Snohomish County
Alderwood, Lynnwood 425-776-3535
The Nativity Story (PG) 12-2:30-5-7:30-10
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (R) 12:30-3-5:30-8-10:30
Deck the Halls (PG) 12:15-1:50-2:40-5:05-7:20-9:35
The Fountain (PG-13) 11:40-2-4:35-6:50-9:50
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) 1:20-4-7:40-10:20
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (G) 11:50-2:10-4:30-7-9:20
The Prestige (PG-13) 4:15-7:10-10:10
Alderwood Mall, Lynnwood 425-921-2980
Turistas (R) 10:35-12:55-3:15-5:45-8:10-10:45
Bobby (R) 10:20-1:20-4:10-7:05-10
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (R) 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:10-9:45-12
For Your Consideration (PG-13) 10:45-1-3:25-5:40-7:55-10:20
Deja Vu (PG-13) 10-12:40-1:10-3:50-5-7-8-10:10-11:10
Happy Feet (PG) 10:50-11:50-12:20-1:40-2:40-3:10-4:30-5:30-7:40-8:40-10:25-11:30
Casino Royale (PG-13) 10:05-11:55-1:25-3:30-4:45-6:20-7:20-8:20-9:40-10:40-11:40
Babel (R) 10:15-1:15-4:25-7:30-10:35
Flushed Away (PG) 10:25-12:35-2:50-5:05-7:15-9:30-11:45
Borat (R) 10:30-12:45-3:20-5:35-7:50-10:05-12:15
The Queen (PG-13) 11:30-2:20-4:55-7:35-10:15
The Departed (R) 10-1:05-4:15-7:25-10:30
Edmonds Theater 425-778-4554
Happy Feet (PG) 5-7
Everett Stadium, 425-353-3505
The Nativity Story (PG) 12:10-2:30-5-7:30-10
Casino Royale (PG-13) 12:30-3-3:40-7-9:40-10:05
Happy Feet (PG) 11:10-12:20-2:10-2:50-4:40-5:20-7:10-7:50-10:15
Deja Vu (PG-13) 12-12:40-4:10-6:30-7:20-10:10
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (R) 12:50-3:10-6-8:20-10:40
Turistas (R) 11:40-2:40-5:30-8-10:25
Bobby (R) 1:10-3:50-6:45-9:45
The Fountain (PG-13) 1-3:20-6:10-9:10
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (R) 2:20-5:10-7:45-10:35
Deck the Halls (PG) 11:30-1:50-4:30-6:50-9:30
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) 1:30-4:50-7:40-10:30
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (G) 1:40-11:20-4-9:20-6:20
Flushed Away (PG) 11:50-2-4:20-6:40-9
Borat (R) 1:20-3:30-5:40-8:10-10:20
The Prestige (PG-13) 9:50
Galaxy Monroe 360-863-0909
The Nativity Story (PG) 12:15-2:30-4:45-7-9:15
Turistas (R) 11:10-1:20-3:30-5:40-7:50-10
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (R) 12:20-2:35-4:50-7:05-9:20
Happy Feet (PG) 11:30-12-2-2:25-4:30-4:40-7-9:30
Casino Royale (PG-13) 11:45-2:45-5:45-7-9-9:50
Deck the Halls (PG) 11:10-1:20-3:30-5:40-7:50-10
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (R) 12:15-4:45-9:15
The Fountain (PG-13) 2:30-7
Deja Vu (PG-13) 11-1:45-4:30-7:10-9:55
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) 11:30-2-4:30-7:05-9:30
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (G) 11:05-1:15-3:25-5:35-7:45-9:55
Flushed Away (PG) 3-5-7-9
Marysville 360-659-1009
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (R) 12:30-3:55-7:10-10:15
Turistas (R) 1:30-4:35-7-10:10
The Nativity Story (PG) 12:10-2:40-5:10-7:40-10
Bobby (R) 7:20-9:55
Deja Vu (PG-13) 12:20-3:40-6:50-9:15-9:45
The Fountain (PG-13) 1:45-4:45-7:15-9:30
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (R) 1:20-5-8-10:20
Deck the Halls (PG) 12:50-4:40-7:50-10:05
Casino Royale (PG-13) 1-4:15-7:30-9:10-10:30
Happy Feet (PG) 1:15-1:40-4-4:50-6:40-9:20
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) 12:55-4:55-7:55-10:25
Borat (R) 1:35-4:25-7:45-9:50
Flushed Away (PG) 1:25-4:30-7:05
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (G) 12:40-3:30-6:35
Mountlake 425-744-1112
The Nativity Story (PG) 11:30-2:10-4:30-7-9:30
Deck the Halls (PG) 12:30-2:45-5:10-7:40-10:10
Deja Vu (PG-13) 12:10-3:10-6:50-9:50
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (R) 4:40-9:40
Casino Royale (PG-13) 12:40-4-7:20-10:40
Happy Feet (PG) 12-2:30-5-7:30-10
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) 11:50-2:40-5:15-7:50-10:30
