Niagara

Opening

GRAND ILLUSION—Restored edition of Jean Renoir’s 1937 masterpiece set in a German prisoner of war camp during WWI. Starring Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, and Erich von Stroheim. Reviewed this issue. Eastern Hills

HYSTERIA—Comedy starring Hugh Dancy as a doctor in Victorian London who invents the vibrator as a tool for treating women’s emotional problems. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, and Rupert Everett. Directed by Tanya Wexler. Reviewed this issue. North Park

PEACE, LOVE & MISUNDERSTANDING—Jane Fonda as a Woodstock hippie trying to mend her relationship with her daughter and grandchildren. Co-starring Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Olsen, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy). Reviewed this issue.

ROCK OF AGES—Adaptation of the stage show adapted from glam and hair metal songs of the mid 1980s. Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, and Russell Brand. Directed by Adam Shankman (Cheaper by the Dozen 2). Reviewed this issue.

ETC:

THE BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL—See the feature preview this issue. Seller Theatre, Jewish Community Center, 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville (www.bijff.com)

GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) and GHOST (1990)—Revival double feature. Tues, 9pm. Transit Drive-In

NIAGARA (1953)—Come to see Marilyn Monroe early thriller filmed a few miles up the I-90 and stay for a live broadcast of Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk over the Falls. Fri-Sat 7pm. Screening Room

THE OTHER F WORD—That would be “father,” in this documentary about skatepunks who become parents. Directed by Andrea Blaugrund. Screening Room