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Not reviewed. San FranciscoCastro FRI: 7, 9:15; SAT: 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15; SUN: 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15
AQUAMARINE ** 1/2
Heartfelt but a bit clunky, this mermaid-out-of-water story makes worthwhile viewing for ``tween'' girls. The focus in on two young Florida teens (Emma Roberts of Nickelodeon's ``Unfabulous'' and singer Joanna ``JoJo'' Levesque) who discover a mermaid in a swimming pool and agree to help her win the love of a hunky lifeguard. (Carla Meyer, McClatchy.) PG (slight profanity). 1 hour, 43 minutes.San JoseCentury Capitol THU: 11:35, 1:50, 4:05, 6:55, 9:25Century 25 THU and FRI: noon, 2:30, 5; SAT and SUN: noon, 2:30, 5Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 12:05, 2:30
ASK THE DUST * 1/2
Filmmaker Robert Towne (``Chinatown'') struggled for 30 years to bring John Fante's novel about a young writer in Depression-era L.A. to the screen, and sadly it's a monumental bore. Colin Farrell plays the aspiring Italian-American author, and Salma Hayek is the Mexican waitress he falls for. But their love story feels typed more than lived, and Farrell's maundering narration is a poor substitute for plot. (B.N.) R (sexuality, nudity, profanity). 1 hour, 57 minutes.MontereyCentral Coast Cinemas Llc - Osio Plaza THU to SUN: noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40San JoseCamera 12 THU: 9:30Santa CruzDel Mar Theatre THU: 2
ATL ***
This visually sharp tale of friends growing up while roller-skating together to a hip-hop beat in Atlanta has wit and heart. Based on a story by Antwone Fisher, it also has a bangin' soundtrack (with a classic cut from OutKast), a kinetic energy in the skating scenes, and central themes of class and friendship that resonate like a pair of big bass speakers. The cast features rapper T.I., Jackie Long, Keith David, OutKast's Big Boi and Albert Daniels. (Chris Vogner, Dallas Morning News.) PG-13 (some violence, mild profanity, drug use). 1 hour, 45 minutes.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 11:15, 12:10, 1:45, 2:40, 4:15, 5:10, 6:40, 7:40, 9:15, 10:10; FRI: 12:10, 1:45, 2:40, 4:15, 5:10, 6:40, 7:40, 10:10; SAT: 12:10, 1:45, 2:40, 4:15, 5:10, 6:40, 7:40, 10:10; SUN: 1:45, 4:15, 6:40, 10:10DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:50; FRI: 11:20, 1:50, 4:15, 6:50, 9:15; SAT and SUN: 11:20, 1:50, 4:15, 6:50, 9:15MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU: 11:30, 12:05, 1:55, 2:35, 4:20, 5:05, 6:50, 7:35, 9:20, 10:05; FRI: 11:30, 1:55, 4:20, 6:50, 7:20, 9:20, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 1:55, 4:20, 6:50, 7:20, 9:20, 9:55MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU and FRI: 11:45, 2:30, 5:05, 7:50, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:30, 5:05, 7:50, 10:30Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:20; FRI: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:20; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:20NewarkCinedome West THU: 11:50, 2:35, 5, 7:40, 10:10; FRI: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:05Redwood CityCentury Park THU and FRI: 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU and FRI: 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 1:50, 4:35, 7:05, 9:25; FRI: 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 11:20, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45AMC Saratoga THU: 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:05; FRI and SAT: 7:55, 10:40; SUN: 7:55, 10:30Camera 12 THU: 4:40, 7, 9:25; FRI to SUN: 4:40, 7Century Berryessa THU: 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30; FRI: 11:50, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30Century Capitol THU and FRI: 11:30, 1:55, 4:30, 7:30, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 1:55, 4:30, 7:30, 10Capitol Drive-In THU: 8 ; FRI to SUN: 8 Century 20 Oakridge THU: 11:45, 1:20, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:45, 10:30; FRI: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 8:05, 9:45, 10:35; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 8:05, 9:45, 10:35Century 24 THU: 11:45, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:15; FRI: 12:10, 2:40, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 2:40, 9:30San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 11:30, 12:45, 2, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7, 8:15, 9:30; FRI: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 5:15, 7, 9:30, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 5:15, 7, 9:30, 10:20San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU and FRI: 11:40, 2:15, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 2:15, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 2:20, 3, 5, 5:40, 7:45, 8:20, 10:15; FRI and SAT: 12:45, 1:35, 4:10, 5:50, 7:05, 9:50, 10:50; SUN: 12:45, 1:35, 4:10, 5:50, 7:05, 9:50Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 THU: 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; FRI to SUN: 12:10, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 THU and FRI: 11:45, 2:35, 5, 7:30, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:35, 5, 7:30, 10Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:20, 12:15, 1:15, 1:55, 3, 4, 4:35, 5:40, 6:40, 7:10, 8:20, 9:20, 9:55, 10:45; FRI: 11:40, 12:50, 2:20, 3:20, 4:55, 5:50, 7:25, 8:20, 9:55, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 12:50, 2:20, 3:20, 4:55, 5:50, 7:25, 8:20, 9:55, 10:20
AWESOME: I . . . SHOT THAT ***
This guerrilla-style Beastie Boys concert documentary, captured on video by 50 untrained shooters (some from the audience) at an October 2004 Madison Square Garden show, will satisfy the band's groupies but not those who need an introduction to its blastin' style of New York rhyme, partly because many of the lyrics are unintelligible. (Steven Rae, Knight Ridder.) Not rated (could be PG-13 for profanity). 1 hour, 29 minutes.Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 11:20, 1:25, 3:35, 5:45, 7:55, 10:05
THE BAND WAGON (1953)
A big, great backstage musical, with Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant and British legend Jack Buchanan. Not reviewed. 1 hour, 52 minutes. Palo AltoStanford THU: 7:30
BASIC INSTINCT 2 * 1/2
Sharon Stone is back playing crime novelist Catherine Tramell, the embodiment of rapacious want and addiction to risk, now living in London. Her new playmate is that city's top criminal psychiatrist (David Morrissey, who lacks the sexual charge of Michael Douglas in the original). The film isn't merely so bad it's good; it's so bad-good that at times it's great. Stone's performance is so deliriously over-the-top that it turns almost every line she speaks into high camp. (B.N.) R (nudity, sexuality, profanity, violence, some drug use). 1 hour, 53 minutes.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU and FRI: 11:35, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU and FRI: 11:10, 2:05, 5:10, 7:55, 10:50; SAT and SUN: 11:10, 2:05, 5:10, 7:55, 10:50MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU and FRI: 11:40, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30; FRI: 12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20NewarkCinedome West THU: 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; FRI: 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10Pacific GroveLighthouse THU: 2:10, 5, 7:45; FRI to SUN: 2:30, 5:10, 7:45SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10; FRI: 11:40, 2:15, 7:20; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 2:15, 7:20San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 1:35, 4:15, 7:15, 9:55; FRI: 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:10, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:20AMC Saratoga THU: 1:45, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35; FRI: 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50; SAT and SUN: 11:05, 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50Camera 12 THU: 4:30, 7, 9:30; FRI to SUN: 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35Century Berryessa THU: 11:45, 2:25, 5, 7:30, 10; FRI: 11:55, 2:25, 5, 7:30, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:25, 5, 7:30, 10Century Capitol THU and FRI: 11:45, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 10:05Century 20 Oakridge THU: 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30; FRI: 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:25Century 23 THU: 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30; FRI: noon, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; SAT and SUN: noon, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 11:55, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:25; FRI: 12:05, 2:40, 7:45; SAT and SUN: 12:05, 2:40, 7:45San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU and FRI: 11:45, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:30Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10:05; FRI: 2:05, 4:45, 7:20, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 2:05, 4:45, 7:20, 10:10Santa CruzRegal Riverfront Twin THU: 4, 7, 9:35; FRI to SUN: 1, 6:45South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 THU and FRI: 11:55, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:45, 10:25; FRI: 11:50, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 10:20WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 THU: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; FRI to SUN: 8
BEING CYRUS ***
A stranger, Saif Ali Khan, goes to live with a dysfunctional Parsi family and learns of their idiosyncrasies in a languorous, offbeat story with incisive observations and remarkable performances by Nasiruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani and others. (Riaz Merchant for the Mercury News.) Not rated (could be PG-13 for violence, profanity). 1 hour, 21 minutes. In English.FremontNaz 8 - Fremont Gateway Plaza THU: 4, 8; FRI: 5, 7, 9, 11; SAT and SUN: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
THE BENCHWARMERS
Opens Friday. Capitola41st Avenue Cinema FRI to SUN: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City FRI: 11:15, 11:45, 12:35, 1:45, 2:40, 3:50, 4:45, 5:55, 6:50, 8, 8:55, 9:30, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 11:15, 11:45, 12:35, 1:45, 2:40, 3:50, 4:45, 5:55, 6:50, 8, 8:55, 9:30, 10:15DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 FRI: 10:45, noon, 1:05, 2:20, 3:25, 4:45, 5:50, 7:10, 8:15, 9:35, 10:40; SAT and SUN: 10:45, noon, 1:05, 2:20, 3:25, 4:45, 5:50, 7:10, 8:15, 9:35, 10:40GilroyPlatinum Theatres FRI to SUN: 11:05, 1, 2:55, 4:50, 6:50, 9:15HollisterPremiere FRI to SUN: 11:15, 1:45, 4, 6:30, 9MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall FRI: 11:40, 12:30, 1:45, 2:35, 3:50, 4:45, 5:55, 7:05, 7:55, 9:10, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 12:30, 1:45, 2:35, 3:50, 4:45, 5:55, 7:05, 7:55, 9:10, 10:05MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center FRI: 11:20, 12:30, 1:30, 2:40, 3:45, 4:55, 5:55, 7:05, 8:10, 9:10, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:20, 12:30, 1:30, 2:40, 3:45, 4:55, 5:55, 7:05, 8:10, 9:10, 10:20Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas FRI to SUN: 11:20, 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:25, 9:25Mountain ViewCentury 16 FRI: 11:35, 1:45, 3:50, 5:55, 8, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 1:45, 3:50, 5:55, 8, 10:05NewarkCinedome West FRI: 11:40, 12:35, 1:50, 2:45, 3:55, 5:10, 6, 7:20, 8:05, 9:30, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 12:35, 1:50, 2:45, 3:55, 5:10, 6, 7:20, 8:05, 9:30, 10:10Redwood CityCentury Park FRI: 12:20, 2:35, 4:40, 7, 9:20; SAT and SUN: 12:20, 2:35, 4:40, 7, 9:20SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema FRI: 11:35, 12:40, 1:40, 2:45, 3:45, 4:50, 5:50, 6:55, 7:55, 9, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 12:40, 1:40, 2:45, 3:45, 4:50, 5:50, 6:55, 7:55, 9, 10San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 FRI to SUN: 12:10, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40Almaden Cinema Five FRI to SUN: 11:20, 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:40, 9:40AMC Saratoga FRI to SUN: 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:30, 10Camera 12 FRI to SUN: 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10Century Berryessa FRI: 12:30, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:25; SAT and SUN: 12:30, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:25Century Capitol FRI: noon, 1:10, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:50, 6:50, 7:55, 8:55, 10:10; SAT and SUN: noon, 