Schedule is good beginning Friday. A dot (•) indicates a movie new to the area.

• "A CHRISTMAS STORY," PG

In the 1940s, a young boy tries to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin. 93 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday.

In Ashland: Varsity Theatre, 166 E. Main St.: 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday.

• "THE BOY AND THE HERON," PG-13

A young boy yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. Japanese anime. 124 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: at 2:40, 8:20 p.m. daily (in Japanese with English subtitles); at 11:50 a.m., 5:30 p.m. daily (English dubbed).

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 3:30, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; 10:30 a.m., 4:30, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday ( in Japanese with English subtitles); at 12:30, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Monday, ,Tuesday, Wednesday; 1:30, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday (English dubbed).

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: 4:20 p.m. daily (in Japanese with English subtitles); at 7:40 p.m. daily, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1 p.m. (English dubbed).

• "CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHOSEN: HOLY NIGHT," Not rated

A young mother and a shepherd boy experience Jesus' birth, with a performance from Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo Bocelli, highlighting seven musical performances and two new monologues. 125 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 11:30 a.m., 2:35, 5:40, 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

• "DIE HARD (1988)," R

A New York City cop tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Bruce Willlis, Alan Rickman. 132 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 12:50, 4, 7 p.m. daily.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 12:10, 3:20, 6:35, 9:45 p.m. daily, through Wednesday.

"DREAM SCENARIO," R

A hapless family man's life is turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, he is forced to navigate his newfound stardom. Nicolas Cage, Lily Bird. 102 minutes.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 11:05 a.m., 1:45, 4:25, 7:05 p.m. daily, through Wednesday (no 7:05 p.m. show Monday ).

In Ashland: Varsity Theatre, 166 E. Main St.: Main St.: 5, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30 p.m. Saturday; noon Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

• "FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS," Not rated

New York Metropolitan Opera production. 135 minutes.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 9:55 a.m., Saturday; 1, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

"GODZILLA MINUS ONE," PG-13

Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. Minami Hamabe, Sakura Ando. 125 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 p.m. daily.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 11 a.m., 2, 3:45, 5, 8 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m., 1, 2, 5, 8 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m., 12:55, 2, 5, 8 p.m. Sunday; 11 a.m., noon, 2, 5, 6:35, 8, 9:35 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: 3:40 p.m. Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; 12:40 p.m. Saturday; 12:15 p.m. Sunday.

"THE HOLDOVERS," R

A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no to go. Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa. 133 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 12:05, 3 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; 12:40 p.m. Sunday; 12:05 p.m. Thursday.

In Ashland: Varsity Theatre, 166 E. Main St.: Main St.: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 12:30, 3:30 p.m. Saturday; 11:55 a.m., Sunday; 3:30, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.

"THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES," PG-13

Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games. Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis. 165 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 12:20, 3:50, 7:20 p.m. daily.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 11:15 a.m., 12:20, 3:55, 6:45, 7:30, 9:50 p.m. Friday; 11:15 a.m., 1, 4:35, 4:55, 8:10, 9:50 p.m. Saturday; 10:15, 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 3:55, 5:25, 7:30, 9, 9:50 p.m. Sunday; 11:15 a.m., 12:20, 3, 3:55, 7:30, 9:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday; 12:20, 3, 3:55, 7:30, 9:50 p.m. Tuesday.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: at 3:50, 7:30 p.m. daily, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 12:20 p.m.

In Ashland: Varsity Theatre, 166 E. Main St.: 3:45, 7:15 p.m. daily, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 12:15 p.m.

• "LOVE ACTUALLY, (2003)," R

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England. Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson. 135 minutes.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 3, 6:30 p.m. daily.

"THE MARVELS," PG-13

Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe. Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson. 105 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: in 2-D at noon, 2:30, 5, 7:40 p.m. daily.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: in 2-D at 11:10 a.m., 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 p.m. Friday, Monday, Tuesday; 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 p.m. Saturday; 10:35 a.m., 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35 p.m. Sunday; 9:35 p.m. Wednesday.

"NAPOLEON," R

The checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine. Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett. 158 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 12:10, 3:30, 6:50 p.m. daily.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 11:20 a.m., 2:55, 6:30, 10:05 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday; 11:15 a.m., 12:45, 4:20, 7:55 p.m. Tuesday.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: 3:30, 6:50 p.m. daily, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 12:10 p.m.

In Ashland: Varsity Theatre, 166 E. Main St.: Main St.: 3:10, 6:30 p.m. daily, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 11:45 a.m.

