Weekly 2-19-12

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box office favorites $96 Million box office

$74 Million box office

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Adventures of Tintin

Starring: Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara Hoping to distance himself from the fallout of a libel conviction, journalist Mikael Blomkvist retreats to a remote island in Sweden’s far north, where the unsolved murder of a young girl still haunts her industrialist uncle forty years later. He enlists the help of tattooed punk hacker Lisbeth Salander to help him solve the murder. R 158 min. (2011) Drama

Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig Unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin finds himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to a dastardly pirate. PG 107 min. (2011) Children’s

“...electrifying storytelling...”

- USA Today

“...an ambitious and lively caper…” - Roger Ebert “It hits home for the kid in all of us who wants to bust out and run free.”

“Mara’s bristling, unbridled performance gives the film the ballast it needs…” - Washington Post

- Rolling Stone

“...an electrifying movie…” - Entertainment Weekly

Available March 13

Available March 20

DVD & Blu-ray

“...a grand thrill ride of a treasure hunt.” - New York Post DVD (WS) PARTINTIND........................ 23.99 $ Blu-ray (WS) PARTINTINB........................ 29.99 $

DVD (WS) COL39597D......................... 23.99 $ Blu-ray (WS) COL39594B......................... 26.99 $

2 National Board of Review Awards 5 Academy Award Nominations

TFCA Award Best Animated Feature Golden Globe Award Best Animated Film 1 Academy Award Nomination

$73 Million box office

$56 Million box office

We Bought a Zoo

Hugo

Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church

Starring: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee

A memoir by Benjamin Mee tells the true account of how the author and his family used their life savings to buy a dilapidated zoo, replete with 200 exotic animals facing destruction, in the English countryside. Mee, along with his children, had to balance caring for his wife, who was dying of brain cancer, raising endangered animals, and readying the zoo for a reopening. PG 128 min. (2011) Comedy

An orphan boy lives a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy. PG 126 min. (2011) Children’s

“The way Hugo deals with Melies is enchanting in itself…” - Roger Ebert

“Genuinely charming...” - New York Post

“...Martin Scorsese has fashioned one for the ages.” - Variety

“Provides a welcome seasonal dash of wholesomeness and humor.” - Washington Post

“This kind of cinematic delight is a rarity…” - New Orleans Times-Picayune

Available February 28

“The movie is like ‘Doctor Dolittle’ remade…”

DVD (WS) PARHUGOD......................... 23.99 $ Blu-ray (WS) PARHUGOB......................... 29.99

- Entertainment Weekly

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Available April 3 DVD (WS) TWTWEBOUGHTD............... 22.99 $ Blu-ray (WS) TWTWEBOUGHTB............... 29.99 $

Based on a true story

2012 Golden Globe Award Best Director Martin Scorsese 11 Academy Award Nominations


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