MOViES
❋ New Movies This Week
* Back to the Future (PG) Despicable Me 2 (PG)
F R I D AY J U LY 1 2 — T H U R S D AY J U LY 1 8 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af for d Frances Ha (R) * Grown Ups 2 (PG-13)
* Happy Feet (PG) The Heat (R)
* I’m So Excited! (R) * Josh Groban Live: All That Echoes (PG) Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (R) The Lone Ranger (PG-13)
Lisa Fischer in ‘Twenty Feet from Stardom,’ now playing at the Rafael. ● Back to the Future (1:56) Surly teen Michael J. Fox reverses his family’s fortunes when he jets back to the 1950s in a hyper-powered DeLorean; Huey Lewis cameos. ● Despicable Me 2 (1:38) Gru returns just in time to take on a powerful supervillain; Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig vocalize. ● Frances Ha (1:26) Truffaut-esque portrait of a wannabe dancer (Greta Gerwig) and her search for a real actual grownup sort of life; Noah Baumbach directs. ● Grown Ups 2 (1:41) Rock, Sandler and Spade together again, grappling with fatherhood on the first day of summer vacation. ● Happy Feet (1:48) Cartoon musical about a troupe of penguins, seals and other terpsichorean critters who sound remarkably like Robin Williams, Elijah Wood and Nicole Kidman. ● The Heat (1:57) Buddy comedy about a straitlaced FBI agent and a foulmouthed Boston cop who team up to take down a drug lord; Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy star. ● I’m So Excited! (1:29) Pedro Almodovar mashup of sex farce and disaster movie features colorful characters, musical numbers and day-glo naughtiness, natch. ● Josh Groban Live: All That Echoes (1:40) Catch the crooner’s Feb. 4 Lincoln Center concert plus Q&A with his fans and a behind-thescenes look at the cutting of his latest LP. ● Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (1:15) The cutting-edge comic brings the funny to his 2012 concert tour. ● The Lone Ranger (2:15) Cue the “William Tell Overture”: the masked man and his trusty sidekick hit the big screen with Armie Hammer in the title role and Johnny Depp as Tonto. ● Man of Steel (2:23) Yet another comic-book reboot follows young Kal-El as he grows into Superman and nerd newsman Clark Kent; costarring Amy Adams as Lois Lane! ● The Metropolitan Opera: Armida (4:15) Behold saucy Renee Fleming as Rossini’s sexy sorceress in glorious big-screen high definition. ●
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
(2:30) Verdi’s timeless tragedy of a tubercular courtesan’s lost love, direct from New York in 20 PACIFIC SUN JULY 12 -JULY 18, 2013
glorious big-screen high definition. ● Monsters University (1:42) Prequel tells the story of Sullivan’s and Wazowski’s college days and how they became BFFs; Billy Crystal and John Goodman vocalize. ● Now You See Me (1:56) A band of elite magicians employ their talents to rob from the rich and give to the poor; Isla Fisher and Woody Harrelson star. ●
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
(1:12) Documentary look at the transformation of rocker Jeffrey Kagel into the worldfamous chant master, spiritual teacher and Grammy nominee. ● Pacific Rim (2:11) Video gaming writ large as giant remote-controlled robots combat voracious sea monsters. ● Rebels with a Cause (1:12) Inspiring documentary about the environmental activists who helped create the GGNRA and Point Reyes National Seashore half a century ago. ● Storm Surfers 3D (1:35) Documentary follows Aussie surfer dudes Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones as they pursue and ride the Pacific Ocean’s gnarliest waves…in three hairraising dimensions! ● This Is the End (1:47) The friendship of six real-life pallies (Danny McBride, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen and James Franco) is severely tested when they’re trapped together in the same house during a global apocalypse. ● Twenty Feet from Stardom (1:30) Pop music’s greatest backup singers are the subject of Morgan Neville’s toe-tapping documentary; Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger and others pay tribute to their support systems. ● Unfinished Song (1:33) Grumpy old Terence Stamp gets a new lease on life when he joins the local village choir; Vanessa Redgrave costars. ● The Way, Way Back (1:43) A teen’s dismal summer vacation takes an unexpected turn when he strikes up a friendship with the manager of a local water park. ● White House Down (2:17) It’s up to DC cop Channing Tatum to save the nation when armed terrorists take 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. from President Jamie Foxx. ● World War Z (1:55) Globetrotting actioner finds Brad Pitt racing against time to halt a pandemic before it wipes out the human race.
