OUTSIDE THE MEGAPLEX
Memorial City Mall 303 Memorial City Way; memorialcity.com FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF: A high school wiseguy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the principal thinks of that. 7 p.m. Thursday
River Oaks Theatre 2009 W. Gray; landmarktheatres.com CITIZEN KANE: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Midnight Friday and Saturday
Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive; hmns.org DREAM BIG 3-D: Learn how today’s engineers are shaping the world of tomorrow. Multiple screenings daily PENGUINS 3-D: The tale of a penguin’s journey through his species’ central rite of passage. Multiple screenings daily AMAZON ADVENTURE 3-D: A Victorian-era naturalist discovers a butterfly that reinforces Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Multiple screenings daily
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet; mfah.org MICHELANGELO: LOVE & DEATH: A cinematic journey from the print and drawing rooms of Europe, through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican, to explore the tempestuous life of Michelangelo. 2 p.m. Thursday and Sunday MONTEREY POP: Film shines a light on one of the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. Monday
Rice Cinema 6100 Main; film.rice.edu MANSFIELD PARK: A young woman is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins. She’s meant to learn the ways of proper society, but she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own. 7 p.m. Thursday