›› MOViES
Friday March 16 -Thursday March 22
Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford
21 Jump Street (1:49) Ever-youthful LA cops Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum go undercover at a local high school and find those old adolescent anxieties as difficult to deal with as the drug ring they’re supposed to be investigating. O Act of Valor (1:41) A team of elite Navy SEALs is dispatched to the Philippines to terminate some especially nasty global-domination scenario with extreme prejudice. O The Artist (1:40) Dazzling Oscar-winning Michel Hazanavicius silent about a Hollywood superstar, a hopeful extra and the life-changing effect the talkie revolution will have on their careers. O Being Flynn (1:42) Nick Flynn’s memoir of his loving mother and his absent, harddrinking, grandiose father hits the big screen with Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore and Paul Dano. O Boy (1:27) The life of a Maori lad in 1980s New Zealand is turned upside down when his long-estranged father reappears, brimming with surprises. O Can U Feel It: The UMF Experience (2:00) Catch Afrojack, Boys Noize, Carl Cox and other top acts direct from UMF Miami, the world’s number-one electronic music fest. O Casablanca (1:42) World-weary saloonkeeper Humphrey Bogart is thrust into global intrigue when ex-gf Ingrid Bergman reenters his life, nasty Nazis at hand; Claude Rains steals the show as Louis the cop. O Casa de Mi Padre (1:24) A down-onits-luck Mexican dynasty overloaded with family dynamics finds itself in the middle of a drug war; Will Ferrell stars. O Chico and Rita (1:34) Sultry, evocative Spanish cartoon follows a decade-long love affair against the spicy backdrop of prerevolutionary Havana and the rise of modern jazz. O Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (1:26) Dr. Seuss’s timeless tale of a likable old grump and his endangered ecosystem comes to the big screen with the voices of Danny DeVito, Betty White and Taylor Swift. O The Forgiveness of Blood (1:49) Gripping Albanian drama about two teens caught up in a potentially lethal centuries-old blood feud. O Friends With Kids (1:47) The last two surviving singles in a circle of breeders decide to have their cake and eat it too by raising a child AND dating other people; Jon Hamm and Megan Fox star. O The Godfather (2:55) Francis Ford Coppola’s epic saga of a Mafia dynasty stars Marlon Brando in the title role and Al Pacino as the good son who tragically and inevitably takes his place. O Gone (1:35) Kidnapping survivor Amanda Seyfried embarks on a race against the clock to find her abducted sister. O Hugo (2:07) Martin Scorsese familyfriendly fantasy about an orphan who makes his home in the fantastical world of a Paris train station; Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Christopher Lee costar. O The Hunger Games (2:22) In post-apocalyptic North America a teenage girl fights for her life against a squad of trained assassins on a popular government-sponsored reality show! O
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The Iron Lady (1:45) Oscar winner Meryl Streep stars as steely right-wing gamechanging British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Jim Broadbent is around as good ol’ Denis. O Jeff, Who Lives at Home (1:23) Listless slacker Jason Segel’s search for an ordained life path leads to strangeness, confusion and high comedy; Susan Sarandon costars. O John Carter (1:34) Edgar Rice Burrough’s planet-hopping Virginian makes his umpteenth cinematic appearance with Taylor Kitsch in the starring role and a supporting cast of Martians. O Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (1:34) Dwayne Johnson and his two kids head to a volcano-rocked, creature-infested isle to rescue resident codger Michael Caine. O LA Phil Live: Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin (2:15) The Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor joins the jazz legend for an evening of “Embraceable You,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” the “Cuban Overture” and other classics. O Our Robots Ourselves University of California robotics professor Ken Goldberg discusses the new and improved mechanical man with film clips and a screening of the Spike Jonze short “I’m Here.” O Pina 3-D (1:43) Dazzling multidimensional plunge into the cutting-edge choreography of the legendary Pina Bausch; Wim Wenders directs. O Project X (1:28) Three anonymous high schoolers make a name for themselves when they throw a never-to-be-forgotten wingding dripping