MOVies
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k New Movies This Week
* American Graffiti (PG) Before Midnight (R) * Blackfish (PG-13) The Conjuring (R)
Despicable Me 2 (PG)
Dial M for Murder 3D (Not Rated) * Fruitvale Station (R) Girl Most Likely (PG-13)
Michael B. Jordan as Oscar Grant in ‘Fruitvale Station.’ opening Friday at the Regency American Graffiti (1:50) George Lucas’s best flick follows a group of listless teens on a night of cruising and bonding; Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Harrison Ford and Suzanne Somers star. l Before Midnight (1:48) Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke together again, this time grappling with this and that against the backdrop of the Greek isles. l Blackfish (1:23) Documentary examines the inadvisability of keeping a killer whale in captivity, specifically the infamous orca Tilikum, who’s offed three humans all by himself. l The Conjuring (1:51) Yet another family in yet another remote farmhouse is menaced by yet another evil presence; Vera Farmiga plays a paranormal investigator. l Despicable Me 2 (1:38) Gru returns just in time to take on a powerful supervillain; Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig vocalize. l Dial M for Murder 3D (1:45) Hitchcock’s singular foray into the 3D format follows an aging tennis pro as he plans the perfect crime: the murder of wealthy wife Grace Kelly. l Fruitvale Station (1:25) Gripping docudrama follows the last day in the life of Oscar Grant before he was handcuffed and killed by a BART transit cop. l Girl Most Likely (1:42) Playwright-on-theskids Kristen Wiig is forced to confront her untidy past when she moves back in with crazy mama Annette Bening. l
l Grateful Dead Meet Up Sunshine Daydream (2:10) The Dead return in digitally
remastered stereophonically remixed 1972 concert footage costarring Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. l Grown Ups 2 (1:41) Rock, Sandler and Spade together again, grappling with fatherhood on the first day of summer vacation. l 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. l The Hunt (1:55) Thomas Vinterberg’s gripping, nightmarish look at a village schoolteacher wrongly accused of molesting a child; Mads Mikkelsen stars. l The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (2:20) Catch Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling production of the Puccini opera in big-screen high definition. l Monsters University (1:42) Prequel tells the story of Sullivan’s and Wazowski’s col-
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lege days and how they became BFFs; Billy Crystal and John Goodman vocalize. l Pacific Rim (2:11) Video gaming writ large as giant remote-controlled robots combat voracious sea monsters. l 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. l Red 2 (1:56) Old-school CIA spooks Willis, Mirren and Malkovich are back and in search of a misplaced nuclear weapon; Paris, London and Montreal costar. l R.I.P.D. (1:36) Murdered cop Ryan Reynolds finds his duties never sleep when he’s recruited by an afterlife cop squad. l Rio the Movie (1:36) A Minnesota macaw flies down to Rio to hook up with a comely Carioca and gets mixed up with kidnappers instead. l Still Mine (1:43) A Canadian carpenter takes on building codes and bureaucrats to build a better home for his dying wife; James Cromwell and Genevieve Bujold star. l 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! l 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. l The To Do List (1:44) Comedy about a goodytwo-shoes high school valedictorian who vows to shed her inhibitions, one by one, before entering college in the fall. l Turbo (1:36) Cartoon about an itchy snail who pursues an unlikely dream to compete in the Indy 500. l 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. l 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. l The Wolverine (2:09) Hugh Jackman stars as the lonesome comic-book hero, facing down a samurai warrior from his troubled past. l World War Z (1:55) Globetrotting actioner finds Brad Pitt racing against time to halt a pandemic before it wipes out the human race.
