Movies MOVIE TIMES
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All showtimes are for Friday through Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For other times, as well as reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. A Royal Affair (R) (((1/2 Guild Theatre: 2, 5 & 8:15 p.m.
The Scarlet Claw (1944) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Fri. at 7:30 p.m.
Anna Karenina (R) (( Aquarius Theatre: 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30 & 9:55 p.m.
The Sessions (R) ((( Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 1:50, 4:40, 7:50 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 2:40, 5:05, 7:30 & 9:55 p.m.
Argo (R) (((1/2 Century 16: 12:20, 3:40, 7:20 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 12:55, 3:50, 6:45 & 9:30 p.m. Bon Jovi (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Tue. at 8 p.m. Century 20: Tue. at 8 p.m. Chasing Mavericks (PG) ((1/2 Century 20: 5:50 p.m. Chip Off the Old Block (1944) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 6:05 & 9:30 p.m. Crazy House (1943) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Fri. at 6 & 8:55 p.m. Flight (R) ((( Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 3:10, 6:50 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 2:30, 5:35 & 8:40 p.m. Follow the Boys (1944) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 7:30 p.m. Life of Pi (PG) (((1/2 Century 20: 11:40 a.m. & 8:40 p.m.; In 3D at 10:40 a.m.; 12:40, 1:40, 2:40, 3:40, 4:40, 6:40, 7:40, 9:40 & 10:40 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.; In 3D at 1, 4 & 7 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 2:30 p.m.; In 3D Fri. & Sat. also at 10 p.m. Lincoln (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 16: 11 a.m.; 12:50, 3, 4:30, 7, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m.; 12:20, 2:10, 3:35, 5:45, 6:55, 9:05 & 10:15 p.m.
Silver Linings Playbook (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 10 a.m.; 12:45, 4:05, 7:40 & 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 2:15, 5, 7:45 & 10:35 p.m. Skyfall (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 16: 10 & 11 a.m.; 1:40, 2:40, 5:20, 6:10, 9:10 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.; 12:45, 2:20, 4, 5:30, 7:20, 8:45 & 10:30 p.m. Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Celebration of Season 2 (PG) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Thu. at 7 p.m. Century 20: Thu. at 7 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Thu. at 7 p.m. The Suspect (1944) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Sat. & Sun. at 4:15 & 7:30 p.m. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Not Rated) (( Century 16: 10:20 & 11:10 a.m.; 1:20, 2:10, 4:20, 5:20, 7:30, 8:50 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 10:30, 11:10 & 11:45 a.m.; 1:20, 2, 2:35, 3:25, 4:20, 4:55, 5:15, 6:20, 7:15, 7:50, 8:25, 9:15, 10:10 & 10:45 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 12:25 p.m. Wreck-It Ralph (PG) ((( Century 16: 10:10 a.m.; 1:10, 2:50, 4:10, 7:10, 9:20 & 10:10 p.m.; In 3D at 11:50 a.m. & 6:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 12:05, 1:50, 2:45, 4:30, 7:10, 8:10, 9:50 & 10:45 p.m.; In 3D at 5:20 p.m.
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Wed. at 6:30 p.m.
Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Wed. at 2 & 7 p.m. Century 20: Wed. at 2 & 7 p.m.
Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264)
Netherlands Dance Theatre: An Evening with Kylian/ Inger/Walerski (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: Sun. at noon; Tue. at 7 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Sun. at noon; Tue. at 7 p.m.
Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 10:30 a.m.; 1:20, 3:50, 6:40 & 9:30 p.m.
CinĂŠArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456)
Phantom Lady (1944) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Sat. & Sun. at 5:50 & 9:05 p.m.
Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260)
Red Dawn (PG-13) (1/2 Century 16: 10:40 a.m.; 1:30, 4:50, 7:50 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 12:50, 3:10, 5:35, 8 & 10:30 p.m. Rise of the Guardians (PG) ((1/2 Century 16: 10 a.m.; 1, 4, 7 & 10:05 p.m.; In 3D at 10:50 a.m.; 2, 5, 8 & 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m.; 1:25, 3:55, 6:25 & 8:55 p.m.; In 3D at 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:55 & 10:25 p.m.
Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more information about films playing, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies
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all this tiresome artificiality for some potent empathy. We’re able to intellectualize why we should care (those social strictures are crushing hearts!), but we’re too distracted to be moved. Certainly, the production design blunts the actors, but Knightley’s not much help giving what increasingly seems to be one of two performances in her repertoire (and still-callow Taylor-Johnson’s a bit out of his depth). Suckers for fashion shows and cinematic dazzle, have at it, but others be warned: “Anna Karenina� may have you longing for the sweet release of a speeding train. Rated R for some sexuality and violence. Two hours, 10 minutes. — Peter Canavese
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(Century 16, Century 20) Oh boy, are we in for it. A second recession here, a bit of cyberterrorism there, and we’ll be weak enough for North Korea to invade Spokane, Wash. Or so the new remake of “Red Dawn� would have it. Then again, maybe it’s only those who go to see “Red Dawn� who are in for it. John Milius’ 1984 original may not have been a paragon of clear-headed foreign policy, but it did have a certain thematic rigor. Dan Bradley’s remake predictably sidesteps — and, in one case, mocks — its source material’s most interesting moments, favoring dullwitted and conventional action-flick sensation. In the two years “Red Dawn� has sat on the shelf (due to MGM’s bankruptcy woes), two of its stars have gotten hotter: Chris Hemsworth (“The Avengers�) and Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games�). Hemsworth plays Jed Eckert, a Spokane-bred Marine recently returned
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from Iraq. Having barely checked in with brother Matt (Josh Peck) and their father Tom (Brett Cullen), Jed steps up to lead the local Resistance against North Korean occupiers, training scrawny boys (like Hutcherson’s Robert) to become militarized men while finding his relationship with Matt sorely strained. Since Jed accomplishes his task with the relative ease of a montage — followed by numerous successful raids that give new meaning to “Lucky Strike� — “Red Dawn� swiftly loses dramatic tension. To be fair, the picture kicks off with one helluva invasion sequence that delivers scary, visceral thrills, but one would have to go a long way to suspend disbelief at the premise’s numerous implausibilities, which swiftly pile up. North Korea’s puzzling might owes to a last-minute CGI scrub: The invaders were Chinese, before someone realized there’s a lot of moolah to be made in the Chinese market. And so we get exactly the slick “Red Dawn� remake you’d expect for today’s cinema. The first scene is emblematic: Where Milius literally opened his film with a history lesson (in a high-school classroom), Bradley opens on a high school football game (go Wolverines!). Bradley and screenwriters Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore incorporate the “V for Victory� hand sign, and broadcasts from “Radio Free America,� but the more interesting notion that Americans used to being occupiers have now become homeland-defending insurgents (hiding out in a mine — read “cave�) remains either comfortably subtextual or deliberately muddled. (“Now we’re the bad guys,� Jed instructs. “We create chaos.�) The women folk (including Adrianne Palicki as Jed’s love interest) remain demonstrably less toughminded than the foregrounded men. Milius gave his Robert a more interesting and unsettling arc from bumbling child to scary war machine, but the new “Red Dawn� would rather turn the original’s deer-blooddrinking scene into a joke than deal seriously with the notion of initiation into an ancient, masculine warrior cult. Of course, “Red Dawn� was always jingoistic, macho b.s. destined to add up to the NRA’s favorite movie, and it’s still that. But now it’s as desensitizing as the first-person shooter one of the teens says he misses. “Dude,� his friend replies, “we’re living ‘Call of Duty’ — and it sucks!� Rated PG-13 for intense war violence and action, and for language. One hour, 33 minutes. — Peter Canavese
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Wed thru Thurs Life of Pi 3D - 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 11/21 - 11/24 Life of Pi 2D - 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 Sun & Mon Life of Pi 3D - 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 11/25 - 11/26 Life of Pi 2D - 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 Tues 11/27
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Weds &Thurs Life of Pi 3D - 1:00 11/28 - 11/29 Life of Pi 2D - 2:30, 5:30, 8:30
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