E2 LATIMES.COM/CALENDAR
1045 Broxton Ave • Westwood • (310) 208-325011272 Santa Monica Blvd • West L.A. • (310) 473-8530THE LANDMARK LOUNGE HAPPY HOUR • Daily 4:00pm–6:30pm &
9:00pm–10:30pm • Enjoy Happy Hour specials on select glasses of beer and wine!10850 W. Pico at Westwood • West L.A.
3 Hours Free Parking. Additional 2 Hours $3 with Validation.
Showtimes and Information:(310) 470-0492Landmark strongly supports
a NO TEXTING AND
NO CELL PHONE policy.landmarktheatres.com/los-angelesSubscribeFilmClub.LandmarkTheatres.com
LandmarkTheatres.com/GiCards
( ) at Discount =NoPasses = The Screening Lounge
●Closed Captioning Open Captioning ■Descriptive Video Service
VALID SATURDAY SEPTEMBER ONLY © 2019 Landmark TheatresClosed for Remodeling▼(R)MONOS
(12:00) 4:50, 7:20, 9:45
●■(R)OFFICIAL
SECRETS
(11:30) 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45
●■(PG-13)THE PEANUT
BUTTER FALCON
(10:35) 12:50, 3:10, 5:30,
7:50, 10:05
●■(R)BRITTANY RUNS
A MARATHON
(11:45) 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40
(NR)MILES DAVIS:
BIRTHOFTHECOOL
(12:30pm)
●■(PG)
THE FAREWELL
(2:30pm)▼●■(PG)DOWNTON
ABBEY
(10:30) 11:05, 11:40, 1:20, 1:55, 2:30,
3:10, 4:10, 4:45, 5:20, 6:00, 7:00,
7:35, 8:10, 9:45, 10:20▼●■AD ASTRA(PG-13)
(10:50) 1:40, 4:30, 7:20,
8:45, 10:05, 10:45▼●■(PG-13)WHERE’S MY
ROY COHN?
(10:30) 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:45, 10:00●(PG-13)LINDA
RONSTADT: THE
SOUND OF MY VOICE
(10:30) 12:45, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 9:55▼●■(R)THE
GOLDFINCH
(12:30) 3:45, 7:05, 10:15WRITER/DIRECTOR LUCIO CASTRO IN PERSON
TONIGHT FOR A Q&A FOLLOWING THE 7:30 SHOW!
ENDOFTHECENTURY(NR)
(1:40), 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:45
SHORT FILMS
GON, THE LITTLE FOX MY GENERATION
THE BIRD AND THE WHALE NIMIC
INVISIBLES HARBOR
WHERE KITES DREAM
11:55am
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW(R)- AT MIDNIGHT
FEATURING OUR LIVE SHADOW CAST, SINS O’ THE FLESH!BRITTMARIE WAS HERE10:30 AM
1:40 PM 4:40 PM 7:30 PM 10:00 PM
MOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN
THREE MOVEMENTS1:00 PM 3:20 PM
5:30 PM 7:40 PM 10:15 PM
RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF
MOLLY IVINS1:00 PM 3:10 PM 5:20 PM
7:30 PM 10:10 PM
MAIDENB10:20 AM
BEAUTYI1:15 PM
REFUGEE4:00 PMMONOSE11:00 AM 1:20 PM 4:10 PM
7:00 PM 9:45 PM
DOWNTON ABBEYB11:00 AM 1:30 PM
4:20 PM 7:10 PM 10:00 PM
THE WEDDING YEARE
CCCLOSED CAPTIONS;1:00 PM
3:10 PM 5:30 PM 7:50 PM 10:10 PM
CHASING EINSTEIN11:10 AM 1:50 PM
7:30 PM
THE GOLDFINCHE4:00 PM 9:40 PM
THE SOUND OF SILENCE10:50 AM
BECOMING NOBODY11:00 AM
LINDA RONSTADT:THE SOUND OF MY
VOICEC10:30 AM 1:00 PM 3:20 PM
5:40 PM 8:00 PM 10:15 PM
RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF
MOLLY IVINS10:40 AM 1:10 PM 7:10 PM
MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL
10:00 PM
OFFICIAL SECRETSE4:10 PM
