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2:50 4:45 5:10 6:35 6:35 8:25 8:25 MEEK’S CUTOFF 2:30 7:00 5:10 5:10 7:30 7:30 C I N E M A S for May 19 - May 26 A R T RUBBER WIN WIN ENDS TONIGHT! 686-2458 5:20 7:40 bijou-cinemas.com 5:45 5:45 5:45 5:45 7:40 2:30 5:10 7:30 5:10 7:30 5:10 7:30 5:10 7:30 5:10 7:30 9:45 ‘TIS IN MY MEMORY LOCKED 9:45 9:45 movies BY MOLLY TEMPLETON PG Late Nite punch passes accepted! 9:45 9:45 9:15 THE PROFESSIONAL Late Nite punch passes accepted! 10:10 10:10 10:00 492 East 13 th 1:45 3:45 5:45 May 26 May 25 May 24 May 23 May 22 May 21 May 20 May 19 THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED THU I AM 4:45 R 9:45 9:45 THE FIFTH ELEMENT FOUND Late Nite punch passes accepted! 10:30 9:30 FOOTAGE (live theater performance) 500 MILES to BABYLON FESTIVAL 8:00 and SAIA/SHADOWS 8:00 $10 9:00 no Bijou passes $10 suggested donation R 8:00 8:00 $5 ADMISSION Director David Martinez will lead discussion *Adults—$7*Students w/ID—$6*Seniors—$5*Matinees—$5*Lates—$5*Miser Mondays—$3* (Re)Master of Puppets Not even Joseph Gordon-Levitt can save Hesher HESHER: Directed by Spencer Susser. Written by Spencer Susser and David Michod. Story by Brian Charles Frank. Cinematography, Morgan Susser. Editors, Spencer Susser and Michael McCusker. Music, Francois Tetaz. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Devin Brochu, Piper Laurie and Rainn Wilson. Newmarket Films, 2011. R. 100 minutes. I Adv. Tix on Sale THE HANGOVER 2 IMAX: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3D (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.945 1250 355 700 1005 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN IN REALD 3D-EVENT PRICE (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1010 115) 420 725 1030 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1035 140 230) 445 535 750 840 1055 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1100 205) 510 815 BRIDESMAIDS (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1025 125) 425 715 1015 PRIEST IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1135 220) 515 800 1020 HESHER (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.955 PM THOR (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1000 110) 400 640 940 THOR IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1050 145) 430 710 1010 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(1125 215) 520 755 1025 Sun.(1125 215 520) 755 1025 FAST FIVE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1020 120) 415 730 1035 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) Fri.(200) 455 745 1040 Sat.(1110) 455 745 1040 Sun.(200 PM) 455 PM 745 PM OC & DA: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13) Fri.(1110 AM) Sat.(200 PM) Sun.(1110 AM) 1040 PM RIO (G) Fri. - Sun.(1130 150) 410 645 945 RIO (G) Fri. - Sun.(1105 AM) SOURCE CODE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1120 225) 450 705 950 JANE EYRE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(955 1255 345) 650 Adv. Tix on Sale THE HANGOVER 2 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN IN REALD 3D-EVENT PRICE (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1250) 400 700 1000 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sat.(1100 200) 500 800 1100 Sun.(1100 200) 500 800 THOR IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(130 PM) 650 PM THOR (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.410 PM 930 PM BRIDESMAIDS (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(100 350) 640 940 PRIEST IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(140) 440 720 1010 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.710 PM 950 PM FAST FIVE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1245 340) 630 920 RIO (G) Fri. - Sun.(110 PM) 430 PM Adv. Tix on Sale THE HANGOVER 2 PRIEST IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(130) 415 700 925 HESHER (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.655 PM 935 PM SOMETHING BORROWED (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(115) 400 645 930 HOODWINKED TOO IN REALD 3D -EVENT PRICING (PG) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1245 PM 345 PM) YOUR HIGHNESS (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(100) 430 710 940 see cinemark.com for movies and times ADJUSTMENT BUREAU PG-13 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45,10:20 ARTHUR (DIGITAL) PG-13 12:45, 3:25, 7:00, 9:40 BATTLE: LOS ANGELES (DIGITAL) PG-13 7:10, 9:50 BEASTLY PG-13 12:25, 7:20 GNOMEO AND JULIET G 1:45, 3:55, 6:10, 8:15,10:25 GNOMEO AND JULIET (3D) G SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $2.