These are the most recent films that have come and gone from the Jefferson Theater. This is posted here to give you an idea of what we show. Please note that once we've played a film, it's immediately shipped back to the distributor, never to play here again.

Prior years: 2002 - 2001 - 2000

NOW PLAYING thru Thursday, January 1

UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:30 Sat/Sun matinees Diane Lane stars as an American who heads to Tuscany to find her villa-- and herself. Roger Ebert lauds the successful escapism, and Lane's performance (touchstone pictures) Rated PG-13 for for sexual content and language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 1:45 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees Johnny Depp stars as pirate captain Jack Sparrow in this fun swashbuckler which is, according to the New Yorker, "good, cheesy fun, complete with tall ships, battles at sea, and accursed pirates who turn into skeletons in moonlight." (disney pictures) PG-13 for strong language, bad taste jokes, gamy supernatural humor, and violence. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

UPCOMING Friday, January 16 thru Thursday, January 22

UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:30 Sat/Sun matinees Diane Lane stars as an American who heads to Tuscany to find her villa-- and herself. Roger Ebert lauds the successful escapism, and Lane's performance. (touchstone pictures) Rated PG-13 for for sexual content and language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

THIRTEEN 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 Sat/Sun matinees As the Hook's Steve Warren puts its, this is the movie 12-year-olds don't want their parents to see-- and for parents of adolescents, "the year's best horror flick." Roger Ebert gives it three and a half stars. (Fox Searchlight) Rated R for drug use, self destructive violence, language, and sexuality--all involving young teens. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 35min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, December 26 thru Thursday, January 1

UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:30 Sat/Sun matinees Diane Lane stars as an American who heads to Tuscany to find her villa-- and herself. Roger Ebert lauds the successful escapism, and Lane's performance (touchstone pictures) Rated PG-13 for for sexual content and language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 1:45 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees Johnny Depp stars as pirate captain Jack Sparrow in this fun swashbuckler which is, according to the New Yorker, "good, cheesy fun, complete with tall ships, battles at sea, and accursed pirates who turn into skeletons in moonlight." (disney pictures) PG-13 for strong language, bad taste jokes, gamy supernatural humor, and violence. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

(closed for movies on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31-- but open for First Night Virginia: - Mr. Magic's Family Magic Show at 4:30pm, 6:00pm and 7:30pm - Sparky's Flaw at 9:00pm, and - Majahkamo at 10:30pm For more on First Night, click, or call 434-975-8269

NOW PLAYING Friday, December 19 thru Thursday, December 25 (closed on Christmas eve, Wednesday, December 24)

LE DIVORCE 7:15 & 9:45 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:30 Sat/Sun matinees Francophiles, rejoice. A Merchant-Ivory film about differing standards on life, love, sex, marriage, and-- yes, le divorece. And ulike other comedies of manners by Merchant and Ivory, this one is set in the present. Starring Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Stockard Channing, and Sam Waterston (fox searchlight pictures) Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements and sexual content. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 55min.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 1:45 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees Johnny Depp stars as pirate captain Jack Sparrow in this fun swashbuckler which is, according to the New Yorker, "good, cheesy fun, complete with tall ships, battles at sea, and accursed pirates who turn into skeletons in moonlight." (disney pictures) Rated PG-13 for strong language, bad taste jokes, gamy supernatural humor, and violence. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 2hr, 15min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, December 12 thru Thursday, December 18

SECONDHAND LIONS 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric uncles in Texas. Roger Ebert calls it a "gentle and sweet whimsy." Starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, and Kyra Sedgwick. (new line cinema) Rated PG for thematic material, language, and action violence. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 47min.

UPTOWN GIRLS 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 Sat/Sun matinees A New York socialite takes a job as a nanny of a precocious child to regain the respect of her boyfriend, and Roger Ebert lauds the film's "emotional complexity." Starring Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, and Heather Locklear. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language. (mgm films) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 43min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, December 5 thru Thursday, December 11

CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees Who do you believe? A documentary about a family on Long Island whose peaceful middle-class life was turned upside down on Thanksgiving 1987 when police found child pornography in the basement. The father was, a popular teacher with some skeletons in his closet, but was he a molester? (magnolia films) Unrated but intended for mature audiences. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 47min.

THE MATRIX RELOADED 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:30 Sat/Sun matinees To generate electricity, the Machines want millions human bodies. Can Keanu Reaves stop them? This is the second film in the Matrix series, and Roger Ebert gives it a respectable three and a half stars. Rated R for sci-fi violence and some sexuality. (warner brothers) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 2hr, 18min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, November 28 thru Thursday, December 4

FREAKY FRIDAY 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees The best body-switch movie ever. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis. (walt disney/buena vista) Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 33min.

SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 Sat/Sun matinees Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker (played by Sylvester Stallone). It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world. Also starring Antonio Banderas, Ricardo Montalban, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, and George Clooney. Rated PG for action sequences and peril. (dimension films/miramax) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 25min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, November 21 thru Thursday, November 27

WINGED MIGRATION 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees "It may sound facetious, but Winged Migration provides such an intense vicarious experience of being a flapping airborne creature with the wind in its ears that you leave the theater feeling like an honorary member of another species. That's what the New York Times says about this inventive, soaring documentary about birds. With a new age score. Rated G. (sony pictures classics) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 29min.

FINDING NEMO 7:00 nightly plus 2:00 Sat/Sun matinees There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean, they're looking for one. From the amazing Pixar Studios comes a family film that even jaded grownups will enjoy. Are fish friends or food? Rated G. (buena vista pictures) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 41min.

THE MATRIX 9:00 nightly plus 4:00 Sat/Sun matinees Just in time for the release of the latest release in the Matrix trilogy, the now classic 1999 original, the one Roger Ebert calls "visually dazzling" returns to the Jefferson Theater on the big screen. (warner brothers classics) Rated R for sci-fi violence. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 2hr, 15min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, November 14 thru Thursday, November 20

THE MATRIX 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:30 Sat/Sun matinees Just in time for the release of the latest release in the Matrix trilogy, the now classic 1999 original, the one Roger Ebert calls "visually dazzling" returns to the Jefferson Theater on the big screen. (warner brothers classics) Rated R for sci-fi violence. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 2hr, 15min.

FINDING NEMO 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean, they're looking for one. From the amazing Pixar Studios comes a family film that even jaded grownups will enjoy. Are fish friends or food? Rated G. (walt disney pictures) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 41min.

UPCOMING Friday, November 7 thru Thursday, November 13

WHALE RIDER 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees One young girl dared to confront the past, change the present, and determine the future. Roger Ebert gives it his highest score, four stars, and it won the audience awards at both the Toronto and Sundance film festivals, played to standing ovations, and-- as Ebert notes-- left audiences in tears. (newmarket films) Rated PG-13 for brief language and a momentary drug reference. (focus features) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 45min.

THE ITALIAN JOB 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:30 Sat/Sun matinees Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, and Edward Norton star in this clever funny remake this 1969 caper film. "This new version has it all over the original," gushes the L.A. Times. That's thanks to the screenplay by Scottsville-Hollywood residents Donna and Wayne Powers. Lots of cool scenes in Venice (and L.A.). Rated PG-13 for violence and some language. (paramount pictures) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 55min.

October 23 thru Thursday, October 30

SWIMMING POOL 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees A British mystery author, played by Charlotte Rampling, visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics. Dive into this summer's sexiest mystery. In French with English subtitles. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use (focus features) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

SEABISCUIT 7:00 & 9:40 nightly plus 1:20 & 4:00 Sat/Sun matinees The true story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the three-man team behind it but also those of the nation as well. USA Today calls it a "cooly rendered, impressively crafted telling of a blood-stirring story." (universal) Rated Rated PG-13 for language, some sexual situations and violent sports related images. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 2hr, 20min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, October 17 - Thursday, October 30

SWIMMING POOL 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees A British mystery author, played by Charlotte Rampling, visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics. Dive into this summer's sexiest mystery. In French with English subtitles. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use (focus features) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

SEABISCUIT 7:00 & 9:40 nightly plus 1:20 & 4:00 Sat/Sun matinees The true story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the three-man team behind it but also those of the nation as well. USA Today calls it a "cooly rendered, impressively crafted telling of a blood-stirring story." (universal) Rated Rated PG-13 for language, some sexual situations and violent sports related images. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 2hr, 20min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, October 10 - Thursday, October 16

DOWN WITH LOVE 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor star in this cute comedy that's set in 1962 and bears more than a passing nod to such Doris day/Rock Hudson classics as Pillowtalk. Critics are calling it a great date movie. Rated PG-13 for for some risque humor and dialogue. (fox) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 41min.

28 DAYS LATER 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:30 Sat/Sun matinees After a virus wipes out most of the planet, a handful of survivors try to save the human race from extinction. Roger Ebert calls it "a tough, smart, ingenious movie that leads its characters into situations where everything depends on their (and our) understanding of human nature." (Fox Searchlight) Rated Rated R for strong violence and gore, language, and nudity. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 48min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, October 3 - Thursday, October 9

CONFIDENCE 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun matinees The always-likable Edward Burns stars in this clever caper movie. "Burns crackle with the toxic energy that makes Confidence a game worth playing," says Rolling Stone. Also starring Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia. (lion's gate films) Rated R for a smattering of violence and some perfunctory bedroom action. Playing in our upstairs cinema--1hr, 38min.

