The Natural

Opening

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER—This is going to result in some screwed-up middle school history essays in 10 years. Starring Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Rufus Sewell. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Nightwatch), Reviewed this issue. Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Transit, Regal Walden, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

BRAVE—Disney animation, to the relief of parents who don’t want to take their kids to see Madagascar again. Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell. Aurora, Delevan Drive In, Flix, Hamburg Palace, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, New Angola, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

MOONRISE KINGDOM—In 1965, a 12-year-old boy and girl run set on out their own on a New England island in this new film by Wes Anderson. Starring Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban, and Harvey Keitel. Reviewed this issue. Amherst, Eastern Hills

SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD—Steve Carell and Keira Knightley as mismatched neighbors who hit the road three weeks before the Earth will be destroyed by an asteroid. Co-starring Adam Brody, Connie Britton, Rob Corddry, Melanie Lynskey, Patton Oswalt, William Petersen, and Martin Sheen. Directed by Lorene Scafaria, Reviewed this issue. Amherst, Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden

ETC:

THE BEAST MUST DIE (1974)—From Amicus, the British studio that tried to beat Hammer at the horror game, a mystery in which nine people at a secluded country estate have to discover which is them is a murderous werewolf. Starring Peter Cushing, Calvin Lockhart, Charles Gray, Michael Gambon, and Anton Diffring. Directed by Paul Annett (“Eastenders.”) Screening Room

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)

KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952)—Crisp, exciting B-movie about an intricately planned bank robbery, directed with panache by Phil Karlson. Starring John Payne Lee Van Cleef and Neville Brand. Screening Room.

THE NATURAL (1984) and FIELD OF DREAMS (1989)—Batters up! Tue 9pm. Transit Drive-In