Based on the novel by Salman Rushdie, at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital.
May 17 - May 23: Midnight’s Childrenat Landmark Opera Plaza
Based on the novel by Salman Rushdie, at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital.
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May 17 - May 23: Stories We Tellat Landmark Embarcadero Center
In the inspired, genre-twisting new film Stories We Tell, Oscar-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who's telling it.
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May 17 - May 23: The Icemanat Landmark Embarcadero Center
Inspired by actual events, the suspense thriller The Iceman follows notorious contract killer Richard Kuklinski from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than 100 men.
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May 10 - May 23: I Wake Up Dreaming 2013at The Roxie
Another barrier-busting barrage of Hollywood hokum, film noir style! This season's marathon features an astonishing 30 films.
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Thru May 26: Girls! Guns! Ghosts!at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Specializing in noir, horror, and risque oddities, Japan's Shintoho studio produced more than 500 films in 14 years. Few of their films have been seen in the West -- until now.
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Now Playing: The Reluctant Fundamentalistat Landmark Opera Plaza
The new thriller The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on Mohsin Hamid's bestselling novel, is a story about conflicting ideologies where perception and suspicion have the power to determine life.
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Now Playing: Kon-Tikiat Landmark Embarcadero Center
Together with five men, Heyerdahl set sail to prove that South Americans already back in pre-Columbian times could have crossed the sea and settled on Polynesian islands.
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Now Playing: The Place Beyond the Pinesat Landmark Embarcadero Center
The daring new movie from director Derek Cianfrance, The Place Beyond the Pines is a sweeping emotional drama powerfully exploring the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons.
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