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ABOUT TIME
From Richard Curtis, the writer of Notting Hill and director of Love Actually, comes this charming romantic comedy with a twist. After learning that he comes from a family of time-travelers, a geeky young Brit (domhnall gleeson) sets out to correct his past romantic blunders and woo a pretty American (Rachel McAdams) he once had a blind date with. (AC,AL,BN,MV) R-2:03
ARGO
Winner of three Oscars®, including Best Picture, this gripping drama directed by and starring Ben Affleck looks at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis from the perspective of a daring C.I.A. operative who uses a hair-brained scheme to rescue six U.S. embassy workers who hid during the siege. (AC,AL,MV) R-2:00. MAX
ARMAGEDDON
A catastrophic meteor shower portends the end of the world: an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. It’s up to cagey oil driller BruceWillis and his crack team to try a risky mission to plant a nuclear depth charge on the rock and blow it to smithereens before it can do the same to humanity. Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck,Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David and Steve Buscemi co-star in this blockbuster disaster epic. Directed by Michael Bay; screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh and J.J. Abrams, adaptation by Tony Gilroy and Shane Salerno, story by Robert Roy Pool and Jonathan Hensleigh. (AC,AL,V) PG13-2:31 MAX
BAD WORDS
Jason Bateman is a venomous, 40-year-old proofreader who begins entering spelling bees thanks to a loophole in the rules. Dominating his pint-sized competitors and enraging parents and officials alike, he sets his sights on the National Spelling Bee. (AC,AL,BN) R-1:29
BAGGAGE CLAIM
A perennially-single, 30-year-old flight attendant (Paula Patton) decides to stop flying solo and gives herself 30 days to get a ring on her finger after her younger sister gets engaged. Derek Luke, Taye Diggs co-star. (AC,AL) Pg13-1:37
BANSHEE "Good Town, Bad Blood"
Lucas Hood, Carrie Hopewell and the Banshee Sheriff’s Department cope with the fallout from their bloody face-off against Rabbit while Lucas faces a new and deadly threat in Season 2 of this gritty Cinemax action series. Created by Alan Ball (True Blood), the show focuses on Lucas, an ex-convict who assumed the identity of the new sheriff in the rural town of Banshee, PA. As Season 2 comes to a close, Lucas has his hands more full than ever dealing with the murder of a Kinaho tribe girl, escalating tensions between Amish overlord Kai Proctor and tribe leader Alex Longshadow, and an unwelcome visitor: the reprobate son of the real (dead) Lucas Hood. Antony Starr and Ivana Milicevic star. (AC,AL,GV,N,RP,SC) TVMA/V,S,L-1:00
THE BATTLE OF AMFAR
In the early days of the AIDS crisis, two dynamic personalities joined forces to make a difference. The result was amfAR. An official selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, this illuminating film charts how renowned research scientist Dr. Mathilde Krim enlisted Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor to create America’s first national AIDS research foundation. (AC,AL) TV14/L,D-:40. HBO
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich) had been dreaming of a girl like Lena (Alice Englert). He just never expected she’d be a witch. From the bestselling “Caster Chronicles” series comes this compelling tale of a star-crossed romance that is enhanced by magic...but threatened by the forces of darkness. Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Thomas Mann and Emma Thompson star. (AC,AL,MV) PG13-2:04
THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY
Get ready for a “feel-good celebration” (Boston Herald), as the cast fromThe Best Man returns for this comedy sequel. getting together for the first time in years, the college friends gather for a joyful holiday reunion, only to find that rivalries, romances and secrets are revealed. With Morris Chestnut, Taye diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa lathan, nia long, Harold Perrineau. (AC,AL,N,V) R-2:03
BLENDED
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore (co-stars in The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates) reunite in this charming romantic comedy that finds them playing single parents sharing a suite together with their respective families at a South African resort. (AL,MV) PG13-1:57
BROKEN CITY
Nothing is quite as it seems in this twisty political thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Ex-cop Billy Taggart (Wahlberg) is a private eye hired by the mayor of New York City (Crowe) to follow his wife (Zeta-Jones), whom he suspects of cheating on him. But when the wife’s lover turns up dead, Taggart finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. (AC,AL,BN,V) R-1:49.
BULLET TO THE HEAD
Sly’s on a rampage of revenge in the Big Easy! When hulking hit man Sylvester Stallone’s partner gets iced, he forms an unlikely partnership with a young detective to find the killer in this explosive action flick. Together, they leave an epic level of destruction throughout New Orleans as they find themselves up against a corrupt developer and his lethal mercenary messenger. Sung Kang, Sarah Shahi, Adewale Akinnuoye- Agbaje, Christian Slater and Jason Momoa costar. (AC,AL, BN,V) R-1:32
THE COMEBACK
Talk about a Comeback! Nine years after its lone season aired, the HBO comedy series The Comeback returns November 9, 2014 with Lisa Kudrow (Emmy® winner for Friends) reprising her Emmy®-nominated role as reality-TV pioneer Valerie Cherish. Michael Patrick King (Emmy® winner for HBO’s Sex and the City), who co-created The Comeback with Kudrow, spoke with us about the long-awaited return of this beloved series that was the first of its kind when it debuted.
HBO: It must have been a good feeling to bring The Comeback back.
MPK: Let’s just say it was very thrilling over the nine years to see it sort of stand up and walk, and then run. A lot of people put their heart and soul into shows and a lot of shows don’t get a second season. Some shows don’t even get a pilot made. Lisa and I worked really hard on The Comeback and we thought we had something that was unique to what we wanted to say. I’m thrilled we’re back at HBO. To me, that’s the best story.
HBO: What do you have in store for Season 2?
MPK: What we wanted to do with the second Comeback is actually reflect the landscape of where television is right now and also to do something new that Valerie hadn’t experienced and it seems to be a dark dramedy on HBO where she’s totally a fish out of water. No audience, no censors, creative expression, darker. So we tried to create a situation that would reflect in a meta way our coming back to HBO and Valerie arriving at HBO
HBO: Where is Valerie at as things begin?
MPK: Valerie has decided—after seeing a show on Bravo where there were real people sitting on a couch just watching a show—that reality TV has run out of ideas and it’s time for her to come back. So she’s making a pilot presentation that shows where she’s been for nine years and she’s decided she’s evolved enough to get back into the reality TV game because she now understands it, that she was only playing a version of herself, not herself. What happens over the course of the first episode is she winds up getting cast in a show written by her nemesis, Paulie G., on HBO.
HBO: Where do things go from there?
MPK: We start with all the main characters having evolved into a different place. Valerie thinks she has understanding now of what reality TV is, how she took herself too seriously; Paulie G. has gone through two rehabs and he thinks he is healthier and he has come back to claim his right as a serious writer; Jane the reality show producer has moved past show business having won an Academy Award® for a documentary and she thinks show business is done—she’s raising rescued horses; and Mark, Valerie’s husband, has evolved into a nicer place with his wife where she’s really not acting, they’re just a regular couple for nine years. What we try to do over the next couple of episodes is show what happens when these same people get in the same tornado again. Read Part 2 of our interview with Michael Patrick King in next month’s issue. Season 2 of The Comeback premieres Sunday, November 9 at 10 PM. (AC,AL) TVMA-:41
THE CONCERT FOR VALOR
HBO, Starbucks Coffee Company and Chase salute U.S. veterans and their families with this live concert on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Veterans Day 2014. The show will feature a broad array of talent from the worlds of music and entertainment, including The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Underwood, Dave Grohl, Eminem, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J, Metallica, Rihanna and Zac Brown Band. The concert will also feature onstage hosts Bob Woodruff, Bryan Cranston, George Lopez, Jack Black, Jamie Foxx, John Oliver and Meryl Streep, and special tributes by Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Will Smith. (AC,AL) TV14-2:58
THE CONJURING
This is one frightening film you won’t “clap” for! When the Perron family moves into an old house with a dark past, strange events soon begin...including a ‘clapping’ game that goes disturbingly awry. They call on Ed & Lorraine Warren for help, leading the renowned spiritualist couple into battle against the most evil entity they would ever face. Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor. (AL,V) R-1:52
THE COUNSELOR
Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt burn up the screen in this stylish, sexy thriller written by Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men). Fassbender plays a slick lawyer who wants to get into the drug trade for some easy money, but soon finds himself caught in a nightmare of violence and treachery. Directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator); written by Cormac McCarthy. (AC,GL,GV,SC) R-1:57.
DEVIL'S DUE
A newlywed woman gets pregnant on her honeymoon, but her husband isn’t the father; it’s the Devil himself in this terrifying found-footage horror flick. Allison Miller and Zach Gilford star as the happy couple whose life takes a nightmarish turn. (AC,AL,BN,GV) R-1:29
ENDLESS LOVE
The privileged daughter of a wealthy doctor falls for the hunky, hot-headed son of a mechanic from the wrong side of the tracks, much to the chagrin of her snobby father. Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde sizzle in this update of the 1981 film. (AC,AL,BN,MV) PG13-1:45
ENOUGH SAID
A divorced massage therapist begins a promising relationship, unaware of his connection to a client in this comical look at the perils of mid-life dating. Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as the witty masseuse who unexpectedly falls for a “wonderful” James Gandolfini. Catherine Keener and Toni Collette co-star in this “enjoyably meandering ensemble comedy” (Variety).Written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. (AC,AL) PG13-1:33.