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:30 Sat/Sun matinees A warmhearted comedy about two girls who don't want to follow the family rules: they just wanna play soccer like their hero, British superstar David Beckham. "I saw more important films at Sundance," says Roger Ebert, "but none more purely enjoyable (Fox Searchlight) Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 52min.

UPCOMING Friday, September 26 - Wednesday, October 1

ANGER MANAGEMENT 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 1:15 & 4:15 Saturday "You smile just thinking about Adam Sandler as a schlub forced to take anger-management classes from a rageaholic shrink played by Jack Nicholson," says Rolling Stone magazine. (sony pictures) Rated PG-13 for for crude sexual content and language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 41min.

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:30 Saturday A warmhearted comedy about two girls who don't want to follow the family rules: they just wanna play soccer like their hero, British superstar David Beckham. "I saw more important films at Sundance," says Roger Ebert, "but none more purely enjoyable (Fox Searchlight) Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 52min.

No movies on Thursday, October 2 (due to chamber music fest 295-5395)

NOW PLAYING thru Wednesday, September 24:

THE GOOD THIEF 7:00 & 9:30 nightly From the director of the Crying Game, Neil Jordan, comes a caper film set in the South of France. Nick Nolte stars as an aging gambler living in Nice but caught between good and evil, as he wants to rob a casino. Roger Ebert calls the story "elegantly ironic" with a "deeply satisfying ending.(fox searchlight pictures) Rated R for language, sexuality, drug content, and some violence. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 49min.

LAUREL CANYON 7:15 & 9:15 nightly A culture clash in California. Frances McDormand, who played the worry wart mom in Almost Famous, turns 180 degrees and becomes an aging hippie, hedonistic record producer (and quite the babe). Now, her Harvard-educated son suddenly decides to bring his fiancee to live in her house. Christian Bale and Kate Beckinsale star as the straight-laced youth. (sony classics) Rated R for sexuality, language, and drug use. Playing in our downstairs cinema--1hr, 43min.

No movies on Thursday, September 25 (due to chamber music fest 295-5395)

NOW PLAYING thru Wednesday, September 24:

THE GOOD THIEF 7:00 & 9:30 nightly From the director of the Crying Game, Neil Jordan, comes a caper film set in the South of France. Nick Nolte stars as an aging gambler living in Nice but caught between good and evil, as he wants to rob a casino. Roger Ebert calls the story "elegantly ironic" with a "deeply satisfying ending.(fox searchlight pictures) Rated R for language, sexuality, drug content, and some violence. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 49min.

LAUREL CANYON 7:15 & 9:15 nightly A culture clash in California. Frances McDormand, who played the worry wart mom in Almost Famous, turns 180 degrees and becomes an aging hippie, hedonistic record producer (and quite the babe). Now, her Harvard-educated son suddenly decides to bring his fiancee to live in her house. Christian Bale and Kate Beckinsale star as the straight-laced youth. (sony classics) Rated R for sexuality, language, and drug use. Playing in our downstairs cinema--1hr, 43min.

No movies on Thursday, September 18 (due to chamber music fest 295-5395) No movies on Thursday, September 25 (due to chamber music fest 295-5395)

NOW PLAYING Friday, August 29 - Thursday, September 11 -- HELD OVER!!!

BRUCE ALMIGHTY 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun Jim Carrey stars in this likeable summer farce about a guy who curses his creator and then is endowed by his creator, played here by Morgan Freeman, with control over the universe. Also starring Jennifer Anniston and directed by UVA graduate Tom Shadyac. (universal) Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content, and some crude humor. Playing in our upstairs cinema--1hr, 41min.

A MIGHTY WIND 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 Sat/Sun Sort of a Spinal Tap for the folk music industry. From the director of Best in Show comes this mockumentary on folkies. The Hook's Steve Warren calls it "slicker, not as laugh-out-loud funny as its predecessors, but it's just as wonderful in its way." (warner brothers) Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor. Playing in our downstairs cinema--1hr, 32min.

NOW PLAYING now thru Thursday, August 28

CITY OF GOD 7:00 & 9:45 nightly plus 1:15 & 3:55 Sat/Sun The Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s newsreels was nothing like this. Here, the slum gangs of Rio are on display from a new director, named Fernando Meirelles whom Roger Ebert-- who calls the film "visually alive and inventive"-- compares to Scorsese. (miramax) Rated R for strong brutal violence, sexuality, drug content and language. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 2hr, 20min.

