MOViES
F R I D AY S E P T E M B E R 5 — T H U R S D AY S E P T E M B E R 1 1 Movie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d Alive Inside (1:13) Inspiring documentary focuses on the power of music to combat dementia and memory loss; Oliver Sacks and Bobby McFerrin add insights. l As Above/So Below (1:33) Archaeological horror results when explorers venture into the bone-ridden catacombs beneath the streets of Gay Paree. l Begin Again (1:44) Musical rom-com stars Keira Knightley as an up-and-coming East Village chanteuse and Mark Ruffalo as a down-and-out record exec; let the canoodling commence. l Boyhood (2:44) Richard Linklater’s intimate epic, filmed with the same cast over the course of 12 years, focuses on one boy’s evolving life from age 6 to 18; Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette star. l The Bridge on the River Kwai (2:41) David Lean’s WWII epic stars Alec Guinness as a by-thebook POW whose hubris destroys his sense of right and wrong; commando Bill Holden provides the fireworks. l Calvary (1:40) A parish priest faces the day-today challenges of a troubled daughter, a morally ambiguous flock and his own inner demons; Brendan Gleeson stars. l Cantinflas (1:43) Affectionate biopic of Mexico’s greatest movie star features Oscar Jaenada as the beloved comic icon. l Chef (1:55) Superstar chef Jon Favreau gives up his luxe L.A. eatery to launch a Miami food truck with John Leguizamo and Sofia Vergara. l Le Chef (1:25) Jean Reno stars as a three-star master of haute cuisine who takes on the trendy excesses of molecular gastronomy. l Dolphin Tale 2 (1:07) Newly orphaned Winter (the dolphin) looks for a new caregiver with a little help from Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson. l Duran Duran Unstaged (1:52) David Lynch’s hallucinogenic concert film features the band performing 18 of its most beloved hits (“A View to a Kill,” anyone?). l The Expendables 3 (2:08) The testosterone is rampant as Stallone, Banderas, Snipes, Lundgren, Ford, Schwarzenegger and Li take on unscrupulous arms dealer and onetime Expendable Mel Gibson. l Frank (1:35) Offbeat comedy stars Michael Fassbender as an eccentric pop star who refuses to remove his artificial head; Maggie Gyllenhaal costars. l Ghostbusters (1:47) Freelance parapsychologists Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd take down New York’s spookiest spooks including one possessing the body of Sigourney Weaver. l The Giver (1:40) Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medalwinning novel hits the big screen with Jeff Bridges as the mysterious keeper of a small town’s dark, dangerous secrets. l Guardians of the Galaxy (2:02) Yet another budding Marvel Comics franchise, this one involving an intergalactic swashbuckler, his foes and friends; Chris Pratt stars. l The Hundred-Foot Journey (2:02) Culinary fireworks result when an Indian family opens a restaurant 33 yards from Helen Mirren’s Michelinl
starred dining palace; Lasse Hallstrom directs. l The Identical (1:47) The lives of identical twin brothers separated at birth intersect unexpectedly through their shared bloodline and love of rock ’n’ roll music. l If I Stay (1:30) Gayle Forman’s best-seller hits the big screen with Chloe Grace Moretz as an accident victim who glimpses an unexpected future for herself during an out-of-body experience. l Let’s Be Cops (1:44) Damon Wayans’ Halloween cop costume lands him in hilarious hijinks when actual fuzz mistake him for the real thing. l Love Is Strange (1:33) Newlyweds John Lithgow and Alfred Molina face cross-generational conflict and fouled-up family dynamics when economics force them to live apart. l Lucy (1:40) La Femme Nikita’s Luc Besson directs Scarlett Johansson as an innocent kidnap victim turned merciless, totally cranial action figure. l Magic in the Moonlight (1:40) Curmudgeonly magician Colin Firth meets his match when he finds himself at a country estate with clairvoyant Emma Stone; Woody Allen writes and directs. l A Most Wanted Man (1:30) The late Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in John le Carre’s tale of a mystery man’s true identity: victim of circumstance or undercover terrorist? l National Theatre London: Medea (1:40) Direct from the banks of the Thames it’s Euripides’ tragic tale of love, loss, anger and revenge; Helen McCrory stars. l The Notebook (1:49) Gripping drama about twin boys in Nazi-occupied Hungary who respond to the trauma around them with terse, coldly factual entries in a shared notebook. l The November Man (1:48) Pierce Brosnan as a 007-ish secret agent whose Swiss Alps retirement plan is disrupted by deadly enemies, dazzling damsels and (of course) one last mission. l Scarface (2:50) Brian DePalma’s cocaineand-corpuscle remake of the Howard Hawks gangster classic stars Al Pacino as a Miami drug lord and Michelle Pfeiffer as his lady in waiting. l A Summer’s Tale (1:54) Eric Rohmer’s latest romance al fresco follows the summertime tribulations of a vacationing student with three inconvenient sweeties. l Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1:40) Four reptilian outcast brothers emerge from their subterranean hideout to save Manhattan from power-mad supervillain Tony Shalhoub. l The Trip to Italy (1:47) Bantering restaurant critics Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are back and on the road to Tuscany, Rome, Capri and the Amalfi Coast in search of the perfect meal. l When the Game Stands Tall (1:55) Feelgood sports flick about a real-life high school football coach who led his team to 151 consecutive wins. l Yves Saint-Laurent (1:46) French biopic stars Pierre Niney as the groundbreaking young couturier and Guillaume Gallienne as his lifelong lover and partner.
20 PACIFIC SUN SEPTEMBER 5 - SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
k New Movies This Week
Alive Inside (Not Rated) As Above/So Below (R) Begin Again (R) Boyhood (R) k The Bridge on the River Kwai (PG)
Calvary (R) Cantinflas (PG) Chef (R) Le Chef (PG-13) k Dolphin Tale 2 (PG) k Duran Duran Unstaged (Not Rated)
The Expendables 3 (PG-13) Frank (R) Ghostbusters (PG) The Giver (PG-13)
Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13)
The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG)
k The Identical (PG)
If I Stay (PG-13) Let’s Be Cops (R) Love Is Strange (R) Lucy (R) Magic in the Moonlight (PG-13) A Most Wanted Man (R) National Theatre London: Medea (Not Rated) k The Notebook (R)
The November Man (R) k Scarface (R)
A Summer’s Tale (G) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13) The Trip to Italy (Not Rated) When the Game Stands Tall (PG) Yves Saint-Laurent (R)
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Laszlo Gyemant and Andras Gyemant in János Szász’s ‘The Notebook,’ opening Friday at the Rafael. Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules. CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito • 331-0255 | CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley • 388-4862 | Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera • 924-6505 | Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax • 453-5444 | Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur • 924-5111 | Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur • 461-4849 | Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael • 800-326-3264 | Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon • 435-1234 | Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael • 454-1222 | Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda • 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato • 800-326-3264