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Budget committee nixes solar farm, AHS-to-SOU scholarships ... Memorial Day rites set for Monday ... GOP's war on the poor ... Budget committee nixes solar farm, AHS-to-SOU scholarships ... Memorial Day rites set for Monday ... AT THE MOVIES Movie listings: May 22-28 DailyTidings.com Writer Posted May. 21, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted May. 21, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2324,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Varsity Theatre May 22-28 Iris NEW  Fri.-Mon. early shows:  12:00, 2:10 Daily showtimes: 4:20, 6:30, 8:40  A documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel from legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles. Directed by Albert Maysles; Starring Iris Apfel, Carl Apfel. Rated PG-13 for some strong language/80m. Far from the Madding Crowd NEW   Fri.-Mon. early show: 12:10  Daily showtimes:  2:55, 5:45, 8:30 Independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors; Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love, as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg; Starring Michael Sheen, Juno Temple, Tom Sturridge, Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts. Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and violence/119m. The Salt of the Earth Daily showtimes:  3:20, 8:50 During the last forty years, photographer Sebastião Salgado has been traveling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history; international conflicts, starvations and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project, which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Sebastião Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself. Directed by Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado; Starring Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, David Rosier. Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving disturbing images of violence and human suffering, and for nudity/110m. Felix & Meira Fri.-Mon. early show:  1:20 Daily showtimes:  6:40 An unusual romance blossoms between two lost souls who inhabit the same neighborhood but vastly different worlds. Directed by Maxime Giroux; Starring Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron, Luzer Twersky, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Benoît Girard, Melissa Weisz. Rated R for a scene of sexuality and nudity/105m. Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes) Daily showtimes: 3:55, 9:10 Six tales of revenge play out in a series of unrelated stories that take their characters' already heightened emotions to outrageous extremes. Murder, violence, betrayal and unchecked rage mark the actions of a wide variety of individuals as they respond to situations that bring out the worst in them. Directed by Damián Szifron; Starring Ricardo Darín, Rita Cortese, Nancy Dupláa. Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality/122m Woman in Gold Fri.-Mon. early show: 1:00  Daily showtimes: 3:40, 6:15, 9:00 The remarkable true story of one woman's journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt's famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I'. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court, and forces her to confront difficult truths about the past along the way. Directed by Simon Curtis; Starring Ryan Reynolds, Katie Holmes, Daniel Brühl, Charles Dance, Helen Mirren, Tatiana Maslany. Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and brief strong language/109m. The Water Diviner Fri.-Mon. early show:  12:40  Daily showtimes: 6:00 An epic adventure set four years after the devastating battle of Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. Australian farmer Connor (Crowe) travels to Istanbul to discover the fate of his sons, reported missing in the action, where he forges a relationship with the beautiful Turkish woman (Kurylenko) who owns the hotel in which he stays. Holding on to hope, and with the help of a Turkish Officer, Connor embarks on a journey across the country to find the truth about the fate of his sons. Directed by Russell Crowe; Starring Steve Bastoni, Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney, Ryan Corr, Yilmaz Erdogan, Cem Yilmaz Rated R for war violence including some disturbing images/111m.   Ashland Street Cinemas May 22-28 Poltergeist NEW  Fri.-Mon. early show: 2:10  Daily showtimes: 4:30 (3d) , 6:50, 9:15 (3d) , 9:30 A family's suburban home is haunted by evil forces. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever. Directed by Gil Kenan; Starring Sam Rockwell, Jared Harris, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Jane Adams. Rated PG-13 for intense frightening sequences, brief suggestive material, and some language/93m. Tomorrowland NEW  Fri.-Mon. early shows: 12:00, 1:05  Daily showtimes: 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 Bound by a shared destiny, former boy-genius Frank (Clooney), jaded by disillusionment, and Casey (Britt Robertson), a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity, embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space known only as "Tomorrowland." Directed by Brad Bird; Starring George Clooney, Judy Greer, Tim McGraw, Hugh Laurie, Kathryn Hahn, Thomas Robinson, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Keegan-Michael Key. Rated PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and peril, thematic elements, and language/130m. Mad Max: Fury Road   Sat.-Mon. early show:   12:40   Daily showtimes:  3:30 (3d) , 6:20, 9:10 In the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world of fire and blood exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos, and there's Furiosa, a woman of action who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland. Directed by George Miller; Starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz, Riley Keough, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Rated R for intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images/120m Pitch Perfect 2  Sat.-Mon. early show:  12:30  Daily showtimes: 3:20,  6:05, 8:45 After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform. Directed by Elizabeth Banks; Starring Brittany Snow, Anna Kendrick, Katey Sagal, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine, Hailee Steinfeld, Ester Dean, Kelley Jakle, Hana Mae Lee. Rated PG-13 for innuendo and language/115m. Avengers: Age of Ultron Sat.-Mon. early show: 11:55   Daily showtimes: 2:50, 5:50, 8:55 When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth's Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure. Directed by Joss Whedon; Starring Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Thomas Kretschmann, Jeremy Renner, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, Cobie Smulders, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, James Spader, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments/141m Ex Machina Daily showtimes: 4:05, 6:45 Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company's brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test-charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan's latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated — and more deceptive — than the two men could have imagined. Directed by Alex Garland; Starring Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson. Rated R for graphic nudity, language, sexual references and some violence/108m. 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