MOVies
F R I D AY febr u ar y 1 4 — T H U R S D AY febr u ar y 2 0 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d About Last Night (1:40) Remake of the David Mamet sex farce about two strangers who keep hooking up despite their better judgment; Regina Hall and Kevin Hart star. l American Hustle (2:18) Docudramatic look at the Abscam scandal of the seventies stars Amy Adams and Christian Bale as grifters blackmailed by the FBI into taking down a New Jersey politico. 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 clearinghouse for legal and illegal alternative AIDS treatments from around the world. l Endless Love (1:45) Remake of the 1981 teen swoonfest about the forbidden love affair between a sheltered nice girl and a sexy bad boy. 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 Sing-Along (1:50) Make beautiful music with Kristen Bell, Santino Fontana and the rest of the gang to Kristen and Robert Lopez’s Oscar-nominated score. l Gloria (1:50) Acclaimed Chilean drama about a lonely woman’s dangerously intimate affair with a fellow singleton; Paulina Garcia stars. l Gravity (1:31) Two astronauts 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 Her (1:59) Lonesome social-network nerd Joaquin Phoenix falls truly, madly, deeply for his new computer operating system. 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. l Labor Day (1:51) Joyce Maynard’s bestseller 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 Life’s a Breeze (1:23) Grandma Fionnula Flanagan leads a mad search through Dublin’s dumping grounds after her hapless children toss an old mattress stuffed with her secret stash of squirreled cash. l Love Me Till Monday (1:29) A wistful twentysomething Londoner endures a dead-end l
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postgrad job while desperately searching for the love of her life. l Merrily We Roll Along (2:40) Direct from London’s West End it’s Stephen Sondheim’s sweeping, poignant tribute to life in show business. 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. George Clooney stars and directs. 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. 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. 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 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 RoboCop (1:57) A disabled Detroit cop returns to the line as the half-man, half-robot concoction of unscrupulous arms dealers…which half will triumph? l Summer in February (1:40) An Edwardian love triangle simmers and sizzles at a seaside Cornish artists’ colony; Emily Browning, Dan Stevens and Dominic Cooper star. l Swan Lake (3:00) The Royal Ballet presents Anthony Dowell’s Fabergé-inspired production of Tchaikovsky’s classic work; Marianela Nuñez is totally prima. l That Awkward Moment (1:34) Three swingin’ bachelor buddies harbor a horrible secret: They’re each in a happy committed relationship. l Vampire Academy (1:44) Two teenage quasivampires (one mortal, one half-human) deal with cute boys, high school and a gang of scary bloodsuckers. 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 Winter’s Tale (2:09) Epic fantasy romance abut a burglar and an heiress with a gift for reincarnation; Colin Farrell, Jenifer Connelly, William Hurt and Eva Marie Saint star. l The Wolf of Wall Street (2:45) Leo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort, the securities-fraud king of the 1990s.
k New Movies This Week kAbout Last Night (R)
Marin: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55 Sun-Mon 1:15, 4:30, 7:30 Tue-Thu 4:30, 7:30 Northgate: 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25 American Hustle (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:25, 6:40, 9:55 Sun-Thu 12:20, 3:25, 6:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 6:45, 10 Sat-Mon 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 10 Tue-Thu 6:30, 9:45 Northgate: 12:45, 3:55, 7, 10:10 August: Osage County (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:25 Sun-Thu 1:35, 4:35, 7:35 The Dallas Buyer’s Club (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 9:35 Sun-Thu 12:30, 3:40, 6:45 kEndless Love (PG-13) Northgate: 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:35, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:15, 1:50, 4:25, 7, 9:35 Frozen (PG) Northgate: 2:10, 7:25; 