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Friday October 7 -Thursday October 13
Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford
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. O The Ides of March (1:42) George Clooney writes, directs and stars in an adaptation of the Beau Willimon play about a charismatic presidential candidate and a simmering scandal that could bring him down. O Jack the Ripper and Butterfinger the 13th (2:30) Frightful double bill features a new docudrama on London’s 1880s serial killer and a horrific featurette about an incinerated itinerant outdoorsman. O Jane’s Journey (1:47) The life and work of legendary chimpanzee expert and dedicated environmentalist Jane Goodall is the subject of this inspiring documentary. O Killer Elite (1:56) Special ops agent Jason Statham takes on three fearsome assassins to rescue kidnapped old mentor Robert De Niro. O LA Phil Live: Dudamel Conducts Mendelssohn (2:15) Los Angeles Philharmonic Maestro Gustavo Dudamel present’s Felix’s Violin Concerto, Scottish Symphony and Hebrides Overture. O The Lion King 3D (1:29) Disney’s stirring story of a cub’s ascension to the throne returns in three potentially dazzling dimensions. O Machine Gun Preacher (2:03) Drug dealer-turned-humanitarian Gerard Butler takes on a renegade African militia group that turns defenseless children into gun-toting soldiers. O Mill Valley Film Festival The 34th annual cinematic soiree features seminars, workshops, galas, in-person tributes and hundreds of movies from around the world. O Moneyball (2:06) Billy Beane’s struggle to field a contending Oakland A’s team on a shoestring reaches the big screen with an Aaron Sorkin screenplay, Brad Pitt as Beane and Daryl Strawberry as himself. O National Theatre London: The Kitchen (2:30) Arnold Wesker’s ensemble dramedy about one particularly fast and furious evening in the kitchens of a West End restaurant is dazzlingly presented by the NTL. O Real Steel (2:12) In a near-future world of robot-only championship boxing, a washed-up former fighter assembles a lethal mechanical Rocky Balboa with help from his estranged son (awwwww). O 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. O What’s Your Number? (1:46) Anna Faris searches her romantic Rolodex to choose the ex-bf most likely to provide that true-love thang. <
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George Clooney staggers towards the presidency in ‘The Ides of March,’ opening everywhere Friday. O Abduction (1:46) John Singleton actioner about a teen who discovers that he was kidnapped as an infant and that his “parents” are wanted by the FBI; Taylor Lautner stars. O Contagion (1:45) Steven Soderbergh thriller about a lethal, fast-moving airborne virus and the global race to contain and kill it; Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Matt Damon star. O Courageous (2:10) Four cops face down the toughest challenge of their lives: fatherhood. O The Debt (1:44) Retired Israeli secret agents Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson learn that their career-making arrest of a Nazi war criminal 30 years earlier might not have been entirely successful. O Dolphin Tale (1:53) True story about a disabled dolphin whose perseverance (and new prosthetic tail) inspire millions around the world; Winter the dolphin stars as herself. O Dream House (1:50) Perfect couple Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz move into the perfect New England home only to discover that it was the site of a bloody murder a few years back and that the killer is still at large. O Drive (1:40) Stunt driver Ryan Gosling enters the real world of aggressive autoing when he hits the road with his girlfriend, her daughter and a sack of protection money, bad guys on their bumper. O 50/50 (1:39) Fact-based dramedy about a twentysomething cancer patient (Joesph Gordon-Levitt) and his struggles with chemotherapy; Philip Baker Hall and Anjelica Huston provide support.
