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CORALINE—Henry Selilck (The Nightmare Before Christmas) directed this puppet animation fantasy based on the book by Neil Gaiman, about a girl who finds an alternate family in the old house her parents have just moved her to. With the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, and Ian McShane. Reviewed this issue. Flix, McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Galleria, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit, Regal Quaker

HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU—Valentine’s Day chick flick. Starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Drew Barrymore, and Kris Kristofferson. (Quick, which name doesn’t belong on that list?) Directed by Ken Kwapis (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants). Reviewed this issue. Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Galleria, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit, Regal Quaker

THE PINK PANTHER 2—Unnecessary sequel to the ill-considered remake. Starring Steve Martin and a lot of people who really should know better, including Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons, Johnny Hallyday, and Geoffrey Palmer. Geez, that’s depressing ... Directed by Harald Zwart (Long Flat Balls II). Flix, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Galleria, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit, Regal Quaker

PUSH—The adventures of young hotties who are also artificially enhanced paranormal operatives in the deadly world of psychic espionage. Warning: this is NOT the film of the same name that was a big hit at Sundance a few weeks ago! Starring Dakota Fanning, Djimon Hounsou, Chris Evans, and Camilla Belle. Directed by Paul McGuigan (Wicker Park). Flix, Market Arcade, McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Galleria, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit

ETC:

THE BELIEVERS— Documentary about the world’s first transgender gospel choir, whose members struggle to reconcile their gender identities with the belief that changing one’s gender goes against the word of God. Presented by the Ways in Being Gay Festival. Fri 8pm. Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave. (854-1694) www.hallwalls.org

THE INNOCENTS (1961)—Adaptation of Henry James’ novel The Turn of the Screw, starring Deborah Kerr as a governess obsessed with the belief that the children in her charge are being threatened by the ghosts of two former house employees. A masterpiece of claustrophobic tension and unresolved dread. With Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave. Directed by Jack Clayton. Presented as part of the Buffalo Film Seminar. Tues 7 pm Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St. (855-3022)

LA GRANDE ILLUSION (France, 1939)—Jean Renoir’s classic film about men in war, set in a POW camp during the First World War (when it was still called the Great War). With Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay and Erich von Stroheim. Introduced by Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian. Thurs Feb. 5 7:30 pm. Albright Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave. (882.8700)

LA BÊTE HUMAINE (France, 1938)—Adapting a novel by Emile Zola, Jean Renoir brings a greater depth of sympathy to the condition of his working class characters in this proto-noir about a railroad worker who plots to kill the husband of his lover. Starring Jean Gabin, Simone Simon and Fernand Ledoux. Introduced by Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian. Thurs Feb. 12 7:30 pm. Albright Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave. (882.8700)

I.O.U.S.A. (2008)—Documentary film about the expanding federal debt. Reuters calls it “To the U.S. economy what An Inconvenient Truth was to the environment,” and the New York Times said it is “Resolutely non-partisan... a documentary everyone should see.” Tues, Weds, Thurs 7pm Hamburg Palace Theatre, 31 Buffalo St, Hamburg (649-2295) www.hamburgpalace.com

THE OLD DARK HOUSE—Fans of Gods and Monsters will want to see James Whale’s peculiar black comedy, a straight-faced parody of haunted house mysteries made shortly after Frankenstein. Starring Melvyn Douglas, Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore, and Raymond Massey. Fri 7:30pm. The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza in Century Mall, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst (837-0376) www.screeningroom.net

THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (Germany, 1919)—With its grotesque photography and distorted sets, this tale of a carnival showman who hypnotizes his servant into committing murder is considered to be the first true example of Expressionism in the movies. Ninety years later, it still packs a punch. Fri 9pm. The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza in Century Mall, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst (837-0376) www.screeningroom.net