MOVies
F R I D AY N ovember 8 — T H U R S D AY N ovember 1 4 Movie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d
Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux clinch in ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color,’ opening Friday at the Rafael. l About Time (2:04) A time-traveling doofus Londoner tries to use his unique gift to plan, program and preordain his love life. l All Is Lost (1:45) Robert Redford in a one-man tour de force about a mariner guiding his damaged yacht though the stormy, shark-infested Indian Ocean with only a map and a sextant. l Bad Grandpa (1:32) Senior citizen Johnny Knoxville and his young grandson head out on a cross-country journey rife with strippers, bikers and other all-American types. l Blue Is the Warmest Color (2:59) Controversial Cannes-winner about the brief yet intoxicating lesbian love affair between a 15-year-old girl and a worldly art student. 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 Captain Phillips (2:13) Paul Greengrass docudrama about the 2009 hijacking of a U.S. cargo ship and the relationship between its captain (Tom Hanks) and the leader of the Somali pirates (Barkhad Abdi). l Carrie (1:39) Remake of the Stephen King-Brian De Palma horror flick about a crazy mixed-up kid with marvelously destructive telekinetic powers. 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 The Counselor (1:51) Ridley ScottCormac McCarthy crime thriller stars Michael Fassbender as a freewheeling lawyer whose casual drug dealing lands him in very big trouble; Brad Pitt, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem costar. l Ender’s Game (1:54) A geeky Earthling takes on an invading force of aliens with a little help from mentor Ben Kingsley; Harrison Ford costars. 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 Escape Plan (1:56) Security expert Sly Stallone, wrongly imprisoned in the world’s best-fortified lockup, plans a daring, impossible exit strategy with none other than fellow con Arnold Schwarzenegger. l Free Birds (1:31) Two terrified turkeys travel back in time to change the course of history and banish their fellow fowl from the holiday table forever. 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 Great Expectations (2:08) Mike Newell’s handsome new version of the Dickens classic stars Jeremy Irvine as orphanturned-gentleman Pip and Helena Bonham Carter as goofy old Miss Havisham. l Inequality for All (1:25) Economics expert and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich takes on the dangerously widening gap between rich and poor with wit and insight. l Kill Your Darlings (1:42) Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs kick off the Beat Era when a Columbia University murder brings them together in 1944; Daniel Radcliffe stars as Ginsberg. l Last Vegas (1:45) When dedicated bachelor Michael Douglas finally gets hitched, pals Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline whisk him to Vegas for one last wingding…but whither the Rat Pack days of yore? l The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca (3:35) Diva extraordinaire Patricia Racette stars in the Met’s dazzling production of Puccini’s saucy thriller. l Muscle Shoals (1:51) Documentary look at the fabled Alabama recording studio and the musicians who made it great; Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Gregg Allman and other legends bear witness. l Northern Lights (1:30) Strikingly evocative look at the nascent U.S. labor movement in WWI-era North Dakota; Rob Nilsson and John Hanson direct. 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 Risky Business (1:36) Suburban teen Tom Cruise gets more than he bargained for when his parents leave him home alone with entrepreneurial call girl Rebecca De Mornay. l Running from Crazy (1:40) Gripping documentary follows Mariel Hemingway as she deals with her famous family’s history of depression and suicide; Barbara Kopple directs. l Thor: The Dark World (1:51) When Natalie Portman discovers an ancient Norse god weapon, it’s up to Chris Hemsworth to prevent an evil elf from using it to destroy Earth, or something. l 12 Years a Slave (2:14) Steve McQueen directs the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black New Yorker who was abducted and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War South; Chiwetel Ejiofor stars.
