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Opening:

BATTLE OF THE YEAR—Romantic comedy starring Paula Patton as a flight attendant desperate to get married before her youngest sister beats her to the altar. With Adam Brody, Djimon Hounsou, and Taye Diggs. Directed by David E. Talbert (First Sunday). Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2—Animated sequel. Aurora, Flix, Hamburg Palace, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, New Angola, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

DON JON—Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote, directed and stars in this comedy as a porn-addicted New Jersey bartender. Co-starring Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Tony Danza. Amherst, Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

ENOUGH SAID—Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini as unlikely middle-aged lovers in a new comedy written and directed by Nicole Holofcener (Please Give). With Catherine Keener, and Toni Collette. Reviewed this issue. Amherst, Eastern Hills

RUSH—Biopic about the 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl). Co-starring Olivia Wilde, Stephen Mangan and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Directed by Ron Howard (Grand Theft Auto). Reviewed this issue. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

ETC:

FIRES ON THE PLAIN (Japan, 1959)—Gripping drama of Japanese soldiers struggling to survive in the jungles of the Philipines after being abandoned by their leaders at the end of World War II. Directed by Kon Ichikawa. Presented by the Buffalo Film Seminars. Market Arcade

LED ZEPPELIN: CELEBRATION DAY—Documentary of the band’s 2007 reunion show (with Jason Bonham sitting in for his father). Screening Room

LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES 1960 (France, 1959)—Roger Vadim’s contemporary adaptation of the classic novel about sexual gamesplaying, with a jazz score featuring Thelonious Monk, Duke Jordan, Art Blakey and others. Hallwalls

LEVIATHAN—Acclaimed new documentary about industrial fishing in the North Atlantic. Directed by Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor. Squeaky Wheel

NOSFERATU (Germany, 1922)—F. W. Murnau’s uncredited adaptation of Dracula is one of the great early examples of German expressionism in film, as well as being a properly creepy little tale. Max Schreck made his way into film history entirely on the basis of this role as the misshapen bloodsucker. Screening Room

SUNSET BOULEVARD (1951)—Billy Wilder’s black-humored masterpiece about the death of the old Hollywood, as embodied by Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), one of the great monsters of movie history. With William Holden, Erich von Stroheim and Jack Webb.. Screening Room

THE TERMINATOR (1985) and TOTAL RECALL (1990)—More Arnold Schwarzenegger than you can shake a stick at in this weekend’s retro 80s drive-in double feature. Transit Drive-In


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