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Guys and Dolls

Opening:

CRYSTAL FAIRY—Psychedelic comedy starring Michael Cera and Gaby Hoffman as odd couple of Americans in Chile seeking a cactus that can provide the ultimate high. Directed by Sebastián Silva (The Maid). Reviewed this issue. Eastern Hills

ELYSIUMDistrict 9 director Neill Blomkamp ponders another dystopic future, with Matt Damon as a laborer trying to get off of Earth and up to the space station where the rich have all moved. Co-starring Alice Braga, Jodie Foster, William Fichtner and Diego Luna. Reviewed this issue. Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

LOVELACE—Amanda Seyfried as infamous 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace. Co-starring Peter Sarsgaard, Juno Temple, Sharon Stone and Chris Noth. Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (Howl). Reviewed this issue. Amherst

ONLY GOD FORGIVESDrive director Nicolas Winding Refn and star Ryan Gosling reunite for another crime story, set in Bangkok’s underworld. Co-starring Kristin Scott Thomas. Reviewed this issue. Eastern Hills

PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS— Sequel. Starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario and Douglas Smith. Directed by Thor Freudenthal (Hotel for Dogs). Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

PLANES—Disney takes the worst Pixar movie, Cars, and retools it for flight. Directed by Klay Hall (Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure). Delevan Drive In, Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

WE’RE THE MILLERS—Not to be confused with Meet the Millers, a reference you’re too young to recognize. Jason Sudeikis stars as a drug dealer pretending to be a family man as part of a smuggling operation. With Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts and Nick Offerman. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball). Reviewed this issue. Delevan Drive In, Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

ETC:

ANIMAL HOUSE (1977) and THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980)—John Belushi raises hell in this week’s retro double feature. Transit Drive-In

THE FLAT—An Israeli documentarian examining the apartment of his late grandparents finds evidence connecting them to a Nazi official. Directed by Arnon Goldfinger (The Komediant). Presented by the Hubbard Film Society. Sun 4. Roycroft Powerhouse, South Grove St., East Aurora

GUYS AND DOLLS (1955)—Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, and Stubby Kaye as Damon Runyon characters in Frank Loesser’s much-loved musical. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve). Riviera

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974)—Knowing in advance whodunit (surely everyone already does?) doesn’t take away any of the pleasure of watching this all-star adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery. Starring Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Sean Connery, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Michael York and Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot. Directed by Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon). Screening Room


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