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Studies, will lead a discussion after
the film Sponsored by the Institute
for Women's Studies and the Libraries
Media Department as part of the
Womens History Month Film Festival
Shows Monday. 3/17 (SLC)
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLFS
(PG) The Spiderwick Chronicles is
based on a series of bestselling books
by Terry DiTerlizzi and Holly Black about
the Grace siblings, twins Jared and
Simon (Freddie Highmore) and sister
Mallory (Sarah Bolger), who discover a
fantastical world existing unseen within
our own after they move into the creepy
old house that belonged to their great
granduncle. Arthur Spiderwick (David
Strathaim) The Spiderwick Chronicles
is exhaustingly. not excitingly, filled
with dumb complications that keep the
plot moving (Carmike)
STEP UP 2 THE STREETS (PG-13)
The sequel to 2006s surprise dance
smash. Step Up 2 the Streets is a
step down in almost every way Fnds
Thursday (Carmike)
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON
BARBER OF FLEET STREET (R) A
dream marriage of material (Stephen
Sondheim's musical in which a serial
killing barber and his landlady sing
about meat pies made of man) and
artists (Tim Burton and Johnny Depp).
Sweeney Todd is bloody perfect. Shows
Tuesday. 3/18 (Tate) Ends Thursday
(Georgia Square 5)
THERE WILL BE BLOOD (R)
The latest film from Paul Thomas
Anderson (Boogie Nights. /Ilagnolia
and Punch-Drunk Love) solidifies the
writer-director’s position as the most
challenging auteur birthed by the
1990s Daniel Plainview (Academy
Award nominee Daniel Day-Lewis)
could be any self-made, bastard, mil
lionaire man-monster determined to
make a fortune, sanity be damned This
demanding film leaves an impression
as deep as the Grand Canyon. Shows
Friday 3/14-Wednesday. 3/19 (Cine)
THE UGLY AMERICAN (NR) 1963
Nominated for two Golden Globes (Best
Actor—Marlon Brando. Best Director—
George Englun), The Ugly American
is remembered more fondly now than
when it was released in 1963 The polit
ical film called into question American
policy in Southeast Asia, as Harrison
Carter MacWhite (Brando) adjusts to
life as the new ambassador to Sarkan.
where the threat of civil war looms
large Director Englund will be present
between the 6.30 p m and 9 30 p m
screenings to discuss the making ot his
film. Sponsored by the UGA Department
of Theatre and Film Studies. Franklin
College of Arts and Sciences arid the
Oftice of the Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Provost. Shows
Wednesday, 3/19 (Cinp)
VANTAGE POINT (PG-13) In the
ever-expanding genre of action movies
for old people. Dennis Quaid is like
Arnold Schwarzeneggar in his '80s
heyday Too bad the slam-bang prem
ise of Quaid's latest action film lor your
parents. Vantage Point, gives out short
of the climax (Beechwood, Carmike)
WANDA (NR) 1970 Wnter-director-
star Barbara Lcden's first and only
film, shot vente style on grainy film
stock, recounts the desperate life of
Wanda, the wife of a coal miner who
has left her family to struggle through
life in rust-belt Pennsylvania The UGA
Library continues its Womens Vision
Film Series, a celebration of women
lilmmakers for Women's History
Month Leanne Fmmgan. Media Desk
Supervisor at the UGA Libraries Media
Department, will bri^'y introduce the
film. Refreshments will be provided
Shows Tuesday. 3/18 (UGA Library'
WELCOME HOME ROSCOE
JENKINS (PG-13) Welcome home
patently offensive, incorrect and insult
ing visions of the South, particularly
Georgia TV personality Dr R J
Stevens (Martin Lawrence) returns
home for the first time in years—les
sons are learned, bonds are reforged.
Lawrence gets sprayed by a skunk
Ends Thursday (Carmike)
WHALE RIDER (PG-13) 2002 Keisha
Castle-Hughes received an Oscar nom
ination at the age of 13 for her portrayal
of Pai, a young Maori girl who must
light her beloved grandfather. Koro.
if she is to fulfill her destiny as the
leader of her patriarchal New Zealand
tribe Director Niki Caro's film won
nine New Zealand Film and TV Awards,
including Best Film, Best Director and
Best Actress Part of the ACC Library s
iFilms series. Shows Thursday, 3/13
(ACC Library)
WWE: THE GREATEST
SUPERSTARS OF WRESTLEMANIA
(TV-14) Newly released DVD that
highlights more than 10 WWE matches.
Starts Friday (Carmike)
Drew Wheeler
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The Whale Rider (PG-13) 7:00 (Th. 3/13)
BEECHWOOD (706-546-1011)
10,000 B.C. (PG-13) 1:35. 4:10, 7:00. 9:35 (new
times M. 3/17: 4:10. 7:00, 9:35)
The Bank Job (R) 1:50, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 (new times
M. 3/17: 4:20, 7:05, 9:40)
Be Kind Rewind (PG-13) 2:15, 7:10 (ends Th. 3/13)
College Road Trip (G) 1:00, 3:05, 5.10, 7:20. 9:30
(new times M. 3/17: 3:10, 7:20. 9:30)
Doomsday (R) 4:25, 7:15, 9:45 (opens F. 3/14) (add't
time F. 3/14-Su. 3/16: 1:55)
Fool's Gold (PG-13) 1:40, 4:25. 6:55, 9:25 (new time
F. 3/14: 6:55) (add’l time Su. 3/16: 1:40)
Horton Hears a Who! (G) 4:35, 5:30. 6:55, 7:40.
