Entertainment

“Planes” in 3D zooms into the Palace this week, playing Friday, September 13 through Thursday, September 19 at 7 pm. We’ve added extra matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 4 pm, and of course, will run our usual 2 pm show on Monday. Disney is capitalizing on Pixar’s “Cars,” our 2nd highest attendance getter from 2006, bringing you more of the same, though off the road and up into the bright blue skies.

“The Wolverine” in 3D plays Friday, August 30 through Thursday, September 5 at 7 pm only. The will be NO MATINEE on Labor Day. With this film, Hugh Jackman gives the steel-clawed super hero his sixth go-around in the X-Men series. He’s definitely got this character down. In “The Wolverine,” Jackman is stronger, more evolved, and, dare I say it, HOTTER than ever.

"The Lone Ranger," a thrilling, hilarious action adventure by the creators of “Pirates of the Carribean,” is a retelling of the famed Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer) through the eyes of Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp). This Depp delight plays Friday, August 23 through Thursday, August 29 at 7 pm, and Monday, August 26 at 2 pm.

Brad Pitt in “World War Z” storms the Palace Friday, August 16 through Thursday, August 22 at 7 pm, and Monday, August 19 at 2 pm. This 3D representation of the zombie apocalypse is rated PG-13 and runs two hours. “World War Z” covers almost everything – drama, action, adventure, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Rottentomatoes.

Adult Palace patrons have had great fun at “The Heat” this week (boy, have they!), but now the kiddos are demanding their due. Fortunately for our mature patrons, “Despicable Me 2” promises a good time for all! This sequel to the 10th-biggest animated motion picture in US history, “Despicable Me,” brings back Gru, Margo, Edith, Agnes, and THE MINIONS! Running Friday.

ADULTS ONLY at the Palace this weekend! “The Heat” plays Friday, August 2 through Thursday, August 8 at 7 pm, with a Late Show on Saturday, August 3 at 9:15 pm, and a 2 pm Matinee on Monday, August 5. Two brilliant comedic actresses headline this hilarious buddy cop flick, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. Almost every review I’ve read recommended seeing this movie if for no other reason than the pleasure of enjoying this amazing female duo at work.

“Man of Steel” in 3D opens Friday, July 26 through Thursday, August 1 at 7 pm and Monday, July 29 at 2 pm. A small boy, Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. The hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

You have an exciting opportunity to see budding actresses and actors from the Vinton area on stage this week end. They have been rehearsing “Calamity Jane and the Showdown at Dry Gulch” all week under the direction of three talented people from The Old Creamery Theatre. Show times are Friday night July 19, at 7 p.m,, and Saturday afternoon at 2 p.

There's a decency and lightness of spirit to "Monsters University" which, in a time of tediously "dark" and "gritty" entertainment, is as bracing as a cannonball-dive into a pool on a hot summer's day. ~ Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com I love that quote, because there’s nothing better than a cannonball-dive into a pool on a hot summer’s day – except catching a summer blockbuster animated 3D family comedy adventure at the Palace for only $4! “Monsters University” opens Friday, July 19 through Thursday, July 25 at 7 pm every night, with added matinees on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, July 19-21 at 4 pmand Monday, July 22 at 2 pm.

Mystery and illusion will have patrons shaking their heads and gripping the armrests of their very comfy Palace seats this week when “Now You See Me” appears on the silver screen. According to Summit/Lionsgate Film Studios, “Now You See Me” pits an elite FBI squad, led by Mark Ruffalo’s character, in a game of cat and mouse against The Four Horsemen, portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave (brother of James) Franco, and Isla Fisher, a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists.