Movies

Snohomish County

Alderwood 7, Lynnwood 425-776-3535

Kicking &Screaming (PG) (11:30-12-2-2:30-4:30-5) 7:10-7:30-9:30-10

Kung Fu Hustle (R) 6:50-9:20

Robots (PG) (11:50-2:05-4:20)

House of Wax (R) (11:40-2:10-4:45) 7:20-10:05

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (11:45-12:30-3:15-3:35) 6:30-6:45-9:40-9:50

A Lot Like Love (PG-13) (12:15-2:45-5:10) 7:40-10:15

Edmonds Theater 425-778-4554

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) 4-7-10

Everett 9 425-290-5596

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) (9-9:30-10-12:20-1:20-3:40-4:40-12:50-4:10) 7-7:30-8-10:20-10:50

Kicking &Screaming (PG) (9:40-12:10-2:40-5) 7:40-9:50

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) (9:10-11:40-2:05-4:30) 6:50-9:30

Unleashed (R) (9:50-12:30-2:50-5:20) 7:50-10:15

House of Wax (R) (10:20-1-3:50) 6:40-9:20

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (12-3:30) 6:30-10:20

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) (9:20-11:50-2:20-4:50) 7:20-9:55

Everett Mall 3 425-353-1129

Mindhunters (R) (4:15) 9:45

Crash (R) (2-4:45) 7:30-10:15

Sahara (PG-13) (1:30) 7

The Interpreter (PG-13) (1:45-4:30) 7:15-10

Galaxy 12, Monroe 360-863-0909

Kicking &Screaming (PG) 10:25-12:35-2:45-4:55-7:05-9:15

The Interpreter (PG-13) 10:55-1:45-4:35-7:25-10:15

Sahara (PG-13) 11-1:45-4:30-7:30-10:20

XXX: State of the Union (PG-13) 10:15-12:35-2:55-5:15-7:35-10:05

Kingdom of Heaven (R) 10:15-1:15-4:15-7:15-10:15

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) 10:40-12:55-3:10-5:25-7:40-9:55

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) 10-10:30-1-1:30-4-4:30-7-7:30-10-10:30-1:30

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) 10:10-12:30-2:50-5:10-7:35-10

House of Wax (R) 11:15-2-4:45-7:20-9:55

Crash (R) 10:35-12:55-3:15-5:35-7:50-10:10

Unleashed (R) 10:20-12:45-3:10-5:35-8-10:25

Grand Cinemas, Lynnwood 425-771-3514

Madison (PG) 5:15-7:15-9:15

The Amityville Horror (R) 4:45-6:50-8:50

Fever Pitch (PG-13) 4:20-6:40-9:30

Sin City (R) 4-6:30-9:10

Ice Princess (G) 5-7:05-9

The Pacifier (PG) 5:10-7:10-9:05

Hitch (PG-13) 4:30-7-9:20

National Treasure (PG) 4:15-6:45-9:25

Loews At Alderwood 425-921-2980

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) (10-10:30-11-11:30-12-12:30-12:45-1:15-1:45-2:15-2:45-3:15-3:45-4-4:30) 5:05-5:30-6-6:30-7-7:15-7:45-8:15-8:45-9:15-9:45-10:15-10:30-11-11:30-12-12:30

Mindhunters (R) (1:30-4:15)

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) (11:20-12:20-1:55-2:55-4:40) 5:40-7:20-8:20-10-10:55

Unleashed (R) (11:40-1-2:25-3:40) 5:15-6:20-8-9-10:40-11:40

Crash (R) (11:50-2:30) 5:50-8:30-11

XXX: State of the Union (PG-13) (11-1:30-4:20) 6:50

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) (12:10-3) 6:10-9:30-12:10

The Interpreter (PG-13) (1:10-4:10) 7:30-10:40

Sahara (PG-13) 9:40

Marysville 14 360-659-1009

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) (9-9:30-10-11:30-1:20-3-4:40-12:20-3:40-12:50-4:10) 6:30-7-7:30-8-9:50-10:20-10:50

