MOViES
F R I D AY J U LY 4 — T H U R S D AY J U LY 1 0 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d America (1:43) Conservative pundit Dinesh D’Souza’s quasi-documentary rehash of Great Moments in American History stars Jennifer Pearson as Young Hillary Clinton(!). l American Mustang 3D (1:10) Eye-filling three-dimensional documentary focuses on the magnificent wild horses that roam the American West; Daryl Hannah narrates. l 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 Belle (1:45) Sumptuous biopic of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a mixed-race aristocrat of pre-abolition 18th century England. l Bicycling with Molière (1:44) Film fest fave about two French actor adversary-buddies who grapple, bike, pontificate and flirt with the local talent on an idyllic Atlantic isle. l Chef (1:55) Superstar chef Jon Favreau gives up his luxe L.A. eatery to launch a Miami food truck. l Chinese Puzzle (1:57) Romantic comedy about a French father who follows his children and ex-wife to exotic New York. l Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2:10) A mob of genetically evolved apes takes on a mob of humans to see who will rule Planet Earth. l Deliver Us from Evil (1:41) A New York cop joins forces with a cutting-edge exorcist to battle a citywide rash of positively demonic activity. l Earth to Echo (1:29) E.T. redux as four kids help an alien find his way back home. l Edge of Tomorrow (1:53) War of the Worlds meets Groundhog Day as a space-time vortex forces Tom Cruise to fight the same battle against invading aliens over and over again. l The Fault in Our Stars (2:06) John Green’s best-seller hits the big screen with Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as two teens who meet and fall in love at a cancer support group. l Fed Up (1:32) Katie Couric documentary about the American food industry and the dangerous and unhealthy swill they’re feeding us. l The Grand Seduction (1:55) Wry comedy about a Canadian fishing village that does whatever it takes to convince a big-city doctor to become their permanent sawbones. l A Hard Day’s Night (1:30) 50th anniversary restoration of the footloose musical comedy stars John, Paul, George and Ringo as Liverpool rock stars heading to London for a TV gig. l How to Train Your Dragon 2 (1:45) Wannabe Viking Hiccup and his pet dragon Toothless are busily protecting their village from invaders. l Ida (1:20) Polish drama about a teenage nun-tobe who discovers that she’s the daughter of Jewish parents killed by the Nazis. l The Immigrant (1:57) Ellis Island period piece about the adventures and tribulations of a Polish émigré in Jazz Age Manhattan. l Impact (1:51) Vintage noir stars Brian Donlevy as a framed-for-murder industrialist who takes it on the lam and starts a new life in…bucolic Larkspur! l Jaws (2:04) Spielberg’s best movie, about a great white shark seeking protein along the New England coast, is really about the terrific acting chemistry between mammals Robert Shaw, Roy l
Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss. 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 Lark 10th Anniversary Celebration (4:00) Celebrate a decade of independent, fun-filled programming at Larkspur’s premier movie palace with cake, cartoons, and an evening screening of film noir classic Impact, filmed in the hometown itself! Free popcorn and vino too. l Life Itself (1:52) Acclaimed documentary looks at the life and work of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic and TV star Roger Ebert. l Maleficent (1:38) Angelina Jolie stars in the untold story of Sleeping Beauty’s wicked nemesis. l The Metropolitan Opera: Otello (3:30) Verdi’s tumultuous tale of a soldier brought down by envy and jealousy is presented in dazzling big-screen high definition; Renee Fleming plays Desdemona. l Obvious Child (1:23) An aspiring twentysomething comedian faces unemployment, pregnancy and adulthood; Jenny Slate stars. l Raiders of the Lost Ark (1:55) Swashbuckling archaeologist Harrison Ford searches the Holy Land for a potent Biblical tchotchke before the Nazis can use it to conquer the world. l RiffTrax Live: Sharknado (2:00) The interplanetary wiseguy cineastes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 take on the 2013 howler about a plague of man-eating sharks chomping their way through greater Los Angeles. l The Smurfs 2 (1:42) Clumsy, Grouchy and the other aqua-hued cutie-pies return, searching Paris for Smurfette before she becomes a Naughty! l Snowpiercer (2:06) Bong Joon Ho satirical sci-fi thriller stars Ed Harris, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer and John Hurt as modern Ice Age survivors jockeying for position on a high-tech train to nowhere. l Tammy (1:36) Broke, jobless, lovelorn Melissa McCarthy hits the road to Niagara Falls with groovy grandma Susan Sarandon. l Third Person (2:17) Paul Haggis tells three dovetailing stories of love, loss, children and coupledom. l Transformers: Age of Extinction (2:35) Everyone’s favorite Autobots are back and taking on yet another Earth-threatening evildoer. l 22 Jump Street (1:52) Baby-faced undercover cops Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill graduate to college-level espionage. l Walking the Camino (1:24) Follows six pilgrims as they trek Spain’s ancient 500-mile Camino de Santago Trail in search of spiritual awakening. l Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1:40) Gene Wilder stars in an inventive musical version of Roald Dahl’s delectable novel about an eccentric chocolatier and his mysterious, fantastical candy kingdom. l Words and Pictures (1:51) Boozing English teacher Clive Owen and abstract painter Juliette Binoche spark in Fred Schepisi’s romantic comedy. l X-Men: Days of Future Past (2:10) The original X-Men join forces with their younger selves in a time-altering mission to save Earth; Halle Berry, Peter Dinklage and Michael Fassbender star.
