Brooklyn (PG-13 for a sex scene and brief profanity). Romance drama, set in the 50s, about a homesick immigrant to the U.S. (Saoirse Ronan) who finds herself torn between a suitor (Emory Cohen) she meets in New York and another (Domnhall Gleason) she left behind in Ireland. With Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, and Michael Zegen. Deadpool (R for sexuality, graphic nudity, graphic violence, and pervasive profanity). Ryan Reynolds plays the Marvel Comics antihero in this movie about a Special Forces mercenary left mutated by a medical experiment that went horribly wrong. With Ed Skrein, Karan Soni, and Michael Benyaer. Desierto (R for profanity and graphic violence). Suspense thriller set along the Rio Grande about a vigilante’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hunt for undocumented aliens attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. With Gael Garcia Bernal, Marco Perez, and Diego Catano. In English and Spanish with subtitles.
Fri. 03/04/16 to Thurs. 03/10/16
Gods of Egypt (PG-13 for action, violence, and some sexuality). Action fantasy inspired by ancient mythology about a thief (Brenton Thwaites) who joins forces with a god of war (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) in order to protect a peaceable kingdom from a god of darkness (Gerard Butler) and his henchmen. With Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton, Geoffrey Rush, Chadwick Boseman, and Bruce Spence.
Embrace of the Serpent
Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG for action and mild rude humor). Latest installment in the animated series finds Po (Jack Black) joining forces with his long-lost father (Bryan Cranston) for an adventure aimed at preventing a supernatural warrior (J.K. Simmons) from draining thousands of kung fu masters of their powers. Voice cast includes Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, and Kate Hudson. The Lady in the Van (PG-13 for a disturbing image). Documentary drama recounts the unlikely friendship forged between a celebrated playwright (Alex Jennings) and a homeless woman (Maggie Smith) who lived in a car parked in his driveway. With Dominic Cooper, Jim Broadbent, and James Corden. London Has Fallen (R for violence and profanity). A sequel, set in England, finds Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) joining forces with an MI6 Agent (Charlotte Riley) to foil a plot to assassinate the president of the United States (Aaron Eckhart) and other leaders of the free world as they attend the funeral of the British prime minister. Ensemble cast includes Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Radha Mitchell, Melissa Leo, Jackie Earle Haley, and Robert Forster. Race (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes, and ethnic slurs). Biopic chronicling Jesse Owens’ (Stephan James) overcoming racism at home as well as Nazism in Berlin en route to winning four gold medals in track-and-field events at the 1936 Olympic Games. With Jason Sudeikis, Carice von Houten, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt, and Shanice Banton.
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Eddie the Eagle (PG-13 for smoking, partial nudity, and suggestive material). Inspirational biopic about British ski jumper Eddie Edwards (Taron Egerton), the farsighted underdog who became a crowd favorite at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Co-starring Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, and Jo Hartley.
How to Be Single (R for sexuality and pervasive profanity). Romantic comedy about the misadventures of a newcomer to New York City (Dakota Johnson) who decides to test the Manhattan dating scene after breaking up with her college sweetheart (Nicholas Braun). Co-starring Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Damon Wayans, Jr., and Alison Brie.
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Fri, Mar 11 at 8 pm Richardson Auditorium in Princeton MOZART Overture and Ballet Music from Idomeneo MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” PERRY SO conductor ERIC LU piano NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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The Big Short (R for nudity, sexuality, and pervasive profanity). Adaptation of the Michael Lewis best seller of the same name about a quartet of stock market contrarians (Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, and Brad Pitt) who accurately predicted the global financial collapse of 2008. With Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo, and Finn Wittrock.
*Starting Fri, MAR 04
ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS FROM SCHUMANN & BRAHMS
Friday - Saturday: 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Sunday - Thursday: 1:40, 4:25, 7:10
Son of Saul
Friday - Saturday: 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 (R) Sunday - Thursday: 2:00, 4:30, 7:00
Race
Friday - Thursday: 4:20, 7:10 (PG-13)
The Lady in the Van
Friday - Saturday: 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 (PG-13) Sunday - Thursday: 2:25, 4:50, 7:15 Friday - Thursday: 1:45, 7:10 (PG-13)
The Big Short Friday - Saturday: 4:15, 9:40 (R) Sunday - Thursday: 4:15
Spotlight Friday - Thursday: 4:20, 7:05 (R)
Brooklyn Friday - Saturday: 1:45, 9:55 (PG-13) Sunday - Thursday: 1:45
Room
Friday - Saturday: 1:45, 10:00 (R) Sunday - Thursday: 1:45
Sat, Mar 19 at 8 pm State Theatre in New Brunswick WAGNER Siegfried Idyll SCHUMANN Piano Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 CHRISTIAN ARMING conductor STEPHEN HOUGH piano NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Stephen Hough, hailed by The Guardian for his “scintillating technique and sparkling sound,” is featured in Schumann’s only piano concerto.
Hail, Caesar!
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Anomalisa (R for profanity, graphic sexuality, and nudity). Animated adventure about an author (David Thewlis) who is unable to connect with other people until he hits it off with a stranger (Jennifer Jason Leigh) he meets on a business trip. Additional voices supplied by Tom Noonan.
