›› MOViES
Friday November 13—Thursday November 19
Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford
›› MOViE TiMES (Untitled) (R) Century Regency 6:
O The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (3:25)
Janet Leigh and Charlton Heston in Orson Welles’ ‘Touch of Evil,’ showing at the Rafael Monday night as part of the film center’s Walter Murch retrospective. O Amelia (1:51) Mira Nair’s sumptuous biopic
stars Hilary Swank as aviatrix extraordinaire Amelia Earhart; Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor are among the men in her life. O Astro Boy (1:34) The energetic young robot hits the big screen in a touching tale of self-discovery, acceptance and X-ray vision. O The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (1:27) Two crime-solving brothers abandon the sweet life in Ireland to investigate the murder of a Boston priest. O The Box Frank Langella offers Cameron Diaz a cool million to press the button on a simple-looking wooden box; but oh, the ramifications. O A Christmas Carol (1:36) Dickens’ beloved slab of figgy pudding gets the 3D Disney treatment as Jim Carrey gives voice to half a dozen different characters (including Ebenezer himself). O Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (1:21) Animated comedy about a scientist whose wellmeaning attempts to end world hunger result in food dropping from the heavens in (over) abundance. O Coco Before Chanel (1:50) Audrey Tautou stars as France’s favorite couturier. O The Conversation (1:53) Francis Coppola’s Watergate-era thriller stars Gene Hackman as a San Francisco surveillance expert who questions the morality of his calling. O An Education (1:40) Conundrum: should preSwinging London schoolgirl Carey Mulligan head off to Oxford or pursue the naughty life with a sexy older man? O The English Patient (2:42) Michael Ondaatje’s WWII romance hits the big screen with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche; Anthony Minghella directs. O For the Love of Movies (1:20) Documentary looks at the rich history of American film criticism from James Agee to Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert. O The Fourth Kind (1:38) Shrink Milla Jovovich unearths chilling evidence of alien abductions in the greater Nome metropolitan area. O Law Abiding Citizen (1:48) A disgruntled convict orchestrates a series of brutal murders from his jail cell, and only public prosecutor Jamie Foxx can stop ’em. O The Maid (1:34) Award-winning Chilean dramedy about a live-in maid and the panic and desperation that overcome her when her employers hire additional help. O The Men Who Stare at Goats (1:33) Absurdist political thriller about a real-life U.S. Army paranormal military unit and how its investigations into psychic phenomena were employed to interrogate prisoners at Guantanamo Bay; George Clooney stars. 26 PACIFIC SUN NOVEMBER 13 - NOVEMBER 19, 2009
Catch Franco Zeffirelli’s epic production of Puccini’s final work in glorious big screen high definition. O Michael Jackson’s This Is It (1:51) Behindthe-scenes look at the late, legendary King of Pop as he prepared for a series of London appearances this past spring. O New York Times Talks: A Conversation with Stephen King The best-selling master of horror discusses his career with the Times’ Janet Maslin in this big-screen broadcast. O Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (2:03) Albert Lewin’s gorgeous, surreal 1951 drama stars James Mason as a doomed seafarer and Ava Gardner as his saucy muse. O Paranormal Activity (1:39) Two young marrieds consider switching realtors when they discover a noisome nocturnal spook sharing their tract house. O Paris (2:04) Cedric Klapisch’s valentine to the City of Lights focuses on an ensemble of Parisians and their dovetailing lives. O Pirate Radio (1:55) Eight rogue ’60s-era disc jockeys led by Philip Seymour Hoffman beam rock ’n’ roll at a helpless Britain and inspire an entire generation. O Precious (1:49) Sundance fave about an AfricanAmerican teen who deals with illiteracy and a second pregnancy with the help of a Harlem schoolteacher. O Return to Oz (1:53) Dorothy heads back to the Emerald City in Walter Murch’s handsome and faithful adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s stories. O A Serious Man (1:45) A physics professor struggles to become a mensch (despite a wandering wife, a burdensome brother, mendacious colleagues and a couple of unlovely children) in the Coen boys’ latest comedy. O Skin (1:47) True tale of a black girl born to white parents in apartheid-era South Africa and the difficulties she faced as she grew into womanhood. O Tetro (2:07) A family reunion in Buenos Aires devolves into recrimination and betrayal; Francis Coppola directs Klaus Maria Brandauer and Vincent Gallo. O The Three Fathers of Cinema Sound designer/ editor extraordinaire Walter Murch discusses the prehistoric contributions Beethoven, Flaubert and Edison made to the art of film. O Touch of Evil (1:52) Meticulously restored version of Orson Welles’ dazzling 1958 thriller about sex, drugs, racism and corruption in a sleazy, crimeridden border town. O Twilight (2:00) A misunderstood teen meets the love of her life: a witty, intelligent, fang-less vampire named Edward. O The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2:10) The next installment of Stephenie Meyer’s blood-suckin’ roman-fleuve finds Bella Swan enjoying post-vampire succor in the arms of an incipient werewolf. O 2012 (2:38) Yet another global-cataclysm scenario, this one starring John Cusack, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton and George Segal as the survivors. O (Untitled) A surly avant-garde Manhattan composer finds himself in the uber-cool world of elite, eccentric and otherwise pretentious New York artists. O Where the Wild Things Are (1:34) Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze take on Maurice Sendak’s children’s classic about a dissatisfied little boy’s adventures in a world of equally dissatisfied uber-creatures. O The Wizard of Oz (1:41) The eye-filling Technicolor extravaganza has to be experienced on the big screen at least once; Bert Lahr and the witty, whimsical Harburg-Arlen score steal the show. <
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F-Sa 11, 1:35, 4:20, 7, 9:45; Su-Th 11, 1:35, 4:20, 7
+ 2012 (PG-13) Century Larkspur Landing: F 7:05, 10:35; Sa-Su 12, 3:30, 7:05, 10:35; M-Th 6:30, 9:55 Century Northgate 15: 11, 11:40, 12:20, 1, 1:40, 2:20, 3, 3:40, 4:20, 5, 5:40, 6:20, 7, 7:40, 8:20, 9, 9:40, 10:20 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 10:50, 12:30, 2:20, 3:50, 5:40, 7:10, 9, 10:30 CineArts at Marin: F 3:35, 6:55, 10:15; Sa 12:15, 3:35, 6:55, 10:15; Su 12:15, 3:35, 6:55; M-Th 4, 7:20 Fairfax 5 Theatres: 1, 4:15, 7:30
A Serious Man (R) Century Regency 6: F-Sa 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40; Su-Tu, Th 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10; W 11:45, 2:15 Tiburon Playhouse 3: F 4:30, 7, 9:35; Sa 2, 4:30, 7, 9:35; Su 2, 4:30, 7; M-Th 4:30, 7
Amelia (PG-13) Century Regency 6: F-Sa 11:15, 4:35, 9:55; Su-M, W-Th 11:15, 4:35; Tu 11:15
An Education (PG-13) Century Regency 6: F-Sa 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10; Su-Th 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45
Astro Boy (PG) Century Northgate 15: 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:15 + The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (R) Century Northgate 15: 11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 10
The Box (PG-13) Century Larkspur Landing: F-Su 7:30, 10:15; M-Th 9:20 Century Northgate 15: 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10
Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 11:20, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG) Century Northgate 15: 2:15, 7:10 Coco Before Chanel (PG-13) Century Regency 6: 1:55, 7:15; Tu 1:55 Tiburon Playhouse 3: F 4:15, 6:45, 9:15; Sa 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15; Su 1:45, 4:15, 6:45; M-Th 4:15, 6:45
+ The Conversation (PG) Rafael Film Center: F 7 (sound designer Walter Murch in person)
Disney’s A Christmas Carol (PG) Century Cinema: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Century Northgate 15: 11:30, 1:10, 2, 3:35, 4:25, 6:15, 7:05, 8:40, 9:30; 3D showtimes
+ = New Movies This Week at 12:15, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 11:10, 12:20, 1:30, 2:40, 3:55, 5, 6:15, 7:20, 8:40, 9:40 Fairfax 5 Theatres: F-Sa 1:45, 2:30, 4, 4:45, 6:15, 7:10, 8:30, 9:30; SuTh 1:45, 2:30, 4, 4:45, 6:15, 7:10
+ The English Patient (R) Rafael Film Center: Su 6:30 + For the Love of Movies (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Tu-W 7, 9:15
The Fourth Kind (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:35, 10:05 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 12:10, 2:30, 4:55, 7:40, 10
Law Abiding Citizen (R) Century Northgate 15: 11:55, 2:35, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25
+ The Maid (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: F 4:30, 6:45, 9; Sa
+ New York Times Talks: A Conversation with Stephen King (Not Rated) Lark Theater: Su 2:45
+ Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Th 7 Paranormal Activity (R) Century Northgate 15: 9:35 Paris (R) Rafael Film Center: F, Su 3:45
+ Pirate Radio (R) Century Larkspur Landing: F 7:40, 10:30; Sa-Su 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30; M-Th 6:45, 9:30 Century Regency 6: F-Sa 10:50, 1:40, 4:30, 7:25, 10:15; Su-Th 10:50, 1:40, 4:30, 7:25 CineArts at Sequoia: F 5, 7:30, 10; Sa 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Su 2:30, 5, 7:30; M, Th 5:30, 8; Tu-W 3:40
2:15, 4:45, 7, 9:15; Su 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9; M-Th 6:45, 9
+ Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (R) CineArts at Sequoia: F 4:30, 7, 9:30; Sa 2,
The Men Who Stare At Goats (R) Century Regency 6: F-Sa 11:50,
4:30, 7, 9:30; Su 2, 4:30, 7; M-Th 5, 7:30
2:25, 5, 7:35, 10:05; Su-Th 11:50, 2:25, 5, 7:35 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 11, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8, 10:20 CineArts at Marin: F 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30; Sa 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30; Su 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15; M-Th 4:15, 7:40 Fairfax 5 Theatres: F-Sa 2:45, 5, 7:25, 9:45; Su-Th 2:45, 5, 7:25 Lark Theater: F, M, Tu 7, 9:10; Sa, Th 4:50, 7, 9:10; Su 4:50, 7; M, Tu 7, 9:10; W 1:30, 3:45 Tiburon Playhouse 3: F 4:45, 7:15, 9:25; Sa 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:25; Su 2:15, 4:45, 7:15; M-Th 4:45, 7:15
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (Not Rated) Century Regency 6: W 6:30 CineArts at Sequoia: W 6:30 Lark Theater: W 6:30
Michael Jackson’s This Is It (PG) Century Larkspur Landing: F 7:20, 10:10; Sa-Su 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10; M-Th 6:55, 9:35 Century Northgate 15: 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 7:55, 10:30 Century Rowland Plaza: F-W 11:15, 1:50, 4:25, 7, 9:50 CineArts at Marin: F 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50; Sa 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50; Su 12:30, 2:50, 7:30; M-Th 4:30, 7:30 Fairfax 5 Theatres: F-Sa 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:40; Su-Th 2:15, 4:40, 7:15
+ Return to Oz (PG) Rafael Film Center: Su 2:30 Skin (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: 6:30, 8:45; Sa 1:30, 6:45, 9; Su 1:30, 6:30, 8:45
Tetro (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Sa 2:30 + The Three Fathers of Cinema (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Sa 7:30
+ Touch of Evil (PG-13) Rafael Film Center: M 7 Twilight (R) Century Northgate 15: Th 9 Century Rowland Plaza: Th 9 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Th 9
+ The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: Th 11:59pm Century Rowland Plaza: Th 11:59pm Fairfax 5 Theatres: Th 11:59pm Where the Wild Things Are (PG) Century Larkspur Landing: F 5; Sa-Su 11:55, 2:30, 5; M-Th 6:50
Century Northgate 15: 11:50, 4:40, 9:45
The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Encore) (Not Rated) Century Regency 6: Tu 6:30 CineArts at Sequoia: Tu 6:30
Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman and his fellow renegade DJs plunder the airwaves in ‘Pirate Radio.’