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About Time (R)
Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:25, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:35 Playhouse: Fri 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Sat 1, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Sun 1, 4:10, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:10, 7:10 Regency: Fri-Sat 1, 4:15, 7:30, 10:25 SunTue, Thu 1, 4:15, 7:30 Wed 1 All Is Lost (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:25, 2:15, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Sun-Thu 11:25, 2:15, 4:50, 7:40 Bad Grandpa (R) Northgate: 12:10, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10 Rowland: 12:35, 3, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20 * Blue Is the Warmest Color (NC-17) Rafael: Fri 4, 7:30 Sat-Sun 12:30, 4, 7:30 Mon-Thu 7:30 Captain Phillips (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri 6:45, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:30 Marin: Fri 4, 7, 10 Sat 10, 1, 4, 7, 10 Sun 1, 4, 7 Mon-Tue, Thu 4, 7 Playhouse: Fri 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Sat 12:30, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Sun 12:30, 3:45, 6:40 Mon-Thu 3:45, 6:40 Regency: Fri 12:55, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20 Sat 4:05, 7:15, 10:20 Sun-Thu 12:55, 4:05, 7:15 Rowland: 12:45, 3:55, 7, 10:05 Carrie (R) Northgate: 7:40, 10:15 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Northgate: 2:10, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 11:40, 4:45, 9:45 The Counselor (R) Regency: Fri 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 9:55 Sat 3:55, 7:05, 9:55 Sun-Thu 12:45, 3:55, 7:05 Ender’s Game (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:50, 4:10, 7, 9:40 Sun-Thu 12:50, 4:10, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10 Mon-Thu 7, 9:40 Northgate: 10:45, 12, 1:30, 2:40, 4:15, 5:30, 7, 8:15, 9:40 Rowland: 11:25, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 Enough Said (PG-13) Marin: Fri-Sat 4:20, 7:15, 9:40 Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4:20, 7:15 Northgate: 10:50, 1:15, 3:35, 5:55, 8:10, 10:25 Escape Plan (R) Northgate: 10:55, 1:45, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Free Birds (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:20, 4:35, 6:55, 9:10 Sun-Thu 12:05, 2:20, 4:35, 6:55 Lark: Fri, Tue-Thu 4:45, 7 Sat 2:30, 4:45, 7 Sun 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7 Mon 2:30, 4:45 Northgate: 12:50, 3:20, 5:45, 8:20; 3D showtimes at 11:35, 2, 4:35, 7:05, 9:25 Rowland: 12, 4:40, 7:10; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 9:30 Gravity (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 3D showtimes at 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20 Sun-Thu 3D showtimes at 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:25, 10:10; 3D showtime at 7:45 Sat-Sun 12:40, 5:25, 10:10; 3D showtimes at 3, 7:45 Mon-Thu 9:45; 3D showtime at 7:15 Northgate: 11:45; 3D showtimes at 2:15, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35 Rowland: 12:30; 3D showtimes at 2:55, 5:20, 7:40, 10 * Great Expectations (PG-13) Sequoia: Fri, Sun 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Sat 10, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Mon, Tue 4:20, 7:20 Wed 4:15 Thu 4:20 Inequality for All (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sat 4:30, 6:45 Sun 4:30 Mon-Thu 6:45 Kill Your Darlings (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:20, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Sun 5:05, 7:35 Mon-Tue, Thu 11:40, 2:20, 5:05, 7:35 Wed 1 Last Vegas (PG-13) Northgate: 12:05, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Playhouse: Fri 4, 7, 9:30 Sat 12:45, 4, 7, 9:30 Sun 12:45, 4, 7 Mon-Thu 4, 7 Rowland: 11:20, 2, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 * The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca (NR) Lark: Sat 9:55am Marin: Sat 9:55am Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 9:55am Wed 6:30 Sequoia: Sat 9:55am Wed 6:30 Muscle Shoals (NR) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 9 Sat 1:45, 9 Sun 1:45 * Northern Lights (PG) Rafael: 7 (director Rob Nilsson in person) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Northgate: 11:20, 2:20, 5 * Risky Business (R) Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 * Running from Crazy (NR) Rafael: Fri 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 Sat 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 Sun 3:30 (filmmaker Barbara Kopple in person), 6:30, 8:45 Mon-Thu 6:30, 8:45 Thor: The Dark World (PG-13) Cinema: 10:40, 10:05; 3D showtimes at 1:30, 4:20, 7:15 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:05, 6:50, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 3:05, 6:05, 9 Sun-Thu 1:15, 4:05, 6:50; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 3:05, 6:05 Marin: Fri 4:40, 10:10; 3D showtime at 7:30 Sat 11, 10:10; 3D showtimes at 4:40, 7:30 Sun 1:40, 7:30; 3D showtime at 4:40 Mon-Thu 4:40; 3D showtime at 7:30 Northgate: 11:50, 2:30, 3:50, 5:10, 7:50, 9:10, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 11:10, 12:30, 1:10, 1:50, 3:10, 4:30, 5:50, 6:30, 7:10, 8:30, 9:50 Rowland: 12:50, 3:30, 6:10, 8:50; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 12 Years a Slave (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:35 Sun-Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:50, 7, 10:10 Sun-Thu 12:30, 3:50, 7 Sequoia: Fri 4, 7, 10 Sat-Sun 1, 4, 7, 10 Mon, Tue 4, 7 Wed 3 Thu 4
Helena Bonham Carter is mistress of the manor in ‘Great Expectations,’ opening Friday at the Sequoia.
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 november 8- november 14, 2013 Pacific Sun 21