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Movies and Events: Sunday, Aug. 24
01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, August 24, 2008
MOVIES
American Teen **** (1:41/PG-13) Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35.
Bottle Shock *** (1:48/PG-13) Opera House: 1:15, 4:15, 7, 9:20.
Brideshead Revisited *** (2:00/PG-13) Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 3, 6:30.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ** 1/2 (2:28/PG) Patriot East Providence: 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30.
The Dark Knight **** (2:32/PG-13) Apple Valley: 1:10, 4:30, 8. Cinemaworld: 10, 1, 4, 7:10, 9:15, 10:15. Feinstein IMAX: 12:35, 3:45, 6:55, 10. Island: noon, 3:10, 7:40. Providence Place: 1, 4:15, 7:45. Rustic Drive-In #2: 9:55. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 8, 9:55. Showcase Warwick: 11:45, 3:15, 6:45, 9:30, 10. Showcase Warwick Mall: 1, 4:15, 7:45. South Kingstown: 1, 4:10, 7:40. Stonington: 12:20, 3:35, 7, 10:15. Swansea: noon, 3:40, 7, 10:20.
Death Race ** (1:29/R) Cinemaworld: 10:40, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:45, 10:10. Island: 1:30, 4:30, 7:35, 9:50. Providence Place: 11:50, 1:40, 2:25, 4:20, 5, 6:55, 7:30, 9:40, 10:10. Showcase North Attleboro: 11:50, 2:25, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: 11:45, 1:40, 2:15, 4:20, 4:50, 7:05, 7:30, 9:40, 10:10. Showcase Warwick: 11:30, 2, 4:35, 7:25, 9:55. Showcase Warwick Mall: 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10. South Kingstown: 1:30, 4, 7:30, 10. Stonington: noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10. Swansea: 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:35, 10:15.
Fly Me to the Moon ** (1:20/G) Cinemaworld: 11, 3, 5, 7, 9. Feinstein IMAX: 10:30 am. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 11:50, 2:10, 4:30, 6:45, 9. Showcase Warwick: noon, 2:15, 4:30, 6:55, 9:25.
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson **** (1:59/R) Cable Car: 4:15, 9:20.
Hancock ** (1:32/PG-13) Rustic Drive-In #3: 8.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army *** 1/2 (1:50/PG-13) Patriot East Providence: 1:30, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20.
Henry Poole Is Here *** (1:40/PG) Showcase Seekonk Route 6: noon, 9:15.
The House Bunny *** 1/2 (1:40/PG-13) Cinemaworld: 11, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:55. Island: 12:30, 4, 7:30, 9:30. Providence Place: 11:55, 2:15, 4:55, 7:15, 9:45. Showcase North Attleboro: 11:55, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 11:55, 2:15, 4:40, 7, 9:10. Showcase Warwick: 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:35, 10:15. Showcase Warwick Mall: 11:55, 2:15, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45. South Kingstown: 1:05, 3:50, 7, 9:25. Stonington: 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:35, 10:20. Swansea: 11:30, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10.
Iron Man **** (2:05/PG-13) Patriot East Providence: 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:35.
Journey to the Center of the Earth **** (1:32/PG) Providence Place: (3-D) 4:30, 6:50, 9:05. Showcase Warwick: (3-D) 11:35, 1:55, 4:20, 7. Showcase Warwick Mall: (3-D) 11:40, 2:10, 4:20, 6:50.
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl ** 1/2 (1:40/G) Showcase Seekonk 1-10: 11:40, 2:05, 4:25.
Kung Fu Panda ***** (1:32/PG) Patriot East Providence: 1:15, 3:20, 5:20, 7:30, 9:45.
The Longshots *** (1:30/PG) Apple Valley: 2, 4:25, 7, 9:30. Cinemaworld: 10:10, 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:20, 9:40. Island: 12:25, 3, 7:15, 9:25. Providence Place: 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:05, 9:30. Showcase North Attleboro: 12:20, 2:30, 4:55, 7:05, 9:25. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30. Showcase Warwick Mall: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:05, 9:30. Swansea: 11:55, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:25.
The Love Guru * (1:28/PG-13) Patriot East Providence: 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:45, 9:50.
Mamma Mia! ** (1:48/PG-13) Apple Valley: 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 9:45. Cinemaworld: 10:50, 1:20, 3:45, 6:30. Opera House: 1, 4, 6:50, 9:30. Providence Place: 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9. Showcase North Attleboro: 1:30, 4:10, 6:45. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 11:40, 2:20, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55. Showcase Warwick: 11:40, 2:10, 4:50, 7:20, 10:10. Showcase Warwick Mall: 11:35, 2:05, 4:25, 7:25, 9:55. Stonington: 12:30, 3:10, 7:15, 9:45. Swansea: 11:05, 1:35, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10.
