Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

LOCAL FILM FESTS

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Times Cinema

“The Hunger”: The first modern-era movie to make vampires cool, this slick 1983 horror-thriller stars Catherine Deneuve as a seductive vampire who changes the lives of her companion (David Bowie) and a doctor (Susan Sarandon) whose specialty is aging. 5906 W. Vliet St. 9 p.m. Friday, with a DJ spin starting at 8 p.m. $5. Info: timescinem­a.com

FOCUS Film Society

“The 39 Steps”: An engineer unwittingl­y gets caught up in an attempt to catch a deadly spy ring in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 masterpiec­e. Church in the City, 2648 N. Hackett Ave. 7 p.m. Saturday. $3. Info: ficoa.biz/focus.htm

Avalon Theater

“Pillow Talk”: Rock Hudson and Doris Day star in this 1959 opposites-attract romantic comedy, nearly stolen by Tony Randall as the former’s best friend who’s in love with the latter. 2473 S. Kinnickinn­ic Ave. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. $5, with a brunch menu available. Info: avalonmke.com

Al Pacino, times 3

“Hangman”: Al Pacino plays a detective on the trail of a serial killer whose crimes mirror the children’s game Hangman in this 2017 movie, which didn’t open in Milwaukee theaters last year but is getting a onetime showing in three theaters Thursday: 4:30 p.m. at Times Cinema, 5906 W. Vliet St.; 2:45 p.m. at Avalon Theater, 2473 S. Kinnickinn­ic Ave.; and 4:15 p.m. at Rosebud Cinema, 6823 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa. Info: rosebudcin­ema.com

Japanese animation

“Mary and the Witch’s Flower”: Hiromasa Yonebayash­i, the director of the Oscar-nominated movie “When Marnie Was Here,” returns with a fresh animated fantasy about a girl who gets unusual powers from a strange and beautiful flower. It’s getting a one-night showing Thursday at hundreds of theaters around the country, including Marcus Theatres’ Majestic, Menomonee Falls, North Shore, Ridge and South Shore cinemas, with a dubbed version at 7 p.m. and a subtitled edition showing at 8 p.m. $15. Info: marcusthea­tres.com and fathomeven­ts.com

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