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BULLY★★★ Lee Hirsch’s controversial Bully Project documentary travels around the country for conversations with school administrators, bullied school kids and their families, including the survivors of teens who committed suicide. (94 min, PG-13. Essex, Palace)
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CHIMPANZEE★★★ A baby chimp cavorts in the rainforests of Uganda in the latest cutecritter documentary from Disneynature. Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield directed. (120 min, G. Majestic)
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DARK SHADOWS: Johnny Depp plays Barnabas Collins, a vampire who pops up in the Nixon era to find his ancestral home full of polyester, in this dark-comedy adaptation of the cult 1966-71 TV soap from director Tim Burton. With Chloe Moretz and Helena Bonham Carter. (120 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) MONSIEUR LAZHAR: A Montreal teacher (Mohamed Fellag) tries to inspire his sixth-grade classroom in the wake of a tragedy in this acclaimed Québécois film from director Philippe Falardeau. (94 min, PG-13. Savoy) TURN ME ON, DAMMIT!: A Norwegian teenager (Helene Bergsholm) navigates the minefield of crushes and sexuality in this frank coming-of-age comedy from Jannicke Systad Jacobsen. (75 min, NR. Savoy) YELLOW SUBMARINE: The 1968 fantasy animation starring the voices and songs of the Beatles returns to theaters in all its psychedelic glory, now that plans for a 3-D motion-capture remake have been (thankfully) scrapped. (89 min, G. Roxy)
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THE AVENGERS★★★1/2 Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and the Hulk team up to form a super-group and battle yet another global threat in this Marvel Comics extravaganza. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson. Joss Whedon directed. (140 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol [3-D], Essex [3-D],
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THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT★★★ Here comes another R-rated romantic comedy with a Judd Apatow connection, in which Jason Segel and Emily Blunt play a couple whose engagement lasts rather longer than expected. With Chris Pratt. Nicholas (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) Stoller directed. (124 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Sunset) FOOTNOTE★★★★ An elderly Talmudic scholar faces off against his son in a battle for recognition in this Israeli drama from director Joseph Cedar. With Schlomo Bar Abe and Lior Ashkenazi. (105 min, PG. Roxy) THE HUNGER GAMES★★★★ A teenager (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to replace her sister in a televised gladiatorial combat to the death in this adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling youngadult novel, set in a dystopian future. With Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson and Stanley Tucci. Gary Ross directed. (142 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Sunset) JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME★★ Jason Segel plays a dude who lives happily in his mom’s basement until an errand gets him off the couch in this comedy from Mark and Jay Duplass (Cyrus), chroniclers of the slacker lifestyle par excellence. Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon and Judy Greer also star. (83 min, R. Big Picture) JOHN CARTER★★★ Disney plundered the non-Tarzan-related work of Edgar Rice Burroughs for this adventure tale of a Civil War veteran (Taylor Kitsch) who somehow finds himself fighting aliens on Mars. With Lynn Collins and Willem Defoe. Andrew (WALL-E) Stanton directed. (132 min, PG-13. St. Albans, Sunset; ends 5/13) THE KID WITH A BIKE★★★★1/2 In the latest drama from Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (The Child, Lorna’s Silence), an 11-year-old abandoned by his father tries to find his place in the world. Thomas Doret and Cécile de France star. (87 min, PG-13. Roxy) THE LUCKY ONE★ Zac Efron plays a Marine searching for the woman he believes was his good luck charm in Iraq in this romantic drama based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. With Blythe Danner and Taylor Schilling. Scott (Shine) Hicks directed. (101 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Welden) MIRROR MIRROR★★★ Get ready for an onslaught of Snow White movies! In this one, which takes a comedy route, Julia Roberts plays the queen eager NOW PLAYING
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DAMSELS IN DISTRESS★★★1/2 Writer-director Whit Stillman (Metropolitan, Barcelona) returns to filmmaking with this quirky comedy about a college freshman who finds herself drawn into a circle of eccentric friends who run a suicide-prevention center. Greta Gerwig, Analeigh Tipton and Megalyn Echikunwoke star. (99 min, PG-13. Roxy)
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AMERICAN REUNION★★ The gang of high schoolers from American Pie, now married and well on their way to middle age, reunite to reminisce about the good ol’ days and probably get involved in some bawdy shenanigans in this comedy. With Chris Klein, Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott and Alyson Hannigan. Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay) directed. (113 min, R. Sunset; ends 5/13)
CORIOLANUS★1/2 Director-star Ralph Fiennes set his version of Shakespeare’s ancient Roman tragedy about a power-hungry general in a theater of modern warfare. Vanessa Redgrave, Gerard Butler and Jessica Chastain also star. (122 min, R. Savoy; ends 5/10)
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21 JUMP STREET★★★★ Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum play puerile police officers who go back to school (literally) for an undercover operation in this comedy based on the TV series that launched Johnny Depp back in the day. With Ice Cube. Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) directed. (109 min, R. Sunset; ends 5/13)
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