
MERRILL'S ROXY
Corner of College St. & So. Winooski Ave Downtown Burlington
Movie Line (802) 864-FILM
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Matinee Rates (before 6 pm)
General Admission: $6.00 |
Evening Rates (after 6 pm)
General Admission: $8.25 |
Friday, May 9th - Thursday, May 15th
click on a poster to see a synopsis and showtimes
Iron Man
(PG13)
1:30, 4:00, 6:45, 9:15
Late Show, Friday and Saturday: 11:40
Based on the long-running
Marvel comic book series, Iron Man tells the story of Tony Stark, the
enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune. A driven inventor and executive
who seems to have it all, Tony is haunted by his dark side. Though he commands
his empire by day, by night he secretly becomes "Iron Man", the living
embodiment of decades of defense spending and innovation. Strapping on billions
of dollars worth of state-of-the-art armor and weaponry each night to fight
crime, terrorism and corporate espionage, Tony begins to crack under the strain
of his fractured lifestyle and must ultimately confront the one enemy he can
never beat -- himself.
125 minutes
The Visitor
(PG13)
1:40, 4:10, 7:00, 9:20
In a world of six billion
people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom
McCarthy's follow-up to his award winning directorial debut "The Station Agent",
Richard Jenkins ("Six Feet Under") stars as Walter Vale, a disillusioned
Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter
in New York City. Through new found connections with virtual strangers, Walter
is awakened to a new world and a new life.
108 minutes
Harold & Kumar
Escape from Guantanamo Bay
(R)
Late Show, Friday and Saturday at 11:30
ONLY!
"Harold and Kumar Escape From
Guantanamo Bay" marks the triumphant return of these two hilarious, slacker
anti-heroes. The movie stars John Cho as Harold and Kal Penn as Kumar, two
stoners who can't seem to get a break. Their last adventure found them traveling
across country to find a White Castle hamburger in order to satisfy a
weed-induced case of "the munchies."
This time, the boys get themselves in trouble trying to sneak a bong onboard a
flight to Amsterdam. Now, being suspected of terrorism, they are forced to run
from the law and try to find a way to prove their innocence. What follows is an
irreverent and epic journey of deep thoughts, deeper inhaling and a wild trip
around the world that is as "un-PC" as it gets.
100 minutes
Baby Mama
(PG13)
1:35, 6:30
In a comedy that brings
together some of today's sharpest talent, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team with
writer/director Michael McCullers and producers Lorne Michaels and John Goldwyn
to tell the story of two women, one apartment and the nine months that will
change their lives - "Baby Mama".
Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) has long put her
career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she's finally determined to have a kid
on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only
a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant. Undaunted, the driven Kate allows
South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowiski (Amy Poehler) to become her unlikely
surrogate. Simple enough...
99 minutes
Made of Honor
(PG13)
2:00, 4:25, 6:55, 9:10
Late Show, Friday and Saturday: 11:20
For Tom (Patrick Dempsey),
life is good: he's sexy, successful, has great luck with the ladies, and knows
he can always rely on Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), his delightful best friend and
the one constant in his life. It's the perfect setup until Hannah goes overseas
to Scotland on a six-week business trip... and Tom is stunned to realize how
empty his life is without her. He resolves that when she gets back, he'll ask
Hannah to marry him – but is floored when he learns that she has become engaged
to a handsome and wealthy Scotsman and plans to move overseas. When Hannah asks
Tom to be her "maid" of honor, he reluctantly agrees to fill the role... but
only so he can attempt to woo Hannah and stop the wedding before it's too late.
102 minutes
What Happens in Vegas
(PG13)
1:25, 4:20, 7:05, 9:30
Late Show, Friday and Saturday: 11:45
Two strangers awaken together
to discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery in Sin City,
and one of them has won a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. The
newlyweds devise ever-escalating schemes to undermine each other and get their
hands on the money – only to find themselves falling in love amid the mutual
backstabbing.
102 minutes
Redbelt
(R)
1:50, 4:15, 7:10, 9:25
Late Show, Friday and Saturday: 11:35
Set in the west-side Los
Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cage-fighters, cops, and
special forces types, "Redbelt" is the story of Mike Terry (Chewitel Ejiofor), a
Jiu-jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing to instead
pursue an honorable life by operating a self defense studio with a Samurai's
code.
Terry and his wife Sondra (Alice Braga) struggle to keep the business running to
make ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night at the Academy between an off
duty officer (Max Martini) and a distraught lawyer (Emily Mortimer) puts in
motion a series of events that will change Terry's life dramatically introducing
him to a world of promoters (Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna) and movie stars (Tim
Allen). Faced with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor,
Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.
100 minutes
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
(R)
3:45, 8:40
Late Show, Friday and Saturday: 11:00
Struggling musician Peter Bretter (Jason Segel,
"How I Met Your Mother") has spent six years idolizing his girlfriend,
television star Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell, "Veronica Mars"). He's the guy
left holding her purse in paparazzi photos and accidentally omitted from
acceptance award speeches. But his world is rocked when she dumps him and Peter
finds himself alone. After an unsuccessful bout of womanizing and an on-the-job
nervous breakdown, he sees that not having Sarah may just ruin his life.
112 minutes