MOVies
F R I D AY april 1 9 — T H U R S D AY april 2 5 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d l Admission (1:57) The straitlaced world of Princeton admissions officer Tina Fey goes kerblooey when the kid she gave up for adoption years ago reappears as one of her applicants. l The Angels’ Share (1:46) Award-winning Ken Loach dramedy about a Glasgow hooligan who attains respectability as a single-malt expert-savant. l The Bridge on the River Kwai (2:41) David Lean’s WWII epic stars Alec Guinness as a by-the-book POW whose hubris destroys his sense of right and wrong; commando Bill Holden provides the fireworks. l Caesar Must Die (1:16) Prize-winning documentary about the inmates of Rome’s Rebibbia Prison and their acclaimed, deeply felt production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” l The Call (1:35) 911 operator Halle Berry’s emergency call from freshly abducted Abigail Breslin plunges her into a disturbing confrontation with her violent past. l The Company You Keep (2:05) Robert Redford directs and stars as a former Weather Underground radical who has to take it on the lam when his past is revealed; Julie Christie costars. l The Croods (1:31) Dazzling animation highlights the story of a prehistoric family emerging from their cave to behold the wide world; Emma Stone and Nic Cage vocalize. l Disconnect (1:55) The destructive nature of digital technology is explored in four short films about privacy rights, cyber-bullying, child pornography and the easy convenience of connecting with a cell phone instead of the people around you. l Dr. Strangelove or, How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1:33) Icy
Kubrick comedy about a paranoid general, a fully equipped B-52 and the end of the world; Peter Sellers stars as a clipped British major, a demented Nazi scientist and the president of the United States. l Esmerelda (3:25) Catch the Bolshoi Ballet’s dazzling adaptation of Victor Hugo’s “Hunchback of Notre Dame” starring Maria Alexandrova as the spirited gypsy girl of the title. l Evil Dead (1:31) Remake of the 1981 horror flick finds five (sexy) friends in a (remote) cabin beleaguered by (demonic) forces from the surrounding woods. l Filly Brown (1:39) Rising hip-hop singer Gina Rodriguez has to choose between easy money and staying true to her musical self; Edward James Olmos costars. l 42 Biopic of the great Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodger who broke baseball’s color line in 1947; Chadwick Boseman stars. l G.I. Joe: Retaliation (1:50) Dogfaces Flint, Snake Eyes and Lady Jaye take on arch-enemy Cobra and—egad—their own government! 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 The Host (2:05) Extraterrestrial bodysnatchers meet their match in plucky homo sapiens Saoirse Ronan; William Hurt plays Unca Jeb.
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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
(1:52) Acclaimed Italian crime drama-satire about corruption in high places stars Gian Maria Volonté as a top cop who murders his mistress. l Jurassic Park 3D (2:07) Spielberg adds another dimension to his 1993 reinvigorateddinosaurs epic. l The Lords of Salem (1:40) A Salem, Mass., deejay raises the ire of vengeful witches when she spins the wrong sort of platter; Sheri Moon Zombie stars. l Oblivion (2:05) Tom Cruise comes upon a fellow being on an otherwise barren postapocalyptic Earth and finds himself defending the fate of humankind from alien colonials. l Olympus Has Fallen (2:00) Secret service agent Gerard Butler gets all heroic when the president and the White House are seized by terrorists; Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman costar. l On the Road (2:05) Jack Kerouac’s iconic Beat novel hits the big screen at last with Sam Riley and Garret Hedlund as Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, the coolest cats to ever cross the wide expanse of the American continent. 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. l The Place Beyond the Pines (2:20) Stunt man-turned-car mechanic Ryan Gosling locks horns with rookie cop Bradley Cooper when he turns to a life of crime to support his family. l Quartet (1:38) The cozy elegance of a retired musicians’ home is torn asunder when an exwife/diva arrives to open old wounds; Dustin Hoffman directs Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon. l Raging Bull (2:09) Gritty yet gorgeous Scorsese classic examines the pugilistic triumphs and troubled home life of middleweight boxing champ Jake LaMotta; Robert DeNiro stars, of course. l Renoir (1:51) Sumptuous French period drama about the relationship between painter Pierre-Auguste, his future-filmmaker son Jean and their mutual muse, a lovely young model. l The Sapphires (1:43) Four hip young Motown-era Australian aborigines find themselves in war-torn Vietnam entertaining the troops! l Scary Movie 5 (1:25) Yet another horror-flick parody, this one about a young couple with a downright spooky newborn. 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. l Star Trek: The Next Generation—The Best of Both Worlds (2:00) Catch TNG’s greatest
120 minutes (the cliffhanger two-parter about the Borg) fully remastered on the big big screen along with backstage insights into the episode’s genesis. l Trance (1:41) Danny Boyle thriller about a thief who heists a Goya but can’t remember where he hid it and resorts to hypnotherapy to recover the swag. Y
