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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Monday, March 30, 2015

Shrek The plot to this 2001 animated hit, based on William Steig’s children’s tale, relies upon familiar bedtime reading conventions: There’s a beautiful princess (Cameron Diaz) locked in a castle, guarded by a dragon; there’s a villain (John Lithgow) who seeks to marry her; then there’s a brave, chivalrous hero (Mike Myers) who must free the damsel in question. Only here our paladin is a crass green ogre fond of slime baths and flatulence. (He’s tailed by Eddie Murphy’s Sancho Panza-like talking donkey.) Seemingly a grouch, Shrek is naturally masking hurt feelings, lamenting, “They judge me before they even know me!” (The princess had got body-image issues of her own.) Amusing enough family entertainment for the rest of us, Shrek aims its accept-yourself sermonizing squarely at pre-teen girls, but which action figure will they prefer? (PG) Central Cinema, $7-$9. 7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Monday, March 30, 2015

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Leviathan At the core of this Oscar-nominated drama is a simple land-grab, but the implications are far-reaching. Kolya (Aleksey Serebryakov) is a rough handyman who’s managed to carve out a livelihood on the seafront near Murmansk. His house sits on a rocky piece of oceanfront property that is being claimed by the town’s crooked mayor. Kolya’s old Army friend Dmitriy (Vladimir Vdovichenkov), now a lawyer, has just arrived from Moscow to help in the case; his big-city sophistication is in stark contrast to Kolya’s country ways, a fact that Kolya’s wife (Elena Liadova) notices. As we sink into the situation, every strand of life is revealed to be rigged. The shady mayor is blatant in his greed, and the legal system is a comically wordy charade. The success of this study-in-corruption by director Andrey Zvyagintsev has brought Vladimir Putin’s minions, Russian nationalists, and religious authorities out in force to condemn it as “evil,” “a cynical and dirty parody,” and “a cinematic anti-Putin manifesto.” In other words, it needs to be seen. (R) ROBERT HORTON SIFF Film Center, 305 Harrison St. (Seattle Center), Seattle, WA 98109 $7-$12 Monday, March 30, 2015, 7pm

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Notorious Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman are quite wonderful, and Claude Rains none too shabby, in Hitchcock’s taut 1946 espionage thriller. To bust a ring of Nazis down in Rio, undercover agent Bergman marries one of their leaders (Rains), which drives her handler (Grant) crazy with jealousy. It’s a classic Hitchcock mix of sexual guilt and feminine purity: Bergman is doing the wrong thing in order to do the right thing; while Grant can’t decide which woman he loves or hates-the “good” Bergman (before) or the “bad” Bergman (after). And he, of course, is the cause of her sinning. And she does it for him. The dialogue (by Ben Hecht with help from Clifford Odets) is loaded and subtle; and Hitchcock’s camera work is extraordinary-a master class in how to create wordless tension, where a mere look can incriminate, kill, or betray one’s beloved. (PG) BRIAN MILLER Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Monday, March 30, 2015, 9:30pm

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Shrek The plot to this 2001 animated hit, based on William Steig’s children’s tale, relies upon familiar bedtime reading conventions: There’s a beautiful princess (Cameron Diaz) locked in a castle, guarded by a dragon; there’s a villain (John Lithgow) who seeks to marry her; then there’s a brave, chivalrous hero (Mike Myers) who must free the damsel in question. Only here our paladin is a crass green ogre fond of slime baths and flatulence. (He’s tailed by Eddie Murphy’s Sancho Panza-like talking donkey.) Seemingly a grouch, Shrek is naturally masking hurt feelings, lamenting, “They judge me before they even know me!” (The princess had got body-image issues of her own.) Amusing enough family entertainment for the rest of us, Shrek aims its accept-yourself sermonizing squarely at pre-teen girls, but which action figure will they prefer? (PG) Central Cinema, $7-$9. 7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Tuesday, March 31, 2015

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Notorious Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman are quite wonderful, and Claude Rains none too shabby, in Hitchcock’s taut 1946 espionage thriller. To bust a ring of Nazis down in Rio, undercover agent Bergman marries one of their leaders (Rains), which drives her handler (Grant) crazy with jealousy. It’s a classic Hitchcock mix of sexual guilt and feminine purity: Bergman is doing the wrong thing in order to do the right thing; while Grant can’t decide which woman he loves or hates-the “good” Bergman (before) or the “bad” Bergman (after). And he, of course, is the cause of her sinning. And she does it for him. The dialogue (by Ben Hecht with help from Clifford Odets) is loaded and subtle; and Hitchcock’s camera work is extraordinary-a master class in how to create wordless tension, where a mere look can incriminate, kill, or betray one’s beloved. (PG) BRIAN MILLER Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 9:30pm