Meet Dave ** (1:30/PG) Patriot East Providence: 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 9:55.
Mirrors ** (1:47/R) Apple Valley: 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55. Cinemaworld: 11:30, 2, 5:15, 7:50, 10:10. Island: 1:40, 4:10, 7:40, 10. Providence Place: 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 10. Showcase North Attleboro: 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 10. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: 12:45, 3:25, 6:55, 9:45. Showcase Warwick: 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40. Showcase Warwick Mall: 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50. South Kingstown: 1:15, 4:40, 7:25, 9:45. Stonington: 12:35, 3:30, 7:25, 10. Swansea: 11:45, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ** 1/2 (1:53/PG-13) Cinemaworld: 11, 1:35, 4:05, 7:05. Providence Place: 12:50, 9:25. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 4:15, 6:55, 9:30. Showcase Warwick: 1:05, 6:40. Showcase Warwick Mall: 11:30, 10.
Pineapple Express ** 1/2 (1:53/R) Apple Valley: 1, 4:30, 7:20, 10. Cinemaworld: 12:45, 3:30, 6:05, 8:30. Island: 1:10, 4:20, 7:20, 9:55. Providence Place: 1:05, 3:40, 6:35, 9:15. Rustic Drive-In #3: 9:50. Showcase North Attleboro: 1:45, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: 12:55, 3:35, 6:50, 9:35. Showcase Warwick: 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:05. Showcase Warwick Mall: 1:05, 4, 6:45, 9:35. South Kingstown: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:50. Stonington: 12:25 (open caption), 3:15, 7:20, 9:55 (open caption). Swansea: 11:15 (open caption), 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 9:55 (open caption).
The Rocker **** (1:42/PG-13) Apple Valley: 1:40, 4:20, 7:25, 9:55. Cinemaworld: 10:30, 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 10:15. Island: 12:20, 3:50, 7:05, 9:35. Providence Place: 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10:15. Showcase North Attleboro: 1:15, 3:50, 7:25, 9:55. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50. Showcase Warwick: 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35. South Kingstown: 12:45, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35. Swansea: 11:35, 2, 4:25, 7:40, 10:05.
Sex and the City **** (2:22/R) Patriot East Providence: 1:50, 5, 8.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 **** (1:57/PG-13) Cinemaworld: 11:15, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50. Island: 12:15 pm. Providence Place: 3:45, 6:25. Showcase North Attleboro: 1:10, 4:05, 6:55. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 12:45, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50. Showcase Warwick: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15. Showcase Warwick Mall: 2, 4:40, 7:20. South Kingstown: 12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:20. Stonington: 12:40, 3:25, 7:10, 9:50. Swansea: 4:20, 7:15, 10:10.
Space Chimps *** (1:21/G) Patriot East Providence: 1, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars *** (1:38/PG) Apple Valley: 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 9:45. Cinemaworld: 10, 11:15, 12:15, 1:30, 2:30, 3:45, 4:45, 6:05, 7, 8:15, 10:30. Island: 12:10, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:20. Providence Place: noon, 12:30, 2:20, 2:50, 4:40, 5:10, 7, 9:20. Rustic Drive-In #2: 8. Showcase North Attleboro: noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: noon, 12:30, 2:20, 2:50, 4:40, 5:05, 7, 9:20. Showcase Warwick: 11:50, 2:20, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50. Showcase Warwick Mall: noon, 2:35, 4:55, 7, 9:20. Stonington: 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:45, 10:30. Swansea: 11:10, 1:40, 4:10, 7:30, 9:50.
Step Brothers ** (1:37/R) Cinemaworld: 8:45, 10:45. Island: 1:30, 4, 7:30, 10. Providence Place: 11:30, 1:50, 4:25, 6:45, 9:05. Rustic Drive-In #1: 10:05. Showcase North Attleboro: 9:45 pm. Showcase Seekonk 1-10: 7:45, 10:15. Showcase Warwick: 3:45, 9:20. Showcase Warwick Mall: 9:10 pm.
Tell No One **** Subtitled. (2:05/NR) Cable Car: 1:30, 7. Jane Pickens Newport: 1:45, 4, 7.