k New Movies This Week
Admission (PG-13) kThe Angels’ Share (Not Rated)
Northgate: 2:40, 7:55 Rafael: Fri 3:45, 6:30, 8:45 Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 8:45 Mon-Thu 6:30, 8:45 kThe Bridge on the River Kwai (PG) Lark: Sun 1:30 Tue 7 kCaesar Must Die (Not Rated) Lark: Thu 7:30 (Shakespeare at San Quentin director Suraya Keating in person) The Call (R) Northgate: 12:10, 5:25, 10:30 The Company You Keep (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 Sun-Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:20 The Croods (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 3:40, 6:10, 8:30 Sun-Thu 1, 3:40, 6:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 9:30; 3D showtime at 7 Sat-Sun 11:45, 4:40, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 7 Mon-Thu 9:40; 3D showtime at 7:15 Northgate: 2, 7; 3D showtimes at 11:20, 4:35, 9:35 Rowland: 11:45, 7:15, 9:45; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 4:45 kDisconnect (R) Northgate: 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 10 kDr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Lark: Fri 9:15 Sat, Wed 7 Sun 4:45 Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (PG) kEsmerelda (Not Rated) Rafael: Sun 1 Tue 6:30 Evil Dead (R) Northgate: 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:25, 9:45 kFilly Brown (R) Northgate: 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:15, 9:50 42 (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Sun-Thu 12:40, 3:50, 6:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30, 10:25 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:45 Marin: Fri 4:05, 7, 9:55 Sat 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55 Sun 1:10, 4:05, 7 MonThu 4:30, 7:20 Playhouse: Fri 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Sat 12:40, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Sun 12:40, 3:50, 6:40 Mon-Thu 3:50, 6:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7:10, 10:10 Sun-Thu 1, 4, 7:10 Rowland: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) Northgate: 11:25, 4:55, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 7:40 Rowland: 11:35, 7:40, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 2:25, 5:05 kGroundhog Day (PG) Lark: Fri 7 Sat, Wed 9:15 The Host (PG-13) Northgate: 1:25, 7:05 kInvestigation of a Citizen Above Lark: Sat 4:30 Mon 7 Suspicion (R) Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:05, 6:55, 9:40; Sun-Thu 1:20, 4:05, 6:55 Northgate: 10:45; 3D showtimes at 1:35, 4:25, 7:20, 10:10 kThe Lords of Salem (R) Northgate: 11:55, 2:25, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25 kOblivion (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Sun 10:15, 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:50, 4:10, 7, 9:45 Sun-Thu 12:50, 4:10, 7 Marin: Fri 4:20, 7:10, 10 Sat 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 10 Sun 1:25, 4:20, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:45, 7:30 Northgate: 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 Playhouse: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:35 Sat 12:50, 4, 6:50, 9:35 Sun 12:50, 4, 6:50 Mon-Thu 4, 6:50 Rowland: 11:30, 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10 Olympus Has Fallen (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 Mon-Thu 7, 9:50 Northgate: 10:55, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 On the Road (R) Rafael: Fri, Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu 8:30 Sat 1:30, 8:30 Oz: The Great and Powerful (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4, 6:50 Northgate: 1:45, 7:45; 3D showtimes at 10:45, 4:45 Rowland: 1:05, 7:05; 3D showtimes at 4:05, 10:05 The Place Beyond the Pines (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Sun-Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:20 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:35 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 Mon-Thu 3:30, 6:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:10, 12:50, 2:30, 4:10, 5:50, 7:30, 9:10 Sun-Thu 11:10, 12:50, 2:30, 4:10, 5:50, 7:30 Rowland: 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:15 Sequoia: Fri 3:50, 7, 10 Sat 12:45, 3:50, 7, 10 Sun 12:45, 3:50, 7 Mon, Tue, Thu 4, 7:05 Wed 4:05, 7:10 Quartet (PG-13) Rafael: Fri, Sat 4, 6:15 Sun, Mon, Wed 6:15 kRaging Bull (R) Regency: Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Wed 2, 7 Renoir (R) Rafael: Fri 4:15, 6:45, 9:05 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:05 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:05 The Sapphires (PG-13) Marin: Fri 4:35, 7:20, 9:45 Sat 1:40, 4:35, 7:20, 9:45 Sun 1:40, 4:35, 7:20 Mon-Thu 5, 7:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:05 Sun-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 Thu 12:15, 2:45 Scary Movie 5 (PG-13) Northgate: 11:05, 1:15, 3:25, 5:40, 8, 10:05 Rowland: 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Side Effects (R) Northgate: 10:50, 4:15, 9:55 kStar Trek: The Next Generation— Regency: Thu 7 The Best of Both Worlds (PG) Trance (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7, 9:40 Sun-Tue, Thu 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7 Wed 11 Sequoia: Fri 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Sat 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45 Mon, Tue, Thu 5:20, 7:45 Wed 1:45
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