MOVies
F R I D AY march 2 8 — T H U R S D AY april 3 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d
Charlotte Gainsbourg in Lars von Trier’s controversial, darkly provocative ‘Nymphomaniac: Volume 1,’ opening Friday at the Rafael. l 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 Captain America Double Feature (4:24) Catch “The First Avenger” and “The Winter Soldier” for the price of one flick! Discounted hot dogs, popcorn and soda pop included. 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 Cesar Chavez (1:41) Michael Peña stars in Diego Luna’s biopic of the great labor leader and civil rights activist; America Ferrera and Rosario Dawson costar. 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 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 Journey of the Universe (1:00) Documentary interweaves astronomy, biology, ecology and geology to examine the story and nature of the cosmos and Earth’s and humanity’s evolution. l The Lego Movie (1:34) A Lego figurine and his peg-block posse take on an evil power-mad tyrant; Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Alison Brie and Liam freakin’ Neeson supply the vocals. l The Lunchbox (1:45) Two strangers in bustling Mumbai establish an intimate correspondence via notes delivered by lunchbox. l Mr. Peabody and Sherman (1:31) The unflappable canine genius has to patch up the space-time continuum after the Way-Back Machine goes kerblooey. l The Monuments Men (1:58) Real-life WWII thriller about a band of art scholars on a mission to rescue stolen masterpieces from the Nazis;
star George Clooney directs Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and Cate Blanchett. 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 My Neighbor Totoro (1:26) Hayao Miyazaki’s family-friendly tale of two city girls who move to the country and befriend a forest-full of magical creatures. l National Theatre London: War Horse (3:00) Catch Nick Stafford’s dazzling, innovative WWI extravaganza (featuring life-sized marionettes from South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Co.) in big-screen high definition. l Need for Speed (2:04) An innocent jailbird takes on the creep who set him up in a winnertake-all drag race. l Noah (2:19) Russell Crowe stars as the biblical ark-builder and deluge-survivor; Anthony Hopkins IS Methuselah. l Nymphomaniac: Volume 1 (1:57) Graphic, revealing Lars von Trier dramedy about the relationship between a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac and the recluse who revels in her erotic memories; Charlotte Gainsbourg stars. l Particle Fever (1:39) Suspenseful documentary follows a group of scientists as they search for the origin of all matter by launching the game-changing Large Hadron Collider. l Sabotage (1:49) The Arnold is back as a DEA agent whose commandoes are getting themselves murdered one by one. l The Silence of the Lambs (1:58) Oscarwinning thriller stars Jodie Foster as a newbie FBI agent on the trail of a serial killer; Anthony Hopkins costars as Hannibal Lecter. l 300: Rise of an Empire (1:43) An overmatched warrior defends ancient Greece against Persian invaders led by the saucy Eva Green. 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 kBad Words (R)
Regency: 12:25, 2:45, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15 Rowland: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30
kCaptain America Double Feature (PG-13) Northgate: Thu 3D showtime at 5:30 Rowland: Thu 3D showtime at 5:30 kCaptain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13)
Fairfax: Thu 8; 3D showtime at 8:05 Northgate: Thu 8:30; 3D showtime at 9 Rowland: 8:05, 11:10; 3D showtimes at 8, 11:05 kCesar Chavez (PG-13) Regency: 11:30 2:10, 4:40, 7:15, 10 Divergent (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12, 3:15, 6:35, 9:45 Sun-Thu 12, 3:15, 6:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri 6:45, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:35, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:35 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 12:35, 1:35, 2:40, 3:50, 4:55, 6, 7, 8:10, 9:20, 10:05 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:35 Sat 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:35 Sun 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30 Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30 Rowland: 11:25, 1, 2:35, 4:10, 5:45, 7:20, 8:55, 10:30 The Grand Budapest Hotel (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:25, 1:30, 2:50 4, 5:10, 6:20, 7:20, 8:45, 9:40 Sun-Thu 12:25, 1:30, 2:50 4, 5:10, 6:20, 7:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7, 9:30 Sat-Sun 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:15 Regency: 11:45, 12:30, 1:40, 2:30, 3:35, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7, 7:55, 9, 9:50, 10:25 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 kJourney of the Universe (NR) Rafael: Mon 7 (editor Walter Murch and physicist Michael Barnett in person) The Lego Movie (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:15, 2, 4:35, 7:15, 9:45 The Lunchbox (NR) Rafael: Fri 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 Sat-Sun 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 Mon-Wed 6:30, 8:45 Thu 8:45 Mr. Peabody and Sherman (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30, 10 Sat-Sun 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:30, 10 Mon-Thu 7, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:35, 1:05, 3:35, 6:10, 8:40; 3D showtimes at 11:50, 2:20, 5, 7:25, 9:55 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10 Thu 11:45, 2:15 The Monuments Men (PG-13) Regency: 1:55, 4:45, 7:30, 10:20 Muppets Most Wanted (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:05, 3, 6:05, 8:45 Sun-Wed 12:05, 3, 6:05 Thu 12:05, 3 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 10 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:25 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:45, 12:10, 1:30, 3, 4:20, 5:50, 7:10, 8:35, 9:50 Playhouse: Fri 3:15, 6:05, 8:40 Sat 12:40, 3:15, 6:05, 8:40 Sun 12:40, 3:15, 6:05 MonWed 3:15, 6:05 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Thu 11, 1:45, 4:30 kMy Neighbor Totoro (G) Lark: Sun 3 National Theatre London: War Horse (NR) Lark: Thu 7:30 Need for Speed (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15; 3D showtimes at 10:40, 1:40, 4:45, 7:50 Noah (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:40, 7, 10:10 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:15, 1:15, 3:30, 4:30, 6:40, 7:40, 9:40 Sun-Thu 12:15, 1:15, 3:30, 4:30, 6:40, 7:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:45, 12:50, 1:55, 2:55, 4, 5:05, 6:05, 7:05, 8:15 9:10, 10:10 Rowland: 11:15, 12:50, 2:25, 3:55, 5:35, 7, 8:45, 10:05 Sequoia: Fri 3:40, 7, 10:10 Sat 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:10 Sun 12:20, 3:40, 7 Mon-Wed 3:40, 7 kNymphomaniac: Volume 1 (NC-17) Rafael: Fri 6:45, 9:15 Sat-Sun 2:10, 6:45, 9:15 Mon, Thu 9:15 Tue-Thu 6:45, 9:15 Particle Fever (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sun 4:30 kSabotage (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:25, 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:20 Thu 11:40, 2:20, 5 kThe Silence of the Lambs (R) Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 300: Rise of an Empire (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Le Week-End (R) Rafael: Fri 4, 6:15, 8:30 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4, 6:15, 8:30 Mon-Wed 6:15, 8:30 Thu 8:30
Michael Peña faces down The Man in ‘Cesar Chavez,’ opening Friday at the Regency.
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 march 28 - APRIL 3, 2014 Pacific Sun 55