1:10, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:50, 6:50, 7:55, 8:55, 10:10Capitol Drive-In FRI to SUN: 8 Century 20 Oakridge FRI: 11:30, 12:40, 2, 2:55, 4:10, 5:10, 6:20, 7:25, 8:25, 9:35, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 12:40, 2, 2:55, 4:10, 5:10, 6:20, 7:25, 8:25, 9:35, 10:30Century 22 FRI: 11:45, 1:50, 3:55, 6, 8:10, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 1:50, 3:55, 6, 8:10, 10:20San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall FRI: 11:20, 12:25, 1:30, 2:35, 3:40, 4:40, 5:50, 6:55, 8, 9:05, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 11:20, 12:25, 1:30, 2:35, 3:40, 4:40, 5:50, 6:55, 8, 9:05, 10:10San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo FRI: 11:20, 1:30, 3:40, 5:45, 8:05, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 11:20, 1:30, 3:40, 5:45, 8:05, 10:25San RamonSignature Crow Canyon Stadium 6 FRI and SAT: 11:40, 2:20, 4:30, 7:10, 9:20; SUN: 11:40, 2:20, 4:30, 7:10Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 FRI: 1:20, 2:30, 3:30, 4:50, 5:55, 7:10, 8:15, 9:20, 10:30, 11:45; SAT: 11:40, 1:20, 2, 3:30, 4:20, 5:55, 7:10, 8:15, 9:20, 10:30, 11:45; SUN: 11:40, 1:20, 2, 3:30, 4:40, 5:55, 7:10, 8:15, 9:20, 10:30Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 FRI to SUN: 12:15, 2:40, 4:55, 7:05, 9:20Scotts ValleyScotts Valley Cinema FRI to SUN: 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 FRI: 11:40, 1:45, 3:50, 5:45, 7:50, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 1:45, 3:50, 5:45, 7:50, 9:55Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing FRI: 11:15, 11:55, 12:40, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 3:45, 4:20, 5:10, 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:10, 8:55, 9:45, 10:30, 11:05, 11:50; SAT: 11:15, 11:55, 12:40, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 3:45, 4:20, 5:10, 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:10, 8:55, 9:45, 10:30, 11:05, 11:50; SUN: 11:15, 11:55, 12:40, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 3:45, 4:20, 5:10, 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:10, 8:55, 9:45, 10:30WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 FRI: 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15; SAT and SUN: 11:15, 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15
THE BIG LEBOWSKI **
Jeff Bridges is hilarious as the Dude, the drug-addled bowling hero of this bizarre follow-up to ``Fargo'' by the always irreverent Coen brothers. (Julie Hinds, Mercury News.). R (language, nudity, drug use). 1 hour, 43 minutes. Santa CruzDel Mar Theatre FRI and SAT: midnight
BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE 2 **
Martin Lawrence is back as an FBI agent working undercover as Big Momma, a plus-size nanny who shakes her booty with a troupe of cheerleaders, trades fisticuffs with sneering, gun-toting baddies and gets in several good one-liners while saving the country from a computer worm that could give terrorists the upper hand. (Bob Longino, Cox.) PG-13 (sexual humor, drug reference). 1 hour, 39 minutes.San JoseCapitol Drive-InThu to SUN: 9:55
BRICK **
Not reviewed. San FranciscoEmbarcadero FRI to SUN: 1, 4:20, 7:20, 10
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN ***
This drama about pair of young cowboys who fall in love under the Wyoming stars during the 1960s and, like most of the world around them, recoil from the very prospect of being gay is physically beautiful and emotionally truthful. Both men, Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger), are jolted by their feelings and never figure out what to make of them through 20 years of intermittent ``fishing trips'' together while married to, and raising children with, women they don't love. Ledger strips Ennis down emotionally until there is nothing left but hurt in a skillful performance that none of the actor's previous work would have led us to expect. (B.N.) R (sexuality, nudity, profanity, some violence). 2 hours, 14 minutes.Palo AltoAquarius THU to SUN: 3:30, 9
CSA: THE CONFEDERATE
STATES OF AMERICA **
This mock British TV documentary gives us a look at the world as it might be if the South had won the Civil War and slavery had persisted to this day. Better yet, the documentary is placed in the context of an evening of Confederate network television, with breaks for commercials that add up to a ferocious satire on race in America. Despite the interesting premise, however, ``CSA'' is rough around the edges because of the limited budget and skills of inexperienced writer-director Kevin Willmott. (Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times.) Not rated. 1 hour, 29 minutes.Palo AltoAquarius THU: 4:45, 7, 9:20Santa CruzNickelodeon FRI to SUN: 2:10, 6, 9:45
CURIOUS GEORGE ***
H.A. Rey's gentle children's stories about an adventurous little monkey conveyed the dynamics of an idealized parent-child relationship, and happily this animated version remains true to the spirit of the stories. George's protector, the Man in the Yellow Hat, has a name now (Ted), a job (curator at a museum) and a voice (Will Ferrell's). Ted's main trophy from a trip to Africa is the friendly little monkey, George, whose high jinks in the big city complicate Ted's life but also help save the day for the museum he runs. (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune.) G. 1 hour, 17 minutes.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 11:25, 1:35, 3:45NewarkCinedome West THU: 12:10, 2:25, 4:30Pacific GroveLighthouse THU: 2:20San JoseCentury 20 Oakridge THU: 11:50, 2:15, 4:40Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 1, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:35
DEEP SEA 3-D
Not reviewed. DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20Thu to SUN: 10:30, 11:35, 12:40
THE DEVIL & DANIEL JOHNSTON
Opens Friday. Palo AltoAquarius FRI to SUN: noon, 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9:30San JoseCamera 12 FRI to SUN: 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30
DON'T COME KNOCKING **
Sam Shepard plays a burned-out Hollywood star who flees the set of his latest picture to embark on a rambling exploration of his past in this visually majestic but dramatically inert movie. Eva Marie Saint plays his mother, and Jessica Lange is his ex-lover and the mother of two children he didn't know he had. Ultimately, the haunting visual panoramas captured by director Wim Wenders say more about the West than Shepard's stagy dialogue does. (Stephen Holden, New York Times.) R (profanity). 2 hours, 2 minutes.San JoseCamera 12 THU: 6:50Santa CruzNickelodeon THU: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; FRI: 4:30, 7, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 4:30, 7, 9:30
DUCK SEASON ***
In this extraordinary debut from Mexican filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke, 14-year-old best buddies (Daniel Miranda and Diego Catano) plan an afternoon of video games and pizza while the mother of one is out of the apartment. But when a neighbor girl drops in to bake a cake, the power fails and the pizza man arrives after the half-hour delivery guarantee, events take some surprising turns. (Desson Thomson, Washington Post.) R (profanity, drug use, sexual content, a slaughter of dogs). 1 hour, 25 minutes. In Spanish, with English subtitles.San JoseCinearts @ Santana Row THU: 11:40, 1:40, 3:45, 5:45, 7:50, 10Santa CruzNickelodeon FRI: 4:10, 8; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 4:10, 8
DUMA *** 1/2
Ravishingly shot in South Africa by director Carroll Ballard (``The Black Stallion'') and cinematographer Werner Maritz, this film follows the cross-desert motorbike trip of a 12-year-old boy (Alexander Michaletos) with his cheetah. He has run away from home in the city to save the domesticated pet from being impounded by authorities. (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune.) PG (mild adventure peril). 1 hour, 41 minutes.CampbellCamera 7 THU: 2:20; FRI to SUN: 11:40 AM
EIGHT BELOW *** 1/2
Paul Walker (``Into the Blue'') plays an Antarctic guide trying to rescue the dog-sled team he was forced to abandon with the onslaught of a fierce storm. Bruce Greenwood and Jason Biggs play researchers, but the dogs themselves are really the stars, and their story is fleshed out through a formidable feat of imagination by screenwriter David DiGilio. (B.N.) PG (some peril and brief, mild profanity). 2 hours.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 11:10, 1:50, 4:30DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 10:35, 1:20, 4:25, 7:25FremontCinedome THU: 1:30, 4:15, 7:10MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU: 1:30Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 11:15, 1:50Pacific GroveLighthouse THU: 2, 4:50; FRI to SUN: 2:40Redwood CityCentury Park THU: 11:45, 2:35San JoseAMC Saratoga THU: 1:35, 4:30Century 20 Oakridge THU: 11:30, 2:25, 5:05Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:25, 2:15, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25
FAILURE TO LAUNCH * 1/2
Matthew McConaughey plays a 35-year-old who still lives with his parents (Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw) and uses the shared household as a defense against letting the women he dates get too emotionally close to him. Finally, to force him out of the house, the parents hire an ``interventionist'' (Sarah Jessica Parker), who pretends to be the woman of his dreams. Ordinarily you might have trouble accepting the movie's premise that men are basically idiots, but McConaughey's performance is such a tour-de-force of doltish self-absorption that he makes it a difficult case to argue against. (B.N.) PG-13 (sexual content, partial nudity, profanity). 1 hour, 37 minutes.AptosUA Twin THU: 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30; FRI to SUN: 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45CampbellCamera 7 THU: 4:35, 7:10, 9:25Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU and FRI: 11:55, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU and FRI: 12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:10, 10:45; SAT and SUN: 12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:10, 10:45FremontCinedome THU and FRI: 11:30, 1:45, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 1:45, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35HollisterPremiere THU: 4, 6:30, 8:40; FRI to SUN: 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7:30, 9:40LivermoreMetropolitan/Em Vine Cinema FRI: noon, 2:15, 4:40, 7, 9:15; SAT and SUN: noon, 2:15, 4:40, 7, 9:15MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU and FRI: 11:55, 2:15, 4:35, 6:55, 9:15; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:15, 4:35, 6:55, 9:15MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU: 12:45, 3:10, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05; FRI: 12:25, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 12:25, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 10:05Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU and FRI: 11:50, 2:15, 4:25, 6:50, 9:10; SAT: 12:30, 2:45, 5:05, 9:15; SUN: 11:50, 2:15, 4:25, 6:50, 9:10Redwood CityCentury Park THU and FRI: 11:40, 1:55, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 1:55, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 2:35, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40AMC Saratoga THU: 1:50, 4:20, 7, 9:20; FRI to SUN: 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:45Century Capitol THU: 11:40, 1:55, 4:15, 7:30, 9:45; FRI: 11:40, 1:55, 4:15, 7:25, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 1:55, 4:15, 7:25, 9:45Capitol Drive-In THU: 8 ; FRI to SUN: 10:15 Century 20 Oakridge THU: 11:55, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05; FRI: 11:55, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10Century 23 THU: 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 10Century 24 FRI: 12:30, 2:55, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 12:30, 2:55, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:50San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU: 11:55, 2:30, 4:55, 7:35, 10:20; FRI: 11:55, 2:30, 4:55, 7:35, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:30, 4:55, 7:35, 9:55San RamonSignature Crow Canyon Stadium 6 THU: 1:50, 4:20, 7:20; FRI and SAT: 11:20, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50; SUN: 11:20, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10; FRI: 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:45, 12:10; SAT: 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45, 12:10; SUN: 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 THU: 2, 4:25, 6:50, 9:10; FRI: 11:40, 1:55, 4:25, 6:50, 9:10; SAT: 11:40, 1:55, 4:25, 9:50; SUN: 11:40, 1:55, 4:25, 6:50, 9:10Scotts ValleyScotts Valley Cinema THU: 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, 10; FRI to SUN: 12:55, 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, 10South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 THU and FRI: 11:50, 2:25, 4:50, 7:05, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:25, 4:50, 7:05, 9:30Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:30, 2, 4:40, 7:30, 9:45; FRI: 12:10, 2:30, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45, midnight; SAT: 12:10, 2:30, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45, midnight; SUN: 12:10, 2:30, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45