with booze, sex, drugs and naughty language. O Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (1:52) British fishery expert Ewan MGregor is ordered by the PM to bring angling to the desert at the whim of a Mideast sheik; Lasse Hallström directs. O The Secret World of Arrietty (1:35) Acclaimed Japanese animated version of Mary Norton’s “The Borrowers” about a family of very tiny people who live beneath the floorboards of a suburban home. O A Separation (2:03) Oscar’s Best Foreign Film examines an Iranian family’s slow, steady descent into anger and hopelessness. O Silent House (1:25) Elizabeth Olsen gets locked inside a secluded country home with no contact with the outside world and some kind of encroaching critter making things interesting. O Symphony in Cinema: Cosi Fan Tutti (3:23) Staatskapelle Berlin transforms Mozart’s rich soufflé of an opera into a critically acclaimed hippie musical: Far out! O This Means War (2:00) CIA agents/BFFs Chris Pine and Tom Hardy use all their skills and gadgets to screw each other over in their romantic pursuit of Reese Witherspoon. O A Thousand Words (1:31) Fast-talking Eddie Murphy has to learn to shut up when a mysterious guru curses him with a lifetime stipend of only 1,000 words. O Wanderlust (1:40) Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd ditch their overstressed Manhattan existence for the laid-back life at a clothing-optional backwoods commune. < O
›› MOViE TiMES N 21 Jump Street (R) Century Cinema: Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:40 Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7 Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 11:35, 1, 2:15, 3:45, 5, 6:30, 7:50, 9:15, 10:30 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:35, 2:15, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 Fairfax 6 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1, 4:10, 6:55 A Separation (PG-13) +++1/2 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Sun 7:15 Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:15 CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri 4:10, 7, 9:50 Sat 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50 Sun 7 Mon-Tue 4:10, 7 Thu 4:10 A Thousand Words (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:35, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Act of Valor (R) Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12, 2:40, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:25 Century Northgate 15: FriWed 11:40, 2:30, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:30, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 The Artist (PG-13) +++1/2 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 2:10, 6:55 (on a double bill with “The Iron Lady”) Sun-Tue 2:10, 6:55 (on a double bill with “The Iron Lady”) Thu 2:10 (on a double bill with “The Iron Lady”) Century Rowland Plaza: 11:45, 4:50 (on a double bill with “The Iron Lady”) CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sun 3:15, 7:30 (on a double bill with “The Iron Lady”) Mon-Thu 7:45 (on a double bill with “The Iron Lady”) Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4:30, 7, 9:35 Sat 1:50, 4:30, 7, 9:35 Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7 N Being Flynn (R) Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Sun-Thu 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 N Boy (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Fri 4:45, 6:45, 8:45 Sat-Sun 2:30, 4:45, 6:45, 8:45 Mon-Thu 6:45, 8:45 N Can U Feel It: The UMF (Not Rated) Century Regency 6: Thu 8 CinéArts at Marin: Thu 8 CinéArts at Sequoia: Thu 8 N Casa de Mi Padre (R) Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 12:30, 2:55, 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 N Casablanca (1942) (Not Rated) Century Regency 6: Wed 2, 7 CinéArts at Marin: Wed 7 CinéArts at Sequoia: Wed 2, 7 Chico and Rita (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Fri 4:15, 6:30 Sat 2:15, 4:15, 6:30 Sun 2:15, 4:15 Tue-Thu 6:30 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5; 3D showtimes at 7:25, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:15, 5; 3D
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New Movies This Week
