| Support local journalism! Help preserve local news coverage in print and online. Become a member now! |
| Login | Register Sign up for eBulletins |
|
|
|
|||
Movie Features
Search Reviews
Search thousands of movie reviews from the Pleasanton Weekly. Enter a movie title or do an advanced search.
Movie Times
The Adventures of Tintin
Not Reviewed
Herge's bouffanted Belgian newshound hits the big screen (albeit in animated form), joining Captain Haddock and Snowy on a search for sunken treasure; Steven Spielberg directs. 2:25 p.m., 5:20, 7:55, 10:20
Albert Nobbs NEW
Not Reviewed
Glenn Close stars as a 19th century colleen who dresses like a man to get a job as a butler -- and keeps her bowler on for 30 years. 12:30 p.m., 3:05, 5:45, 8:15
Dazzling Michel Hazanavicius silent about a Hollywood superstar, a hopeful extra and the life-changing effect the talkie revolution will have on their careers. 1:40 p.m., 4:15, 7:10, 9:55
12:20 p.m., 2:35, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40
12:20 p.m., 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15
12:15 p.m., 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:15
Beauty and the Beast
Not Reviewed
The 1991 Disney classic about a lonely beast and the beauty who brings out his inner princeling returns in three potentially dazzling dimensions. 11:40 a.m.
3D: 2:00 p.m., 4:20
3D: 12:05 p.m., 2:20, 4:35, 6:45, 9:00
3D: 10:55 a.m., 1:25, 3:45, 6:10, 8:25, 10:45
Big Miracle
NEW
True tale of unlikely Cold War allies (Russians, Americans, oilmen, environmentalists) banding together to save a family of whales trapped under the icy Arctic Ocean. 11:55 a.m., 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20
1:30 p.m., 4:10, 6:50, 9:15
11:45 a.m., 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:50
Chronicle NEW
Not Reviewed
Three nerdly teens discover they have potent occult powers … and a dark side itching to get out. 12:50 p.m., 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45
1:55 p.m., 4:30, 7:15, 9:50
12:25 p.m., 2:40, 4:50, 7:20, 9:30
11:20 a.m., 12:00, 1:40, 2:20, 4:00, 5:00, 6:20, 7:30, 8:30, 9:55, 10:40
Contraband
Not Reviewed
Retired smuggler Mark Wahlberg is forced to pull off one last gig: sneaking counterfeit dough out of Panama with cops, hit men and drug lords on his tail. 11:35 a.m., 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10:00
12:10 p.m., 2:30, 5:20, 7:50, 10:30
1:10 p.m., 4:00, 7:05, 9:45
12:00 p.m., 2:40, 5:25, 8:15, 10:55
Alexander Payne comedy follows wealthy widower George Clooney and his two daughters as they wander Kauai in search of his late wife's lover. 11:05 a.m., 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50
1:05 p.m., 4:10, 7:05, 9:40
1:00 p.m., 3:50, 7:15, 10:00
12:10 p.m., 2:50, 6:15, 9:10
1:00 p.m., 4:00, 6:30, 8:55
A boy left fatherless after 9/11 searches the five boroughs for a final message from his dad; Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Max von Sydow and Thomas Horn star. 1:10 p.m., 4:10, 7:05, 10:05
1:05 p.m., 4:05, 7:20, 10:30
12:40 p.m., 3:40, 6:45, 9:40
12:30 p.m., 3:50, 6:45, 9:40
12:55 p.m., 3:55, 6:55, 9:55
David Fincher remakes the smash Swedish detective thriller with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara as an unlikely duo investigating a decades-old murder.
The Grey
NEW
Dangerous doings on the Alaska Pipeline as six stranded riggers fight cold, hunger and a pack of marauding wolves; Liam Neeson stars. 11:05 a.m., 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15
12:50 p.m., 4:00, 7:00, 9:50
1:05 p.m., 4:30, 7:10, 9:55
11:10 a.m., 1:00, 2:00, 3:50, 4:50, 6:45, 7:50, 9:40, 10:40
A gorgeous government spook is pursued across China by skilled agents with orders to kill; Steven Soderbergh directs Gina Carano, Michael Douglas and Ewan McGregor.
