April 30 - May 6, 2014 - City Newspaper

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Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG-13): The continued adventures of the crime-fighting web-slinger and Roc makes it’s summer blockbuster debut. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster BLOOD SIMPLE (1984): A wealthy man hires a private investigator to kill his wife and her lover in the Coen Brothers first feature film. Dryden (Fri, May 2, 8 p.m.; Sun, May 4, 2 p.m.) THE DEAD DEADS (NR): A troubled young man’s life begins to unravel as he becomes obsessed with an old camcorder, in this locally made horror film. Little (Fri, May 2, 7 p.m.) GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS (1980): Les Blank directs an affectionate, filmic ode to garlic. Double bill with “Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe.” Dryden (Tue, May 6, 8:30 p.m.) THE GROOVE TUBE (1974): A collection of skits featuring Channel One, the New Yorkbased comedy troupe featuring Chevy Chase, all revolving around 1970s television. Dryden (Wed, Apr 30, 8 p.m.) JOE (R): Nicholas Cage stars in this thriller about an ex-con who becomes an unliklely role model to a 15-year-old boy. Little PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG (2007): This documentary about folk singer and activist Pete Seeger combines interviews, archival concert footage, and home movies. Dryden (Sat, May 3, 8 p.m.) THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974): Five friends run afoul of a family of grave robbing cannibals in Tobe Hooper’s horror classic. Little (Fri, May 2, 9:30 p.m.) UNDERWORLD (1927): The gangster genre originated with this silent drama about Chicago mobsters. Dryden (Thu, May 1, 8 p.m.) WERNER HERZOG EATS HIS SHOE (1979): In this brief documentary, directors Errol Morris and Werner Herzog make a bet, resulting in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe. Just another day in the life of a filmmaker. Double bill with “Garlic is an Good as Ten Mothers.” Dryden (Tue, May 6, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] BEARS (G): Disney’s newest documentary focuses on the titular animals living in the Alaskan wilderness. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown 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. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster

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. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In CESAR CHAVEZ (PG-13): This biopic follow of the life of civil rights activist and labor organizer, Cesar Chavez. Starring Michael Pena, John Malkovich, Rosario Dawson, and America Ferrera. Movies 10 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. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In DOM HEMINGWAY (R): Jude Law stars as a retired safecracker trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Emilia 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. 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 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. Canandaigua, 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. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (PG): A young boy claims to have visited heaven in this drama based on the bestselling book. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster 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 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 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. Eastview, Tinseltown 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 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 homedécor tale. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In 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. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster 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. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster 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 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 ROBOCOP (PG-13): Remake of the Paul Verhoven sci-fi classic, about an attempt to make a superior police officer that’s part man, part machine. With Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Michael Keaton. Movies 10, Vintage Drive In TRANSCENDENCE (PG-13): Johnny Depp plays a renowned researcher of artificial intelligence whose consciousness is uploaded into a computer after an attempt on his life. Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In UNDER THE SKIN (R): Scarlett Johansson plays an alien seductress looking for a mate in this mind-bending sci-fi thriller. Little 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

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