* Grateful Dead Meet Up Sunshine Daydream (R) Regency: Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) The Heat (R) * The Hunt (R) * The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (Not Rated) Monsters University (G)
Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Sun-Thu 4:30, 7:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55 Sun-Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30 Fairfax: Fri-Tue 1, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10 SunThu 1:30, 4:15, 7:15 Northgate: Fri-Tue 11:30, 12:50, 2:20, 3:35, 4:55, 6:20, 7:45, 9:05, 10:30 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7 Rowland: Fri-Mon 11:20, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:30 Fairfax: Fri-Tue 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 8:20; 3D showtimes at 6, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11, 3:40, 8:20; 3D showtimes at 1:20, 6, 10:40 Mon-Thu 9:20; 3D showtime at 7 Northgate: Fri-Tue 11:40, 4:45, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 2:15, 7:15 Rowland: Fri-Mon 11:25, 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Rafael: Sun 4:15, 7 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:10 Sun-Thu 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50 Northgate: Fri-Tue 7:05, 9:40 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 10 Sun 11:45, 4:45, 7:15 Mon-Tue 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 Wed 4:45 Thu 2:15, 4:45 Thu 7:30 Sequoia: Thu 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Tue 11:25, 1:55, 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 Rowland: Fri-Mon 1:45, 7:30 Lark: Fri-Sat 6, 8:30 Sun 5:30 Mon-Thu 8 Regency: Fri-Sat 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:25 Sun-Wed 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35 Thu 11, 1:50, 4:40 Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 4, 7, 9:15 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4, 7, 9:15
Lark: Sat 10am Lark: Fri-Sat 3:30 Sun 3 Mon-Thu 5:30 Northgate: Fri-Tue 2:10; 3D showtimes at 11:35, 4:40 Playhouse: 1:45 Pacific Rim (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Tue 1:40, 7:30; 3D showtimes at 10:45, 4:35, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Mon 10:40am, 10:05pm; 3D showtime at 4:25 Rebels With a Cause (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat 4:30 (filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto in person) Sun 2 (filmmakers in person) Mon-Thu 4:30 Red 2 (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Tue 12:40, 4, 6:50, 9:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:10 SatSun 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:15 Northgate: Fri-Tue 10:55, 12:15, 1:45, 3:05, 4:30, 5:55, 7:20, 8:45, 10:10 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 6:40, 9:30 Sun-Thu 1, 4, 6:40 Rowland: Fri-Mon 10:50, 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 * Rio the Movie (G) Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am R.I.P.D. (PG-13) Marin: Fri-Sat 4:30, 10:05; 3D showtimes at 2, 7:30 Sun-Thu 4:30; 3D showtimes at 2, 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 2:50, 5:20; 3D showtimes at 12:10, 7:55 Sun 5:20; 3D showtimes at 12:10, 7:55 Mon-Tue, Thu 2:50, 5:20; 3D showtimes at 12:10, 7:55 Wed 3D showtime at 11:20 Rowland: Fri-Mon 10:10, 3, 7:55; 3D showtimes at 12:30, 5:20, 10:20 * Still Mine (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 10 Sun-Thu 11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15 Storm Surfers 3D (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri, Tue-Thu 6:30-8:45 Sat 2:15, 6:30, 8:45 Sun 9:15 This Is the End (R) Northgate: Fri-Tue 11:45, 2:35, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 * The To Do List (R) Northgate: Fri-Tue 11:50, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 Turbo (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Tue 12:05, 2:40, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30; 3D showtimes at 5, 10 Sat-Sun 2:40, 7:30; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 5, 10 Mon-Thu 6:45; 3D showtime at 9:10 Northgate: Fri-Tue 10:50, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:40; 3D showtimes at 11:55, 2:25, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55 Rowland: Fri-Mon 12:35, 5:25, 10:25; 3D showtimes at 10:05, 2:55, 7:50 Twenty Feet from Stardom (Not Rated) Rafael: 4:15, 6:45, 9 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9 The Way, Way Back (R) Fairfax: Fri-Tue 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Mon-Thu 7:15, 9:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:05, 1:40, 4:15, 7, 9:50 Sun-Thu 11:05, 1:40, 4:15, 7 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 5, 7:35, 10:10 Sun 12, 2:30, 5, 7:35 Mon-Thu 2:30, 5, 7:35 The Wolverine (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Mon 4:15, 10:10; 3D showtimes at 1:15, 7:15 Fairfax: Fri-Tue 3:50, 6:55; 3D showtimes at 12:50, 9:45 Marin: Fri-Sat 4:10, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 7 Sun-Thu 4:10; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 7 Northgate: Fri-Tue 11, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9; 3D showtimes at 12, 1, 4, 6, 7, 10 Rowland: FriMon 11:30, 2:30, 5:30, 8:30; 3D showtimes at 10, 1, 4, 7, 10 World War Z (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 7:15, 10:05
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