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 12:40, 2:50, 4:55 I AM NUMBER FOUR PG-13 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35,10:05 ’d thought I would follow Joseph Gordon-Levitt anywhere. The former Third Rock from the Sun kid has taken a skipping, adventurous path through indie and mainstream fi lm, alternating roles like the motormouthed young detective in Rian Johnson’s smart high school noir Brick with turns in the likes of G.I. Joe. I used to save up William Gibson novels, forever staying one behind so I knew I’d always have one more to read; now I save Gordon- Levitt fi lms. Knowing that Mysterious Skin is still out there, buried in my Netfl ix queue, means I can watch the underrated The Lookout again. But I can’t get behind Hesher, in which Gordon-Levitt semi-stars as the title character, a metalhead drifter who washes up in the life of young, sad T.J. (Devin Brochu). Put upon by a redheaded bully, ignored by his pill-popping father (Rainn Wilson) and doted on, vaguely, by his misty grandma (Piper Laurie), T.J. runs into Hesher in an unfi nished housing development. Their encounter, brief but explosive, leads inexplicably to Hesher taking up residence in the family garage. Maybe they let him stick around because no one’s sure how to stand up to him, or maybe it’s that he climbs a telephone pole with a screwdriver and upgrades the family television package so it gets more channels. Hesher’s provenance is irrelevant. He’s a plot device brought in to shake up T.J.’s life, to make him ballsy enough to swear or stand up to a bully or face the pain that’s smothering his family. For a little while, I entertained the possibility that Hesher might be a better movie were Gordon-Levitt’s character like the giant rabbit in Harvey, invisible to all but T.J. Grief-striken, hormonal kid cooks up a troublemaking fi gment of his hormonally spiked imagination! But this guy is for real. Well, sort of. Hesher is a sad-kid movie with heavy metal frosting. Gordon-Levitt, a twinkle in his eye and grit in his voice, throws himself into his role as designated shit-stirrer, but the part is a series of quips and descriptive cues: Hesher likes metal and dirty jokes! And has funny, aggressive tattoos! And asks questions one might generally describe as socially inappropriate! But he’s nice to old ladies and has enough of a heart of gold to help T.J. get in touch with his fearless side, and help Pops wake up a little bit. As for Nicole (Natalie Portman), the nice, vaguely feisty grocery store clerk on whom T.J. has a whopper of a crush, well, Hesher can probably help her with her sadness too, if you know what I mean. Hesher does whatever he wants; conveniently, the other characters often want those things, too. Hesher has its deeply, peculiarly funny moments — mostly due to Gordon-Levitt’s delivery, like when he manages to make the deployment of an explosive almost forcefully casual — but they’re so few and far between that you’re better off waiting for someone to compile all Hesher’s bits of bizarro-wisdom into one three-minute YouTube video. You’ve seen sad-kid movies before. In most of them, the kid, usually a boy, learns a Valuable Life Lesson and then there’s a cathartic moment. Adding Pabst and Metallica doesn’t quite qualify as changing the formula. Despite the involvement of Animal Kingdom writer David Michod, Hesher is as safe and shallow as its title ew character is id-driven and profane. JUST GO WITH IT PG-13 3:15, 9:55 THE KING’S SPEECH PG-13 3:35, 9:45 LIMITLESS PG-13 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55,10:30 MARS NEEDS MOMS PG 12:35, 3:00, 5:20, 7:50,10:10 PAUL R 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40,10:15 RANGO PG 12:00, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 5:00, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45,10:00 SUCKER PUNCH PG-13 12:30, 7:05 Times For 05/20 - 05/22 © 2011 24 MAY 19, 2011 EUGENE WEEKLY WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