k New Movies This Week kAmerica (PG-13)
Regency: 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 Rafael: Wed 7 (filmmakers Monty Miranda and Ellie Phipps Price in person) kBegin Again (R) Regency: 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Belle (PG) Rafael: Fri-Sat 2, 8:30 Sun 2 Mon, Tue 8:30 Wed 9:15 kBicycling with Molière (NR) Lark: Fri 6 Mon 1 Tue 3:45 Chef (R) Fairfax: 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Playhouse: 1, 4, 7, 9:45 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 10:50, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Wed 10:50, 1:50 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:25 Sun 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40 Sun-Wed 2:20, 5, 7:40 Thu 2:20, 5 Chinese Puzzle (R) Lark: Sun 8:45 Tue 8:30 Thu 12:45 kDawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) Fairfax: Thu 10pm Rowland: Thu 10:30pm, midnight; 3D showtimes at 10pm, midnight kDeliver Us from Evil (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 11:15, 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Tue 7, 9:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 1:50, 4:35, 7:30, 10:15 Rowland: 11:10, 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 kEarth to Echo (PG) Fairfax: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Rowland: 10:10, 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Edge of Tomorrow (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 11, 4:40, 10:20 Mon-Tue 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:20 The Fault in Our Stars (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:40, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 Fed Up (PG) Lark: Fri 1 Sun 6:30 Tue 6:15 Thu 3:30 The Grand Seduction (PG-13) Lark: Mon 3:30 Wed 8:30 Thu 5:45 kA Hard Day’s Night (G) Rafael: Sun 4:30, 7 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Fairfax: 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 2, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45 Playhouse: 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:20, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Thu 11:20, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10 Ida (PG-13) Rafael: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue 4:30, 6:30 Sun 9 Wed 4:30 The Immigrant (R) Marin: Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10 Sun-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:15 Thu 1:25, 4:20 kImpact (Not Rated) Lark: Wed 6 (free wine and popcorn) Jaws (PG) Lark: Sat 8:30 Sun 3:45 Jersey Boys (R) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:35 Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 1:40, 7:20 Mon-Tue 6:45 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4:05, 7 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 12:50, 4, 7:10, 10:20 Wed 12:50, 4 Rowland: 10:05, 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 kLark 10th Anniversary Celebration (NR) Lark: Wed 1-5pm kLife Itself (R) Rafael: Fri-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Mon-Thu 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Maleficent (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:15, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50 kThe Metropolitan Opera: Otello (PG) Regency: Wed 7 Sequoia: Wed 7 Obvious Child (R) Regency: Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue, Thu 12:55, 3:15, 5:35, 7:50, 10:05 Sun 5:35, 7:50, 10:05 Wed 4:30, 9:45 Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG) Lark: Fri-Sat 3:15 Sun 1 kRiffTrax Live: Sharknado (PG-13) Marin: Thu 8 Regency: Thu 8 Sequoia: Thu 8 kThe Smurfs 2 (PG) Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am kSnowpiercer (R) Rafael: Fri-Sun 1, 4, 6:45, 9:15 Mon-Thu 4, 6:45, 9:15 Tammy (R) Cinema: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Fairfax: 12:10, 2:45, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:05 Sun-Thu 1:40, 4:35, 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:15, 12:30, 1:55, 3, 4:20, 5:35, 6:45, 8, 9:10, 10:25 Playhouse: 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:30, 9:50 Rowland: 10, 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:20 Third Person (R) Regency: 12:25, 3:40, 7, 10:15 Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG-13) Fairfax: 1:05, 4:30, 8 Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 3, 10; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 8:30 Mon-Tue 9:55; 3D showtime at 6:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 12:15, 1:45, 3:15, 5:30, 7, 7:45, 9:15; 3D showtimes at 10:45, 1, 2:30, 4, 4:45, 6:15, 8:30, 10 Rowland: Fri-Mon, Wed 12, 3:30, 7, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 10:15, 1:45, 5:15, 8:45 Tue 12, 3:30, 7, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 1:45, 5:15, 8:45 Thu 12, 3:30, 7; 3D showtimes at 1:45, 5:15 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 3:30, 10:35; 3D showtimes at 11:50, 7:05 Sun 3:30; 3D showtimes at 11:50, 7:05 Mon-Tue, Thu 3:30; 3D showtime at 7:05 Wed 3:20 22 Jump Street (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45 Mon-Tue 7:15, 10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:05 Rowland: 11:35, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35 Walking the Camino (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 1 Mon 6:15 Thu 8:30 kWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (PG) Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Words and Pictures (PG-13) Lark: Fri, Mon 8:30 Sat 6 Tue 1 X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 kAmerican Mustang 3D (PG)
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
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