›› MOViES
Friday August 12 -Thursday August 18
Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford
Rachel Weisz can stand the truth in ‘The Whistleblower,’ opening Friday at the Rafael.
Another Earth (1:32) When a duplicate planet is found in the solar system, complications ensue, not all of them having to do with real estate prices. ● Bridesmaids (1:29) Lovelorn Kristen Wiig endures the barbaric rituals of modern matrimony when her BFF Maya Rudolph gets hitched. ● Buck (1:28) Documentary follows cowboy and real-life horse whisperer Buck Brannanman as he shares his gift for communicating with equines through instinct and compassion. ● Captain America (2:04) Yet another comic book superhero hits the big screen, this one a 98 lb. weakling transformed into a Nazi-smashing World War II ultra-soldier. ● Cars 2 (1:53) The gang heads to Europe to compete in le Grand Prix and gets caught up in international espionage; Michael Caine, Vanessa Redgrave and Eddie Izzard are among the jet set. ● The Change-Up (1:12) Two longtime friends envy each other’s life until they magically live the “be careful what you wish for” cliché. ● Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (1:21) Cartoon about a scientist whose well-meaning attempts to end world hunger result in food dropping from the heavens in (over)abundance. ● Cowboys and Aliens (1:52) Cowpokes Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig join forces with Apache warriors in an epic showdown against weird-looking hombres in flying saucers. ● Crazy, Stupid, Love (1:58) Freshly divorced straight arrow Steve Carell navigates the tricky shoals of singlehood with plenty of help from smooth-operating wingman Ryan Gosling. ● The Devil’s Double (1:48) True tale of an Iraqi soldier who was recruited to impersonate Saddam Hussein’s violent, horny, drugaddicted son Uday. ● Final Destination 5 (1:35) A troupe of cubicle drones makes the fatal mistake of going on one of those deathly grim corporate retreats. ● Friends with Benefits (1:49) Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis discover (this being Hollywood) that having a guilt-free nostrings sexual relationship is preposterous. ● Glee the 3D Concert Movie (1:48) Rock out to musical highlights from the “Glee” casts’s summer concert tour. ● The Globe Theatre Presents Henry IV Part II (3:00) Direct from London’s most prestigious playhouse it’s the Bard’s rousing ●
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historical chronicle. ● The Guard (1:36) Crusty Irish cop (Brendan Gleeson) is teamed with Don Cheadle’s uptight FBI agent for drug investigation with comic results. ● Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two (2:10) The supernatural epic’s grand finale finds Harry facing down the wicked Lord Voldemort for all the marbles. ● The Help (2:17) The lives of three women on both sides of the cultural divide in 1960s Mississippi are examined in the film version of Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel. ● Horrible Bosses (1:40) Comedy follows three office-mates as they plot to off the higher-ups (Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell) who make their lives miserable. ● In Our Name (1:30) A war-scarred British vet returns from Iraq with an obsessive need to protect her daughter from harm. ● Midnight in Paris (1:34) Woody Allen’s latest expatriate romance stars Owen Wilson as a dissatisfied modern-day Yank who discovers that he can travel at will to the Paris of Scott, Zelda and Gertrude Stein. ● The Names of Love (1:42) Saucy sociopolitical French comedy about a free-loving left-wing mademoiselle and her improbable relationship with a meek middle-aged scientist. ● Planet 51 (1:31) Cartoon about an astronaut who finds himself on a planet identical to an American small town…except for all those little green inhabitants. ● RiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer (2:00) Those intergalactic cinephile wiseasses are back and tossing juicy verbal tomatoes at the crappy 1962 fantasy epic. ● Rise of the Planet of the Apes (1:45) Turns out it all got started in present-day San Francisco (but this is not a documentary). ● Sarah’s Key (1:51) An American journalist investigating France’s role in the Holocaust discovers a surprising personal connection to a child victim of the roundup. ● The Smurfs (1:40) Teensy cobalt-blue critters find themselves in midtown Manhattan, much to the bafflement of Neil Patrick Harris. ● 30 Minutes Or Less (1:23) Two smalltown dweebs are forced into a (brief) life of crime by cops, assassins and a couple of wannabe gangsters. ● Toast (1:36) Bittersweet look at foodie Nigel Slater’s early lip-smacking years in the Britain of the 1960s. ● The Tree of Life (2:18) Terrence Malick’s lyrical, meditative family portrait (winner of Cannes’ Palme d’Or) stars Sean Penn, Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain. ● The Whistleblower (1:58) Cop-turnedUN peacekeeper Rachel Weisz uncovers a sex-trafficking conspiracy in postwar Bosnia involving her very colleagues. ● Winnie the Pooh (1:03) A.A. Milne’s affable ursa is back, joining Eeyore and Tigger in search of Christopher Robin plus any honey that happens to be around. ✹
