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OPENING THIS WEEK:

CHICAGO 10—Documentary mixing archival footage and animation to examine the infamous trial of anti-war protesters who disrupted the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Directed by Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture). Reviewed this issue. Amherst

IRON MAN—The summer movie season kicks off (six weeks before the actual season) with this year’s adaptation of a Marvel comic book, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the armored superhero. With Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow. Directed by Jon Favreau (Elf). Aurora, Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Transit Drive In

MADE OF HONOR—In what sounds like a gender-switched remake of My Best Friend’s Wedding, Patrick Dempsey stars as a womanizer who decides he is in love with his female best friend (Michelle Monaghan) just as she becomes engaged to marry someone else. Directed by Paul Weiland (Leonard Part 6). Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Transit Drive In

PLANET B-BOY—Documentary about the history of breakdancing centered on an international competition in Germany. Directed by Benson Lee. Reviewed this issue. Market Arcade

THE VISITOR—The first film from writer-director Thomas McCarthy since his hit The Station Agent is this drama starring Richard Jenkins as a college professor who bonds with an illegal immigrant couple who have been squatting in his Manhattan apartment. Co-starring Haaz Sleiman, Hiam Abbass, Danai Gurira and Richard Kind. Reviewed this issue. Amherst

ETC:

THE ORPHANAGE—A woman gets more than she bargained for when she tries to re-open the orphanage where she was raised in this Spanish ghost story. Starring Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo and Roger Príncep. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona. Fri 8pm. Reg Lenna Civic Center, 116 East Third Street, Jamestown (484-7070)


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