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F R I D AY april 5 — T H U R S D AY april 1 1 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d
compulsively watchable family saga; Jimmy Admission (1:57) The straitlaced world Caan costars. of Princeton admissions officer Tina Fey l The Host (2:05) Extraterrestrial bodysnatchgoes kerblooey when the kid she gave up for adoption years ago reappears as one of her ers meet their match in plucky homo sapiens applicants. Saoirse Ronan; William Hurt plays Unca Jeb. l The Call (1:35) 911 operator Halle Berry’s l The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (1:41) emergency call from freshly abducted Vegas flash-and-glitter illusionists Steve Abigail Breslin plunges her into a disturbing Carell and Steve Buscemi face stiff competiconfrontation with her violent past. tion from flashy street magician Jim Carrey. l The Croods (1:31) Dazzling animation l Jurassic Park 3D (2:07) Spielberg adds anhighlights the story of a prehistoric family other dimension to his 1993 reinvigoratedemerging from their cave to behold the wide dinosaurs epic. l Life of Pi (2:05) Ang Lee’s adaptation of the world; Emma Stone and Nic Cage vocalize. l Django Unchained (2:45) Quentin Yann Martel novel about an Indian teenager’s challenging odyssey: navigating across the Tarantino über-Western about a slaveturned-bounty hunter (Jamie Foxx), his still- Pacific in a life raft with a hyena, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger. enslaved wife (Kerry Washington) and the plantation owner (Leo DiCaprio) who stands l No (1:50) Acclaimed Chilean drama about in their way. the 1988 grassroots l Emperor (1:38) Historicampaign to oust longtime dictator Augusto cal drama about the U.S. Pinochet. Army’s postwar occupation l Olympus Has Fallen of Japan and the looming fate of Emperor Hirohito; (2:00) Secret Service Tommy Lee Jones stars as agent Gerard Butler Douglas MacArthur. gets all heroic when the l Evil Dead (1:31) Remake president and the White House are seized by terof the 1981 horror flick ‘The Sapphires’ bring the Motown to South rorists; Ashley Judd and finds five (sexy) friends Vietnam starting this Friday. Morgan Freeman costar. in a (remote) cabin beleal On the Road (2:05) Jack guered by (demonic) forces from the surrounding woods. Kerouac’s iconic Beat novel hits the big screen l Exhibition: Manet: Portraying Life (1:40) at last with Sam Riley and Garret Hedlund as Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, the coolFeast your eyes on the London Royal Acadest cats to ever cross the wide expanse of the emy of Arts’ dazzling exhibition of Édouard American continent. Manet’s greatest works. l 56 Up (2:24) Michael Apted’s acclaimed l Orchestra of Exiles (1:25) Gripping ongoing documentary series, checking in documentary about Bronislaw Huberman, on 14 disparate Britons every seven years, the man who smuggled a thousand Jewish is back, this time examining Apted’s diverse musicians out of Nazi-dominated Europe subjects at the age of 56. and helped found the Israel Philharmonic. l La Fille Mal Gardee (2:11) London’s Royal l Oz: The Great and Powerful (2:07) FanBallet presents Dauberval’s timelessly frothy tastical Sam Raimi prequel about the young tale of love, bumbershoots and cranky widows. wizard’s arrival in Oz stars Michelle Williams l Flushed Away (1:25) Family-friendly as Glinda and James Franco in the title role. cartoon about a posh rat accidentally flushed l Quartet (1:38) The cozy elegance of a reinto the sewers of London’s East End; Hugh tired musicians’ home is torn asunder when Jackman and Kate Winslet vocalize. an ex-wife/diva arrives to open old wounds; l 42 Biopic of the great Jackie Robinson, the Dustin Hoffman directs Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon. Brooklyn Dodger who broke baseball’s color l The Sapphires (1:43) Four hip young Moline in 1947; Chadwick Boseman stars. l From Up on Poppy Hill (1:31) Animated town-era Australian aborigines find themselves in war-torn Vietnam entertaining the troops! Japanese romance about two teens falling in l Spring Breakers (1:32) Girls go wild when love on the eve of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. l The Gatekeepers (1:41) Thought-provokfour BFFs knock over a bank to finance a bitchin’ spring break and end up in thrall to ing documentary features six former heads rapper/arms dealer James Franco. of the Israeli Secret Service discussing their l Starbuck (1:48) French Canadian comedy mixed feelings about the agency’s often controversial counterterrorism methods. about a middle-aged slacker and onetime l G.I. Joe: Retaliation (1:50) Dogfaces Flint, sperm-bank donor who discovers that he’s Snake Eyes and Lady Jaye take on arch-enemy fathered 533 children, many of them anxious to meet their biological daddy. Cobra and—egad—their own government! l Ginger & Rosa (1:30) British period drama l Tyler Perry’s Temptation (1:31) Marabout the complex relationship between two riage counselor Jurnee Smollett’s affair with inseparable teenage girls; Sally Potter directs. a client results in remorse, acrimony and l The Godfather (2:55) Mafia don Marlon a nagging headache; Jerry Stiller and Kim Brando passes the reins of power to reluctant Kardashian costar! Y son Al Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola’s epic, l
k New Movies This Week
