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The Great Escape: Listen to the King
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It’s awards season, ladies, and the Oscars are Sunday. So if you haven’t already, sneak out to and catch the frontrunner for Best Picture, "The King’s Speech," starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter.
It’s “the story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it,” according to its description on Internet Movie Database.
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It’s up against "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "Inception," "The Kids Are All Right," "127 Hours," "The Social Network," "Toy Story 3," "True Grit" and "Winter's Bone." See how it measures up.
Showtimes are 11:35 a.m., 2:05 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. $10 in the evening but matinees before 6 p.m. weekdays (4 p.m. weekends) are only $7.25.
