MOViES
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❋ New Movies This Week
* Augustine (Not Rated) Before Midnight (R) The Bling Ring (R) Despicable Me 2 (PG)
Dolphin Tale (PG) The East (PG-13) Epic (PG) Frances Ha (R) * Grease Sing-Along (PG) The Heat (R)
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (R) The Lone Ranger (PG-13)
‘Super 8’ screens 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.) ● Augustine (1:42) True tale of a 19th century French teenager whose sudden seizures of sexual pleasure arouse the interest of a pioneering Belle Epoque neurologist. ● 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. ● The Bling Ring (1:30) Sofia Coppola truecrime dramedy about a troupe of teenaged Hollywood burglars who stalked Paris Hilton and other luminaries online and fleeced them of millions. ● Despicable Me 2 (1:38) Gru returns just in time to take on a powerful supervillain; Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig vocalize. ● Dolphin Tale (1:53) True story about a disabled dolphin whose perseverance (and new prosthetic tail) inspire millions around the world; Winter the dolphin stars as herself. ● The East (1:56) An undercover intelligence agent infiltrates an anarchist collective and finds herself torn between her duty to her corporate masters and the idealism of her new comrades. ● Epic (1:43) Animated tale of a teenage girl who teams up with a band of warriors to save the world from the forces of evil; Christoph Waltz and Beyoncé Knowles 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. ● Grease Sing-Along (1:50) Make beautiful music with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (and Tam High 1927 homecoming queen Eve Arden) in Jim Jacobs’ and Warren Casey’s paean to midcentury teenhood. ● 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. ● 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 comicbook 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. ● 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. ● Much Ado About Nothing (1:49) Joss Whedon’s slapdash update of the Bard’s saucy comedy (original text and all) stars Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof as sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. ● 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. ● 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. ● 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. ● 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) Monsters University (G)
Rafael: Fri-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Mon-Thu 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:30, 10:05 Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:30 Northgate: 7:05, 9:40 Northgate: 10:55, 4:35 Cinema: 11:30, 4:30, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 2, 7 Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7; 3D showtime at 9:20 Marin: Fri-Sat 4:30, 9:40; 3D showtimes at 2, 7:15 Sun-Thu 4:30; 3D showtimes at 2, 7:15 Northgate: 10:45, 1:20, 2:55, 3:55, 6:30, 8, 9:05, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 11:35, 12:20, 2:10, 4:45, 5:30, 7:20, 9:55 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12, 2:20, 4:35, 6:50, 9:15 Sun-Wed 12, 2:20, 4:35, 6:50 Rowland: 10:20, 12:55, 3:30, 6:05, 8:40; 3D showtimes at 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am Regency: Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue, Thu 4:20, 10 Northgate: 11:25, 1:55, 4:25 Rafael: 4:30, 8:30 Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1, 4:15, 6:55, 9:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 11:30, 2:30, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:40 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7:30, 10 Sun-Wed 1, 4, 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue, Thu 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9:05, 10:20 Rowland: 10:55, 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Sun 11:30, 4:50, 7:40 Mon-Tue, Thu 2:05, 4:50, 7:40 Wed 1:15, 4:20 Northgate: 11:20, 1:25, 3:30, 5:45, 7:55, 10:05 Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 12, 3:30, 7, 10:15 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:45 Northgate: 11, 12:10, 1:15, 2:25, 3:35, 4:40, 5:50, 7, 8:05, 9:15, 10:25 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:45, 7, 9:50 Sun-Wed 12:30, 3:45, 7 Rowland: 12:10, 3:35, 7, 10:20 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:40, 7, 10:15 Sun 12:30, 3:40, 7 Mon-Thu 3:40, 7 Northgate: 12:30, 7:10; 3D showtimes at 3:50, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Mon 10:05, 4:30; 3D showtimes 1:15, 7:55 Tue-Thu 4:30; 3D showtimes 1:15, 7:55 Regency: Wed 7
Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 2:25, 7:30; 3D showtimes at 11:45, 5, 10:10 Mon-Thu 9:30; 3D showtime at 7 Northgate: 11:15, 2, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 12:35, 3:20, 6:05, 8:50 Rowland: 11:15, 5, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 1:35, 7:10 Much Ado About Nothing (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue, Thu 11, 1:40, 7:15 Now You See Me (PG-13) Northgate: 10:50, 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 10 Rebels With a Cause (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 2, 6:30 (filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto in person at 6:30 show) Sat 2, 6:30 (filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto in person) Sun 2, 6:30 (filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto in person at 2pm show) Mon-Wed 6:30 Thu 6:30 (filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto in person) This Is the End (R) Northgate: 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:20 Twenty Feet from Stardom (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9 Mon-Thu 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9 White House Down (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:45 Lark: Fri-Sun 2, 5, 8 Mon-Thu 5, 8 Marin: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7, 10 Sun-Thu 1, 4, 7 Regency: Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue, Thu 11:05, 12:30, 2:15, 3:50, 5:25, 7, 8:35, 10:10 Rowland: 10, 1:10, 4:15, 7:30, 10:30 World War Z (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:05, 6:45, 9:30 Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 11, 4:30, 10; 3D showtimes at 1:50, 7:15 Mon-Thu 10; 3D showtime at 7:15 Northgate: 1:45, 7:25, 10:10; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 3:10, 6, 8:45
French songstress Soko stars in ‘Augustine,’ opening Friday at the Rafael.
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 JULY 5- JULY 11, 2013 PACIFIC SUN 21