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Newspaper Page TextBLACK SWAN Fina C I N E M A S for Feb 3-Feb 10 A R T l Show R ing! 492 East 13 th 686-2458 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00 4:45 7:05 9:25 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 11:00 Feb 10 Feb 9 Feb 8 Feb 7 Feb 6 Feb 5 Feb 4 Feb 3 THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED THU movies BY MOLLY TEMPLETON Academy Award Nomination: BEST ANIMATED FEATURE The Illusionist 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 PG 5:00 7:00 9:00 TINY FURNITURE Academy Award Nomination: BEST SCREENPLAY (Mike Leigh) 8:00 THE SOCIAL NETWORK 5:25 10:10 wing! Final Sho R bijou-cinemas.com ANOTHER YEAR R Final Showing! 5:15 8:00 2:15 5:15 8:00 2:15 5:15 8:00 5:15 8:00 WILLIAM NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR KUNSTLER: 11:10 pm 11:10 pm 11:45 11:00 Disturbing the Universe noon 5:15 5:15 8:00 8:00 Coming soon: BIUTIFUL FOUR LIONS WHITE MATERIAL 11:00 NR PG-13 5:15 8:00 follow us! *Adults—$7*Students w/ID—$6*Seniors—$5*Matinees—$5*Lates—$5*Miser Mondays—$3* TIX $2 Tix 21 & FOOD $5 Sun & Tues ovER MENU 762-1700 | 180 E. 5TH AVE Asian Food Market davidminortheater.com THURS FEB 3 – WED FEB 9 THU Largest Selection of Asian Groceries Seaweed, rice, noodles, frozen products, deli, snacks, drinks, sauces, spices, produce, housewares, and more. RED 9:35 THE SOCIAL NETWORK 5:15, 7:30 We carry groceries from Holland, India, Pakistan and Polynesia AMELIE 5:15 Sushi & Asian deli take-out *SHOW CANCELED 2/6 Chinese New Year Special THE DMT SUPER BOWL PIZZA PARTY SUNDAY FEBRUARY 6TH LET ME IN 7:30 MACHETE 9:35 PIZZA FROM GRANARY PIZZA $8 DOORS AT 3PM MAKE RESERVATIONS TODAY Open on Chinese New year thursday Feb. 3rd 10% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE! * Excluding rice, case prices and phone cards. Offer expires 1/27/11-2/3/11 www.sunriseasianfood.com FEATURING “TEXT-A-BEER” M-Th 9am-7pm•F 9am-8pm•Sa 9am-7pm•Su 10am-6pm “NO LONGER SNEAKING BEER INTO THE MOVIES SINCE 2008” 70 W. 29th Ave. Eugene • 541-343-3295 Adv. Tix on Sale JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER SANCTUM IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (R) - ID REQ'D ★ Fri. - Sun.(1130 210) 450 730 1015 THE ROOMMATE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1145 155) 440 740 1025 THE RITE (PG-13) Fri.705 PM 940 PM Sat.(150 PM) 435 PM 940 PM Sun.435 PM 940 PM OC & DA: THE RITE (PG-13) Fri.(150 PM) 435 PM Sat.705 PM Sun.(150 PM) 705 PM THE MECHANIC (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sat.(1200 230) 505 745 1030 Sun.(1200 230 505) 745 1030 THE DILEMMA (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1205 240) 515 725 1005 THE GREEN HORNET IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1235) 420 710 955 BLUE VALENTINE - DP (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1230) 430 715 1000 THE KING'S SPEECH (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1225) 405 655 935 127 HOURS (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1140 220) 455 735 1020 TRUE GRIT (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1150 225) 500 750 1035 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1215) 415 700 945 COUNTRY STRONG (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.650 PM 950 PM THE FIGHTER (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1210 255) 640 925 TRON: LEGACY IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1220) 400 720 1010 TANGLED (PG) Fri. - Sun.(1135 AM 200 PM) 425 PM Adv. Tix on Sale JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER SANCTUM IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (R) - ID REQ'D ★ Fri. - Sun.(120) 410 700 950 THE ROOMMATE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(130) 440 730 1005 THE KING'S SPEECH (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(100 345) 630 920 THE RITE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(140) 430 710 1000 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(200) 450 740 1010 THE GREEN HORNET IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(120) 410 700 950 TRUE GRIT (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(150) 420 650 930 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(135) 415 715 950 THE DILEMMA - DP (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(130 410) 710 945 Sun.(130) 410 710 945 BLACK SWAN - DP (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(115 345) 645 930 THE KING'S SPEECH (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(100 350) 650 935 SANCTUM 3D R SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $3.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 11:25, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05 THE ROOMMATE PG13 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 THE MECHANIC R 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 THE RITE PG13 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 NO STRINGS ATTACHED R 11:55, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 THE GREEN HORNET 3D PG13 SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $3.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 THE GREEN HORNET PG13 12:20, 3:15, 6:05, 8:50 THE DILEMMA PG13 11:45, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 SEASON OF THE WITCH PG13 7:20, 9:50 TRUE GRIT DIGITAL PG13 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:20*EXCEPT THURS 2/10 TRON LEGACY 3D PG SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $3.