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Friday August 26 -Thursday September 1
Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford
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 Hedgehog (1:39) A reclusive Parisian concierge with a passion for literature bonds with two of her tenants, a precocious young filmmaker and an elegant Japanese widower. ● 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. ● 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. ● One Day (1:31) Two decades of romance between Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgiss are glimpsed on the same date each year. ● Our Idiot Brother (1:35) Three yuppie sisters on the brink come to realize that their trusting, easygoing mensch of a bro might have the right idea after all. ● Red Hot Chili Peppers Live (2:15) The ’90s rockers perform old faves plus new stuff from their latest album. ● 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. ● Scarface Special (3:15) The 1983 cult classic is back, Pfeiffer, Pacino, coke spoons and all, in glorious Blu-ray and with insights from some of the film’s famous fans. ● Senna (1:46) Documentary about legendary Brazilian Formula-One driver who won three world championships before his death at age 34. ● The Smurfs (1:40) Teensy cobalt-blue critters find themselves in midtown Manhattan, much to the bafflement of Neil Patrick Harris. ● Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D (1:29) The fourth “D” is a scratch-andsmell card, which isn’t really a dimension and makes us fear further sequels. ● Third Star (1:32) Four buds head off on one last road trip to the spectacular coast of Wales. ● 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. ● The Way (1:55) A grieving father (Martin Sheen) embarks on a 500-mile pilgrimage across the Pyrenees to reexamine his life and values; Emilio Estevez directs. ● The Whistleblower (1:58) Cop-turnedUN peacekeeper Rachel Weisz uncovers a sex-trafficking conspiracy in postwar Bosnia involving her very colleagues. ✹ ●
Film Night in the Park presents Julie Andrews in ‘Mary Poppins,’ Saturday at 8pm in San Anselmo’s Creek Park; info, 272-2756 or filmnight.org.
Africa United (1:28) Story of three Rwandan kids who travel 3,000 miles to the World Cup in South Africa—on foot. ● 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. ● Colombiana (1:45) Professional assassin Zoe Saldana vows to hunt down and destroy the gangland boss responsible for her parents’ murder. ● Conan the Barbarian (1:52) Jason Momoa stars as the sword-wielding Cimmerian in this update of the Schwarzenegger action epic. ● 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. ● Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1:40) Spunky Katie Holmes gets more than she bargained for when she unlocks the basement of her father’s spooky old mansion. ● Fright Night (2:00) Remake of 1985 vampire-next-door tale; Colin Farrell’s in this one and Chris Sarandon is in both (in different roles, alas). ● Glee the 3D Concert Movie (1:48) Rock out to musical highlights from the “Glee” casts’s summer concert tour. ● The Guard (1:36) A crusty Irish cop (Brendan Gleeson) is teamed with an uptight FBI agent (Don Cheadle) on a drug investigation with its comic sides. ●
›› MOViE TiMES 30 Minutes or Less (R) Century Northgate 15: 11:45, 1:55, 4, 6:10, 8:15, 10:25 Africa United (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Sun 7 Buck (Not Rated) ★★★ Rafael Film Center: Sat-Sun 1:30 Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13) ★★★ Century Northgate 15: 1:05, 7:05; 3D showtimes at 4:05, 9:55 ❋ Colombiana (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10 Conan the Barbarian (2011) (R) ★ Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5; 3D showtimes at 7:45, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:45, 10:25 Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:15 Century Northgate 15: 2:15, 9:15; 3D showtimes at 11:40, 5, 7:55, 10:30 Century Rowland Plaza: 2:10; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7 Mon, Wed 4:45, 7:20 Tue, Thu 4:45 Cowboys & Aliens (PG-13) ★★1/2 Century Northgate 15: 11:35, 2:10, 4:50, 7:50, 10:30 Crazy, Stupid, Love (PG-13) ★★1/2 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Sun-Tue 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri 4:20, 7, 9:40 Sat 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7 Mon 4:20, 7 Tue 4:20 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 Sat 1:20, 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 Sun 1:20, 4:25, 7:10 Mon-Tue 4:25, 7:10 ❋ Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (R) Century Northgate 15: 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:45, 10:20 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Fright Night (2011) (R) Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15; 3D showtimes at 8, 10:30 SatSun 12, 2:35, 5:15, 8, 10:30 Mon-Wed 7, 9:40 Century Northgate 15: 12, 2:50, 5:25, 8, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 12, 2:50, 5:25, 8, 10:30 Century Rowland Plaza: 2:45; 3D show-
