MOVIES
BY RICK LEVIN
GUARDIANS OF THE
GALAXY
There’s much to like in this movie; it’s
not brilliant, and the fate of the world is
never really in danger, but it’s clever
and glossy and all the things you’d
expect from Marvel’s B-team.
Adventurous and funny, occasionally
beautiful and never too stupid until,
that is, it reminds half of its audience
that it’s not for us at all. In other words,
it’s got lady problems. Why does it
seem like so much to ask that we not
have to swallow a giant helping of
casual sexism with our space action?
(Valley River Center & Cinemark 17)
OUR MAN IN HAMBURG
BOYHOOD
Philip Seymour Hoffman shines, among others, in his final role
I
n what would become his final film role, the late Philip Seymour
Hoffman inhabits a classic fictional persona, that of the downbeat
institutional man. As Günther Bachmann, a career spy heading an
anti-terrorism unit in Hamburg, Hoffman — who died in
February of a heroin overdose — puts an ingenious modern spin
on the existential anti-hero who, against all odds and caught up in a
tangle of lies and deceit, tries to do the right thing. Jaded, bedraggled
and singed by worldly cynicism, Hoffman’s hangdog spy is nonetheless
a man of furious intent, bent on nailing an Islamic terrorist cell even
when he knows such erasures are quickly replaced by yet more hate
and violence.
It’s a heartbreaking performance, and an unlikely but somehow apt
swan song for the greatest actor of his generation.
Based on a book by John le Carré and directed by Anton Corbijn
(Control), A Most Wanted Man is a very adult thriller; with infinite
patience, and without shedding a drop of blood, the film weaves an
intricate web of espionage that swaps gadgets and guns for the trickier
stuff of ambition, collusion and international realpolitik. As Bachmann’s
BOYHOOD (DIG) (R)
6:05, 9:45
EARTH TO ECHO (DIG) (PG)
4:05, 10:00
EXPENDABLES 3 (DIG) (PG-13)
10:10, 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10:20
FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY DAME TO
KILL FOR (3D) (R)
3D PRICING: $3.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS
10:30, 11:35, 2:25, 3:45, 5:05, 7:45,
9:05, 10:30
FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY DAME TO
KILL FOR (DIG) (R)
1:05, 6:25
THE GIVER (DIG) (PG-13)
10:40, 1:15, 3:50, 7:05, 9:40
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (3D)
(PG-13)
10:00, 11:30, 2:30, 5:30, 8:50, 10:00
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (DIG)
(PG-13)
1:00, 4:00, 7:00
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
(DIG) (PG)
10:00, 12:50, 3:25
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
(DIG) (PG)
10:25, 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, 10:25
IF I STAY (DIG) (PG-13)
10:45, 1:35, 4:20, 7:20, 10:05
INTO THE STORM (DIG) (PG-13)
10:15, 12:40, 3:05, 5:25, 7:50
LET’S BE COPS (DIG) (R)
10:20, 11:25, 12:55, 2:05, 3:40, 4:40,
6:20, 7:40, 9:00, 10:25
LUCY (DIG) (R)
11:15, 2:00, 4:30, 7:55, 10:15
PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE (DIG)
(PG)
10:50, 1:30, 7:35
STEP UP ALL IN (DIG) (PG-13)
10:15
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
(3D) (PG-13)
3D PRICING: $3.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS
10:05, 11:20, 12:45, 3:30, 6:10, 8:45
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
(DIG) (PG-13)
1:55, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10
WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL
(DIG) (PG)
10:35, 1:25, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55
“company” tracks the arrival of a Chechnyan refugee (Grigoriy
Dobrygin) who may have ties to an Islamic terrorist group, their
mission is complicated by the hidden agendas of American and
German anti-terrorism agencies, as well as the activities of an idealist
immigration lawyer (Rachel McAdams) seeking to help the Chechnyan
gain asylum.
The plot of A Most Wanted Man moves forward like a slow but
intense game of chess, in which some players are knights, leaping over
logic, and some are pawns whose good offices are sacrificed for the
so-called greater good. There are strong performances throughout —
Willem Dafoe is solid as a banker who may be funding destruction and
Robin Penn freezes the screen as a calculating American attaché.
But this movie rightly belongs to Hoffman. As a staunch, debauched
and aging spy bitten by failure but driven by fractured hope, his
performance is a masterstroke of subtle emotion and thwarted desire.
