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nov 1 & 2 NOV 15 & 16 NOV 29 & 30 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 THE BOXTROLLS 2014, 102 min; PG – violence Dean DeBlois; 2014, 102 min; Director: Anthony Stacchi; 2014, 97 min; The future is grim until four unlikely outcast rated G – violence rated G – may frighten young children brothers rise from the sewers and dis- When Hiccup and Toothless discover an In the village of Cheesebridge, a Victorian- cover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja ice cave that is home to hundreds of new era berg obsessed with stinky fine cheeses, Turtles. They must work with fearless report- wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Eggs, a young boy raised by the Boxtrolls, er April (Megan Fox) and her wise-cracking Rider, the two friends find themselves at the a lovable group of cave-dwelling trash cameraman (Will Arnett) to save the city. center of a battle to protect the peace. collectors, tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator, with the help of a wealthy nov 8 & 9 NOV 22 & 23 girl named Winnie. GREASE DOLPHIN TALE 2 DEC 6 & 7 1978, 111 min; rated PG Director: Charles Martin Smith; 2014, Energetic musical numbers highlight this 108 min; rated G A CHRISTMAS STORY Bob Clark; 1983, 94 min; rated PG 1950s high-school romance between The team of people who saved Winter’s life

Danny (John Travolta) and Sandy (Olivia reassemble in the wake of her surrogate This delightfully funny holiday gem tells the Newton-John) Songs include Summer mother’s passing in order to find her story of Ralphie (Peter Billingsley), a 1940’s

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NOV 16 KIDS MATINEE 1 PM HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 NOV 22 KIDS MATINEE 1 PM DOLPHIN TALE 2 “A HEADY HEAD-TRIP!” “IRRESISIBLE!” –Montreal Gazette –Rolling Stone Manager’s Pick!

NOV 16 (3:00 matinee & 7:10 & 9:00) NOV 17 (7:10 & 9:00) nov 18 (7:15 only) nov 19 & 20 (7:00 & 9:20) nov 21 & 22 (3:00 matinee & 7:00 & 9:00) Director: Mike Dowse; Canada, 2014, 98 min; PG Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoey Kazan

ETERNITY – THE MOVIE ? MYSTERY MOVIE ? THE CONGRESS THE F WORD 9 BASED ON A PLAY BY T.J. DAWE & MICHAEL RINALDI 0 Director: Ian Thorpe; USA, 2014, 88 min Director: Ari Folman; Israel/Germany/Poland, 2014, 122 min; starring Robin Wright Wallace is a hopeless romantic. He meets animator Chantry – who, unfortunately, is SPECIAL ADVANCE SNEAK PREVIEW! already in a relationship. Ignoring their attraction, the pair decide to remain friends, The 1980s return in full comedic force with “Eternity” — whether you’ve lived through the Ari Folman (“Waltz with Bashir”) directed this kaleidoscopic satire of the entertain- which turns out to be far more difficult than they imagined. The year’s freshest and most Be among the exclusive few in Victoria to hilarious hair and regrettable fashion choices or not, get ready to laugh to the max for ment business, combining live action with psychedelic animation. It stars Robin Wright winning romantic comedy is contemporary, and most importantly very, very funny. –TIFF all of eternity. –Content Magazine It’s 1985 all over again, and Todd and BJ (who works see a brand-new feature film before it is (“House of Cards”) as “Robin Wright,” an aging actress and former Princess Bride whose at BJ Maxx’s) discover the smooth white-boy soul they can make together as ‘Eternity,’ a released to theatres. It could be a docu- career prospects seem bleak until a callous executive offers to purchase her cinematic nov 21 & 22 (11:00pm) hopelessly awkward but amazingly tuneful duo that looks strangely like Hall & Oates. The mentary, a comedy or a drama; in English identity for 20 years. Things then take a decidedly trippy turn, as the story jumps ahead $4.75 for UVic undergrads! music is fantastic, and the playful are-they/aren’t-they banter that runs through the whole or have subtitles. See a movie specially 20 years. Constantly blurring the lines between character and actor, live-action and Tommy Wiseau; USA, 2003, 99 min; 14A selected for Cinecenta’s audience! film is amusing and sharp. This movie owes a lot to “Napoleon Dynamite” (and even has animation, reality and fantasy, red pill and blue pill, “Congress” is a visually dazzling and One of the best worst movies ever made! An instant cult classic. Jon Gries in it). —AMFM Magazine riveting meditation on corporate greed. —exclaim.ca THE ROOM You have to see it to believe it! Tommy Wiseau wrote, directed, stars and screams: “YOU’RE TEARING ME APART, LISA!!!” NOV 23 KIDS MATINEE 1 PM DOLPHIN TALE 2 NOV 29 KIDS MATINEE 1 PM THE BOXTROLLS

