MOViES
F R I D AY A P R I L 1 8 — T H U R S D AY A P R I L 2 4 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d Bad Words (1:29) Jason Bateman directs and stars as a middle-aged misanthrope who gleefully crushes the competition at a junior spelling bee. l Bears (1:17) Disney documentary follows a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear and her two cubs; John C. Reilly narrates. l Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2:15) The defrosted WWII hero (Chris Evans) takes on new earth-shattering challenges with a little help from the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson). l Cuban Fury (1:38) Salsa sensation-turnednebbish Nick Frost reclaims his inner mambo to win the heart of a gorgeous, unattainable conga queen (Rashida Jones). l Divergent (2:20) Sci-fi thriller about a futuristic society of rigidly controlled cliques and an adolescent girl who just doesn’t fit in with any of them. l Dom Hemingway (1:33) Caper comedy stars Jude Law as an ex-con safecracker on the trail of his former boss and estranged daughter. l Draft Day (1:50) Browns GM Kevin Costner pursues gridiron perfection at any cost during a particularly hectic NFL draft. l The Face of Love (1:32) Vertigo redux as widow Annette Bening meets the spitting image of her late husband and falls in love all over again; Ed Harris costars. l Finding Vivian Maier (1:23) Documentary looks at the life of a secretive New York nanny whose recently unearthed snapshots reveal her as one of the 20th century’s greatest photographers. l A Fragile Trust (1:16) Samantha Grant’s eye-opening documentary examines the story of Jayson Blair, The New York Times reporter who plagiarized and fabricated “facts” in dozens of stories and rocked the world of journalism in the early 21st century. l The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2:00) An unlikely (and doomed) utopian colony of Weimar Republic freethinkers on a deserted isle is the subject of Dayna Goldfine’s and Dan Geller’s Hitchcockian documentary. l Gospel (1:32) Classic concert film features The Mighty Clouds of Joy, the Rev. James Cleveland, Shirley Caesar and other top gospel musicians in performance at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre. l The Grand Budapest Hotel (1:40) Wes Anderson directs a star-studded cinemazation of Stefan Zweig’s stories about a palatial European hotel between the wars; Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Léa Seydoux, Harvey Keitel, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray are among the guests. l A Haunted House 2 (1:30) Marlon Wayans horror spoof takes on the happy-family-in-asuburban-haunted-house genre; Jaime Pressly and Cedric the Entertainer costar. l Heaven Is for Real (1:50) A child’s near-death voyage past the Pearly Gates convinces his pastor father that there really is an afterlife. l The Jewish Cardinal (1:36) Acclaimed docudrama about Jewish-Catholic priest Jean-Maries Lustiger, who confronted his two belief systems when he mediated on behalf of nuns building a convent at Auschwitz. l
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The Lunchbox (1:45) Two strangers in bustling Mumbai establish an intimate correspondence via notes delivered by lunchbox. l Muppets Most Wanted (1:52) Fozzie, Miss Piggy and the rest of the gang get caught up in an international criminal plot led by a mastermind who’s the spitting image of Kermit the Frog! l Noah (2:19) Russell Crowe stars as the biblical ark-builder and deluge-survivor; Anthony Hopkins is Methuselah. l Oculus (1:45) Horror flick about yet another malevolent supernatural force with a predilection for happy suburban families. l Particle Fever (1:39) Suspenseful documentary follows a group of scientists as they search for the origin of all matter by launching the gamechanging Large Hadron Collider. l The Railway Man (1:48) True story of a former POW who finds and confronts the Japanese soldier who tortured him decades earlier; Colin Firth stars. l The Right Kind of Wrong (1:37) A clueless dude pursues the girl of his dreams even though A) she’s headed to the altar and B) his ex-wife discusses his many faults on her daily blog. l Rio 2 (1:41) Blu the Minnesota macaw is back and trying to adapt to his new home, the wilds of the Amazon jungle; Sergio Mendes and Bebel Gilberto add a bit of bossa nova authenticity to the proceedings. l Shatner’s World (1:36) Direct from Ontario it’s the showbiz icon’s one-man show about his life and career from stage star to TV über-personality to unlikely musical legend. l The Ten Commandments (3:40) Cecil B. DeMille biblical epic tells the story of Moses from bulrushes babe to Hebrew freedom fighter; Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Vincent Price and a cast of thousands star. l Tim’s Vermeer (1:20) Documentary follows inventor Tim Jenison on his 10-year search for the secret of Johannes Vermeer’s photo-realistic artistry; R.J. Teller (of Penn & Teller) directs. l Transcendence (1:59) Crazed techno-geek Johnny Depp forsakes friends and family in his quest to create—or become—a perfect robot. l Under the Skin (1:48) Jonathan Glazer’s surreal thriller stars Scarlett Johansson as a shape-shifting space creature who preys on horny hitchhikers in the Scottish Highlands. l Le Week-End (1:33) Astringent comedy of manners about a long-married couple’s attempt to recapture the past on a trip to Paris; Lindsay Duncan, Jim Broadbent and Jeff Goldblum star.