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHONE
1:40 PM 7:20 PM 10:10 PM
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCONC
4:30 PMONCE UPON A TIME...INHOLLYWOODE
3:30 PM 7:30 PMROYAL
11523 Santa Monica Blvd. West L.A.PLAYHOUSE673 E. Colorado Blvd. PasadenaAHRYA FINE ARTS
8556 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly HillsAFRAID
OFSUBTITLESNOT
Info Line 310 .478.3836TMBARGAIN IN ( ) FOR 9/21/2019 ONLYAMERICAN DREAMERE1:00 PM
7:40 PM
CORPORATE ANIMALSE1:30 PM
3:40 PM 5:50 PM 8:00 PM 10:15 PM
CRACKED UP1:50 PM 4:40 PM 7:20 PM
10:00 PM
DOWNTON ABBEYB1:30 PM 4:20 PM
7:10 PM 10:00 PM
CHASING EINSTEIN1:10 PM 3:15 PM
5:20 PM 7:30 PM 9:55 PM
MS. PURPLE5:30 PM 10:15 PM
THE SOUND OF SILENCE3:20 PM
10:00 PM
BECOMING NOBODY1:20 PM 5:40 PM
AUGGIE3:30 PM 7:50 PM
SHORT FILM PROGRAMI
LOWLAND KIDS;1:00 PMAD ASTRAC1:20 PM 4:10 PM
7:10 PM 10:00 PM
DIEGO MARADONA1:00 PM 4:00 PM
7:00 PM 10:00 PM
DOWNTON ABBEYB1:50 PM 4:40 PM
7:30 PM 10:15 PM
BECOMING NOBODY4:30 PM
LINDA RONSTADT:THE SOUND OF MY
VOICEC1:40 PM 7:20 PM
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHONE
9:55 PM
BUZZ1:15 PM 3:30 PM 5:45 PM 8:00 PM
10:15 PM
SHORT FILM PROGRAMI
3 MINUTE HUG;1:00 PM
SHORT FILM PROGRAMI
TORN APART: SEPARATED AT THE
BORDER;12:30 PM
SHORT FILM PROGRAMI
MANDELA: PREPARED TO DIE;
12:30 PM
WALKING MEAT1:00 PMMONICA
1332 Second Street Santa MonicaGLENDALE
207 N. Maryland Ave GlendaleAD ASTRAC1:20 PM 4:10 PM
7:10 PM 10:00 PM
DOWNTON ABBEYB1:30 PM 4:20 PM
7:10 PM 10:00 PM
RAMBO: LAST BLOODE1:10 PM
3:20 PM 5:30 PM 7:50 PM 10:10 PM
THE GOLDFINCHE1:20 PM 7:00 PM
IT CHAPTER TWOE1:00 PM 4:30 PM
8:10 PM
LINDA RONSTADT:THE SOUND OF MY
VOICEC1:00 PM 3:20 PM 5:40 PM
8:00 PM 10:15 PM
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHONE
4:30 PM 10:15 PM
SHORT FILM PROGRAMI
FOURWALLED;1:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM
9:30 PMAD ASTRAC10:50 AM 1:10 PM
4:10 PM 7:10 PM 10:10 PM
DOWNTON ABBEYB10:40 AM 1:40 PM
4:30 PM 7:20 PM 10:10 PM
THE GOLDFINCHE1:00 PM 7:00 PM
BECOMING NOBODY10:50 AM
IT CHAPTER TWOE1:00 PM 4:40 PM
8:10 PM
LINDA RONSTADT:THE SOUND OF MY
VOICEC4:30 PM 7:30 PM 9:55 PM
MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL
10:30 AM
OFFICIAL SECRETSE10:30 AM
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHONE
1:30 PM 4:20 PM 10:15 PMNoHo 7
5240 Lankershim Blvd. No. HollywoodCLAREMONT
450 W. 2nd Street ClaremontDIRTY BOMB 20181:00 PM
DOWNTON ABBEYB1:40 PM
4:30 PM 7:20 PM 10:10 PM
PRASSTHANAMI9:30 PM
THE ZOYA FACTORI1:00 PM
3:45 PM 6:30 PM 9:30 PM
DREAM GIRLI6:15 PM 9:30 PM
THE GOLDFINCHE1:50 PM 7:40 PM
LINDA RONSTADT:THE SOUND OF MY
VOICEC5:30 PM 7:10 PM
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHONE
12:30 PM 2:45 PM
NEITHER WOLF NOR DOGI1:20 PM
4:10 PM
IDAC12:50 PM
SHORT FILM PROGRAMI
BAINNE;1:00 PM
SHORT FILM PROGRAMI
LITTLE MISS SUMO;12:30 PM
SHORT FILM PROGRAMI