EPIC
Size doesn’t matter...unless you are from a race of tiny woodland creatures whose secret existence has just been discovered by a human girl. MK always thought her dad’s belief in the Leaf Men was lunacy—until she gets shrunk down to their size during the most crucial time in their history. (MV) PG-1:43
ESCAPE PLAN
Stallone...Schwarzenegger...Stupendous! When security expert Sylvester Stallone gets double-crossed and left to rot in a C.I.A. black site, his only hope is to join forces with inmate Arnold Schwarzenegger to plot the ultimate escape. (AL,V) R-1:56
FAST & FURIOUS 6
The Fast & Furious car crew lead the charge to stop an international criminal in this installment. With the bad guy trying to sell a dirty bomb to the highest bidder, it’s up to Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and company to put the pedal to the metal to stop him, thanks to a deal with federal agent Dwayne Johnson. (AC,AL,V) PG13-2:09. HBO May 17,18,21,24,29,31 C5EH
FOO FIGHTERS: SONIC HIGHWAYS
Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters document an inspiring, multi-city journey into the heart of America’s musical identity in this eight-part HBO original series. As the 11-time Grammy®-winning, 25-million-plus-selling band prepares to release it’s eighth album in November, they travel to a different American musical landmark each week, chronicling the history, cultural environment and people that define the music of those cities. Visits to Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle and Washington, D.C. feature appearances from such local legends as Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, Dolly Parton, Rick Nielsen, Bad Brains, Chuck D, Gibby Haynes, Allen Toussaint and Gary Clark, Jr., among others. Directed and executive produced by Grohl. (AC,AL,N)TVMA/S,L-:57
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Jackie Robinson’s rise to become the first African American player in baseball—and the relentless hatred he faced for it—are chronicled in this “stirring” (The New Yorker) film. Chadwick Boseman stars as the Brooklyn Dodgers star who stood tall in the face of racism. Harrison Ford co-stars. (AC,AL,MV) PG13- 2:08
GAME OF THRONES
Season 4 of HBO's epic series based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling book series continues! As events unfold, the Lannisters' hold on the Iron Throne remains intact in the wake of the Red Wedding slaughter. But can they survive their own egos as well as new and ongoing threats? Meanwhile, an unbowed Stannis Baratheon continues to rebuild his army; the Lannister-loathing "Red Viper of Dorne," Oberyn Martell, arrives in King’s Landing; Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons aim to liberate the largest Slaver City in the east; and a depleted Night's Watch faces the advance of Mance Rayder's wildling army, who are in turn running from the undead White Walkers. (AC,AL,N,SC,V) TVMA/V,S,L-:58
GANGSTER SQUAD
An undercover crime unit in 1949 L.A. fights fire with fire to put the clamps on notorious underworld kingpin Mickey Cohen. Josh Brolin stars as the squad’s gung-ho leader who gets the go-ahead to wage war on Cohen and his numerous crime rackets—by any means necessary. Co-starring Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Pena. (AC,AL,GV,RP) R-1:53
GETAWAY
Washed-up race car driver Brent Magna finds himself in a race against time to save his abducted wife in this heart-pounding thriller. Told to commandeer a soupedup Mustang outfitted with surveillance cameras by an anonymous voice on his cell phone, Magna (ethan Hawke) is ordered to perform a series of dangerous tasks–or his wife will die. Co-starring Selena gomez, Jon Voight, Rebecca Budig, Bruce Payne. directed by Courtney Solomon; written by Sean Finegan & gregg Maxwell Parker. (AL,V) Pg13-1:30
GETTING ON
The dysfunctional staffers of the Billy Barnes extended care geriatric ward continue to fumble their way through dealing with the elderly in Season 2 of this comedy series. This year, Nurse DiDi (Niecy Nash) fights for a long-overdue raise while facing new responsibilities and family stresses; Nurse Dawn (Alex Borstein) gets some big news about her future while remaining more set than ever on making a home with male Supervising Nurse Patsy (Mel Rodriguez), who is pushing his new “Lean & Green” environmental program. Meanwhile, ward director Dr. Jenna James (Laurie Metcalf) lets her newly promised research run amuck, and finds herself in bed with a corporate hospice program that begins to take over the ward. Guest stars include Ann Guilbert, Mark Harelik, Jayma Mays, Jean Smart, Alia Shawkat, June Squibb, and more (AC,AL,BN) TVMA/L-:29
GIRLS
Can Hannah and Adam’s relationship survive in the wake of his landing a part in a Broadway play? Find out as HBO presents the final four Season 3 episodes of this Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning comedy series created by and starring Lena Dunham. As the season winds down, Hannah (Dunham) remains a volatile mess of anxieties, insecurities and uncertainty as she continues to rehabilitate her career and deal with her fears that the spark might be gone in her relationship with Adam (Adam Driver). Meanwhile, Marnie (Allison Williams), Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) and Jessa each face their own potentially life-altering news and decisions. Alex Karpovsky co-stars. (AC,AL,MV,N) TVMA/S,L-0:29
GODZILLA
The King of the Monsters returns to the screen to battle a deadly pair of bug-like kaiju--and wreck major cities in the process--in this thrilling remake. With military might proving fruitless against such massive creatures, it’s up to Godzilla to stop the nasty duo before they can mate. It all comes down to an explosive showdown with San Francisco as the background. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston. (AC,AL,V) PG13-2:03
A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
Bruce Willis takes his ever tough, crime-fighting alter ego John McClane all the way to Russia in this fifth thrilling installment in the “Die Hard” series. This time, McClane heads to Moscow for a little father estranged son bonding... and a lot of explosive action. Jai Courtney co-stars as the younger McClane who partners up with his super-cop dad to take down a wealthy gangster with political aspirations and nuclear capabilities. Sebastian Koch, Rasha Bukvic, Cole Hauser co-star. Directed by John Moore; written by Skip Woods. (AC,AL,V) R- 1:38
GRAVITY
Winner of 7 oscars®, including Best director (Alfonso Cuaron)! Sandra Bullock is riveting in an oscar®-nominated performance as an astronaut stranded in space. When debris from a destroyed satellite riddles the space shuttle, Bullock and space-walking partner george Clooney find themselves drifting alone in space...with their hopes for survival fading with every breath they take. A “whiteknuckle space odyssey” (Variety). Written by Alfonso Cuaron & Jonas Cuaron. (AL,MV) Pg13-1:31.