BIG SCREEN Classic nov 23 (3:00 matinee & 7:00) nov 24 & 25 (7:00 & 9:15) nov 26 & 27 (7:00 & 9:00) “A POWERFUL MORAL DOCUMENT.” nov 28 & 29 (3:00 matinee & 7:00 & 9:20) “ONE OF THE BEST –Philadelphia Inquirer MOVIES OF THE YEAR!” LA DOLCE VITA THE CAPTIVE THE GREEN PRINCE PRIDE –San Francisco Chronicle Federico Fellini; Italy, 1960, 175 min; Director: Atom Egoyan; Canada, 2014, 112 min; PG Director: Nadav Schirman; Germany/USA/UK, 2014, 101 min; PG Director: Matthew Warchus; UK, 2014, 121 min; PG Italian with subtitles; PG Despite some plot developments that strain credulity, Atom Egoyan’s wintry, Niagara Nadav Schirman’s terrific double-dealing documentary tells the story of Mosab Yousef, An entirely entertaining movie about a magical occurrence during the British coal miners’ The biggest hit from the most popular Falls-set abduction thriller focusing chiefly on the emotional toll a young girl’s disap- the cherished son of Palestinian and Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef, who strike of 1984-85. When the Thatcher government threatens to close down the country’s Italian filmmaker of all time, this rocketed pearance takes on the lives of her parents (played to anguished perfection by Ryan agrees to spy on his father for the Israeli secret service. Mosab insists that he is motivated pits, a young gay-rights activist (Ben Schnetzer) leads a group of gays and lesbians to the Fellini to international success—ironically, Reynolds and Mireille Enos) and law enforcers is an engrossing, visually striking by disillusion with Hamas, and by a desire to bring peace to the region, although it is dreary South Wales town where they are greeted with varying degrees of warmth, hostil- by offering a damning critique of the cul- variation on a genre. Artfully toggling between his signature, time-shifting style and clear that he’s also excited by the subterfuge. The deeper he goes the more his loyalties ity, and astonishment. The director gives the material a lilting charm. With Bill Nighy; the ture of stardom. A look at the darkness mainstream expectations, Egoyan is less interested in whodunit conventions than cap- become tangled. He becomes the link between Hamas and Shin Bet, playing both sides great Imelda Staunton, in feisty form; and Dominic West, who breaks the ice by putting beneath the seductive lifestyles of Rome’s turing, with stylized eeriness, a crime’s psychic impact within a jigsaw-like, technology- off against one another. Mosab sells his father down the river in a last-ditch attempt to on the seventies disco number “Shame, Shame, Shame,” turning a testy meet and greet rich and glamorous, the film follows a noto- propelled narrative that pays dividends for those who can overlook its credibility gaps. keep him out of harm’s way, reasoning that he will be safer in jail than on the streets of into a delirious uproar. —The New Yorker rious celebrity journalist (a sublimely cool —Victoria Times-Colonist Ramallah. Schirman’s film is as gripping as any high-concept Hollywood thriller and as Marcello Mastroianni). psychologically knotty as Greek tragedy. —The Guardian NOV 30 KIDS MATINEE 1 PM THE BOXTROLLS DEC 6 KIDS MATINEE 1 PM A CHRISTMAS STORY