Starts Friday Ends Thursday The Witch ( R ) Youth (PG) Spotlight (R ) Continuing Lady in the Van (PG-13) Anomalisa (R) Family Horton Hears a Who: Sat Mar 5 10:30 am Specials Int’l Film Series Labrynth of Lies: Thurs Mar 3 5:30 pm Royal Opera La Traviata: Sun Mar 6 12:30 pm NTLive - Jane Eyre: Wed Mar 9 1:00 pm Art on Screen - Mr. Turner: Wed Mar 9 7:30 PM
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45 Years (R for profanity and brief sexuality). Drama about a couple (Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay) whose 45th anniversary party plans are jeopardized by the discovery of the corpse of his girlfriend missing for over 50 years. With Geraldine James, Dolly Wells, and Hannah Chalmers.
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The Revenant (R for profanity, graphic violence, gory images, brief nudity, and a rape). Adaptation of Michael Punke’s tale of survival, set in Wyoming in 1823, about a frontiersman’s harrowing ordeal after being mauled by a bear and left to die in the wilderness by members of his hunting party. Support cast includes Tom Hardy, Domnhall Gleeson and Will Poulter. In English, French, and Native American dialects with subtitles. Risen (PG-13 for violence and disturbing images). Biblical epic revisiting the Resurrection from the perspective of a non-believer (Joseph Fiennes) dispatched from Rome to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Christ’s (Cliff Curtis) body three days after the Crucifixion. Cast includes Tom Felton, Maria Botto, Peter Firth, and Luis Callejo. Room (R for profanity). Adaptation of the Emma Donoghue bestseller of the same name about the harrowing ordeal of a young woman (Brie Larson) and the son (Jacob Tremblay) she bore while imprisoned as a sex slave in her kidnapper’s (Sean Bridgers) backyard shed. Support cast includes William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Amanda Brugel. Son of Saul (R for nudity and disturbing violence). Holocaust movie, set in Auschwitz in 1944, about a Jewish prisoner’s (Geza Rohrig) desperate effort to give his gassed son a proper burial after saving the corpse from the crematorium. With Levente Molnar, Urs Rechn, and Todd Charmont. In German, Hungarian, Yiddish, and Polish with subtitles. Spotlight (R for profanity, sexual references, and mature themes). Screen adaptation of the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize winning investigation of the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child molestation by clergy members. Ensemble cast includes Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, and Stanley Tucci. Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens (PG-13 for violence). Director J.J. Abrams takes charge of the series for the inaugural adventure of a trilogy unfolding three decades after Return of the Jedi. This installment finds Hans Solo (Harrison Ford) and company squaring off against a new nemesis Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and his army of evil Stormtroopers. Principal cast includes Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher as well as newcomers Oscar Isaac, Daisy Ridley, Lupita Nyong’o, and Domnhall Gleeson. Triple 9 (R for nudity, graphic violence, drug use, and profanity). Crime thriller about Russian mobsters blackmailing some crooked cops into attempting a practically impossible heist. Ensemble cast includes Academy Award winner Kate Winslet, Oscar nominees Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Casey Affleck, along with Anthony Mackie, Teresa Palmer, and Michael Kenneth Williams. Where to Invade Next (R for profanity, drug use, violent images, and brief nudity). Michael Moore’s mocking documentary finds the inveterate iconclast mounting faux invasions of other nations in search of ways to improve the quality of life in the United States of America. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Unrated). Adaptation of The Taliban Shuffle, war correspondent Kim Barker’s (Tina Fey) memoir about her relationship with a fellow journalist (Martin Freeman) while covering Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. With Margot Robbie, Billy Bob Thornton, and Alfred Molina. The Witch (R for disturbing violence and nudity). Chilling tale of demonic possession, set in New England in 1630, about the horrors visited on a Puritan family living on a farm at the edge of the wilderness. Co-starring Anya Tatlor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, and Kate Dickie. Youth (R for profanity, sexuality, and nudity). Surrealistic meditation on mortality by a couple of old friends — one is a composer (Michael Caine), and the other is a filmmaker (Harvey Keitel) — reflecting on the meaning of life while vacationing in the Swiss alps. With Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, and Jane Fonda. In English, Spanish, and Swiss-German with subtitles. Zoolander 2 (PG-13 for brief profanity, coarse humor, crude sexuality, and a scene of violence). Ben Stiller reprises the title role in a sequel that finds the dimwitted model joining forces with his former adversary (Owen Wilson) in order to fight a new fashion industry nemesis (Will Ferrell). Ensemble cast includes Kristen Wiig, Benedict Cumberbatch, Penelope Cruz, and Olivia Munn, with cameos by Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Lenny Kravitz, Demi Lovato, and Macaulay Culkin. Zootopia (PG for action, rude humor, and mature themes). Animated adventure about a rookie bunny cop (Ginnifer Goodwin) who partners with a fast-talking fox (Jason Bateman) in order to solve a series of mysterious disappearances in a city populated by anthropomorphic animals. Voice cast includes Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Shakira, Octavia Spencer, and Tommy Chong. —Kam Williams
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