THE GREAT GATSBY
Leonardo DiCaprio brings “Gatsby” to new life in this stylish adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic. Set in a decadent Long Island of the ’20s, the film injects a stunning visual electricity to a story that follows the entanglements of various residents of a small North Shore town. (AC,AL,BN,MV) PG13- 2:22
THE HANGOVER, PART III
The Wolf Pack is back for another debauched go-round in this outrageous comedy sequel that takes them to Tijuana and back. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha and John Goodman star. (AC,AL,N,V) R-1:40
HELLO LADIES, THE MOVIE
Bumbling English transplant Stuart Pritchard (Stephen Merchant) continues to search for the woman of his dreams in L.A. in this feature-length conclusion to Merchant’s HBO comedy series. When Stuart learns that his ex is planning to visit L.A. with her husband, he convinces his roommate Jessica to play the role of his girlfriend—a ruse that leads to hilarious encounters and an unexpected denouement. (AC,AL) TVMA/L-1:20
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
Bilbo, Gandalf and a motley crew of dwarves continue their treacherous quest to retake the dwarf kingdom of Erebor from the evil dragon Smaug in Part Two of the Hobbit trilogy. “A robust, action-packed adventure” (Variety) Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman star. (AC,V) PG13-2:41
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
Return to Middle Earth in this thrilling first adventure in Peter Jackson’s prequel trilogy to “The Lord of the Rings.” Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved novel, the film follows a young Bilbo Baggins on a journey to face the evil dragon Smaug with the help of a surly group of dwarves. Ian McKellen stars. (AC,V) PG13-2:50
THE HOBBIT, THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
Bilbo, gandalf and a motley crew of dwarves continue their treacherous quest to retake the dwarf kingdom of erebor from the evil dragon Smaug in Part Two of this trilogy. Facing danger at every turn, the surly bunch arrive at Smaug’s lair where treasure awaits...if the beast doesn’t burn them to a crisp first. (AC,V) Pg13-2:41
IDENTITY THIEF
Average schnook Jason Bateman undertakes a mission to bring down the crook who stole his identity in this outrageous comedy. With little help from the law and his job on the line, Bateman jets to Florida to catch the thief.What he finds is a vile, unrepentant, throat-punching head-case (played hilariously by Melissa McCarthy) who he must drag back to Denver on a screwball journey for justice. (AC,AL,BN,V) R-1:51
THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE
Steve Carell is “at the top of his form” (Variety) as flamboyant magician Burt Wonderstone, whose ego is as big as the Las Vegas stage show he performs with partner Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi). When the magical friends split, a hotshot new breed of magician takes over the Vegas strip. Can the deeply humbled Burt—resigned to a gig at a retirement home— ever make it back to the big time? Maybe...with the help of his childhood hero and his ex-partner! Co-starring Olivia Wilde with Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini and Jim Carrey. (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:40.
THE INTERNSHIP
Wedding Crashers co-stars Vince Vaughn and owen Wilson reteam for this comedy as a pair of downsized watch salesmen who enter the internship program at google. Hoping to land permanent positions with the search engine giant, the duo injects their old-school tactics and ideals into a youthinfused environment. The result: big-time laughs with a lot of heart. Rose Byrne and Max Minghella co-star. directed by Shawn levy; story by Vince Vaughn, screenplay by Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern. (AC,AL,MV, N) Pg13-1:59. Starts July 19
JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
A farmhand becomes an unlikely hero as he leads the charge to save his kingdom’s princess from a nasty race of giants in this effects-laden take on “Jack & the Beanstalk.” When a huge beanstalk carries Princess Isabelle into the sky, young Jack (Nicholas Hoult) and the bravest knights head up a dangerous rescue mission to save her from the vengeful giants. Eleanor Tomlinson co-stars as the Princess; also with Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor. (MV) PG13- 1:54
KICK-ASS 2
Kick-Ass joins a crimefighting team while Hit Girl decides to hang up her tights in this darkly comic sequel. While K.A. and the Justice Forever team takes down a series of criminals, they discover their biggest threat is spoiled rich Chris D’Amico (“Red Mist” in the first film) who has renamed himself and has one mission: to kill Kick-Ass! Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz- Plasse, Chloe Grace Moretz and Jim Carrey star. (AC,AL,N,V) R-1:43.
