Movies
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
When a group of British pensioners abandon their homeland for the promised (if not actual) luxury of the eponymous Indian hotel, the result is charming, delightful and amusing just what you’d expect from the star-studded cast of veterans including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson. (Empire)
The Avengers
When writer/director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, The Cabin in the Woods) teams up with Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye and The Hulk, the bad guys dont stand a chance.
Airport ’79 – The Concorde
ITS A DISASTER! Terrorists try to bring down the Concorde on its maiden flight, but luckily for the passengers including Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner, Sylvia (Emmanuelle) Kristel, Eddie Albert, Charo, John Davidson, Jimmie Walker and David Warner the man in the cockpit is George Kennedy (the
Airport ’77
ITS A DISASTER! A hijacked 747 makes an unexpected landing under 100 feet of water, leaving its passengers including Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Cotton, Olivia de Havilland, James Stewart, George Kennedy, Darren McGavin, Christopher Lee and Gil Gerard anything but straight and in the upright
The Maiden Danced to Death
FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE Steve returns to his native Hungary after 20 years in Canada, determined to make an international success of the dance troupe he left behind which is now headed by his brother in this meticulously choreographed examination of sibling rivalry and the realities of the new
Bernie
A small-town Texas mortician (Jack Black) strikes up a lifelong (though not long) friendship with a wealthy widow (Shirley MacLaine) in this based-on-a-true-story from director Linklater (School of Rock, Dazed and Confused). Jack Blacks performance is so weirdly sweet and restrained (even as he breaks into show-tunes) that it might
Psycho II
PSYCHO DOUBLE BILL | PRECEDED BY PSYCHO THE SAME NIGHT After 22 years in psychiatric care, Norman Bates is released, having been declared sane. Hes not. (Anthony Perkins also stars in Destroyer, playing July 20)
Steele Justice
SATURDAY NIGHT SINEMA | FREE FOR MEMBERS When the police are helpless to stop the ruthless drug lord that killed his best friend (and fellow Viet Nam veteran), its up to John Steele (friend of the Mayfair Martin Kove) to bring some justice back to the streets. (Which he does,
Take This Waltz
Writer/director Polley (Away From Her) sets her sophomore feature on the slippery slope toward infidelity, following a woman (Michelle Williams) who falls for an artsy neighbor, in spite of her happy marriage (to Seth Rogan). Astutely depicts the quotidian of a loving, but imperfect, long-term relationship [and] the awkward flirtation