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NMOVIETIMES A Tale of Two Cities (1935) Stanford Theatre: Sat.-Tue. 7:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. also at 3:20 p.m. Alice in Wonderland (PG) (( Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 10:50 a.m. & 4:25, 9:40 p.m. Babies (PG) (((( Century 16: Fri.-Wed. 11 a.m. and 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:25 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 11:35 a.m. and 3:45, 7:55 p.m. Cabin in the Sky (1943) Stanford Theatre: Fri 7:30 p.m. The Clock (1945) Stanford Theatre: Fri 5:50 & 9:20 p.m. Date Night (PG-13) ((1/2 Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 1:55 & 7:15 p.m. Follow Thru (1930) Stanford Theatre: Wed.-Thu. 5:45 & 9:10 p.m. Furry Vengeance (PG) 1/2 Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 11:25 a.m. and 2 & 4:20 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 11:25 a.m. and 2 & 4:20 p.m. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (((( Guild Theatre: Fri.-Thu. 1:15, 4:30 & 8 p.m. How to Train Your Dragon (PG) ((1/2 Century 16: Fri.-Wed. 11:30 a.m. and 2 & 4:25 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 11:15 a.m. and 1:50, 4:15, 6:55 & 9:20 p.m. If I Were King (1938) Stanford Theatre: Sat.-Tue. 5:35 & 9:45 p.m. Iron Man 2 (PG-13) ((1/2 Century 16: Fri.-Wed. 10:55 a.m. and 12:25, 1:55, 3:20, 4:55, 6:10, 6:55, 7:45, 9, 9:50 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 10:30 & 11:10 a.m. and noon, 1:25, 2:10, 3, 4:35, 5:20, 5:55, 6:50, 7:30, 8:15, 8:55, 9:45 & 10:30 p.m. Wed. also at 11:05 p.m. Just Wright (PG) Century 16: Fri.-Wed. 11:50 a.m. and 2:35, 5:05, 7:30 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 11:05 a.m. and 1:45, 4:10, 7:35 & 10:05 p.m. Kites Century 16: Fri.-Thu. 10:50 a.m. and 1:45, 4:45, 7:40 & 10:35 p.m. Letters to Juliet (PG) (( Century 16: Fri.-Wed. 11:15 a.m. and 12:30, 1:50, 3, 4:20, 5:30, 7:05, 8, 9:35 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 10:40 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. and 1:10, 2:35, 3:55, 5:05, 6:35, 7:45, 9:10 & 10:20 p.m. MacGruber (R) Century 16: Fri.-Wed. 10:45 a.m. and 1:10, 3:25, 5:40, 7:55 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 11:20 a.m. and 1:35, 3:50, 6:10, 8:30 & 10:45 p.m. Mother and Child (R) (( CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: Sun.-Thu. 1:30, 4:20 & 7:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. also at 10:05 p.m. Oceans (G) Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 1:40, 5:50 & 10 p.m. Please Give (R) (((( CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: Fri.-Thu. 2:45, 5 & 7:20 p.m. Fri. & Sat. also at 9:35 p.m. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13) Century 20: Thu. 12:01 a.m. Princess Kaiulani (PG) Aquarius Theatre: Fri.-Thu. 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 p.m. Robin Hood (PG-13) (( Century 16: Fri.-Wed. 11:05 a.m. and 12:05, 12:55, 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:20, 6:20, 7:20, 8:30, 9:30 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 11:10 a.m. and 12:15, 1:20, 2:45, 3:40, 4:55, 6:15, 7:10, 8:20, 9:35 & 10:35 p.m. Fri.-Sun. also at 10:10 a.m. The Secret In Their Eyes (R) ((( Aquarius Theatre: Fri.-Thu. 2:15, 5:15 & 8:15 p.m. Sex and the City 2 (R) Century 16: Wed. 12:01 a.m.; Thu. 10:05 a.m. and 1:10, 4:15, 7:20 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: Wed. 12:01 a.m.; Thu. 12:40, 3:55, 7:10 & 10:25 p.m. Shrek Forever After (PG) Century 16: Fri.-Wed. 11:20 a.m. and 12:35, 1:40, 2:55, 4:05, 5:15, 6:25, 7:35, 8:45 & 9:55 p.m. 3D: Fri.-Wed. 10:45 a.m.; noon; 1:10, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40, 5:50, 7, 8:10, 9:20 & 10:30 p.m. Thu. at noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7 & 9:20 p.m. only. Century 20: Fri.-Wed. 10:30 and 11:50 a.m., 12:35, 1, 2:20, 3:05, 3:30, 4:50, 5:30, 6, 7:20, 8, 8:25, 9:50 & 10:25 p.m. Fri. & Sat. also at 10 a.m. and 10:50 p.m. Thu. at 10:30 a.m., 1, 3:30, 6 & 8:25 p.m. only. 3D: Fri.-Wed. 11 and 11:30 a.m., 12:20, 1:30, 2, 2:50, Wake Up and Live (1937) Stanford Theatre: Wed.-Thu. 7:30 p.m. Note: Screenings are for Friday through Tuesday only.
