›› MOViES
Friday November 26 -Thursday December 2
Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford
Love and Other Drugs (1:53) Snarky look at the pharmaceutical industry stars Hank Azaria and Jake Gyllenhaal as competing erection-drug salesmen. ● Lucia de Lammermoor (3:15) SFO presents Donizetti’s lilting tale of a woman’s descent into madness. ● Megamind Cartoon comedy about a genius supervillain whose plans for world domination go awry through boredom and self-interest; Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt and Ben Stiller supply the voices. ● The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale (3:50) Donizetti’s comic opera of love, lust and chicanery is presented live from New York in dazzling big-screen high definition. ● Morning Glory (1:35) Crusty TV news veteran Harrison Ford and former beauty queen Diane Keaton clash as cohosts of a dilapidated national morning news show; Rachel McAdams costars as their long-suffering producer. ● The Next Three Days (2:02) A family man at the end of his rope plans and executes his wife’s daring prison escape; Paul Haggis directs Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. ● The Nutcracker in 3D (1:50) A Viennese liebkin is rescued from another dullsville Christmas by a magical nutcracker and his leaping, pirouette-ing pals. ● 127 Hours (1:33) James Franco stars in the true story of a trapped rock climber whose only escape is to amputate his own arm; Danny Boyle directs. ● Red (1:51) Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich as four badass ex-CIA agents on the short list for assassination by their former spooks; happily, they still know how to use brains, teamwork and the occasional rocket launcher to stay alive. ● Secretariat (1:56) Disney biopic of the legendary racehorse and the suburban housewife who nurtured him to greatness; Diane Lane stars (as the housewife). ● The Social Network (2:00) Caustic Aaron Sorkin-David Fincher biopic of computer nerd Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, history’s youngest billionaire and “friend” to many (500 million at last count). ● Tangled (1:32) Disney musical version of the Rapunzel story in which the extensively tressed princess breaks out of her castle with a little help from a wanted bandit, a gang of thugs and an extremely dependable steed. ● Today’s Special (1:39) A superstar Manhattan chef gets in over his head when he’s forced to help out at his parent’s low-rent, Michelin-free Indian restaurant. ● Tosca (12:25) Puccini’s torrid tale of triangular titillation is brought to diva-riffic life by the San Francisco Opera. ● Unstoppable (1:38) Tony Scott megaadventure about a runaway freight train, its cargo of combustible liquids and the engineer and conductor who try to stop it from destroying the next city on the timetable; Denzel Washington and Chris Pine star. ✹ ●
Runaway bandit meets magnificently maned maiden in ‘Tangled,’ opening Friday.
Burlesque (1:59) Christina Aguilera as a small-town girl whose dreams of success are realized on the stage of a seedy yet majestic old burlesque house; mistress of ceremonies Cher offers plenty of jaded wisdom and overthe-top glam. ● Due Date (1:40) Todd Philips road-trip comedy about a businessman who has to hitch a ride cross-country with an unstable wannabe actor to get home in time for the birth of his first child; Robert Downey, Jr. stars. ● Fair Game (1:48) Naomi Watts as Valerie Plame, the targeted CIA agent whose investigations into Iraq’s nuclear capabilities didn’t jibe with the Bush Administration’s PR plans; Sean Penn costars as hubby-whistleblower Joe Wilson. ● Faster (1:35) Dwayne Johnson emerges from a decade behind bars with an Uzi-sized chip on his shoulder and a long list of excolleagues deserving of retribution; Billy Bob Thornton is the cop on his trail. ● The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (2:28) Sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire finds the edgy Lisbeth Salander in hot water again, this time for the murder of her father. ● Glenn Beck Live: Broke (2:00) The weepy Fox News commentator proposes ways and means of fixing the U.S. economy (not, presumably, by bringing back the New Deal). ● Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One The young wizard embarks on a do-or-die mission that will decide his own (predestined?) fate and ease him onto the wobbly shores of manhood to boot. ● Hereafter (2:06) Spielberg-produced, Eastwood-directed fantasy romance about the different ways three different seemingly disparate people connect with the afterlife. ● I Am (1:18) Documentary follows Hollywood moviemaker Tom Shadyac as he searches for meaning after a life-altering experience. ● Inside Job (1:48) Gripping documentary about the unbridled capitalism and political hanky panky that led to the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. ●
