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Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] BECOMING TRAVIATA (2013): This documentary presents a behindthe-scenes look at the staging of a major production of Verdi’s opera, “La Traviata.” Dryden (Sat, Apr 26, 8 p.m.; Sun, Apr 27 2 p.m.) BRICK MANSIONS (PG-13): An undercover cop teams up with an ex-con to take down a drug kingpin holed up in an abandoned mansion in dystopian Detroit. Starring Paul Walker. Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster FROM THE ROUGH (PG): This inspirational sports drama tells the story of Catana Starks, the first African-American woman to coach a Division 1 sports team: the Tennessee State University men’s golf team. Starring Taraji P. Henson, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Tom Felton. Little (Friday, Apr 25, 6:30 p.m.) JODOROWSKY’S DUNE (PG-13): The story behind cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s failed attempt to adapt Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic, “Dune.” Little ODDITIES (various): An evening of vintage Rochester-related curiosities from the Dryden’s Motion Picture collection. Dryden (Tue, Apr 29, 8 p.m.) THE OTHER WOMAN (PG-13): When a woman discovers the man she’s been seeing is married, the two women strike up a friendship plan to get even.

Starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Nicky Minaj. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002): Adam Sandler stars in Paul Thomas Anderson’s off-beat romantic comedy about love, anger, phone-sex hotlines, and lots and lots of pudding. With Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Dryden (Thu, Apr 24, 8 p.m.) THE QUIET ONES (PG-13): A university professor and a team of students conduct an experiment on a young woman and run afoul of some terrifyingly dark forces. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE RAILWAY MAN (R): A former British Army officer sets out to confront the man who was responsible for his treatment while being held as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II. Starring Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman. Pittsford RICHARD PRYOR: LIVE IN CONCERT (1979): The second concert film featuring the legendary stand-up comedian. The film will be followed by a live show from local stand-up comedians. Dryden (Wed, Apr 23, 8 p.m.) WALKING WITH THE ENEMY (NR): During World War II, a young man sets out to find his family by disguising himself as a Nazi SS officer. Henrietta, Pittsford WITNESS (1985): Harrison Ford plays a policeman who

goes undercover in an Amish community to protect a young boy who is the sole witness to a murder. Dryden (Fri, Apr 25, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (R): This follow-up to the popular film, “300,” continues its bloodsoaked take on the history of ancient Greece, as seen through thee eyes of graphic novelist Frank Miller. Tinseltown BEARS (G): Disney’s newest documentary focuses on the titular animals living in the Alaskan wilderness. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (PG-13): The patriotic hero continues to adapt to the modern world, while battling a new foe: the Soviet agent known as The Winter Soldier. Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Robert Redford, and Samuel L. Jackson. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage DIVERGENT (PG-13): Based on the popular series of young adult novels, about a dystopian future in which society is divided into factions based on their strongest virtues. Starring Shailene Woodley and Kate Winslet. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage DOM HEMINGWAY (R): Jude Law stars as a retired safecracker trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Emilia

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Clarke) while being tempted back into a life of crime. Little DRAFT DAY (PG-13): Kevin Costner stars as the GM of the Cleveland Browns who tries to break a 13-year losing streak by acquiring the No. 1 draft pick for his failing squad. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown GOD’S NOT DEAD (PG): Kevin Sorbo and Dean Cain star in this Christian film about a college student whose grade depends on successfully convincing his philosophy professor in the existence of God. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Tinseltown THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (R): Wes Anderson’s latest, about the theft of a priceless Renaissance painting, at famous European hotel. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, and Adrien Brody. Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 (R): A new batch of horror movies are spoofed with “hilarious” results in this comedy from Marlon Wayans. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (PG): A young boy claims to have visited heaven in this drama based on the bestselling book. Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster LE WEEK-END (R): Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, and Jeff Goldblum star in this British comedy about an aging couple that returns to its honeymoon site

in Paris, and runs into a former acquaintance who offers a new look at love and life. Little THE LUNCHBOX (PG): A young housewife and an older man find themselves connected by chance through a mistakenly delivered lunchbox. Little, Pittsford MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (PG): The popular characters from “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show” get a modern, computeranimated upgrade in this adventure-comedy. With the voices of Ty Burrell, Leslie Mann, Stephen Colbert, Mel Brooks, and Stanley Tucci. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Tinseltown, Vintage MUPPETS MOST WANTED (PG): An imposter Kermit gets the gang involved in an international crime caper. With Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell, and Christoph Waltz. Culver Ridge, Eastview, Greece Ridge, Pittsford, Tinseltown NEED FOR SPEED (PG-13): Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) stars in this video game adaptation about a street racer who enters a cross-country and plots revenge against a former business associate who framed him and sent him to jail. Vintage NOAH (PG-13): Ever-ambitious auteur Darren Aronofsky takes on the epic Biblical story. Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, and Anthony Hopkins. Culver, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster OCULUS (R): Karen Gillan – Amy Pond from Matt Smith’s “Doctor Who” run – stars as a woman convinced that an antique

mirror is terrorizing her family in this horror film/cautionary home-décor tale. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Tinseltown, Vintage THE RAID 2: BERANDAL (R): This sequel to the Indonesian martial-arts film “The Raid: Redemption” sees an undercover police officer infiltrating a Jakarta crime syndicate. Culver, Eastview, Tinseltown RIO 2 (G): This computeranimated sequel sees talking birds voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Tracy Morgan, and others heading to the Amazon rainforest. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage, Webster ROB THE MOB (R): Familiar mobstory actors Michael Pitt, Andy Garcia, Aida Turturro, and Ray Romano (…Ray Romano?) star in this crime about a couple trying to fleece organized crime. Little TRANSCENDENCE (PG13): Johnny Depp plays a renowned researcher of artificial intelligence whose consciousness is uploaded into a computer after an attempt on his life. Brockport, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage UNDER THE SKIN (R): Scarlett Johansson plays an alien seductress looking for a mate in this mind-bending sci-fi thriller. Little


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