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FLEECE JOB: Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) and his pal (Alexandra Daddario) go looking for the Golden Fleece in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.
Movie Guide
Edited by Aly Comingore
The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, THROUGH THURSDAY, AUGUST 29. Descriptions followed by initials — DJP (D.J. Palladino), JW (Josef Woodard) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com. The symbol ✯ indicates the film is recommended.
FIRST LOOKS Lee Daniels’ The Butler (132 mins.; PG-13: some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements, smoking)
Reviewed on page 55. Fairview/Paseo Nuevo
✯ The Spectacular Now (95 mins.; R: alcohol use, language, some sexuality, all involving teens) Reviewed on page 55. Paseo Nuevo
PREMIERES The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (130 mins.; PG-13: intense sequences of fantasy violence and action, some suggestive content)
A young orphan learns that she descends from a long line of warriors who protect the planet from demons. Camino Real/Metro 4
The World’s End (109 mins.; R: pervasive language, including sexual references)
Five friends reunite to relive their most debaucherous pub crawl from 20 years prior. In the process, they become the lone hope for the survival of the human race.
The Highest Pass (90 mins.; NR) A young man and his Yogi guru set off on a motorcycle journey through the Himalayas, the highest drivable road in the world. Sat., Aug. 24, 7:30pm, Center of the Heart, 487 N. Turnpike Rd.
✯ Kon-Tiki (118 mins.; PG-13: a disturbing violent sequence) This film tells the real-life story of explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s epic high-seas journey on a balsa-wood raft. The adventure that united the postwar world gets a good, but not great, big-screen adaptation that leaves out all the more bizarre incidents from the book. (DJP) Sat., Aug. 24, and Sun., Aug. 25, 4:30pm, Ojai Playhouse, 145 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai
Strangers on a Train (101 mins.; PG: some violence, tension)
A psychotic socialist meets a pro tennis player and shares his theory on how two strangers can commit a consequence-free murder. Screens as part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Alfred Hitchcock Nights: Eight Classic Films of Obsession, Mystery and Suspense film series. Fri., Aug. 23, 8:30pm, Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa St.
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You’re Next (96 mins.; R: strong bloody violence, language, some sexuality/nudity)
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A family on vacation to celebrate their wedding anniversary comes under the attack of a mysterious gang of murderers. Camino Real/Fiesta 5
SCREENINGS El ángel exterminador (95 mins.; NR) The guests of a high-society dinner party find they are unable to leave. Screens as part of the Luis Buñuel Film Series. Thu., Aug. 29, 7:30pm, Casa Dolores, 1023 Bath St.
NOW SHOWING 2 Guns (109 mins.; R: violence throughout, language, brief nudity)
A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run together after they fail to infiltrate a drug ring. While there are entertainment values along the way, Guns is ultimately little more than a well-intended blur of comic action, at once over the top and under the bottom. (JW) Fiesta 5 Blue Jasmine (98 mins.; PG-13: mature thematic material, language, sexual content)
A woman in crisis (Cate Blanchett) heads to San Francisco, where she reconnects with her estranged sister. Woody Allen