3D showtimes at 4:50, 10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:40, 4:20 Frozen Sing-Along (PG) Northgate: 11:25 Gloria (R) Rafael: Fri 4, 6:45, 9:05 Sat-Mon 1:30, 4, 6:45, 9:05 Tue-Thu 6:45, 9:05 Gravity (PG-13) Northgate: 11:45, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10 The Great Beauty (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Mon 4:30, 7:30 Tue-Thu 7:30 Her (R) Regency: Fri-Wed 1:20, 7:10 Thu 1:20 Inside Llewyn Davis (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 4:20, 10:05 Sun-Thu 4:20 The Invisible Woman (R) Marin: Fri-Sat 4:15, 9:45 Sun-Thu 4:15 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG-13) Northgate: 11:20, 1:55, 4:55, 7:40, 10:20 Labor Day (PG-13) Northgate: 9:45 The LEGO Movie (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:10, 3:15, 6:05, 8:45 Sun-Thu 12:10, 3:15, 6:05 Larkspur Landing: Fri 9:45; 3D showtime at 7:15 Sat-Mon 11, 4:30, 9:45; 3D showtimes at 1:45, 7:15 Tue-Thu 9:15; 3D showtime at 6:45 Northgate: 11:30, 1:10, 2, 3:40, 4:30, 6:10, 7:05, 9:35; 3D showtimes at 10:40, 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 8:40, 10:25 Playhouse: Fri 3:50, 6:10, 8:30 Sat 1:10, 3:50, 6:10, 8:30 Sun-Mon 1:10, 3:50, 6:10 Tue-Thu 3:50, 6:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:20, 12:40, 3:20, 6, 8:40; 3D showtimes at 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10 kLife’s a Breeze (Not Rated) Rafael: Thu 7 kLove Me Till Monday (Not Rated) Rafael: Wed 7 kMerrily We Roll Along (Not Rated) Rafael: Mon 7 The Monuments Men (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Wed 1, 4, 7, 9:50 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:55, 6:50, 9:40 Sun-Thu 12:45, 3:55, 6:50 Playhouse: Fri 3:40, 6:25, 9:10 Sat 1, 3:40, 6:25, 9:10 SunMon 1, 3:40, 6:25 Tue-Thu 3:40, 6:25 Regency: Fri-Sat 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6:05, 7:30, 9, 10:20 Sun-Thu 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6:05, 7:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Sequoia: Fri 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Sat 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Sun-Mon 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 Tue-Thu 4:15, 7:15 National Theatre London: Coriolanus (NR) Lark: Sat 11 Nebraska (R) Northgate: 1:40, 6:55 The Nut Job (PG) Fairfax Fri-Tue 12, 2:15 Northgate: 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon 4:15, 6:30 Sun 4:15 Wed 8:45 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts (NR) Rafael: Sat-Mon 12:15 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon, Thu 8:45 Tue 9:15 Philomena (PG-13) Marin: Fri-Mon 1, 7:15 Tue-Thu 7:15 Northgate: 11:10, 4:20, 9:40 Ride Along (PG-13) Northgate: 11:50, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:30 kRoboCop (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 4:10, 7, 9:45 Sun-Thu 1, 4:10, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Mon 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 Tue-Thu 7, 9:45 Northgate: 11, 12:25, 1:45, 3:10, 4:35, 5:55, 7:20, 8:45, 10:05 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 1:45, 4:35, 7:30, 10:20 kSummer in February (Not Rated) Rafael: Tue 7 kSwan Lake (PG) Regency: Thu 7 That Awkward Moment (R) Northgate: 2:55, 7:55 Vampire Academy (PG-13) Northgate: 12:10, 5:25, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 7:10, 9:45 Walking the Camino (Not Rated) Rafael: Sat-Mon 2:15 Winter’s Tale (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:25, 7:10, 9:30 Sun-Thu 1:15, 4:25, 7:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 6:30, 9:15 Sat-Mon 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Tue-Thu 7:15, 10 Playhouse: Fri 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 Sat 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 Sun-Mon 1:30, 4:10, 6:45 Tue-Thu 4:10, 6:45 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:50, 7, 9:55 Sun-Thu 12:50, 3:50, 7 Rowland: FriWed 11:25, 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:35 Sequoia: Fri 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 Sat 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 Sun-Mon 1:45, 4:40, 7:40 Tue-Thu 4:40, 7:40 The Wolf of Wall Street (R) Marin: Fri-Mon 12:15, 4, 7:45 Tue-Thu 4, 7:45 Regency: 11:30, 3:20, 7:20 daily
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