“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is playing in English at Yelmo Cines Ideal (C/ Doctor Cortezo, 6, metro: Tirso de Molina, L 1). This Sci-Fi/Action flick, starring James Franco and Freida Pinto, tells the story of the origin of the planet of the apes. It is set in present day San Francisco, where man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
French film “La chance de ma vie” (here in Spain, “La oportunidad de mi vida”) is playing in Original Version with Spanish subtitles at Renoir Cuatro Caminos(c/ Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, 10, metro: Cuatro Caminos, L 1, 2, 6). Ever since he can remember, Julien is bad luck to every woman he dates, with disastrous results. But just when he accepts he’ll never find true love, he meets the beautiful, sexy Joanna. And much to her expense, he just can’t help himself.