The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Opening

LOLA VERSUS—Indie comedy starring Greta Gerwig as a woman dealing with life in the year after her fiancée broke up with her weeks before the wedding. Co-starring Zoe Lister Jones, Joel Kinnaman, Hamish Linklater, Bill Pullman and Debra Winger. Directed by Daryl Wein (Breaking Upwards). Reviewed this issue. Eastern Hills

MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION—Another Tyler Perry movie, Can’t we limit these to one a year? Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

MAGIC MIKE— Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum as male strippers. Co-starring Olivia Munn. Directed by Steven Soderbergh (Contagion). Reviewed this issue. Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

PEOPLE LIKE US—Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks star in a sensitive romantic drama from the guys who gave us Transformers II, Mission Impossible III and Cowboys & Aliens. With Olivia Wilde and Mark Duplass. Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

TED—Mark Wahlberg’s teddy bear comes to life in the film debut of Seth McFarlane, creator of the loathsome “Family Guy.” With Bretton Manley and Ralph Garman. Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

ETC:

THE BEAST MUST DIE (1974)—From Amicus, the British studio that tried to beat Hammer at the horror game, a mystery in which nine people at a secluded country estate have to discover which of them is a murderous werewolf. Starring Peter Cushing, Calvin Lockhart, Charles Gray, Michael Gambon, and Anton Diffring, Directed by Paul Annett (“Eastenders.”) Screening Room

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. Screening Room

EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE—Documentary about the 25 year ongoing history of the genre-surfing band, who will be playing at Nietzsche’s after the screening. Directed by Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler. Fri 7. Hallwalls

INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) and TOP GUN (1986)—Retro double feature. Tues 9 pm. Transit Drive-in

KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952)—Crisp, exciting B-movie about an intricately planned bank robbery, directed with panache by Phil Karlson. Starring John Payne Lee Van Cleef and Neville Brand. Screening Room.

PYRO SMUGGLERS—Premiere of a locally produced film about friends on a road trip to smuggle fireworks from Pennsylvania to New York. Directed by Rian Lehman. Fri 8 pm. Market Arcade