THE NUN’S KADDISH;12:45 PM7 DAYS TO VEGAS5:20 PM
IMPRISONEDSUB;1:40 PM 7:00 PM
10:00 PM
THE WEDDING YEARE
CCCLOSED CAPTIONS;1:20 PM
3:30 PM 5:40 PM 7:50 PM 10:00 PM
HEADING HOME: THE TALE OF TEAM
ISRAEL1:00 PM 3:10 PM
SAY AMEN, SOMEBODYI4:20 PM
9:55 PM
SHORT FILM PROGRAMI
PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE;1:00 PMTOWN CENTER17200 Ventura Blvd. EncinoMUSIC HALL9036 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly HillsCLOSED CAPTION NON-STANDARD PRICING+05+)*6
+5#.9#;5106*'+6+0'4#4;
iÌÕÀÀi«ÀÌiÀÃ]
i`ÌÀÃ>`
«
Ì}À>«
iÀÃ
Ì>iÞÕ>
ÕÀiÞv
`ÃVÛiÀÞ° č/iÝ«i`ÌðVÉiÝ«Ài"ÀvvÌ i
-ÌÀ«]Üi½Ûi}Ì
ÞÕVÛiÀi`°
iÌÌ i>ÌiÃÌÜÌ
Ì iiÜ °Ƃ°/iÃ
6i}>ÃiÜÃiÌÌiÀ°
-}Õ«Ì`>Þ>Ì
PGYUNGVVGTUNCVKOGUEQO
no matter the character. In
HBO’s “Sharp Objects,” a
fractured meditation on fe-
male grief and violence for
which Adams received an
Emmy nomination, the ac-
tress uses her gift for psy-
chological realism to plunge
us into the darkest material
she’s ever tackled. As
Camille Preaker, a binge-
drinking, self-harming crime
journalist returning to her
small Missouri hometown —
the site of both ancestral
traumas and a set of grisly
new murders — Adams prac-
tices a form of casually seam-
less shape-shifting that is no
less impressive for drawing
on her knack for subtle
transformation.Award-worthiness
Yet psychological realism
and subtle transformation
seldom make for award-win-
ning performances. “Sharp
Objects” aired on HBO in
the summer of 2018, well over
a year before Sunday night’s
Emmy telecast. In that time,
Adams’ performance has
been eclipsed by two ac-
claimed portrayals of real
women: Patricia Arquette’s
radical cosmetic makeover
as disgraced prison worker
Joyce Mitchell in “Escape at
Dannemora” (which won a
Golden Globe) and Michelle
Williams’ vocally adept and
aptly mannered take on
Broadway idol Gwen Verdon
in “Fosse/Verdon” (which
won a prize from the Televi-
sion Critics Assn.) are far
more in line with the types of
conspicuous performances
that tend to sway voters and
garner trophies than Adams’
stripped-down depiction.
When it comes to audience
attention, Adams faces seri-
ous competition even from
within her own show: Emmy
nominee Patricia Clarkson,
as Camille’s mother-slash-torturer, so dominates her
many scenes with Adams
that the latter often becomes
a taciturn and terrified ob-
server in her presence.
Clarkson brilliantly re-
veals the mortal frailty of her
antagonist, but Adams’ as-
signment is the more diffi-
cult. Camille has been irrep-
arably damaged by vora-
cious men, maternal malice
and a blazing self-hatred
that no amount of care and
counseling can erase — and
while director Jean-Marc
Vallée’s manic, crisscross
construction of the series ef-
fectively evokes a shattered
head space, it’s up to Adams
to be its human manifesta-
tion. Adams has never
played a character quite so
bitter or traumatized.
