Opening This Week:

THE BROTHERS BLOOM—Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody as con artists looking to make one last score from ditzy heiress Rachel Weisz. Directed by Rian Johnson (Brick). Reviewed this issue. Amherst

THE HANGOVER—Four guys go to Las Vegas for a bachelor party and wake up the next morning with no groom or memory of what they did the previous night. Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Heather Graham. Directed by Todd Phillips (Starsky & Hutch). Reviewed this issue. Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

LAND OF THE LOST—Will Farrell stars in a big-budget sci-fi spoof of an obscure Sid and Marty Kroffts show of the 1970s. Read the review online Friday afternoon at the Too Long in the Dark blog. Delevan Drive In, Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

MY LIFE IN RUINS—A middle-aged tour guide finds love on a bus trip around Greece. Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Nia Vardalos, Alexis Georgoulis, Harland Williams, and Rachel Dratch. Directed by Daniel Petrie (Miss Congeniality). Read the review online Friday afternoon at the Too Long in the Dark blog. Amherst, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

Et Cetera:

ALIEN (Ridley Scott, 1979)—The H.R. Giger-designed monster is only the payoff of this otherwise satisfyingly paranoid classic of claustrophobic sci-fi. See it on the big screen and try to forget your memories of the endless inferior sequels. Starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. Fri-Sat midnight. Hamburg Palace Theatre, 31 Buffalo St, Hamburg (649-2295) www.hamburgpalace.com

THE ENGLISH SURGEON—Nick Cave supplied the music for this documentary about a British neurosurgeon who makes regular trips to the Ukraine to lend used equipment and his expertise to help people who can’t get the treatment they need. Directed by Geoffrey Smith. Reviewed last week. Fri, Sat Tues 8pm. The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza in Century Mall, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst (837-0376).