Tropic Thunder *** 1/2 (1:48/R) Apple Valley: 1:10, 4, 7:10, 9:50. Cinemaworld: 10:30, noon, 1, 2:15, 3:15, 4:45, 5:45, 7:15, 8:15, 9:45, 10:45. Island: 1:20, 2:40, 3:40, 7:25, 8:40, 9:45. Providence Place: 11:40, 1:35, 2:10, 4:10, 4:45, 6:40, 7:10, 7:35, 9:10, 9:35, 10:05. Rustic Drive-In #1: 8. Showcase North Attleboro: 11:45, 1:40, 2:35, 4:15, 5, 7:15, 7:45, 9:50, 10:20. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 11:35, 1:45, 2:05, 4:25, 5, 7:10, 7:40, 9:45, 10:15. Showcase Warwick: 11:55 (rear window caption), 1:10, 2:30 (rear window caption), 4, 5:05 (rear window caption), 7:10, 7:40 (rear window caption), 9:45, 10:20 (rear window caption). Showcase Warwick Mall: 11:45, 1:45, 2:25, 4:10, 5, 6:55, 7:40, 9:40, 10:15. South Kingstown: 1:10, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30. Stonington: 11:20, 2, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25. Swansea: 11, 1:30, 4, 7, 9:30.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona **** (1:31/PG-13) Avon: 2, 4, 6, 8. Cinemaworld: 11:10, 1:25, 4:05, 7:05, 9:15. Opera House: 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40. Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7:20, 10:05. Swansea: 11:40, 2:15, 4:30, 7:50, 10:30.
WALL•E **** (1:38/G) Showcase Seekonk Route 6: 11:30, 1:50. Swansea: 11:20, 1:50.
Wanted **** (1:45/R) Patriot East Providence: 1:40, 4, 7:10, 9:40.
You Don’t Mess With the Zohan * (1:53/PG-13) Patriot East Providence: 2, 4:30, 7:20, 10.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe *** (1:44/PG-13) Patriot East Providence: 8:20.
THEATER
The Long Weekend, Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St., Westerly. 596-2341; www.granitetheatre.com. Truth and lies of a friendship come to the surface during a weekend visit between two couples in this Norm Foster comedy. 2 pm. $18, 62+ $15, children 12 and younger $11. Closes Aug. 31.
No Sex Please, We’re British, Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant, 102 Connell Highway, Newport. 848-7529, www.newportplayhouse.com. Bride sends away for Scandinavian glassware and instead receives a flood of porno. The farce begins when she tries to hide and get rid of it. Buffet 6:15 pm, show 8 pm. Dinner/show $48.95, includes tax and post-show cabaret. Show only $33.95. Reservations recommended. Closes Sept. 14.
The Producers, Theatre by the Sea, 364 Cards Pond Rd., Matunuck. 782-8587. Mel Brooks’ musical based on his movie about a pair of con men who hope to have a Broadway flop. 5 pm. $39-$49. Closes Aug. 31.
COMEDY
Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, Newport. 849-3473, www.firehousetheater.org. $20. Mention the Providence Journal and get two for one on up to five seats.
• Vlad, comedy in movement and mime. 8 pm.
Unexpected Company: The Morris, long-form improvisation, Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Rd., Warwick. 737-0010. 7:17 pm. $5.
MUSIC
CLASSICAL
Tanglewood, 297 West St., Lenox, Mass. (413) 637-5165, (888) 266-1200; www.bso.org/tanglewood. BSO, Christoph Von Dohnanyi conducting, with soprano Christiane Oelze, mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi, tenor Joseph Kaiser, bass-baritone Hanno Muller-Brachmann and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver conducting, 2:30 pm, The Shed; all-Beethoven program.
POP
The Beach Boys and Charlie Farren, pop rock, Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St., Hyannis, Mass. (508) 775-5630, www.melodytent.org. 4:30, 8:30 pm. $42.25, $57.25.
The Elvis Artists Tribute Spectacular, Mohegan Sun, Cabaret, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com. 7 pm. $40.
Motley Crue and Buckcherry, rock, Mohegan Sun, Arena, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com. 7 pm. $60, $80.
Riverfront Concert Series: Vini Ames and Sh-Bop, oldies, Veterans’ Memorial Amphitheater, Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket. 724-2200. 6-8 pm. Free.
Salute to Summer: Huey Lewis and the News, rock, Paul Thorn, blues, country, gospel, rhythm and blues and rock, and The Northeast Navy Showband, jazz, blues and patriotic songs, Naval Station Newport, Gate One, Newport. 5 pm. Free. Fireworks, 9:30 pm. No coolers, backpacks, glass bottles, food, drink or pets.
Pam Tillis, country, Mohegan Sun, Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com. 7 pm. No cover.
KIDS’ EVENTS
Carousel Village, Roger Williams Park, off Elmwood Avenue, Providence. 785-9450. 10 am-5 pm, weather permitting. $1.25 per ride.
