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If you’re looking for movies off the beaten path this week, here are some worth checking out — indoors and outdoors.
The week’s best off-the-grid movie picks
“Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”: One word — “K ha aaaaaaaaaannnnn !!!” — is all you need to remember about what many believe is the best movie in the “Star Trek” canon. 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Times Cinema, 5906 W. Vliet St. $5. Info: timescinema.com.
“Miami Connection”: A martial-arts rock band takes on drug-dealing ninjas in 1980s Miami in this 1987 mayhem-y action-kitsch classic. Red Letter Media’s Jack Packard will introduce both screenings. 11:20 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave. $11, $9 for Milwaukee Film members and seniors 60 and older. Info: mke film.org/oriental-theatre.
“Singin’ in the Rain”: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor rescue Hollywood in this beloved 1952 musical, which is always worth seeing on the big screen. 3 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Wednesday
at Marcus Theatres’ North Shore and Ridge cinemas. $5. Info: mar custheatres.com.
“The Princess Bride”: Ready to watch again a story with pirates and fighting and revenge and true love? As you wish. 11:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Landmark Downer Theatre, 2589 N. Downer Ave. $8.50. Info: landmarktheatres.com/ milwaukee.
“Dirty Dancing”: Nobody puts Baby in a corner, but lots of people still love Patrick Swayze in this 1987 nostalgic romance. 9:30 p.m.
Thursday at the Avalon Theater, 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. $5. Info: avalon mke.com.
“Hello, Frisco, Hello”: This 1943 Alice Faye/John Payne movie, one of a string of turn-ofthe-20th-century musicals by Fox during World War II, won an Oscar for best original song for “You’ll Never Know.” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave.; free parking is available in a marked lot across Royale Place (see Allis for details). $7, $5 for students and seniors and free for museum members. Info: charlesallis.org.
Free outdoor movies
“The Wizard of Oz”: Peck Flicks at the Marcus Center, showing in the Peck Pavilion outside the arts center at 929 N. Water St., starts with its 2019 season with this favorite. 7:15 p.m Friday. Info: marcuscenter.org.
❚ “Raiders of the Lost Ark”: See Indiana Jones swash his buckle out of the classroom and into fighting with Nazis over a biblical treasure in this 1981 action-comedy classic, showing in the entertainment plaza outside Fiserv Forum, 1111 N. Phillips Ave. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Info: deer district.com/events.
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”: The bighearted video-game character voiced by John C. Reilly expands his horizons to the World Wide Web in this hit sequel, the finale in Elm Grove’s free outdoor movie series, coinciding with the village’s Great Elm Grove Campout. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Village Park Gazebo, 13600 Juneau Blvd. Info: elmgrovewi.org.
“Wonder Park”: A child’s imaginary amusement park comes to life, and needs her help, in this animated family movie. 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at The Corners of Brookfield, 20111 W. Blue Mound Road. Info: the cornersofbrookfield.com/ events.
❚ “Mary Poppins Returns”: The nanny with the mostest is back, this time as part of Hartland’s Neighborhood Night Out. 8 p.m. Thursday, Hartland Fire Department, 150 Lawn St. Info: village ofhartland.com.
❚ “Chisum”: A rare opportunity to see John Wayne under the stars, thanks to this 1970 Western, showing at Paul’s Alley Cinema, 170 S. Second St. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Info: Paul’s Alley Cinema Facebook page.