RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

Twentieth Century Fox’s three-part reboot of its popular Planet of the Apes series was not only hugely popular and profitable, but also constitutes one of the most acclaimed film series of this century. We show all three movies tonight and tomorrow. The first installment introduces us to Caesar, a chimpanzee raised by humans (and played in all three films by Andy Serkis in an amazing motion capture performance). Super intelligent because of an anti-Alzheimer’s drug being developed by his geneticist owner (James Franco), Caesar soon outgrows his status as a “pet,” and takes matters into his own furry hands. With Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, and Terry Notary. “I don’t know when it happened, but it happened. Somehow, while we were worrying about superheroes and star destroyers and hot rods and whether Captain America could beat up Superman or whatever, the Planet of the Apes movies became the most vital and resonant big-budget film series in the contemporary movie firmament. –Village Voice. 4K DCP. 110 min.