Entertainment : In Depth - Cowboys and Aliens

Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford team up to bring audiences a whole new movie genre! “Cowboys & Aliens” opens Friday, August 26 through Thursday, September 1 at 7 p.m. nightly, and Monday, August 29 at 2 p.m.

It’s a sci-fi, action-adventure, fantasy Western, folks! Yee haw, take me to your leader.

1875. New Mexico Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the desolate desert town of Absolution. He soon discovers that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford).

Absolution, a town that lives in fear, is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend. The stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force.

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of Western and sci-fi action and violence, some partial nudity and a brief crude reference, and running two minutes shy of two hours, this movie is fun for all but our younger viewers.

SEPTEMBER

Kiddos, do not despair! The Palace will cheer in the Labor Day weekend with “Smurfs in 3D!” September continues with “Captain America,” “The Help,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” and we’ll end the month for the kids again with “The Lion King in 3D.”

Also, music legend Gary Morris returns on Sunday, September 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available online or at the box office.

As always, schedules will be available soon, online at www.vintonpalace.org, and at the theatre.