MOVies
F R I D AY jan u ary 3 1 — T H U R S D AY f e br u ary 6 Movie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d l American Hustle (2:18) Docudramatic look at the Abscam scandal of the ‘70s stars Amy Adams and Christian Bale as grifters blackmailed by the FBI into taking down a New Jersey politico; Louis C.K. and Robert De Niro costar. l Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2:00) Ron Burgundy is back and as fatuous as ever as he heads to New York and stardom on the country’s first 24-hour news channel; Will Ferrell stars, of course. l August: Osage County (1:59) Dysfunctional family shenanigans as acid-tongued, newly widowed cancer patient Meryl Streep takes on daughter Julia Roberts and sundry other wellmeaning types. l Dallas Buyers Club (1:57) Biopic of Ron Woodroof, the HIV-positive Texas cowboy who established a clearing house for legal and illegal alternative AIDS treatments from around the world. l Frozen (1:42) The kingdom of Arendelle is trapped in an eternal winter, so Anna sets off to find her sister Elsa, who has isolated herself to protect her family from her frosty powers. l Frozen Singalong (1:50) Make beautiful music with Kristen Bell, Santino Fontana and the rest of the gang to Kristen and Robert Lopez’s Oscarnominated score. l Gimme Shelter (1:40) Streetwise pregnant teen Vanessa Hudgens escapes her parents’ clutches and finds a Father figure in the Rev. James Earl Jones. 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 The Great Beauty (2:22) Felliniesque satirical dramedy about an aging writer’s bittersweet adventures in beautiful, bizarre Rome. l Groundhog Day (1:43) Modern classic comedy about a snide TV weatherman who finds himself trapped within the same eternally repeating February 2; Bill Murray is splendid. l Her (1:59) Lonesome social-network nerd Joaquin Phoenix falls truly, madly, deeply for his new computer operating system; Spike Jonze directs Amy Adams, Rooney Mara and Scarlett Johansson as Samantha the robot. l The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2:41) Bilbo Baggins is back, joining 13 dwarves and a wizard in their quest to reclaim a lost kingdom; Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee and Orlando Bloom star. l The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2:26) Jennifer Lawrence is back as Games top dawg Katniss Everdeen, whose victory lap is met with angry, violent rebellion; Lenny Kravitz costars. l I, Frankenstein (1:32) Everyone’s favorite monster—still lurking after all these years—becomes the pawn in a power struggle between modernday demons and gargoyles. l Inside Llewyn Davis (1:44) Joel and Ethan Coen’s dark dramedy about a Dylan-era Greenwich Village folksinger hustling his way up the show biz ladder; Carey Mulligan, John Goodman and Oscar Isaac star. l The Invisible Woman (1:51) Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in the story of Charles Dickens’ lifelong muse and mistress, Nelly Wharton Robinson (Felicity Jones). l Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (1:47) Prequel to Tom Clancy’s CIA thrillers stars Chris Pine as Ryan in his pre-spook days; Kenneth Branagh directs!
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l Labor Day (1:51) Joyce Maynard’s best-seller hits the big screen with Kate Winslet as a reclusive single mother who shelters escaped con Josh Brolin in her home. l The Lego Movie (1:34) A Lego figurine and his peg-block posse take on an evil power-mad tyrant; Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Alison Brie and Liam freakin’ Neeson supply the vocals. l Lone Survivor (2:01) Four Navy SEALs head to Afghanistan to take out Taliban leader Ahmad Shah and find themselves outmanned and outgunned; Mark Wahlberg stars. l The Monuments Men (1:58) Real-life WWII thriller about a band of art scholars on a mission to rescue stolen masterpieces from the Nazis; star George Clooney directs Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and Cate Blanchett. l National Theatre London: Coriolanus (3:00) Direct from the Olivier Theatre it’s the Bard’s timeless tale of battlefield politics, foreign and domestic; Tom Hiddleston stars. l Nebraska (1:54) Alexander Payne dramedy follows a cantankerous old coot and his estranged son on a Midwestern road trip to claim a milliondollar grand prize; Bruce Dern and Will Forte star. l The Nut Job (1:26) Cartoon caper comedy about two rascally rodents and their plan to heist a nut store; Liam Neeson and Brendan Fraser vocalize. l Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts Catch five cartoons from around the world up for this year’s Academy Awards. l
Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts
Program of five minimalist documentaries on a wide range of subjects with one thing in common: a shot at Academy bling. l Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts The Academy’s picks for the year’s top five live-action short subjects screen at the Rafael this week. l The Past (2:10) Acclaimed Iranian drama about the looming divorce between a French woman and her estranged Iranian husband. l Philomena (1:37) Stephen Frears docudrama about an unwed mother’s attempts to track down her long-lost son; Judi Dench stars. l Ride Along Action comedy follows two cops on an unexpectedly wild night cruising the mean streets of Atlanta; Ice Cube stars. l Saving Mr. Banks (2:05) Behind-the-scenes look at “Mary Poppins”’ long and tumultuous journey from page to screen; Tom Hanks stars as Walt Disney, Emma Thompson as curmudgeonly adversary P.L. Travers. l That Awkward Moment (1:34) Three swingin’ bachelor buddies harbor a horrible secret: They’re each in a happy committed relationship. 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. l Walking the Camino (1:24) Award-winning documentary follows six pilgrims as they trek Spain’s ancient 500-mile Camino de Santago Trail in search of spiritual awakening. l The Wolf of Wall Street (2:45) Leo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort, the securities-fraud king of the 1990s; Martin Scorsese directs Matthew McConaughey, Spike Jonze, Rob Reiner and Fran Lebowitz.
