MOVies
F R I D AY O ctober 4 — T H U R S D AY october 1 0 Movie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d
Baggage Claim (1:36) Flight attendant Paula Patton racks up 30,000 miles in 30 days as she tries to find Mr. Right before her little sister gets married; Taye Diggs and Djimon Hounsou are among the candidates. l Battle of the Year (1:49) A hip hop mogul and a basketball coach assemble a team of top terpsichoreans to compete in the world’s greatest dance-off. l Blue Jasmine (1:38) Woody Allen dramedy considers the case of a tightly strung New York socialite restructuring her life in the wilds of Marin and S.F.; Cate Blanchett stars. l The Butler (2:06) Forest Whitaker stars as a White House butler with a backstage glimpse into the tumultuous 20th century; with Robin Williams as Ike, John Cusack as Nixon and Liev Schreiber as LBJ. l
l Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (1:35) Cartoon sequel finds inventor
Flint Lockwood battling food-animal hybrids like shrimpanzees and tacodiles. l Don Jon (1:29) Swinger Joseph Gordon-Levitt strives for love and intimacy despite his overwhelming addiction to porn; Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore offer other options. l Enough Said (1:33) Should single mom Julia Louis-Dreyfus relax and enjoy her new romance with single dad James Gandolfini or let his ex-wife Catherine Keener bring her down to earth? l The Family (1:51) Mob comedy stars Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as rambunctious husband-and-wife snitches trying (unsuccessfully) to settle into a quiet new life in rural France under the Witness Protection Program. l Generation Iron (1:46) Documentary follows today’s top bodybuilders on their path to the Olympics; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno and Mickey Rourke offer insights. l Gravity (1:31) Venice Film Fest phenom about two astronauts who struggle to survive after they’re cast adrift in outer space; George Clooney and Sandra Bullock star. l Insidious: Chapter 2 (1:45) Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey are back and still bothered and bewildered by a bewitching, bloodthirsty spook. l Instructions Not Included (1:55) An Acapulco playboy finds himself raising a (surprise!) newborn daughter and making it as a Hollywood stuntman to boot. l Metallica: Through the Never (1:33) IMAX concert film-cum-postapocalyptic thriller in which the rock band’s top roadie faces masked horsemen, angry rioters and baton-wielding fuzz. The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (4:05) Live from New York it’s l
Tchaikovsky’s timeless tale of love, fate and treachery.
l Mill Valley Film Festival The 36th annual cinematic soiree features premieres, workshops, galas, in-person tributes and hundreds of movies from around the world. l
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
(1:46) The adventure-prone schoolboy is back, heading this time to the Bermuda Triangle to battle zombies (natch) for the Golden Fleece. l Prisoners (2:33) Hugh Jackman goes vigilante after his daughter is kidnapped by mysterious villains; cop Jake Gyllenhaal lends quasi-support. l Pulling Strings (1:52) Mexican comedy about the unlikely romance between a globetrotting U.S. diplomat and a mariachi musician in need of a visa. l Runner, Runner (1:31) Princeton preppie Justin Timberlake gets in way over his head when he’s caught between the FBI and Costa Rica online gambling kingpin Ben Aff leck. l Rush (2:03) The rivalry between Formula One racing rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda is the jumping-off point for Ron Howard’s octane-powered thrill ride.
l Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure (1:40) Go behind the
scenes at London’s National Gallery and their acclaimed exhibition of masterworks by the great Dutch painter. l Wadjda (1:38) Acclaimed Saudi drama about a young girl’s determination to buy herself a new green bicycle. l The World’s End (1:49) Five middleaged chums journey back to a fabled English pub to re-create their epic bender of two decades ago.