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times at 12, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri 4:10, 7, 9:40 Sat 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:40 Sun 1:30, 4:10, 7 Mon-Tue 4:10, 7 Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Not Rated) Century Northgate 15: 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:35 The Guard (R) Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:35, 5, 7:20, 9:45 Sun-Tue 12:05, 2:35, 5, 7:20 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG-13) ★★★★ Century Northgate 15: 1:10, 7:10; 3D showtimes at 4:10, 10:10 Lark Theater: 8:20 Sun 6:15 ❋ The Hedgehog (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: 4:30, 6:45, 9:05 Sat-Sun 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:05 The Help (PG-13) ★★ Century Cinema: 12:30, 3:45, 7:10, 10:20 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:10, 12:50, 2:30, 4:10, 5:50, 7:30, 9:10 Sun-Tue 11:10, 12:50, 2:30, 4:10, 5:50, 7:30 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 2, 6:15, 9:20 Sun-Tue 2, 6:15 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri, Mon-Tue 4:15, 7:30 Sat-Sun 1, 4:15, 7:30 Midnight in Paris (PG-13) ★★★1/2 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:30, 1:55, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Sun-Mon 11:30, 1:55, 4:30, 7 Tue 11:30, 1:55 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 2, 4:40, 7:30, 9:45 Sun 2, 4:40, 7:30 Mon-Thu 5:05, 7:40 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4, 6:40, 9:30 Sun-Tue 1:10, 4, 6:40 Lark Theater: 6:15 Sat 4:10, 6:15 Sun 4:10 One Day (PG-13) ★1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:15, 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:25 Century Northgate 15: 11:50, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4:55, 7:30 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:30 Sat 1:15, 4,
6:50, 9:30 Sun 1:15, 4, 6:50 Mon-Tue 4, 6:50 ❋ Our Idiot Brother (R) Century Northgate 15: 12:20, 2:35, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:50, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 9:55 CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri-Sat 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Sun 3, 5:15, 7:30 Mon-Tue 5:15, 7:30 ❋ Red Hot Chili Peppers Live (R) Century Regency 6: Tue, Thu 8 CinéArts at Marin: Tue, Thu 8 CinéArts at Sequoia: Tue, Thu 8 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG13) Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:10, 4:45, 7:15, 10 Mon-Wed 7:15, 9:50 Century Northgate 15: 12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:40, 10:15 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:15 Sun-Tue 1:40, 4:15, 6:50 Sarah’s Key (PG-13) ★★1/2 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Sun-Tue 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 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-Tue 4:25, 7:10 ❋ Scarface Special (R) Century Regency 6: Wed 7:30 Senna (PG-13) Rafael Film Center: 4:15, 7, 9:15 Sat-Sun 2, 4:15, 7, 9:15 The Smurfs (PG) Century Northgate 15: 11:30, 4:25; 3D showtimes at 2, 6:50 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (PG) Century Northgate 15: 12:05, 4:35, 9:10; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 7 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:10, 4:55, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 2:35, 7:25 ❋ Third Star (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Thu 7 ❋ The Way (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Sun 4 (director Emilio Estevez and star Martin Sheen in person) The Whistleblower (R) ★★1/2 Rafael Film Center: 4, 6:30, 8:55 Sun 8:55 Thu 4, 8:55
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
Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer and Paul Rudd in ‘Our Idiot Brother,’ opening Friday.
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