Camille is a far cry from
“Junebug’s” chipper South-
ern innocent or “Enchan-
ted’s” giddy storybook prin-
cess. In “Sharp Objects,” the
actress buries all traces of
these warmhearted women
— as well as her own her
beaming off-screen persona
— beneath a downcast de-
meanor, vibrating with in-
tensity and wearing loathing
like a second skin. Dropping
her voice an octave, she
speaks with a convincing
drawl scorched by liquor and
coated with irony; her whis-
per requires rapt concentra-
tion. Her skulking, slouching
and grimacing complements
a character who long ago de-
cided her exterior should
match the disgust that
chokes her inside. As
Camille, Adams inverts her
innate charisma, weaponiz-
ing it as a means to uncover
answers she’s not sure she
can stomach.
A character this inclined
to contempt could have
grown alienating and mo-
notonous, but Adams’ en-
gaging characterization is
far from one-note. Adamsgives Camille the poker-
faced inquisitiveness of a
true reporter — an eagle eye
for veiled words and tell-all
behavior. Watching her
probe suspects and size up
strangers with a dry polite-
ness that’s friendly but with-
holding is a reminder of how
a great actor can turn the
simple business of thinking
into an act of startling vital-
ity.
Meanwhile, Adams utiliz-
es her close-ups to show the
viewer the solitary vulnera-
bility Camille strains to con-
ceal: She treats the camera
like a confessional, express-
ing progressions in Camille’s
consciousness with little
more than a shift in her
pupils or a flicker of her lids.
The actress’ sultry stares
can single-handedly raise
the temperature of a scene;
her cool gaze, cast over a de-
bauched night with step-
sister Amma (Eliza
Scanlen), can feel like a re-
freshing mist. At one crucial
point, Camille raises her eyes
at Clarkson’s Adora with a
look of unblinking defiance
that says her mother’s mis-
treatment will no longer be
ignored. And in the series’ fi-
nal scene, as Camille is con-
fronted with the depths of
ruthless evil that runs in her
family, Adams wordlessly
conjures an abyss of devas-
tation, using only the contor-
tions of her face and the red-
dening of her eyes. The per-
formance isn’t wholly built of
moments this understated— an apoplectic, muffled
scream in a dressing room is
one of several instances in
which Camille’s rage boils
over — but for the most part,
Adams’ portrayal is one of
muted power, which may ex-
plain why the performance
has generally been treated as
an also-ran this year. (At pre-
sent, only one of 27 experts
polled by awards prediction
website GoldDerby predicts
Adams to win.)Subtle, not showy
Many actors act exces-
sively, desperate for us to
marvel, in the moment, at
what they’re doing and how
they’re doing it. By contrast,
Adams is a modest techni-
cian. Gradually removing
the masks her characters
wear, Adams illuminates
their inner lives and private
aches until we feel for our-
selves what Adams, as their
interpreter, seems to feel in
her bones. Maybe it’s this
contrast — generous with
feeling but reluctant to ac-
centuate her skill — that has
prevented Adams from be-
ing name-checked among
our top-tier thespians, even
the ones whose work comes
at the expense of emotional
connection.
Adams reminds us that a
performer’s ease doesn’t sig-
nify an absence of effort — it’s
the result of it. The prepara-
tion that allows an actor to
immerse viewers in a narra-
tive without unnecessary
emphases isthe work. In one
way or another, all charac-
ters begin as strangers to
both viewer and actor — but
few dismantle the boundary
as adroitly as Adams. And if
it all looks so easy, maybe it’s
time for us to reevaluate our
conception of what “award-
worthy” screen acting en-
tails — or look harder at the
craft that’s hiding in plain
sight.COUNTDOWN TO THE EMMYS
AMY ADAMS, right, says a lot with a look at Patricia Clarkson, left, and Eliza Scanlen in “Sharp Objects.”Anne Marie FoxHBODoes Amy Adams maybe
make this look too easy?
[Adams,from E1]‘The 71st
Primetime
Emmy Awards’
Where:Fox
When:Sunday, 5 and 8
p.m.