FINAL DESTINATION 3 ** 1/2
Going for squeamish laughter rather than white knuckles and cold sweat, this movie chronicles the grim reaper's harvest of seven Pennsylvania high school students who have escaped his clutches in an accident that killed other students at an amusement park. Gradually the survivors meet symbolically appropriate fates: A pair of vain fashionistas, for example, expire in a tanning bed-turned-George Foreman Indoor Grill. (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune.) R (strong horror violence and gore, profanity, some nudity). 1 hour, 33 minutes.San JoseCapitol Drive-InThu to SUN: 10
FIND ME GUILTY ** 1/2
Vin Diesel plays midlevel mobster Jackie DiNorscio, who acted as his own lawyer in the longest criminal proceeding in the history of American jurisprudence, as a kind of live-and-let-live wiseguy in a picture co-written (from actual trial transcripts) and directed by the great Sidney Lumet (``12 Angry Men,'' ``The Verdict''). The result would be stronger if the trial's endless motions, objections and sidebars hadn't made it too long. (B.N.) R (profanity, sexuality, crude humor). 2 hours, 4 minutes.MontereyCentral Coast Cinemas Llc - Osio Plaza THU: 7:30; FRI to SUN: 1, 4, 7, 9:40
FIREWALL * 1/2
In his latest family-in-peril thriller, Harrison Ford plays Jack Stanfield, the designer of a computer firewall that protects the Seattle bank where he's a VP. Paul Bettany plays the super-hacker who takes Stanfield's wife (Virginia Madsen) and two children hostage in order to coerce Jack into helping him penetrate the bank's defenses. But instead of dramatic tension, ``Firewall'' makes do with a lot of frantic typing at computer keyboards before collapsing in a series of increasingly improbable plot twists. (B.N.) PG-13 (some intense sequences of violence). 1 hour, 45 minutes.San JoseCapitol Drive-In THU: 10:35
FORCES OF NATURE ****
This Imax film takes its audience to the heart of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tornadoes, showing how these events occur and exploring research into ways they could be predicted. (Pavitra Viswanathan, San Diego Union Tribune.) Not rated (could be G). 45 minutes.San JoseThe Tech Museum IMAX Dome Theater SUN: noon
FRIENDS WITH MONEY
Opens Friday. CampbellCamera 7 FRI to SUN: 12:50, 3, 5:05, 7:20, 9:25Mountain ViewCentury 16 FRI: 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50; SAT and SUN: 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50San JoseCinearts @ Santana Row FRI: 11:35, 1:35, 3:40, 5:45, 7:50, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 1:35, 3:40, 5:45, 7:50, 10
THE HILLS HAVE EYES ***
Extremely graphic and upsetting, this remake by Alexandre Aja (``High Tension'') of a 1977 Wes Craven horror film is built around a long-term effect of a government decision -- to test nuclear weapons in the Nevada desert. The result is a bunch of mutated, cannibal humans who feast on a family that drives to their corner of the desert. (Chris Hewitt, Knight Ridder.) R (gruesome, explicit violence). 1 hour, 47 minutes.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20; FRI and SAT: 7:35, 10:05; SUN: 10:05DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 4:15, 9:35MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU: 7:50, 10:20MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU: 10:25NewarkCinedome West THU: 7:05, 9:30SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 2:45, 7:55, 10:20; FRI: 4:55, 9:50; SAT and SUN: 4:55, 9:50San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 1:55, 4:40, 7:15, 9:55AMC Saratoga THU: 10:20Century Capitol THU: noon, 2:30, 7:55, 10:20; FRI: 2:30, 7:20; SAT and SUN: 2:30, 5, 7:20Capitol Drive-InThu to SUN: 10:40 Century 20 Oakridge THU: 7:20, 10; FRI to SUN: 9:40San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU: 10:25Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 1:50, 7Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 12:10, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:45; FRI to SUN: 8, 10:30
HUMKO TUMSE PYAAR HAI *
A blind girl regains her vision, thanks to the sympathy of a man with whom she falls in love. However, a twist of fate leaves her bereft of her love. The result is pathos in profusion in a mind-numbing melodrama. The cast includes Arjum Ramphal, Amisha Patel and Bobby Deol. (Riaz Merchant for the Mercury News.) Not rated (could be PG-13 for violence). 2 hours, 20 minutes. In Hindi, with English subtitles.FremontNaz 8 - Fremont Gateway Plaza THU: 4, 8
ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN * 1/2
That nut-nutty saber-toothed squirrel from the first ``Ice Age'' was the funniest thing in that movie. It's is back in this sequel, fighting off vultures and piranhas while Manny the mammoth and friends worry about outrunning a flood that could be triggered by melting glaciers. The animation is better than before, but the deft comics in the voice cast -- Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott -- would have needed better jokes to really shine. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel.) PG (mild profanity, innuendo). 1 hour, 25 minutes.AptosUA Twin FRI to SUN: noon, 2:10, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45CampbellCamera 7 THU: 2:35, 4:45, 7, 9:10; FRI to SUN: 12:25, 2:35, 4:45, 7, 9:10Plaza THU: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9; FRI to SUN: 11, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9Capitola41st Avenue Cinema THU to SUN: noon, 2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:45Castro ValleyNew Chabot THU: 3:15, 5:30, 7:30; FRI to SUN: 11, 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU and FRI: noon, 12:35, 1:10, 1:45, 2:25, 3, 3:35, 4:10, 4:50, 5:25, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:55, 8:40, 9:10, 9:40, 10:20; SAT and SUN: noon, 12:35, 1:10, 1:45, 2:25, 3, 3:35, 4:10, 4:50, 5:25, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:55, 8:40, 9:10, 9:40, 10:20DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 10:30, 11, 11:30, noon, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30, 10; THU: 10:20, 10:55; FRI: 10:30, 11, 11:30, noon, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9:30, 10, 10:20, 10:55; SAT and SUN: 10:30, 11, 11:30, noon, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9:30, 10, 10:20, 10:55FremontCinedome THU: 11:35, 12:25, 1:10, 2, 2:50, 3:35, 4:25, 5:15, 6:15, 6:50, 7:40, 8:40, 9:15, 10:05; FRI: 11:35, 12:25, 1:10, 2, 2:50, 3:35, 4:25, 5:15, 6:15, 6:50, 7:40, 8:40, 9:15, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 12:25, 1:10, 2, 2:50, 3:35, 4:25, 5:15, 6:15, 6:50, 7:40, 8:40, 9:15, 10GilroyPlatinum Theatres THU: 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10; FRI to SUN: 11:10, 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10HollisterPremiere THU: 3, 3:40, 5:10, 6:05, 7:30, 8:30; FRI to SUN: 11, 1:15, 3:40, 6:15, 8:40LivermoreMetropolitan/Em Vine Cinema THU: 3:10, 5:05, 7, 8:55; FRI: 11, 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 11, 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:30MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU and FRI: 11:35, noon, 12:25, 12:45, 1:10, 1:35, 2, 2:25, 2:50, 3:10, 3:35, 4, 4:25, 4:50, 5:15, 6:15, 6:35, 6:55, 7:15, 7:40, 8, 8:40, 9, 9:15; THU and FRI: 9:40, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:35, noon, 12:25, 12:45, 1:10, 1:35, 2, 2:25, 2:50, 3:10, 3:35, 4, 4:25, 4:50, 5:15, 6:15, 6:35, 6:55, 7:15, 7:40, 8, 8:40, 9, 9:15; SAT and SUN: 9:40, 10:05MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU: noon, 12:40, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:50, 9:40; FRI: noon, 12:40, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:50, 9:40, 10:25; SAT and SUN: noon, 12:40, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:50, 9:40, 10:25Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas THU: noon, 1, 2:15, 3:15, 4:30, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 9:30; FRI to SUN: 11, noon, 1, 2:15, 3:15, 4:30, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 9:30Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: noon, 12:40, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:50, 9:40, 10:25; FRI: 11:20, noon, 12:45, 1:35, 2:25, 3:10, 4, 4:50, 5:35, 6:25, 7:15, 8:05, 8:55, 9:40; SAT and SUN: 11:20, noon, 12:45, 1:35, 2:25, 3:10, 4, 4:50, 5:35, 6:25, 7:15, 8:05, 8:55, 9:40Redwood CityCentury Park THU and FRI: 11:35, 12:25, 2, 2:50, 4:25, 5:15, 6:50, 7:40, 9:15, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 12:25, 2, 2:50, 4:25, 5:15, 6:50, 7:40, 9:15, 10:05SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: noon, 12:40, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:50, 9:40, 10:25; FRI: noon, 12:35, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:50, 9:40, 10:15; SAT and SUN: noon, 12:35, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:50, 9:40, 10:15San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 1:15, 2, 2:45, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 8:45, 9:30, 10; FRI: 1:45, 4:15, 7, 9:30; FRI: noon, 12:45, 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, 4:15, 5, 5:45, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15, 10:45; SAT and SUN: 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 7, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 10:30, 11:15, noon, 12:45, 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, 4:15, 5, 5:45, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15, 10:45Almaden Cinema Five THU: 12:15, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 8:45; FRI to SUN: 11:30, 12:15, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 8:45AMC Saratoga THU: 12:55, 1:30, 2:15, 3:05, 4, 4:40, 5:25, 6:30, 7:15, 8, 9, 9:45; FRI: 12:25, 1:10, 2:05, 2:55, 3:45, 4:35, 5:25, 6:15, 7, 8:45, 9:25, 10:55; SAT: 10:40, 11:30, 12:25, 1:10, 2:05, 2:55, 3:45, 4:35, 5:25, 6:15, 7, 8:45, 9:25, 10:55; SUN: 10:40, 11:30, 12:25, 1:10, 2:05, 2:55, 3:45, 4:35, 5:25, 6:15, 7, 8:45, 9:25Camera 12 THU: 4, 5, 6, 7:05, 9:10; FRI to SUN: 1, 2:05, 3, 4:05, 5, 6:10, 7:05, 9:10Century Berryessa THU and FRI: 11:45, 12:25, 2, 2:50, 4:25, 5:15, 6:50, 7:40, 9:15, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 12:25, 2, 2:50, 4:25, 5:15, 6:50, 7:40, 9:15, 10:05Century Capitol THU and FRI: 11:35, 12:40, 1:35, 2, 3, 4, 4:25, 6:25, 6:50, 8, 8:50, 9:50, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 12:40, 1:35, 2, 3, 4, 4:25, 5:25, 6:25, 6:50, 8, 8:50, 9:50, 10:25Capitol Drive-InThu to SUN: 8 Century 20 Oakridge THU: 11:35, noon, 12:35, 1:10, 1:35, 2, 2:25, 3, 3:35, 4, 4:25, 4:50, 5:25, 6:15, 6:35, 6:55, 7:15, 7:55, 8:40, 9, 9:20, 9:40, 10:20; FRI: 11:35, noon, 12:35, 1:10, 1:35, 2, 2:25, 3, 3:35, 4, 4:25, 4:50, 5:25, 6:15, 6:35, 6:55, 7:15, 7:55, 8:40, 9, 9:20, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:35, noon, 12:35, 1:10, 1:35, 2, 2:25, 3, 3:35, 4, 4:25, 4:50, 5:25, 6:15, 6:35, 6:55, 7:15, 7:55, 8:40, 9, 9:20, 10:20Century 21 THU and FRI: noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40; SAT and SUN: noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40Century 22 THU and FRI: 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 8, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 8, 10:25San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: noon, 12:35, 1:10, 1:45, 2:25, 3, 3:35, 4:10, 4:50, 5:25, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:55, 8:40, 9:10, 9:40; FRI: noon, 12:40, 1:05, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 7:55, 8:50, 9:40, 10:25; SAT and SUN: noon, 12:40, 1:05, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 7:55, 8:50, 9:40, 10:25San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU and FRI: noon, 12:40, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:50, 9:40; SAT and SUN: noon, 12:40, 1:35, 2:25, 3, 4, 4:50, 5:25, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:50, 9:40San RamonSignature Crow Canyon Stadium 