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Review: 'Woman in Black'
This chilling adaptation of Susan Hill's 1983 novel offers British actor Daniel Radcliffe a chance to shed his "Harry Potter" persona. Radcliffe plays it somber and stoic in "The Woman in Black," his understated performance complementing the film's spooky atmosphere. -- TH

Review: 'Big Miracle'
With "Big Miracle," the new PG "Save the Whales" drama starring Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski, perhaps the title sets an expectation that Ken Kwapis' movie can't quite deliver. The original title was "Everybody Loves Whales," which suggests a sitcom nobody wants to see. -- PC

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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.

Century Northgate 15:

11:25, 4:40, 10; 3D showtimes at 2, 7:30

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.

Century Regency 6:

11:15, 1:55, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15

The Artist

PG-13

Dazzling Michel Hazanavicius silent about a Hollywood superstar, a hopeful extra and the life-changing effect the talkie revolution will have on their careers.

Century Regency 6:

12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20

CinéArts at Sequoia:

4:30, 7, 9:30

Fairfax 6 Theatres:

1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:40

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.

Century Northgate 15:

2:20, 4:35, 7:10, 9:25; retro 2D showtime at 11:55

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.

Century Northgate 15:

11:30, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45

Century Rowland Plaza:

11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55

Carnage

Intense Roman Polanski dramedy in which two sets of parents get together to discuss the art and science of child-rearing and end up at each others' throats; Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet star.

CinéArts at Marin:

12:30, 2:35, 4:40, 7:15, 9:30

Chronicle NEW

PG-13

Not Reviewed

Three nerdly teens discover they have potent occult powers … and a dark side itching to get out.

Century Northgate 15:

11:40, 12:40, 1:45, 2:50, 3:50, 4:55, 5:55, 7, 8, 9:10, 10:05

Century Rowland Plaza:

11:30, 1:40, 3:50, 6:10, 8:20, 10:30

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.

Century Northgate 15:

4:05, 9:35

Declaration of War NEW

Not Rated

Not Reviewed

Intimate portrait of a young French couple who muster all their courage, strength and resources to battle their newborn's serious illness.

Rafael Film Center:

4, 6:30, 8:45

The Descendants

Alexander Payne comedy follows wealthy widower George Clooney and his two daughters as they wander Kauai in search of his late wife's lover.

Century Regency 6:

1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55

CinéArts at Marin:

1:15, 4:05, 7:30, 10:05

Fairfax 6 Theatres:

12:50, 4, 6:50, 9:30

Tiburon Playhouse 3:

4:25, 7, 9:35

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

PG-13

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.

Century Larkspur Landing:

7:15, 10:15

Century Regency 6:

12:50, 3:55, 7, 10:05

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

David Fincher remakes the smash Swedish detective thriller with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara as an unlikely duo investigating a decades-old murder.

CinéArts at Marin:

12:15, 3:35, 7, 10:20

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.

Century Northgate 15:

11:35, 2:25, 5:05, 7:50, 10:30

Century Rowland Plaza:

11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30

Fairfax 6 Theatres:

1:10, 4:25, 7, 9:45

Haywire

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.

Century Northgate 15:

12:10, 2:35, 4:50, 7:25, 9:40

Hugo

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.

Century Cinema:

4, 9:55; 3D showtimes at 1, 7

Century Northgate 15:

3:55, 9:55; 3D showtimes at 12:55, 7:05

Century Rowland Plaza:

1, 7; 3D showtimes at 4, 10

Fairfax 6 Theatres:

12:45, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25

The Iron Lady

PG-13

Meryl Streep stars as steely right-wing game-changing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Jim Broadbent is around as good ol' Denis.

Century Larkspur Landing:

5, 7:35, 10:10

Century Regency 6:

11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50

CinéArts at Sequoia:

5, 7:30, 10

Fairfax 6 Theatres:

1, 4:10, 6:35, 9:20

Tiburon Playhouse 3:

4, 6:50, 9:15

Man on a Ledge NEW

PG-13

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).

Century Larkspur Landing:

5:15, 7:45, 10:20

Century Northgate 15:

12:05, 2:30, 5, 7:35, 10:20

Century Rowland Plaza:

11:45, 2:25, 5:10, 7:55, 10:25

Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol

PG-13

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.

Century Larkspur Landing:

7, 10

My Week With Marilyn

A young assistant director serves as Marilyn Monroe's confidante, support system and wide-eyed lover during the hectic filming of "The Prince and the Showgirl"; with Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier, Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh and Michelle Williams as MM.

Tiburon Playhouse 3:

4:15, 6:40, 9:25

One for the Money NEW

PG-13

Not Reviewed

Newbie bail-bonds bounty hunter Katherine Heigl finds herself on the trail of an ex-bf-turned-suspected killer.

Century Northgate 15:

12, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:25

Century Rowland Plaza:

12:20, 2:50, 5:05, 7:30, 9:50

Pina 3D NEW

Not Reviewed

Dazzling multidimensional plunge into the cutting-edge choreography of the legendary Pina Bausch; Wim Wenders directs.

Rafael Film Center:

4:30, 7, 9:30

Red Tails

PG-13

Not Reviewed

Stirring tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American fighter pilots who proved their mettle in the dangerous skies over fascist Europe.

Century Northgate 15:

1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:15

Century Rowland Plaza:

1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05

Lark Theater:

5:15, 8

Shame

NC-17

Intense, explicit portrait of a compulsive womanizer and his troubled kid sister stars Carey Mulligan and Venice Film Fest best actor Michael Fassbender.

Rafael Film Center:

4:15, 6:45, 9

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

John LeCarre's classic espionage novel is brought to the screen with Gary Oldman as reactivated MI6 agent George Smiley and an impressive cast of traitors, moles and fellow spies (Colin Firth, John Hurt, Ralph Fiennes, David Thewlis et al.).

Century Regency 6:

1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10

Fairfax 6 Theatres:

12:40, 3:45, 6:40, 9:35

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.

Century Northgate 15:

1:05; 3D showtimes at 3:25, 5:45, 7:55, 10:30

We Bought a Zoo

True tale of a widower who purchases and inhabits a dilapidated old zoo, hundreds of critters and all; Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson star.

Century Northgate 15: