MOViES
k New Movies This Week
And So It Goes (PG-13)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 2:30, 7:30
k Beverly Hills Cop (R)
Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7
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Boyhood (R)
Rafael: Fri-Sun, Wed-Thu 12, 12:30, 3:30, 4, 7, 7:30 Mon-Tue 3:30, 4, 7, 7:30
Movie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d
k Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Not Rated)
Lark: Thu 5:45
k Calvary (R)
Regency: 11:35, 2:15, 5, 7:40, 10:20
Chef (R)
Lark: Fri-Sat 6 Sun, Thu 3 Mon, Wed 8:30 Tue 3:25 Marin: Fri 4:15, 7:05, 9:45 Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45 Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:05 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7:05 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 4:50, 9:50
Le Chef (PG-13)
Lark: Sat 1 Mon 6:10 Wed 3:50 Marin: Fri 4:30, 7:20, 9:30 Sat 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 9:30 Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:20 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:20
And So It Goes (1:34) Rob Reiner rom-com about a curmudgeonly realtor, his comely neighbor and the abandoned granddaughter he can’t help loving; Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton star. 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-andout record exec; let the canoodling commence. l Beverly Hills Cop (1:46) Loose cannon Detroit cop Eddie Murphy wreaks madcap mayhem in snooty Beverly Hills. 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 Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1:55) Social climbing free spirit Audrey Hepburn bewitches, bothers and bewilders writer-gigolo George Peppard in Blake Edwards’ mood-swinging version of the Truman Capote novella. 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 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 A Five Star Life (1:25) Italian romance about a luxury hotel critic whose jet-setting life doesn’t fulfill her deeper, sweeter desires. 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 Medal-winning 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 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; Wilfrid Brambell steals the show as Paul’s Machiavellian uncle. l Hercules (1:38) Revisionist comic-strip version of the Greek myth stars Dwayne Johnson as the title hunk; Ian McShane and John Hurt costar. l Horses of God (1:55) Hard-hitting Moroccan drama about a Casablanca slum where poverty and despair breed violence and terrorism. l How to Train Your Dragon 2 (1:45) Wannabe Viking Hiccup and his pet dragon Toothless are back and busily protecting their village from uncouth invaders. l The Hundred-Foot Journey (2:02) Culinary fireworks result when an Indian family opens a restaurant 33 yards from Helen Mirren’s l
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Michelin-starred dining palace; Lasse Hallstrom directs. l Into the Storm (1:29) Postmodern disaster flick about a Midwestern town facing an unprecedented onslaught of killer tornadoes. l James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge 3D (1:30) The Titanic director teams up with National Geographic to dive seven miles below the Pacific’s surface to photograph the Mariana Trench is three dazzling dimensions. 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; Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese and a host of others offer insights. 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 Monty Python Live (Mostly) (3:00) John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Terry Jones reunite for an evening of fun and frolic at London’s 02 Arena. 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 Mr. Peabody and Sherman (1:31) The unflappable canine genius has to patch up the spacetime continuum after the Way-Back Machine goes kerblooey. l Obvious Child (1:23) An aspiring twentysomething comedian faces unemployment, pregnancy and honest-to-God adulthood in Gillian Robespierre’s poignant comedy; Jenny Slate stars. l Planes: Fire & Rescue (1:15) Sequel finds down-and-outer Dusty regaining his altitude as a wildfire-fighting rescue ’copter. l RiffTrax Live: Godzilla (2:30) The wisecracking interplanetary cineastes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 take on the 1998 lizard-monster version starring poor Matthew Broderick. l San Francisco Jewish Film Festival The 34th annual fest celebrates the best in Jewish documentaries, comedies, dramas and thrillers; call 621-0523 or visit sfjff.org for info and schedule. l Siddharth (1:37) Acclaimed Indian drama follows a New Delhi chain-wallah on a desperate journey to Punjab and Mumbai to find his son. 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 Supermensch (1:25) Mike Myers’ loving documentary portrait of super-agent Shep Gordon features insights and encomiums from amigos Alice Cooper, Sylvester Stallone, Willie Nelson and Emeril Lagasse. 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 Venus in Fur (1:36) Roman Polanski directs David Ives’ dramedy about an actress who dominates her director into the Sacher-Masoch-istic scenario of his dreams. l Wish I Was Here (1:53) Writer-director Zach Braff stars as a thirtysomething who reexamines his life when father Mandy Patinkin is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 1, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 k The Expendables 3 (PG-13)
