Showtimes:
MONDAY, FEB 8, 1:40, 4:05, 7:00
TUESDAY, FEB 9, 1:40, 4:05, 7:10, 9:30
WEDNESDAY, FEB 10, 1:40, 4:05, 7:10, 9:30
THURSDAY, FEB 11, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:25
FRIDAY, FEB 12, 1:50, 7:00
SATURDAY, FEB 13, 1:50, 7:00
SUNDAY, FEB 14, 1:50, 7:00
MONDAY, FEB 15 1:50
TUESDAY, FEB 16, 1:50, 7:00
WEDNESDAY, FEB 17, 1:50, 7:00
THURSDAY, FEB 18, 1:50, 7:00

In Terry Gilliam's (Brazil) visually spectacular fantasy adventure, Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) has the extraordinary gift of inspiring the imaginations of others. Helped by his traveling theatre troupe, Parnassus offers audience members the chance to transcend mundane reality by passing through a magical mirror into a fantastic universe of limitless imagination. However, Parnassus' magic comes at a price. For centuries he's been gambling with the devil, Mr. Nick (Tom Waits), who is coming to collect his prize—Parnassus' precious daughter, Valentina (Lily Cole), on her upcoming 16th birthday. Oblivious to her rapidly approaching fate, Valentina falls for Tony (Heath Ledger), a charming outsider with motives of his own. In order to save his daughter and redeem himself, Parnassus makes one final bet with Mr. Nick, which sends Tony (played during his several visits to the world beyond the mirror by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law) on a ride of twists and turns, in and out of London and the Imaginarium's eye-popping landscape. Academy Award nominee for Art Direction and Costume Design.

Showtimes:
MONDAY, FEB 8, 2:00, 4:05, 6:50
TUESDAY, FEB 9, 2:00, 4:05, 6:50, 9:00
WEDNESDAY, FEB 10, 2:00, 4:05, 6:50, 9:00
THURSDAY, FEB 11, 2:00, 4:05, 6:50, 9:00

Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician.

Showtimes: THE CHARLES IS CLOSED ON MONDAY, 2/8.

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CHARLES THEATRE HAS CANCELLED ALL SHOWS.

Showtimes:
MONDAY, Feb 8, 4:00
TUESDAY, Feb 9, 4:00, 9:00
WEDNESDAY, Feb 10, 4:00, 9:00
THURSDAY, Feb 11, 4:00, 9:00

The eagerly awaited 17th feature by one of the world's leading directors, Pedro Almodóvar (Volver, Talk to Her, Bad Education), is a lavish melodrama tinged with humor, showcasing the spectacular talents of Penélope Cruz.

Showtimes:
MONDAY, FEB 8, 2:15, 4:20, 7:05
TUESDAY, FEB 9, 2:15, 4:20, 7:05, 9:10
WEDNESDAY, FEB 10, 2:15, 4:20, 7:05, 9:10
THURSDAY, FEB 11, 2:15, 4:20, 7:05, 9:10

Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, A Single Man is the story of George Falconer (Colin Firth), a 52-year-old British college professor who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner (Matthew Goode). Julianne Moore co-stars.

Showtimes: TBA

In 1910, famed novelist Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sofya vehemently disagree over the rights to Tolstoy's literary legacy. Sofya believes her husband should bequeath them to her upon his death, while Tolstoy's chief disciple, Chertkov, has nearly convinced the writer to sign the rights over to the Russian people. To this end, Chertkov inserts a spy into Tolstoy's household, who promptly falls for one of the novelist's daughters.

Showtimes:
MONDAY, FEB 8, 4:00
TUESDAY, FEB 9, 4:00, 9:25
WEDNESDAY, FEB 10, 4:00, 9:25
THURSDAY, FEB 11, 4:00

Based on the best selling book by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body

Showtimes:
MONDAY, Feb 8, 1:40
TUESDAY, Feb 9, 1:40, 7:00
WEDNESDAY, Feb 10, 1:40, 7:00
THURSDAY, Feb 11, 1:40, 7:00

Showtimes:
MONDAY, FEB 8, 1:50, 6:50
TUESDAY, FEB 9, 1:50, 6:50
WEDNESDAY, FEB 10, 1:50, 6:50
THURSDAY, FEB 11, 1:50, 6:50

At fifty, Pippa Lee positively glows with female serenity, the devoted wife of a brilliant publisher thirty years her senior, proud mother of successful twins and a lovely and adored friend and neighbor. But, when her husband spontaneously decides that they should leave New York for a retirement home as a "pre-emptive strike against decrepitude," and has an affair with someone even younger than she is, Pippa finds her beatific persona unraveling in alarming ways. The truth is, the gracious woman of the present day has seen more than her fair share of the wild side. She has finally found love and security in a family of her own. And now, that cozy world, too, is in danger

Showtimes: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 - 9PM.

1971 Peter Bogdanovich. Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, 126m. (Director's Cut). bw. Written by Larry McMurtry.

"Peter Bogdanovich followed the route of the French New Wave filmmakers when he left criticism to make this 1971 feature, and like many of their films, it's an intimate psychological story laced with references to Hollywood movies. The setting is a small, stagnant Texas town of the 1950s; everybody's moving away, and even the movie theater is ready to close (the last picture show is Howard Hawks's Red River, apparently programmed by the Texas correspondent of Cahiers du Cinema). The few people who remain spend their time carrying on sordid affairs and eulogizing the vanishing west...Bogdanovich knows how to cast actors and highlight character turns (both Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman won Oscars). The handsome black-and-white photography is by Robert Surtees." (Dave Kehr)