THE KNICK
A brilliant surgeon pushes the boundaries of medicine, morality and race relations at a New York City hospital at the turn of the 20th century in this series. As Season One’s 10 episodes (all directed by Steven Soderbergh) come to a close, the show continues to follow Dr. John Thackery (Oscar®-nominee Clive Owen) and his groundbreaking work at the Knickerbocker Hospital (“The Knick”) which faces a period of major upheaval. As he searches to solve a plethora of medical mysteries and deals with a worsening cocaine habit, Thackery is paired with Dr. Algernon Edwards (Andre Holland), whose intelligence and at-all-costs methods rival Thackery’s, but whose arrival is marked by contempt and prejudice. Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance, Eric Johnson, Michael Angarano, Eve Hewson, Chris Sullivan and Cara Seymour co-star. (AC,AL,N,V)TVMA/V,S,L-:56
LAST WEEK TONIGHT
One of the funniest, most refreshing personalities to hit the TV scene in years—the man whose 2013 guest-hosting stint on The Daily Show won plaudits from critics, fans and others— John Oliver comes to HBO with an all-new, Sunday-night forum. A topical look at the week in news, politics and current events, the half-hour show will provide Oliver with a unique platform to offer up his singular perspective and distinct voice on any number of social, political or existential issues facing America and the world. Each of the 24 Season 1 editions will be shot in New York within hours of airing on HBO, and will feature special segments and a variety of guests. (AC,AL) TVMA-0:27
THE LEFTOVERS
It has been dubbed “The Departure”: a stunning global event in which more than 140 million people—more than 2% of the world's population—simply vanished. Three years later, the residents of the town of Mapleton, like everyone else, are still trying to make sense of it all. From Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof and author Tom Perrotta (on whose bestseller this is based) comes this epic series that focuses on beleaguered police chief Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) and the other “leftovers” of Mapleton as they react to this inexplicable event that unites some and divides others—while revealing how the strain of such calamity can turn faith into cynicism, paranoia, madness, or cult-like fanaticism. (AC,AL,V,N) TVMA/L,V-1:12
THE LEGEND OF HERCULES
Kellan Lutz is a beefcake demigod in this muscle-bound origin story about the mythical Greek hero. Co-starring Scott Adkins, Liam McIntyre, Liam Garrigan, Johnathon Schaech, Roxanne McKee, with Gaia Weiss and Rade Serbedzija. (AC,V) PG13-1:39
THE LEGO MOVIE
“Everything is Awesome” about this hilarious animated adventure! Emmet (voice of Chris Pratt) is a plain old Lego figure who is content to build straight from the manuals...until he finds the “Piece of Resistance.” Marked as the prophesied savior who will save the city from its evil ruler, Lord Business (voice of Will Ferrell), Emmet leads a screwball team including Batman on the ultimate quest--one that results in laughs from start to finish. (MV) PG-1:41
LONE SURVIVOR
A four-man Navy SEALs recon team comes under a relentless, high-powered assault from Taliban insurgents in this shocking tale based on the real-life drama of surviving SEAL Marcus Luttrell. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster and Eric Bana star. (AC,AL,GV) R-2:01
MAMA
A mother’s love reaches from beyond the grave in this chilling old-school ghost story that “delivers good oldfashioned scares” (Urban Cinefile). Lost in the wild five years earlier, two little sisters are found and taken in by their uncle and his girlfriend. But as the girls struggle to adjust, they come to realize that the matronly force that helped them survive their ordeal has followed them into their new home...and will stop at nothing to get them back. Two-time Oscar®-nominee Jessica Chastain stars. (AC,MV) PG13- 1:40.
MAN OF STEEL
Zack Snyder (300) and Christopher nolan (The Dark Knight) team up for this Superman reboot. Henry Cavill stars as Kal-el, who hides his powers as Kansas farmboy Clark Kent. But when maniacal Kryptonian general Zod arrives on earth to annihilate humanity and turn the planet into a new Krypton, Kent must step up to save mankind. Co-starring Amy Adams and Michael Shannon. (AC,AL,V) Pg13-2:23
MEL BROOKS: LIVE AT THE GEFFEN
Mel Brooks takes the stage for this unique stand-up show in which he shares intimate stories of his childhood in Brooklyn, his rise in TV, his marriage to Anne Bancroft and his illustrious film career as writer/ director of Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and other classics. (AC,AL) TVPG-58.
NIGHT WILL FALL
This harrowing film reveals the untold story behind an unfinished 1945 documentary—whose artistic team included supervising director Alfred Hitchcock—that charted the horrors of World War II concentration camps. Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter. (AC,N) TV14/S,D-1:19.
NON-STOP
A non-stop flight takes a terrifying turn for federal air marshal Liam Neeson: an anonymous text from a maniac promises a passenger death every 20 minutes if $150 million isn’t transferred into a bank account. Co-starring Julianne Moore. (AC,AL,BN,V) PG13-1:46
NOW YOU SEE ME
Four magicians orchestrate a masterful series of brazen–and criminal–illusions in this caper. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Melanie Laurent, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Common. (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:55
OBLIVION
In the year 2077, Earth is an uninhabitable wasteland in the wake of a nuclear holocaust against alien invaders. Tom Cruise stars as Jack Harper, a technician still stationed on Earth to keep defense drones operational while the planet’s remaining water is siphoned. But as enemy “Scavs” close in, Jack comes face to face with the frightening truth of his existence. Morgan Freeman co-stars. (AC,AL,BN,V) PG13-2:05.