Kicking &Screaming (PG) (12:45-4:30) 7:20-9:55/(1:50-5) 7:50-10:30

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) (1:05-3:55) 7:10-9:40/ (1:40-4:50) 7:40-10:10

Unleashed (R) (1:45-4:55) 7:45-10:15

House of Wax (R) (1:10-4:20) 7:25-10

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (12:30-3:45) 7:15-10:25

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) (1:30-4) 6:50-9:35

XXX: State of the Union (PG-13) 10:35

The Interpreter (PG-13) (1-3:50) 6:45-9:45

Sahara (PG-13) (1:35-4:25) 7:35

Mountlake 9 425-744-1112

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) (9-9:30-12:20-3:40-12:50-4:10) 7-7:30-10:20-10:50

Kicking &Screaming (PG) (9:50-12:10-2:40-5) 7:40-10

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) (9:10-11:40-2:05-4:30) 7:10-9:30

Unleashed (R) (10-12:30-2:50-5:20) 7:50-10:15

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (11:50-3:30) 6:40-9:50

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) (9:20-12-2:20-4:50) 7:20-9:55

The Interpreter (PG-13) (9:40-12:40-4) 6:50-9:40

Sahara (PG-13) (10:10-1-3:50) 6:30-9:20

Olympic Theater, Arlington 360-435-3939

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) 7:30

Puget Park Drive-In, Everett 425-338-5957

Box office opens 8:30 p.m., shows at dusk.

Sahara (PG-13) w/

Kingdom of Heaven (R)

Stanwood Cinemas 360-629-0514

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) 1:20-3:40-6:55-9:10

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) 12:40-3:35-6:30-9:30

Kingdom of Heaven (R) 1-3:50-6:40-9:30

Kicking &Screaming (PG) 1:15-3:45-6:45-8:50

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) 1:45-4-6:50-9

King County

Cinerama, Seattle 206-441-3080

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) 11:30-3:15-7-10:45

Crest Cinema Center, Shoreline 206-363-6339

Melinda and Melinda (PG-13) 7:15-9:35

The Upside of Anger (R) 6:45-9:15

Million Dollar Baby (PG-13) 8

Dear Frankie (PG-13) 7

Bride &Prejudice (PG-13) 9:25

Guild 45th Theatre, Seattle 206-547-2127

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) (4:20) 7-9:30

Crash (R) (4:40) 7:20-9:50

Harvard Exit, Seattle 206-323-0587

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (NR) (4) 7-9:40

Meridian 16, Seattle 206-622-2434

Mindhunters (R) (2:10-4:40) 7:10-9:50

Unleashed (R) (1:30-2:40-4:10-5:20) 7-8-9:30-10:30

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (1:20-2-3:40-4:30-5:10) 6:50-7:40-8:30-10

XXX: State of the Union (PG-13) (3-5:30) 7:55-10:25

A Lot Like Love (PG-13) (2:20-4:50) 7:30-10:05

Kung Fu Hustle (R) (1-2:30-3:50-5) 6:40-7:50-9:10-10:20

The Amityville Horror (R) (2:25-4:55) 7:25-9:40

Sahara (PG-13) (12:40-3:30) 6:15-9

Sin City (R) (1:40-4:25) 7:20-10:10

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (PG-13) (12:50-3:20) 6:10-8:50

Robots (PG) (1:50-4) 6:30-8:55

Hitch (PG-13) (12:45-3:35) 6:20-9:05

Metro Cinemas, Seattle 206-633-0059

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) (12-12:30-3:10-3:40) 6:30-7-9:40-10

