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may 15, 2014
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BLOOD ON THE TRACKS: Colin Firth stars in The Railway Man, now playing at the Fiesta 5.
Movie Guide
Edited by Aly Comingore
The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, MAY 16, THROUGH THURSDAY, MAY 22. Descriptions followed by initials — DJP (D.J. Palladino), KS (Kit Steinkellner), 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
SCREENINGS
✯ Locke
Buddha Wild: Monk in a Hut
(85 mins.; R: language
throughout)
(60 mins.; NR)
Reviewed on page 55.
Fiesta 5
Neighbors (96 mins.; R: pervasive language, strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use throughout) Reviewed on page 55. Camino Real/Metro 4
PREMIERES Belle (104 mins.; PG: thematic elements, some language, brief smoking images)
The illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral is taken in by her aristocratic great-uncle. Paseo Nuevo Blended (117 mins.; PG-13: crude and sexual content, language)
Following a bad blind date, a single mom and a single dad find themselves stranded together at a resort for families. Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler star. Metro 4 Godzilla (123 mins.; PG-13: intense sequences of destruction, mayhem, creature violence)
The famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who threaten to wipe out humanity. Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen star. Arlington (2-D)/ Camino Real (2- D and 3-D)/ Metro 4 (2-D and 3-D)
Anna Wilding’s 2006 documentary follows a group of Thai and Sri Lankan monks living around their temple in a country far from home. Wilding will speak directly following the film. Sat., May 17, 7pm; Ayni Gallery, 216 State St.
The Crash Reel (108 mins.; NR) Footage spanning 15 years helps tell the story of childhood friends and professional snowboarders Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, who went on to become rivals as they placed first and second in the world leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Director Lucy Walker will speak directly following the film. Sun., May 18, 4:30pm, Ojai Playhouse, 145 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai
Don Peyote (98 mins.; NR) An unemployed stoner finds his purpose in life after meeting a homeless man who tells him the world is ending. Thu., May 22, 7pm, Camino Real
Finding Vivian Maier (83 mins.; NR) John Maloof’s documentary tells the story of Vivian Maier, a nanny whose collection of photographs made her a posthumous street-photography icon. Wed., May 21, 7:30pm, Plaza de Oro
Million Dollar Arm (124 mins.; PG: mild
✯ Grindhouse (191 mins.; R: strong
language, some suggestive content)
graphic bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexuality, nudity, drug use)
Jon Hamm stars as an unconventional sports agent who tries to recruit Indian cricket players to baseball’s major leagues. Fairview/Paseo Nuevo
Only Lovers Left Alive (123 mins.; R: language, brief nudity)
Jim Jarmusch writes and directs this story of a depressed musician who reunites with his lover who he’s been with for several centuries. Plaza de Oro X-Men: Days of Future Past (131 mins.; PG-13: sequences of intense sci-fi violence and action, some suggestive material, nudity, language)
The X-Men send Wolverine back in time to help save humanity from destruction. Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, and Ian McKellen star. Arlington (2-D)/ Camino Real (2- D and 3-D) (Opens Thu., May 22)
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez direct this double-feature spin off the old horror exploitation films popularized in the 1960s and ’70s. Fri., May 16, 7pm; Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte
Growing Cities (97 mins.; NR) This 2013 documentary film examines the rise of urban farming in America. Thu., May 15, 7pm; Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St.
✯ The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (119 mins.; R: language, some drug use, violence, partial nudity)
Wes Anderson’s 2004 feature follows an oceanographer (Bill Murray) as he tries to find and seek revenge on the shark that killed his partner. Mon., May 19, 7 and 10pm; Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte