Les Miserables (2:38) All-star adaptation of the Victor Hugo musical extravaganza stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert and Anne Hathaway as the lovely Fantine. O Monsters, Inc. 3D (1:32) Pixar fave about a troupe of affable corporate spooks returns in three vivid dimensions; John Goodman and Billy Crystal vocalize. O Nairobi Half Life (1:39) A rural innocent and wannabe actor falls into a life of crime in Kenya’s capital city. O
National Theatre London: The Magistrate
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(2:35) Direct from South Bank it’s A.W. Pinero’s fast and furious farce about an upstanding justice, his deceptive bride and her roustabout of a son. O Not Fade Away (1:52) Period musical about the trials and tribulations of a 1960s Jersey garage band. O Our Children (1:57) Prize-winning Belgian drama about a lonely wife, her greencard husband and her wealthy physician lover. O Parental Guidance (1:36) Comedy ensues when groovy 20th century couple Bette Midler and Billy Crystal find themselves babysitting their nerdy, entitled 21st century grandkids. O Pieta (1:54) The life of a ruthless Korean loan shark is upended when a mysterious woman (his mother, perhaps?) appears on his doorstep. O Promised Land (1:46) Gus Van Sant directs Dave Eggers’ story about two corporate hotshots out of their element in a small town; Matt Damon and Hal Holbrook star. O Rise of the Guardians (1:37) Fantastical family-friendly fare about a group of ultrapowerful good guys who team up to pro-
tect the planet’s children from a marauding evil spirit. O Silver Linings Playbook (2:02) David O. Russell comedy about a down-and-outer’s attempts to rebuild his life after losing his wife and his job and moving in with his parents; Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence star. O The Sleeping Beauty (3:00) Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet is brought to dazzling life by the terpsichoreans of London’s Royal Ballet. O The Sound of Music (2:56) A dewy-eyed governess and her seven young charges enchant a cranky Austrian widower in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s megahit musical. O Texas Chainsaw (1:32) Sequel to the grisly horror saga finds a young heiress coming upon the bloodthirsty Sawyer clan in her spooky Texas mansion. O The Third Half (1:53) Macedonian drama about the forbidden love affair between a soccer star and a Jewish heiress on the eve of World War II. O This Is 40 (2:14) Judd Apatow’s “Knocked Up” sequel finds Pete and Debbie dealing with the realities of married bliss; Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd and Albert Brooks star. O War Witch (1:30) An African adolescent’s childhood is brutally negated when she’s abducted for training in guerilla warfare. O When Day Breaks (1:30) A retired Serbian professor finds out that he’s not who he always thought he was, giving him the courage to reinvent his life. O Zero Dark Thirty (2:37) Kathryn Bigelow’s brutal docudrama about an elite team of ops and agents and their decadelong hunt for Osama bin Laden. <
N New Movies This Week
Argo (R) N Blancanieves (Not Rated) Chasing Ice (Not Rated) Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (PG) N Clandestine Childhood (Not Rated) N The Deep (Not Rated) N The Delay (Not Rated) Django Unchained (R)
N Gangster Squad (R)
The Guilt Trip (PG-13) N A Haunted House (R) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG) Hyde Park on Hudson (R) N The Impossible (PG-13) The Intouchables (R) Jack Reacher (PG-13) N Kauwboy (Not Rated) N Keep Smiling (Not Rated) Life of Pi (PG) Lincoln (PG-13) The Master (R) N The Metropolitan Opera: Aida (Not Rated) Les Miserables (PG-13)
Monsters, Inc. (G) N Nairobi Half Life (Not Rated) N National Theatre London: The Magistrate (Not Rated) N Not Fade Away (R) N Our Children (Not Rated) Parental Guidance (PG) N Pieta (Not Rated) Promised Land (R) Rise of the Guardians (PG)
Maribel Verdú in ‘Blancavieves,’ playing Friday as part of the Rafael’s week-long program of imports up for this year’s Best Foreign Film Oscar.
Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules. CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito • 331-0255 CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley • 388-4862 Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera • 924-6505 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax • 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur • 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur • 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael • 800-326-3264 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon • 435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael • 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda • 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato • 800-326-3264
Silver Linings Playbook (R) N The Sleeping Beauty (Not Rated) N The Sound of Music (G) Texas Chainsaw (R) N The Third Half (Not Rated) This Is 40 (R) N War Witch (Not Rated) N When Day Breaks (Not Rated) N Zero Dark Thirty (R)
Fairfax: 12:50, 6:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:35 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:35 MonThu 7:15, 10:15 Northgate: Fri 3:10, 5:55 Rafael: Fri 8:30 Rafael: Fri 4:30, 6:15 Sat-Sun 1:45, 6:15 Mon 6:15, 8 Wed-Thu 6:15 Northgate: Fri 1:55, 9:25; 3D showtime at 6:50 Rafael: Wed 6:30 Thu 8:15 Rafael: Wed 8:30 Rafael: Sun 4:30 Fairfax: 12:40, 4:05, 7:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:40, 3:20, 7, 10:30 Mon-Thu 6:30, 10 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 12:15, 4, 7:55 Rowland: 11:35, 3:15, 7, 10:30 Sequoia: Fri 3:25, 7, 10 Sat 11:45, 3:25, 7, 10 Sun 11:45, 3:25, 7 Mon, Tue, Thu 4, 7:30 Wed 2:30 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 4:25, 7, 9:40 Sun-Thu 12:30, 4:25, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 8, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:40 Mon-Thu 7, 9:45 Northgate: Fri 11:05, 12:20, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 8:40, 10 Rowland: 11:30, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Northgate: Fri 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 Northgate: Fri 12:35, 3, 5:25, 7:55, 10:20 Rowland: 11:10, 1:25, 3:35, 5:45, 8, 10:15 Northgate: Fri 12:25; 3D showtimes at 4, 7:35 Sequoia: Fri 5:10, 7:40, 10:30 Sat 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:30 Sun 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40 Mon, Tue, Thu 4:30, 7 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 11:30, 2:20, 5, 7:50 Rowland: 11:15, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:20 Rafael: Fri-Sun 3:30, 8 Mon 9 Wed-Thu 8 Northgate: Fri 10:35, 1:40, 4:45, 7:45, 10:40 Rafael: Thu 6:30 Rafael: Fri 6:30 Sat 3 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 3:50, 9:30 Sun-Thu 3:50 Northgate: Fri 10:30, 4:35, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 1:30, 7:30 Fairfax: 1:50, 5, 8:10 Playhouse: 4:25, 7:40 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:25, 7:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:45, 3:10, 7, 10:15 Sun-Tue, Thu 11:45, 3:10, 7 Rafael: Fri 4:15, 7:15 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 Mon-Thu 7:15 Marin: Wed 6:30 Regency: Wed 6:30 Sequoia: Wed 6:30 Fairfax: 12:20, 3:40, 7:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:40 Sat-Sun 12:15, 3:45, 7:15, 10:40 Mon-Thu 6:45, 10:10 Marin: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Sun 12:30, 3:50, 7:10 Mon-Tue, Thu 4, 7:30 Northgate: Fri 12:10, 3:45, 7:20 Rowland: 12, 3:45, 7:15, 10:40 Northgate: Fri 11:25; 3D showtime at 4:25 Rafael: Sun 6:30 Lark: Thu 7:30 Northgate: Fri 9:50pm Rafael: Sat 6 Lark: Fri-Sat 3:20, 5:40, 8 Sun 2:20, 4:40, 7 Mon 4 Tue-Wed 4:40, 7 Thu 4:40 Northgate: Fri 10:50, 1:25, 4:05, 7, 9:35 Rowland: 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10 Rafael: Sat 8:30 Northgate: Fri 11:40, 2:25, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25 Northgate: Fri 11:50, 4:50; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 7:15 Marin: Fri-Sat 1, 4:10, 7:20, 10 Sun 1, 4:10, 7:20 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:20 Northgate: Fri 11, 1:45, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Rafael: Sun 1 Tue 6:30 Regency: Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Wed 2, 7 Northgate: Fri 12:30; 3D showtimes at 2:55, 5:30, 8, 10:35 Rowland: 12:20; 3D showtimes at 2:45, 5:05, 7:45, 10:10 Rafael: Tue 8:30 Northgate: Fri 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:15 Rafael: Sun 8:30 Rafael: Tue 6:30 Cinema: Fri-Wed 11:45, 3:20, 7, 10:30 Fairfax: 1, 4:15, 7:30 Marin: Fri-Sat 12:15, 3:40, 7, 10:20 Sun 12:15, 3:40, 7 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7:40 Playhouse: 4:15, 7:30 SatSun 1, 4:15, 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:05, 1:55, 3:50, 5:40, 7:30, 9:20 Sun-Tue, Thu 12:05, 1:55, 3:50, 5:40, 7:30 Rowland: 12:15, 3:40, 7:10, 10:35 JANUARY 11 – JANUARY 17, 2013 PACIFIC SUN 19