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Opening:

BOYHOOD—Richard Linklater (Before Midnight) spent 12 years filming his central cast for this story of a boy’s life from age 5 until the end of high school. Starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke and Lorelei Linklater. Reviewed this issue. Amherst, Eastern Hills

THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY—Helen Mirren as the proprietress of an old-school Parisian restaurant clashing with the new Indian eatery that opens up nearby. With Manish Dayal, Om Puri, and Michel Blanc. Directed by Lasse Hallström (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen). Reviewed this issue. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

INTO THE STORM—Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in a midwestern town. Starring Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies and Matt Walsh. Directed by Steven Quale (Final Destination 5). Reviewed this issue. Delevan Drive-In, Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

STEP UP ALL IN—Sequel. Starring Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan and Adam G. Sevani. Directed by Trish Sie. Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES—Re-reboot, for anyone keeping track. Starring Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, Will Arnett and William Fichtner. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman (Wrath of the Titans). Delevan Drive-In, Flix, Maple Ridge, New Angola , Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

ETC:

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (2011) and WESTWORLD (1973)—Dystopian double feature with tales of technology run amok from Philip K. Dick and Michael Crichton. Fri 7 pm. Screening Room

ALIEN (1979)—The original, often imitated but never equalled. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. Directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator). 7:30 pm Sat Screening Room

BILL AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1984) and WAYNE’S WORLD (1987)—Leave half your IQ at home for this week’s retro double feature. Tues dusk. Transit Drive-In

CITY LIGHTS (1931)—The Hubbard Film Society presents a free outdoor screening of Charles Chaplin’s classic comedy on the grounds of the restored Roycroft Campus. Sat at dusk (rain date Sun). Roycroft Power House, 39 South Grove St. East Aurora (www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com/HFS.html)

FUNNY GIRL (1968)—Barbra Streisand’s Oscar-winning performance as Ziegfield comedienne Fanny Brice. Co-starring Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, and Mae Questel Directed by William Wyler (Ben Hur). Thurs Aug 14 7:30 pm. Riviera

LES MISERABLES—Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) adapted the Broadway musical based on Victor Hugo’s novel about a man’s lifelong flight from injustice. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter. Thurs Aug 7 7:30 pm. Riviera

METROPOLIS (Germany, 1927)—The fully restored version of Fritz Lang’s silent science fiction masterpiece, set in a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners. Thurs Aug 14. Screening Room

SILENT/SOUND—In what has become an annual tradition, Squeaky Wheel presents an evening of silent film with a new score by Buffalo musicians. Legendary pre-punk band The Vores will performing to the surrealist films Mechanical Principles (1930), Ballet Mécanique (1923) and L’Etoile de Mer (1928). Fri 8:30 pm. Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave.