MOViES
F R I D AY J U LY 4 — T H U R S D AY J U LY 1 0
k New Movies This Week
Begin Again (R) Bicycling with Molière (Not Rated) Chef (R)
Movie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d l Begin Again (1:44) Musical rom-com stars Keira Knightley as an up-and-coming East Village chanteuse and Mark Ruffalo as a down-and-out record exec; let the canoodling commence. l Bicycling with Molière (1:44) Film fest fave about two French actor adversary-buddies who grapple, bike, pontificate and flirt with the local talent on an idyllic Atlantic isle. l Chef (1:55) Superstar chef Jon Favreau gives up his luxe L.A. eatery to launch a Miami food truck with John Leguizamo and Sofia Vergara. l Chinese Puzzle (1:57) Romantic comedy about a French father who follows his children and ex-wife to exotic New York; Audrey Tatou and Romain Duris costar. l Citizen Koch (1:30) Hard-hitting, oft-censored cinema-verité documentary about the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, the rise of the Tea Party and the bleak new world of postmodern campaign financing. l Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (1:35) Cartoon sequel finds inventor Flint Lockwood battling food-animal hybrids like shrimpanzees and tacodiles. l Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2:10) A mob of genetically evolved apes takes on a mob of plaguedepleted humans to see who will rule Planet Earth. l Deliver Us from Evil (1:41) A New York cop joins forces with a cutting-edge exorcist to battle a citywide rash of positively demonic activity. l Earth to Echo (1:29) E.T. redux as four kids help a stranded alien find his way back to his home planet. l Edge of Tomorrow (1:53) War of the Worlds meets Groundhog Day as a space-time vortex forces soldier Tom Cruise to fight the same darned battle against invading aliens over and over again. l The Fault in Our Stars (2:06) John Green’s bestseller hits the big screen with Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as two teens who meet and fall in love at a cancer support group. l Fed Up (1:32) Eye-opening Katie Couric documentary about the American food industry and the dangerous and unhealthy swill they’re feeding us. l The Grand Seduction (1:55) Wry comedy about a Canadian fishing village that does whatever it takes to convince a big-city doctor to become their permanent sawbones. l The Grateful Dead Meet Up 2014 (1:40) Catch the Dead’s seldom-seen 1972 Beat Club studio concert from Bremen, West Germany on the big and psychedelic screen. l A Hard Day’s Night (1:30) 50th anniversary restoration of the footloose musical comedy stars John, Paul, George and Ringo as Liverpool rock stars heading to London for a TV gig; Wilfrid Brambell steals the show as Paul’s Machiavellian uncle. l How to Train Your Dragon 2 (1:45) Wannabe Viking Hiccup and his pet dragon Toothless are back and busily protecting their village from uncouth invaders. l The Immigrant (1:57) Ellis Island period piece about the adventures and tribulations of a Polish émigré in Jazz Age Manhattan; Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix star. l Jersey Boys (2:14) Director Clint Eastwood brings the Tony-winning musical bio of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to the silver screen. l John Hubley Animation (1:20) Celebrate the groundbreaking animator’s 100th birthday with an eye-filling program of cutting-edge cartoons from the ’50s and ’60s. l The Last Sentence (2:04) Jesper Christensen stars as real-life flawed hero Torgny Segerstedt, the crusading anti-Nazi Swedish journalist of the ’30s and ’40s; Jan Troell (“The Emigrants”) directs.
Life Itself (1:52) Acclaimed documentary looks at the life and work of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic and TV star Roger Ebert; Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese and a host of others offer insights. l Maleficent (1:38) Angelina Jolie stars in the untold story of Sleeping Beauty’s wicked nemesis; Elle Fanning costars as Beauty. l The Metropolitan Opera: The Enchanted Island (3:40) Librettist Jeremy Sams’ operatic pastiche of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest features arias and ensembles by Rameau, Handel, Vivaldi and other Baroque bigwigs. l The Metropolitan Opera: Otello (3:30) Verdi’s tumultuous tale of a soldier brought down by envy and jealousy is presented in dazzling big-screen high definition; Renee Fleming plays Desdemona. l Obvious Child (1:23) An aspiring twentysomething comedian faces unemployment, pregnancy and honest-to-God adulthood in Gillian Robespierre’s poignant comedy; Jenny Slate stars. l Planes: Fire & Rescue (1:15) Sequel finds downand-outer Dusty regaining his altitude as a wildfirefighting rescue copter. l Pretty Woman (1:59) Suave corporate raider Richard Gere hires L.A. hooker Julia Roberts to be his girlfriend for one whirlwind week in Garry Marshall’s red-light Cinderella story. l The Purge: Anarchy (1:43) A comely couple faces terror and depravity when their car breaks down during the second annual no-holds-barred government-sanctioned countrywide crime spree. l Shrek (1:24) Dreamworks cartoon about an ornery ogre’s exasperating adventures with a lovelorn princess, a wisecracking donkey and other fairy-tale standbys. l Singin’ in the Rain (2:00) Classic musical comedy about Hollywood’s terrifying transition to talking pictures stars Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and the awesomely acrobatic Donald O’Connor. l Snowpiercer (2:06) Bong Joon Ho satirical sci-fi thriller stars Ed Harris, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer and John Hurt as modern Ice Age survivors jockeying for position on a high-tech train to nowhere. l Tammy (1:36) Broke, jobless, lovelorn Melissa McCarthy hits the road to Niagara Falls with groovy grandma Susan Sarandon; Dan Aykroyd and Kathy Bates costar. l Third Person (2:17) Paul Haggis tells three dovetailing stories of love, loss, children and coupledom; Kim Basinger, James Franco and Mila Kunis star. l Transformers: Age of Extinction (2:35) Everyone’s favorite Autobots are back and taking on yet another Earth-threatening evildoer; Ken Watanabe and Mark Wahlberg star. l 22 Jump Street (1:52) Baby-faced undercover cops Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill graduate to college-level espionage and do a little growing up in the process. l Walking the Camino (1:24) Award-winning documentary follows six pilgrims as they trek Spain’s ancient 500-mile Camino de Santago Trail in search of spiritual awakening. l Words and Pictures (1:51) Boozing English teacher Clive Owen and abstract painter Juliette Binoche flirt and spark in Fred Schepisi’s romantic comedy. l World Cup Final (1:30) Catch all the action live from Brazil on the big high-definition screen; $15$25 ticket price includes drink, deli luncheon and popcorn! l X-Men: Days of Future Past (2:10) The original X-Men join forces with their younger selves in a time-altering mission to save Earth; Halle Berry, Peter Dinklage and Michael Fassbender star. l
Chinese Puzzle (R) k Citizen Koch (Not Rated) k Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13)
Deliver Us from Evil (R)
Earth to Echo (PG) Edge of Tomorrow (PG-13) The Fault in Our Stars (PG-13) Fed Up (PG) The Grand Seduction (PG-13)
Fairfax: 12:45, 4, 7, 9:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 7, 9:45 Regency: 11:20, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Lark: Mon 3:45 Wed 1 Fairfax: 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:30 Playhouse: 1, 4, 7, 9:45 Regency: 10:50, 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 1, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20 Sun-Thu 1, 4:10, 7:20 Lark: Sat 8:40 Tue 8:30 Lark: Fri 1:45 Mon 6:15 Thu 1 Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am Cinema: Fri-Wed 1, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 10, 4:10, 7:20 Fairfax: 1:45, 3:30, 4:45, 6:30, 7:45; 3D showtimes at 12:30, 9:30 Playhouse: 12:25, 3:30, 6:35, 9:30 Regency: Fri-Tue 12:40, 4, 7:10, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 10:30, 11:35, 1:45, 2:50, 5, 6:05, 8:15, 9:20 Wed 12:40, 4, 7:10, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 10:30, 11:35, 1:45, 5, 6:05 Thu 12:40, 4, 7:10, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 10:30, 11:35, 1:45, 2:50, 5, 8:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12, 3, 6, 9; 3D showtimes at 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 3:50, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 12:40, 7 SunTue 3:50; 3D showtimes at 12:40, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:15 Sat-Sun 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:50, 4:35, 7:30, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Fairfax: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10, 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:20 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 Lark: Sat 1:30 Tue 1:15 Lark: Sun 4:45 Tue 3:30 Wed 5:45
k The Grateful Dead Meet Up 2014 (PG-13) Regency: Thu 7:30 Sequoia: Thu 7:30
A Hard Day’s Night (G) How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) The Immigrant (R) Jersey Boys (R) k John Hubley Animation (Not Rated) k The Last Sentence (Not Rated) Life Itself (R)
Maleficent (PG) k The Metropolitan Opera: The Enchanted Island (PG) The Metropolitan Opera: Otello (PG) Obvious Child (R) k Planes: Fire & Rescue (PG) k Pretty Woman (R) k The Purge: Anarchy (R) k Shrek (PG) k Singin’ in the Rain (Not Rated) Snowpiercer (R) Tammy (R)
Third Person (R) Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG-13)
22 Jump Street (R) Walking the Camino (Not Rated) Words and Pictures (PG-13) k World Cup Final (Not Rated)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13)
Rafael: Fri-Sun, Wed-Thu 1:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 2, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Marin: Fri-Sat 4:20, 10:25 Sun-Thu 4:20 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:05, 7:15, 10:10 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4:05, 7:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Rafael: Wed 7 (hosted by filmmaker John Korty) Rafael: 3:30, 6:30, 9 daily Rafael: Fri-Sun, Wed 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Mon-Tue 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Thu 1:15, 3:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:15, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55 Regency: Wed 7 Sequoia: Wed 7 Lark: Sat 10am Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, 10 Northgate: Thu 7, 9:15; 3D showtimes at 7:30, 9:45 Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Northgate: Thu 8, 10:30 Lark: Fri 4 Sat 3:45 Sun 2:30 Lark: Thu 6 Rafael: Fri-Sun, Thu 1, 4, 6:45, 9:15 Mon-Tue 4, 6:45, 9:15 Wed 1, 4, 9:15 Fairfax: 12:10, 2:45, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 10 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 10 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:05 Sun-Thu 1:40, 4:35, 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 12:40, 1:55, 3:05, 4:20, 5:30, 6:45, 8, 9:15, 10:25 Playhouse: 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:30, 9:50 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:05, 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 2:05, 5:10, 8:15 Regency: Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue, Thu 12:25, 3:40, 7, 10:15 Sun 10:45, 7, 10:15 Wed 10:45, 10:15 Marin: 12:55, 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 4, 7:45; 3D showtimes at 11, 2:30, 6, 9:35 Rowland: Fri-Mon 11:55, 7; 3D showtimes at 3:30, 10:25 Tue-Thu 7; 3D showtimes at 3:30, 10:25 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:15, 7, 9:45 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:35, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35 Lark: Fri, Tue 6:15 Sun 7:30 Wed 3:30 Thu 8:30 Lark: Fri, Wed 8:30 Sat 6 Mon 1 Thu 3:15 Lark: Sun noon Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 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
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