Flushed Away (PG) 12:20-3-5:20-8:10-10:20
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (G) 11:40-2:20-7:10
Borat (R) 12:50-3:20-5:30-8-10:15
Olympic, Arlington 360-435-3939
Happy Feet (PG) 5-7:30
Stanwood Cinemas 360-629-0514
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (G) 1:20-6:50
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) 4-8:55
Happy Feet (PG) 1:15-3:45-6:45-9
Casino Royale (PG-13) 12:45-3:35-6:30-9:20
Deja Vu (PG-13) 1-3:40-6:55-9:25
The Nativity Story (PG) 1:30-3:50-7-9:10
King County
Cinerama, Seattle 206-441-3080
Casino Royale (PG-13) 1:30-4:45-8-11:15 /1:30-4:45-8-11:15
Crest, Shoreline 206-781-5755
Iraq in Fragments (NR) 6:45-9:10
The Illusionist (PG-13) 7:15-9:30
The Science of Sleep (R) 7-9:20
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (PG-13) 7:45
Egyptian, Seattle 206-781-5755
Volver (R) (1:40-4:20) 7-9:40
This is Spinal Tap (R) midnight
Guild 45th, Seattle 206-781-5755
For Your Consideration (PG-13) (2:20-4:40) 7-9:20
Babel (R) (5) 8:15
Harvard Exit, Seattle 206-781-5755
The Queen (PG-13) (4:30) 7-9:30
Fast Food Nation (R) 7:15
Shortbus (NR) (4:15) 9:45
Meridian 206-223-9600
Flags of Our Fathers (R) 12:15-3:05-6:10-9
The Departed (R) 11:55-2-3:15-5:20-6:30-8:40-9:45
The Fountain (PG-13) 12:10-1:10-2:30-3:30-4:50-5:50-7:10-8:10-9:30-10:30
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (R) 12-12:50-3:10-5:30-7:50-9:20-10:10
Deck the Halls (PG) 1-2:20-3:20-4:40-5:40-7-8-10:15
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) 12:20-1:20-2:15-3-4-5-6:05-6:55-7:40-8:50-9:40-10:20
Flushed Away (PG) 12:40-2:50-4:55-7:05-9:15
Running With Scissors (R) 1:30-4:20-7:20-10
Shut Up and Sing (R) 12:05-2:40-5:10-7:30-9:55
The Prestige (PG-13) 12:30-3:50-6:40-9:35
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (G) 11:50-2:10-4:30-6:50-9:10
Metro, Seattle 206-781-5755
The Nativity Story (PG) (12-3:15) 6:30-9
Bobby (R) (12:50-3:50) 7-9:45
Borat (R) (12:15-2:25-4:50) 7:30-8:50-9:50
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) (1:05-4:20) 6:50-9:30
Flushed Away (PG) (12:10-4:30) 6:45
Happy Feet (PG) (1-4:15) 6:40-9:10
The Fountain (PG-13) (1:15-3:40) 7:20-9:55
Deja Vu (PG-13) (12:40-4:10) 7:10-10
The Departed (R) (12:30-4) 8
Little Miss Sunshine (R) (12:45-4:25) 7:15-9:40
Neptune, Seattle 206-781-5755
Casino Royale (PG-13) (3:50) 7-10:10
Oak Tree, Seattle 206-527-1748
The Nativity Story (PG) 1:15-4:15-7:25-9:55
Deja Vu (PG-13) 1:05-4:30-7:45-10:35
Deck the Halls (PG) 12:20-2:45-5:10-7:35-10:05
Happy Feet (PG) 12:30-3:05-5:40-8:15-10:40
Casino Royale (PG-13) 12:10-3:40-7-10:15
The Departed (R) 12:40-3:55-7:10-10:20
Pacific Place, Seattle 206-652-2404
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (R) 11:30-1:50-4:05-6:10-8:25-10:35
Turistas (R) 11:15-1:40-4:05-6:15-8:30-10:50
The Nativity Story (PG) 11-1:20-3:40-6-8:25-10:50
Bobby (R) 11:40-2:20-5:15-8-10:45
Deja Vu (PG-13) 11:20-1:10-2:15-4:10-5:10-6:50-7:50-9:40-10:40
Happy Feet (PG) 11-1:15-2:30-3:30-5-7:30-10
Casino Royale (PG-13) 11:10-12:30-3:45-6-7-9:15-10:15
Babel (R) 1-4:15-7:15-10:20
Borat (R) 11:55-2:10-4:20-6:20-8:20-10:25
Seven Gables, Seattle 206-781-5755
Little Children (R) (4:10) 7-9:40
Uptown, Seattle 206-285-1022
For Your Consideration (PG-13) 1:45-2:45-3:45-4:45-5:45-7-8-9-10
Marie Antoinette (PG-13) 2-4:30-7:15-9:45
Varsity, Seattle 206-781-5755
10 Items or Less (R) (2:30-4:40) 7-9
F..k (NR) (2:50) 7:20
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (R) (2:40-4:50) 7:10-9:20
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (R) (5) 9:30
Woodinville 425-398-1400
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (R) 11-2-4:30-7:15-9:45
Turistas (R) 10:10-12:45-3:15-5:40-8:15-10:40
The Nativity Story (PG) 10-12:30-3-5:30-8-10:35
The Fountain (PG-13) 10:05-12:35-3:05-5:40-8:05-10:40