k New Movies This Week
Bad Words (R)
Regency: Fri 12:20, 7:50, 10:15 Sat 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:50, 10:15 Sun-Thu 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:50
kBears (G)
Northgate: 11, 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35, 9:45
Captain America:
Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55 Sun-Thu 1, 4:10, 7:05 Larkspur Landing: Fri 9:45; 3D showtime at 6:40 Sat-Sun 3:15, 9:45; 3D showtimes at 12, 6:40 Mon-Wed 9:35; 3D showtime at 6:30 Northgate: 11:20, 2:25, 5:40, 8:50; 3D showtimes at 12:50, 3:55, 7, 10:05 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 Mon-Thu 3:30, 6:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 1:10, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 4:15, 10:25
Cuban Fury (R)
Regency: Fri-Sat 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Sun 11:35, 7:20 Mon-Tue, Thu 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20 Wed 11:35
Divergent (PG-13)
Northgate: 12:35, 3:50, 7:05, 10:10
Dom Hemingway (R)
Regency: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Sun-Wed 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 Thu 12, 2:30, 5
Draft Day (PG-13)
Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:05, 6:55, 9:35 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4:05, 6:55 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:15, 1:50, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Mon-Wed 7, 9:40 Northgate: 11:30, 12:40, 2:15, 3:25, 4:50, 6:15, 7:30, 9, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:35, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15
The Face of Love (PG-13)
Lark: Fri-Sat 86:45 Sun 6 Mon-Tue 6:30 Wed-Thu 9
Finding Vivian Maier (Not Rated)
Rafael: Fri 4:30, 6:30, 8:30 Sat-Sun 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30 Mon-Thu 6:30, 8:30
kA Fragile Trust (Not Rated)
Rafael: Wed 7 (filmmaker Samantha Grant in person)
kThe Galapagos Affair:
Satan Came to Eden (NR)
Rafael: Fri 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Mon, Wed-Thu 6:45, 9 Tue 7 (filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine in person)
kGospel (Not Rated)
Rafael: Sun 7 (filmmakers David Leivick and Fred Ritzenberg in person)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (R)
Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:25, 2:50 5:10, 7:20, 9:40 Sun-Thu 12:25, 2:50 5:10, 7:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 6:30, 9 Sat-Sun 11, 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 Mon-Wed 7:15, 9:45 Playhouse: FriSat 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:20, 9:35 Sun 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:20 Mon-Thu 4:45, 7:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:25, 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Sun-Thu 11:25, 2, 4:35, 7:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Sequoia: Fri 4:45, 7:25, 10:05 Sat 11:25, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05 Sun 11:25, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:25 Thu 4:45
kA Haunted House 2 (R)
Northgate: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:05, 3:20, 5:35, 7:55, 10:20
Heaven Is for Real (PG)
Northgate: 11:10, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10
The Jewish Cardinal (Not Rated)
Lark: Fri-Sat 4:15 Sun 3:30 Mon-Thu 1:30
The Lunchbox (Not Rated)
Rafael: Fri, Sat, Tue, Thu 8:15 Sun, Wed 9:15
Muppets Most Wanted (PG)
Lark: Fri-Sat 1:45 Sun 1 Mon-Thu 4
Noah (PG-13)
Fairfax: Fri-Sat 6:10, 9:20 Sun-Thu 6:10 Northgate: 12:55, 4:10, 7:20
Oculus (R)
Northgate: 11:55, 2:40, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30
The Winter Soldier (PG-13)
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Particle Fever (Not Rated)
Rafael: Fri-Sun 4
kThe Railway Man (R)
Regency: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4:05, 7
The Right Kind of Wrong (R)
Lark: Fri-Sat 9:10 Sun 8:20 Mon-Tue 8:50 Wed-Thu 6:35
Rio 2 (G)
Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:05, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40 Sun-Thu 12:05, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 4:55, 7:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7; 3D showtime at 9:30 Sat-Sun 2, 7; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 4:30, 9:30 Mon-Wed 6:45; 3D showtime at 9:20 Marin: Fri 4:45, 9:50; 3D showtime at 7:15 Sat 4:45, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 2, 7:15 Sun 4:45; 3D showtimes at 2, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4:45; 3D showtime at 7:15 Northgate: 10:50, 12:45, 1:40, 4:20, 6:10, 7:10; 3D showtimes at 11:50, 2:30, 3:30, 5:15, 7:55, 8:45, 10:25 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12, 2:15, 4:35, 7, 9:15 Sun 12, 2:15, 4:35, 7 Mon-Thu 4:35, 7 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 1:35, 4:20, 7, 9:40; 3D showtimes at 12:20, 3, 5:40, 8:20
kShatner’s World (R)
Regency: Thu 7:30
kThe Ten Commandments (G)
Regency: Fri, Sun 2 Wed 2, 7
Tim’s Vermeer (PG-13)
Marin: Fri 4:30, 7:30, 9:40 Sat 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 9:40 Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7:30 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:30
Transcendence (PG-13)
Cinema: Fri-Wed 1, 4, 7, 9:50 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Sun-Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:40 Marin: Fri 4:15, 7, 9:45 Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45 Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7 Northgate: 12, 1:25, 2:55, 4:15, 5:50, 7:15, 8:40, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05
Under the Skin (R)
Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:20, 4:55, 7:40, 10:20 Sun-Thu 11:30, 2:20, 4:55, 7:40 Sequoia: Fri 4:20, 7, 9:40 Sat 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Sun 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7 Thu 4:20
Le Week-End (R)
Rafael: Fri, Tue, Thu 6:15 Sat 1:45, 6:15 Sun 1:45 Mon 9
Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules.
Dore Strauch and Friedrich Ritter are happy-go-Nietzsche in ‘The Galapagos Affair,’ opening Friday at the Rafael.
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