A selection of films currently playing in island theaters.

Unattributed film synopses indicate movies not yet reviewed by HW staff.

Indicates films of particular interest. Listing subject to change based on film distrubutor.

Opening

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Journeying to the center of the earth wasn’t enough for Sean Anderson, who thinks he has just received a message from his long lost grandfather. In an attempt to bond, Sean’s stepfather accompanies him on a trip to an uncharted island where they hope to rescue Sean’s grandfather.

Safe House Once a CIA-operated safe house is attacked, young agent Matt Frost must help a dangerous man escape to safety elsewhere.

Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace 3D Over a decade has passed since the film’s original premiere, but this time the podracers will be coming right at you. Relive the beginning of young Anakin Skywalker’s journey to the dark side.

The Vow Although it sounds like the premise for a Nicholas Sparks novel, this film is actually based on real events. After a car accident puts Paige (Rachel McAdams) in a coma, she wakes up with no memory of her husband (Channing Tatum), who must find a way to make her fall in love with him again.

Continuing

Albert Nobbs A woman (Glenn Close) masquerades as a man in 19th century Ireland.

The Artist A quiet commentary on cinema, art and technology...a silent film that has something to say.--Matthew Dekneef

Beauty and the Beast 3D Be a guest again at this Disney tale like never before (3-D is the new VIP).

Big Miracle An array of international groups work together to prevent a family of whales from being trapped by ice forming in the Arctic Circle.

Chronicle A miraculous discovery leads three teenagers to acquire superpowers, but when one of them begins to use his powers for evil, can anyone stop him?

Contraband A man who has long abandoned a life of crime is forced back into his past when his brother-in-law botches a drug deal.

A Dangerous Method (See Film Review, this page.)

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (See Film Review, opposite page).

The Flowers of War Visually and acoustically gorgeous, Flowers is on a par with China’s Olympic Games’ opening and closing ceremonies, which Zhang also directed.--Don Wallace

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo You won’t find a better, more beautifully realized, more intricate film.--Bob Green

The Grey An oil drilling team is stranded in the snowy wilderness of Alaska after their plane crashes as they fight to survive.

Haywire While all his choices can be appreciated, you can’t help but feel Soderbergh is sort of on vacation here.--M.D.

The Iron Lady Well worth seeing, even if, like me, you weren’t so crazy about Margaret Thatcher.--B.G.

Midnight in Paris A screenwriter is magically transported to the 1920s every night during his vacation in Paris.

Shame Superbly acted, elliptically-plotted and visually candid, Shame, starring the priapic Michael Fassbender and a surprising Carey Mulligan.--B.G.

Underworld: Awakening Vampire warrioress Selene is back to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampires and Lycans on the verge of war.

War Horse Albert enlists to service in World War I after his treasured horse gets sold to the cavalry. Beautiful as they are, all the king’s horses can’t distract from the film’s central premise, which is that in World War I, just about everyone was a casualty.--Rory Wallace

We Bought a Zoo Under Crowe’s tender direction, he guides Zoo from being dominated by fish-out-of-water slapstick and overly personified animal moments.--M.D.

The Woman in Black Daniel Radcliffe stars in his first film role since the end of the Harry Potter series as a lawyer who travels to a village haunted by the ghost of a vengeful woman.

Doris Duke Theatre

Headhunters (Denmark, 2011) Oscar-winning director Morten Tyldum creates an action-packed Danish thriller about a headhunter who will do anything to hold on to his wife and reputation.

Wed., 2/8 and Thu., 2/9, 1:30pm and 7:30pm

La Fée (France, 2011) A fantasy-comedy about a lonely hotel porter who gets an unexpected visit from a fairy named Fiona.

Tue., 2/14, 1pm and 6pm; Wed., 2/15, 7pm and 7:30pm

Young Goethe in Love (Germany, 2010) A whimsical account of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s love for Lotte, who is entangled in another romance.

Fri., 2/10, 1pm; Sat., 2/11, 1pm, 4pm and 7:30pm; Sun., 2/12, 4pm and 7:30pm

Movie Museum

Warrior (2011) Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom) stars as Brenden Conlon, a dedicated school teacher who tries his hand at a martial arts tournament that has five million dollars on the line.

Thu., 2/9, 12:30pm, 3pm, 5:30pm and 8pm

The Help (US/India, 2011) Set in the Jim Crow era, Emma Stone plays a journalist that turns her rigid community upside down when she decides to write a book based on the stories of black maids.

Fri., 2/10, 12:30pm 3pm, 5:30pm and 8pm; Sun., 2/12, 5:30pm and 8pm

Anonymous (UK/Germany, 2011) A historical thriller that explores the authenticity of William Shakespeare’s legacy.

The First Grader (UK/US/Kenya, 2010) An inspiring story about an 84-year-old veteran who decides to attend primary school--alongside six-year-olds--to learn how to read and write.

Movie Cafe

The Venue, 1144 Bethel St., $10, 528-1144

Beauty Mark (2011) Director Diane Israel comments on our culture’s obsession with impossible, unhealthy and abnormal beauty standards through interviews with women who share their own story.

Mon., 2/13, 7pm