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (R) 7:05-9:30
For Your Consideration (PG-13) 10:30
Deja Vu (PG-13) 10:15-1:15-4:15-7:30-10:25
Deck the Halls (PG) 10:15-12:55-3:20-5:45-8:10-10:35
Happy Feet (PG) 10:30-1:20-4:10-7-9:40
Casino Royale (PG-13) 12:50-4:05-7:20-10:30
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) 10:45-1:30-4:20-7-10:20
Flushed Away (PG) 10-12:15-2:30-4:45
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (G) 10:05-12:35-3:05-5:35-8:05
Boratj 11:15-2:15-4:40-7:40-10:15
Island &Skagit counties
Cascade, Burlington 360-707-2727
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (R) 10:30-12:50-3:20-5:50-8:10-10:30
Turistas (R) 10:40-12:55-3:10-5:40-8-10:25
The Nativity Story (PG) 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:10-9:45
The Fountain (PG-13) 10:10-12:30-2:50-5-7:15-10:10
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (R) 11:10-1:30-3:45-6-8:20-10:35
Deja Vu (PG-13) 10:15-1:10-4-6:50-9:40
Deck the Halls (PG) 10:25-12:40-3-5:20-7:40-9:55
Happy Feet (PG) 11:30-2-4:30-7-9:30
Casino Royale (PG-13) 10-1-4:15-7:20-10:20
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13) 10:50-1:40-4:10-6:40-9:20
Babel (R) 10:20-1:20-4:20-7:25-10:15
Flushed Away (PG) 11-1:05-3:15-5:30-7:55-10:05
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (G) 11:50-2:30-4:50-7:30-9:50
Borat (R) 11:20-1:35-3:40-5:45-7:50-10
The Clyde, Langley 360-221-5525
The Prestige (PG-13) 7:30
Lincoln, Mount Vernon 360-336-2858
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (PG-13) 5:30-8
Films
Skagit County and north
At the Lincoln: Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon; 360-336-2858, $7.50, $7 student/senior/military, $5 kids 12 and under, unless otherwise noted. 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 5 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, unless otherwise noted. Sports adventure film series, “Touching the Void,” 7 p.m. Dec. 6, rated R, $5 suggested donation.
Seattle and south
“Beavers”: 1 and 3:30 p.m. daily. Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629, www.ticketweb.com.
“Deep Sea 3D”: 10:30 and 11:45 a.m., 2:15 p.m. daily. Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629, www.ticketweb.com.
“The Eruption of Mount St. Helens”: 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. daily. Eames IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629, www.ticketweb.com.
“Greece: Secrets of the Past”: 12:30, 2:30, 4:30 p.m. daily. Eames IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629, www.ticketweb.com.
“Happy Feet”: 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 p.m., Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629, www.ticketweb.com.
Mysteries of Egypt: 11:30 a.m., and hourly from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. daily. For additional times, 206-443-4629, www.pacificsciencecenter.org.
Mini reviews
“Bobby” HHH Emilio Estevez’s star-studded ensemble film about people at the Ambassador Hotel on the 1968 day that Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated there. The various stories are uneven, to say the least, and short on insight-but the use of RFK’s image and speeches is undeniably powerful. With Sharon Stone, Anthony Hopkins, William H. Macy. (R, for language, nudity, violence.)
“Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” HHHH British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen embodies a misogynistic, anti-Semitic visitor from Kazakhstan named Borat, who tours the U.S. and A. In a series of shaggy but hilarious improvised scenes, Borat descends upon unsuspecting dupes and horrifies them. The result is one of the funniest movies of this or any other millennium. (R, for language, nudity, subject matter.)
