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BIG PICTURE THEATER
48 Carroll Rd. (off Rte. 100), Waitsfield, 496-8994, www.bigpicturetheater.info
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
The Pirates! Band of Misfits 4.
Think Like a Man 8.
The Raven 8.
Full schedule not available at press time. Times change frequently; please check website.
BIJOU CINEPLEX 1-2-3-4
Rte. 100, Morrisville, 888-3293, www.bijou4.com
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
Battleship 6:40.
The Dictator 7.
Dark Shadows 6:50.
The Avengers 6:30.
friday 25 — thursday 31
*Men in Black 3 1 & 3:40 (Sat-Mon only), 6:50, 9:10 (Fri-Sun only).
Battleship 3:50 (Sat-Mon only), 6:40.
The Dictator 1:10 & 4 (Sat-Mon only), 7, 9:10 (Fri-Sun only).
Dark Shadows 1:20 (Sat-Mon only), 9:10 (Fri-Sun only).
The Avengers 12:50 & 3:30 (Sat-Mon only), 6:30, 9:10 (Fri-Sun only).
CAPITOL SHOWPLACE
93 State St., Montpelier, 229-0343, www.fgbtheaters.com
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
Battleship 6:20, 9:05.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 6:30, 9. Dark Shadows 6:20, 9.
The Avengers (3-D) 6:15, 9:15.
The Hunger Games 6:30, 9:20.
friday 25 — thursday 31
*Men in Black 3 (3-D) 1:15 & 3:45 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30, 9.
Battleship 12:25 & 3:15 (Sat & Sun only), 6:20, 9:05.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 1:15 & 3:45 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30, 9. Dark Shadows 1:15 & 3:45 (Sat & Sun only), 6:20, 9.
The Avengers 12:15 & 3:15 (Sat & Sun only), 6:15, 9:15.
ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER
21 Essex Way, #300, Essex, 879-6543, www.essexcinemas.com
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
Battleship 12:45, 1:30, 3:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7, 9, 9:45.
The Dictator 12:30, 2:25, 4:20, 6:15, 8:10, 10:05.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45.
Dark Shadows 12, 12:30, 2:25, 2:55, 4:50, 5:20, 7:15, 7:45, 9:40, 10:10.
The Avengers 11:30 a.m., 12:40 (3-D), 2:30, 3:35 (3-D), 5:30, 6:30 (3-D), 8:30, 9:30 (3-D).
The Five-Year Engagement 12:20, 3:15, 9:25.
The Hunger Games 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30.
friday 25 — wednesday 30
*The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11:25 a.m., 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45.
*Chernobyl Diaries 10 a.m. (Tue only), 11:40 a.m., 1:15, 3:35, 7:30, 9:30.
*Men in Black 3 10 a.m. (Tue only), 11:25 a.m., 12:20 (3-D), 1:45, 2:40 (3-D), 4:05, 5 (3-D), 6:25, 7:20 (3-D), 8:45, 9:40 (3-D).
Battleship 10 a.m. (Tue only), 1:15, 2, 4, 4:45, 7, 9:45.
The Dictator 11:15 a.m., 1:40, 5:35, 7:30, 9:50.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45.
Dark Shadows 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:35, 10.
The Avengers 10 a.m. (Tue only; 3-D), 11 a.m., 1 (3-D), 4:15 (3-D), 7:30 (3-D), 9:30.
MAJESTIC 10
190 Boxwood St. (Maple Tree Place, Taft Corners), Williston, 878-2010, www.majestic10.com
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
Battleship 12:20, 2:25, 3:20, 6:40, 8:45, 9:25.
The Dictator 12:10, 2:20, 4:25, 6:25, 7:25, 8:30, 9:40.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 12:25, 2:55, 3:40, 6:45, 8:35, 9:15.
Dark Shadows 1:05, 4:05, 6, 6:50, 9:35.
The Avengers 12:20 (3-D), 1 (3-D), 1:30, 3:15 (3-D), 4 (3-D), 4:30, 6, 6:30 (3-D), 8 (3-D), 9, 9:25 (3-D).
The Pirates! Band of Misfits 1:30.
Chimpanzee 12:25.
The Lucky One 1, 3:40.
The Hunger Games 6.
friday 25 — thursday 31
*The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 10:30 a.m. (Sat-Mon only), 1:05, 3:50, 6:30, 9:20.
*Chernobyl Diaries 12:20, 2:35, 4:45, 7:15, 9:25.
*Men in Black 3 10:30 a.m. (Sat-Mon only), 11:20 a.m. (Fri-Mon only; 3-D), 1 (3-D), 1:45 (3-D), 3:30, 4:15 (3-D), 6, 7 (3-D), 8:25 (3-D), 9:30 (3-D).
Battleship 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:25.
The Dictator 1:25, 3:35, 6, 7:55, 9:55.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 10:45 a.m. (Sat-Mon only), 1:15, 3:55, 6:35, 9.
Dark Shadows 12:40, 3:15, 6:55, 9:35.
The Avengers 10:45 a.m. (3-D), 12:15, 1:45 (3-D), 3:15, 4:45 (3-D), 6:15, 8 (3-D), 9:10.
MARQUIS THEATER
Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841.
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 7.
Dark Shadows 7.
The Avengers (3-D) 7.
Full schedule not available at press time.
MERRILL'S ROXY CINEMA
222 College St., Burlington, 864-3456, www.merrilltheatres.net
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
The Deep Blue Sea 1:15, 4:10, 6:30, 8:40.
The Dictator 1:05, 3, 4:50, 7:15, 9:15.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 1:10, 3:30, 6:50, 9:10.
Dark Shadows 1:20, 4, 7, 9:25.
The Avengers 1, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20.
The Five-Year Engagement 1:25, 3:50, 6:20, 9:30.
friday 25 — thursday 31
*The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 1:15, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15.
*Men in Black 3 1:20, 3:35, 7:05, 9:25.
The Deep Blue Sea 4:10, 6:30.
The Dictator 1:05, 3, 4:50, 7:15, 9:10.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 1:10, 3:30, 7, 9:30.
Dark Shadows 1:25, 8:40.
The Avengers 1, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20.
PALACE CINEMA 9
10 Fayette Dr., South Burlington, 864-5610, www.palace9.com
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
***Love Never Dies Wed: 7:30.
Battleship 12:30, 3:35, 6:40, 9:35.
The Dictator 12:35, 2:45, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:20.
Dark Shadows 1:45, 3:30, 4:30, 7:10, 8:40, 9:40.
The Avengers 12:15, 1:35, 3:20, 4:40, 6:25, 7:45, 9:25.
The Five-Year Engagement 12:50, 3:45, 6:35 (Thu only), 9:15.
The Pirates! Band of Misfits 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1:10.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 6:15. The Hunger Games 12:25, 3:25, 6:20, 9:15 (Thu only).
friday 25 — thursday 31
*Crooked Arrows 1:10, 3:45, 6:45, 9:10. *Men in Black 3 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 12, 1:30, 2:30, 4, 5, 6:30, 7:30, 9, 10.
Battleship 12:30, 3:35, 6:40, 9:35.
The Dictator 12:35, 2:45, 4:50, 7:05, 9:15.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:20.
Dark Shadows 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:30.
The Avengers 12:15, 3:20, 4:40, 6:25, 7:45, 9:25.
The Hunger Games 1:20.
***See website for details.
PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA
241 North Main St., Barre, 479-9621, www.fgbtheaters.com
wednesday 23— thursday 24
The Dictator 6:30, 9.
The Avengers (3-D) 6:15, 9:15.
friday 25 — thursday 31
*Men in Black 3 (3-D) 1:15 & 3:45 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30, 9.
The Dictator 1:15 & 3:45 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30, 9.
ST. ALBANS DRIVE-IN THEATRE
429 Swanton Rd, Saint Albans, 524-7725, www.stalbansdrivein.com
friday 25 — sunday 27
*Men in Black 3 followed by The Vow.
THE SAVOY THEATER
26 Main St., Montpelier, 229-0509, www.savoytheater.com
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
Bully 6:30, 8:30.
Monsieur Lazhar 6, 8.
friday 25 — thursday 31
*The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 1 & 3:30 (Sat-Mon only), 6:30, 8:45.
*Marley 1:30 (Sat-Mon only), 6, 8:30.
STOWE CINEMA 3 PLEX
Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678.
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
Battleship 7.
Dark Shadows 7.
The Avengers 7.
friday 25 — thursday 31
*Men in Black 3 Fri: 7, 9:10. Sat & Sun: 2:30, 4:30, 7, 9:10. Mon: 2:30, 4:30, 7. Tue-Thu: 7.
Battleship Fri: 7, 9:15. Sat & Sun: 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15. Mon: 2:30, 4:45, 7. Tue-Thu: 7.
Dark Shadows Fri: 7, 9. Sat & Sun: 2:30, 4:30, 7, 9. Mon: 2:30, 4:30, 7. Tue-Thu: 7.
SUNSET DRIVE-IN
155 Porters Point Road, just off Rte. 127, Colchester, 862-1800. www.sunsetdrivein.com
friday 25 — thursday 31
*Chernobyl Diaries at 8:45, followed by Dark Shadows. *Men in Black 3 at 8:45, followed by 21 Jump Street. The Avengers at 8:45, followed by John Carter. Battleship at 8:45, followed by The Dictator.
