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Gere faces ‘Arbitrage,’ the ‘Desires’ of film noir and more

Reviews of this week’s new releases in Portland-area theaters.

Arbitrage 2.jpgSusan Sarandon and Richard Gere in “Arbitrage”

A slow movie weekend, with only a couple of reviews:  the Wall St-fatcat-in-trouble drama “Arbitrage,” with Richard Gere, and “Dangerous Desires,” a selection of film noir treats at the Northwest Film Center.  We’ve also got “Also Opening,” “Indie/Arthouse,” “Levy’s High Five” and “Retro-a-Gogo” to flesh out the week.

‘Samsara’ and ‘The Ambassador’ roam, the ‘Words’ and ‘Summer’ crash, and more

Reviews of this week’s new releases in Portland-area theaters.

samsara 2.jpgfrom “Samsara”

Not a lot of new stuff this weekend, as movie distributors try not to get their opening weekends blitzed by the dawn of a new NFL seasons.  We have a handful of reviews:  a comparison of two fascinating documentaries, “Samsara” and “The Ambassador”; a look at Spike Lee’s back-to-the-old-neighborhood picture “Red Hook Summer”; and a slam of the inane literary drama “The Words.”  And, eternally, “Also Opening,” “Indie/ArtHouse,” “Levy’s High Five” and (under the old name that it once again sports) “Retro-a-Gogo.”

A ‘Killer’ diller, a wily ‘Robot,’ some ‘Lawless’ brothers and more

Reviews of this week's new releases in Portland-area theaters.

Matthew McConaughey in “Killer Joe”A nicely varied selection of films for this holiday weekend.  We’ve g…

A sleek ‘Cosmopolis,’ a speedy ‘Rush,’ an unreal ‘Imposter’ and more

Reviews of this week's new releases in Portland-area theaters.

Robert Pattinson in “Cosmopolis”A truly hectic week, as evidenced by the number of films to do with cars, bik…

An animated ‘ParaNorman,’ a lost ‘Sugar Man’ and a wee bit more

Reviews of this week's new releases in Portland-area theaters.

“ParaNorman”The widest national release this torrid weekend is “ParaNorman,” which is, of course, of special …

A ‘Recall’ reboot, a clueless ‘Queen,’ an ‘Ai Weiwei’ portrait and much more

Reviews of this week's new releases in Portland-area theaters.

Colin Farrell in “Total Recall”Last week, the opening of the Olympics seemed to scare new films out of opening…

Aliens challenge a neighborhood patrol in ‘The Watch,’ lovers in ‘Extraterrestrial,’ and more

Reviews of this week's new releases in Portland-area theaters.

Ben Stiller in “The Watch”Pretty light schedule this week, with a strange coincidence between our two featured…

A grim ‘Knight,’ a melancholy ‘Waltz’ and more

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Christian Bale in “The Dark Knight Rises”The big release of the weekend — and likely the month and maybe the …

Movies: ‘Spider-Man’ reboots, Woody does ‘Rome’, bloody ‘Savages’ and more

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Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield in “The Amazing Spider-Man”The big movie opening of the week is “The Amazing Sp…

Movies: ‘Ted’ swears, ‘Mike’ grinds, a lovely ‘Wish’ and more

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Matthew McConaughey in “Magic Mike”There’s an intriguing variety of new titles in Portland this weekend: …

Movies: A ‘Brave’ princess, a ‘Lincoln’ who kills, a sweet ‘End of the World’ and more

Reviews of this week's new releases in Portland-area theaters.

Benjamin Walker in “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”A little bit of everything in movie theaters this weekend…

Movies: Cruise is a ‘Rock’, Gyllenhaal’s in ‘Hysteria’ and more

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Tom Cruise in “Rock of Ages”Not very much new stuff in the hopper this weekend.  We have reviews of the ‘…

Movies: a handsome ‘Prometheus,’ a lovable ‘Kingdom,’ a warm ‘Lazhar’ and more

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Charlize Theron in “Prometheus” Two highly anticipated titles among this week’s offerings:  Ridley Scott’s…

A noisy ‘Snow White,’ a daring ‘Not a Film,’ a choppy ‘Polisse’ and more

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Charlize Theron in “Snow White and the Huntsman” The big multiplex opening this weekend is “Snow White and the Huntsman,…

Movies: a breezy ‘Men,’ a hard ‘Hit’ and more

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Josh Brolin (left) and Will Smith in “Men in Black 3″Not a heck of a lot new at the multiplex this weekend, but the big p…

Movies: a noisy ‘Battleship,’ a sweetly dark ‘Bernie,’ a dim ‘Dictator’ and more

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“Battleship” Lots — and I mean lots — of films and film events for this springlike weekend.  At the multiplexes, w…

Movies: The ‘Avengers’ assemble, the ‘Pope’ has cold feet, Studio Ghibli is celebrated, and more

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Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Captain America (Chris Evans) in “The Avengers” The one big deal movie out there th…

Movies: a ravishing ‘Sea,’ quirky ‘Damsels,’ a funny ‘Goon’ and more

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Tom Hiddleston and Rachel Weisz in “The Deep Blue Sea”What a busy, eclectic weekend — and so many reviews!&nb…

Movies: the full ‘Marley,’ a ‘Lucky’ romance, a sweet ‘Salt’ and more

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Bob Marley from “Marley”Light week at the movies.  We’ve got reviews of the epic-scale biographical docu…

Movies: a clever ‘Cabin,’ a heart-rending ‘Bully,’ fests of Jewish films and cycling movies, and more

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“The Cabin in the Woods”Among the movie highlights this week are two signature annual events celebrating miles…

A quarrelsome ‘Footnote,’ a lively ‘Comic-con,’ a glum ‘Reunion’ and more

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Jason Biggs in “American Reunion”There’s a lot of variety on offer this Easter weekend.  The “American Pi…