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00* EXCEPT THURS 2/10 HOOD TO COAST ENCORE NR ONLY ON THURS 2/10 AT 7:30 PM HOW DO YOU KNOW PG13 12:35, 3:45, 7:05, 9:50 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 3D PG SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $2.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 12:30, 2:40, 4:55, 7:20, 9:30 THE NEXT THREE DAYS PG13 3:40, 10:00 UNSTOPPABLE PG13 12:10, 2:45, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 BURLESQUE PG13 12:50, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 DUE DATE R 12:15, 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 MEGAMIND PG 1:35, 3:55, 6:15, 8:35 JUSTIN BEIBER: NEVER SAY NEVER 3D G ONLY ON THURS 2/10 AT 12:01 AM GNOEMO AND JULIET 3D G ONLY ON THURS 2/10 AT 12:02 AM THE EAGLE PG13 ONLY ON THURS 2/10 AT 12:03 AM JUST GO WITH IT PG13 ONLY ON THURS 2/10 AT 12:04 AM YOGI BEAR PG 12:05, 2:10, 4:15 CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN 3D PG SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $3.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:05 TANGLED PG 11:35, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 PG13 12:40, 3:55, 7:10*, 10:20* *EXCEPT THURS 2/10 ! Cinéarts " 127 HOURS R 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:00, 10:25 THE KING’S SPEECH R 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 BLACK SWAN R 12:00, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Do You Believe in Magic? The sweet, strange The Illusionist might THE ILLUSIONIST: Adapted and directed by Sylvain Chomet. Original screenplay, Jacques Tati. Music, Sylvain Chomet. 80 minutes. PG 44421 Y ou don’t have to know the history of Sylvain Chomet’s new ﬁ lm, The Illusionist, to appreciate the gorgeous, old-fashioned animation or the story’s physical quirks and mostly dialogue-free charms. The backstory helps, however, when it comes to making palatable the ﬁ lm’s dated gender roles. The late Jacques Tati (Mr. Hulot’s Holiday) wrote the script in the 1950s. When Chomet contacted the Tati estate for permission to use a bit of one of his ﬁ lms in Chomet’s 2003 The Triplets of Belleville, Tati’s daughter, Sophie, told the ﬁ lmmaker about her father’s unproduced script. The story of an aging magician whose world is vanishing, piece by piece, at his every performance — a crooning, ridiculous band ﬁ lls a venue with screaming girls, but Tatischeff’s act draws only a skeptical kid and his grandmother — The Illusionist ﬂ oats on a series of loose connections between lonely people. Tatischeff, who distinctly resembles his creator, travels with a few suitcases and his unpleasant rabbit, which is part of his act and an odd companion, as apt to sleep on his chest as to bite the hand that pulls it from a hat. In an isolated village off the coast of Scotland, the magician meets a young woman, Alice, who scrubs the ﬂ oors in a cheery pub. Alice stands out in the crowd, her features more clearly drawn than those of the pub’s revelers. She isn’t exactly wide- eyed, but her attention is immediately on the illusionist, who magicks her soap into a larger bar. The promise of more is all Alice needs. She follows him to Edinburgh, where the odd pair set up in a boarding house ﬁ lled with performers — acrobats who say “Hup!” with every movement, a petite ventriloquist and a sad, sad clown. Alice tends their rooms while Tatischeff works (or tries to) to keep gifting her with the things she falls in love with. A beautiful dress is not enough. A beautiful coat is not enough. Though Alice is kind and competent, she doesn’t seek to learn to make her own magic; she just wants magic to come to her. For all the stunning images and exquisite small moments — for every twitch of the feral rabbit’s nose, ﬂ apping Scottish kilt or beautiful vision of the streets of 1959 Edinburgh — this traditional, almost Disney-princess narrative for Alice sits strangely and squarely at the center of The Illusionist, and I felt like I had to peer around it to focus on the imaginative, clever parts of Chomet’s ﬁ lm, which resonates in a bittersweet and uneasy but fascinating way. The uncertain relationship between Alice and Tatischeff — the way he works to provide her with the illusion of ease — mirrors the relationship between the audience and the ﬁ lm. We know hundreds of people are required to make such a thing, but that’s not what’s on screen. What’s on screen looks like magic: Glowing animated skies roll out over towns small and large, clever acrobats are hired for unlikely jobs and visual jokes and gestures are depicted so carefully, they render the lack of dialogue barely noticeable. Cleverness and heart suffuse the images, but the magician’s last message to Alice is a starkly realistic reminder that these things are not enough. What looks like magic, be it ﬁ lm or a performance or a breathtaking image, is the result of hard work. ew The Illusionist opens Friday, Feb. 4, at the Bijou. MEGAMIND 3D PG SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $2.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45 THE SOCIAL NETWORK PG13 12:45, 3:50, 7:25, 10:20 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT PG13 12:00, 7:00 RED PG13 12:25, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 ! Cinéarts " FAIR GAME PG13 12:40, 4:00, 7:15, 9:55 GET LOW PG13 12:05, 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10 Times For 02/04 - 02/06 © 2011 20 FEBRUARY 3, 2011 EUGENE WEEKLY WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM