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Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford
stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert and Anne Hathaway as the lovely Fantine. l No (1:50) Acclaimed Chilean drama about the 1988 grassroots campaign to oust longtime dictator Augusto Pinochet. l Notre-Dame de Paris (2:00) La Scala Ballet presents a more graceful interpretation of Victor Hugo’s Hunchback tale with music by Maurice Jarre, choreography by Roland Petit and costumes by Yves SaintLaurent. l Oz: The Great and Powerful (2:07) Fantastical Sam Raimi prequel about the young wizard’s arrival in Oz stars Michelle Williams as Glinda and James Franco in the title role. Paleyfest Featuring The Big Bang Theory (2:00) The cast of the hit nerds-in-
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Nina Hoss feels the pull of the West in ‘Barbara,’ opening Friday at the Sequoia. l Amour (2:05) Critically acclaimed French drama stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva as an elderly Parisian couple battling the realities of old age. l Argo (2:00) Ben Affleck directs and stars in the true-life story of the Iran hostage crisis and an unbelievable covert operation to rescue six American prisoners. l Barbara (1:45) An East German pediatrician balances her dedication to her patients and her attraction to a fellow doctor against a chance to jump the Wall and go west. l Dead Man Down (1:58) Vengance-driven gangster Colin Farrell hooks up with an equally vengeful Noomi Rapace to take down crime czar Terrence Howard; Isabelle Huppert costars! l Django Unchained (2:45) Quentin Tarantino über-Western about a slaveturned-bounty hunter (Jamie Foxx), his still-enslaved wife (Kerry Washington) and the plantation owner (Leo DiCaprio) who stands in their way. l Emperor (1:38) Historical drama about the U.S. Army’s postwar occupation of Japan and the looming fate of Emperor Hirohito; Tommy Lee Jones stars as Douglas MacArthur. l Escape from Planet Earth (1:29) Cartoon comedy about a dashing extraterrestrial astronaut, his nerdy brother and their dangerous mission to violent, crazy faraway planet Earth. l The Gatekeepers (1:36) Thought-provoking documentary features six former heads of the Israeli Secret Service discussing their mixed feelings about the agency’s often controversial counterterrorism methods.
A Good Day to Die Hard (1:38) Rogue cop John McClane teams up with his CIAagent son to halt a global nuclear showdown, Russian Mafia be damned; Bruce Willis stars, of course. l Greedy Lying Bastards (1:30) Riveting documentary focuses on the most appalling political scandal of the modern era: the U.S. government’s ongoing refusal to deal with the realities of climate change. l Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (1:34) Documentarians Dmitry Vasyukov and Werner Herzog examine a year in the life of an inaccessible Siberian village practically untouched by the modern (post-18th century) world. l Identity Thief (1:51) Denver ad exec Jason Bateman’s savings and self spiral out of control when Miami grifter Melissa McCarthy taps into his virtual-plastic soul. l Jack the Giant Slayer (1:55) Turns out there’s an entire race of giants at the top of the beanstalk, all of them mean, ugly and absolutely ravenous. l The Last Exorcist Part II (1:29) Sequel to the 2010 chiller finds Ashley Bell in New Orleans, dazed, confused and possessed by that same damned demon. l Life of Pi (2:05) Ang Lee’s adaptation of the Yann Martel novel about an Indian teenager’s challenging odyssey: navigating across the Pacific in a life raft with a hyena, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger. l Lincoln (2:29) High-pedigree look at the 16th president’s four tumultuous years in office features a screenplay by Tony Kushner and stars Daniel Day-Lewis under the direction of Steven Spielberg. l Les Miserables (2:38) All-star adaptation of the Victor Hugo musical extravaganza l
love TV show fields questions and screens exclusive, seldom-seen footage. l Quartet (1:38) The cozy elegance of a retired musicians’ home is torn asunder when an ex-wife/diva arrives to open old wounds; Dustin Hoffman directs Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon. l Safe Haven (1:55) Lasse Hallström drama about a woman with a haunted past who tries to make a new life for herself in an idyllic North Carolina village. l Side Effects (1:45) Steven Soderbergh thriller follows the unraveling life of a successful Manhattan couple after they partake of a new anti-anxiety wonder drug;
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jude Law star. Silver Linings Playbook (2:02) David O. Russell comedy about a down-and-outer’s attempts to rebuild his life after losing his wife and his job and moving in with his parents; Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence star. l Snitch (1:35) Angry dad Dwayne Johnson tracks down and turns in a top-shelf drug dealer to reduce his recreationally mellow teenage son’s three-strikes 10-year prison sentence. l Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1:23) Beautifully restored 75th anniversary edition of the Disney classic features gorgeous hand-drawn animation, a tuneful score and Billy Gilbert as Sneezy. l Stand Up Guys (1:35) Alan Arkin, Christopher Walken and Al Pacino as very old buddies trying to recapture their glory days of sex, drugs and criminal malfeasance. l 21 and Over (1:33) A hapless honors student’s 21st birthday goes gonzo thanks to two fun-loving friends and a night of drugs, booze and graphic nudity. l West Side Story (2:31) New York youth gangs take on “Romeo and Juliet” in a Sondheim-Robbins-Bernstein musical extravaganza featuring Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno and some totally awesome mambo. l Zero Dark Thirty (2:37) Kathryn Bigelow’s brutal docudrama about an elite team of ops and agents and their decadelong hunt for Osama bin Laden. Y l
Celebrate ‘Snow White’’s 75th birthday at the Rafael Sunday afternoon.