26 PACIFIC SUN OCTOBER 7 – OCTOBER 13, 2011
50/50 (R) +++ Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:30, 8, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:30, 8, 10:30 Mon-Thu 7:15, 9:45 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:50, 2:15, 3:30, 4:50, 6:15, 7:30, 8:50, 10:10 Sun-Thu 11:30, 12:50, 2:15, 3:30, 4:50, 6:15, 7:30 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 10:05 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:30 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:35, 7:15, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1:50, 4:35, 7:15 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4:15, 7, 9:25 Sat 1:40, 4:15, 7, 9:25 Sun 1:40, 4:15, 7 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7 Abduction (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: 11:55, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:20 Contagion (PG-13) +++ Century Northgate 15: 11:30, 2:15, 4:45, 7:25, 9:55 Courageous (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: 1:10, 4:05, 7:10, 10:05 The Debt (R) +++ Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat, Mon-Thu 1:55, 7:45 Sun 7:45 Dolphin Tale (PG) Century Northgate 15: 12:25, 3:10, 5:45, 8:25; 3D showtimes at 11:25, 1:55, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:40, 5; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 7:40, 10:20 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:10; 3D showtimes at 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 Sun-Thu 1:10; 3D showtimes at 4:15, 6:50 Lark Theater: Fri 8 Sat 3, 5:30, 8 Sun 10:30, 4, 6:30
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Mon 5 Tue-Wed 4:30 Thu 4:30, 7 Dream House (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:55, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30 Drive (R) +++1/2 Century Northgate 15: 12:10, 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 The Help (PG-13) ++ Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 10:45, 4:35, 10:20 Mon-Thu 10:45, 4:35 N The Ides of March (R) Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:20, 5, 7:45, 10:20 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:25 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:15, 12:35, 1:50, 3:15, 4:30, 5:55, 7:15, 8:35, 9:55 Sun-Thu 11:15, 12:35, 1:50, 3:15, 4:30, 5:55, 7:15 Century Rowland Plaza: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10:25 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:40 Fairfax 5 Theatres: FriSat 1:30, 4:25, 7:10, 9:35 Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:25, 7:10 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4:30, 7:10, 9:35 Sat 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:35 Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:10 N Jack the Ripper and Butterfinger the 13th (PG-13) Century Regency 6: Thu 8:15 CinéArts at Marin: Thu 8:15 Jane’s Journey (Not Rated) Lark Theater: Fri 3 Sat 12:30 Tue-Wed 7 Killer Elite (R) ++ Century Northgate 15: 11:45, 2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 N LA Phil Live: Dudamel Conducts Mendelssohn (G) Century Regency 6: Sun 2 CinéArts at Marin: Sun 2 The Lion King (G) Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12, 2:35, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Century Northgate 15: 12:20, 2:40, 4:50, 7:05, 9:15 Century Rowland Plaza:
11:50, 2:25, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40 N Machine Gun Preacher (R) Century Northgate 15: 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, 10:25 N Mill Valley Film Festival CinéArts at Sequoia: Call 3835256 or visit mvff.com for schedule and showtimes Rafael Film Center: Call 3835256 or visit mvff.com for schedule and showtimes Moneyball (Not Rated) +++1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7, 10 Sat-Sun 1, 4, 7, 10 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:35 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:55, 7, 10:05 SunThu 12:45, 3:55, 7 Century Rowland Plaza: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:20 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Sun-Thu 1, 3:50, 6:40 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:40 Sat 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40 Sun 1:10, 4, 6:50 Mon-Thu 4, 6:50 National Theatre London: The Kitchen (Not Rated) Lark Theater: Sun 1 N Real Steel (PG-13) Century Cinema: Fri-Sun, Wed-Thu 12:45, 3:40, 7, 10 Century Larkspur Landing: Mon-Thu 7, 10 Century Northgate 15: 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Century Rowland Plaza: 1, 4, 7, 10 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:05, 7, 9:45 Sun-Thu 1:20, 4:05, 7 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (PG) Century Northgate 15: 12:05, 4:40, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 7:20 What’s Your Number? (R) +1/2 Century Northgate 15: 11:40, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:35, 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10
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
Thelonious Monk is just one of the hepcats gracing this year’s totally jazzy Hi De Ho Show, playing Friday at the Sequoia as part of the Mill Valley Film Festival.