(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)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) How hard would you fight to be free? After spending two decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Mo struggles to put his past behind him as he readjusts to a new life working in an animal shelter. Doris is trapped in another sort of prison: an abusive marriage. A dramatic encounter brings these two troubled souls together, and a possible murder connects them. Soon, Mo finds himself risking everything – including being locked up once again for someone else’s crime, to protect the fragile Doris. Rated R.
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.
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.
(Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresi nc.com)
(Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresi nc.com) (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.
A Meyers Christmas is the unlikely story of an estranged family that must reunite for their first Christmas since the death of the beloved family matriarch. Rated PG-13.
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.
A widowed child psychologist lives an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever. 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.