Martin Scorsese family-friendly fantasy about an orphan who makes his home in the fantastical world of a Paris train station; Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Christopher Lee costar. 4:00 p.m., 10:30
11:30 a.m., 5:10
3D: 2:15 p.m., 8:00
3D: 1:00 p.m., 4:00, 6:40, 9:20
3D: 11:25 a.m.
Meryl Streep stars as steely right-wing game-changing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Jim Broadbent is around as good ol' Denis. 11:15 a.m., 1:55, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35
1:20 p.m., 4:25, 7:15, 9:40
12:05 p.m., 2:35, 5:30, 8:05, 10:35
Joyful Noise
Not Reviewed
Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah fight to save their beloved local gospel choir. 4:30 p.m., 7:05
Man on a Ledge NEW
Not Reviewed
Cop-turned-fugitive Sam Worthington perches on a skyscraper while NYPD negotiator Elizabeth Banks tries to talk him down (but not all the way down). 12:20 p.m., 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20
2:05 p.m., 4:40, 7:30, 10:10
12:00 p.m., 2:20, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10
1:15 p.m., 4:15, 6:55, 9:25
11:30 a.m., 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05
Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol
Not Reviewed
IMF spook Tom Cruise is unfairly accused of bombing the Kremlin and goes undercover to clear his name; Ving Rhames and Tom Wilkinson costar.
One for the Money NEW
Not Reviewed
Newbie bail-bonds bounty hunter Katherine Heigl finds herself on the trail of an ex-bf-turned-suspected killer. 12:25 p.m., 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 9:55
2:20 p.m., 4:45, 7:50, 10:25
12:15 p.m., 2:30, 4:40, 7:15, 9:30
12:45 p.m., 3:10, 5:50, 8:10, 10:35
Red Tails
Not Reviewed
Stirring tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American fighter pilots who proved their mettle in the dangerous skies over fascist Europe. 11:00 a.m., 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:25
12:35 p.m., 3:55, 6:50, 9:45
11:05 a.m., 1:55, 4:55, 7:45, 10:45
The world's greatest detective pursues criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty across Europe in a Guy Ritchie production refreshingly free of sci-fi and fantasy; Robert Downey Jr. costars with Jude Law as Watson and Rachel MacAdams as the delectable Irene Adler. 9:45 p.m.
Underworld: Awakening
Not Reviewed
Kate Beckinsale is back as somber yet sexy vampire warrior Selene, battling a band of blood-averse bipeds out to eradicate her and her kind. 12:20 p.m., 2:35, 5:00, 7:20, 9:35
IMAX 3D: 11:00 a.m., 1:20, 3:40, 6:05, 8:20, 10:50
When WWI separates a boy from his horse, the steadfast steed wanders from village to battlefield, inspiring all who encounter him; Steven Spielberg directs. 12:30 p.m., 4:05, 7:15, 10:25
True tale of a widower who purchases and inhabits a dilapidated old zoo, hundreds of critters and all; Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson star. 10:50 a.m., 1:35
Daniel Radcliffe in a horror flick about a disgruntled ghost who won't rest until she takes care of some lingering issues. 12:40 p.m., 3:05, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30
2:15 p.m., 4:50, 7:40, 10:15
12:00 p.m., 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:35
11:00 a.m., 1:30, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00
Movie Theaters
Century 14: 1201 Locust St. Walnut Creek Century Blackhawk Plaza: 4175 Blackhawk Plaza Circle Danville CinéArts at Pleasant Hill: 2314 Monument Blvd. Pleasant Hill Crow Canyon 6: 2525 San Ramon Valley Blvd. San Ramon Livermore Cinemas: 2490 First St. Livermore Regal Imax Theaters: 5000 Dublin Blvd. Dublin Vine Cinema: 1722 First St. Livermore |
| ||||||||
|
|||||||||
 |
|||||||||