Rowland: Thu 7, 10
k A Five Star Life (Not Rated)
Lark: Fri 1:15 Wed 6:10
Get On Up (PG-13)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:50, 7:05, 10:10 Rowland: 10, 1:05, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25
k The Giver (PG-13)
Fairfax: Thu 8
Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13)
Cinema: Fri-Wed 7; 3D showtimes at 1, 4, 10 Fairfax: 12:45, 1:45, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 12:30, 1:55, 4:55, 7:55, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 11:45, 1:15, 2:45, 3:30, 4:15, 5:40, 6:30, 7:15, 8:45, 10:15 Playhouse: 12:50, 2:15, 3:55, 5, 6:45, 8, 9:40 Rowland: 10:30, 1:30, 4:25, 7:30, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 12, 3, 6, 9
A Hard Day’s Night (Not Rated)
Lark: Tue 6:10 Thu 12:40
Hercules (PG-13)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20
k Horses of God (Not Rated)
Rafael: Mon-Tue 3:45, 6:30 9 Wed 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG)
Lark: Sat 3:15 Sun 12:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:35, 2:15, 4:45
The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG)
Fairfax: 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri 6:50, 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40 Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:20 Playhouse: 1:15, 4:10, 7, 9:45 Regency: 10:45, 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Rowland: 10:35, 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 10:05 Sequoia: Fri 4, 7, 9:55 Sat 1, 4, 7, 9:55 Sun 1, 4, 7 Mon-Wed 4, 7
k Into the Storm (PG-13)
Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Mon-Wed 7:15, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 12:10, 1:20, 2:25, 3:35, 4:40, 5:50, 6:55, 8:05, 9:20, 10:30 Rowland: 10:15, 12:35, 2:55, 5:15, 7:40, 10
k James Cameron’s Deepsea
Challenge 3D (PG-13)
Regency: 3D showtimes Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05, Sun 5:20, 7:45, 10:05, Wed 11:40, 4:40, 10:05 and Thu 3, 5:20
Life Itself (R)
Lark: Sun 5:50 Wed 1
Lucy (R)
Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 Thu 12:15, 2:45, 5:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:30, 7:45, 10 Sat-Sun 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10 Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:25 Regency: 12:25, 2:50, 5:25, 7:55, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Mon, Wed 10:10, 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40 Tue 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40 Thu 12:15, 2:30, 4:45
Magic in the Moonlight (PG-13)
Regency: 10:30, 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:35 Sequoia: Fri 4:25, 7:25, 10 Sat 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10 Sun 1:25, 4:25, 7:25 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:25
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (Not Rated)
Rafael: Thu 2, 7
A Most Wanted Man (R)
Fairfax: 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:35 Marin: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:40 Sat 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40 Sun 1:10, 4, 6:50 Mon-Thu 4, 6:50 Regency: 10:40, 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10
k Mr. Peabody and Sherman (PG)
Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am
Obvious Child (R)
Lark: Sat 8:45 Tue, Thu 8:30
Planes: Fire & Rescue (PG)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:50, 10
k RiffTrax Live: Godzilla (PG-13)
Regency: Wed 8
k San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Rafael: Fri-Sun (visit sfjff.org for schedule)
Siddharth (Not Rated)
Lark: Fri 3:30 Mon 1:20
k Step Up: All In (PG-13)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 2:10, 7:40; 3D showtimes at 11:25, 5, 10:25 Rowland: 2:20, 7:50; 3D showtimes at 11:35, 5, 10:30
k Supermensch (Not Rated)
Lark: Sun 8:45 Mon 3:50
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13) Fairfax: 4:05, 6:45, 9:25; 3D showtime at 1:15 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30; 3D showtimes at 5, 10:05 Sat-Sun 2:25, 7:30; 3D showtimes at 11:50, 5, 10:05 Mon-Wed 9:15; 3D showtime at 6:45 Northgate: 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:35 Rowland: 2, 7; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 4:30, 9:30 k Venus in Fur (Not Rated)
Lark: Fri 8:45 Tue 1
Wish I Was Here (R)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 7:20, 9:55
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