The Godfather Part III

Opening:

FADING GIGOLO—John Turturro wrote, directed, and stars in this comedy–drama as a Brooklyn florist persuaded by his friend (Woody Allen) to become a lover for hire. Co-starring Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, and Sofía Vergara. Reviewed this issue. Amherst, Eastern Hills

LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY RETURNS—Didn’t we just have an Oz remake/reboot last year? This one is animated and based on a book by Frank Baum’s grandson. Directed by Dan St. Pierre and Will Finn (The Road to El Dorado). Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

NEIGHBORS—Comedy starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as a couple with a baby, a new house, and a frat living next door. With Zac Efron, Dave Franco, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Directed by Nicholas Stoller (Get Him to the Greek). Reviewed this issue. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In

ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE—Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as vampires despairing of the modern world. Co-starring John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Mia Wasikowska, and Jeffrey Wright. Directed by Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers). Reviewed this issue. Eastern Hills

A PROMISE—In Germany before World War I, a young man falls in love with the wife of his employer in this adaptation of a novel by Stefan Zweig. Starring Richard Madden, Rebecca Hall, and Alan Rickman. Directed by Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire). Reviewed this issue. North Park

ETC:

THE GODFATHER PART III (1990)—Is it time to give Francis Ford Coppola’s much-maligned sequel another look? If you’re of a mind to, here’s your chance. Starring Al Pacino, Andy Garcia and Diane Keaton. Screening Room

IXPRESS FILM FESTIVAL—Program of shorts by local developmentally disabled filmmakers. Screening Room

SABRINA (1954)—Romantic comedy with the unlikely pairing of Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn as a staid businessman and the girl he’s trying to keep from marrying his ne’er-do-well brother (William Holden). Directed by Billy Wilder. The Old Chestnut Film Society, Philip Sheridan School, 3200 Elmwood (836-4757)

TERROR BY NIGHT (1946) and THE WOMAN IN GREEN (1945)—Double feature with the cinema’s quintessential Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone. Co-starring Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Henry Daniell, and Denis Hoey. Directed by Roy William Neill. Screening Room