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Growing Up Baumbach On Wednesday the 25th we have Noah Baumbach’s 2013’s Frances Ha, starring his muse and co-writer, Greta Gerwig, as a young woman finding her way in New York. Following on April 1 is a sneak preview of While We’re Young (which opens April 10), with Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts as 40-something filmmakers who become besotted with an energetic married couple (Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried). The ending doesn’t quite achieve its desired effect, but it’s a brisk, smart comedy of marital dissatisfaction you’ll definitely want to see. And as in Greenberg, Stiller is excellent at channeling Baumbach’s brand of self-sabotaging male characters. (R)  SIFF Film Center, 305 Harrison St. (Seattle Center), Seattle, WA 98109 $5 Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 7pm

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Notorious Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman are quite wonderful, and Claude Rains none too shabby, in Hitchcock’s taut 1946 espionage thriller. To bust a ring of Nazis down in Rio, undercover agent Bergman marries one of their leaders (Rains), which drives her handler (Grant) crazy with jealousy. It’s a classic Hitchcock mix of sexual guilt and feminine purity: Bergman is doing the wrong thing in order to do the right thing; while Grant can’t decide which woman he loves or hates-the “good” Bergman (before) or the “bad” Bergman (after). And he, of course, is the cause of her sinning. And she does it for him. The dialogue (by Ben Hecht with help from Clifford Odets) is loaded and subtle; and Hitchcock’s camera work is extraordinary-a master class in how to create wordless tension, where a mere look can incriminate, kill, or betray one’s beloved. (PG) BRIAN MILLER Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 9:30pm

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Thursday, April 2, 2015

NORWESCON A science fiction and fantasy convention with guests of honor George R. R. Martin, Julie Dillon, and Amy Mainzer. Doubletree Sea Tac Airport, 18740 International BlvdSeattle, WA 98188 $70 Thursday, April 2, 2015, 8am

Desert Dancer In Iran’s politically conservative climate, Afshin Ghaffarian risks it all to start a dance company in his home country. Venue TBA, See website for details. Friday, April 3, 2015

Furious 7 Paul Walker appears in his final role, having died midway through filming. Vin Diesel sheds gasoline tears. Various locations, See website for details. Friday, April 3, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Friday, April 3, 2015

Vernae What is it? Better to ask what isn’t it: “Equal parts live performance, sculptural/sound installation, and film screening,” it’s inspired by The Rite of Spring. 7 p.m. Fri., April 3-Sat., April 4. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $12-$15 Friday, April 3, 2015, 7pm

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Saturday, April 4, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Sunday, April 5, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Monday, April 6, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Tuesday, April 7, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Wednesday, April 8, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Thursday, April 9, 2015

ByDesign More films about architecture and fonts, with associated panels and seminars. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 See website for details. Friday, April 10 – Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Friday, April 10, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Saturday, April 11, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Sunday, April 12, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Monday, April 13, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Wednesday, April 15, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Thursday, April 16, 2015

Child 44 A military garb-clad Tom Hardy investigates a series of child murders in the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Opens wide. $12 and up Friday, April 17, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Friday, April 17, 2015

Monkey Kingdom Disney presents a nature documentary about a newborn monkey and its mother trying to survive in a competitive social group. Opens wide. $12 and up Friday, April 17, 2015

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 At a security-guard expo in Las Vegas, Kevin James discovers a heist. Opens wide. $12 and up Friday, April 17, 2015

Selfless A dying wealthy man has his consciousness transferred to the body of a young healthy dude (Ryan Reynolds), who begins to uncover the mystery of the body’s original owner. Opens wide. $12 and up Friday, April 17, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Saturday, April 18, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Sunday, April 19, 2015

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Shot-for-salivating-shot, this boasts the highest “wow” quotient of anything in the formidably ecstatic Marilyn Monroe oeuvre. The 1953 movie, directed by Howard Hawks, opens with an edible MM and full-figured gal pal Jane Russell bursting onto the screen in skin-tight, feather-hatted, red-sequined regalia like a couple of carnivorous cake toppings. It eventually ogles its way through not only the now legendary “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Friend” routine but an audacious “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love” number, where Russell offers to take on the entire U.S. Men’s Olympic Team. Yet they ignore her in favor of choreographed calisthenics in nude-colored shorts-again, wow. (G) STEVE WIECKING

7 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Tues. plus 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. matinees Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $7-$9 Monday, April 20, 2015