WELDEN THEATER
104 No. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, www.weldentheatre.com
wednesday 23 — thursday 24
Battleship 7, 9:30.
Dark Shadows 7, 9.
The Avengers 7, 9:30.
friday 25 — thursday 31
*Men in Black 3 2 & 4 (Sat-Mon only), 7, 9.
Battleship 4 (Sat-Mon only), 9.
Dark Shadows 2 (Sat-Mon only), 7.
The Avengers 2 (Sat-Mon only), 7, 9:30.
The Avengers
Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and the Hulk team up to form a super-group and battle yet another global threat in this Marvel Comics extravaganza. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson. Joss Whedon directed. (140 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex [3-D], Majestic [3-D], Marquis [3-D], Palace, Paramount [3-D], Roxy, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)
Battleship
Sailors are the world’s last line of defense against a mysterious and deadly armada in this gigantic action flick based on a small strategy game. Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgård star. Peter Berg directed. (131 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Aging folks of limited means find themselves living in a ramshackle hotel in India in this seriocomic showcase for some of the UK’s best actors, including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy. John Madden directed. (124 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Roxy, Savoy)
Bully
Lee Hirsch’s controversial Bully Project documentary travels around the country for conversations with school administrators, bullied school kids and their families, including the survivors of teens who committed suicide. (94 min, PG-13. Savoy; ends 5/24)
Chernobyl Diaries
From the Department of This Should Be Obvious: Next time someone invites you on a tour of a deserted city adjacent to the Chernobyl reactor, just say no. Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski and Olivia Dudley play unwary visitors in this horror flick. Bradley Parker makes his directorial debut. (90 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Sunset)
Crooked Arrows
Brandon Routh takes on the task of coaching a struggling Native American high school lacrosse team in the first film devoted to the sport, set in central New York. With Gil Birmingham and Crystal Allen. Steve Rash directed. (100 min, PG-13. Palace)
Dark Shadows
Johnny Depp plays Barnabas Collins, a vampire who pops up in the Nixon era to find his ancestral home full of polyester, in this dark-comedy adaptation of the cult 1966-71 TV soap from director Tim Burton. With Chloe Moretz and Helena Bonham Carter. ((120 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)
The Deep Blue Sea
Rachel Weisz plays an aristocrat in postwar London realizing her love affair with a younger pilot (Tom Hiddleston) has gone sour in this adaptation of the Terence Rattigan play from director Terence Davies. (98 min, R. Roxy)
The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen adds another imperiously bizarre character to his résumé in this comedy. He’s an autocratic ruler who finds himself forced to adjust to life among the American rabble. With Anna Faris and John C. Reilly. Larry Charles directed. (83 min, R. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Sunset)
The Hunger Games
A teenager (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to replace her sister in a televised gladiatorial combat to the death in this adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling young-adult novel, set in a dystopian future. With Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson and Stanley Tucci. Gary Ross directed. (142 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace)
Men in Black 3
Will Smith is a government agent hunting wayward aliens again in this action-comedy. This time he’s on a mission back in time to save his partner (Tommy Lee Jones in the present, Josh Brolin in the Swinging Sixties). With Emma Thompson and Michael Stuhlbarg. Barry Sonnenfeld returns as director. (106 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol [3-D], Essex [3-D], Majestic [3-D], Palace, Paramount [3-D], Roxy, St. Albans, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Aardman Animations offers a stop-motion comic take on the pirate craze, with Hugh Grant voicing a captain in pursuit of the Pirate of the Year award. Peter Lord directed the family adventure. With Salma Hayek and Jeremy Piven. (88 min, PG. Big Picture, Majestic [3-D], Palace)
The Raven
In which Edgar Allan Poe becomes a serial-killer-hunting action hero, played by John Cusack. He should’ve thought to team up with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. With Alice Eve, Luke Evans and Brendan Gleeson. James McTeigue directed. (110 min, R. Big Picture, Essex)
Think Like a Man
Steve Harvey’s relationship guide spawned this ensemble comedy in which the book becomes a pawn in the battle of the sexes, starring Romany Malco, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Chris Brown and Kevin Hart. Tim Story directed. (120 min, PG-13. Big Picture)
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Expect this: An ensemble comedy full of attractive actors playing couples who laugh, cry and learn to deal with the issues posed by their impending bundles of joy. Oh, and gags about pregnancy hormones. With Chace Crawford, Cameron Diaz, Chris Rock, Dennis Quaid, Brooklyn Decker, Jennifer Lopez and many more. Kirk Jones directed. (120 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy)