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) (1:15-4) 6:45-9:20

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (1:30-4:40) 8

Unleashed (R) (1:20-4:20) 7:20-9:50

Kicking &Screaming (PG) (12:10-2:30-4:45) 7:10-9:30

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (NR) (12:50-3:45) 6:40-9:15

The Interpreter (PG-13) (12:40-3:50) 6:50-9:45

Look At Me (PG-13) (1:10-4:30) 7:15-9:35

Millions (PG) (1-4:10) 7:30

House of Wax (R) 9:55

Oak Tree Cinemas, Seattle 206-527-1748

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) (10-11-12-1:15-2:30-3:30-4:45) 6:10-7-8:10-9:30-10:20-11:15

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) (11:10-1:35-4:10) 7:20-9:50

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (11:45-3:10) 6:40-10

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) (11:20-1:50-4:30) 7:30-10:35

Pacific Place 11, Seattle 206-652-2404

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) 11:15-12-12:45-2:45-3:30-4:15-6:15-7-7:45-9:45-10:30-11:15

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) 11:45-1:15-2:15-4-4:45-6:30-7:15-9:15-10

Kicking &Screaming (PG) 11:30-12:30-2-3-4:30-5:30-7:05-8-9:30-10:35

House of Wax (R) 11:50-2:30-5:15-7:55-10:45

Crash (R) 1:45-4:40-7:30-10:20

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) 1:30-4:25-7:10-9:40

The Interpreter (PG-13) 1:25-4:20-7:20-10:15

Seven Gables Theatre, Seattle 206-632-8821

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (G) (4:50) 7-9:10

Uptown Cinemas, Seattle 206-283-1960

It’s All Gone Pete Tong (R) (12:45-3-5:15) 7:30-9:45

Downfall (R) (1:15-4:30) 8

Millions (PG) (12:30-3-5:15) 7:30-9:45

Varsity Theater, Seattle 206-632-6412

The Best of Youth – Part 2 (R) (12:15) 7:45

The Best of Youth – Part 1 (R) (4)

Kung Fu Hustle (R) (1:40-4:20) 7-9:20

Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela (NR) (1:30-4:15) 7:15

Palindromes (NR) 9:30

Woodinville 12 425-482-6538

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) (10-10:30-11-11:30-12-1-1:30-2-2:30-3-4-4:30-5-5:30) 6:30-7-7:30-8-8:45-9:30-10:10-10:40-11:10-11:40

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) (11:10-1:40-4:15) 6:50-9:20

Kicking &Screaming (PG) (10:15-12:30-2:45) 6:15-9

Unleashed (R) (2:10-4:45) 7:45-10:20

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (1:50-5:10) 8:30

Crash (R) (12:15-3:15) 7:15-9:45

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) (10:45-1:15-3:50) 6:40-9:10

The Interpreter (PG-13) (11:20-2:20) 8:15

Sahara (PG-13) (5:20) 11

Island &Skagit counties

Blue Fox Drive-In, Oak Harbor 360-675-5667

The Amityville Horror (R) 8:30 w/

Kingdom of Heaven (R)

Cascade Cinemas, Burlington 360-707-2727

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) (10:30-11-12:30-1-1:30-2-3:30-4-4:30-5) 6:30-7-7:30-8-9:40-10:10-10:40-11:10

Mindhunters (R) (2:50) 7:40

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) (11:20-1:40-4:20) 6:50-9:20

Kicking &Screaming (PG) (10:40-11:40-1:10-2:10-3:40-4:40) 6:10-7:10-8:30

Unleashed (R) (10:10-12:40-3:20) 6:20-10

House of Wax (R) (11:10-4:50) 10:30

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (12-3:10) 6:40-9:50

Crash (R) (12:20-5:20) 10:20

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PG) (1:20-3:50) 6-9:10

The Interpreter (PG-13) (1:50) 7:20

Sahara (PG-13) 9:30

Oak Harbor Plaza Cinema 3 360-279-2226

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) 12:40-3:35-6:30-9:30

Kicking &Screaming (PG) 1:15-3:45-6:45-8:50

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) 1:25-4-6:50-9

Films

Seattle and beyond

“Bugs! in 3D”: Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629. www.ticketweb.com.

“Coral Reef Adventure”: Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629. www.ticketweb.com.

