Thursday
Dreams (6:30p — Central Public Library, Rm 302)
One of Akira Kurosawa’s last films, Dreams recreates images from the director’s very own night visions. FREE.
The Night Before Our Stars (7:30p — Point)
This theatrical adaptation of John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars tells a romance between two cancer-stricken teens. And it’s getting its own special event. Fans of the novel can participate in a special post-screening simulcast with Green as well as the film’s cast and crew.
Neighbors + Blended (8:00p — Highway 18 Drive-In; 8:15p — Sky-Vu Drive-In)
(All drive-in times listed are for box office openings.)
All freakin’ weekend
The Immigrant (Point)
Marion Cotillard sails from Poland to New York in search of a new life. I imagine the journey took almost as long as it took James Gray’s acclaimed period drama to arrive in theaters.
Holiday: A Soldier is Never Off Duty (AMC Star)
A soldier’s shore leave is interrupted by a terrorist cell’s attack on Mumbai — all while he tries to woo a woman away from her arranged marriage.
Edge of Tomorrow (Sundance, AMC Star, Point, Eastgate, Stoughton Cinema Cafe)
Ever felt like you keep heading to the multiplex only to see the same Tom Cruise movie over and over and over again? Director Doug Liman is here to snap you (and Tom Cruise) out of a funk with this sci-fi actioner in which a soldier relives the same day over and over and over again. Co-starring Emily Blunt.
The Fault in Our Stars (Sundance, AMC Star, Point, Eastgate, Stoughton Cinema Cafe)
Friday
Her (6:30p — Pinney Branch Library)
FREE.
X-Men: Days of Future Past + The Other Woman (6:30p — Highway 18 Drive-In)
Dallas Buyers Club (7:00p — Alicia Ashman Branch Library)
FREE.
X-Men: Days of Future Past + Blended (7:45p — Sky-Vu Drive-In)
Rooftop Cinema: The Magical Garden of Jan Svankmajer (9:30p — Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Rooftop Sculpture Garden)
Eccentric short films, including a rare live-action piece, make up this presentation of Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer’s work. Rejoice, Madison because Rooftop Cinema is back. Admission is FREE to MMoCA members and $7 to the general public.
Saturday
Consider the Conversation (10:00a — Sequoya Branch Library)
X-Men: Days of Future Past + The Other Woman (6:30p — Highway 18 Drive-In)
X-Men: Days of Future Past + Blended (7:45p — Sky-Vu Drive-In)
Sunday
X-Men: Days of Future Past + The Other Woman (8:00p — Highway 18 Drive-In)
X-Men: Days of Future Past + Blended (8:15p — Sky-Vu Drive-In)
Monday
American Hustle (2:00p — Alicia Ashman Branch Library)
FREE.
X-Men: Days of Future Past + The Other Woman (8:00p — Highway 18 Drive-In)
X-Men: Days of Future Past + Blended (8:15p — Sky-Vu Drive-In)
Shrek (9:00p — Memorial Union Terrace)
I’m trying to write something witty about the film that solidified the status of Dreamworks Animation, but I can only think of mean stuff like comparing it to The Princess Bride. FREE.
Tuesday
X-Men: Days of Future Past + The Other Woman (8:00p — Highway 18 Drive-In)
X-Men: Days of Future Past + Blended (8:15p — Sky-Vu Drive-In)
Wednesday
Saturday Night Fever (1:45p, 6:55p — Sundance)
Listen to the ground / there is movement all around / there is something goin’ down / and I can feel it at Sundance
X-Men: Days of Future Past + The Other Woman (8:00p — Highway 18 Drive-In)
X-Men: Days of Future Past + Blended (8:15p — Sky-Vu Drive-In)