• "THE OATH," PG-13

In 400 A.D., a forgotten time of Ancient America, a lone Hebraic fugitive must preserve the history of his fallen nation while being hunted by a ruthless tyrant. Darin Scott, Billy Zane. 104 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 12:30 p.m. Friday through Monday; 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

"OPPENHEIMER," R

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. 180 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 3:10 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Monday; 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 11 a.m., 3 p.m. Friday; 10:45 a.m., 2:45, 6:45 p.m. Saturday; 10:45 a.m., 2:45 p.m. Sunday; 11 a.m., 3, ,7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday; 10:55 a.m., 2:55, 7 p.m. Tuesday.

• "THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004)," G

On Christmas Eve, a boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on a train while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola. 100 minutes.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 10:30 a.m. Saturday; 6 p.m. Monday.

"RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCE," Not rated

Beyoncé in performance at her record-breaking Renaissance World Tour and the creative mastermind behind it. 160 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 4:40 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: noon, 7, 8:30 p.m. Friday; 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 7 p.m. Sunday.

"THE SHIFT," PG-13

After meeting a mysterious stranger, a man must escape a "dystopian" world to return to his wife. Neal McDonough, Kristoffer Polaha, Sean Astin. 115 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 11:35 a.m., 2:20, 5:10, 7:50 p.m. daily (no 11:35 a.m. show Sunday)

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 12:40, 3:35, 6:30, 9:25 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m., 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 p.m. Saturday, Sunday; 12:40, 3:35, 6:45, 9:40 p.m. Monday; 10:35 a.m., 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15 p.m. Tuesday; 11:10 a.m., 2:05, 5, 7:55 p.m. Wednesday.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: 3:40 p.m. Saturday.

"SILENT NIGHT," R

A grieving father enacts his long-awaited revenge against a ruthless gang on Christmas Eve. Joel Kinnaman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Kid Cudi. 104 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 11:45 a.m., 2:10, 8:10 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 11:45 a.m., 2:10 p.m. Sunday; 11:45 a.m., 2:10, 4:40, 8:10 p.m. Monday, Tuesday; 11:45 a.m, 2:10, 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 11:25 a.m., 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05 p.m. Friday; 3, 5:40, 8:20 p.m. Saturday; 10:25 a.m.., 1:05, 9:15 p.m. Sunday; 12:30, 3:10, 8:25 p.m. Monday; 10:45 a.m., 1:25, 4:05, 9:50 p.m. Tuesday; 10:50 a.m., 1:30, 4:10, 9:15 p.m. Wednesday.

"THANKSGIVING," R

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts — the birthplace of the infamous holiday. Rick Hoffman,, Gina Gershon, Patrick Dempsey. 106 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 6, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday; 8:10 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 9:45 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday; 9:50 p.m. Monday, Tuesday.

• "TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003)," PG-13

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents. Japanese anime; English dubbed. 125 minutes.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 7:15 p.m. Monday (Japanese with English subtitles), 7:15 p.m. Tuesday (English dubbed).

"TROLLS BAND TOGETHER," PG

When Floyd is kidnapped, Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to reunite his two other brothers and rescue Floyd. Animated, voices by Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake. 92 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: in 2-D at 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:10, 6:30 p.m. daily.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: in 2-D at 11:10 a.m., 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 p.m. daily, through Wednesday.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: in 2-D at 4:50, 7:20 p.m. Friday, Monday, Tuesday; 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20 p.m. Saturday; 12:15, 4:50 p.m. Sunday; 4:30 p.m. Wednesday; 7:20 p.m. Thursday.

• "WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL," Not rated

The hit Broadway musical about a small-town pie baker with big dreams gets the silver screen treatment. Sara Bareilles, Drew Gehling. 144 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Monday; 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: 3, 11:20 a.m., 3, 7, 10 p.m. Friday through Monday.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: 7 p.m. Friday, Satturday, Monday; 3, 7 p.m. Sunday,

In Ashland: Varsity Theatre, 166 E. Main St.: Main St.: 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Monday; 3, 7 p.m. Sunday.

"WISH," PG

A young girl wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her. Animated, with voices by Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk. 92 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: in 2-D at 11:40 a.m., 2, 4:20, 6:40 p.m. daily.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: in 2-D at 11:10 a.m., 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:35 p.m. daily, through Wednesday, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 10:20 a.m.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: in 2-D at 4:40, 7:10 p.m. Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10 p.m. Saturday; noon, 2:30, 7:10 p.m. Sunday; 4:40 p.m. Thursday.

• "WONKA," PG

With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers. Timothee Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant. 116 minutes.

In Grants Pass: SouthGate Cinema, 1625 S.W. Ringuette St.: advance showings 4, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14.

In Medford: Tinseltown, 651 Medford Center: advance showings at 3, 4, 5:55, 6:55, 8:50, 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14.

In White City: Crater Lake Cinema, 7501 Highway 62: advance showings 4, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14.