9 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 0 nov 30 Dec 1 & 2 (7:00 & 9:10) “NO ONE COMES OUT AND SAYS THAT MUSIC IS dec 3 & 4 (7:00 & 9:10) dec 5 & 6 (3:00 matinee & 7:10 & 8:45) (3:00 matinee & 7:00 & 9:20) THE LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL, BUT NO ONE HAS TO. GOD HELP THE GIRL WE SEE IT HAPPENING RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES.” DR. CABBIE ALIVE INSIDE: A STORY OF MUSIC AND MEMORY Director: Stuart Murdoch; UK, 2014, 108 min; PG –LA Times Director: Jean-Francois Pouliot: Canada, 2014, 104 min; PG Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett; USA, 2013, 74 minutes PRIDE Turn your twee up to eleven with the directorial debut of Belle and Sebastian’s Vinay Virmani plays Deepak, who upon graduating from medical school in India, packs “Alive Inside” investigates the power music has to awaken deeply locked memories. The Director: Matthew Warchus; UK, 2014, Stuart Murdoch, a Glasgow-set saga of young love and musical dreams. The culmi- up his mom and moves to Toronto with the expectation of starting a medical practice. film follows Dan Cohen, a social worker, who decides to bring iPods to a nursing home. 121 min; PG nation of project that began with a 2009 song cycle of the same name is a charm- Reality and disillusion quickly set in when it becomes clear the door is closed and Deepak Many residents suffering from memory loss and Alzheimer’s Disease seem to “awaken” [Please see Nov 28 & 29 description] ingly off-kilter modern musical set in the boho enclaves of Glasgow. Aspiring musi- finds himself slumming it as a cabbie, along with a lot of overqualified people from other when they are able to listen to music from their past. With great excitement, Dan turns cian Eve (Emily Browning) hooks up with songwriter James (Olly Alexander) and parts of the world. Deepak starts treating patients in the back seat of his taxi, doling out to renowned neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, and we follow them as we investigate the mys- guitarist Cass (Hannah Murray). The new friends form a three-piece and set out to advice and prescriptions. Dr. Cabbie manages to be lighthearted, amusing and occasion- terious way music functions inside our brains. A joyous celebration of music’s capacity “A JOYOUS FILM, FULL OF LOVE AND conquer the hearts of kids everywhere. A winningly whimsical indie-pop fantasia! ally heartwarming. With his handsome features and soulful eyes, Virmani is a natural to reawaken our souls. —Rose Theatre WARMTH. TRULY LOVELY.” —Toronto International Film Festival leading man. “Big Bang Theory” star Kunal Nayyar gets a chance to play against type as Deepak’s buddy, Tony, a fast-talking lounge lizard. —Toronto Star –Time Out London “ABSOLUTELY JOYOUS!” –Washington Post DEC 7 KIDS MATINEE 1 PM A CHRISTMAS STORY