›› MOViE TiMES 127 Hours (R) ★★★ Century Regency 6: Fri-Wed 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:55 Thu 12, 2:30, 5 ❋ Burlesque (PG-13) Century Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:15 Century Northgate 15: 11:20, 12:35, 2:15, 3:30, 5:05, 6:30, 7:50, 9:15, 10:30 Century Rowland Plaza: Fri-Tue 10, 1, 4, 7, 10 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:25 Sat 1:15, 4, 6:50, 9:25 Sun 1:15, 4, 6:50 MonThu 4, 6:50 Due Date (R) Century Rowland Plaza: Fri-Tue 2, 9 Fair Game (PG-13) ★★1/2 Century Regency 6: 11:10, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15 CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri-Sat 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Sun 2:30, 5:05, 7:35 Mon-Thu 5:05, 7:35 ❋ Faster (R) Century Northgate 15: 12, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 10 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (R) ★★★★ Rafael Film Center: Fri-Sun 1, 4:15, 7:30 Mon-Thu 7:30 ❋ Glenn Beck Live: Broke (PG13) Century Regency 6: Thu 8 CinéArts at Marin: Thu 8 CinéArts at Sequoia: Thu 8 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1 (PG-13) ★★★1/2 Century Cinema: 12:15, 3:35, 7, 10:15 Century Northgate 15: 11, 11:40, 12:20, 1, 1:35, 2:20, 2:55, 3:40, 4:20, 5, 5:40, 6:20, 7, 7:40, 8:20, 9, 10:15 Century Rowland Plaza: Fri-Tue 10:15, 12, 3:30, 5:15, 7, 10:20 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15 Sun 12:30, 3:45, 7 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:45 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 12:15, 1:30, 3:15, 4:45, 6:15, 8, 9:15 Sun-Thu 12:15, 1:30, 3:15, 4:45, 6:15 Hereafter (PG-13) ★★★1/2 CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri-Sat 4:10, 9:50 Sun-Tue, Thu 4:10
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❋ I Am (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Thu 7:30 (filmmaker Tom Shadyac and author Marc Ian Barasch in person) Inside Job (PG-13) ★★★1/2 Rafael Film Center: Fri-Sun 1:30, 4, 6:30, 8:45 Mon 8:45 Tue 6:30, 8:45 Wed 9 ❋ Love & Other Drugs (R) Century Larkspur Landing: FriSun 11:15, 1:55, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:25 Century Regency 6: 10:45, 12:10, 1:35, 3, 4:25, 5:50, 7:15, 8:40, 10:05 Century Rowland Plaza: Fri-Tue 10:30, 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 12:45, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Sun 12:45, 4:10, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:45, 7:25 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:25, 7, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1:45, 4:25, 7 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4:15, 7, 9:30 Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:30 Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7 ❋ Lucia de Lammermoor (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Thu 7 Megamind (PG) ★★1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 11:45, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 Mon-Thu 6:50, 9:20 Century Northgate 15: 11:15, 1:45, 4:30; 3D showtimes at 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:35, 9:55 Century Rowland Plaza: Fri-Tue 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:30 Sun-Thu 2, 4:35, 7:10 The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale (Not Rated) Century Regency 6: Wed 6:30 CinéArts at Marin: Wed 6:30 CinéArts at Sequoia: Wed 6:30 Morning Glory (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: 11:05, 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 Century Rowland Plaza: Fri-Tue 1:20, 7:25 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 1, 4:25, 7:20, 10 Sun 1, 4:25,
7:20 Mon-Tue 5, 7:35 Thu 5 Tiburon Playhouse 3: 7:10 Sat-Sun 1:45, 7:10 The Next Three Days (PG-13) ★★★ Century Regency 6: 12:40, 3:50, 7, 10:10 Wed 12:40 Century Rowland Plaza: Fri-Tue 10:20, 4:20, 10:10 CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri-Sun 1:15, 7 Mon-Tue 7 ❋ The Nutcracker in 3D (PG) ★ Century Northgate 15: 11:10, 1:50, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 Red (PG-13) ★★★ Century Northgate 15: 9:40 Secretariat (PG) ★★1/2 Century Regency 6: 10:30, 1:25, 4:15, 7:10, 10 Wed 10:30, 4:15, 7:10, 10 The Social Network (PG-13) ★★★1/2 Century Northgate 15: 7:15, 10:05 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri-Sat 4:30, 9:40 Sun-Thu 4:30 ❋ Tangled (PG) ★★★ Century Larkspur Landing: Fri-Sun 11:35, 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:30 Mon-Thu 7, 9:35 Century Northgate 15: 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:20; 3D ashowtimes at 11:30, 2, 4:25, 7:05, 9:30 Century Rowland Plaza: Fri-Tue 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:15, 6:45, 9:10 Sun-Thu 1:15, 4:15, 6:45 Today’s Special (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Fri-Sun 2, 4:30, 6:45, 9 Mon-Tue 6:45, 9 Wed 6:45 Tosca (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Sat 10am Unstoppable (PG-13) ★★ Century Northgate 15: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Century Rowland Plaza: Fri-Tue 12:05, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10:05 Lark Theater: Fri-Sat, Wed 5, 7:10, 9:20 Sun 2:45, 5, 7:10 Mon-Tue 5, 7:10 Thu 2:45, 5
Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules.
›› THEATERS 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 • 800-326-3264 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
Christina Aguilera goes glam in ‘Burlesque.’
NOVEMBER 26 – DECEMBER 2, 2010 PACIFIC SUN 35