When Hoffman walks sullenly out of the film’s final frame, he looks
like a ghost, a shadow passing into oblivion, never to return to this
busted world. ■
IMAX: ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR 3D (G)
Fri. - Sat.1100 AM 1215 PM 130 PM
IMAX: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3D [CC,DV] (PG-13) ★
Fri. - Sat.425 PM 715 PM 1010 PM
FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY DAME TO KILL FOR
[CC,DV] (R)
Fri. - Sat.(1145 AM 220 PM) 730 PM
WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL [CC,DV] (PG)
Fri. - Sat.(1215 340) 700 945
FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY DAME TO KILL FOR 3D
[CC,DV (R) ★
Fri. - Sat.(1230 305) 445 540 815 1005
IF I STAY [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.(1210) 410 740 1030
THE GIVER [CC,DV] (NR)
Fri. - Sat.(1120 205) 435 705 950
THE EXPENDABLES 3 [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.(1130) 405 710 1005
LET'S BE COPS [CC,DV] (R)
Fri. - Sat.(1205 240) 515 740 750 955 1025
INTO THE STORM [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.(215) 455 735 1015
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.(1110 140 350) 630 930
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 3D [CC,DV] (PG-13) ★
Fri. - Sat.(1140 AM 210 PM) 440 PM
WHAT IF [CC,DV] (PG-13) Fri. - Sat.(345 PM) 640 PM 940 PM
HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY [CC,DV] (PG)
Fri. - Sat.(1200) 400 655 1020
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.(1150 355) 645 935
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3D [CC,DV] (PG-13) ★
Fri. - Sat.(1220 PM)
LUCY [CC,DV] (R)
Fri. - Sat.(1225) 415 650 925
EARTH TO ECHO [CC] (PG)
Fri. - Sat.(1105 AM)
Over 12 years of making Boyhood,
director Richard Linklater filmed his
cast for a few days here, a few days
there, capturing moments in the
childhood of a boy named Mason —
played throughout by Ellar Coltrane
— and his family. The film flows so
neatly from one moment to the next,
from childhood bike rides to terrible
stepfathers to high school girlfriends to
the stumble into adulthood, that it’s
easy to forget what a risky endeavor
the whole thing was. Nearly every
scene in Boyhood is beautifully true to
the moment it depicts, whether that
moment involves teenage boys
posturing toughness or a dad making
his daughter cringe with a talk about
condoms. Every year, Linklater and his
actors did something beautiful. As a
whole, the movie is observational,
natural, likable — a ballsy project made
life-sized by the mundane. (Bijou Metro
& Bijou Art Cinemas)
THUR AUG 21 - WED AUG 27
THU
BAD WORDS
4:30
LOCKE
4:30
LOCKE
7:50
HIS GIRL
FRIDAY
7:50
CUBAN
FURY
6:05
THE DOUBLE
6:05
MOONRISE ONLY LOVERS
KINGDOM LEFT ALIVE
9:30
9:30
FRIDAY AUGUST 22 & SATURDAY AUGUST 23
BLENDED (PG-13)
11:25, 2:15, 5:05, 7:45, 10:45
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER
SOLDIER (PG-13)
10:55, 1:50, 4:45
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
(PG-13)
11:35, 2:25, 5:15, 8:05
EDGE OF TOMORROW (PG-13)
11:05, 1:35, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (PG-13)
10:50, 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30
GODZILLA (2014) (PG-13)
11:15, 4:35, 10:00
HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (PG)
1:55, 7:15
MALEFICENT (3D) (PG)
3D PRICING: $2.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS
7:10, 9:50
MALEFICENT (PG)
11:00, 1:25, 3:40, 6:00, 8:20
NEIGHBORS (R)
11:30, 2:00, 4:20, 7:30, 10:05
RIO 2 (3D) (G)
3D PRICING: $2.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS
11:10, 1:40, 4:10
THIRD PERSON (R)
7:40, 10:35
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF
EXTINCTION (PG-13)
10:45, 2:05, 5:25, 8:45
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF
EXTINCTION (3D) (PG-13)
3D PRICING: $2.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS
12:25, 3:45, 7:05, 10:25
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
(PG-13)
11:20, 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:40
IF I STAY [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.(120) 420 715 1000
WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL [CC,DV] (PG)
Fri. - Sat.(1250) 410 700 945
THE GIVER [CC,DV] (NR)
Fri. - Sat.(100 340) 640 920
THE EXPENDABLES 3 [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.(1240) 400 725 1020
LET'S BE COPS [CC,DV] (R)
Fri. - Sat.(130) 430 740 1015
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.(110 PM) 650 PM
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 3D [CC,DV] (PG-13) ★
Fri. - Sat.(350 PM) 950 PM
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.630 PM
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3D [CC,DV] (PG-13) ★
Fri. - Sat.(1230 PM 330 PM) 930 PM
CLOSED FOR FESTIVAL OF EUGENE
FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY DAME TO KILL FOR
[CC,DV] (R)
Fri. - Sat.(130 PM) 720 PM
FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY DAME TO KILL FOR 3D
[CC,DV (R) ★
Fri. - Sat.430 PM 1000 PM
THE EXPENDABLES 3 [CC,DV] (PG-13)
Fri. - Sat.(100 330) 645 920
LET'S BE COPS [CC,DV] (R)
Fri. - Sat.(115) 400 700 945
BOYHOOD (R)
Fri. - Sat.(145 PM) 515 PM 900 PM
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