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Singin' in the Rain

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GOD’S POCKET—In one of the last films he made before his death, Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as a Philadelphia crook trying to tend to the funeral of his despised stepson. With Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins, Eddie Marsan, John Turturro and Joyce Van Patten. Directed by John Slattery. Reviewed this issue. Eastern Hills

GODZILLA—Oh no, there goes Tokyo—again. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Sally Hawkins, Juliette Binoche, and David Strathairn. Directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters). Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria, Delevan Drive-In, Flix, Market Arcade, Regal Transit, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

JUST A SIGH—Emmanuelle Devos as an actress having a very bad day until she meets a stranger (Gabriel Byrne) on a train. Directed by Jérôme Bonnell (Le chignon d’Olga). Reviewed this issue. North Park

MILLION DOLLAR ARM—Indian cricket players are recruited to play baseball in the US in this Disney feel-good sports movie. Starring Jon Hamm, Pitobash and Suraj Sharma. Directed by Craig Gillespie (Mr. Woodcock). Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

THE UNKNOWN KNOWN—As he did with Robert S. McNamara in The Fog of War, Errol Morris turns his interview camera on former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Reviewed this issue. North Park

ETC:

CHINATOWN (1975)—Roman Polanski’s modern film noir classic opens a new series of great films of the 1970s. Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston; look for Polanski as the hood who takes a knife to Nicholson’s nose. Screening Room

GO DOWN DEATH—Experimental feature in the mode of David Lynch and Guy Maddin set in a cathouse during the Civil War. Filmmakers Aaron Schimberg and Vanessa McDonnell will be present. Reviewed this issue. Squeaky Wheel

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)—The one Hollywood musical that everyone likes, even people who hate musicals. A story parodying the movies’ transition from silents to sound is the backdrop for some still astonishing dance numbers featuring Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor (whose “Make ‘Em Laugh” sequence is one of the most amazing things you’ll ever see.) With Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse. Lockport Palace


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