OLIVE KITTERIDGE
From Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel comes this four-part miniseries that tells the sweet, funny, tragic story of the denizens of a seemingly placid New England town, as seen through the eyes of Olive, a woman whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. Oscar® winner Frances McDormand and Oscar® nominee Richard Jenkins star in this drama which spans 25 years and focuses on the middle-school math teacher and her relationships with her good-hearted husband Henry (Jenkins), their son Christopher, and other denizens in a community wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy. Co-starring Bill Murray, John Gallagher Jr., Zoe Kazan, Peter Mullan, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jesse Plemons, Ann Dowd, Brady Corbet. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko; teleplay by Jane Anderson. (AC,AL)TVMA/L-1:06
THE OTHER WOMAN
Carly, Kate and Amber all have one thing in common: Kate’s cheating husband Mark! Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton star as the trio of jilted and very angry females who team up to exact revenge on the philandering cad (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) using any means necessary—including laxatives, hair remover and even estrogen! Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney and Don Johnson co-star in this comedy (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:49
PACIFIC RIM
Humanity goes towarwith giant monsters in this “imaginative sci-fi epic” (Hollywood Reporter). With “kaiju” leveling cities, it’s up to the Pan Pacific defense Corps and its Jaegers—25-story high fighting robots operated by two pilots—to stop them before the entire planet is destroyed. Starring Charlie Hunnam, idris elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie day, Max Martini and Ron Perlman. directed by guillermo del Toro; screenplay by Travis Beacham and guillermo del Toro, story by Travis Beacham. (AC, AL,V) Pg13-2:11
PRISONERS
The abduction of two children sends two families into an unending nightmare in this thriller. Determined to find his little girl, Hugh Jackman takes things into his own hands when detective Jake Gyllenhaal comes up short. (AC,AL,V) R-2:33
THE PURGE
In a future America, the government has set aside one night a year where all criminal activity, including murder, is legal. When a wounded stranger takes refuge from a wild pack of thrill-killers in a home in a gated community, Ethan Hawke and his family must decide whether to protect him... or face the consequences (AC,AL,V) R-1:25
REDS 2
In this sequel, ex-CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reunites his crew—all classified as Retired & Extremely Dangerous—to track down a missing nuclear device, clashing with assassins, terrorists and corrupt officials along the way. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:56
RIDDICK: RULE THE DARK
After being left for dead on a desolate planet, alien convict Riddick battles extraterrestrial predators and is forced to activate an emergency beacon for help—which attracts even more deadly creatures and ruthless bounty hunters. Vin diesel flexes his pecs in this actionpacked sequel to Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. Jordi Molla, Matt nable, Katee Sackhoff, dave Bautista, Bokeem Woodbine and Raoul Trujillo co-star. (GL,GV,N,RP,SC) R-1:59
RIO 2
Blue macaw mates Blu and Jewel go in search of their rain-forest roots on a wild Amazonian adventure in this fun-filled animated sequel. Once in the jungle, the couple and their brood discover a huge pack of wild macaws—led by Jewel’s long-lost father—and join them in a battle to save their beautiful habitat from the ever-buzzing saws of a devious logging crew. Voices: Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg. G-1:42
RIPD: REST IN PEACE DEPARTMENT
Undead lawmen Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds return from the beyond to save humanity from a supernatural apocalypse in this action-packed thrillride. Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker and Stephanie Szostak co-star. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:36
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME 2014
Take your front-row seat for one of the hottest shows of the year: the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Taped at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, this special honors the six newest performer-category inductees— Cat Stevens, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Nirvana, Kiss, Linda Ronstadt and Peter Gabriel—along with special inductees The E Street Band (Award for Musical Excellence) and Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham (both for Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement). TV14-3:00.
RUNNER RUNNER
Justin Timberlake stars as Princeton grad student Richie Furst, who loses a fortune on an online poker site and heads to Costa Rica to confront the shady tycoon who owns the site. Richie soon becomes the man’s protege, but the FBI has other ideas and puts the squeeze on him to become an informant. Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie and Ben Affleck costar in this thriller. Directed by Brad Furman; written by Brian Koppelman & David Levien. (AC, AL,N,V) R-1:32.
