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RIDDICK—Memo to producers of science fiction adventure movies: it is not wise to give snarky reviewers a head start by giving your film a title that appears to be short for “ridiculous.” Especially when it stars Vin Diesel. Directed by David Twohy (A Perfect Getaway). Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Sunset Drive-In
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BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961)—Audrey Hepburn as Manhattan dreamer Holly Golightly. With George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen and an unfortunate Japanese caricature by Mickey Rooney. Directed by Blake Edwards (The Days of Wine and Roses). Screening Room
EVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIE—Documentary about the trash-talking tabloid TV host who took the form to a new low in the 1980s, to the delight of millions of Americans. See the preview this issue. Amherst
LA GRANDE ILLUSION (1937)—Restored edition of Jean Renoir’s masterpiece set in a German prisoner of war camp during WWI. Starring Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, and Erich von Stroheim. Part of the Buffalo Film Seminars. Market Arcade
THE KID WITH A BIKE (France, 2011)—A small town hairdresser agrees to become a weekend foster mother for a boy who has been abandoned by his father in this Belgian drama. Staring Cécile De France, Thomas Doret, and Jérémie Renier. Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Lorna’s Silence). Presented by the Hubbard Film Society. Sun 4pm. Parkdale Elementary School, 141 Girard Ave., East Aurora
THE REP—Documentary about the current state of repertory movie theaters in North America, focusing on the birth and struggle for survival of the Toronto Underground Cinema. Directed by Morgan White. Screening Room
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