6 THU: 2, 4:20, 7; FRI and SAT: 11:30, 2, 4:10, 6:50, 9:10; SUN: 11:30, 2, 4:10, 6:50Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 1, 1:25, 2:10, 2:40, 3:10, 3:50, 4:30, 5, 5:25, 6:15, 7, 7:30, 8:10, 8:40, 9:25, 9:55; FRI: 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 8, 10:25; FRI: 12:30, 1:05, 1:25, 2:25, 2:45, 3:15, 4, 4:50, 5:10, 5:30, 6:30, 7:10, 7:30, 8, 9, 9:30, 10, 10:25, 11:25, midnight, 12:15; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:05, 4:30, 7, 9:15; SAT: 11:30, 11:50, noon, 12:25, 1:55, 2:05, 2:25, 2:45, 4, 4:30, 4:50, 5:10, 6:30, 7, 7:10, 7:30, 9, 9:15, 9:30, 10, 11:25, midnight, 12:15; SUN: 11:30, 11:50, noon, 12:25, 1:55, 2:05, 2:25, 2:45, 4, 4:30, 4:50, 5:10, 6:30, 7, 7:10, 7:30, 9, 9:15, 9:30, 10Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 THU: 1:30, 2:15, 3:50, 4:45, 6:30, 7:15, 8:45, 9:35; FRI to SUN: 11:15, noon, 1:30, 2:30, 3:50, 4:45, 6:30, 7:15, 8:45, 9:35Scotts ValleyScotts Valley Cinema THU: 2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:40; FRI to SUN: 11:55, 2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:40South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 THU and FRI: 11:35, 12:25, 2, 2:50, 4:25, 5:15, 6:50, 7:40, 9:15, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 12:25, 2, 2:50, 4:25, 5:15, 6:50, 7:40, 9:15, 10:05Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:15, 11:35, noon, 12:20, 12:40, 1:20, 1:40, 2, 2:25, 2:45, 3:05, 3:45, 4:05, 4:25, 4:50, 5:10, 5:25, 6:15, 6:30, 6:50, 7:15, 7:35, 7:55, 8:35; THU: 8:55, 9:15, 9:40, 10, 10:20; FRI: 11:35, noon, 12:25, 12:45, 1:10, 1:35, 2, 2:25, 2:50, 3:10, 3:35, 4, 4:25, 4:50, 5:15, 6:35, 6:55, 7:15, 7:40, 8, 9, 9:15, 9:40, 10:25; FRI: 11:15, 11:40, 12:05; SAT: 11:35, noon, 12:25, 12:45, 1:10, 1:35, 2, 2:25, 2:50, 3:10, 3:35, 4, 4:25, 4:50, 5:15, 6:35, 6:55, 7:15, 7:40, 8, 9, 9:15, 9:40, 10:25; SAT: 11:15, 11:40, 12:05; SUN: 11:35, noon, 12:25, 12:45, 1:10, 1:35, 2, 2:25, 2:50, 3:10, 3:35, 4, 4:25, 4:50, 5:15, 6:35, 6:55, 7:15, 7:40, 8, 9, 9:15, 9:40, 10:25WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 THU: 1:30, 2:30, 3:45, 4:45, 6, 7, 8:15, 9:15; FRI: 1:30, 2:30, 3:45, 4:45, 6, 7, 9:15; SAT and SUN: 11:15, 12:15, 1:30, 2:30, 3:45, 4:45, 6, 7, 9:15
INSIDE MAN ***
Director Spike Lee and a mesmerizing trio of stars -- Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster -- keep this crime-caper thriller whirling so stylishly that holes in the plot remain mostly out of sight. Owen is the leader of a team that invades Manhattan Trust, taking the customers hostage; Washington is an NYPD hostage negotiator; and Foster is a ruthless Manhattan power broker. Lee remains just as attuned here to the ways that people of different ethnicities affront each other as he was in ``Do the Right Thing'' and ``Bamboozled.'' (B.N.) R (profanity, some violent images). 2 hours, 8 minutes.CampbellCamera 7 THU: 1:15, 4, 6:50, 9:35; FRI to SUN: 1:15, 4, 6:55, 9:40Plaza FRI to SUN: 11:15, 1:45, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45Capitola41st Avenue Cinema THU: 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10; FRI to SUN: 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 11:40, 12:40, 1:40, 2:35, 3:30, 4:35, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:25, 9:25, 10:25; FRI: 11:40, 1:40, 2:35, 4:35, 5:30, 7:30, 8:25, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 1:40, 2:35, 4:35, 5:30, 7:30, 8:25, 10:25DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU and FRI: 12:35, 1:10, 3:40, 4:20, 6:45, 7:40, 9:55, 10:40; SAT and SUN: 12:35, 1:10, 3:40, 4:20, 6:45, 7:40, 9:55, 10:40GilroyPlatinum Theatres THU: 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40; FRI to SUN: 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40HollisterPremiere THU: 3:10, 6:15, 9; FRI to SUN: 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50Los GatosLos Gatos Cinemas THU: 4:40, 7:25; FRI: 4, 6:45, 9:30; SAT: 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:30; SUN: 1:15, 4, 6:45MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU: 11:40, 12:40, 1:40, 2:35, 3:30, 4:40, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:25, 9:25, 10:25; FRI: 1, 3:50, 5:15, 7, 9:50, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 1, 3:50, 5:15, 7, 9:50, 10:25MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU: 12:10, 1:40, 3:05, 4:35, 6, 7:30, 9, 10:25; FRI: 1:25, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 1:25, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas THU: 2, 4:35, 7:15, 10; FRI to SUN: 11:30, 2, 4:35, 7:15, 10Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 12:15, 1:45, 3:05, 4:35, 6, 7:25, 9:05, 10:15; FRI: 12:20, 3:05, 6, 7:25, 9:05, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 12:20, 3:05, 6, 7:25, 9:05, 10:15NewarkCinedome West THU: 1, 4, 7:05, 9:50; FRI: 1, 4, 7, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 1, 4, 7, 9:55Redwood CityCentury Park THU: 11:55, 1:25, 2:55, 4:20, 5:55, 7:25, 8:40, 10:30; FRI: 1:25, 4:20, 7:25, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 1:25, 4:20, 7:25, 10:30SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 11:55, 1:30, 2:50, 4:30, 5:40, 7:20, 8:45, 10:10; FRI: 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50; FRI: 1:25, 4:20, 7:05, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 10:35, 1:25, 4:20, 7:05, 10:05Almaden Cinema FiveThu to SUN: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10AMC Saratoga THU: 1, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10; FRI: 1:50, 4:55, 8, 11; SAT: 10:50, 1:50, 4:55, 8, 11; SUN: 10:50, 1:50, 4:55, 8, 10:50Camera 12 THU: 4:10, 6:55, 9:40; FRI to SUN: 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40Century Berryessa THU: 1, 4, 7, 9:45; FRI: 1, 4, 7, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 1, 4, 7, 9:45Century Capitol THU: 12:10, 1:25, 3:05, 4:20, 5:50, 7:15, 8:40, 10:10; FRI: 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05Capitol Drive-In THU: 8 Century 20 Oakridge THU: 11:35, 12:40, 1:40, 2:35, 3:30, 4:35, 5:35, 6:30, 7:30, 8:25, 9:25, 10:25; FRI: 12:15, 1:40, 3:05, 4:35, 6, 7:30, 8:55, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 12:15, 1:40, 3:05, 4:35, 6, 7:30, 8:55, 10:20Century 22 THU: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15; FRI: 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 10; SAT and SUN: 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 10San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 12:05, 1:30, 2:55, 4:20, 5:50, 7:10, 8:45, 10; FRI: 1:40, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 1:40, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU: 11:25, 12:55, 2:35, 4:05, 5:35, 7:05, 8:55, 10:05; FRI: 12:45, 3:50, 7:05, 10:05, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 12:45, 3:50, 7:05, 10:05, 10:30San RamonSignature Crow Canyon Stadium 6 THU: 1:10, 4, 7:10; FRI and SAT: noon, 3:20, 6:40, 9:30; SUN: noon, 3:20, 6:40Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 1:40, 2:15, 4:30, 5:20, 7:20, 8:30, 10:15; FRI: 1:40, 2:15, 4:25, 5:20, 7:35, 8:30, 10:40, 11:30; SAT: 11:35, 1:40, 2:25, 4:25, 5:20, 7:35, 8:30, 10:40, 11:30; SUN: 11:35, 1:40, 2:25, 4:25, 5:20, 7:35, 8:30, 10:25Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9Thu to SUN: 1, 4, 7, 9:55Scotts ValleyScotts Valley Cinema THU: 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:55; FRI to SUN: 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:55South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 THU: 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10; FRI: 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:15, 11:55, 12:45, 1:25, 2:15, 2:55, 3:40, 4:20, 5:05, 5:50, 6:35, 7:20, 8, 8:45, 9:30, 10:10; FRI: 1:05, 3:55, 6:15, 7:20, 9:05, 10:35, 11:55; SAT: 1:05, 3:55, 6:15, 7:20, 9:05, 10:35, 11:55; SUN: 1:05, 3:55, 6:15, 7:20, 9:05, 10:35WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 THU: 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:30; FRI to SUN: 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:30
JOYEUX NOEL * 1/2
This glossy French anti-war movie presents a polemic, sentimentalized version of an improvised Christmas truce that actually took place during the first year of World War I. But the lessons it hopes to extrapolate for today's world are simplistic, and the characters are more types than real people. (Stephen Holden, New York Times.) PG-13 (a scene of a couple in bed, some combat violence). 1 hour, 56 minutes. In French, German and English, with English subtitles.BerkeleyAlbany Twin THU: 4, 6:45, 9:20Shattuck Cinemas FRI: 2:20, 5:10, 8:15; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 2:20, 5:10, 8:15Palo AltoAquarius THU: 6:30; FRI to SUN: 1, 6:30San FranciscoBalboa Theatre THU: 2:20, 6:45Opera Plaza THU: 2, 5, 8:15
KINKY BOOTS
Sneak preview of a movie opening April 14.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City SAT: 8DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 SAT: 7:30MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall SAT: 8MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center SAT: 7Mountain ViewCentury 16 SAT: 7:05OaklandJack London Cinema SAT: 7:30San FranciscoAMC Loews Metreon SAT: 7:30AMC 1000 Van Ness SAT: 7:30San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 SAT: 7:30AMC Saratoga SAT: 7:30Century Capitol SAT: 7Century 20 Oakridge SAT: 8Cinearts @ Santana Row SAT: 7:25San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo SAT: 7:10Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 SAT: 8:10Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 SAT: 7:30
KOKILA
Not reviewed. San JoseIndia Movie Center 6 THU: 5
L'ENFANT
Opens Friday. BerkeleyShattuck Cinemas FRI to SUN: 2:05, 4:25, 7:25, 9:50San FranciscoEmbarcadero FRI to SUN: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20San JoseCinearts @ Santana Row FRI: 11:40, 2:25, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 2:25, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40
LARRY THE CABLE GUY:
HEALTH INSPECTOR
one-half star
Larry, the blue-collar stand-up comic from Florida (a.k.a. Dan Whitney), makes his feature film debut playing a lax city restaurant inspector who gets paired up with a nerdy but determined assistant (Israeli-American comedian Iris Bahr) to investigate a series of food poisonings. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel.) PG-13 (crude and sexual content, profanity). 1 hour, 29 minutes.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 5:55, 8, 10:15DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 10:40, 12:55, 3:30, 5:50, 8:15, 10:35; FRI: 4, 9; SAT and SUN: 4, 9FremontCinedome THU: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:25, 9:40HollisterPremiere FRI to SUN: 11:40, 1:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU: 1, 3:15, 5:25MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU: 11:20, 1:30, 3:45, 5:50, 8:05, 10:15Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas THU: 1:30, 3:30, 5:20, 7:25; FRI to SUN: 8:45Pacific GroveLighthouse FRI to SUN: 7:35Redwood CityCentury Park THU: 5:25, 7:35, 9:50SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 11:30, 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:45, 9:50San JoseCentury Capitol THU: 12:25, 2:35, 4:45, 7:05, 9:20Century 20 Oakridge THU: 11:25, 1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 8, 10:10San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 10:10Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 4:50, 9:30Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:30, 1:45, 3:55, 6:15, 8:25, 10:35
LION
Not reviewed.San JoseIndia Movie Center 6 THU and FRI: 8; SAT: 4:30, 8; SUN: 1, 4:30, 8
LONESOME JIM ** 1/2
The 27-year-old protagonist (Casey Affleck) of director Steve Buscemi's deadpan comedy lives out the worst nightmare of every go-getter who moves to New York to be somebody and fails miserably. He returns home to Indiana, presented here as the world capital of boredom and despair, to work in his family's ladder factory in a film where all the characters save for the drug dealer are suffering from terminal lethargy. (Stephen Holden, New York Times.) R (sexual situations, profanity). 1 hour, 31 minutes.BerkeleyShattuck Cinemas THU: 1:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35; FRI to SUN: 4:45, 10Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 11:25, 1:40, 3:50, 5:55, 8:05, 10:10San FranciscoLumiere THU: 5, 7:30, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:45San JoseCinearts @ Santana Row THU: 11:50, 2:25, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40
LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN
Opens Friday. BerkeleyCalifornia Theatres FRI to SUN: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30CampbellCamera 7 FRI to SUN: 11:45, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City FRI: 11:20, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40; SAT and SUN: 11:20, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 FRI: 11:30, 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 10:25EmeryvilleUA Emerybay 10 FRI to SUN: 11:50, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:30GilroyPlatinum Theatres FRI to SUN: 11:15, 1:35, 4:30, 7, 9:20HollisterPremiere FRI to SUN: 11:10, 1:35, 4:15, 7, 9:50MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall FRI: 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:20MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center FRI: 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:15Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas FRI to SUN: 12:20, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40Mountain ViewCentury 16 FRI: 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25NewarkCinedome West FRI: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50OaklandJack London Cinema FRI to SUN: 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30Redwood CityCentury Park FRI: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema FRI: 11:55, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:10San FranciscoAMC Loews Metreon FRI and SAT: 11:20, 1:50, 4:30, 7:05, 10:25, 1; SUN: 11:20, 1:50, 4:30, 7:05, 10:25AMC 1000 Van Ness FRI and SAT: noon, 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:45; SUN: noon, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:25United Artists Vogue FRI to SUN: 1:15, 4, 7, 9:40San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 FRI to SUN: 12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:35AMC Saratoga FRI and SAT: 11:55, 2:40, 5:30, 8:20, 11:05; SUN: 11:55, 2:40, 5:30, 8:20, 10:50Century Berryessa FRI: noon, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55; SAT and SUN: noon, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55Century Capitol FRI: 11:45, 2:20, 4:45, 7:50, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:20, 4:45, 7:50, 10:20Century 20 Oakridge FRI: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05Cinearts @ Santana Row FRI: 11:30, 2, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 2, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall FRI: 11:55, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo FRI: 11:30, 2, 5, 7:40, 10:20; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 2, 5, 7:40, 10:20San RamonSignature Crow Canyon Stadium 6 FRI and SAT: 11:10, 1:50, 4:20, 7:30, 10; SUN: 11:10, 1:50, 4:20, 7:30Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 FRI and SAT: 12:30, 3, 5:45, 8:25, 11:15; SUN: 12:30, 3, 5:45, 8:25Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 FRI to SUN: 11:45, 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:20Scotts ValleyScotts Valley Cinema FRI to SUN: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:50South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 FRI: 11:30, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing FRI: 11:20, 12:35, 1:55, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7:05, 8:15, 9:35, 10:45, 12:10; SAT: 11:20, 12:35, 1:55, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7:05, 8:15, 9:35, 10:45, 12:10; SUN: 11:20, 12:35, 1:55, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7:05, 8:15, 9:35, 10:45WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 FRI: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30
MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION ** 1/2
Tyler Perry (``Diary of a Mad Black Woman'') wrote, directed, scored and plays three characters in this new family soap opera, which is better and warmer than his first film. Part of the plot revolves around the nieces of black Atlanta matriarch Madea, one of whom (Rochelle Aytes) is engaged to a man who beats her, and another of whom (Lisa Arrindell Anderson) has turned to religion and celibacy after two bad relationships. Both look to Madea for guidance, even though she has problems of her own -- including a judge's ruling that she must share her home with a juvenile delinquent. The cast includes Lynne Whitfield and Blair Underwood. (Wesley Morris, Boston Globe.) PG-13 (mature themes, domestic violence, sex and drug references). 1 hour, 47 minutes.San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 2:05, 4:25, 7:10, 9:40
MALAMAAL WEEKLY ** 1/2
The whole village is in an uproar when it finds a resident has won the Super Lottery. But Priyadarshan's flair for comedy is hardly in evidence in this movie, where too much time is spent setting the stage. The cast includes Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Riteish Deshmukh, Asrani and Rajpal Yadav. (Riaz Merchant for the Mercury News.) Not rated (could be PG-13 for violence). 2 hours, 11 minutes. In Hindi.FremontNaz 8 - Fremont Gateway Plaza THU: 4, 8; FRI: 5, 8, 11; SAT and SUN: 1, 5, 8, 11
MATCH POINT *** 1/2
With this film, Woody Allen leaves behind New York -- and the downward spiral of his career -- for England and a disarming, sophisticated, Hitchcockian drama set amid the upper classes. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays a tennis pro who aspires to higher things in life. When, during a visit to the country house of a well-to-do student's family, he lays eyes on the young man's fiancee (Scarlett Johansson), it feels a little like that prescient moment when Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck meet in ``Double Indemnity.'' (B.N.) R (some sexuality). 2 hours, 4 minutes.San FranciscoBalboa Theatre FRI to SUN: 12:20, 4:40, 9Empire 3 THU: 12:05, 4:40, 9:20; FRI: 11:55, 4:35, 9:25; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 4:35, 9:25San JoseCentury 24 FRI to SUN: 7Century 25 THU: 11:50, 4:50, 9:50Cinearts @ Santana Row THU: 12:10, 4:50, 9:30
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
Not reviewed. Palo AltoStanford THU: 5:25, 9:35
MERE JEEVAN SAATHI * 1/2
When a budding pop star from India goes to America to promote his work, an indiscretion upsets his plans. After a long hiatus, Karisma Kapoor returns to the screen in a film modeled after ``Fatal Attraction'' but lacking its tension and surprise. (Riaz Merchant for the Mercury News.) Not rated (could be PG-13 for violence, adult situations). 1 hour, 57 minutes. In Hindi, with English subtitles.FremontNaz 8 - Fremont Gateway Plaza THU: 4, 8
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS *** 1/2
This story of a British widow who buys a theater and presents a musical revue for the soldiers heading off to World War II is inspired by true events, and it's one of the rare pictures that makes you feel as if the writer actually was inspired. As played by Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson is a figure so much larger than life that she might have stepped from the pages of an Evelyn Waugh novel. (B.N.) R (nudity and brief profanity). 1 hour, 43 minutes.BerkeleyOaks Berkeley Theater FRI to SUN: 2:30, 5:15CampbellCamera 7 THU: 4:35, 9:20; FRI to SUN: 4:25, 9:20Pacific GroveLighthouse THU: 7:30San FranciscoEmpire 3 THU: 12:10, 4:45, 9:30; FRI: 2:20, 7:10; SAT and SUN: 2:20, 7:10San JoseAlmaden Cinema Five FRI to SUN: 7:10, 9:10Santa CruzNickelodeon THU: 2:40, 6:50; FRI to SUN: 3:10
NEIL YOUNG: HEART OF GOLD **
This concert film by Jonathan Demme (``Stop Making Sense'') captures a Young performance at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, which also features some of the singer-songwriter's friends, including Ben Keith, Spooner Oldham and Emmylou Harris. But the songs don't measure up to Young's best work. (Brad Kava, Mercury News.) PG. 1 hour, 43 minutes.MontereyCentral Coast Cinemas Llc - Osio Plaza THU: 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15Santa CruzNickelodeon THU: 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40; FRI to SUN: 12:50, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40
THE NEW WORLD **
Director Terrence Malick's beautiful evocation of the unspoiled American Eden discovered by the first white settlers in 1607 is at odds with Colin Farrell's portrayal of Capt. John Smith as a classic bad boy that women say they don't want but really do. The whispery voice-overs by Farrell and newcomer Q'Orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas seem to belong in a slick perfume commercial, and the film has a pronounced lack of narrative flow. (B.N.) PG-13 (some intense battle sequences). 2 hours, 15 minutes.Santa CruzDel Mar Theatre THU: 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10; FRI to SUN: 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10
PATTIYAL
Not reviewed. San JoseIndia Movie Center 6 THU: 8
PHAT GIRLZ
Opens Friday. Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City FRI: 12:35, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 12:35, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 FRI: 11:15, 1:45, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50; SAT and SUN: 11:15, 1:45, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50FremontCinedome FRI: 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall FRI: 11:50, 2:15, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:15, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35Mountain ViewCentury 16 FRI: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45OaklandJack London Cinema FRI to SUN: 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 10:15Redwood CityCentury Park FRI: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema FRI: 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05San FranciscoAMC Kabuki 8 FRI to SUN: 12:20, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:40AMC Loews Metreon FRI to SUN: 11:25, 1:55, 4:45, 7:25, 10AMC 1000 Van Ness FRI to SUN: 2, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 FRI to SUN: 12:20, 3, 5:50, 8:15, 10:40AMC Saratoga FRI to SUN: noon, 2:30, 5:20, 8:05, 10:35Century Berryessa FRI: 12:20, 2:40, 5:05, 7:20, 9:40; SAT and SUN: 12:20, 2:40, 5:05, 7:20, 9:40Century Capitol FRI: 11:35, 1:50, 4:10, 7:45, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 1:50, 4:10, 7:45, 10:30Century 20 Oakridge FRI: 11:55, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:50; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:50San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall FRI: 11:25, 12:35, 1:45, 2:55, 4:05, 5:20, 6:30, 7:40, 8:55, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:25, 12:35, 1:45, 2:55, 4:05, 5:20, 6:30, 7:40, 8:55, 10:05Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 FRI and SAT: 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55, 12:15; SUN: 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 FRI: noon, 2:20, 4:35, 7, 9:20; SAT and SUN: noon, 2:20, 4:35, 7, 9:20Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing FRI: 11:25, 12:20, 1:50, 2:55, 4:15, 5:25, 6:50, 7:55, 9:25, 10:15, 11:50; SAT: 11:25, 12:20, 1:50, 2:55, 4:15, 5:25, 6:50, 7:55, 9:25, 10:15, 11:50; SUN: 11:25, 12:20, 1:50, 2:55, 4:15, 5:25, 6:50, 7:55, 9:25, 10:15
THE PINK PANTHER **
Steve Martin's performance as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau is comically sillier and physically looser than Peter Sellers' in the original series of Blake Edwards comedies. But the main difference is that the new film fails to surround Clouseau with worthy adversaries. The criminals are forgettable. His main foil is a police official played by Kevin Kline. The comic femme fatale is Beyoncé Knowles, who is gorgeous but not especially animated. (Carla Meyer, McClatchy.) PG (pratfalls, mildly suggestive jokes). 1 hour, 32 minutes.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 7:10, 9:30DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 10:50, 1:40, 6:50Pacific GroveLighthouse THU: 4:40San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:35AMC Saratoga THU: 7:25, 9:55Capitol Drive-In FRI to SUN: 9:50 Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 4:25, 9:50
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA *** 1/2
Ronald Colman is the reluctant swashbuckler, Raymond Massey and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. the sneering villains and Madeleine Carroll the damsel in distress in one of the best Hollywood adventures ever made. (Stephen Whitty, Mercury News.) 1 hour, 31 minutes. Palo AltoStanford FRI and SAT: 7:30; SUN: 3:30, 7:30
RANG DE BASANTI ****
