teacher returning home to his wife and parents after a stint in a mental institution. But things aren’t all turkey and stuffing cuz there is a mysterious woman in the picture, too. Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro. Rated R. Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. WARM BODIES Zombie love, y’all. A zombie saves a pretty lady from an attack and love may just change the entire undead world as we know it. Please save your, “Keep the tip,” jokes for later. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer and John Malkovich. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. ZERO DARK THIRTY Zero Dark Thirty retells the story of the military operation that resulted in Osama bin Laden’s death. If this were a Jerry Bruckheimer film, Navy recruiters would be creaming their jeans, but this one, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), confronts issues of morality in wartime and the demons wrought by interrogation. Rated R. Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
Capsule reviews by Jason McMackin. Moviegoers be warned! For show times please visit missoulanews.com or contact the theaters in order to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 and Village 6 at 5417469; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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