RABBIT-PROOF FENCE 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun From the director of The Quiet American, Phillip Noyce, comes this story about determination in the face of unbelievable-- but true-- cruelty from early 20th Century Australian history. Mixed-race children are raised in orphanages, and Kenneth Branagh stars as the evil government "protector." Three cousins-- Molly, Daisy, and Gracie-- escape and travel 1,500 miles across the Australian Outback. (miramax) Rated PG for emotional thematic material. Playing in our downstairs cinema--1hr, 35min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, August 8 - Thursday, August 14

NOWHERE IN AFRICA 7:00 & 9:45 nightly plus 1:30 & 4:15 Sat/Sun "It's so rare to find a film where you become so quickly, simply absorbed in the story." So begins Roger Ebert's four-star (his highest rating) review of this engaging story-- told from the daughter's point of view-- about a German Jewish family that goes to Kenya to escape the Nazis. It won Best Foreign Language Film of the Year at this year's Oscars. (zeitgeist films) Unrated. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 2hr, 18min.

TALK TO HER 7:15 & 9:30 nightly plus 1:45 & 4:00 Sat/Sun Directed by Pedro Almodovar, who won this year's best original screenplay Oscar for this story of men taking care of their women. Roger Ebert says Talk to Her "combines improbable melodrama (gored bullfighters, comatose ballerinas) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements, and yet at the end, we are undeniably touched." (sony classics) In Spanish with subtitles. Rated R for nudity, sexual content, and some language. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 52min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, August 1 - Thursday, August 7

THE QUIET AMERICAN 7:15 & 9:40 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:40 Sat/Sun Roger Ebert gives this contemplative story of an American man in Vietnam his highest rating: four stars. Based on Graham Greene's 1955 novel and starring Michael Caine (who earned an Oscar nomination for this role) and Brendan Fraser. (miramax) Rated R for images of violence and some language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 59min.

HOLES 7:00 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:15 Sat/Sun A kids' movie for adults starring Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, and Patricia Arquette at Camp Green Lake. "Holes jumps the rails, leaves all expectations behind, and tells a story that's not funny ha-ha but funny peculiar," says Roger Ebert. "I found it original and intriguing." (buena vista) Rated PG for violence, mild language and some thematic elements. Playing in our downstairs cinema--1hr, 51min.

NOW PLAYINGING Friday, July 18 - Thursday, July 31 (two weeks)

THE PIANIST 6:45 & 9:30 nightly plus 1:15 & 4:00 Sat/Sun Roman Polanski won the Best Director Oscar, and Adrien Brody won for Best Actor in this moving but never maudlin drama about a Polish Jew surviving the Holocaust. "Never before," says the LA Times, "has a fiction film so clearly and to such devastating effect laid out the calculation of the Nazi machinery of death and its irrationality." (focus features) Rated R for violence and brief strong language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 2hr, 28min.

CHICAGO 7:00 & 9:15 nightly plus 1:45 & 4:15 Sat/Sun "Big brassy fun," says Roger Ebert. "Best Picture," says the Academy. Six Oscars in all-- inlcuding Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Zeta-Jones. This music also stars Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Queen Latifah. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and dialogue, violence. (Miramax) Playing in our downstairs cinema--1hr, 53min.

UPCOMING Friday, July 11 - Thursday, July 17

DRUMLINE 7:15 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:30 Sat/Sun An underprivileged kid gets the break of a lifetime: he's recruited to joing the marching band of an Atlanta college. Only problem is that he's a showboater. "This entertaining and enthusiastically told tale," says the L.A. Times, "shrewdly energizes its way-familiar plot line by setting it amid one of the greatest and least-known spectacles in American sports." Best of all, the tale-teller is none other than Tina Chism, a 1989 graduate of Madison County High School. Rated PG-13 for innuendo and language. (fox) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 58min.

THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE 7:00 & 9:45 nightly plus 1:45 & 4:15 Sat/Sun Starring Kate Winslet, Kevin Spacey, and Laura Linney, this film features Spacey as the anti death-penalty activist who finds himself on death row. And only Winslet, playing a journalist, can save him.Rated R for violent images, nudity, language and sexuality. (universal) Playing in our downstairs cinema--2hr, 10min.

NOWPLAYING thru Thursday, July 10

EVELYN 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 Sat/Sun "Pierce Brosnan is a quiet charm," says the Washington Post. Here he plays Desmond Doyle, a drunk Irishman who might lose custody of his children due to Irish laws. "It's full of good heart, and you can't help but like its unequivocal sentimentality, and it's nice to see Brosnan winning the day with an Irish (not English) accent and without James Bond gadgetry." Roger Ebert lauds director Bruce Beresford for "the frank simplicity of a classic story well-told." (mgm) Rated PG for cruelty to children, strong language, and hearty ale consumption.. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 34min.

