MOVies
F R I D AY may 1 0 — T H U R S D AY may 1 6 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d At Any Price (1:05) Farming magnate Dennis Quaid deals with a government better-business investigation and the reluctance of hot-rodder son Zac Efron to inherit the family dynasty. l The Big Wedding (1:30) Long-divorced and still-angry Diane Keaton and Robert De Niro are forced to play the happily married couple during their son’s weekend-long wedding celebration; Robin Williams officiates. l Blazing Saddles (1:33) Mel Brooks’ zany Western stars Cleavon Little as an African American sheriff out to clean up a corrupt frontier town; Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn and Count Basie costar. l
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The Company You Keep
alyptic Earth and finds himself defending the fate of humankind from alien colonials. 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 Pain & Gain (2:00) Michael Bay action comedy stars Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson as real-life Miami trainers who got caught up in a dicey and dangerous underworld setup. 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 The Reluctant Fundamen(2:05) Robert Redford directs and stars as a former Weather talist (2:08) Mira Nair drama Underground radical who has to about the spiraling fortunes of take it on the lam when his past an upwardly mobile Princetonis revealed; Julie Christie costars. educated Pakistani in the wake l The Croods (1:31) Dazzling of 9/11. l Renoir (1:51) Sumptuous animation highlights the story of a prehistoric family emergFrench period drama about the ing from their cave to behold the relationship between painter wide world; Emma Stone and Pierre-Auguste, his future-filmNic Cage vocalize. maker son Jean and their mutual Gene Wilder as the Waco Kid l Disconnect (1:55) The demuse, a lovely young model. l Rockshow: Paul McCartney & structive nature of digital tech- in ‘Blazing Saddles,’ playing nology is explored in four short Wednesday at the Regency and Wings (2:21) Digitally restored Sequoia. films about privacy rights, cyand remastered 33-year-old conber-bullying, child pornography cert film features 30 cuts from and the easy convenience of connecting with a Paul and Linda’s 1976 North American tour. l The Sapphires (1:43) Four hip young Mocell phone instead of the people around you. l 42 Biopic of the great Jackie Robinson, the town-era Australian aborigines find themselves in war-torn Vietnam entertaining the troops! Brooklyn Dodger who broke baseball’s color l The Source Family (1:31) Spellbinding line in 1947; Chadwick Boseman stars. l The Great Gatsby (2:23) Baz Luhrmann documentary about Father Yod, the late-’60s spiritual leader/polygamist/rock star, and his takes on the great American novel with his extended family’s four-decades-later reunion. signature razzle-dazzle; Leo DiCaprio is the l Star Trek (2:06) J.J. Abrams’ souped-up shadowy Long Island millionaire, sure, but Carey Mulligan as Daisy? prequel to the classic TV show follows the l In the House (1:45) A schoolteacher and his young Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Uhura on their maiden voyage aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. wife become addicted to the provocative prose l Star Trek Into Darkness (2:12) Kirk, Spock submitted by one of his students in Francois Ozon’s sly comedy. and the gang take on a weapon of mass l Iron Man 3 (2:10) Robert Downey Jr. is back destruction that’s crippled Star Fleet and everything it stands for! as the genius superhero inventor, pitted this l Tyler Perry Presents We the Peeples (1:35) time against a destructive nemesis with a personal axe to grind; Don Cheadle and Gwyneth The annual reunion of an upper-crust family Paltrow costar. is upended when Craig Robinson crashes the l Jurassic Park 3D (2:07) Spielberg adds party and demands favorite daughter Kerry Washington’s hand in marriage. Y another dimension to his 1993 reinvigorateddinosaurs epic. l
The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare
(4:35) Handel’s tuneful take on everyone’s favorite Roman dictator features Natalie Dessay as an especially alluring Cleopatra. l Mud (2:10) Man-on-the-run Matthew McConaughey awaits girlfriend Reese Witherspoon on a remote Mississippi island as bounty hunters close in. l
Regency: Fri-Sat 11:20, 2, 4:45, 7:20, 10 Sun-Tue, Thu 11:20, 2, 4:45, 7:20 Wed 11:20, 2 The Big Wedding (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 10:25 Sat-Sun 12:15, 5:15, 10:25 MonThu 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Tue 5:10, 7:35, 9:50 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:35, 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35 kBlazing Saddles (R) Regency: Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Wed 2, 7 The Company You Keep (R) Lark: Fri-Sat 5:15, 8 Sun 2, 4:45, 7:30 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:30 Thu 4:45 Northgate: Fri-Tue 10:50, 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 10:30 The Croods (PG) Northgate: Fri-Tue 11, 1:30, 4:05, 6:30, 9; 3D showtimes at 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Disconnect (R) Northgate: Fri-Tue 10:55, 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 9:55 42 (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Sun-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 6:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Thu 7 Sat-Sun 1, 4:10, 7 Regency: 1:35, 4:40, 7:45 Wed 1:35 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:25, 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 The Great Gatsby (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 4:15, 7:20 Sun-Wed 12, 3:10, 6:20; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 4:15, 7:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15; 3D showtimes at 5:30, 8:45, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:30, 7:15; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 2:15, 4, 5:30, 8:45, 10:20 Mon-Thu 6:50; 3D showtimes at 7:45, 9:40 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15, 9:35 Sat 12:20, 1:15, 3:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15, 9:35 Sun 12:20, 1:15, 3:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15 Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:45, 5:20; 3D showtimes at 12:20, 1:55, 3:40, 7, 8:40, 10:10 Sun-Thu 10:45, 5:20; 3D showtimes at 12:20, 1:55, 3:40, 7 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10, 4:20, 10:40; 3D showtimes at 11:35, 1:10, 2:50, 6:10, 7:30, 9:20 Sequoia: Fri 12:45, 5:50; 3D showtimes at 2:40, 3:55, 7:05, 9, 10:15 Sat 12:45, 5:50; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 2:40, 3:55, 7:05 9, 10:15 Sun 12:45, 5:50; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 2:40, 3:55, 7:05 MonTue, Thu 5:50; 3D showtimes at 2:40, 3:55, 7:05 Wed 2:40; 3D showtime at 4 In the House (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 4, 6:30, 8:45 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4, 6:30, 8:45 Mon-Wed 6:30, 8:45 Thu 6:30 Iron Man 3 (PG-13) Cinema: Fri, Mon-Tue 4:10, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 7:15 Sat-Sun 10:15, 4:10; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 7:15, 10:15 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15 Sun-Wed 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 3:15, 6:15 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:10, 9:55; 3D showtimes at 4:05, 7 Sun 1:10; 3D showtimes at 4:05, 7 Mon-Thu 4:25; 3D showtime at 7:20 Northgate: Fri-Tue 10:45, 1, 2:30, 4, 7, 8:30, 10; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 12:15, 1:45, 3:15, 4:45, 5:30, 6:15, 7:40, 9:15, 10:35 Playhouse: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:40 Sat 1, 4, 6:50, 9:40 Sun 1, 4, 6:50 MonWed 4, 6:50 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:05, 1, 4, 7, 10; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Tue 12:55; 3D showtimes at 3:55, 7:10, 10:05 The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare (Not Rated) Marin: Wed 6:30 Regency: Wed 6:30 Sequoia: Wed 6:30 Mud (PG-13) Marin: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 MonThu 4:45, 7:50 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:55, 7:10, 10:15 Sun-Thu 12:40, 3:55, 7:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:15, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 kNational Theatre London: This House Lark: Thu 7:30 (Not Rated) Oblivion (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30 Sat-Sun 2:25, 7:30 Mon-Thu 6:45 Northgate: Fri-Tue 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10:45, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:35 Wed 10:45, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45 Oz: The Great and Powerful (PG-13) Northgate: 11:05; 3D showtime at 2:10 Pain & Gain (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 10:15 Mon-Thu 9:50 Northgate: 10:45, 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:35 Rowland: Fri-Wed 9:50 The Place Beyond the Pines (R) Marin: Fri-Sat 1, 4:15, 7:15, 10:20 Sun 1, 4:15, 7:15 Mon, Tue, Thu 4:35, 7:40 Northgate: Fri-Tue 12:35, 3:50, 7:05, 10:15 The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 3:30, 6:15, 9 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9 Mon-Wed 6:15, 9 Thu 9 Renoir (R) Rafael: 6:45 Sat-Sun 2, 6:45 kRockshow: Paul McCartney & Wings (Not Rated) Rafael: Thu 7 The Sapphires (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10:05 Sun-Tue, Thu 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 kThe Source Family (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sun 4:30, 9:15 Mon-Thu 9:15 kStar Trek (PG-13) Fairfax: Wed 9 Northgate: Wed 9:15 kStar Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Fairfax: Wed 11:59pm; 3D showtime at midnight Northgate: Wed 11:59pm Thu 11, 2, 5, 8; 3D showtimes at 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Rowland: Wed 11:59pm; 3D showtime at midnight kTyler Perry Presents We the Peeples (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Tue 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25
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National Theatre London: This House
(2:45) James Graham’s biting political drama goes behind the scenes at a Westminster beset by posturing and infighting during the acrimonious summer of 1974. l Oblivion (2:05) Tom Cruise comes upon a fellow being on an otherwise barren postapoc-
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Linda and Paul McCartney Wing it in ‘Rockshow,’ playing at the Rafael May 16.
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