Cormack Planetarium and Museum of Natural History, Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence. 785-9457. Museum open daily 10 am-5 pm. Museum admission is $2, $1 ages 2-7. Planetarium admission is $3, $2 ages 4-7; no one under age 4 admitted to the planetarium.
•Mission Moon: Past, Present, Future exhibit.
•Planetarium show: Sky Views 2 pm.
•Salute to Apollo Planetarium Short Feature, celebrate the Apollo missions in this 10-minute short feature 1 pm. $3, $2 ages 4-7; includes Sky Views Planetarium Show.
Crescent Park Carousel, Bullocks Point Avenue, Riverside. 435-7518 or 433-2828. Charles I.D. Looff-designed carousel. Noon to 8 p.m. $1 per ride.
Easton Beach Carousel, Memorial Boulevard, Newport. 845-5810. Daily 10 am-6 pm. $1 per ride.
imPOSSIBLE Dream Playground, John D. Florio Memorial Park, 575 Centerville Rd., Warwick. 823-5566. Playground for children with and without disabilities. Daily 10 am-3 pm, except holidays and holiday weekends. Donations accepted.
Insects and Spiders, Oh My!, Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St. (Route 114), Bristol. 245-7500; www.asri.org. Discover the differences between insects and spiders and join a scavenger hunt to find live creepy crawlies in their outdoor habitats. $6; $5 ages 65+; $4 children 4-12; children under 4 and ASRI members free. Programs are free with admission unless noted otherwise and are for ages 3+. Advance registration.
Pollyanna, Norman Bird Sancturary, 583 Third Beach Rd., Middletown. 848-0266. Newport Children’s Theater production 1 and 4 pm. $10, $6 under age 12. Bring chairs, blankets and a picnic.
Providence Children’s Museum, 100 South St., Providence. 273-5437, www.childrenmuseum.org. Hands-on activity center for children 1-11 and their families. Tue-Sun 9 am-6 pm. $6.50; members free. Float My Boat, ages 5-11 build tinfoil boats that stay afloat with a large load of pennies in FETCH! Lab 1-3 pm.
NATURE
Audubon Society of Rhode Island Programs. 949-5454, ext. 3041; www.asri.org. Advance registration.
• Shorebird Trip. Visit many of Rhode Island’s migrating shorebirds hot spots. Explore the mudflats of Ninigret Pond, Quonochontaug Pond, Succotash Marsh and more and see sandpipers, plovers, terns and wading birds. Be prepared to get wet up to your waist for this program. Pack a lunch, wear water shoes or old sneakers and bring a towel and bug repellent. 7 am-4 pm. $50, members $40. Ages 12+.
Flutterby: Butterflies in Bloom, Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence. 785-3510; www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org. New walk-through exhibit is set inside a 2,100-square-foot greenhouse landscaped with butterfly-friendly flowers and nectar plants and featuring about 500 butterflies (North American species), offering visitors a close encounter. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm. $3, children 3-12 $2 in addition to zoo admission ($12, seniors $8, children 3-12 $6).
CRUISES & TOURS
BY BOAT
Blackstone Valley Explorer Tours, aboard the Blackstone Valley Explorer, a 49-passenger riverboat departs from the Central Falls landing on Broad Street and Maderia Avenue 1, 2, 3 and 4 pm. $10, $8 age 62+ and age 12 and younger. Advance reservation recommended. 724-2200, www.tourblackstone.com.
BY FOOT
Newport History Tours. 841-8770, www.newporthistorytours.org. $12, $8 children, Newport Historical Society members. Tickets for all tours are sold at the Museum of Newport History, 127 Thames St. Unless indicated, all tours depart from the Museum of Newport History.
•Discover Colonial Newport Inside & Out. Stroll through Newport’s Historic Hill and learn its role in American history. Daily, 11 am.
FESTIVAL
St. Bartholomew’s Feast and Festival, 297 Laurel Hill Ave., Providence. 944-4466. Children’s games and rides, entertainment, DJ, ethnic food. 6-10 pm.
FILMS
Cinemaworld, 622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln. 333-8019, www.cinemaworldonline.com.
•Kids’ Movie Series: Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, 10 am. $2; free with canned good donation.
The Great Gatsby, Jane Pickens Theatre, 49 Touro St., Newport. 846-5252, www.janepickens.com. 11 am. $20.
Showcase Cinemas Warwick, Route 2 and Division Street, Warwick. 885-1621, www.showcasecinemas.com.
•Kidtoons Film Series: Sushi Pack, 10 am. $3.50. www.kidtoonfilms.com.
ETC.
Tardi Kultural, Cape Verdean Museum, 1003 Waterman Ave., East Providence. 222-4137. Cape Verdean music, poetry and art 2-6 pm.
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