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American Hustle (R)
Cinema: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 7, 10:05 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:25, 6:40, 9:55 Sun-Thu 12:20, 3:25, 6:40 Marin: Fri 3:55, 7, 10:05 Sat 12:45, 3:55, 7, 10:05 Sun 12:45, 3:55, 7 Mon-Thu 3:55, 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 7:15, 10:25 Playhouse: Fri, Mon-Thu 7 Sat-Sun 1, 7 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 4, 10:20 August: Osage County (R) Marin: Fri 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Sat 1:15, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Sun 1:15, 4:30, 7:30 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 The Dallas Buyer’s Club (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 3:40, 6:45, 9:30 Sun-Thu 3:40, 6:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:35, 4:35, 7:20, 10:10 Playhouse: Fri 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:45 Mon-Thu 3:45, 6:45 Frozen (PG) Fairfax: 12:30 daily Northgate: Fri-Wed 2:10, 7:30; 3D showtimes at 11:25, 4:45, 10:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:15, 1:50, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 * Frozen Singalong (PG) Lark: Fri-Sat 5:30 Sun 11:15, 2 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 6:20 Gimme Shelter (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:15 Sun 5:05, 7:45 Mon, Tue, Thu 12, 2:30, 5:05, 7:45 Wed 4:30 Gravity (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 The Great Beauty (NR) Rafael: Fri 4:30, 7:30 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 Mon-Thu 7:30 * Groundhog Day (PG) Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Her (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12, 3:30, 7, 9:45 Sun-Thu 12, 3:30, 7 Regency: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7, 10 Sun-Thu 1, 4, 7 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:15, 6:50 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 3:05, 9 I, Frankenstein (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:10; 3D showtimes at 2:40, 5:15, 7:40, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 2:30; 3D showtimes at 11:55, 5, 7:30, 10 Inside Llewyn Davis (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:35, 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:10 Sun-Thu 11:35, 2:10, 4:50, 7:35 The Invisible Woman (R) Marin: Fri 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 Sat 1, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 Sun 1, 4:15, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7:15 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:50 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4, 6:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:55, 2:35, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 * Labor Day (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:15, 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:30, 4:20, 7, 9:45 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Sequoia: Fri 4:20, 7:15, 9:55 Sat 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 9:55 Sun, Thu 7:15 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:15 * The Lego Movie (PG) Northgate: Thu 10pm; 3D showtime at 10:15pm Rowland: Thu 10pm; 3D showtime at 10:10pm Lone Survivor (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 7, 10 Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7, 10 Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:35 Regency: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05 Sun-Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:10 Rowland: FriWed 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 * The Monuments Men (PG-13) Fairfax: Thu 7 Playhouse: Thu 7 * National Theatre London: Coriolanus (NR) Lark: Sat 1 Nebraska (R) Lark: Fri-Sat 8:15 Sun-Thu 4:45, 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:40, 1:20, 4:10, 6:55, 9:50 The Nut Job (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:20, 2:40, 4:55, 7, 9:10 Sun-Wed 12:20, 2:40, 4:55, 7 Thu 12:20, 2:40, 4:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:40 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 1:10, 3:25, 5:40, 7:55, 10:15 * Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sun 4:15, 6:30 Mon-Thu 6:30 * Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts (NR) Rafael: Sat-Sun 12:15 * Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts (NR) Rafael: 8:45 daily The Past (NR) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 6:15, 9 Sat-Sun 1:15, 6:15, 9 Philomena (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:35, 9:55 Playhouse: Fri 4:15, 6:30, 9:20 Sat 1:15, 4:15, 6:30, 9:20 Sun 1:15, 4:15, 6:30 Mon-Thu 4:15, 6:30 Ride Along (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:25, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Saving Mr. Banks (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:40, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11, 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:20 * That Awkward Moment (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:25, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 12 Years a Slave (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 Playhouse: Fri 9:40 Sat 4, 9:40 SunThu 4 Walking the Camino (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sun 4 The Wolf of Wall Street (R) Fairfax: 12:10, 3:55, 7:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Thu 8 Sat-Sun 12, 4, 8 Regency: 11:30, 3:20, 7:20 daily Sequoia: Fri 4, 7:45 Sat 12:15, 4, 7:45 Mon-Wed 4, 7:45
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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