PERSONAL VELOCITY: THREE PORTRAITS 7:20 & 9:20 nightly plus 2:20 & 4:20 Sat/Sun Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, and Fairuza Balk star in this winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance last year. "We learn as much about each of these women in half an hour as we learn about most movie characters in two hours," writes Roger Ebert. (mgm) Rated R for for brief violence, some strong sexuality and language. Playing in our downstairs cinema--1hr, 26min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, June 13 - Thursday, June 26 (Held Over)

THE HOURS 7:00 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:15 Sat/Sun Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep explore love, happiness, and sorrow in this multi-layered, Oscar-nominated drama. Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, it's a "deeply moving film," according to the New York Times. In all, The Hours was nominated for an astounding nine Academy Awards, and Kidman won for best actress. (Paramount) Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 54min.

FRIDA 7:15 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:30 Sat/Sun The life of Frida Kahlo, who was also known as the wife of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera stars Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, and Antonio Banderas. This is a film in which, as Roger Ebert says, "death itself is seen as another work of art." (miramax films) Rated R for sexuality/nudity and language. Playing in our downstairs cinema--2hrs.

UPCOMING Friday, June 13 - Thursday, June 19

THE HOURS 7:00 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:15 Sat/Sun Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep explore love, happiness, and sorrow in this multi-layered, Oscar-nominated drama. Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, it's a "deeply moving film," according to the New York Times. In all, The Hours was nominated for an astounding nine Academy Awards, and Kidman won for best actress. (Paramount) Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 54min.

FRIDA 7:15 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:30 Sat/Sun The life of Frida Kahlo, who was also known as the wife of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera stars Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, and Antonio Banderas. This is a film in which, as Roger Ebert says, "death itself is seen as another work of art." (miramax films) Rated R for sexuality/nudity and language. Playing in our downstairs cinema--2hrs.

NOW SHOWING Friday, May 30 - Thursday, June 12

ADAPTATION 7:00 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:15 Sat/Sun The creators of Being John Malkovich take you on another head trip in this Oscar-nominated story about the power of passion starring Nicholas Cage. Also starring Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, and Tilda Swinton, this is an "adaptation" of the off-beat novel, The Orchid Thief. "What a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is," writes Roger Ebert in his four-starred review. (sony) Rated R for language, sexuality, some drug use and violent images Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 54min.

GANGS OF NEW YORK 8:00 nightly plus 3pm Sat/Sun The latest masterpiece from director Martin Scorsese "both astounds and enthrals" says the BBC. This tale of corruption and vengeance in 1860s New York stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz , Liam Neeson, Jim Broadbent, and Henry Thomas. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. (miramax films) Rated R for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity, and language. Playing in our downstairs cinema--2hrs, 44min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29

ABOUT SCHMIDT 7:00 & 9:20 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:20 Sat/Sun A comedy with tragic overtones. Roger Ebert says About Schmidt "is essentially a portrait of a man without qualities, baffled by the emotions and needs of others. That Jack Nicholson makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend." Rated R for some language and brief nudity. (newline films) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 2hr, 4min.

LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS 8:00 nightly plus 3pm Sat/Sun "One of the most spectacular swashbucklers ever made," says Roger Ebert, "a visionary thriller." Starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, and Liv Tyler. Rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences and scary images (newline films) Playing in our downstairs cinema--2hrs, 59min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, May 9 - Thursday, May 15

FAR FROM HEAVEN 7:00 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:15 Sunday Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid star in this sleeper hit that Roger Ebert gives four stars. Set in the 1950s, with all the pastelled perfection that entails, this film explores issues of race and homosexualty with closeted wisdom. Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor. (focus features) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 47min.

BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:30 Sunday "Brimming with invention and new ideas," says Roger Ebert. "What a glorious movie." Ebert, in his four-star review proclaims, "The first movie was the setup, and this one is the payoff." Rated PG for scary moments, some creature violence and mild language. (warner brothers) Playing in our downstairs cinema--2hrs, 41min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, May 2 - Thursday, May 8

MAID IN MANHATTAN 7:15 & 9:35 nightly Jennifer Lopez plays a hotel maid who tries on a rich guest's pricy dress. When senatorial candidate Ralph Fiennes, walks in, sparks fly, and he figures this society lady should be his. So do the New York paparazzi? Roger Ebert says he enjoyed this modern-day cinderella story because of the "skill and charm" with which it's told. Also starring Natasha Richardson and Stanley Tucci. (universal) Rated PG-13 for some language/sexual references. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 43min.

BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE 7:00 & 9:20 nightly A walk-around look at American gun culture from Michael Moore, the in-your-face documentarian who shot to fame in 1989 with Roger & Me. Starring George W. Bush, Dick Clark, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Chris Rock, and Matt Stone. Rated R for some violent images and language. (mgm) Playing in our downstairs cinema--2hrs, 5min.

NO FILMS ON THURSDAY, MAY 1
Due to
"Engaging the Mind" series: Imaging Unity: Muslim Cultural Diversity in North America

NOW PLAYING Friday, April 25 - Wednesday, April 30

8 MILE 7:15 & 9:35 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:35 Sat/Sun "Fascinating, surprisingly entertaining," says the L.A. Times of this bio-pic about the rise of a white rapper starring none other than Eminem himself. Also starring Kim Basinger and Mekhi Phifer. (universal) Rated R for strong language, sexuality, some violence and drug use. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 51min.

BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE 7:00 & 9:20 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:20 Sat/Sun A walk-around look at American gun culture from Michael Moore, the in-your-face documentarian who shot to fame in 1989 with Roger & Me. Starring George W. Bush, Dick Clark, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Chris Rock, and Matt Stone. Rated R for some violent images and language. (mgm) Playing in our downstairs cinema--2hrs, 5min.

NOW PLAYING thru Thursday, April 24

TWO WEEKS NOTICE 7:00 & 9:10 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:10 Sat/Sun A surprisingly smart and poignant romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. Says the L.A. Times: "The hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth Bullock and the nonchalant Grant proves to be sensational, and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment." Written and directed by newcomer Marc Lawrence. Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor. (warner brothers) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 40min.

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS 6:40 & 9:35 nightly plus 12:40 & 3:35 Sat/Sun "Brimming with invention and new ideas," says Roger Ebert. "What a glorious movie." Ebert, in his four-star review proclaims, "The first movie was the setup, and this one is the payoff." Rated PG for scary moments, some creature violence and mild language. (warner brothers) Playing in our downstairs cinema--2hrs, 41min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, April 4 - Thursday, April 10:

SOLARIS 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun Matinees Steven Soderbergh directs George Clooney in this remake of a Russian Sci-Fi classic. But it's actually a psychological drama. Roger Ebert says, Solaris is "the kind of smart film that has people arguing about it on their way out of the theater." (twentieth century fox) Rated PG-13 for some sexuality/nudity. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 39min

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN 7:00 & 9:35 nightly plus 1:30 & 4:00 Sat/Sun matinees Leonardo DiCaprio stars as the con man-- con boy really-- in this engagingly fun and funny look at the true 1960s story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a man who convinced people he was a doctor, a lawyer, and an airline pilot. "Supremely entertaining" says the New York Times of this Steven Spielberg film. Also starring Tom Hanks as the FBI agent in pursuit-- along with Christopher Walken and Martin Sheen. Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief language. (DreamWorks) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 2hrs, 20min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, March 21 - Thursday, April 3:

PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 Sat/Sun Matinees The critics agree: this romantic comedy about misfits is the best Adam Sandler movie ever made. While that may be faint praise, consider this: Paul Thomas Anderson (who made Boogie Nights and Magnolia) won the best director award for this film at Cannes. The L.A. Times calls it "charming and outlandish." Roger Ebert finds it "exhilarating." And the Washington Post critic writes, "I urge you to see Punch-Drunk Love." Also starring Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. (sony pictures) Rated R for strong language including a scene of sexual dialogue. Playing in our upstairs cinema- 1hr, 39min.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN 7:00 & 9:35 nightly plus 1:30 & 4:00 Sat/Sun matinees Leonardo DiCaprio stars as the con man-- con boy really-- in this engagingly fun and funny look at the true 1960s story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a man who convinced people he was a doctor, a lawyer, and an airline pilot. "Supremely entertaining" says the New York Times of this Steven Spielberg film. Also starring Tom Hanks as the FBI agent in pursuit-- along with Christopher Walken and Martin Sheen. Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief language. (DreamWorks) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 2hrs, 20min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, March 14 - Thursday, March 20:

THE RING 7:00 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:15 matinees Sat/Sun This most recent to fill the void left by The Blair Witch or The Others. "The movie is meant to get into you like a virus, and it does," says Slate magazine. Here, you watch and the phone rings."Seven days," says a voice. That's how long you have to live. Starring Naomi Watts of Mulholland Drive fame. (dreamworks) Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images, language, and some drug references. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 55min.

