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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation  |  Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED   » NEWS NOW   Wyden's support is vital       ...       Guest Opinion: City of Ashland space needs       ...       Haines & Friends Fund grants help local artists       ...       Wyden's support is vital       ...       Guest Opinion: City of Ashland space needs       ...       Haines & Friends Fund grants help local artists       ...           AT THE MOVIES Movie listings: Aug. 14-20 Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Aug. 13, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Aug. 13, 2015 at 12:01 AM »  Social News Varsity Theatre Aug. 14-20 See www.catheatres.com for additional showtimes The Man from U.N.C.L.E. NEW Daily showtimes: 12:35, 3:20, 6:05, 8:50 Set in the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, this film centers on CIA agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin. Forced to set aside longstanding hostilities, the two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe. Directed by Guy Ritchie; starring Hugh Grant, Jared Harris, Henry Cavill, Alicia Vikander, Armie Hammer, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani. Rated PG-13 for action violence, some suggestive content, and partial nudity/116m. Ricki and the Flash Daily showtimes: 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 In a film loaded with music and live performance, Meryl Streep stars as Ricki, a guitar heroine who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom, but is now returning home to make things right with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter, Mamie Gummer, who plays her fictional daughter; Rick Springfield, who takes on the role of a Flash member in love with Ricki; and Kevin Kline, who portrays Rick'’s long-suffering ex-husband. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Also starring Sebastian Stan, Audra McDonald. Rated PG-13 for thematic material, brief drug content, sexuality and language/101m.  Irrational Man Daily showtimes: 1:55, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20 When a burned-out, brilliant professor — one who believes in lessons from life rather than textbooks — takes a job at a small college, everyone there is abuzz. He becomes involved with a teacher as well as a precocious student, but it takes a dramatic, existential act to turn his life around and make him see the world through a much rosier and more positive perspective. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Parker Posey, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Jamie Blackley. Rated R for some language and sexual content/95m. Mr. Holmes  Daily showtimes: 12:30, 3:10, 5:50, 8:25 A new twist on the world's most famous detective. In 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love before it's too late. Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Frances de la Tour, Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hiroyuki Sanada, Roger Allam, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, Philip Davis, Milo Parker. Rated PG for thematic elements, some disturbing images and incidental smoking/105m. Trainwreck Daily showtimes:  12:45, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 Since she was a little girl, it's been drilled into Amy's (Schumer) head by her rascal of a dad (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo, enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment, but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really seems to like her, might be on to something. Directed by Judd Apatow. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use/124m.   Ashland Street Cinemas Aug. 14-20 See www.catheatres.com for additional showtimes Straight Outta Compton NEW Daily showtimes: 1:55, 5:25, 8:45 In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. Five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, giving an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Through the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood. Directed by F. Gary Gray; starring Aldis Hodge, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchel, Neil Brown Jr., Paul Giamatti Rated R for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use/147m. Fantastic Four Daily showtimes: 1:10, 3:40, 6:20, 8:50 A contemporary re-imagining of Marvel's original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy. Directed by Josh Trank. Starring Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Reg E. Cathey, Miles Teller, Toby Kebbell, Jamie Bell, Tim Blake Nelson. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, and language/100m. The Gift Daily showtimes: 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going just as planned until a chance encounter with an acquaintance from Simon's high school sends their world into a harrowing tailspin. Simon doesn't recognize Gordo at first, but after a series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts prove troubling, a horrifying secret from the past is uncovered after more than 20 years. As Robyn learns the unsettling truth about what happened between Simon and Gordo, she starts to question: how well do we really know the people closest to us, and are past bygones ever really bygones? Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Jason Bateman, Joel Edgerton, Rebecca Hall. Rated R for language/108m. Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation  Daily showtimes: 12:10, 3:05, 6:00, 9:00 Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an international rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin and Rebecca Ferguson. Rated PG-13 for sequences of action and violence, and brief partial nudity/132m.   Ant-Man Daily showtimes: 12:45, 3:30 , 6:15, 9:10 Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. Directed by Peyton Reed; starring Judy Greer, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, Martin Donovan, Wood Harris, John Slattery, Evangeline Lilly. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence/117m. Minions Daily showtimes: 1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00 Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, "Minions" evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. Continuously unsuccessful at keeping these masters — from T. rex to Napoleon — the Minions find themselves without someone to serve and fall into a deep depression. But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he — alongside teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob — ventures out into the world to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. Starring Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Allison Janney, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm. Rated PG for action and rude humor/91m. DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Aug. 13, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments   Reader Reaction »  STAY INFORMED   Email NewsLetter   Sign Up Today   Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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