Film Previews
Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968): I’m sorry, Dave, but describing the plot of Stanley Kubrick’s sciencefiction masterpiece is something I just can’t do. Dryden (Fri, Apr 19, 8 p.m.) DEFIANT REQUIEM (NR): Documentary examining the Nazi concentration camp Terezin, where inmates used the arts to confront the horrors around them. Little (Tue, Apr 23, 7 p.m.) ESMERALDA (Ballet): This ballet based on Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” focuses on the novel’s gypsy character, Esmeralda. Little (Sun, Apr 21, 12 p.m.; Tue, Apr 23, 6:30 p.m.) HIGH FALLS FILM FESTIVAL: See cover story in this week’s issue for films and times. Little LE GRAND AMOUR (1969): Even after 15 years with his wife, a man finds himself fantasizing about all the other women he could have married, in Pierre Étaix’s comedy of midlife crisis. Dryden (Tue, Apr 23, 8 p.m.) MAURICE (1987): James Ivory’s adaptation of E.M. Foster’s novel, about a student at Cambridge who falls in love with a fellow classmate. Starring Hugh Grant, James Wilby, and Rupert Graves. Dryden (Wed, Apr 17, 8 p.m.) OBLIVION (PG-13): In a future where humanity has abandoned
Earth, one man sent to harvest its resources begins to question the true purpose of his mission. Starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman. Brockport, Canandaigua, Geneseo, Greece Ridge, Eastview, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage, Webster ROOM 237 (NR): This documentary explores various theories about the hidden meanings of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining.” Dryden (Thu, Apr 18, 8 p.m.; Sun, Apr 21, 2 p.m.) THE SAPPHIRES (PG-13): In 1968, a singing group made up of four young Australian Aboriginal girls gets their first gig, entertaining the American troops in Vietnam. Starring Chris O’Dowd. Pittsford [ CONTINUING ] 42 (PG-13): See review on page 32. Brockport, Canandaigua, Geneseo, Greece Ridge, Eastview, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster ADMISSION (PG-13): Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in this romantic dramedy, which means that even if the movie’s terrible, it will still be worth watching because hey, Tina Fey and Paul Rudd. Also starring Lily Tomlin, Wallace Shawn, and Michael Sheen. Canandaigua, Pittsford THE CALL (R): Halle Berry plays a 911 operator who must use her wits to help an abducted girl escape the clutches of a violent serial killer from her past. Also starring Abigail Breslin. Canandaigua, Greece Ridge, Tinseltown
THE CROODS (PG): A prehistoric family sets off on an epic journey to find a new home after their cave is destroyed in this animated family adventure film from Chris Sanders (“How to Train your Dragon”). Featuring the voice talents of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, and Cloris Leachman. Canandaigua, Geneseo, Greece Ridge, Eastview, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage, Webster DARK SKIES (PG-13): An escalating series of disturbing events seems to hint that a malevolent force has targeted a suburban family. Starring Keri Russell and J.K. Simmons. Movies 10 DJANGO UNCHAINED (R): Quentin Tarantino’s latest exploitation extravaganza, this time starring Jamie Foxx as a former slave out to rescue his wife from the clutches of an evil plantation owner. Also starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, and Samuel L. Jackson. Vintage EVIL DEAD (R): Sam Raimi produced this remake of his 1981 classic horror film, about five friends who stumble across a Book of the Dead while vacationing in a cabin in the woods. Hijinks ensue. Brockport, Canandaigua, Geneseo, Greece Ridge, Eastview, Tinseltown, Webster G.I. JOE: RETALIATION (PG-13): In this sequel based on the film inspired by a line toys, the G.I. Joes once again battle the evil
forces of the Cobra empire. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, and Bruce Willis. Canandaigua, Geneseo, Greece Ridge, Eastview, Tinseltown, Webster GINGER & ROSA (PG-13): Two teenage girls find their friendship tested as they make their way through the tumultuous era of 1960’s London. Starring Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Christina Hendricks, Oliver Platt, Timothy Spall, and Annette Bening. Little THE HOST (PG-13): Based on the Stephanie Meyer novel, where instead of vampires and werewolves, this time the love story involves alien invaders bent on enslaving the human race. Directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Saoirse Ronan, William Hurt, and Diane Kruger. Greece Ridge, Eastview, Tinseltown IDENTITY THIEF (R): Hijinks ensue as Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy explore the lighter side of identity fraud in this comedy about a mild-mannered businessman who tracks down the con artist who’s been stealing from him. Also starring Jon Favreau, John Cho, and Amanda Peet. Tinseltown, Vintage NO (R): Part historical drama, part satire, this Oscar-nominated film follows the unusual political campaign to defeat Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. Starring Gael García Bernal. Little OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (R): Terrorists overtake the a White
House in this action thriller starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Ashley Judd, and Melissa Leo. Canandaigua, Greece Ridge, Eastview, Tinseltown ON THE ROAD (R): Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel of the Beat Generation finally gets a big-screen adaptation. Starring Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Kirsten Dunst, and Viggo Mortensen. Little OZ THE GREAT & POWERFUL (PG):Director Sam Raimi presents the previously untold story of the origins of the Wizard of Oz. Starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, and Rachel Weisz. Canandaigua, Greece Ridge, Eastview, Tinseltown, Vintage, Webster THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (R): See review on page 33. Eastview, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster QUARTET (PG-13): Dustin Hoffman directs this comedy with a cast stacked with veteran British actors (Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly) about a home for retired opera singers thrown into upheaval after the arrival of a diva. Pittsford SCARY MOVIE 5 (R): The latest in the long-running series of film spoofs parodies everything from “Paranormal Activity” to “Black Swan,” with a cast that includes Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Heather Locklear, Snoop Dogg, and Mike Tyson. Brockport,
Canandaigua, Geneseo, Greece Ridge, Eastview, Tinseltown, Vintage, Webster SIDE EFFECTS (R): Steven Soderbergh’s latest (and possibly final) film, about a young couple whose lives are torn apart when one of them is put on a new anti-anxiety drug that has some deadly side effects. Starring Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Channing Tatum. Tinseltown SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R): Lovably unstable mental patients Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence fall for one another and learn to ballroom dance in this likely Oscar contender from David O. Russell. With Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver. Tinseltown TRANCE (R): Danny Boyle’s mind-bending heist film stars James McAvoy as an art auctioneer turned thief and Rosario Dawson as the hypnotherapist hired to determine where he hid the loot after he loses his memory. Also starring Vincent Cassel. Little, Pittsford TYLER PERRY’S TEMPTATION (PG-13): A marriage counselor, unhappy in her own marital situation, faces unforeseen consequences when she begins an affair with one of her clients. Starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell (“Friday Night Lights”), Vanessa L. Williams, Brandy Norwood, and ahem, Kim Kardashian. Greece Ridge, Tinseltown
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