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At the movies
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The following movies are playing at South Coast theaters:
Australia
In Australia, on the brink of World War II, an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local (Hugh Jackman) and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. Together, they embark upon a transforming journey across hundreds of miles of the world’s most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, later facing the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese. (PG-13 for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language.) Pony Village Cinemas, Redwood Theater.
Bolt
For super-dog Bolt (voice of John Travolta), every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue — at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions — a jaded, abandoned housecat (Susie Essman) and TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball (Mark Walton) — Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero. (PG for some mild action and peril.) Pony Village Cinemas.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Aliens send Klaatu (Keanu Reeves) to Earth with a message for all humans (Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith): live in peace or be destroyed. (PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas, Redwood Theater.
Delgo
In an exotic divided land, Delgo (voice of Freddie Prinze Jr.), an adventurous but naive teenager, must rally his group of unlikely friends (Chris Kattan, Jennifer Love Hewitt) to protect their world from conflict between the terrestrial Lockni people and the winged Nohrin people, who rule the skies. They live segregated, in an uneasy peace, until Delgo is framed for a crime he did not commit. After escaping a Nohri prison, Delgo discovers Imhoff is in danger and must unite the two races against a common foe. (PG for sequences of fantasy action violence.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Four Christmases
When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate (Reese Witherspoon) and Brad (Vince Vaughn) find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph into the family-centric holiday they had, until now, gleefully avoided. Unable to escape, they trudge to four relative-choked festivities, increasingly mortified to find childhood fears raised, adolescent wounds reopened ... and their very future together uncertain. (PG-13 for some sexual language and humor.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers hatch a plan so crazy it just might work: An old crashed plane, repaired by the penguins, will take them home. But the unlikely crew (voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett-Smith) stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all — the vast plains of Africa — where they encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. (PG for some mild crude humor.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Quantum of Solace
Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 (Daniel Craig) fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), who reveals the danger of the organization that blackmailed Vesper. Intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to Haiti, where Bond meets the beautiful, feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), who leads Bond to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless businessman. Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world’s most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (Joaquin Cosio) to overthrow a Latin American country’s regime. (PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content.) Pony Village CInemas, Savoy Theatre.
Seven Pounds
Ben Thomas (Will Smith) is an IRS agent who drops in on random Los Angeles residents with financial troubles and analyzes whether they’re good or bad. If they’re good, they get the gift of his infinite generosity: a break on their debts, a little extra time to get their affairs in order and perhaps something even more life-altering if he deems them especially fit. (PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality.) Pony Village Cinemas.
The Tale of Despereaux
Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux (voice of Matthew Broderick) was born too big for his little world. He befriends a Princess named Pea (Emma Watson) and learns to read (rather than eat) books — reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman). But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro’s friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig (Tracey Ullman). (G) Pony Village Cinemas.
Transporter 3
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) has been pressured into transporting Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen Krabbe), the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest to Odessa on the Black Sea. Along the way, with the help of Inspector Tarconi (Francois Berleand), Frank contends with the people who pushed him to take the job, agents sent by Vasilev to intercept him, and the non-cooperation of his passenger. (PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Twilight
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different. When her mother remarries and sends Bella from Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Wash., she doesn’t expect much to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Edward is a vampire, but his family chooses not to drink human blood. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for — a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. (PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.
Yes Man
A man (Jim Carrey) signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything … and anything. At first, unleashing the power of “yes” transforms his life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks. (PG-13 for crude sexual humor, language and brief nudity.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.
Call the theaters for showtimes or other information.
Australia
In Australia, on the brink of World War II, an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local (Hugh Jackman) and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. Together, they embark upon a transforming journey across hundreds of miles of the world’s most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, later facing the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese. (PG-13 for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language.) Pony Village Cinemas, Redwood Theater.
Bolt
For super-dog Bolt (voice of John Travolta), every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue — at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions — a jaded, abandoned housecat (Susie Essman) and TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball (Mark Walton) — Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero. (PG for some mild action and peril.) Pony Village Cinemas.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Aliens send Klaatu (Keanu Reeves) to Earth with a message for all humans (Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith): live in peace or be destroyed. (PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas, Redwood Theater.
Delgo
In an exotic divided land, Delgo (voice of Freddie Prinze Jr.), an adventurous but naive teenager, must rally his group of unlikely friends (Chris Kattan, Jennifer Love Hewitt) to protect their world from conflict between the terrestrial Lockni people and the winged Nohrin people, who rule the skies. They live segregated, in an uneasy peace, until Delgo is framed for a crime he did not commit. After escaping a Nohri prison, Delgo discovers Imhoff is in danger and must unite the two races against a common foe. (PG for sequences of fantasy action violence.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Four Christmases
When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate (Reese Witherspoon) and Brad (Vince Vaughn) find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph into the family-centric holiday they had, until now, gleefully avoided. Unable to escape, they trudge to four relative-choked festivities, increasingly mortified to find childhood fears raised, adolescent wounds reopened ... and their very future together uncertain. (PG-13 for some sexual language and humor.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers hatch a plan so crazy it just might work: An old crashed plane, repaired by the penguins, will take them home. But the unlikely crew (voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett-Smith) stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all — the vast plains of Africa — where they encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. (PG for some mild crude humor.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Quantum of Solace
Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 (Daniel Craig) fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), who reveals the danger of the organization that blackmailed Vesper. Intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to Haiti, where Bond meets the beautiful, feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), who leads Bond to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless businessman. Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world’s most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (Joaquin Cosio) to overthrow a Latin American country’s regime. (PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content.) Pony Village CInemas, Savoy Theatre.
Seven Pounds
Ben Thomas (Will Smith) is an IRS agent who drops in on random Los Angeles residents with financial troubles and analyzes whether they’re good or bad. If they’re good, they get the gift of his infinite generosity: a break on their debts, a little extra time to get their affairs in order and perhaps something even more life-altering if he deems them especially fit. (PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality.) Pony Village Cinemas.
The Tale of Despereaux
Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux (voice of Matthew Broderick) was born too big for his little world. He befriends a Princess named Pea (Emma Watson) and learns to read (rather than eat) books — reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman). But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro’s friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig (Tracey Ullman). (G) Pony Village Cinemas.
Transporter 3
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) has been pressured into transporting Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen Krabbe), the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest to Odessa on the Black Sea. Along the way, with the help of Inspector Tarconi (Francois Berleand), Frank contends with the people who pushed him to take the job, agents sent by Vasilev to intercept him, and the non-cooperation of his passenger. (PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material.) Pony Village Cinemas.
Twilight
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different. When her mother remarries and sends Bella from Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Wash., she doesn’t expect much to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Edward is a vampire, but his family chooses not to drink human blood. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for — a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. (PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.
Yes Man
A man (Jim Carrey) signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything … and anything. At first, unleashing the power of “yes” transforms his life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks. (PG-13 for crude sexual humor, language and brief nudity.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.
Call the theaters for showtimes or other information.
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