RUSH
The death-defying world of Formula one racing is the setting for this electrifying drama that recalls the heated rivalry between 1970s superstars James Hunt and niki lauda. Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl star. (AC,AL, BN,V) R-2:03
SILICON VALLEY
In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. From HBO and the offbeat mind of Mike Judge (Office Space) comes this new comedy series that delves into the outrageous world of tech start-ups and the socially awkward underdogs trying to navigate its lucrative potential. Throughout Season 1, the show charts the rising fortunes of Richard, an introverted programmer who suddenly finds himself in the middle of an extreme bidding war over his website's unique search algorithm. Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener, T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Christopher Evan Welch and Monica Crew star. (AC,AL,MV,N) TVMA/L-:29
SIX BY SONDHEIM
He is one of America’s true giants of the musical stage: renowned Broadway lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim. This documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend through six of his iconic songs: “Something’s Coming,” “Opening Doors,” “Send in the Clowns,” “I’m Still Here,” “Being Alive,” and “Sunday.” Directed by award-winning Broadway director and playwright James Lapine, the film is predominantly told by Sondheim himself as it weaves together dozens of interviews from his career, along with archival performances of his classics. (AC,AL) TV14/ L,D-1:20
SNITCH
“How far would you go to save your son?” That’s the question facing businessman Dwayne Johnson who, in an effort to reduce his son’s jail sentence, cuts a dangerous deal with a politically ambitious U.S. attorney to go undercover and infiltrate a brutal drug cartel. (AC,AL,SC,V) PG13-1:52
STOKER
Reeling from the death of her beloved father, an introverted young girl is changed by the sudden arrival of a mysterious relative in this “splendidly demented gumbo of Hitchcock thriller, American Gothic fairy tale and a contemporary kink” (Variety). While India (Mia Wasikowska) is initially wary of “Uncle Charlie” (Matthew Goode)— whom she never knew existed—her unstable mother lets him move in, leading all of them down a dark, twisted path. Dermot Mulroney, Jacki Weaver and Nicole Kidman co-star. (AC,AL,V) R-1:39
THAT AWKWARD MOMMENT
Three commitment-phobic bros vow to stay single and avoid serious relationships at all costs, but can they stick to their pact in the face of so much sexy temptation? Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan star in this raunchy rom-com. Also with Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis and Jessica Lucas. Directed and written by Tom Gormican. (AC,AL,MV,N) R-1:34
THIS IS 40
Reprising their roles from Knocked Up, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann portray a longtime married couple who must deal with an escalating series of pressures and changes as they prepare to turn 40. Co-starring John Lithgow, Megan Fox and Albert Brooks. (AC,AL,BN,MV) R-2:14
300 RISE OF AN EMPIRE
From Frank Miller’s stunning graphic novel comes this exhilarating sequel to 300 that takes the bloody battle for control of Greece to the high seas. It’s up to fearless Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton of Strike Back) to unite his divided nation against a monstrous adversary: the massive Persian Navy led by sinister wannabe-god Xerxes and his vixen of a commander Artemisia (Eva Green). (AL,GV,N,RP,SC) R-1:43
TRANCE
In this twist-filled tale of thievery and deception, James McAvoy stars as an art auctioneer who plays a key role in the theft of a priceless painting. The only trouble is amnesia is preventing him from remembering where it is. Vincent Cassel co-stars as his co-conspirator who hires sexy hypnotherapist Rosario Dawson to draw out the information from McAvoy’s foggy brain. (AC,AL,GV,N) R-1:41.
TRANSCENDENCE
This “bold, beautiful” (Chicago Sun-Times) sci-fi thriller stars Johnny Depp as a computer scientist on the verge of a major breakthrough in advanced artificial intelligence. But when anti-technology extremists try to thwart his work, Depp uploads his consciousness to a supercomputer, leading to an omnipotent and sentient machine that could threaten all mankind. With Morgan Freeman and Rebecca Hall. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:59
TREME
New Orleans, 38 months after. Barack Obama has just been elected to the White House, giving entrenched residents of this still-battered city reason for optimism. Yet for everyone who hopes to improve their lot—or just return to a sense of pre-Katrina normalcy—others are intent on capitalizing on the city’s vulnerability and suffocating its culture. HBO presents the final five episodes, including the 76-minute series finale, of this acclaimed drama series that follows the musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and other familiar New Orleanians who continue to rebuild their lives and culture in the aftermath of the devastating 2005 hurricane. Throughout the final five episodes, which take place between November 2008 and Mardi Gras 2009, the promise of recovery is tempered by sobering economics, police corruption, and the ongoing specter of violence and crime. (AC,AL,V) TVMA/V,L-1:16
TRUE BLOOD
The fate of Bon Temps hangs in the balance as Sookie, Bill and company face insidious new threats—and shocking realities—in the 7th and final season of HBO's hit series. This year, a season-opening battle between raging Hep-Vamps and Bon Temps prey sets the stage for a season-long series of hair-raising denouements for Sookie, Bill, Eric, Jason, Sam Alcide, Tara and their human/vampire allies and adversaries. Some of them will meet cruel fates...while others will cheat death (true and otherwise) to forge happily-ever-after relationships. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Sam Trammell and Nelsan Ellis head up a stellar cast. (AC,AL,N,SC,V) TVMA/V,S,L-:52
TRUE DETECTIVE