More than 50 years after India's independence, college students far removed from the feeling of patriotism and the sacrifices it took to gain freedom open their eyes to social responsibility, and send a rousing message to India's youth. A novice director, Rakeysh Mehra astonishes us with a brilliant approach to a serious subject. Excellent casting and acting and a sensitive portrayal of Hindu-Muslim discomfiture make this movie a must-see. (Riaz Merchant for the Mercury News.) Not rated (could be PG-13 for violence). 2 hours, 37 minutes. In Hindi, with English subtitles.FremontNaz 8 - Fremont Gateway Plaza THU: 4, 8; FRI: 11; SAT and SUN: 4, 11San JoseIndia Movie Center 6 THU: 5, 8
THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN ***
Illinois farmer John Peterson's curious life story becomes a tale of the American dream from both the dark and light sides in the hands of documentarian Taggart Siegel (who focused on this same farm in the 1983 documentary ``Bitter Harvest''). The story spans from the '60s, when Peterson tried to make the farm a hippie art commune, to the present day, when it's a bastion of community supported agriculture, producing lucrative organic crops. (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune.) Not rated (could be PG-13 for discussions of sex, Satanism, violence, drugs). 1 hour, 22 minutes.MontereyCentral Coast Cinemas Llc - Osio Plaza THU: 5:15
ROVING MARS **
This Imax film, underwritten by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with NASA, plays like a gigantic commercial for more space travel. There's some science that might prove interesting, particularly for the younger viewers who catch it on a school field trip. But most of the images are either Earth-bound or a simulation of the trip to Mars; there are precious few from the red planet's surface, possibly because pictures of rocks don't make very exciting movies. (B.N.) G. 40 minutes.San JoseThe Tech Museum IMAX Dome TheaterThu to SUN: 11, 3, 4, 5
SAAAWAN: THE LOVE SEASON
Not reviewed. FremontNaz 8 - Fremont Gateway Plaza FRI: 5, 7, 9, 11; SAT and SUN: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
SHAADI SE PEHLE
Not reviewed. FremontNaz 8 - Fremont Gateway Plaza FRI: 5, 7, 9, 11; SAT and SUN: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
THE SHAGGY DOG ***
Tim Allen is very funny in a comedy about a workaholic DA who has to be bitten by a magical dog and turned into a canine himself in order to discover important truths about his family and the real villains in a case he is trying. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel.) PG (mild rude humor). 1 hour, 35 minutes.BerkeleyElmwoodSAT and SUN: 1, 3, 5Shattuck Cinemas THU: 1:05, 3:20, 6:50, 9:20CampbellPlaza THU: 1, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 12:45, 3:05, 5:35, 7:55, 10:15; FRI: 12:20, 2:40, 5; SAT: 12:20, 2:40, 5DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 10:50, 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:35; FRI to SUN: 10:50, 1:35GilroyPlatinum Theatres THU: 1:30, 4, 6:30, 8:50HollisterPremiere THU: 3:50, 6:20, 8:50; FRI to SUN: 11:40, 2:10, 4:40LivermoreMetropolitan/Em Vine Cinema THU: 3:15, 5:20, 7:30MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU: 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:20, 9:45; FRI: 12:20, 2:45, 5:05; SAT and SUN: 12:20, 2:45, 5:05MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU: 11:55, 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas THU: 12:10, 2:10, 4:40, 7, 9:15; FRI to SUN: 11:40, 1:40, 3:45Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 11:40, 1:55, 4:15, 6:55, 9:30; FRI: 11:25, 1:50, 4:35; SAT and SUN: 11:25, 1:50, 4:35NewarkCinedome West THU: 11:40, 2, 4:20, 7, 9:20; FRI: 12:20, 2:40; SAT and SUN: 12:20, 2:40OaklandJack London Cinema THU: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:45Pacific GroveLighthouse FRI to SUN: 2:20, 5Redwood CityCentury Park THU: 12:30, 3:05, 5:30, 7:50, 10:20SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 11:50, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 11:30, 1:45San FranciscoAMC Loews Metreon THU: 11:10, 2, 4:50, 7:35, 10:05AMC 1000 Van Ness THU: 12:30, 2:50, 5:20, 7:30, 9:55San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 2:40, 4:55, 7:20, 9:35; FRI: 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10; SAT: 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 10; SUN: 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10Almaden Cinema Five THU: 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 7, 9:10AMC Saratoga THU: 2:20, 4:45, 7:20; FRI: 1:55, 4:25; SAT and SUN: 11:25, 1:55, 4:25Century Berryessa THU: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:25Century Capitol THU: 11:45, 2, 4:20, 7, 9:30Capitol Drive-In THU: 10:05 Century 20 Oakridge THU: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:15, 9:50; FRI: 12:20, 2:40, 5:20; SAT and SUN: 12:20, 2:40, 5:20San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 11:35, 1:55San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU: 11:35, 2, 4:25, 7:05, 9:35; FRI: 11:25, 1:50, 4:20; SAT: 11:25, 1:50, 4:40; SUN: 11:25, 1:50, 4:20San RamonSignature Crow Canyon Stadium 6 THU: 1:30, 4:15, 6:40Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 1:45, 4:20, 7:05, 9:35; FRI to SUN: 1, 3:35Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 THU: 1:50, 4:10, 6:45, 9:05Scotts ValleyScotts Valley Cinema THU: 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 THU: 11:30, 1:55, 4:35, 7, 9:25Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:20, 12:25, 1:50, 3:10, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 9:25; FRI: 12:05, 2:40, 5; SAT and SUN: 12:05, 2:40, 5WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 THU: 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 8:45; FRI: 2:45; SAT and SUN: 12:30, 2:45
SHE'S THE MAN ***
Amanda Bynes (TV's ``What I Like About You'') deftly wrings every conceivable laugh out of this present-day spin on Shakespeare's ``Twelfth Night,'' playing Viola, a prep-school soccer star before her school drops the girls' sports program. Whereupon she starts impersonating her brother to play on the boys' soccer team at his school, with predictable romantic and gender complications. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel.) PG-13 (some sexual material). 1 hour, 45 minutes.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU and FRI: 12:20, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 12:20, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 11:55, 2:50, 5:35, 8:20, 10:50; FRI: 2:50, 5:35, 10:50; FRI: 11:55, 8:20; SAT: 2:50, 5:35, 8:20, 10:50; SAT: 11:55 AM; SUN: 2:50, 5:35, 8:20; SUN: 11:55, 10:50EmeryvilleUA Emerybay 10Thu to SUN: noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10FremontCinedome FRI: 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:30; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:30GilroyPlatinum Theatres THU: 1:45, 4:10, 6:40, 9HollisterPremiere FRI to SUN: 11:20, 2, 4:30MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU and FRI: 11:35, 2, 4:25, 7, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 11:35, 2, 4:25, 7, 9:30MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas THU: 12:40, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 12:40, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU and FRI: 11:55, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35NewarkCinedome West THU: noon, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10OaklandJack London Cinema THU: 12:40, 4:10, 7, 9:20Pacific GroveLighthouse FRI to SUN: 2:10, 4:50, 7:30Redwood CityCentury Park THU and FRI: 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55; FRI: 11:45, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10San FranciscoAMC Kabuki 8 THU: 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:30AMC Loews Metreon THU: 11:20, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 9:55AMC 1000 Van Ness THU: 12:40, 3:15, 5:45, 8:10, 10:30; FRI: 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45; SAT: 1:55, 4:35, 10:10; SUN: 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 2:20, 5:05, 7:40, 10; FRI to SUN: 12:25, 2:50, 5:10, 7:55, 10:25Almaden Cinema Five THU: 12:30, 2:45, 5:10, 7:15, 9:30AMC Saratoga THU: 2:35, 5:05, 7:35; FRI: 11:55, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10:05Camera 12 THU: 4:45, 7:15, 9:30Century Berryessa THU: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35Century Capitol THU: 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55; FRI: 11:50, 2:15, 4:35, 7:20, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:15, 4:35, 7:20, 10:15Century 20 Oakridge THU and FRI: 11:25, 1:55, 4:20, 7, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 11:25, 1:55, 4:20, 7, 9:30San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 11:50, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55; FRI: 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU and FRI: 11:30, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45; FRI: 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:45; SAT: 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 10:45; SUN: 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10Santa CruzRegal Riverfront Twin FRI to SUN: 1:15, 4:15, 7, 9:40Regal Cinema 9 THU: 2:05, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 THU: 11:40, 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:50, 2:20, 4:45, 7:25, 9:50; FRI: 11:45, 2:35, 5:30, 7:55, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:35, 5:30, 7:55, 10:25WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 THU: 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15; FRI: 1:45, 4:15, 6:45; SAT and SUN: 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 6:45
16 BLOCKS ***
Bruce Willis plays an over-the-hill NYPD detective who must deliver a star witness in a corruption trial (Mos Def) to the courthouse, but gets ambushed by people determined to prevent the witness from testifying. Though this is a conventional police thriller, the actors and director Richard Donner manage to give it an air of believability. (Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News.) PG-13 (violence, profanity). 1 hour, 45 minutes.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 12:30, 3DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 1:35, 4:10, 6:40EmeryvilleUA Emerybay 10 THU: 12:15FremontCinedome THU: 9:50MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU: 5:30, 10:25Pacific GroveLighthouse THU: 7:35SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 12:20, 5:20San FranciscoAMC Loews Metreon THU: 10AMC 1000 Van Ness THU: 1, 3:20San JoseCapitol Drive-In THU: 10:15 ; FRI to SUN: 10:15 Century 20 Oakridge THU: 7:45, 10:15Century 25 THU: 7:15, 9:40Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 2:25, 7:10Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 8:15, 10:40
SIR! NO SIR!
Opens Friday. OaklandGrand Lake Theater FRI to SUN: 5:45, 7:45, 9:30San FranciscoRed Vic FRI: 7:15, 9:15; SAT and SUN: 2, 4, 7:15, 9:15
SLITHER ** 1/2
