NEW MOVIES
78/52: This documentary breaks down the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” (1960). Among the talking heads are Peter Bogdanovich, Guillermo del Toro and actress Jamie Lee Curtis, whose mother, Janet Leigh, played the victim in that shower.
All I See Is You: Blake Lively plays a blind woman who when she regains her sight finds her relationship with her husband ( Jason Clarke) isn’t what it ought to be. Marc Forster (“Finding Neverland,” “Quantum of Solace”) directs.
BPM (Beats Per Minute): This drama deals with the ACT UP activists in Paris who fight the battle against AIDS.
Faces Places: This documentary directed by Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. follows them as they travel through rural France.
Jane: Documentary of never-before-seen footage of primatologist Jane Goodall’s early years.
Jigsaw: This crime/horror mystery tries to find the latest serial killer, who may be the infamous Jigsaw, who died 10 years ago. It’s the latest installment of the “Saw” franchise.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer: Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos of “The Lobster” fame, this film also features “Lobster” star Colin Farrell, who must decide which of his family to sacrifice to a sadistic teenager seeking revenge. Also stars Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone and Barry Keoghan.
The Paris Opera: Documentary about the famed organization, under the leadership of Stéphane Lissner, that serves as an umbrella for opera, concerts and dance. It was shot during an eventful 2015-16 season, which included the troubles that arose with choreographer Benjamin Millepied (Natalie Portman’s husband).
Rat Film: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask is answered in this documentary about the rodents and the people who love and kill them.
Serenade for Haiti: Owsley Brown directs this documentary about how students and teachers of a classical music school in Haiti recover and persevere after an earthquake destroys the school.
Suburbicon: What appears to be a peaceful community turns out to be filled with hate. George Clooney directs; the Coen brothers give Clooney and his buddy Grant Heslow an assist with the screenplay; and Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac star.
Thank You for Your Service: Based on David Finkel’s nonfiction book about veterans returning from Iraq with PTSD, this drama stars Miles Teller as one of the soldiers who tries to find his way to Pathway House, a treatment center in Yountville.
Wonderstruck: Todd Haynes directs this film based on the 2011 young adult novel by Brian Selznick (who also penned the screenplay). It’s told with two parallel stories: one about a boy in the Midwest in 1977 and the other about a girl in New York in 1927.