k New Movies This Week
Baggage Claim (PG-13)
Northgate: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Rowland: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10 Battle of the Year (R) Northgate: Fri, Sun-Thu 2:40; 3D showtime at 7:50 Sat 2:40 Blue Jasmine (PG-13) Regency: Fri 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 Sat 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 Sun-Tue 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20 Wed 11:35, 2:10 Thu 11:35, 2:10, 4:45 The Butler (PG-13) Lark: Fri-Sat 5, 8 Sun-Tue, Thu 3:30, 6:30 Wed 3:30 Marin: Fri-Sat 4, 7, 10 Sun 1, 4, 7 Mon-Wed 4, 7 Thu 4 Northgate: 12:55, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:35 Sun-Thu 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 9:30; 3D showtime at 7 Sat-Sun 11:30, 4:30, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 2, 7 Mon-Thu 6:45; 3D showtime at 9:05 Northgate: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15 Playhouse: Fri 5, 7:15, 9:30 Sat 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Sun 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:15 MonThu 5, 7:15 Rowland: 11:35, 4:40, 7:10; 3D showtimes at 2, 9:35 Don Jon (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Sun-Thu 12, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:30, 10 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 10 MonThu 7:30, 9:45 Northgate: 11:20, 12:30, 1:40, 2:50, 4, 5:10, 6:20, 7:30, 8:40, 9:50 Rowland: 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:55, 10:15 Enough Said (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:45, 10:10 Sun-Thu 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:45 The Family (R) Northgate: 11:05, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Generation Iron (PG-13) Northgate: 11:50, 5:20, 10:25 * Gravity (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Sun 11:50; 3D showtimes at 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20; 3D showtimes at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 8 SunThu 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7; 3D showtimes at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 8 Marin: Fri 4:35; 3D showtimes at 7:30, 9:50 Sat 10:55, 1:15; 3D showtimes at 4:35, 7:30, 9:50 Sun 1:15; 3D showtimes at 4:35, 7:30 Mon-Thu 4:35; 3D showtime at 7:30 Northgate: 11:45, 4:45, 9:45; 3D showtimes at 10:55, 12:35, 1:25, 2:15, 3:05, 3:55, 5:35, 6:25, 7:15, 8:05, 8:55, 10:30 Playhouse: Fri 4:40, 5:30, 7, 7:45, 9:20 Sat 12, 1, 2:20, 3:15, 4:40, 5:30, 7, 7:45, 9:20 Sun 12, 1, 2:20, 3:15, 4:40, 5:30, 7, 7:45 Mon-Thu 4:40, 5:30, 7, 7:45 Rowland: 1:40, 6:20; 3D showtimes at 11:20, 12:30, 2:50, 4, 5:10, 7:30, 8:40, 9:50 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Northgate: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Instructions Not Included (PG-13) Northgate: 11:10, 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 * Metallica: Through the Never (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Sun-Thu 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30 * The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 9:55am Wed 6:30 Marin: Sat 9:55am Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 9:55am Wed 6:30 * Mill Valley Film Festival At the Sequoia, Rafael and Cinema through October 13; call 3835256 or visit mvff.com for schedule, locations and info Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Northgate: 1:50, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 11:15, 4:35, 10 Prisoners (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 3:15, 7, 10:25 Sun-Thu 11:30, 3:15, 7 Rowland: 12:10, 3:35, 7, 10:25 * Pulling Strings (Not Rated) Northgate: 10:50, 1:35, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 * Runner, Runner (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:30, 7:50, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:30 Mon-Thu 7, 9:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:25, 1:50, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 SunThu 11:25, 1:50, 4:40, 7:15 Rowland: 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:45, 10:05 Rush (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 4:05, 6:50, 9:45 Sun-Thu 1, 4:05, 6:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:30 Marin: Fri 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Sat 10:40, 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:15 Mon-Tue, Thu 4:20, 7:15 Regency: Fri 1, 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 Sat 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 Sun-Thu 1, 3:55, 7:05 Rowland: 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:20 * Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure (Not Rated) Marin: Thu 7:30 Regency: Thu 7:30 * Wadjda (PG) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10 Sun-Thu 11:40, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30
Rock out with Metallica when their apocalyptic concert film ‘Through the Never’ opens at the Fairfax Friday.
Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules. Dusty Springfield is just one of the invading Brits spotlighted at John Goddard’s Hi De Ho Show, playing Friday at the Sequoia as part of the 36th annual Mill Valley Film Festival.
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 october 4- october 10, 2013 Pacific Sun 17