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MUD – Now Playing

The State Theatre — Fri, 10 May 2013 04:25:34 +0000

A pair of inquisitive boys encounters a charismatic drifter with an incredible story in this drama from “Take Shelter” writer/director Jeff Nichols. Arkansas adolescents Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) are exploring along the mighty Mississippi when they stumble upon a small island inhabited by Mud (Matthew McConaughey), a desperado who claims to be on the run from brutal bounty hunters after killing a man in Texas. According to Mud, his true love Juniper (Reese Witherspoon) is awaiting his arrival in town, and together they plan to make a daring escape. Fascinated, the two boys agree to help Mud slip past his pursuers, despite the potential dangers of doing so. Sam Shepard, Sarah Paulson, and Michael Shannon co-star.

“’Mud’ isn’t just a movie. It’s the firm confirmation of a career.”
-Stephen Whitty

“That Nichols is able to orchestrate this entire journey with steady tension and lyrical imagery is a testament to his storytelling capabilities.”
-William Goss, Film.com

“Nichols has a strong feeling for the tactility of natural elements-water, wood, terrain, weather.”
-David Denby, New Yorker

“One of the most creatively rich and emotionally rewarding movies to come along this year.”
-Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

“In the hands of Nichols, Mud emerges as a thing of bruised beauty. There’s magic in it. ”
-Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

“This is where a filmmaker’s taste and reflexive sense of balance makes all the difference. Southern culture may be on the skids in Mud, but Nichols’s sensitive portrayal is gratifyingly on the level.”
-Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

“Southern. Superstitious. Suspenseful. Sublime.”
-Stephen Rea, The Philadelphia Inquier

“Mud is a lyrical coming-of-age tale that feels like a Mark Twain story in a contemporary setting.”
-Claudia Puig, USA Today

2013/USA/PG-13/130 min
Director: Jeff Nichols
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland

Read The L.A. Times’ Review

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ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND – Friday Night Flicks

The State Theatre — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:23:25 +0000

Playing Friday, May 31 – Time to be determined – Tickets $3 or 2 for $5 –

Jim Carrey stars as Joel Barish, a man who is informed that his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their relationship erased from her brain via an experimental procedure performed by Dr. Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson). Not to be outdone, Joel decides to have the same procedure done to himself. As Mierzwiak’s bumbling underlings Stan (Mark Ruffalo) and Patrick (Elijah Wood) perform the operation on Joel — over the course of an evening, in his apartment — Joel struggles in his own mind to save the memories of Clementine from being deleted. Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, and Jane Adams also star.

2004/USA/R/108 min
Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson

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BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY – Veterans Month Wednesday Classic – Tickets Only 25¢

The State Theatre — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:17:26 +0000

Playing Wednesday, May 22 at 11:00 am

The second of three films by co-writer/director Oliver Stone to explore the effects of the Vietnam War (“Platoon” and “Heaven and Earth” are the others), “Born On The Fourth Of July” tells the true story of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a patriotic, All-American small town athlete who shocks his family by enlisting with the Marines to fight in the Vietnam War. Once he is overseas, however, Kovic’s gung-ho enthusiasm turns to horror and confusion when he accidentally kills one of his own men in a firefight. His downfall is furthered by a bullet wound that leaves him paralyzed from the chest down. He returns home, spends an appalling, nightmarish stint in a veterans’ hospital, and follows an increasingly disillusioned and fragmented path that ultimately leaves him drunk and dissolute in Mexico. However, Kovic somehow turns himself around and pulls his life together, becoming an outspoken anti-war activist in the process.

1989/USA/R/148 min
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava

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RAMONA AND BEEZUS – Saturday 25¢ Kids Matinee

The State Theatre — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:28:45 +0000

Playing Saturday, May 25 at 10:00 am –

The adventures of young Ramona Quimby (newcomer Joey King) and her big sister Beezus (Selena Gomez) come to life in this film based on the best-selling books by Beverly Cleary. Ramona’s vivid imagination, boundless energy, and accident-prone antics keep everyone she meets on their toes. But her irrepressible sense of fun, adventure and mischief come in handy when she puts her mind to helping save her family’s home. John Corbett (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) and Bridget Moynahan (“I, Robot”) also star as Ramona and Beezus’ parents, Robert and Dorothy Quimby, while Ginnifer Goodwin (“He’s Just Not That Into You”) portrays the girls’ Aunt Bea, opposite Josh Duhamel (“Transformers”) as Bea’s former flame, Hobart.

2010/USA/G/103 min
Director: Elizabeth Allen
Cast: Joey King, Selena Gomez and Bridget Moynahan

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