What's on at the movies

OPENING

Far From the Madding Crowd
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. With Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen. 14A

Good Kill
(Landmark Cinemas University Heights) When an air force drone pilot and his crew start taking orders directly from the CIA and the stakes increase, his nerves and marriage begin to fray. With Ethan Hawke, January Jones and Zoe Kravitz. 14A

Mad Max: Fury Road 3D
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) In a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland, a loner haunted by his past gets swept up in a battle against a ruthless warlord. With Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult. 14A

Phoenix
(Vic Theatre) A disfigured concentration-camp survivor (Nina Hoss), unrecognizable after facial reconstruction surgery, searches ravaged postwar Berlin for the husband (Ronald Zehrfeld) who might have betrayed her to the Nazis. G

Pitch Perfect 2
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) After a mishap mars their performance for the president, the Barden Bellas enter an international a cappella competition to redeem themselves. With Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin and Rebel Wilson. PG
 

CONTINUING

The Age of Adaline
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A solitary woman who hasn’t aged for almost eight decades after a freak accident has a chance encounter with a charismatic philanthropist that changes everything. With Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman and Kathy Baker. G

Avengers: Age of Ultron
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity Imax, Star) When Iron Man’s plan to develop an artificially intelligent peacekeeping force backfires, he and his fellow Avengers must save the world from a megalomaniacal android. With Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson. PG

Ex Machina
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. With  Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac. PG

Furious 7
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) A crew of fast-driving outlaws battle the vengeful brother of a vanquished enemy. With Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson. 14A

Home 3D
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) When Earth is taken over by over-confident aliens in search of a new home, a resourceful girl and an outcast extraterrestrial become unlikely partners in crime. With the voices of Jim Parsons, Rihanna and Steve Martin. G

Hot Pursuit
(Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) An uptight police officer tries to protect the brassy widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by criminals and dirty cops. With Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara and John Carroll Lynch. PG

It Follows
(Vic Theatre) A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after getting involved in a sexual encounter. With Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist and Olivia Luccardi. 14A

Monkey Kingdom
(Star) A documentary directed by Mark Linfield following a resourceful monkey in the jungles of South Asia as she welcomes a son into her complicated extended family. 14A

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
(SilverCity) A mall security guard heads to a convention in Las Vegas with his college-bound daughter and stumbles upon a heist. With Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez and Neal McDonough. PG

Sunshine on Leith
(Star) Two Scottish soldiers return from Afghanistan, home to Leith (Edinburgh, Scotland) to the warm embrace of their families. With Paul Brannigan, George MacKay and Kevin Guthrie. G

True Story
(Star) When a disgraced New York Times reporter meets the accused killer who has taken his identity, his investigation turns into a game of cat-and-mouse. With Jonah Hill, James Franco and Felicity Jones. 14A

The Water Diviner
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria) An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try to locate his three missing sons. With Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko and Jai Courtney. 14A

Woman In Gold
(Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Star) Sixty years after fleeing Vienna during the Second World War, an elderly Jewish woman sets out to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, including a famous Gustav Klimt painting. With Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds and Daniel Bruhl. G

SPECIAL SCREENINGS
 

National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem Encore (Saturday, Cineplex Odeon Victoria and SilverCity)
Shakespeare’s Globe On Screen: Titus Andronicus (Saturday, Landmark Cinemas University Heights)
The Nut Job (Saturday, Cineplex Odeon Westshore)
Antony and Cleopatra: Stratford Festival (Thursday, Cineplex Odeon Victoria and SilverCity)
I’m Still Here: Elaine Paige (Wednesday, Cineplex Odeon Victoria and SilverCity)

CINECENTA

The Clouds of Sils Maria (May 15 and 16 at 7 and 9:25 p.m.)
Doctor Zhivago (May 17 at 7 p.m.)
Seymour: An Introduction (May 18 at 5 and 7 p.m.; May 19 at 7 and 8:50 p.m.)
The Hunting Ground (May 20 and 21 at 7 and 9:10 p.m.)

 
IMAX FILMS

imaxvictoria.com for showtimes.
Cinderella: An Imax Experience
Watermelon Magic: 2D and 3D
A Turtle’s Tale: Escape From Paradise 3D
Gold Fever
Journey To Space
Journey To the South Pacific
D-Day: Normandy 1944