Nuggets from The Nugget: “Despereaux” and “Defiance”

11 Feb Nuggets from The Nugget: “Despereaux” and “Defiance”

Telluride's Nugget Theatre is screening four films this week, including the animated feature, "The Tale of Despereaux" and the World War II drama, "Defiance."

"Despereaux" is the story of a mouse who would be the hero who rescues the Princess. As travel writers know, you have no story unless something goes wrong. "The Tale of Despereaux" illustrates this dictum. Among the famous voices behind this animation are those of Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. To see a trailer, go to apple.com/trailers.

Edward Zwick's "Defiance" is set in Eastern Europe in World War II. At a time when Jewish people were being massacred by the millions, the Bielski brothers were fighting the Nazis with a makeshift army of the people they had rescued. The movie stars Daniel Craig (the latest James Bond) and Liev Schreiber as two of the four Bielski brothers. The trailer can be found at apple.com/trailers. In the interest of full-disclosure, the editor of "Defiance" is Susan's and my brother-in-law, Steven Rosenblum, so this one is personal.

The Nugget's schedule for the coming week:

Friday, February 13
      5:30 TALE OF DESPERAUX         1hr 27min  G
      7:30 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE       2hr 2min   R
      10:00 KOTO presents PINEAPPLE EXPRESS

Saturday, February 14
      4:00 TALE OF DESPERAUX         1hr 27min  G
      6:00 TALE OF DESPERAUX         1hr 27min  G
      8:00 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE       2hr 2min   R

Sunday, February 15
      4:00 TALE OF DESPERAUX         1hr 27min  G
      6:00 TALE OF DESPERAUX         1hr 27min  G
      8:00 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE       2hr 2min   R

Monday, February 16
      6:00 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE       2hr 2min   R
      8:30 DEFIANCE                      2hr 17min  R

Tuesday, February 17
      6:00 DEFIANCE                      2hr 17min  R
      8:30 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE       2hr 2min   R

Wednesday, February 18
      6:00 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE       2hr 2min   R
      8:30 DEFIANCE                      2hr 17min  R

Thursday, February 19
      6:00 DEFIANCE                      2hr 17min  R
      8:30 TFF presents RACHEL GETTING MARRIED