showtimes at 2:30, 7:25, 9:45 Mon-Thu 7, 9:15 Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 11:25, 1:55, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:05 Century Rowland Plaza: 12, 2:25, 4:40, 7:05, 9:20; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:05, 10:15 CinéArts at Marin: Fri 4:35; 3D showtimes at 7:15, 9:25 Sat 1:40; 3D showtimes at 4:35, 7:15, 9:25 Sun 1:40; 3D showtimes at 4:35, 7:15 Mon-Tue, Thu 5; 3D showtime at 7:35 Fairfax 6 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:40, 3:50, 6:10, 8:15; 3D showtimes at 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:10 Sun-Thu 1:40, 3:50, 6:10; 3D showtimes at 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4:45, 7:10, 9:15 Sat 12:40, 2:45, 4:45, 7:10, 9:15 Sun 12:40, 2:45, 4:45, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:45, 7:10 The Forgiveness of Blood (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Fri-Sat, Mon-Thu 8:30 Friends With Kids (R) Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:20, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Mon-Thu 7:15, 9:50 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:10, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Sun-Thu 11:10, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05 N The Godfather (1972) (R) Century Regency 6: Thu 2, 7 CinéArts at Sequoia: Thu 7 Hugo (PG) +++1/2 Fairfax 6 Theatres: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:40, 6:45, 9:25 Sun 12:45 Mon, Tue, Thu 12:45, 3:40, 6:45 Wed 12:45, 3:40 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4, 6:45, 9:25 Sat 1:10, 4, 6:45, 9:25 Sun 1:10, 4, 6:45 Mon-Thu 4, 6:45 N The Hunger Games (PG-13) Century Cinema: Thu 11:59pm Century Northgate 15: Thu 11:59pm Century Rowland Plaza: Thu 11:59pm CinéArts at Marin: Thu 11:59pm The Iron Lady (PG-13) +++1/2 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 12, 4:45, 9:15 (shown on a double bill with “The Artist”) Sun-Tue, Thu 12, 4:45 (shown on a double bill with “The Artist”) Century Rowland Plaza: 2:20, 7:30 (on a double bill with “The Artist”) CinéArts at Marin: Fri 5:20, 9:35 (on a double bill with “The Artist”) Sat 1:05, 5:20, 9:35 (on a double bill with “The Artist”) Sun 1:05, 5:20 (on a double bill with “The Artist”) Mon-Thu 5:35 (on a double bill with “The Artist”) N Jeff, Who Lives at Home (R) Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:05, 5:20,
7:35, 9:50 Sun-Thu 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35 John Carter (PG-13) +++ Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 10: 3D showtime at 7 Sat-Sun 4, 10: 3D showtimes at 1, 7 Mon-Thu 9:30: 3D showtime at 6:30 Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 11:30, 5:45; 3D showtimes at 12:50, 2:40, 4, 7:05, 8:50, 10:15 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:25, 2:30; 3D showtimes at 1, 4:10, 5:45, 7:20, 8:55, 10:20 CinéArts at Marin: Fri 4:05; 3D showtimes at 7, 9:55 Sat 1:15; 3D showtimes at 4:05, 7, 9:55 Sun 3D showtime at 7 Mon-Wed 4:30; 3D showtimes at 7:25 Thu 4:30 Fairfax 6 Theatres: Fri-Sat 2, 5, 8; 3D showtimes at 12:35, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30 Sun-Thu 2, 5; 3D showtimes at 12:35, 3:30, 6:40 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 11:50, 4:55, 10; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 7:30 N LA Phil Live: Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin (Not Rated) Century Regency 6: Sun 2 CinéArts at Marin: Sun 2 CinéArts at Sequoia: Sun 2 N Our Robots Ourselves (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Sun 7 Pina 3D (PG) Rafael Film Center: Fri 4:30, 7, 9:15 Sat-Sun 2, 4:30, 7, 9:15 Mon-Thu 7, 9:15 Project X (R) Century Northgate 15: FriWed 12:35, 3, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 N Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:20, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10 Sun-Thu 11:20, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25 CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri 5, 7:30, 10 Sat 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Sun 2:30, 5, 7:30 Mon-Wed 5, 7:30 Thu 5 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) +++1/2 Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:25 Silent House (R) ++1/2 Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:20, 5:35, 8, 10:20 N Symphony in Cinema: Cosi Fan Tutti (Not Rated) Fairfax 6 Theatres: Sun 4 Wed 7 This Means War (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:25, 5:55, 8:20 Wanderlust (R) Century Northgate 15: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:15, 5:50, 8:15 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:05, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:55
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
Amr Waked and Ewan McGregor are compleat anglers in ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,’ opening Friday at the Regency and Sequoia.