“Destiny in Space”: Eames IMAX Theater. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629. www.ticketweb.com.

“Downfall”: 5:30 and 8:15 p.m. May 20, 8 p.m. May 21, 5 and 7:45 p.m. May 22, 7:30 p.m. May 23 and 24. $7.50, $7 students and seniors, $6.50 members, Lincoln Theater, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon; 360-336-2858.

“The Dream is Alive”: Eames IMAX Theater. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629. www.ticketweb.com.

“The Eruption of Mount St. Helens”: 10 and 11:30 a.m., 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7 p.m. Sun. through Thurs., 8:30 p.m. also on Fri. and Sat. Seattle IMAX Dome Theater, Pier 59, Waterfront Park, Seattle; 206-622-1868.

“Into the Deep”: 10:40 a.m., 12:10, 1:40, 3:10, 4:40, 6:10, 7:40 p.m. Seattle IMAX Dome Theater, Pier 59, Waterfront Park, Seattle; 206-622-1868.

“Lewis &Clark: Great Journey West”: Aerial cinematography and meticulous recreations highlight this IMAX film about the 19th-century expedition that crossed uncharted North America. Eames IMAX Theater. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629. www.ticketweb.com.

“NASCAR 3D”: Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629. www.ticketweb.com.

“Sacred Planet”: Boeing IMAX Theatre, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-4629. www.ticketweb.com.

Seattle International Film Festival: Through June 12; www.seattlefilm.org.

Movie reviews

“The Best of Youth” HHHH A six-hour saga made for Italian television, covering the lives of two brothers and their friends from 1966 to the near-present day. Measured and subtle, the film eventually surpasses its TV-movie limitations and becomes totally absorbing. (In Italian, with English subtitles.) (R, for subject matter, nudity.)

“Crash” HHH The lives of a group of people intersect in Los Angeles, with race a special hot button issue. Director Paul Haggis goes overboard on the operatic style, but some scenes have real emotional power. With Matt Dillon, Thandie Newton, Terrence Howard, Don Cheadle. (R, for language, violence, nudity.)

“Downfall” HHH This Oscar-nominated German film looks at the last ten days of Hitler’s life (as well as the people around him), in a blunt but engrossing way. Bruno Ganz gives a strong performance that never suggests Hitler is anything other than a psychopath. (In German, with English subtitles.) (R, for violence, subject matter.)

“Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” HHH Documentary account of the fantasyland business of Enron, the hugely successful energy company that crashed and burned when people began examining their books. The movie has a few storytelling flaws, but the story itself is amazing, and infuriating. (Not rated; probably PG-13, for language.)

“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” HHH A bright, sarcastic romp through the cult novel by Douglas Adams, about an average Englishman (Martin Freeman) whisked away on a space trip after the Earth is destroyed. A fresh cast and a Monty Python spirit make this a welcome change of pace. (PG rating is for subject matter.) (PG, for subject matter.)

“House of Wax” H Loose remake of a Vincent Price semi-classic; this one has the usual bunch of dumb teenagers (Elisha Cuthbert and Paris Hilton among them) stranded in a small town with a wax museum. Slightly better than the ongoing run of horror-movie remakes. (R, for violence, language.)

“The Interpreter” HH A United Nations interpreter (Nicole Kidman) overhears a threat against a visiting African dictator; secret service man Sean Penn wonders if she is telling the truth. Sporadically intelligent writing and one great suspense sequence make this a so-so time-killer. (PG-13, for violence, language.)

“It’s All Gone Pete Tong” HH A mockumentary about a hugely popular English club D.J. (all-out performance by Paul Kaye) whose career stops when he goes deaf. This movie actually comes around to a sweet purpose eventually, but the wretched excess of the first hour is more repellent than funny. (R, for language, nudity, subject matter.)

“Kicking &Screaming” HHH It doesn’t matter that this movie is pure sports formula, because Will Ferrell is in the zone, that place where comedians can improvise their way to huge belly laughs. He plays the coach of a misbegotten kids’ soccer team; Robert Duvall is his father and rival. (PG, for subject matter.)