Winner! UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY PRIZE –Variety “VISUALLY STUNNING!” --Cannes Film Festival dec 7 (3:00 matinee & 7:00 & 9:10) dec 8 (7:00 & 9:10) dec 9, 10 & 11 (7:00 & 9:20) dec 12 & 13 (7:00 & 9:00) MY OLD LADY FORCE MAJEURE “A BRUTALLY SMART AND ORIGINAL FILM.” ELSA & FRED Director: Israel Horovitz; UK/France, 2014,108 min; PG Director: Ruben Östlund Director: Michael Radford; USA, 2014, 94 min Cast: Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott-Thomas Sweden, 2014, 120 min; Swedish with subtitles –The Playlist Cast: Christopher Plummer. Shirley MacLaine, Marcia Gay Harden, James Brolin, George When Matthais (Kevin Kline) arrives in the City of Lights, he’s a broken man. His overall Ruben Östlund’s riveting drama features a desperate man whose world crumbles around him. After an avalanche at a ski resort in the Segal, Chris Noth failure makes him the object of barbs from Mathilde (Maggie Smith), whom he finds living Alps, a family’s escape is overshadowed by husband/father Tomas’ cowardice in the clutch. It seems that running for his (own) life with- This charming romantic comedy finds Elsa (Shirley MacLaine), a gregarious retiree who’s in the flat that was his sole inheritance from his distant father. He wants to sell the apart- out a second thought for his family is a slight his wife Ebba just can’t shake. Tomas, or course, denies it ever happened. Unfortunately, as lively as the New Orleans streets outside her apartment. When straight-laced widower ment and move on, but Mathilde informs him that she comes with the place because of he can’t persuade his wife to love him or his two kids to trust him. Over the next few days, the ski holiday comes to resemble a pur- Fred (Christopher Plummer) moves into her apartment building, the two fight and flirt the French viager system. Matthais’s presence, in turn, vexes Mathilde’s daughter Chloë gatory of humiliation, dejection and rejection for the red-faced patriarch. Perhaps the most surprising thing about “Force Majeure” is like old lovers. Fred just wants to be left alone, but she won’t hear of it! This spirited (Kristin Scott Thomas). Writer-director Horovitz takes this farcical setup and flips it on its how funny it is. Admittedly the humour is rather uncomfortable. (The avalanche, incidentally, is an impressive cameo from Whistler- script was adapted from an original film that played in theaters in Latin America for a ear, as the regrets of a prior generation make themselves manifest…. —The Wrap Blackcomb’s snowpack.) Östlund has fashioned what amounts to a comedy of manners—or perhaps quite the opposite, as there’s year. —Mongrel Media nothing like a brush with mortality to make good manners look irrelevant. —Vancouver International Film Festival

9 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 0 dec 14 & 15 (7:00 & 9:00) dec 16 (7:00 & 9:20) dec 17 (7:00 only) dec 18 (7:10 & 9:10) dec 19 (7:00 only) dec 20 (7:00 only) All seats $4.75! REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG THE HUNDRED-FOOT BOYHOOD MAGIC IN THE LOVE ACTUALLY IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Director: Nancy Kates; USA, 2014, 100 min USA, 2014, 166 min; PG Richard Curtis; UK/USA, 2003, 135 min; Frank Capra; USA, 1946, 129 min; rated G On Photography, “Notes on Camp,” Illness as Metaphor, Against Interpretation—Susan Cast: Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Blu-ray; 14A One of the most treasured films in Sontag’s contributions to the intellectual zeitgeist of the 1960s, 70s and 80s is beyond JOURNEY Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke MOONLIGHT This ultimate British romantic comedy has Hollywood history. Jimmy Stewart Lasse Halström; 2014, India/United Arab Director: Woody Allen; USA, 2014, 99 min; reproach for its seriousness of purpose and wide-ranging influence. And while it might Its plot is the picture of simplicity: a boy become a cult favour! The all-star cast stars a small-town everyman whose seem that that very seriousness would make Sontag less than happy with Nancy Emirates/USA, 123 min; rated G grows up. Richard Linklater shot “Boyhood” rated G Cast: Emma Stone, Colin Firth includes Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Emma life changes one snowy Christmas Eve. Kates’ intimate portrait of the writer—a portrait that delves into Sontag’s personal life A delectable comedy about competing over 12 years. When we first meet Mason, A lighthearted romance set in 1920s Thompson, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, as much as it surveys her critical and literary accomplishments—even the famously cuisines and clashing cultures. Helen Mirren played by Ellar Coltrane, he is 5 years old France. Colin Firth is highly amusing as a Laura Linney, Bill Nighy, Keira Knightley, Happy Holidays, Movielovers! analytical intellectual would be hard-pressed not to see the value in transforming an and Om Puri, the great patriarch of Indian and by the time the film ends, Mason is stage magician who sets out to debunk a and Rowan Atkinson. icon into a human being, made of flesh and blood. Kates does this marvellously well, cinema, co-star as rival restaurant own- heading off to college. In the meantime, self-proclaimed psychic, played charmingly with the result being that Sontag comes into sharp focus, perhaps for the first time. ers who wage a battle for gastronomic we watch Mason grow up before our eyes. by Emma Stone. CINECENTA CLOSED —Vancouver International Film Festival supremacy. —New Orleans Times-Picayune DEC 21 – JAN 1

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