AUTO FOCUS 7:30 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:30 & 4:30 matinees Sat/Sun Whoda thunk the life of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane would turn out to be such a bleak sex-fest? Greg Kinnear stars (with Willem Dafoe as his sidekick-on-the-prowl. Roger Ebert gives the film four stars and says he was reminded of a the "famous old joke in which God tells Adam he has a brain and a penis, but only enough blood to operate one of them at a time. (sony classics) Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, language, some drug use, and violence. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 47min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, March 7 - Thursday, March 13:

ROGER DODGER 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 matinees Sat/Sun Campbell Scott stars as Roger, a bright Manhattan advertising executive and ladies man who, ironically, is invited to shepherd his teenage nephew through the bars and clubs of big city. It's written by newcomer Dylan Kidd, yet noted critic Roger Ebert draws favorable comparisons to David Mamet. "The screenplay," says Ebert, "would be entertaining just to read, as so very few are. Also starring Isabella Rossellini, Elizabeth Berkley, and Jennifer Beals. The L.A. Times calls it "smart," "astute," "sophisticated," and "so confidently made it hardly feels like a debut." (artisan entertainment) Rated R for sexual content and language. Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 44 min.

MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 matinees Sat/Sun The smash hit about marrying a WASPy boy finally comes to the Jefferson. Based on the one-woman play by Nia Vardalos, this film has been winning audiences since its release last summer. Now, it has been nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay. (ifc films) Rated PG for sensuality and language. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 35mins.

NOW PLAYING Friday, February 28 - Thursday, March 6:

SECRETARY 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 matinees Sat/Sun James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal play boss and secretary in what the New York Times calls "a wacky new-wave romantic comedy in which two lonely people locked inside their private fantasies discover a miraculous erotic harmony." Roger Ebert says, "There may be better actors than James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal, but for this material, I cannot think who they are." Rated R for strong sexuality, violence, and language. (lion's gate films) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 44min.

MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 matinees Sat/Sun The smash hit about marrying a WASPy boy finally comes to the Jefferson. Based on the one-woman play by Nia Vardalos, this film has been winning audiences since its release last summer. Now, it has been nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay. (ifc films) Rated PG for sensuality and language. Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 35mins.

NOW PLAYING Monday, February 17 - Thursday, February 27: special 11-day engagement

8 WOMEN 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:30 matinees Sat/Sun "Here it is at last: the first Agatha Christie musical." So says Roger Ebert in his thumbs-up review of this amazing assemblage of France's greatest actresses: Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Ledoyen, and four others who are trapped in an impossibly over-decorated snowy cabin-- with a dead body. Rated R for some sexual content. In French with English subtitles. (Focus Features) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 53min.

FEMME FATALE 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 matinees Sat/Sun This smart sexy thriller from director Brian DePalma earned the maximum four stars from Roger Ebert. It opens with a jewel heist in which a model at the Cannes Film Festival is robbed of her diamonds-- which were serving as her clothes. Like Memento, this film coils back on itself and may require two viewings to catch all the clues. Starring Rebecca-Romijn-Stamo and Antonio Banderas. Rated R for strong sexuality, violence and language. (Warner Brothers) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 44min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, January 31 - Sunday, February 9: special 10-day engagement

JACKASS: THE MOVIE 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 matinees Sat/Sun Like the show? Then you'll love the movie-- as long as one realizes that Johnny Knoxville and his buddies will be unceasingly stupid. They'll tight-rope walk over an alligator pond with raw chicken stuffed into their jock staps, they'll race golf carts over miniature golf carts, and they'll visit the doctor to find out what's in one fellas rectum. (It was a toy car he'd stuffed up there.) "Merchant Ivory it's not," says the New Yorker. "It's not even the Farrelly Brothers, but there's no finer freak-show comedy around." Rated R for dangerous, sometimes extremely crude stunts, language, and nudity (Paramount) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 27min.

RED DRAGON 7:00 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:30 matinees Sat/Sun Anthony Hopkins is a back in another stylish and less gory Hannibal Lecter movie. Roger Ebert gushes over Hopkins: "In these days of movie characters who obediently recite the words the plot requires of them, it's a pleasure to meet a man who can hold up his end of the conversation." Also starring Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Mary-Louise Parker, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Rated R for violence, grisly images, language, some nudity and sexuality. (Universal) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 2hr, 4min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, January 24 - Thursday, January 30:

THE BANGER SISTERS 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 matinees Sat/Sun An aging unrepentent rock groupie played by Goldie Hawn goes in search of her former best freind and fellow groupie, played by Susan Sarandon. "Hawn and Sarandon hit the ground running, and are so funny and goofy that they distract and delight us," says Roger Ebert. (Curiously, it was Hawn's daughter, Kate Hudson, who played the groupied named Penny Lane in "Almost Famous. Rated R for language, sexual content, and some drug use. (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 37min.

