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victims of the digital devolution meet the enemy head on when they intern their way into smug, sterile Google HQ; Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson star. l Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (1:15) The cutting-edge comic brings the funny to his 2012 concert tour. l 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. l 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! Alan Arkin in ‘Argo,’ 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. l Argo (2:00) Ben Affleck directs and stars in the true-life story of the Iran hostage crisis and an unbelievable covert operation to rescue six American prisoners. 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 The Bling Ring (1:30) Sofia Coppola truecrime dramedy about a troop of teenaged Hollywood burglars who stalked Paris Hilton and other luminaries online and fleeced them of millions. l Despicable Me 2 (1:38) Gru returns just in time to take on a powerful supervillain; Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig vocalize. l 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. l 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. l 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. l The Great Gatsby (2:23) Baz Luhrmann takes on the great American novel with his signature razzle-dazzle; Leo DiCaprio is the shadowy Long Island millionaire, sure, but Carey Mulligan as Daisy? 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 A Hijacking (1:39) Danish thriller about the escalating ransom negotiations between a shipping magnate and the Somali pirates who’ve taken his merchant sailors hostage. l Ice Age: Continental Drift (1:34) Manny, Diego and company find the long trek home beset by high seas and rambunctious pirates! l The Internship (1:59) Two fun-loving
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The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore
(3:30) Verdi’s unbridled, over-the-top, richly melodic masterpiece is presented in bigscreen high definition. l 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. l 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. l 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. 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 The Science of Baseball (1:30) Exploratorium baseball experts Linda Shore and David Barker utilize clips from documentaries and Hollywood movies to demonstrate the curve of a curveball, the sweetness of the sweet spot and the utter impossibility of hitting a home run. l Star Trek Into Darkness (2:12) Kirk, Spock and the gang take on a weapon of mass destruction that’s crippled Star Fleet and everything it stands for! 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 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 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. 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. Y
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Before Midnight (R)
Marin: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05 Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 Regency: Fri-Mon 11:10, 1:55, 4:45, 7:45, 10:25 Tue 11:10, 4:45, 7:45, 10:25 The Bling Ring (R) Northgate: Fri-Mon 10:45, 12:55, 3:20, 5:35, 7:50, 10 kDespicable Me 2 (PG) Fairfax: Tue 7 Wed-Thu 2:20, 7, 9:20; 3D showtimes at 12, 4:40 Northgate: Tue 7:05; 3D showtime at 7 Playhouse: Tue 7 Wed-Thu 12, 2:20, 4:35, 6:50 Rowland: Tue 7:15, 9:40, 12:01; 3D showtimes at 8:50, 12:02 The East (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Mon 4:30, 10:30 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15 Sun 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35 Mon-Thu 2:15, 4:55, 7:35 Epic (PG) Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:10, 4:25, 9:45; 3D showtimes at 1:45, 7:05 Frances Ha (R) Rafael: 4:30, 8:30 The Great Gatsby (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Mon 1:10; 3D showtime at 7:20 The Heat (R) Fairfax: 1, 4:15, 6:55, 9:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 SatSun 11:30, 2:10, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 Mon-Tue 6:45, 9:40 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7:30, 10 Sun-Thu 1, 4, 7:30 Regency: Fri-Tue 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9:05, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Tue 11:05, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Sun 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:25 Mon-Thu 2:05, 4:40, 7:25 A Hijacking (R) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Wed 4:45, 7, 9:15 Sat, Thu 2:15, 4:45, 7, 9:15 Sun 2:15, 9:15 kIce Age: Continental Drift (PG) Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am The Internship (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Mon 2:15, 8 kKevin Hart: Let Me Explain (R) Northgate: Tue 10pm kThe Lone Ranger (PG-13) Fairfax: Tue 7 Wed-Thu 12:15, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 Northgate: Tue 7, 10:15 Rowland: Tue 7, 10:30, 12:01 Man of Steel (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Mon 12:15, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 Tue 12:15, 3:30, 9:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri 10:10; 3D showtime at 7 Sat-Sun 3:50, 10:10; 3D showtimes at 12:45, 7 Mon-Tue 9:35; 3D showtime at 6:30 Northgate: Fri-Mon 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 10:55, 2, 5:20, 8:40 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:50 Sun-Tue 12:45, 3:45 Rowland: Fri-Mon 4, 10:30; 3D showtimes 12:40, 7:20 Tue 4; 3D showtime at 12:40 The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 10am Monsters University (G) Fairfax: 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:35; 3D showtimes at 5, 10:15 Sat-Sun 2:20, 7:35; 3D showtimes at 11:45, 5, 10:15 Mon-Tue 9:30; 3D showtime at 7 Northgate: Fri-Mon 10:50, 1:25, 3:15, 4, 6:35, 8:25, 9:10; 3D showtimes at 11:45, 12:40, 2:20, 4:55, 5:50, 7:30, 10:05 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:10 Rowland: Fri-Mon 10:15, 12:55, 3:35, 6:15, 8:55; 3D showtimes at 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:10 Tue 10:15, 12:55, 3:35, 6:15; 3D showtimes at 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:10 Much Ado About Nothing (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Tue 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 10 Now You See Me (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Mon 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Rebels With a Cause (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 6:30 (filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto in person) 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 2, 6:30 kThe Science of Baseball (Not Rated) Rafael: Sun 7 Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:15; 3D showtime at 5:05 This Is the End (R) Fairfax: Fri-Mon 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40 Tue 12:15, 2:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:20, 2:20, 7:45, 10:30 Mon-Tue 7:15, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:40, 1, 2:25, 3:40, 5, 6:20, 7:40, 9, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Tue 11:50, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 kTwenty Feet from Stardom (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Wed 4:15, 6:45, 8:45 Sat-Sun, Thu 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 8:45 White House Down (PG-13) Fairfax: 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:45 Lark: Fri, Mon-Wed 5, 8 Sat-Sun 2, 5, 8 Thu 2, 5 Marin: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7, 10 Sun-Thu 1, 4, 7 Regency: Fri-Tue 11:05, 12:40, 2:15, 3:50, 5:25, 7, 8:35, 10:10 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10, 1, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 World War Z (PG-13) Cinema: Fri, Mon 4:25, 10:05; 3D showtimes at 1:35, 7:15 Sat-Sun 10:45, 4:25, 10:05; 3D showtimes at 1:35, 7:15 Fairfax: 1:10, 4:05, 6:45, 9:30 Marin: Fri-Sat 4:15, 10:10; 3D showtimes at 1:15, 7:15 Sun-Thu 4:15; 3D showtimes at 1:15, 7:15 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:05, 1:55, 3:55, 4:45, 7:35, 9:35, 10:25; 3D showtimes at 12:05, 1:05, 2:55, 5:45, 6:45, 8:35 Rowland: Fri-Mon 11:55, 2:45, 5:35, 8:25; 3D showtimes at 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50 Tue 11:55, 2:45, 5:35, 8:25; 3D showtimes at 10:30, 1:20, 4:10
Get the lowdown on ‘The Science of Baseball’ Sunday at the Rafael.
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