Movies
MOVIE TIMES
The American (R) ((
Century 16: 11 a.m.; noon, 1:40, 2:40, 4:20, 5:20, 7:10, 8:05 & 9:50 p.m.; Fri.-Wed. also at 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 12:35, 1:55, 3:10, 4:30, 5:45, 7:15, 8:25 & 9:50 p.m.
Animal Kingdom (R) (((1/2
Century 16: 1:30 & 7:05 p.m.
Avatar: Special Edition 3D (PG-13) (((
Century 16: 11 a.m.; 2:35, 6:20 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 3:05, 6:45 & 10:15 p.m.
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Stanford Theatre: Fri. at 7:30 p.m.
Cairo Time (Not Rated) (((
Guild Theatre: 2:30, 4:45, 7 & 9:15 p.m.
The Dark Mirror (1946)
Stanford Theatre: Sat.-Tue. at 5:55 & 9:20 p.m.
Despicable Me (PG) ((1/2
Century 20: In 3D at 11:20 a.m.; 1:40, 4:10 & 6:40 p.m.
Eat Pray Love (PG-13) ((1/2
Century 16: 12:30, 3:45, 7:15 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 10:20 p.m.; Fri.-Wed. also at 12:50, 4 & 7:10 p.m.
The Expendables (R) (Not Reviewed)
Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 2:10, 4:45, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8:05 & 10:35 p.m.
Get Low (PG-13) (((
Aquarius Theatre: 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Going the Distance (R)
Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 1:55, 4:40, 7:40 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 2:20, 4:55, 7:30 & 10:05 p.m.
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Grease Sing-Along (PG-13)
Century 16: Fri.-Mon. at 11:20 a.m.; 4:35 & 10 p.m.
Inception (PG-13) (((1/2
Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 3, 6:40 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: 11:45 a.m.; 3:25, 7 & 10:15 p.m.
The Kids Are All Right (R) ((((
Century 16: 12:50, 3:50, 7 & 9:35 p.m.
The Last Exorcism (PG-13) (Not Reviewed)
Century 16: 12:10, 2:30, 5, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 1:10, 2:30, 3:40, 4:45, 6, 7:05, 8:15, 9:20 & 10:40 p.m.
Machete (R) (Not Reviewed)
Century 16: Fri.-Mon. at 11:10 a.m.; 1:50, 4:30, 7:25 & 10:10 p.m.; Tue.-Thu. at 11:10 a.m.; 1:50, 4:30, 7:20 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 12:20, 1:45, 2:50, 4:15, 5:20, 6:50, 8, 9:25 & 10:35 p.m.
Mao’s Last Dancer (PG) ((
Aquarius Theatre: 3, 5:45 & 8:30 p.m.
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (R) (Not Reviewed)
Palo Alto Square: 1:45, 4:35 & 7:20 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 10 p.m.
Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (R) (Not Reviewed)
Palo Alto Square: 1:25, 4:20 & 7:15 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 10:10 p.m.
Nanny McPhee Returns (PG) ((1/2
Century 16: Fri.-Mon. at 2 & 7:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 1:50, 4:25, 7:05 & 9:40 p.m.
The Other Guys (PG-13) (((
Century 16: 11:35 a.m.; 2:15, 4:50, 7:55 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:55 & 10:25 p.m.
Piranha (R) (Not Reviewed)
Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 3:30 & 8 p.m. Century 20: In 3D at 9:10 p.m.
Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) (Not Reviewed)
Century 16: In 3D Thu. at 12:01 a.m. Century 20: Thu. at 12:03 a.m.; In 3D Thu. at 12:01 a.m.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) (Not Reviewed)
Guild Theatre: Sat. at midnight.
Salt (PG-13) ((1/2
Century 20: 12:25, 3:20, 5:50, 8:15 & 10:40 p.m.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (PG-13) (((1/2
Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 2:05, 4:55, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: Noon, 2:35, 5:10, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m.
Shall We Dance (1937)
Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 7:30 p.m.
The Sky’s the Limit (1943)
Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 5:50 & 9:30 p.m.
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
Stanford Theatre: Fri. at 5:40 & 9:50 p.m.
The Switch (PG-13) (((
Century 16: 11:05 a.m.; 4:15 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 2:20, 4:50, 7:25 & 9:55 p.m.
Takers (PG-13) (Not Reviewed)
Century 16: 11:45 a.m.; 2:20, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 12:45, 2:15, 3:30, 5, 6:10, 7:35, 8:45 & 10:10 p.m.
Toy Story 3 (G) ((((
Century 20: In 3D at 11:15 a.m.; 1:45, 4:20 & 6:55 p.m.
Vampires Suck (PG-13) (Not Reviewed)
Century 16: 1:25, 5:45 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 9:30 p.m.
The Woman in the Window (1944) Stanford Theatre: Sat.-Tue. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 4:05 p.m.
( Skip it (( Some redeeming qualities ((( A good bet (((( Outstanding Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260)
Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260)
Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264)
Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700)
Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264)
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OPENINGS Cairo Time ---
(Guild) The romance of travel got a big-screen, big-budget push a few weeks ago from “Eat Pray Love.� But quietly waiting in the wings was a better film about self-examination in a foreign land: “Cairo Time.� Written and directed by Ruba Nadda, “Cairo Time� has made its rounds on the festival circuit, winning over audiences with its genteel version of the archetypal “forbidden love� romance-novel plot. Patricia Clarkson plays Juliette Grant, a Canadian in Cairo. Her United Nations-employed husband Mark (Tom McCamus) has been held up at the refugee camp he runs in Gaza,
leaving vacationing magazine editor Juliette in a holding pattern. By long distance, Mark arranges for old friend Tareq Khalifa (Alexander Siddig of “Syriana�) to look after Juliette. A retired policeman and current coffee-shop owner, Tareq knows the city like the back of his hand. He’s a chivalrous breath of fresh air for Juliette, who’s unaccustomed to being the object of Cairo’s sometimes brusque public sexism. The picturesque romantic travelogue that follows is as obvious but elegant as the bit of symbolism that ends it (I’ll leave that for you to discover for yourself). The plot consists of two middle-aged people strolling around Cairo, each becoming more and more attuned to the attractiveness and uniqueness of the other.
The plot points are seldom more dramatic than a game of chess or a stop for coffee and hookah, but an intimacy develops apace. The demands of the multiplex make films like “Cairo Timeâ€? more welcome than ever. With an emphasis on male-female talk (Ă la “Before Sunriseâ€?) and the Egyptian scenery, Nadda takes her film at a healthy walking pace. The visual style noticeably leans toward old-Hollywood glamour (when she dons a lemoncolored dress, Clarkson seems ready for a “Cosmoâ€? shoot). The film’s most obvious downside is a simplistic outsider’s view of Cairo that’s only slightly mitigated by Tareq. At times, the script can be a little (continued on next page)
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