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Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:50, 4:10, 7:05, 9:30 Sun-Thu 12:50, 4:10, 7:05 Playhouse: Fri 3:50, 6:55, 9:20 Sat 1, 3:50, 6:55, 9:20 Sun 1, 3:50, 6:55 MonThu 3:50, 6:55 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:15, 1:55, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sun-Tue 11:15, 1:55, 4:50, 7:30 Rowland: 11:40, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Sequoia: Fri 5, 7:30, 10 Sat 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Sun 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 Mon-Thu 5, 7:30 The Call (R) Northgate: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 The Croods (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 3:40, 6:10, 8:30 Sun-Thu 1, 3:40, 6:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 9:55; 3D showtime at 7:35 Sat-Sun 12, 5:15, 9:55; 3D showtimes at 2:35, 7:35 Mon-Thu 9:45; 3D showtime at 7:15 Northgate: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15 Playhouse: Fri 4, 6:30, 8:40 Sat 1:30, 4, 6:30, 8:40 Sun 1:30, 4, 6:30 Mon-Thu 4, 6:30 Marin: Fri 4:35; 3D showtimes at 7:10, 9:35 Sat 1:45; 3D showtimes at 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 Sun 1:45; 3D showtimes at 4:35, 7:10 Mon-Thu 2:15; 3D showtimes at 4:45, 7:40 Rowland: 11:45, 4:45, 9:45; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 7:15 Django Unchained (R) Regency: 11:50, 3:35, 7:20 Emperor (PG-13) 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 4:45, 7:15 Thu 4:45 k Evil Dead (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:35; Sun-Thu 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20 Northgate: 11:05, 1:20, 3:35, 5:50, 8:05, 10:20 Rowland: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:15 k Exhibition: Manet: Portraying Life (PG) Marin: Thu 7:30 Regency: Thu 7:30 Sequoia: Thu 7:30 56 Up (Not Rated) Lark: Fri-Sat 4:45 Sun noon Mon-Thu 4:15 k La Fille Mal Gardee (Not Rated) Rafael: Sun 1 Tue 6:30 k Flushed Away (PG) Lark: Sun 3 k 42 (PG-13) Rowland: Thu 10pm, midnight From Up on Poppy Hill (PG) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:20, 1:50, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Sun-Tue 11:20, 1:50, 4:30, 7 The Gatekeepers (PG-13) Marin: Fri 4:20, 7:20, 9:45 Sat 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:20 Mon-Thu 2, 5, 7:30 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:50, 6:45, 9:20 Sun-Thu 12:40, 3:50, 6:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 10:20; 3D showtime at 7:45 Sat-Sun 11:45, 5, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 7:45 Mon-Thu 9:40; 3D showtime at 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:55, 3:50, 5:40, 8:25, 9:20; 3D showtimes at 11:25, 1:05, 2:10, 4:50, 6:35, 7:30, 10:15 Rowland: 11:35, 5:05; 3D showtimes at 2:25, 7:40, 10:20 Thu 11:35, 5:05; 3D showtimes at 2:25, 7:40 Ginger & Rosa (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 4:30, 6:45, 8:45 Sat-Sun 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 8:45 Mon-Thu 6:45, 8:45 k The Godfather (R) Regency: Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Wed 2, 7 The Host (PG-13) Northgate: 10:45, 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05 Playhouse: Fri 3:40, 6:45, 9:30 Sat 12:45, 3:40, 6:45, 9:30 Sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:45 Mon-Thu 3:40, 6:45 Rowland: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (PG-13) Northgate: 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10 k Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Wed 12:50; 3D showtimes at 3:50, 7, 10 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:05, 6:55, 9:40; Sun-Thu 1:20, 4:05, 6:55 Marin: 4:05; 3D showtimes at 7, 9:55 Sat 2D showtimes at 1:15, 4:05, 7, 9:55 Sun 2D showtimes at 1:15, 4:05, 7 Mon-Wed 1:40; 3D showtimes at 4:30, 7:20 Thu 1:40; 3D showtime at 4:30 Northgate: 12:15; 3D showtimes at 10:55, 1:50, 3:10, 4:45, 6:05, 7:40, 9, 10:30 Rowland: 1; 3D showtimes at 4, 7, 10 Life of Pi (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 5; 3D showtimes at 2:05, 7:55 No (R) Rafael: Fri, Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu 8:30 Sat 1:30, 8:30 Olympus Has Fallen (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 MonThu 6:45, 9:35 Northgate: 10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 Rowland: 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 Rafael: Fri 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Sat-Sun 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:15 On the Road (R) Orchestra of Exiles (Not Rated) Lark: Fri-Sat 2:30, 8 Sun 5 Mon-Thu 7:30 Oz: The Great and Powerful (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4, 6:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri 10; 3D showtime at 7 Sat-Sun 4, 10; 3D showtimes at 1, 7 Mon-Thu 9:30; 3D showtime at 6:30 Northgate: 1:45, 7:35; 3D showtimes at 10:50, 4:40, 10:30 Rowland: 1:05, 7:05; 3D showtimes at 4:05, 10:05 Quartet (PG-13) Rafael: Fri-Sun 4, 6:15 Mon, Wed, Thu 6:15 k The Sapphires (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Sun-Tue 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40 Spring Breakers (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Sun-Tue 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 k Starbuck (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Sun-Tue 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 Tyler Perry’s Temptation (PG-13) Northgate: 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50
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