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Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] THE BEST OF EVERYTHING (1959): An expose of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher ups. Starring Hope Lange, Diane Baker, and Joan Crawford. Dryden (Tue, Aug 26, 8 p.m.) BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961): Audrey Hepburn stars as a New York socialite who becomes interested in the aspiring writer who moves into her building. Little (Wed, Aug 20, 6:30 p.m.) CALVARY (R): After he’s threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him. Starring Brendan Gleeson and Chris O’Dowd. Little, Pittsford CAPOTE (2005): Philip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar for his portrayal of author Truman Capote, depicted here during his time researching his true crime novel, “In Cold Blood.” Dryden (Wed, Aug 20, 8 p.m.) COME SEPTEMBER (1961): Rock Hudson stars in this romantic comedy about three couples falling in and out of love while vacationing at an Italian villa. With Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, and Joel Grey. Dryden (Fri, Aug 22, 8 p.m.) CONSUMED IN DARKNESS (NR): The Rochester premiere of this locally-made crime thriller. Cinema (Tue, Aug 26, 8 p.m.)

THE DANCE OF REALITY (NR): Cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s first film in 23 years is a loosely autobiographical story examining his life as a young boy. Little IF I STAY (PG-13): Chloë Grace Moretz stars as a gifted young classical musician who, after a car accident puts her in a coma, finds herself faced with a choice between life and death. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989): When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indy must follow in his father’s footsteps and stop the Nazis from uncovering the secret to eternal life. Vintage Drive In (Tue, Aug 26, 8:45 p.m.) ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR (G): Morgan Freeman narrates this IMAX 3D documentary exploring the wilds of Madagascar and its endangered lemur inhabitants. Tinseltown 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 (Fri, Aug 22, 7 p.m.) MOOD INDIGO (2013): Michel Gondry directs this surreal story of a wealthy bachelor who attempts to find a cure for his wife after she’s diagnosed with an illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs. Dryden (Sat, Aug 23, 8 p.m.; Sun, Aug 24, 2 p.m.) SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (R): The long-awaited followup to Robert Rodriguez’s adaptation

of Frank Miller’s gritty series of graphic novels. Starring Josh Brolin, Mickey Rourke, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, and Rosario Dawson. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster WEIRD SCIENCE (1985): Two unpopular high schoolers attempt to create the perfect woman, but get much more than they bargained for. Vintage Drive In (Tue, Aug 26, 10:55 p.m.) WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL (PG): Inspired by the true story of a young coach who turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons. With Jim Caviezel and Laura Dern. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster WINGED MIGRATION (2001): Filmmaker Jacques Perrin directs this Oscar-nominated documentary about the migratory patterns of birds, shot over the course of three years on all seven continents. Dryden (Thu, Aug 21, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] BOYHOOD (R): This coming-ofage story from director Richard Linklater follows the life of a boy from age 6 through his high school graduation. With Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette. Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13): An army of genetically evolved apes battle against a small band of surviving

humans, in this sequel to 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Culver, Henrietta EARTH TO ECHO (PG): A group of friends find their lives changed forever by the discovery of an alien stranded on Earth. Canandaigua, Culver, Tinseltown THE EXPENDABLES 3 (PG-13): The elite mercenaries are back with some new additions to the team. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, etc, etc. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster GET ON UP (PG-13): This biopic from director Tate Taylor (“The Help”) follows the life of the “Godfather of Soul,” music icon James Brown. Starring Chadwick Boseman (“42”), Octavia Spencer, and Viola Davis. Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Webster THE GIVER (PG-13): In a seemingly utopian society, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the “real” world. Based on Lois Lowry’s classic novel. With Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep. Canandaigua, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (PG13): In this latest entry in the Marvel cinematic universe, Chris Pratt plays galactic adventurer Peter Quill, forced to team up with a motley crew of interplanetary misfits after a bounty is placed on his head. With Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Lee

Pace, Djimon Hounsou, and Dave Bautista. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster HERCULES (PG-13): In the second film this year to take on the mythological hero, Dwayne Johnson steps into the sandals of the famous Greek. Culver, Henrietta THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (PG): An Indian family moves to France and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant. Starring Helen Mirren. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster INTO THE STORM (PG-13): Over the course of a day, group of high school students document the onslaught of tornados that descends on their town. Canandaigua, Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster LET’S BE COPS (R): Two friends impersonate police officers using rented uniforms, but soon run afoul of a dangerous Russian mobster. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster LUCY (R): Scarlett Johansson stars as a woman who accidentally gets caught up in dangerous dealings, and turns the tables on her captors when she transforms into a highly evolved, superhuman warrior. Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (PG13): An Englishman sets out to prove that a young woman claiming to be a psychic is actually a fraud, in this romanticcomedy from Woody Allen. Starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone. Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown A MOST WANTED MAN (R): Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as a German anti-terrorist agent investigating a Chechen Muslim who illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught up in war on terror. With Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, and Robin Wright. Little, Pittsford THE PURGE: ANARCHY (R): In this sequel to the horror film, “The Purge,: a young couple fights to survive on the annual Purge, when the government declares all crime legal. Greece STEP UP: ALL IN (PG-13): The fifth installment of the popular film series sees various performers from the previous films head to Vegas for a dance competition. Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (PG-13): The Heroes in a HalfShell get the reboot treatment courtesy of producer Michael Bay. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster THIRD PERSON (R): Paul Haggis directs this drama involving three interlocking stories about three different couples in three different cities: Rome, Paris, and New York. Movies 10

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