SHORT RUNS

Extreme Weather: Short National Geographic documentary about climate change, projected upward into planetarium dome Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at Glastonbury Planetarium.

The Audience: Helen Mirren portrays Queen Elizabeth II in this NT Live recorded stage production from London’s West End. Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. at Bantam Cinema in Litchfield.

Dabangg 3: Bollywood threequel in the Dabangg action series. Hindi with subtitles. Cinemark Buckland.

Flight Adventures: Short documentary about aviation, projected upward into planetarium dome Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. at Glastonbury Planetarium.

The Nutcracker: Filmed Bolshoi Ballet production of Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet. Dec. 21 at 12:55 p.m. at Ridgefield Playhouse. Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. at Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook.

Prati Roju Pandage: Bollywood family drama. Telugu with subtitles. Cinemark Buckland.

Present Laughter: Andrew Scott stars in filmed London stage presentation of Noel Coward’s classic comedy. Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. at Ridgefield Playhouse.

Dec. 21 at 2:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Cinestudio.

A Christmas Story: Classic 1983 holiday comedy about a boy who wants a BB gun for Christmas. Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. at Strand Theater in Seymour. PG.

Elf: Will Ferrell 2003 comedy about an elf who discovers he’s human. Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at Ridgefield Playhouse. PG. Free.

Frosty the Snowman and Frosty Returns: Double feature of classic animated holiday films. Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. at Ridgefield Playhouse. Free.

The Gold Rush: Charlie Chaplin 1925 silent classic about an unlucky prospector. Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. at Yale Center for British Art. Free.

It’s a Wonderful Life: James Stewart 1946 holiday classic. Dec. 20 and 21 at 11:30 p.m. and Dec. 21 and 22 at 11:30 a.m. at Criterion Cinemas in New Haven and Marquis Trumbull. Dec. 22 at 4 p.m. at Ridgefield Playhouse, followed by Q&A with Donna Reed’s daughter Mary Owen. Also Dec. 22 at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m., Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 24 at 2:30 p.m. at Cinestudio in Hartford.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: Holiday comedy from 1989 starring Chevy Chase. Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at Strand Theater in Seymour. PG-13.

Rise of the Guardians: Animated 2012 action adventure about saving the planet from an evil spirit. Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. at Mystic Museum of Art. PG.

The T.A.M.I. Show: Footage shot in the 60s of various rock acts performing, include James Brown, Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Ike and Tina Turner, Donovan and The Lovin’ Spoonful. Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport.

Wuthering Heights: Laurence Olivier-Merle Oberon 1939 doomed romance. Dec. 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. at Bristol