Springfield Movie Times and Tinsel Town Report (3/4-3/11): Mencia+Whitaker? Ugh.

Alice in Wonderland is smashing at the box office, setting the record for largest March opening ever ($116.1M in the U.S., $230M worldwide) – also Tim Burton’s biggest weekend. Johnny Depp will remain at the top for a while with this one, despite receiving largely critical reviews (from the guys who get paid to write these things). None of this week’s openings figure to contend.

Matt Damon is back with director Paul Greengrass for another political thriller in the same vein as the Bourne series on which the two previously worked together. The story will be slightly different, but there will probably be a lot of Damon sneakin’ around and kickin’ ass. It takes four words to explain why Our Family Wedding won’t work: 1. Carlos; 2. Mencia; 3. Forest; 4. Whitaker. That is all on another touchy, feely, awful, but well-timed (just before nuptial season), name-casted nightmare. Now, that is all. She’s Out of My League will have funny dialogue. I was about to be critical of the cast (including the new Seth Rogen), but then I remembered that director Jim Field Smith developed Seth Rogen and others in Knocked Up. You’ll find the same naughty language and riotous (or offensive, depending on your view) scenes.

New Major Release Trailers:

Last Week’s Box Office Leaders (3/4/09-3/11/09)

1. Alice in Wonderland – $116.1M
2. Brooklyn’s Finest – $13.3M
3. Shutter Island – $13.2M
4. Cop Out – $9.2M
5. Avatar – $8.1M

And now … the movie times!

Dickinson Springfield 8

Green Zone (R, no passes):
11:05 a.m., 1:40, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50
She’s Out of My League (R, no passes):
11:50 a.m., 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10:10
Alice in Wonderland (PG, no passes):
in Digital 3D
11:40 a.m., 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40
Cop Out (R):
11:30 a.m., 2:00, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05
The Crazies (R):
11:10 a.m., 1:35, 4:10, 7:15, 945
Shutter Island (R):
1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (PG):
11:00 a.m., 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 9:55
Valentine’s Day (PG-13):
11:20 a.m., 2:05, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15

Hollywood Theaters College Station

Green Zone (R):
1:10, 4:20, 7:15, 9:55
Our Family Wedding (PG-13):
1:25, 4:40, 7:25, 10:05
Remember Me (PG-13):
12:30, 3:30, 6:35, 9:40
She’s Out of My League (R):
12:45, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30
Alice in Wonderland (PG):
1:30, 2:00, 4:05, 6:40, 7:10, 9:15, 9:45
in Digital 3D
1:00, 3:35, 6:10, 8:45
Brooklyn’s Finest
12:25, 3:40, 6:50, 10:10
Cop Out (R):
12:25, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00
The Crazies (R):
12:35, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50
Shutter Island (R):
12:55, 3:55, 7:05, 10:15
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (PG):
1:05, 4:15, 6:55, 9:35
Sherlock Holmes (PG-13):
1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 10:10
Avatar in Digital 3D (NR):
12:50, 4:25, 8:00

Moxie Cinema

Youth in Revolt
9:30
The White Ribbon
6:15
Crazy Heart:
6:30, 9:15
Times at Moxie fluctuate during the week. Double check here.

Palace Theater

Legion (R):
9:20, 11:25
Tooth Fairy (PG):
1:45, 4:45, 7:10, 9:20, 11:30
The Lovely Bones (PG-13):
1:20, 6:30
It’s Complicated (R):
4:00, 9:15
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (PG):
1:05, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00, 11:05
The Princess and the Frog (G):
1:00, 3:05, 5:10, 7:15
Old Dogs (PG):
1:15, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20, 9:35, 11:35
The Twilight Sage: New Moon (PG-13):
1:10, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30
Nine (PG-13):
1:40, 4:20, 6:40, 9:10, 11:20
The Blind Side (PG-13):
1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:25

Wehrenberg Campbell 16

Green Zone (R):
2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25
Our Family Wedding (PG-13):
12:05, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45
Remember Me (PG-13):
1:50, 4:30, 7:25, 10:05
She’s Out of My League (R):
1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:20, 11:50

Alice in Wonderland (PG):
1:00, 3:35, 6:10, 8:45, 11:20
Digital Projection
2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50
in Digital 3D
12:00, 1:35, 2:35, 4:10, 5:10, 6:45, 7:45, 9:20, 10:20, 11:50
Brooklyn’s Finest (R):
12:25, 3:30, 6:55, 9:55
Cop Out (R):
12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30
The Crazies (R):
1:40, 4:05, 6:40, 9:10, 11:35
Shutter Island (R):
12:30, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40
Percy Jackson & the Olympians (PG):
12:55, 3:50, 6:35, 9:25
Valentine’s Day (PG-13):
12:25, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20
Dear John: (PG-13)
2:05, 4:45, 7:35, 10:10
Avatar (PG-13):
2:30, 6:05, 9:35

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