This good-natured zombie comedy unleashes slimy slugs that stream down the throats of people who open wide to scream, as well as worms that burrow beneath the skin, both courtesy of a fallen meteor. They turn their victims (Michael Rooker and Brenda James, among them) into famished carnivores who decimate the pet and small-animal population of an odd little town. Writer-director James Gunn (``Dawn of the Dead'') keeps the blood and guts flying and the dialogue sharp while adding outrageous humor to the genre of the walking dead. (B.N.) R (profanity, violence, brief nudity). 1 hour, 36 minutes.BerkeleyOaks Berkeley Theater THU: 2:45, 5:15, 7:45; FRI to SUN: 7:45Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU and FRI: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 2:20, 9:55; THU: 11:50, 4:50, 7:20; FRI: 11:50, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45; SAT: 11:50, 2:25, 4:50, 9:55; SUN: 11:50, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45EmeryvilleUA Emerybay 10 THU: 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 8, 10:25; FRI to SUN: 12:30, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:25GilroyPlatinum Theatres THU: 1:15, 3:20, 5:20, 7:25, 9:30; FRI to SUN: 7:25, 9:30HollisterPremiere THU: 3:15, 6:10, 8:45; FRI to SUN: 7:10, 9:30MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU and FRI: 12:10, 2:40, 5, 7:25, 10; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 2:40, 5, 7:25, 10Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas THU: 12:20, 2:40, 4:50, 7:20, 9:35; FRI to SUN: 9:45Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:45, 10; FRI: 12:25, 2:50, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 12:25, 2:50, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10NewarkCinedome West THU: 12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:25, 9:50; FRI: 5, 7:25, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 5, 7:25, 9:45OaklandJack London Cinema THU: 2:40, 9:40; THU: 12:15, 5, 7:20; FRI: 11:45, 2, 4:15, 6:50, 10:10; SAT: 11:45, 2, 4:15, 10:10; SUN: 11:45, 2, 4:15, 6:50, 10:10Pacific GroveLighthouse THU: 2:30, 5:10, 7:40; FRI to SUN: 5:20, 7:40Redwood CityCentury Park THU: noon, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45; FRI: noon, 2:20, 4:50, 7:10, 9:45; SAT and SUN: noon, 2:20, 4:50, 7:10, 9:45SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 12:05, 2:30, 5, 7:25, 9:45; FRI: 2:30, 5, 7:25, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 2:30, 5, 7:25, 9:45San FranciscoAMC Kabuki 8 THU: 1:50, 4:10, 10:20; FRI to SUN: 12:15, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10AMC Loews Metreon THU: noon, 2:40, 5:20, 7:55, 10:20; FRI to SUN: 10:55, 1:40, 4:35, 7:20, 9:50AMC 1000 Van Ness THU: 12:35, 2:45, 5:05, 7:35, 10; FRI and SAT: 12:05, 2:25, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35; SUN: 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 2:10, 4:45, 7:05, 9:20; THU: 2:10, 4:45, 7:05, 9:20; FRI to SUN: 12:30, 2:45, 4:55, 7:20, 9:55AMC Saratoga THU: 2:25, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25; FRI: 7:20, 9:55; SAT: 9:55; SUN: 7:20, 9:55Camera 12 THU: 5:25, 7:35, 9:45; FRI and SAT: 2, 9:20; SUN: 9:20Century Berryessa THU and FRI: 12:50, 3:10, 5:25, 7:50, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 12:50, 3:10, 5:25, 7:50, 10:05Century Capitol THU and FRI: 1:05, 3:25, 5:45, 8, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 1:05, 3:25, 5:45, 8, 10:30Capitol Drive-InThu to SUN: 8 Century 20 Oakridge THU and FRI: 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8:10, 10:30; FRI: 11:40, 2, 4:25, 6:50, 9:10; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 2, 4:25, 6:50, 9:10Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; THU: 2:05, 2:55, 4:40, 5:30, 7:10, 8, 9:40; FRI and SAT: 1:50, 3:20, 4:35, 7:05, 8:20, 9:40, 12:05; SUN: 1:50, 3:20, 4:35, 7:05, 8:20, 9:40Santa CruzRegal Riverfront Twin THU: 4:15, 7:15, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 4, 9:30Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:05, 10:30; FRI: 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10
SPIKE AND MIKE'S SICK & TWISTED FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION 2005-06 ** 1/2
Opens Friday.San JoseCamera 12 FRI to SUN: 7:15, 9
SRI RAMADASU
Not reviewed. San JoseIndia Movie Center 6 THU: 5, 8
STAY ALIVE *
Attractive twentysomethings Sophia Bush, Frankie Muniz, Jon Foster, Jimmi Simpson and Samaire Armstrong try out an unlicensed video game where the players meet the same fate in real life as their characters do on-screen. Despite a spooky New Orleans setting, director William Brent Bell fails to make the story truly frightening. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel.) PG-13 (violence, profanity, brief sexual and drug content). 1 hour, 25 minutes.Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 11:20, 1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 8, 10:10; FRI: 11:20, 1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 8, 10:10; SAT: 11:20, 1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 10:25; SUN: 11:20, 1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 8, 10:10DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 12:20, 2:55, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10; FRI: 4:10, 6:35, 9:20; SAT and SUN: 4:10, 6:35, 9:20EmeryvilleUA Emerybay 10 THU: 12:20, 2:40, 4:50, 7:05, 9:40FremontCinedome THU: 12:50, 3:15, 5:25, 7:30, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 9:40GilroyPlatinum Theatres THU: 1:35, 3:40, 5:35, 7:30, 9:25; FRI to SUN: 11:35, 1:30, 3:40, 5:35, 7:30, 9:25HollisterPremiere THU: 3:30, 6:05, 8:15; FRI to SUN: 7:10, 9:15MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU: 11:45, 1:50, 3:55, 6, 8:05, 10:15; FRI: 11:45, 1:50, 3:55, 5:55, 8:05, 10:25; SAT: 11:45, 1:50, 3:55, 5:55, 10:25; SUN: 11:45, 1:50, 3:55, 5:55, 8:05, 10:25MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU: 11:35, 1:45, 3:50, 5:55, 8:10, 10:20; FRI: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:15; SAT: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 9:15; SUN: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:15Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas THU: 1:40, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:40; FRI to SUN: 5:45, 7:45, 9:40Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 11:35, 1:30, 3:25, 5:20, 7:20, 9:25; FRI to SUN: 10:20OaklandJack London Cinema THU: 12:50, 3, 5:15, 8, 10:10; FRI to SUN: 12:10, 5:15, 10:20Redwood CityCentury Park THU: 11:30, 1:35, 3:40, 5:50, 8, 10SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 11:35, 1:40, 3:40, 5:45, 7:50, 10; FRI: 4:05, 7, 9:10; SAT and SUN: 4:05, 7, 9:10San FranciscoAMC Kabuki 8 THU: 3, 5:15, 7:40, 9:45AMC Loews Metreon THU: 10:40, 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:20AMC 1000 Van Ness THU: 12:45, 2:55, 5, 7:10, 9:15San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30; FRI: 1, 3:25, 5:40, 8:05, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 10:50, 1, 3:25, 5:40, 8:05, 10:10AMC Saratoga THU: 1:05, 3:25, 5:40, 7:40, 9:40Camera 12 THU: 5:30, 7:30, 9:35Century Berryessa THU: 1:15, 3:25, 5:35, 7:45, 9:55Century Capitol THU: 12:15, 2:20, 4:35, 7:25, 9:40; FRI: 12:15, 2:20, 4:35, 7:25, 9:40; SAT: 12:15, 2:20, 4:35, 9:40; SUN: 12:15, 2:20, 4:35, 7:25, 9:40Century 20 Oakridge THU: 11:40, 1:50, 3:55, 6:20, 8:30, 10:35; FRI: 11:40, 1:50, 3:55, 6:20, 8:30, 10:35; SAT: 11:40, 1:50, 3:55, 6, 10:15; SUN: 11:40, 1:50, 3:55, 6:20, 8:30, 10:35Century 24 THU: 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:20, 9:25Century 25 FRI to SUN: 7:30, 9:40San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 11:25, 1:35, 3:45, 5:55, 8:05, 10:15; FRI: 5:30, 7:50, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 5:30, 7:50, 10:30San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU: 12:15, 2:40, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30; FRI: 7:20, 9:45; SAT: 9:25; SUN: 7:20, 9:45San RamonSignature Crow Canyon Stadium 6 THU: 1:40, 4:30, 7:30Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 3:05, 5:10, 7:25, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 5:55, 8:05, 10:15Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 THU: 1:10, 3:30, 5:35, 7:50, 10South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 THU: 12:15, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:35Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 11:25, 1:30, 3:35, 5:55, 8:10, 10:15; FRI: 11:15, 1:25, 3:30, 5:40, 7:45, 10, 12:10; SAT: 11:15, 1:25, 3:30, 5:40, 7:45, 10, 12:10; SUN: 11:15, 1:25, 3:30, 5:40, 7:45, 10WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 THU: 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30; FRI to SUN: 5, 7:15, 9:30
SYRIANA **
This petroleum-based thriller -- set in the Mideast and starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright and Chris Cooper -- requires your full attention at every moment, and even that is not enough. ``Syriana'' has great seriousness of purpose and fine acting, but writer-director Stephen Gaghan (the screenwriter for ``Crash'') presents its four main story lines so confusingly that it never comes together as a movie. (B.N.) R (violence, profanity). 2 hours, 6 minutes.BerkeleyElmwood THU: 6:30; FRI: 6:30; SAT and SUN: 1:35, 6:30San FranciscoUnited Artists Vogue THU: 1, 4, 7, 9:50San JoseCamera 12 THU: 4:15, 9:05
TAKE THE LEAD
Opens Friday. BerkeleyShattuck Cinemas FRI to SUN: 2, 4:40, 7:15, 9:40Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City FRI: 11:25, 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 11:25, 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 FRI: 11:25, 2:15, 5:05, 8:05, 10:55; SAT and SUN: 11:25, 2:15, 5:05, 8:05, 10:55FremontCinedome FRI: 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45GilroyPlatinum Theatres FRI to SUN: 11:30, 1:50, 4:10, 6:40, 9HollisterPremiere FRI to SUN: 11, 1:30, 4, 6:50, 9:45MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall FRI: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10; SAT and SUN: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center FRI: 11:25, 2, 4:45, 7:25, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:25, 2, 4:45, 7:25, 10Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas FRI to SUN: 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 7, 9:35Mountain ViewCentury 16 FRI: 11:40, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:40, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10OaklandJack London Cinema FRI to SUN: 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:50, 10:30Redwood CityCentury Park FRI: 11:55, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 10; SAT and SUN: 11:55, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 10SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema FRI: 11:50, 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05San FranciscoAMC Kabuki 8 FRI to SUN: 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:15AMC Loews Metreon FRI to SUN: 11, 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30AMC 1000 Van Ness FRI to SUN: 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 FRI: 1:30, 4:25, 7:30, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 10:40, 1:30, 4:25, 7:30, 10:25Almaden Cinema Five FRI to SUN: 11:40, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30AMC Saratoga FRI: 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 10:45, 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:15Camera 12 FRI to SUN: 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:25Century Berryessa FRI: 11:50, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50Century Capitol FRI: 11:30, 2, 4:25, 7, 9:35; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 2, 4:25, 7, 9:35Capitol Drive-In FRI to SUN: 8 Century 20 Oakridge FRI: 11:50, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15Cinearts @ Santana Row FRI: 11:50, 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 11:50, 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall FRI: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50San RamonSignature Crow Canyon Stadium 6 FRI and SAT: 11, 1:40, 4:15, 7, 9:40; SUN: 11, 1:40, 4:15, 7Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 FRI: 1:55, 2:40, 4:40, 5:30, 7:25, 8:25, 10:20, 11:20; SAT: 11:55, 1:55, 2:40, 4:40, 5:30, 7:25, 8:25, 10:20, 11:20; SUN: 11:55, 1:55, 2:40, 4:40, 5:30, 7:25, 8:25, 10:20Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 FRI to SUN: 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10Scotts ValleyScotts Valley Cinema FRI to SUN: noon, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:45South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 FRI: 12:05, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 12:05, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:15Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing FRI: 11:30, 12:30, 2, 3:05, 4:40, 5:35, 7:10, 8:05, 9:50, 10:40, 12:15; SAT: 11:30, 12:30, 2, 3:05, 4:40, 5:35, 7:10, 8:05, 9:50, 10:40, 12:15; SUN: 11:30, 12:30, 2, 3:05, 4:40, 5:35, 7:10, 8:05, 9:50, 10:40WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 FRI: 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15; SAT and SUN: 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15
TALK OF THE TOWN (1942)
Not reviewed. Palo AltoStanford FRI to SUN: 5:20, 9:25
TAXI 9211 ***
A fender bender involving two men escalates into a dangerous game of enraged one-u anship in a taut variation on ``Changing Lanes,'' and the filmmakers do a stupendous job of shifting our sympathies between the leads. Nana Patekar gives a fine performance. Despite some glaring plot gaps, the ending definitely will appeal to Indian sensibilities. The cast includes John Abraham, Sonali Kulkarni, Sameera Reddy and Shivaji Satam. (Riaz Merchant for the Mercury News.) Not rated (could be PG-13 for violence, adult situations). 2 hours, 22 minutes. In Hindi, with English subtitles.FremontNaz 8 - Fremont Gateway Plaza THU: 4, 8; FRI: 5, 8; SAT and SUN: 1, 8San JoseIndia Movie Center 6 THU: 5
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING ** 1/2