SWEET HOME ALABAMA 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 matinees Sat/Sun "You can take the girl out of the honky-tonk, but you can't take the honky-tonk out of the girl." Reese Witherspoon stars as the young woman with a white trash background runs away from her husband in Alabama and reinvents herself as a New York socialite. Also starring Patrick Dempsey, Mary Kay Place, and Candice Bergen . Rated PG-13 for some language and sexual references. (Buena Vista) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

NOW PLAYING through Thursday, January 23:

TUCK EVERLASTING 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 matinees Sat/Sun Based on the 1975 cult children's novel by Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting explores love and mortality, from the Walt Disney studios. The Los Angeles Times says Tuck is "made with such skill and sensitivity that its appeal spans generations." Starring Albemarle County's biggest star, Sissy Spacek, as well as William Hurt, Jonathan Jackson, and newcomer Alexis Bledel. Rated PG for some violence. (Buena Vista) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 30min.

SWEET HOME ALABAMA 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 matinees Sat/Sun "You can take the girl out of the honky-tonk, but you can't take the honky-tonk out of the girl." Reese Witherspoon stars as the young woman with a white trash background runs away from her husband in Alabama and reinvents herself as a New York socialite. Also starring Patrick Dempsey, Mary Kay Place, and Candice Bergen . Rated PG-13 for some language and sexual references. (Buena Vista) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, Jan 3 - Thurs, January 9, 2003:

WHITE OLEANDER 7:00 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:15 matinees Sat/Sun Based on the best-selling novel by Janet Fitch. "In the realm of mother-daughter movies," writes the New York Times, White Oleander is a cut above Anywhere but Here, and "about equal" to Tumbleweeds, and, of course "several cuts above" Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Starring Robin Wright Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Renee Zellweger, and Alison Lohman. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements concerning dysfunctional relationships, drug content, language, sexuality and violence. (Warner Brothers) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 50min.

SIMONE 7:15 & 9:30 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:30 matinees Sat/Sun When the starlet storms off a movie set, the director comes up with a brilliant idea: he'll create a digital substitute. But the virtual actress quickly becomes becoming an overnight sensation. Oh, oh! Written, produced and directed by Andrew Niccol, who wrote The Truman Show and starring Al Pacino and Rachel Roberts. Rated PG-13 for sexuality and some thematic elements. (NewLine) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 57min.

UPCOMING Friday, Dec 27 2002, - Thurs, Jan 2, 2003: No movies on New Year's Eve. That's Tuesday, December 31, when concerts for First Night Virginia will be here.

13 CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING 7:15 & 9:15 nightly Starring Matthew McConaughey, Alan Arkin, John Turturro, Amy Irving, "The movie is brilliant, really," exclaims Roger Ebert. "It is philosophy, illustrated through everyday events." Written by Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher. Rated R for language and brief drug use. (sony classics) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

POSSESSION 7:00 & 9:00 nightly Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, and Jeremy Northam, Possession is a "brainy romance," according to Roger Ebert. Here, a pair of literary sleuths unearth the amorous secret of two Victorian poets only to find themselves falling under a passionate spell. "In a world where most movie romances consist of hormonal triggers and plumbing procedures, it's sexy to observe two couples who think and debate their connections, who quote poetry to each other, who consciously try to enhance their relationships by seeking metaphors and symbols they can attach to." Rated PG-13 for sexuality and some thematic elements. (focus features) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 42min.

NOW PLAYING Friday, December 20 - Thursday, December 26: No movies on Christmas Eve. That's Tuesday, December 24, when most movie-goers seem to find other things to do.

TADPOLE 7:15 & 9:15 nightly plus 2:15 & 4:15 matinees Sat/Sun A coming of age movie about with a twist. Fifteen-year-old Oscar Grubman is home in Manhattan from boarding school when he falls in love with... his stepmother, played by Sigourney Weaver. Thanks to what Rolling Stone calls a "sinfully funny script" and great acting, including newcomer Aaron Stanford as Oscar, along with John Ritter and Bebe Neuwirth, Tadpole may be small, concludes Rolling Stone, "but it's something special-- a cheeky comedy knockout." Rated PG-13 for sexual content, mature thematic elements and language. (miramax) Playing in our upstairs cinema-- 1hr, 18min.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 7:00 & 9:00 nightly plus 2:00 & 4:00 matinees Sat/Sun Yes, it's based on the classic play by Oscar Wilde. Hilarity ensues when two friends in 1890s London unwittingly use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Roger Ebert lauds it as "an exercise in wit." Starring Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, and Judi Dench and directed by Oliver Parker who gave us A Perfect Husband. Rated PG for mild sensuality. (miramax) Playing in our downstairs cinema-- 1hr, 40min.

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