(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Based on Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, “Deadpool” tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life. Rated R.
After years working as a dressmaker in exclusive Parisian fashion houses, Tilly Dunnage arrives like a worldly gunslinger to the small Australian town that banished her as a child: broad-brimmed hat on her head, sleek pumps on her feet, trusty Singer sewing machine at her side. Back to look after her ailing mother, Tilly’s beguiling, form-fitting dresses and unmatchable presence pits neighbor against neighbor. As tension between the busybodies and those who fall under her spell of haute couture rises, Tilly’s shadowy past becomes her enemies’ most potent weapon – but this fearsome fashionista has resolved to never let the town get the best of her again. Rated R.
(102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com)
(102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com)(Wednesday only) John Hollar, a struggling NYC artist is forced to navigate the small middle-American town he left behind when news of his mother’s illness brings him home. Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival and an overeager ex-girlfriend as he faces impending fatherhood with his girlfriend in New York. From a script by Jim Strouse that is at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, John Krasinski’s second feature is a poignant look at the bonds of family and friendship. Rated PG-13.
The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress (Lily Collins), her determined driver (Alden Ehrenreich) and the eccentric billionaire (Warren Beatty) who they work for. It’s Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist Marla Mabrey (Collins), under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes (Beatty), arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her personal driver Frank Forbes (Ehrenreich), only two weeks on the job and also from a religiously conservative background. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes’ No. 1 rule: No employee is allowed to have an intimate relationship with a contract actress. But Hughes’ absurd behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed. Rated PG-13.
Seventy years before Harry Potter’s birth, Newton Artemis Fido Scamander is commissioned to write a reference guide to magical beasts, which would become a Hogwart’s textbook. Rated PG-13.
(Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresi nc.com)
(Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresi nc.com) 1942. Max (Brad Pitt), a French-Canadian spy, falls in love and marries French agent Marianne (Marion Cotillard), after a mission in Casablanca. Max is notified that Marianne is likely a Nazi spy and begins to investigate her. Rated R.
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America’s favorite antihero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is ‘the kid’ – chubby and cheery Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie’s sliver of humanity. Rated R.
(Also available in 3-D with surcharge) Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast South Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one today knows why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes Moana, a sweeping, CG-animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors’ unfinished quest. During her journey, she meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), and together, they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds. Rated PG.
(Also available in 3-D with surcharge) Seventy years before Harry Potter’s birth, Newton Artemis Fido Scamander is commissioned to write a reference guide to magical beasts, which would become a Hogwart’s textbook. Rated PG-13.
Nadine and Krista are inseparable best friends attempting to navigate high school together ... until Nadine discovers her older brother and Krista have been secretly dating behind her back. They soon realize that there is a fine line between best friends and worst enemies. The cast of the film is rounded out with Kyra Sedgwick, who plays Nadine’s well-meaning but completely ineffective mother, and Woody Harrelson, who plays Mr. Bruner, Nadine’s English teacher and mentor, who is uncannily wise in the ways of girl-clashes. Rated R.
Private Billy Lynn, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad – contrasting the realities of the war with America’s perceptions. Rated R.
When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team – lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) – is brought together to investigate. As humankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity. Rated PG-13.
(Also available in 3-D with surcharge) Doctor Strange. World-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange’s life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing, and hope, in an unlikely place – a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Rated PG-13.
The amazing true story of Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector ever to be awarded the Medal of Honor. A 7th Day Adventist who believed World War II was a just cause – even though killing was not – Doss was the only American soldier to serve on the front lines without a weapon, and single-handedly saved the lives of 75 men. Rated R.
An origins story for the beady-eyed, fuzzy-haired dolls. Based on the Good Luck Troll dolls created by Thomas Dam for his daughter in Denmark in 1959. Rated PG.