Aaron Eckhart plays a Big Tobacco lobbyist who's constantly challenging how far the government should be allowed to go to protect us from ourselves in this adaptation of a politically incorrect satire by Christopher Buckley. William H. Macy plays a Vermont senator who backs poison labels on cigarette packs. The strong performances help breathe life into the uneven script by first-time writer-director Jason Reitman. (B.N.) R (profanity, some sexual content). 1 hour, 32 minutes.BerkeleyCalifornia Theatres THU: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; FRI to SUN: 12:45, 1:30, 3, 4, 5:15, 6:15, 7:30, 8:30, 9:40CampbellCamera 7 THU: 1:45, 2:50, 4, 5, 6:10, 7:10, 8:20, 9:20; FRI to SUN: 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU: 10:50, 12:25, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05, 9:40, 10:30; FRI: 12:25, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 12:25, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05, 10:30EmeryvilleUA Emerybay 10 FRI to SUN: 11:45, 2:10, 4:30, 7:20, 9:40Los GatosLos Gatos Cinemas THU: 5:05, 7:15; FRI: 4:45, 7, 9:10; SAT: 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:10; SUN: 2:30, 4:45, 7MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU: 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10; FRI: 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55OaklandPiedmont Theatre THU: 2, 3:30, 4:30, 5:40, 7, 8, 9, 10; FRI to SUN: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30Palo AltoCinearts At Palo Alto Square THU: 2, 3, 4:30, 7, 9:30; FRI: 2, 3, 4:30, 5:25, 7, 8, 9:30, 10:15; SAT and SUN: 11:30, 12:30, 2, 3, 4:30, 5:25, 7, 8, 9:30, 10:15San FranciscoEmpire 3 THU: 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:35; FRI: 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20Embarcadero THU: noon, 12:30, 1, 2:30, 3:30, 4:10, 5, 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:20, 9:10, 10; FRI to SUN: 12:10, 1:10, 2:30, 3:30, 5, 6, 7:30, 8:30, 9:50San JoseAMC Saratoga THU: 1:20, 3:30, 5:35, 7:45; FRI to SUN: 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:30Cinearts @ Santana Row THU: noon, 12:50, 2:15, 3:05, 4:30, 5:25, 7, 8, 9:20, 10:10; FRI: noon, 12:50, 2:15, 3:05, 4:30, 5:25, 7, 8, 9:20, 10:15; SAT: noon, 12:50, 2:15, 3:05, 4:30, 5:25, 7, 9:35, 10:15; SUN: noon, 12:50, 2:15, 3:05, 4:30, 5:25, 7, 8, 9:20, 10:15Santa CruzDel Mar Theatre THU: 12:50, 2:50, 4:20, 5, 6:20, 7:15, 8:30, 9:30; FRI and SAT: 12:50, 2:10, 2:50, 4:15, 5, 6:20, 7:15, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30; SUN: 12:50, 2:10, 2:50, 4:15, 5, 6:20, 7:15, 8:30, 9:30
THE THREE BURIALS OF
MELQUIADES ESTRADA ***
Tommy Lee Jones plays a West Texas rancher who's determined to deliver the body of an undocumented Mexican friend (Julio Cesar Cedillo), mistakenly shot by a Border Patrol officer, to his hometown across the border. To deliver a measure of vengeance, as well, Jones kidnaps the killer and forces him to go along on a journey that swerves between comedy and tragedy but is never less than heroic. Jones also makes his directorial debut working from a script by Mexico's Guillermo Arriaga (``Amores Perros''). (B.N.) R (profanity, violence, sexuality). 2 hours, 1 minute. In English and Spanish, with English subtitles.MontereyCentral Coast Cinemas Llc - Osio Plaza THU: 1, 4, 7, 9:30San JoseCentury 25 THU: 2:20, 7:20
TRANSAMERICA ***
``Desperate Housewives'' star Felicity Huffman gives a persuasive performance as a pre-operative transsexual who goes to New York to rescue her son and to Arizona to visit her parents in a film from writer-director Duncan Tucker, who sets out to affirm the dignity of his heroine and to liberate her from any association with camp or freakishness. (A.O. Scott, New York Times.) R (thematic elements, nudity, profanity). 1 hour, 43 minutes.BerkeleyShattuck Cinemas THU: 1:45, 4:15, 6:55, 9:30; FRI: 1:45, 6:40; SAT and SUN: 6:40OaklandParkway Theater At Lake Merritt THU and FRI: 9:45; SAT: 3:30, 9:45; SUN: 6San FranciscoBalboa Theatre FRI to SUN: 2:40, 7Empire 3 THU: 2:35, 7:10Lumiere THU: 4:45, 7:15, 9:35; FRI to SUN: 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35San JoseCentury 24 FRI: 4:55; SAT and SUN: 4:55Cinearts @ Santana Row THU: 2:40, 7:20Santa CruzNickelodeon THU: 4:40, 7
TSOTSI ***
For 19-year-old Tsotsi (Johannesburg street slang for ``thug''), the infant in the back seat of a car he steals becomes the catalyst for a journey from callous gang predator to something resembling a human being. A mixture of thrilling documentary-style realism and Hollywood hokum, this 2006 Oscar winner explores the post-apartheid divide between rich and poor in South Africa, as well as one delinquent's remarkable transformation. (Desson Thomson, Washington Post.) R (violence, profanity, animal cruelty). 1 hour, 34 minutes. In the South African dialect of Tsotsitaal, with English subtitles.BerkeleyAlbany Twin THU: 4:30, 7, 9:30; FRI to SUN: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:25Menlo ParkGuild THU: 4:45, 7, 9:15; FRI to SUN: 12:15, 4:45, 7, 9:15MontereyCentral Coast Cinemas Llc - Osio Plaza THU to SUN: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:20OaklandPiedmont Theatre THU: 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30; FRI to SUN: noon, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9San FranciscoClay THU: 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20; FRI: noon, 2:20, 7, 9:20; SAT and SUN: noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20United Artists Stonestown Twin THU: 1:15, 3:45, 7:15, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 1:15, 3:45, 7:15, 9:30San JoseCamera 12 THU: 5, 7:10, 9:20; FRI to SUN: 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20Century 25 FRI: 12:10, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:30; SAT and SUN: 12:10, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:30Cinearts @ Santana Row THU: 12:40, 2:55, 5:15, 7:40, 9:55Santa CruzNickelodeon FRI to SUN: 1, 3, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10
V FOR VENDETTA ***
Adapted by ``Matrix'' writer-directors Andy and Larry Wachowski from a graphic novel, this film chronicles a lone revolutionary terrorist's attempts to topple a fascist government in the United Kingdom of the future. It cleverly intertwines stories of how this terrorist, V (Hugo Weaving, wearing a mask), came to be what he is, and of how susceptible a democracy can be to a strongman whose lie is big enough. Natalie Portman plays the television employee who gets caught up in V's campaign, and John Hurt (``1984'') is the fire-breathing chancellor with feet of clay. (B.N.) R (strong violence, some profanity). 2 hours, 10 minutes.AptosUA Twin THU: 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50CampbellCamera 7 THU: 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 1:20, 4:10, 7:05, 9:45Capitola41st Avenue Cinema THU: 1, 4, 7, 9:50Daly CityCentury 20 Daly City THU: 1:35, 4:25, 5:30, 7:35, 8:35, 10:30; FRI: 1:35, 4:25, 7:35, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 1:35, 4:25, 7:35, 10:30DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20 THU and FRI: 11:45, 2:40, 6:20, 9:25; SAT and SUN: 11:45, 2:40, 6:20, 9:25FremontCinedome THU and FRI: 12:55, 3:50, 7, 9:55; SAT and SUN: 12:55, 3:50, 7, 9:55GilroyPlatinum Theatres THU: 1:25, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45HollisterPremiere THU: 3, 6:20, 9MilpitasCentury 20 Great Mall THU: 11:30, 2:20, 4:30, 5:20, 7:35, 8:15, 10:30; FRI: 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:30MontereyCentury Cinemas At Del Monte Center THU and FRI: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10Morgan HillCinelux Tennant Station Stadium Cinemas THU: 8:45, 9:30Mountain ViewCentury 16 THU: 12:05, 2:55, 4:40, 6:15, 7:30, 9:15, 10:20; FRI: 1:30, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 1:30, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30OaklandGrand Lake Theater THU: 12:30, 3:45, 9:40; FRI to SUN: 12:30, 3:45, 7:10, 9:40Jack London Cinema THU: 1, 4, 6:50, 9:50Redwood CityCentury Park THU and FRI: 1:15, 4:30, 7:20, 10:25; SAT and SUN: 1:15, 4:30, 7:20, 10:25SalinasCentury Northridge Cinema THU: 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 10:05; FRI to SUN: 11:35, 9:35San FranciscoAMC Kabuki 8 THU: 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10; FRI to SUN: 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:05AMC Loews Metreon THU: 12:40, 4, 7:20, 10:50; FRI and SAT: 11:05, 2:10, 5:20, 9, 12:10; SUN: 11:05, 2:10, 5:20, 9AMC 1000 Van Ness THU: 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:15; FRI and SAT: 1:45, 5, 8:05, 11; SUN: 1:35, 4:40, 7:30, 10:30United Artists MetroThu to SUN: 1, 4, 7, 10San JoseAMC Eastridge 15 THU: 1:10, 4:10, 7, 9:45; FRI: 1:35, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30; SAT and SUN: 10:45, 1:35, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30Almaden Cinema Five THU: 7:20, 9:45AMC Saratoga THU: 1:10, 4:15, 7:30, 10:15; FRI: 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40; SAT and SUN: 10:55, 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40Camera 12 THU: 4:10, 6:55, 8:05, 9:40; FRI to SUN: 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:40Century Berryessa THU: 12:55, 3:55, 7, 9:50Century Capitol THU: 1, 4, 7:05, 9:55; FRI to SUN: 11:40, 9:55Capitol Drive-InThu to SUN: 8 Century 20 Oakridge THU: 12:15, 3:10, 4:30, 6:15, 7:25, 9:10; FRI: 1, 4:15, 7:20, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 1, 4:15, 7:20, 10:10Century 22 THU: 1, 4, 7, 10Century 23 FRI: 1, 4, 7, 10; SAT and SUN: 1, 4, 7, 10San LeandroCentury 16 Bayfair Mall THU: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05; FRI to SUN: 7:05, 9:55San MateoCentury 12 Downtown San Mateo THU and FRI: 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:10; SAT and SUN: 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:10San RamonSignature Crow Canyon Stadium 6 THU: 1, 3:50, 6:50Santa ClaraAMC Mercado 20 THU: 1:15, 2:30, 4:10, 5:35, 7:05, 8:45, 10; FRI: 1:10, 4:05, 7, 10:05; SAT: 11:35, 2:30, 5:35, 8:30, 11:30; SUN: 11:35, 2:30, 5:35, 8:30Santa CruzRegal Cinema 9 THU: 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:20; FRI to SUN: 1:15, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15South San FranciscoCentury Plaza 10 THU: 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:15Union CityCentury 25 Union City At Union Landing THU: 1:10, 4:10, 5:35, 7:05, 8:30, 10:05; FRI: 1, 4:05, 7, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 1, 4:05, 7, 10:05WatsonvilleGreen Valley Cinema 8 THU: 3:45, 6:45, 9:30; FRI to SUN: 9:15
V FOR VENDETTA: IMAX ***
Reviewed above. DublinRegal Hacienda Crossings 20Thu to SUN: 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15San FranciscoAMC Loews Metreon THU: 3:10, 6:20, 9:20; FRI: 1, 3:50, 7:10, 10:05; SAT and SUN: 1, 3:50, 7:10, 10:05
WHITE RAINBOW
Opens Friday. San JoseCamera 12 FRI to SUN: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30
WHY WE FIGHT ***
Eugene Jarecki's documentary, featuring Sen. John McCain, neo-conservatives William Kristol and Richard Perle and others, argues persuasively that high profits in the defense industry virtually guarantee that the United States will fight more wars. (B.N.) PG-13 (disturbing war images, brief profanity). 1 hour 38 minutes.Santa CruzNickelodeon THU: 4:50, 9:10; FRI to SUN: 2:20
WINTER PASSING * 1/2
A literary editor offers $100,000 to the daughter (Zooey Deschanel) of a reclusive novelist (Ed Harris) if she will retrieve from him a collection of letters. But this drama about their uncomfortable reunion turns out to be a dull, extended encounter session among hackneyed characters. Will Ferrell and Amelia Warner play a couple who have moved into the novelist's home. (Desson Thomson, Washington Post.) R (profanity, drug use, sexual scenes). 1 hour, 39 minutes.MontereyCentral Coast Cinemas Llc - Osio Plaza THU: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 9:45; FRI to SUN: 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:30, 9:45
WIRED TO WIN
Not reviewed. San JoseThe Tech Museum IMAX Dome Theater THU: 1, 2; FRI and SAT: 1, 2, 6; SUN: 1, 2
THE WORLD'S FASTEST
INDIAN *** 1/2
Though well into his 60s, New Zealander Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) has a crazy dream: to travel halfway around the world and race his Indian motorcycle at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Giving a fine performance in a feel-good movie, Hopkins turns on relentless charm to make obstacle after obstacle disappear for Munro. A labor of love for New Zealand director Roger Donaldson (``Thirteen Days''). (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel.) PG-13 (brief profanity, drug use, a sexual reference). 2 hours, 6 minutes.CampbellCamera 7 THU: 2, 6:45; FRI: 1:50, 6:40; SAT: 1:50; SUN: 1:50, 6:40MontereyCentral Coast Cinemas Llc - Osio Plaza THU: 12:15, 2:45, 7, 9:30; FRI to SUN: 12:15, 4:15, 7, 9:30San JoseCamera 12 THU: 4:05, 6:45; FRI to SUN: 3:20, 8:10Santa CruzNickelodeon THU: 2:10, 9:20