AQUARIUS: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) CENTURY CINEMA 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264) CENTURY PARK 12: 557 E. Bayshore Blvd., Redwood City (800-326-3264) CENTURY 20 DOWNTOWN: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264) CINEARTS AT PALO ALTO SQUARE: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456) GUILD: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) SPANGENBERG THEATRE: 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto (354-8263) For show times, plot synopses and more information about any films playing at the Aquarius, Guild and Park, visit www.LandmarkTheatres.com - Skip it -- Some redeeming qualities --- A good bet ---- Outstanding
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LETTERS TO JULIET --
(Century 16, Century 20) Care for some wine with your cheese? Both are on the menu in this road-tripping romance that features a talented cast and gorgeous locales but a sappy plot. Aspiring writer Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) jaunts off to Verona, Italy, with her apathetic fiance, Victor (Gael Garcia Bernal). Victor’s busy schedule researching wine vendors for his fledgling New York restaurant offers Sophie plenty of sight-seeing time. One such excursion leads her to the House of Juliet, where love letters addressed to William Shakespeare’s tragic character litter the wall. Sophie’s curiosity leads her to the “secretaries of Juliet” — three women who respond to the notes. She soon discovers a decades-old letter from a woman named Claire (Vanessa Redgrave). Rated PG for brief rude behavior, some language and incidental smoking. 1 hour, 44 minutes. — T.H.
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MOTHER AND CHILD --
(Palo Alto Square) Rodrigo Garcia spurned the common wisdom that urges one to “write what you know.” Focusing on three intersecting stories of mothers and daughters, the writer-director of “Nine Lives” has fashioned a reverential, idealized version of motherhood certain to polarize female viewers who may not agree that having a baby is the ultimate goal in life. Annette Bening, Naomi Watts and Kerry Washington deliver brave performances, even though their characters ring false as often as they reveal authentic truths. For its strong point of view and tearjerker sentiment, “Mother and Child” earns a spot in the women’s weepie genre. Rated: R for sexuality, brief nudity, and language. 2 hours. 6 minutes. — S.T.
ROBIN HOOD --
(Century 16, Century 20) This “Robin Hood” isn’t about robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. Rather, it’s a two-and-a-half-hour epic about sticking it to the French. Director Ridley Scott and screenwriter Brian Helgeland (“A Knight’s Tale”) choose not to retell the well-known tale, despite the presence of familiar characters Marion (Cate Blanchett), the Sheriff of Nottingham (Matthew Macfadyen) and Friar Tuck (Mark Addy). Instead, the tack is “Robin Hood Begins” (or “Robin Hood Royale”), with the story leading up to the ace archer’s days at odds with King John (Oscar Isaacs). Impressive recreations of period locations and dress contribute to the dirty and mostly grim tone, but somehow it’s all too tasteful to be interesting. Or worse, sometimes it’s faintly silly, as with the revelation that Robin’s dad essentially wrote the Magna Carta. Rated PG-13 for violence including intense sequences of warfare, and some sexual content. Two hours, 20 minutes. — P.C.
N MOVIECRITICS S.T.-Susan Tavernetti, P.C.-Peter Canavese, T.H.-Tyler Hanley
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