“Kingdom of Heaven” H “Gladiator” director Ridley Scott returns to swords and sandals with a remarkably dull story of the Crusades. Orlando Bloom, who does not graduate to movie-star status, goes to the Holy Land to battle over Jerusalem with the Muslims. (PG-13, for violence.)

“Kung Fu Hustle” HHH An insane series of martial-arts fights makes this movie a wild and hilarious “Looney Tune” come to life. Stephen Chow stars and directs, with a great roster of kung fu fighters. (In Cantonese and Mandarin, with English subtitles.) (R, for violence.)

“A Lot Like Love” HH Every few years, Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet get together for a one-nighter-is that all it is, or are they meant for each other? This comedy gets points for its offbeat approach, but it doesn’t quite have the chemistry to go all the way. (PG-13, for language, subject matter.)

“Madison” HH A look at the 1971 unlimited hydroplane season, when the community-owned Miss Madison boat faced stiff competition in its hometown race. Jim Caviezel stars in this cornball affair, which has wonderful footage of classic boat racing. (PG, for subject matter.)

“Melinda and Melinda” HHH Woody Allen presents parallel stories of a messed-up woman (an excellent Radha Mitchell) arriving in Manhattan-one story comic, one tragic. Allen seems more assured in the serious section (too many jokes fall flat), but the movie is engaging and folks such as Will Ferrell and Chloe Sevigny come through nicely. (PG-13 rating is for subject matter.) (an excellent Radha Mitchell)

“Mindhunters” H Fledgling FBI profilers are dropped on a ghost-town island for a training mission, only to find a real serial killer at work among them. This ludicrous thriller has tin-ear dialogue and illogical action, served up with clueless gusto by director Renny Harlin. Christian Slater and LL Cool J are in the cast. (R, for violence, nudity, language.)

“Monster-in-Law” HH Jane Fonda returns to the screen in razor-sharp form after a 15-year-absence, as a prospective mother-in-law who tries to sabotage her son’s upcoming marriage to a nobody (Jennifer Lopez). Not much of a film, but the women are fun. (PG-13, for language, subject matter.)

“Palindromes” HH “Welcome to the Dollhouse” director Todd Solondz uses a bunch of different actresses to play his 13-year-old heroine, whose horrifying adventures include assassination plots and statutory rape. Solondz can capture the poisonous disconnects of modern life, but the movie is queasy-making. (Not rated; probably R, for language, subject matter.)

“Sahara” HH Pretty cheesy adventure movie with Matthew McConaughey as Dirk Pitt, hero of Clive Cussler’s countless novels. Good location shooting can’t save the overblown plot, which begins with a lost Civil War gunboat rumored to be in Africa. (PG-13, for violence.)

“Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela” HHH A funky, freewheeling trip to Kumbh Mela, a huge Hindu festival that happens once every 12 years. Agreeable encounters with many different gurus liven up the event. (In Hindi and English with English subtitles.) (Not rated; probably R, for nudity, subject matter.)

“Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith” HHHH Final production in the “Star Wars” saga, which begins in the fluffy mode of Parts I and II but becomes a cooler, darker movie when Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) turns toward the dark side of the Force. George Lucas rolls out the impressive hardware and the political metaphors with equal authority, leaving you to wonder why the previous installments of the trilogy couldn’t have been this good. (PG-13, for violence.)

“Unleashed” HHH Jet Li stars as a martial-arts whiz who’s been kept as a slave since childhood by a vicious gangster (Bob Hoskins). Morgan Freeman helps civilize the slave, but there’s still more fighting to do. A crazy action film that somehow works, thanks to Li and the script by Luc Besson. (R, for violence, language, nudity.)

“The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill” HHH A feel-good documentary about Mark Bittner, a formerly homeless man who tends a flock of wild parrots (probably released pets) in San Francisco. It’s a little hippy-dippy, but it creates a nice little urban haven. (G rating.)