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Anatomy of a Murder

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ARTHUR NEWMAN—Drama starring Colin Firth as man trying to start a new life whose plans are derailed by a woman (Emily Blunt) with identity issues of her own. Co-starring Anne Heche. Directed by Dante Ariola. Reviewed this issue. Regal Quaker

THE GREAT GATSBYMoulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann takes a stab at the Great American Novel. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, and Isla Fisher. Reviewed this issue. Amherst, Flix, Lockport Palace, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Sunset Drive-In, Transit Drive-In

NO ONE LIVES—Killers versus killers on the road. Starring Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, and Lee Tergesen. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (Godzilla: Final Wars). Regal Transit

PEEPLES—Disparate families clash at a wedding in a comedy presented by Tyler Perry. Starring Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington. David Alan Grier, Melvin Van Peebles, and Diahann Carroll. Directed by Tina Gordon Chism. Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

RENOIR—In 1915, Renoir father (the great impressionist painter) and son (a wounded soldier who will become one of France’s greatest filmmakers) are inspired in different ways by the same young woman. Starring Michel Bouquet, Christa Theret, Vincent Rottiers, and Romane Bohringer. Directed by Gilles Bourdos (Afterwards). Reviewed this issue. Eastern Hills

TO THE WONDER—A troubled romance is the basis for Terrence Malick’s first film since Tree of Life. Starring Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams, and Javier Bardem. Reviewed this issue. North Park

ETC:

THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)—Perennial classic starring Humphrey Bogart in his Oscar-winning role as an African river rat persuaded by a missionary spinster (Katharine Hepburn) to go up against a Nazi ship. Directed by John Huston. Screening Room

ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)—Classic courtroom drama starring James Stewart as a smalltown lawyer defending an army officer (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering the man who raped his wife (Lee Remick). With George C. Scott, Eve Arden, and Arthur O’Connell. Music by Duke Ellington, who has an unbilled cameo. Directed by Otto Preminger. Hallwalls

THE CONNECTION (1961)—Newly restored version of the debut feature by Shirley Clarke (Portrait of Jason) set in a rundown Manhattan apartment where a group of heroin addicts await the arrival of their dealer. Staring Warren Finnerty, Garry Goodrow, William Redfield, Roscoe Lee Browne, Freddie Redd, and Jackie McLean. Reviewed this issue. Hallwalls

NANCY, PLEASE—Psychodrama about a Yale graduate student obsessed with getting a book back from his ex-girlfriend. With Will Rogers, Eleonore Hendricks, and Rebecca Lawrence Levy. Directed by Andrew Semans. Screening Room

ROCK SHOW—Digitally restored re-relelase of the Paul McCartney and Wings concert film from 1976. Screening Room.