“Casino Royale” HHH A course correction for the James Bond series, with a new 007 (the terrific Daniel Craig) and a move away from the special-effects absurdities of the Pierce Brosnan era. Not everything works, but at least this one feels like a spy movie, not a 1990s action flick. (PG-13, for violence, language.)
“Deck the Halls” H Boring comedy with Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito as neighbors who battle when DeVito tries to mount the world’s most garish Christmas display at his house. It’s all out of a bad sitcom, with the two actors playing their usual selves. (PG, for subject matter.)
“Dj Vu” HH Cop Denzel Washington investigates a terrorist bombing in New Orleans, with the help of a super-secret government project that allows people to look four days into the past. Not much is plausible here, but the sci-fi premise (once it’s revealed to be a sci-fi premise) is reasonably enjoyable. (PG-13, for violence, language, subject matter.)
“Fast Food Nation” HHH A look at the way fast food affects a group of characters employed by a chain called Mickey’s, including the illegal immigrants at the Colorado meatpacking plant, counter workers, and a marketing manager (Greg Kinnear). Director Richard Linklater doesn’t avoid the pitfalls of the illustrated lecture, but much of the film has a fresh, experimental quality. (R, for language, violence, subject matter.)
“Flushed Away” HHH The animation studio that brought you “Curse of the Were-Rabbit” returns with this bigger, rapid-fire adventure about rats in the sewer world. Computer animation has replaced claymation, which might explain how some of the charm got lost, despite this film’s generally well-executed jokes. (PG, for subject matter.)
“For Your Consideration” HHH The new improvisational comedy from Christopher Guest and his troupe of gifted comedians; this time they take on Hollywood, and what happens when an actress (Catherine O’Hara) hears a rumor that she might snag an Oscar nomination. The comedy is very mild, more grins than guffaws, and one wants more from the best comics (Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Ricky Gervais); but you’ll be laughing. (PG-13, for subject matter.)
“Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus” H A fictional musing on the life of 1960s photographer Diane Arbus (Nicole Kidman), who is seen here having a liberating relationship with a neighbor (Robert Downey, Jr.) whose body is covered with hair. This story takes place in la-la land, which seems much less interesting than the real world. (R, for nudity, language, subject matter.)
“Iraq in Fragments” HHH An Iraq documentary that looks at the Iraqi perspective, dividing itself into three sections that cover people in the Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish worlds. An absorbing study, with a marked eye for visual beauty amidst the chaos. (In Arabic, Kurdish, and English, with English subtitles.) (Not rated; probably R, for violence.)
“Little Children” HHH An observant and thoughtful film on lust and angst in the suburbs, as two married people (Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson) embark on an affair, and a convicted child molester (Jackie Earle Haley) returns to the neighborhood. Director Todd Field gives the film a pleasant, literary quality, and the acting, especially by Winslet, is superb. (R, for nudity, language, violence.)
“The Nativity Story” HHH A refreshingly plain look at the gospel story of Mary, Joseph, and the birth of Jesus, told without spectacle by director Catherine Hardwicke. She emphasizes the trust between Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and Joseph (Oscar Isaac) and the humility of their surroundings. (PG, for violence.)
“Shut Up and Sing” HHH An unexpectedly absorbing documentary about what happened to the Dixie Chicks, the biggest-selling female group in music history, after they off-handedly dissed President Bush at a concert in 2003. The film is less about country music than people reacting to huge changes in their lives. (R, for language.)
“Stranger than Fiction” HH An IRS agent (Will Ferrell in dialed-down mode) begins hearing the voice of a novelist (Emma Thompson) in his head; he soon learns he is a character in her new novel. This philosophical farce has little feel for comedy and a general chilliness, although the scenes with Ferrell and a literary professor (Dustin Hoffman) are fun. With Maggie Gyllenhaal. (PG-13, for language, subject matter.)
“Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny” HH The heavy-metal duo Tenacious D (the delirious creation of comics Jack Black and Kyle Gass) comes to the big screen in the story of their rise to fame-and their duel with Satan for control of a magic guitar pick. It’s a scrappy movie, but Black has some hilarious moments. (R, for language, subject matter.)
“Turistas” H Travelers in Brazil are waylaid by a mad doctor who wants to harvest the organs of unsuspecting tourists. This nonsensical movie can’t match “Hostel” for gore, even as it might want to, but it doesn’t rise above the genre, either. With Josh Duhamel, Melissa George. (R, for violence, nudity, language.)
“Volver” HHH One of Pedro Almodovar’s best movies, a story of a mother (Penelope Cruz, re-discovered as a womanly actress) tending her teenage daughter and the sudden reappearance of her dead mother. It’s an amusing film, but also warm and melancholy. (In Spanish, with English subtitles.) (R, for violence, subject matter.)
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