k New Movies This Week
Amour (PG-13) Argo (R) k Barbara (PG-13) k Dead Man Down (R)
Django Unchained (R) k Emperor (PG-13) Escape from Planet Earth (PG) The Gatekeepers (PG-13) A Good Day to Die Hard (R) k Greedy Lying Bastards (PG-13) Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Not Rated) Identity Thief (R) Jack the Giant Slayer (PG-13)
The Last Exorcism Part II (PG-13) Life of Pi (PG)
Lincoln (PG-13) Les Misérables (PG-13) k No (R) k Notre-Dame de Paris (Not Rated) Oz: The Great and Powerful (PG-13)
k Paleyfest Featuring The Big Bang Theory (Not Rated) Quartet (PG-13)
Safe Haven (PG-13) Side Effects (R)
Silver Linings Playbook (R)
Snitch (PG-13)
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
k Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Not Rated) Stand Up Guys (R) 21 and Over (R) k West Side Story (Not Rated) Zero Dark Thirty (R)
Rafael: Fri-Sat 4:15, 6:45 Sun-Mon, Wed-Thu 6:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:25 Sat-Sun 1:50, 7:25 Mon-Thu 6:30 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 12:40, 7 Sequoia: Fri 5, 7:30, 10 Sat 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Sun 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 Mon-Tue, Thu 5, 7:30 Wed 2 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:25 Mon-Thu 7, 9:40 Regency: Fri 11, 1:50, 4:50, 7:50 Rowland: Fri 11:15, 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10, 10:15 Sun-Thu 11:15, 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Regency: 11:50, 3:40, 7:20 Sequoia: Fri 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Sat 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Sun 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 Mon-Tue, Thu 4:45, 7:15 Wed 4:20 Northgate: 11, 3:35, 8; 3D showtimes at 1:20, 5:45, 10:15 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Sun-Thu 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:10 Northgate: 10:45, 4:35, 10:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 10 Sun-Thu 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30 Rafael: Fri, Sun-Mon, Wed-Thu 9:15 Sat 2, 9:15 Northgate: 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:25 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:25, 7:15, 9:45 Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:25, 7:15 Larkspur Landing: 10:20pm; 3D showtime at 7:35 Sat-Sun 11:15, 4:50; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 7:35, 10:20 Mon-Thu 9:35; 3D showtime at 6:45 Marin: Fri 4:35, 10:10; 3D showtime at 7:30 Sat 4:35, 10:10; 3D showtimes at 1:25, 7:30 Sun 4:35; 3D showtimes at 1:25, 7:30 Mon-Thu 4:30; 3D showtime at 7:25 Northgate: 10:45, 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05; 3D showtimes at 12:10, 3, 5:55, 8:45 Rowland: 11:20, 4:55; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 7:35, 10:25 Northgate: 11:05, 1:15, 3:25, 5:40, 7:55, 10:10 Rowland: 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:10 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 3D showtimes at 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 Sun-Thu 3D showtimes at 1, 3:50, 6:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 3D showtime at 10:15 Sat-Sun 11; 3D showtimes at 4:35, 10:15 Mon-Thu 3D showtime at 9:25 Northgate: 10:55, 4:50; 3D showtimes at 1:55, 7:50 Regency: Fri-Sat 3:35, 9:55 Sun-Tue, Thu 3:35 Northgate: 12:25, 6:55 Rafael: Fri 3:45, 6:30, 9 Sat 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9 Sun 1:15, 4:30, 7, 9:15 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9 Rafael: Sun 1 Tue 6:30 Cinema: Fri-Wed 3:45, 10:10; 3D showtimes at 12:40, 7 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40; 3D showtimes at 12:30, 3:20, 6:10, 9 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4, 6:50; 3D showtimes at 12:30, 3:20, 6:10 Marin: Fri 4:05, 9:55; 3D showtime at 7:20 Sat 4:05, 9:55; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 7:20 Sun 4:05; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 7:20 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:25 Northgate: 10:45, 1:45, 3:15, 4:45, 7:45, 9:15; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 12:15, 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 6:15, 7, 8:30, 10 Playhouse: Fri 3:50, 6:45, 9:35 Sat 1, 3:50, 6:45, 9:35 Sun 1, 3:50, 6:45 Mon-Thu 3:50, 6:45 Rowland: 11:25, 2:30, 5:30, 8:30; 3D showtimes at 1, 4, 7, 10 Regency: Wed 7 Sequoia: Wed 7 Playhouse: Fri 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7:10 Rafael: Fri 4, 6:15, 8:30 Sat-Sun 1, 4, 6:15, 8:30 Mon-Thu 6:15, 8:30 Northgate: 3:55, 10:20 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:40, 7:10, 9:45 Sun-Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 8, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:30 Mon-Thu 7:15, 9:45 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:40, 4:55, 10:10 Sun-Tue, Thu 11:40, 4:55 Wed 11:40 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4, 6:45, 9:30 Sun-Thu 1:20, 4, 6:45 Lark: Fri, SunThu 5:15, 8 Sat 2:30, 5:15, 8 Marin: Fri 4:20, 7:15, 10 Sat 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 10 Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4:45, 7:40 Northgate: 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 Rowland: 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 Northgate: 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Rowland: 11:35, 2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 Rafael: Sun 4:15 (Disney Research Library creative director Lella
Smith and film historian J.B. Kaufman in person)
Regency: 2:25, 7:40 Wed 2:25 Northgate: 10:50, 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 Rowland: 12, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Regency: Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Wed 2, 7 Northgate: 1:05, 7:05