Comedy or Things To Watch Movies

Cult Classics: Bad Santa

Enzian Theater - 1300 S. Orlando Ave. - Maitland (Orlando)

Who ever heard of a skinny Santa? The folks who made this dark holiday comedy, starring billy Bob Thornton as a washed-up, wise-cracking Department...

December 8 : 9:30 p.m.

The Men Who Stare at Goats -

Starring: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey
Struggling reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) gets the scoop of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), who claims to be from a unit of psychic soldiers who have been reactivated for duty. Intrigued by Cassady's assertions that they can walk through walls and kill goats by fixed gazes, Wilton follows him on a dangerous, top-secret mission across Iraq to find the brigade's founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges) .

Today's Showtimes:

Plaza Cinema Cafe

155 South Orange Avenue - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)

Premiere Cinema at Fashion Square Mall

3201 E. Colonial Drive - Orlando (Orlando)

Up -

Starring: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson
Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner), a 78-year-old balloon salesman, is about to fulfill a lifelong dream. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American wilderness. But curmudgeonly Carl's worst nightmare comes true when he discovers a little boy named Russell is a stowaway aboard the balloon-powered house.

Today's Showtimes:

Picture Show at Altamonte

130 E. Altamonte Dr. - Altamonte Springs (Orlando)

Fantastic Mr. Fox -

Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
After 12 years of bucolic bliss, Mr. Fox (George Clooney) breaks a promise to his wife (Meryl Streep) and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Giving in to his animal instincts endangers not only his marriage but also the lives of his family and their animal friends. When the farmers force Mr. Fox and company deep underground, he has to resort to his natural craftiness to rise above the opposition.

G-Force -

Starring: Bill Nighy, Zach Galifianakis, Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan
Armed with the latest high-tech spy gear, a guinea pig named Darwin (Sam Rockwell) and his team of specially trained rodents are often the last line of defense against chaos and destruction. But when the government shuts them down and ships them off to a pet shop, Darwin and his gang will have to find a way to break out and prevent a mad billionaire (Bill Nighy) from taking over the world.

Today's Showtimes:

Touchstar Cinemas Colonial Promenade 6

4672 E. Colonial Drive - Orlando (Orlando)

Picture Show at Altamonte

130 E. Altamonte Dr. - Altamonte Springs (Orlando)

Pirate Radio -

Starring: Philip Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost
In 1966, BBC radio broadcasts less than an hour of pop music a day, forcing pirate DJs to take up the slack from boats anchored outside British waters. Quentin (Bill Nighy) is the commander of such a pirate station, overseeing a host of seedy, lusty and dope-smoking DJs, including the Count (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Dave (Nick Frost), who makes it his personal mission to see to it that Quentin's newly arrived godson (Tom Sturridge) loses his virginity.

Today's Showtimes:

Regal Winter Park Village Stadium 20

510 N. Orlando Ave. - Winter Park (Orlando)

Cinemark Festival Bay 20

5150 International Drive - Orlando (Universal Studios Area)

The Invention of Lying -

Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K.
Mark Bellison (Ricky Gervais) is a down-on-his-luck writer who lives in world where falsehoods are completely unknown. When Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, the notion that ``honesty is the best policy'' goes out the window, and he uses his newfound skill for personal gain.

Today's Showtimes:

Regal Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 & IMAX

9101 International Dr - Orlando (Orlando)

BRITTON 8

3938 South Dalemabry Hwy - Tampa

Shorts -

Starring: Jon Cryer, William Macy, Leslie Mann, James Spader
In the little town of Black Falls, every house looks the same and almost everyone works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries, purveyors of a device that is sweeping the nation. Toe Johnson, 11, is unimpressed with the company and its wares; he just wants a few friends. Then, a wish-granting rock falls from the sky and changes everything. The town swarms with wishes gone amok, but the trouble really begins when adults get their hands on the rock.

Today's Showtimes:

Picture Show at Altamonte

130 E. Altamonte Dr. - Altamonte Springs (Orlando)

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D -

Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell
When hard times hit Swallow Falls, its townspeople can only afford to eat sardines. Flint Lockwood, a failed inventor, thinks he has the answer to the town's crisis. He builds a machine that converts water into food, and becomes a local hero when tasty treats fall from the sky like rain. But when the machine spins out of control and threatens to bury the whole world under giant mounds of food, Flint finds he may have bitten off more than he can chew.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC Pleasure Island 24

1500 Buena Vista Drive - Lake Buena Vista (Orlando)