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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 NEWS NOW   Guest Opinion: Plaza fencing is ugly and wasteful       ...       Herb Rothschild Jr.: Require national service       ...       Wolf once believed to be dead shows up near Crater Lake       ...       Guest Opinion: Plaza fencing is ugly and wasteful       ...       Herb Rothschild Jr.: Require national service       ...       Wolf once believed to be dead shows up near Crater Lake       ...           AT THE MOVIES Movie listings: May 8-14 Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted May. 7, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted May. 7, 2015 at 12:01 AM »  Social News Varsity Theatre May 8-14 Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes) NEW Fri.-Sun. early show: 12:45 Daily showtimes: 3:35, 6:25, 9:15 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 Dior and I NEW Fri-Sun. early show: 12:35 Daily showtimes: 2:45, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25 Dior and I brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as its new artistic director—a true labor of love created by a dedicated group of collaborators. Melding the everyday, pressure- filled components of fashion with mysterious echoes from the iconic brand’s past, the film is also a colorful homage to the seamstresses who serve Simons’ vision. Directed by Frédéric Tcheng; Starring Raf Simons, Marion Cotillard, Anna Wintour. Not rated/90m Clouds of Sils Maria Fri.-Sun. early show: 12:15 Daily showtimes: 3:15, 6:15, 9:05 At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant (Kristen Stewart) to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal (Chloë Grace Moretz) is to take on the role of Sigrid, and Maria finds herself on the other side of the mirror, face to face with an ambiguously charming woman who is, in essence, an unsettling reflection of herself. Directed by Olivier Assayas; Starring Kristen Stewart, Juliette Binoche, Chloe Grace Moretz, Angela Winkler, Lars Eidinger, Johnny Flynn. Rated R for language and brief graphic nudity/124m The Water Diviner Fri.-Sun. early show: 12:25 Daily showtimes: 3:05, 5:45, 8:25 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. Woman in Gold Fri.-Sun. early show: 12:55 Daily showtimes: 3:25, 6:05 (except 5/12) , 8:45 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. Ashland Street Cinemas May 8-14 The Avengers: Age of Ultron Sat.-Sun. early shows: 11:40, 1:20 (3d) Daily showtimes: 2:45, 4:40 (3d) , 6:00, 8:00 (3d), 8:20, 9:15 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 The D Train NEW Sat.-Sun. early show: 12:10, 2:30 Daily showtimes: 4:50, 7:10 (except 5/14), 9:30 All his life, Dan Landsman (Jack Black) has never been the cool guy. That's about to change, if he can convince Oliver Lawless (Marsden), the most popular guy from his high school who's now the face of a national Banana Boat ad campaign, to show up with him to their class reunion. A man on a mission, Dan travels from Pittsburgh to LA and spins a web of lies to recruit Lawless. But he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable Lawless proceeds to take over his home, career, and entire life. Directed by Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel ; Starring James Marsden, Jack Black, Jeffrey Tambor, Mike White, Nat Faxon, Kathryn Hahn, Henry Zebrowski, Kyle Bornheimer, Adria Tennor, Russell Posner. Rated R for strong sexual material, nudity, language and drug use/97m Monkey Kingdom Sat.-Sun. early shows: 11:50, 1:55 Daily showtimes: 4:00, 6:10, 8:40 The gripping reality of a newborn monkey and its mother, struggling to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of South Asia, alongside a rich cast of forest characters. Life is grand, food is plentiful and safety is assured if you're lucky enough to be born on the higher rungs of the Troop's social ladder. But this young mother and her infant find themselves in a constant state of hunger, dodging threats from higher-ranking monkeys determined to keep them on their assigned rung. It'll take a lot of ingenuity, hard work—and a little luck—if this little family hopes to change their place in the world. Directed by Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield. Rated G/81m Ex Machina Sat.-Sun. early show: 1:00 Daily showtimes: 3:40, 6:25 (except 5/14), 9:05 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 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Daily showtimes: 6:15 After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety never takes a holiday and when duty call, Blart answers. Directed by Andy Fickman; Starring Kevin James, Neal McDonough, Shirley Knight, Raini Rodriguez. Rated PG for some violence/94m. Home Sat.-Sun. early show: 1:30 Daily showtimes: 3:50 When Oh, a lovable misfit from another planet, lands on Earth and finds himself on the run from his own people, he forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous girl named Tip who is on a quest of her own. Through a series of comic adventures with Tip, Oh comes to understand that being different and making mistakes is all part of being human. And while he changes her planet and she changes his world, they discover the true meaning of the word "home." Directed by Tim Johnson; Starring Rihanna, Jim Parsons, Matt Jones, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez. Rated PG for mild action and some rude humor/93m. DailyTidings.com Writer Posted May. 7, 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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