9:10, 9:50 (opens F. 3/14) (add'l times F. 3/14-Su.
3/16: 1:10, 2:10. 3:20)
Jumper (PG-13) 4:40, 9:30 (ends Th. 3/13)
Juno (PG-13) 2:10, 4:35, 7:45. 10:00 (ends Th. 3/13)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (PG-13) 2:00. 4:30,
7:25. 9:55 (new times F. 3/14: 4:15, 7:25. 9:55) (add'l
time F. 3/14-Su. 3/16: 2:00)
Never Back Down (PG-13) 4:05. 6:50, 9:40 (opens F.
3/14) (add'l time F. 3/14-Su. 3/16: 1:25)
The Other Boleyn Girl (PG-13) 1:30, 4:20. 7:05, 9:45
(new times M. 3/17: 4:20, 7:05, 9:45)
Penelope (PG) 1:10, 3:20. 5:30, 7:40, 9:50 (ends Th.
3/13)
Semi-Pro (R) 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 (new times
F. 3/14: 4:30, 9:25) (no 4:30 on F. 3/14 & Sa. 3/15)
Vantage Point (PG-13) 1:05, 3:15, 5:25. 7:35. 9:50
(new times M. 3/17: 5:25, 7:35. 9:50)
CARMIKE 12 (706-354-0016)
10,000 B.C. (PG-13) 1:00, 1:30. 4:00, 4:30. 7:00, 7:30,
9:30, 10:00 (new times F. 3/14: 1:00. 4:00, 7:00. 9:30)
The Bank Job (R) 1:30, 4:10. 7:10. 9:50
Charlie Bartlett (R) 1:30 (ends Th. 3/13)
College Road Trip (G) 1:15. 3:30, 5:45. 7:30. 10:15
(new times F. 3/14: 1:00. 3:05, 5:10, 7:15, 9:30)
Doomsday (R) 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 (opens F. 3/14)
Fool's Gold (PG-13) 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 (ends Th. 3/13)
Horton Hears a Who! (G) 12:30. 1:30, 2:40, 3:40,
4:50, 5:50, 7:00, 8:00. 9:15, 10:10 (opens F. 3/14)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (PG-13) 1:00, 3:15.
5:30, 7:45, 10:00 (new times F. 3/14: 4:10, 10:00)
Never Back Down ^ PG-13) 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45
(opens F. 3/14)
The Other Boleyn Girl (PG-13) 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45
Penelope (PG) 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40. 9:50 (ends Th.
3/13)
Semi-Pro (R) 1:00, 3:10. 5:20, 7:30. 9:40
The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG) 1:15, 4:10, 7:00,
9:45 (new times F. 3/14: 1:15, 7:00)
Step Up 2 the Streets (PG-13) 4:10 9:45 (ends Th. 3/13)
Vantage Point (PG-13) 1:00, 3:15, 5:30. 7:45. 10:00
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (PG-13) 1:30, 7:00
(ends Th. 3/13)
WWE: The Greatest Superstars of Wrestlemania
(TV-14) 1:30. 4:15. 7:00, 9:45 (starts F. 3/14)
CINE (706-353-3343)
Atonement (R) 4:15, 7:15. 9:45 (F. 3/14- T u. 3/18)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (PG-13) 4:15,
7:15, 9:55 (ends Th. 3/13)
Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (PG-13) 4:00,
9:45 (ends Th. 3/13)
Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts (PG-13) 7:00
(ends Th. 3/13)
There Will Be Blood (R) 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 (F. 3/14-W.
3/19)
The Ugly American (NR) 4:00. 6:30, 9:30 (W. 3/19)
Unnatural Causes (NR) 5:00. 7:00, 9:00 (Th. 3/20)
GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART (706-542-466?)
Kamp Katrina (NR) 7:00 (W. 3/12)
GEORGIA SQUARE 5 (706-548-3426)
27 Dresses (PG-13) 1:05, 4:05. 7:05. 9:35 (new times
F. 3/14: 4:00. 9:35)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG) 1:00, 5:20, 7:30,
9:40 (new time F. 3/14: 7:15) (add'l time F. 3/14-Su.
3/16: 1:00)
Cloverfield (PG-13) 4:10, 7:10, 9:45 (starts F. 3/14)
(add'l time F. 3/14-Su. 3/16: 1:10)
Enchanted (PG) 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 (new time F. 3/14:
4:15) (add'l time F. 3/14-Su. 3/16. 1:15)
I Am Legend (PG-13) 1:20, 4:20. 7:20. 9:50 (new
times M. 3/17: 4:20, 7:20. 9:50)
I'm Not There (R) 7:00, 9:50 starts F. 3/14)
The Kite Runner (PG-13) 4:05, 7:05. 9:55 (starts F.
3/14) (add'l time F. 3/14-Su. 3/16: 1:05)
Mad Money (PG-13) 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 (ends Th.
3/13)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(R) 9:45 (ends Th. 3/13)
HWY 17 DRIVE-IN THEATERS (706-213-7693)
Mad Money (PG-13) 8:00 (add'l show F. 3/J4-Sa.
3/15: 10:00)
TATE CENTER THEATER (706 542-6396)
Grace is Gone (PG-13) 6:00 (Tu. 3/18)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(R) 9:00 (Tu. 3/18)
UGA MAIN LIBRARY (706-542-1641)
Wanda (NR) 7:30 p.m. (Tu. 3/18, 7th fir) -j
UGA STUDENT LEARNING CTR. (706-542-7000)
The Shape of Water (NR) 7:00 (M. 3/17, Rm 248)
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