MOViES
F R I D AY A U G U S T 2 2 — T H U R S D AY A U G U S T 2 8 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d 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 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 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 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2:10) A mob of genetically evolved apes takes on a mob of plague-depleted humans to see who will rule Planet Earth. l Doctor Who Season Premiere (1:40) Meet new doc Peter Capaldi as he pilots the Tardis to worlds unknown; behind-the-scenes footage, too! l Earth to Echo (1:29) E.T. redux as four kids help a stranded alien find his way back to his home planet. 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 Get On Up (1:34) Chadwick Boseman gives a charismatic performance as the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, in this Tate Taylor musical biopic; Viola Davis costars. 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 Michelin-starred dining palace; Lasse Hallstrom directs. 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 Into the Storm (1:29) Postmodern disaster flick about a Midwestern town facing an unprecedented onslaught of killer tornadoes. l Jersey Boys (2:14) Director Clint Eastwood brings the Tony-winning musical bio of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to the silver screen. l Kung Fu Panda A doofus panda defends his l
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fellow jungle critters against marauding leopards; Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman supply the voices. l Land Ho! (1:35) Two aging ex-in-laws embark on a road trip through Iceland’s spas, nightspots and outback in search of their lost youth. l The Lavender Hill Mob (1:18) Classic caper comedy stars Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway as two gentlemen-turned-smugglers out to hijack a million pounds in gold. 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 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 Mood Indigo (2:11) Inventive French romance about a wealthy Parisian’s whirlwind courtship of a mademoiselle with a mysterious illness; Audrey Tatou and Romain Duris star. 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 The One I Love (1:31) Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss try to save their crumbling marriage at a weekend retreat that turns very weird; Ted Danson costars. l Planes: Fire & Rescue (1:15) Sequel finds down-and-outer Dusty regaining his altitude as a wildfire-fighting rescue copter. l Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (1:42) Frank Miller’s comic book toughies are back and badder than ever; Jessica Alba, Eva Green and Rosario Dawson star. l Step Up: All In (1:52) The latest chapter in the street-dancing saga finds the torrid terpsichoreans converging on Vegas for an all-star smackdown. 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 To Be Takei (1:34) Affectionate documentary portrait of raconteur-Star Trek icon-marriage equality-activist George Takei; Shatner, Nimoy and others weigh in. l To Have and Have Not (1:40) Howard Hawks’ irresistibly entertaining adventure flick stars Humphrey Bogart as an expat skipper grappling with Caribbean Nazis and the late, great Lauren Bacall; Hoagy Carmichael provides the music. l What If (1:38) Rom-com stars Daniel Radcliffe as a med school dropout who strikes sparks with another bloke’s girl. l When the Game Stands Tall (1:55) Feel-good 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.
k New Movies This Week
Begin Again (R) Boyhood (R) Calvary (R) Chef (R) Le Chef (PG-13) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) kDoctor Who Season Premiere (PG-13) Earth to Echo (PG) The Expendables 3 (PG-13) kFrank (R)
Get On Up (PG-13) The Giver (PG-13)
Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13)
The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG)
kIf I Stay (PG-13)
Into the Storm (PG-13) Jersey Boys (R) kKung Fu Panda (PG) Land Ho! (R) kThe Lavender Hill Mob (Not Rated) Let’s Be Cops (R)
Lucy (R) Magic in the Moonlight (PG-13)
kMood Indigo (Not Rated)
A Most Wanted Man (R)
kThe One I Love (R)
Planes: Fire & Rescue (PG) kSin City: A Dame to Kill For (R)
Step Up: All In (PG-13) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13) kTo Be Takei (Not Rated) kTo Have and Have Not (Not Rated) What If (PG-13) kWhen the Game Stands Tall (PG)
kYves Saint-Laurent (R)
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