DARK SHADOWS  (PG13)   -Baxter Theatres   Director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series "Dark Shadows" to the big screen in a gothic comedy featuring an all-star cast, led by Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter. In the year 1752, the Collins family, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America, but even an ocean was not enough to escape a mysterious family curse. Two decades later, Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet—or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy... until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green), a witch who turns him into a vampire, and then buries him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family—even the caretaker and nanny—have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Also starring Jonny Lee Miller, Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Lee, and featuring a score by Danny Elfman.

CORIOLANUS  (R)    -Village 8 Theatres              EXCLUSIVE/NEW RELEASE Caius Martius "Coriolanus" (director Ralph Fiennes), a revered and feared Roman general, is at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens. Pushed by his controlling and ambitious mother Volumnia (Vanessa Redgrave) to seek the exalted and powerful position of Consul, he is loath to ingratiate himself with the masses whose votes he needs in order to secure the office. When the public refuses to support him, Coriolanus's anger prompts a riot that culminates in his expulsion from Rome. The banished hero then allies himself with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) to take his revenge on the city. Updating William Shakespeare's late-period tragedy from ancient Rome to the 21st Century of guerrilla insurgencies, instant polling and 24-hour news networks, Fiennes takes a bracingly modern and naturalistic approach to Shakespeare, delivering a story that speaks strongly to our own polarized, volatile times.

DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX (PG)       -Village 8 Theatres From the creators of Despicable Me and the imagination of Dr. Seuss comes the CG-animated feature film Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, an adaptation of the classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope. The animated adventure follows the journey of idealistic, 12-year-old Ted (voice of Zac Efron) as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams, Audrey (Taylor Swift). To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world. Danny DeVito lends his vocal talents to the iconic title character, while Ed Helms voices the enigmatic Once-ler. Also featuring the voices of Rob Riggle and Betty White. Directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda.

THE AVENGERS  (PG13)   -Baxter Theatres                      Nick Fury and the international agency S.H.I.E.L.D. bring together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki & his various membered army. Stars: Robert Downey Jr.,  Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson

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