Man of Steel (PG-13) The Metropolitan Opera: Armida (Not Rated) The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata (Not Rated) Monsters University (G) Now You See Me (PG-13) * One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (Not Rated) * Pacific Rim (PG-13)
Rebels With a Cause (Not Rated) * Storm Surfers 3D (Not Rated) This Is the End (R) Twenty Feet from Stardom (Not Rated) * Unfinished Song (PG-13)
Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Cinema: Fri-Mon 11:30, 4:30, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 2, 7 Fairfax: Fri-Tue 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7; 3D showtime at 9:20 Marin: Fri-Sat 4:30, 10:05; 3D showtimes at 2, 7:30 Sun-Thu 4:30; 3D showtimes at 2, 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Tue 10:45, 12:25, 1:15, 3:45, 5:25, 6:15, 8:45, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 11:35, 2, 2:55, 4:35, 7, 7:55, 9:35 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12, 2:20, 4:35, 6:50, 9:15 SunMon 12, 2:20, 4:35, 6:50 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10:15, 12:45, 3:20, 5:55, 8:30; 3D showtimes at 11:25, 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Rafael: 8:30 Fairfax: Fri-Tue 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 8, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12, 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:30 Mon-Thu 7:15, 9:45 Northgate: FriTue 11:20, 12:35, 1:55, 3:10, 4:25, 5:45, 7:05, 8:20, 9:40 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10, 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:30 Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am Fairfax: Fri-Tue 1, 4:15, 6:55, 9:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:25 SatSun 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:25 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:30 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10 Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:15 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7:30, 10 Sun-Mon 1, 4, 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:25 Sun-Thu 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10:45, 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:25, 1:45, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Sun-Thu 11:25, 1:45, 4:30, 7 Regency: Tue 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Tue 11:25, 1:25, 3:35, 5:40, 7:45, 9:50 Fairfax: Fri-Tue 12:20, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri 6:45, 10 Sat-Sun 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Tue 11:10, 12:20, 1:35, 2:35, 3:40, 4:55, 5:55, 7:10, 8:15, 9:20, 10:25 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:45, 7, 9:50 Sun-Mon 12:30, 3:45, 7 Rowland: Fri-Tue 12:10, 3:35, 7, 10:20 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:40, 7, 10:15 Sun 12:30, 3:40, 7 Mon-Tue, Thu 3:40, 7 Wed 2 Northgate: Fri-Tue 12:40, 7:15; 3D showtimes at 4, 10:30 Lark: Sat 10am Regency: Wed 7 Lark: Fri-Sat 3, 5:30, 8 Sun-Thu 3, 5:30 Northgate: Fri-Tue 11:30, 4:50, 10; 3D showtimes at 2:15, 7:25 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05 Sun-Mon, Thu 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:15 Tue 10:55, 1:40, 4:25 Wed 10:55, 1:40 Rafael: 6:30 Sat-Sun 2, 6:30 Fairfax: Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:15 SatSun 1, 4, 7:15, 10:15 Mon-Thu 7, 9:55 Marin: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7, 9:55 Sun-Thu 1, 4, 7 Northgate: Fri-Tue 12, 3, 6, 9; 3D showtimes at 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10:10, 4:20, 10:25; 3D showtimes at 1:15, 7:20 Rafael: Fri-Sun 4:30 (filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto in person) Mon-Thu 4:30 Rafael: 4:45, 7, 9:15 Sat-Sun 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15 Northgate: Fri-Tue 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:15 Rafael: 4:15, 6:45, 9 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:35, 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:15 Sun 11:35, 4:55, 7:45 Mon-Thu 11:35, 2:05, 4:55, 7:45 * The Way, Way Back (R)
White House Down (PG-13)
World War Z (PG-13)
Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:10 Sun-Thu 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:25 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10:15 Sun 11:30, 5, 7:40 Mon-Tue, Thu 2:30, 5, 7:40 Wed 4:35, 5:10, 7:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:35, 4, 7:10, 10:20 Sun-Tue, Thu 12:35, 4, 7:10 Wed 11:05am Rowland: FriTue 10:05, 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10 Fairfax: Fri-Tue 1:10, 4:05, 6:45, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Tue 1:40, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 10:50, 4:20, 10:05 Rowland: Fri-Tue 11:20, 4:55, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 7:40 Tue 4:55, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 7:40
Kevin Bacon in ‘Footloose,’ screening under the stars in San Anselmo’s Creek Park Friday night at 8pm. Donations appreciated; popcorn, candy and soda pop available for purchase. Info: 272-2756 or filmnight.org.
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