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N MOVIETIMES Black Swan (R) ((( Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 2:20, 5, 7:40 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8 & 10:35 p.m. Blue Valentine (R) (((( Aquarius Theatre: 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8 & 9:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 2, 4:45, 7:35 & 10:20 p.m. Casino Jack (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 2:25 & 8:10 p.m.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Fri 4:45 & 9:35 p.m. Sat 4:45 & 9:35 p.m. Sun 4:45 & 9:35 p.m. Mon 4:45 & 9:35 p.m. Tue 4:45 & 9:35 p.m. Wed 4:45 & 9:35 p.m. Thu 4:45 & 9:35 p.m. Century 20: Fri 4:30 & 9:40 p.m. Sat 4:30 & 9:40 p.m. Sun 4:30 & 9:40 p.m. Mon 4:30 & 9:40 p.m. Tue 4:30 & 9:40 p.m. Wed 4:30 & 9:40 p.m. Thu 4:30 & 9:40 p.m.
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Country Strong (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 12:30, 4:10, 7:05 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 2:20, 5:10, 7:55 & 10:40 p.m.
Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday 10:00am to 4:00pm
The Dilemma (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:35 a.m.; 2:15, 4:55, 7:50 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 12:10, 1:50, 2:50, 4:25, 5:25, 7:05, 8:05, 9:45 & 10:45 p.m. The Fighter (R) ((1/2 Century 16: 12:20, 3:30, 7 & 9:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 2:30, 5:35 & 8:25 p.m. Gantz (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 8:30 p.m. Century 20: 8:30 p.m.
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The Green Hornet (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Noon, 3, 6:30 & 9:40 p.m. In 3D at 1, 4:15, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 12:20, 3:10, 6 & 8:50 p.m. In 3D at 11:30 a.m.; 1:15, 2:15, 4:05, 5:05, 7, 7:55, 9:50 & 10:45 p.m. Gulliver’s Travels (PG) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 2 & 7:25 p.m. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 16: Fri.-Wed. at 9:25 p.m. Century 20: 6:45 & 10:05 p.m. The King’s Speech (R) (((1/2 Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 2:10, 4:55, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m. CinÊArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 3, 4:20, 5:55 & 7:15 p.m. Fri.-Sat. also at 8:45 & 10 p.m.
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Little Fockers (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:45 a.m.; 2:10, 4:40, 7:20 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 2:10, 4:35, 7:10 & 9:35 p.m. Made in Dagenham (R) ((1/2 Guild Theatre: 1 & 3:30 p.m. Rabbit Hole (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 2, 4:25, 7:10 & 9:30 p.m. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) (Not Reviewed) Guild Theatre: Sat. at midnight. Season of the Witch (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:45 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: Noon, 1:25, 4, 5, 6:40 & 9:15 p.m. Fri.-Wed. also at 10:10 p.m. The Social Network (PG-13) (((1/2 Guild Theatre: 6 & 8:30 p.m. Somewhere (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:55 a.m.; 2:45, 5:10, 8 & 10:25 p.m. Tangled (PG) ((( Century 16: 12:40, 3:40, 6:50 & 9:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 1:45 & 4:15 p.m. In 3D at 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:10 & 10:30 p.m. The Tourist (PG-13) (1/2 Century 20: 2:35 p.m. Fri.-Wed. also at 7:40 p.m. Tron: Legacy (PG) ((1/2 Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 5:20 p.m. In 3D at 1:30, 4:30, 7:35, 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 6:55 & 9:55 p.m. In 3D at 11:45 a.m.; 2:40, 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. True Grit (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 12:50, 2:30, 3:50, 5:05, 7:55 & 10:35 p.m. Fri.-Wed. also at 6:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 12:25, 1:55, 3:05, 4:40, 5:55, 7:20, 8:40 & 10 p.m. Yogi Bear (PG) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 2:35 & 7:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 1:20 & 3:25 p.m.
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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 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) For show times, plot synopses and more information about any films playing at the Aquarius and Guild visit www.LandmarkTheatres.com
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BLACK SWAN ---
(Century 16, Century 20) Longtime ensemble dancer Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) covets the leading dual role in a high-scale New York ballet production of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.� Though she has the attention of artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) — or is that the “attentions�? — he questions her ability to play both the innocent White Swan and the sinful Black Swan. Still, Leroy takes the leap of casting Nina. “Perfection is not just about control,� he purrs. “It’s also about letting go.� Letting go is, of course, dangerously close to coming unhinged, as Nina steadily does over the course of the film. Rated R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language and some drug use. One hour, 48 minutes. — P.C.
BLUE VALENTINE----
(Aquarius) At the film’s present-day outset, we find youngish couple Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams), along with kindergarten-age daughter Frankie (Faith Wladyka), living in that house in rural Pennsylvania. The early scenes show a functional family with everyday tensions, little fissures that eventually erupt. Dad’s attentive but a little too buoyant; Mom’s wearily responsible but nearly humorless. The point is pressed when the family dog goes missing, with an emotional fallout that sends Frankie to the grandparents for a spell and forces Dean and Cindy to deal with each other. In a clumsy bid for romance, Brooklyn-bred Dean insists: “We have to get out of this house. Let’s go get drunk and make love.� So the couple repairs to a honeymoon hotel and encamps in the cheesily decorated (and pointedly chosen) “Future Room.� The story unfolds in two timelines: the present-day and six years earlier, when the couple meet, court and marry. Rated R on appeal for strong graphic sexual content, language and a beating. One hour, 52 minutes. — P.C.
THE FIGHTER --1/2
(Century 16, Century 20) Christian Bale plays a crackhead in mid-’90s Lowell, Mass. Ex-boxer Dicky Eklund milks his status as “The Pride of Lowell� as he struts the streets, crowing, “Making my comeback!� Walking a half-step behind Dicky, younger half-brother Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) wears a weary smile. Co-dependency zig-zags through Micky’s extended family as he pursues his own light welterweight boxing career Micky trusts Dicky’s boxing instincts, but Micky’s no fool. When a promoter dangles a deal with the condition of “no crazy-time nonsense,� Micky recognizes the opportunity, though it takes the moral support of new girlfriend Charlene (Amy Adams) to take a leap. Rated R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality. One hour, 54 minutes. — P.C.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 ---1/2
(Century 16, Century 20) The boy wizard who has captivated audiences since his literary introduction in 1997 is ready for his final curtain call. Harry Potter is officially a young man in this film (“Part 2� is due