In a Lonely Place

Opening:

BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY—Sam Rockwell as a small-town pharmacist who gets his mojo back when he has an affair with a neglected trophy wife (Olivia Wilde). With Michelle Monaghan, Harrison Holzer, Ken Howard, and Ray Liotta. Directed by Geoff Moore and David Posamentier. Reviewed this issue. North Park

NEED FOR SPEED—Video game adaptation. Starring Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, and Imogen Poots. Directed by Scott Waugh (Act of Valor). Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

THE SINGLE MOM’S CLUB—The first Tyler Perry movie in years that doesn’t feature his name in the title. Starring Nia Long, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Amy Smart, Zulay Henao, and Cocoa Brown. Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

TIM’S VERMEER—From Penn and Teller, a documentary about an inventor who sets out to discover how the artist Vermeer created paintings of almost photographic realism. Reviewed this issue. Amherst, Eastern Hills

ETC:

IN A LONELY PLACE (1950)—Humphrey Bogart gave one of his strongest performances as a screenwriter trying to control his violent nature as he starts an affair with a neighbor (Gloria Grahame) who is his alibi for a murder charge. Directed by Nicholas Ray (Rebel without a Cause). Fri 7:30pm. The Old Chestnut Film Society, Philip Sheridan School, 3200 Elmwood (836-4757)

MARNIE (1964)—Tippi Hedren as a psychologically disturbed thief and Sean Connery as the victim who forces her into marriage in Alfred Hitchcock’s most divisive film: Fans either hate it or consider it a masterpiece. With Diane Baker and Alan Napier; look for Bruce Dern as a sailor. Screening Room

WAR HORSE—Not to be confused with the Steven Spielberg adaptation, this is the stage production (from London’s National Theatre) featuring puppet horses. Sun noon; Mon 7pm Amherst