Get ready for the shocking conclusion to the year’s most talked about new series! Over the course of the final two episodes, detectives Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) and “Rust” Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) forge a truce in 2012 after a harrowing piece of evidence brings them to the realization that there is much more to the 1995 Dora Lange murder that began their partnership. Butting heads with their former law enforcement co-workers and others higher up the line, the pair places their lives on the line as they follow their increasingly disturbing investigation all the way to its nightmarish end. Michelle Monaghan, Tory Kittles and Michael Potts co-star. (AC,AL,N,GV) TVMA/V,S,L-1:00 (AC,AL,N,V) TVMA/V,S,L-1:00
2 GUNS
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg “make for a very enjoyable pair of double-crossed undercover operatives” (Variety) in this action flick. Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, James Marsden, Fred Ward and Edward James olmos co-star. (AC,AL,BN,V) R-1:4
VEEP
Vice President Selina Meyer is eyeing a promotion to Commander-in-Chief in Season 3 of this bitingly humorous HBO comedy series starring Emmy®-winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus. After the revelation at the end of Season 2 that the president will not run for reelection, Selina and her screwball staff set up an exploratory campaign office (with Amy and Dan vying to be her campaign manager), travel to Silicon Valley (to raise money) and London (to meet with heads of state), and prep for a possible run in the primaries against newly resigned Secretary of Defense Maddox and her nemesis Danny Chung. Co-starring Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Reid Scott and Timothy C. Simons. (AC,AL) TVMA/L-:28
VERONICA MARS
Veronica Mars, the teen super-sleuth of the hit TV series, returns to investigate a shocking new murder in this thrilling big-screen adventure. Ten years after the events of the series, Veronica (Kristen Bell) is out of law school and living in NYC when the death of a former classmate prompts her return to neptune, CA— just in time for her highschool reunion. With her ex logan as the prime suspect, it’s up to Veronica to unearth the town’s darkest secrets in order to find the truth. (AC,AL,V) Pg13- 1:48
VICE
From every corner of the globe, some of the most compelling and important news stories go unreported by mainstream media outlets—but not by VICE. HBO presents an all-new season of the Emmy®-nominated series that features groundbreaking stories from the most dangerous places on Earth as reported by host/co-founder Shane Smith and his fearless team of correspondents. In Season 2, VICE looks at wasted American money in Afghanistan; Rio de Janeiro’s effort to clean up its “drug and murder” reputation; Russia’s hotbed for Muslim terrorists; Evangelical support for Israel; melting polar ice caps in Greenland; bonded laborers in Pakistan’s brick kilns; and more. (AC,AL) TVMA/L-:29
WALK OF SHAME
Jilted and (she thinks) jobless, good-hearted L.A. news reporter Meghan (Elizabeth Banks) throws caution to the wind and agrees to a night of partying that ends in a one-night stand with handsome James Marsden. Learning that she actually has a shot at a major network job, Meghan must navigate the city streets on foot— and in a tiny yellow mini-dress—to make it to her audition on time. (AC,AL,MV) R-1:34.
WARM BODIES
He’s a flesh-eating zombie making his way in a post-apocalyptic world...she’s a pretty, gun-toting survivor just trying to get by. Can true love overcome the fact that she’s alive and he’s dead? Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer star as the unlikely romantics in this horror-comedy that Variety magazine described as “an inspired mashup of zombie heart and romantic comedy brains.” Analeigh Tipton, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, John Malkovich and Cory Hardrict co-star. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:38
WE'RE THE MILLERS
A small-time pot dealer is forced to become a bigtime drug smuggler after his stolen stash leaves him neck-deep in debt to his devious supplier in this outrageous comedy. His only way out: retrieve a massive weed shipment from a dealer in Mexico. Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis star in this hit film that finds smalltime pot dealer Sudeikis recruiting a “family” (stripper - neighbor Aniston and a pair of misfit teens) to serve as his cover as they cross the border in an RV. (AC,AL, N,V) R-1:50
WINTER'S TALE
True love—and true evil—transcend time in this mystical love story about an early 20th century thief, the dying girl he loves, and his sadistic former boss who hunts him even as he awakes in the present. Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly star. (AC,V) PG13-1:58
WOLVERINE
A battle-weary Wolverine faces a deadly threat— and his own demons in this film. Hugh Jackman stars as the mutant who is summoned to Japan where a face from his past gets him to consider a trade: his immortality for mortality. The result leaves the haunted Wolverine heading into battle once again—but minus the self-healing powers that have always spared him in the past. (AC,AL,V) PG13-2:06
THE WORLD'S END
Five pals reunite for another go at completing an epic bar crawl only to discover the local population has been taken over by otherworldly creatures. Their only hope: get to the World’s End, the final pub on their circuit. (AC,AL,V) R-1:49
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1 SUNDAY
6:20A MAX SUPERSTAR
6:25 HBO MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
7:45 MAX MALIBU’S MOST WANTED
8:00 HBO JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
9:15 MAX DEVIL’S DUE
10:00 HBO REAL SPORTS
WITH BRYANT GUMBEL
10:45 MAX IDIOCRACY
11:00 HBO THE SECRET LIFE
OF WALTER MITTY
12:15P MAX THE WHOLE TEN YARDS
1:00 HBO REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER
2:00 HBO NON-STOP
MAX THE TRUMAN SHOW
3:45 HBO THE MAKING OF: THE SECRET
LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
MAX BANSHEE
4:00 HBO MEET THE PARENTS
4:40 MAX ATL
6:00 HBO HBO FIRST LOOK: BLACKHAT
6:15 HBO LEAP YEAR
6:30 MAX 47 RONIN
8:00 HBO DIVERGENT
8:30 MAX BEST IN SHOW
10:00 MAX IDIOCRACY
10:30 HBO THE PURGE
11:30 MAX TOPLESS PROPHET
12:00A HBO RIDDICK
MAX TOPLESS PROPHET
12:30 MAX PRISONERS
2:00 HBO HANNIBAL
3:05 MAX LIFE ON TOP FEATURE
4:15 HBO RESERVATION ROAD
4:40 MAX HALLOWEEN H20:
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