Movies MOVIE TIMES All showtimes are for Friday through Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For other times, as well as reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. A Haunted House (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 2:10, 5, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 1:20, 3:30, 5:45, 8:15 & 10:40 p.m. Amour (PG-13) (((( Guild Theatre: 1, 4, 7 & 9:55 p.m.
My Man Godfrey (1936) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Mon. at 5:45 & 9:35 p.m. Next Time We Love (1936) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Tue.-Thu. at 5:50 & 9:20 p.m. Nicholas Sparks’ Safe Haven: Filmmakers, Author and Stars Live (PG) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Thu. at 8 p.m. Century 20: Thu. at 8 p.m. Not Fade Away (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 12:10 p.m.
Anna Karenina (R) (( Aquarius Theatre: 3 & 8:30 p.m.
Parental Guidance (PG) 1/2 Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 1:45, 4:15, 7:10 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 2:30, 5:05, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m.
Argo (R) (((1/2 Century 16: 11:15 a.m. & 5:20 p.m. Century 20: 2:15 p.m.
Promised Land (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 2:15, 4:50, 7:40 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 2, 4:40, 7:15 & 9:50 p.m.
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: In 3D at 11:05 a.m.
Rise of the Guardians (PG) ((1/2 Century 20: 11 a.m. & 8:55 p.m.; In 3D at 3:55 p.m.
Django Unchained (R) ((( Century 16: 11 a.m.; 2:35, 6:15 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 2:45, 6:25 & 10 p.m. Gangster Squad (R) (1/2 Century 16: 11 a.m.; noon, 1:40, 2:40, 4:30, 5:30, 7:30, 8:40 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 12:55, 3:40, 6:20, 7:50, 9:15 & 10:40 p.m. The Guilt Trip (PG-13) ((
Show Boat (1936) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Mon. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also 3:40 p.m. Silver Linings Playbook (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 12:10, 3:20, 6:30 & 9:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 2:15, 5, 7:50 & 10:35 p.m.
Century 20: 1:30, 4:35, 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Skyfall (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 16: 2 & 8:30 p.m. Century 20: 12:45, 3:55, 7:20 & 10:30 p.m.
Hitchcock (PG-13) (( Aquarius Theatre: 12:45 & 6 p.m.
The Sound of Music (1965) (G) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Wed. at 2 & 7 p.m. Century 20: Wed. at 2 & 7 p.m.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; In 3D at 2:45, 6:20 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m.; 2:35, 6:15 & 9:55 p.m.
Texas Chainsaw (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; In 3D at 1:50, 4:10, 6:50 & 9:20 p.m. Century 20: 1 p.m.; In 3D at 3:20, 5:40, 8 & 10:30 p.m.
Hyde Park on Hudson (R) (( Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:30 & 7:25 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:45 p.m.
This Is 40 (R) ((1/2 Century 16: 3:10, 6:40 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, 4, 7:05 & 10:10 p.m.
The Impossible (PG-13) ((( Aquarius Theatre: 1:30, 4:15, 7 & 9:45 p.m. Century 20: Noon, 2:40, 5:20, 8:05 & 10:45 p.m.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Not Rated) (( Century 20: 5 p.m.
Jack Reacher (PG-13) ((1/2 Century 16: 12:20, 3:30, 7 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 1:10, 4:20, 7:25 & 10:25 p.m.
You’re a Sweetheart (1937) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Tue.-Thu. at 7:30 p.m.
Les Miserables (2012) (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 11 a.m.; 2:25, 6:05 & 9:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 3, 6:40 & 10:05 p.m. Life of Pi (PG) (((1/2 Century 20: 10:50 a.m.; In 3D at 1:45, 4:40, 7:40 & 10:35 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1 p.m.; In 3D at 4, 7 & 10 p.m. Lincoln (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 2:40, 6:10 & 9:35 p.m. Century 20: 12:20, 3:35, 6:55 & 10:20 p.m. The Metropolitan Opera: Aida (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Monsters, Inc. (G) (((1/2 Century 20: In 3D at 1:30 & 6:30 p.m.
Chicago hood Cohen and the secret detail after him, the filmmakers’ take is colossally ridiculous in its plot development, repeatedly raising the crazy bar. (Points, though, for briefly squeezing in Darryl Gates — played by Josh Pence — and more Burbank jokes than a Johnny Carson monologue.) Much of the criticism of “Gangster Squad,� and there will be much criticism, will note the movie’s glib ultraviolence. Kinetic fisticuffs and gunplay quickly lose their impact as Fleischer glamorizes the brutality — and has the bad luck to do so at the worst possible cultural moment. (Indeed, the film’s release was delayed to excise a gun massacre in a movie theater, replaced by a gun
massacre on a Chinatown street: Thanks for nothin’, Hollywood.) The macho swag(ger) of “Gangster Squad� includes an unironic use of the “slo-mo striding away from an explosion shot,� emblematizing Fleischer’s clueless tastelessness. To the extent that “Gangster Squad� is palatable at all, it’s in the category of trashy fun, as in seeing Penn homage the ghosts of movie gangsters past. “Here comes Santy Claus!� he hollers, before spraying bullets. There’s a gift horse one might look in the mouth.
Zero Dark Thirty (R) ((1/2 Century 16: 11 a.m.; 12:30, 2:30, 4:20, 6:20, 8:20 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.; 12:50, 2:30, 4:45, 6:50, 8:20 & 10:15 p.m.
( Skip it (( Some redeeming qualities ((( A good bet (((( Outstanding Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers, theater addresses and more information about films playing, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies
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