›› MOViE TiMES ❋ 30 Minutes or Less (R) Century Northgate 15: 11:20, 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:05, 10:30 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:40, 1:50, 4:05, 6:15, 8:25, 10:35 CinéArts at Marin: FriSat 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30 Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:15 Mon, Wed-Thu 5, 7:40 Tue 12, 2:20, 5, 7:40 Lark Theater: 6:45, 8:40 Sat 4:45, 6:45, 8:40 Sun 4:45, 6:45 Another Earth (PG-13) CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Sat 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Sun 3, 5:15, 7:30 Mon, Tue, Thu 5:15, 7:30 Wed 7:30 Bridesmaids (R) ★★★1/2 Century Northgate 15: 7:45, 10:30 Buck (Not Rated) ★★★ Rafael Film Center: 4, 6 Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13) ★★★ Century Northgate 15: 1:05, 7:05; 3D showtimes at 4, 10 Cars 2 (G) ★★1/2 Century Northgate 15: 11:50, 5:05; 3D showtime at 2:25 The Change-Up (R) ★★1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 8, 10:35 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:35 Mon-Thu 7:15, 10:10 Century Northgate 15: 11:35, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:35, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7 Mon, Thu 4:30, 7:20 Tue 1:50, 4:30, 7:20 Wed 4:30 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Tue 1:30, 4:35, 7:20, 9:50 Wed-Thu 1:30, 4:35, 7:20 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:25 Sat 1:15, 4, 6:50, 9:25 Sun 1:15, 4, 6:50 Mon-Thu 4, 6:50 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG) Century Northgate 15: Mon, Wed 10am Cowboys & Aliens (PG-13) ★★1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:25 Mon-Thu 7, 10 Century Northgate 15: 11:15, 2, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:50, 10:35 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Tue 1:10, 4, 6:40, 9:30 Wed-Thu 1:10, 4, 6:40 Crazy, Stupid, Love (PG-13) ★★1/2
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Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 10:55, 1:40, 4:35, 7:20, 10 Sun-Thu 10:55, 1:40, 4:35, 7:20 CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri 4:20, 7, 9:40 Sat 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Tue 1:20, 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 Wed-Thu 1:20, 4:25, 7:10 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 Sat 1:30, 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 Sun 1:30, 4:25, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:25, 7:10 ❋ The Devil’s Double (R) Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Sun-Thu 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 ❋ Final Destination 5 (R) Century Northgate 15: 11:10, 1:45, 4:15, 6:55, 9:15; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:25 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:25, 5:20, 10:10; 3D showtimes at 2:55, 7:45 Friends with Benefits (R) Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 12:05, 5:15, 10:20 Sun-Tue, Thu 12:05, 5:15 Wed 12:05 ❋ Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Not Rated) Century Northgate 15: 12, 2:30, 4:55, 7:15, 9:30 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:25, 1:35, 3:50, 6, 8:10, 10:20 ❋ The Globe Theatre Presents Henry IV Part 2 (PG) Century Regency 6: Thu 6:30 CinéArts at Sequoia: Thu 6:30 The Guard (R) Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10 Sun-Tue 12, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45 Wed 2:30, 5:10, 7:45 Thu 12, 2:30 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG-13) ★★★★ Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 10:15; 3D showtime at 7 Sat-Sun 4:10, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 1, 7 Mon-Thu 9:40; 3D showtime at 6:45 Century Northgate 15: 1:10, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 4:10, 10:10 ❋ The Help (PG-13) Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:30 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:50 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:15 Sun-Thu 12:20, 3:40, 7 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:30, 3:45, 7,
10:15 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Tue 2, 6:15, 9:10 Wed-Thu 2, 6:15 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri-Sat 1, 4:15, 7:30 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7:30 Horrible Bosses (R) ★★★ Century Northgate 15: 7:35, 9:55 ❋ In Our Name (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Thu 7 Midnight in Paris (PG-13) ★★★1/2 Century Regency 6: 2:40, 7:50 Wed 2:40 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 2, 4:40, 7:30, 9:50 Sun 2, 4:40, 7:30 Mon, Wed-Thu 4:45, 7:30 Tue 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:30 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Sun 1:45, 4:10, 7 The Names of Love (R) ★★1/2 Rafael Film Center: Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 4:30, 6:45, 9:15 Sun 2, 4:30, 9:15 Thu 4:30, 9:15 Planet 51 (PG) Century Rowland Plaza: Tue, Thu 10am CinéArts at Marin: Tue 11:30am ❋ RiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer (PG) Century Regency 6: Wed 8 CinéArts at Marin: Wed 8 CinéArts at Sequoia: Wed 8 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) Century Cinema: Fri-Wed 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Thu 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7 Century Northgate 15: 11, 11:40, 12:20, 1, 1:35, 2:20, 3, 3:40, 4:20, 5, 5:40, 6:20, 7, 7:40, 8:20, 9, 9:40, 10:20 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Tue 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:20 Wed-Thu 1:40, 4:15, 6:50 ❋ Sarah’s Key (PG-13) ★★1/2 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 Sun-Thu 11:30, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30 The Smurfs (PG) Century Northgate 15: 11:30, 4:30, 9:35; 3D showtimes at 1:55, 7:10 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:50, 4:50, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 7:20 Toast () Rafael Film Center: Sun 7 The Tree of Life (PG-13) ★★★★ Rafael Film Center: 8 Sun 1, 8 ❋ The Whistleblower (R) Rafael Film Center: 3:45, 6:30, 9 Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9 Winnie the Pooh (G) Century Northgate 15: 11:45, 1:50, 3:50, 5:45
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 • 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
They’re gonna need a bigger boat: Film Night in the Park presents Jaws, Saturday at 8pm in San Francisco’s Dolores Park; info, 272-2756 or filmnight.org.