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CHAPPIE—Bicentennial Man meets Pacific Rim in this sci-fi/action flick starring Sharlto Copley as the titular experimental robot designed to think and feel, who must fight back against corrupt forces planning to take him down. Co-starring Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman. Directed by Neil Blomkamp. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker Crossing, Regal Walden Galleria

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL—British comedy and sequel to the 2012 sleeper hit The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel that details hotel owner Sonny’s (Dev Patel) dreams of expansion following the events of the first film. Co-starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and Bill Nighy. Directed by John Madden. Dipson Amherst, Eastern Hills, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker Crossing, Regal Walden Galleria

UNFINISHED BUSINESS—Comedy focusing on a business trip to Europe that goes disastrously awry for a small business owner (Vince Vaugn) and his two associates (Dave Franco and Tom Wilkinson) hoping to close the most important deal of their lives. Co-starring Sienna Miller and June Diane Raphael. Directed by Ken Scott. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker Crossing, Regal Walden Galleria

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ALL THAT JAZZ (1979)- Classic musical incorporating semi-autobigraphical elements of director Bob Fosse’s life and career as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a womanizing, bad-boy choreographer with visionary ambitions. Co-starring Jessica Lange and Leland Palmer. Directed by Bob Fosse. Presented as part of the Buffalo Film Seminars. Dipson Amherst Tue 7pm

BOLSHOI BALLET: ROMEO AND JULIET—Shakespeare’s timeless play is brought to the stage starring Alexander Volchkov and Anna Nikuli as the star-crossed lovers. Directed by Yuri Grigorovich. Dipson Amherst Sun 11am

CASABLANCA (1942)—Beloved romantic drama about jaded nightclub owner Rick Blaine (Humphey Bogart) and his doomed love affair with Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) whose resistance fighter husband Victor Lazlo (Paul Henreid) he must help escape Nazi-occupied Casablanca during World War II. Co-starring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Directed by Michael Curtiz. The Screening Room Fri and Sat 7pm

FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (1986)—Classic 80s comedy starring Matthew Broderick as the iconic high school student and the legendary adventure he had with friends skipping out of class. Co-starring Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, and Jeffrey Jones. Directed by John Hughes. North Park Sat and Sun 11am

RENOIR (2014)—French drama detailing the final years in the life of the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Michel Bouquet) and the relationship he shares with a young model (Christa Theret) that brightens his life and the life of his son, the great French director Jean Renoir (Vincent Rottiers). Directed by Gilles Bourdos. Roycroft Film Society, Parkdale School Auditorium, 141 Girard Ave. East Aurora, Sun 4