NEW MOVIES Opening This Week
DARK HORSE. Two unsure thirtysomethings work to preserve their new romance while being stuck in a state of arrested development. With Jordan Gelber, Selma Blair and Christopher Walken. Friday at the Angelika.
PATAGONIA. Chile’s choice between becoming a leader in sustainable energy and preserving an old lifestyle is examined in this documentary about the plan to build hydroelectric dams in the Patagonian wilderness. Friday at Cinema Village.
MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED. The group of beloved zoo animals journeys through Europe as part of a traveling circus as they keep trying to get back to their Big Apple home. With the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and David Schwimmer. Friday.
PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE. A documentary follows the forgotten ’70s music legend who penned such No. 1 hits as Barbra Streisand’s “Evergreen” and Kermit the Frog’s “The Rainbow Connection.” Friday at the Angelika.
PEACE, LOVE & MISUNDERSTANDING. After a recent divorce, a conservative city lawyer and her two teen
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED. Three magazine employees follow an unusual classified ad and discover a supermarket clerk who believes he’s discovered how to time-travel. With Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass and Jake M. Johnson. Friday.
PROMETHEUS. While on a space mission to discover man’s origin, a team of scientists and explorers becomes stranded on a distant world which may be humanity’s undoing. With Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron. Friday. daughters get more than they expected visiting her hippie mother’s farmhouse. With Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener and Chace Crawford. Friday at IFC Center.
THE PIGEONEERS. Recent and archival footage tell the story of Col. Clifford Poutre, a homing pigeon trainer during World War II. Friday at Cinema Village.
THE SKINNY. Tensions arise when five gay friends reunite the year after their college graduation. With Jussie Smollett, Anthony Burrell and Blake YoungFountain. Friday at Quad Cinema. Michael Menna