Flickers: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ opens Friday

BOX OFFICE LEADERS

Kong: Skull Island PG13 A team of explorers discover an uncharted Pacific island and decide to explore it, unaware of the monsters that await them.

Logan R Ailing Professor X is being cared for in a remote location by Logan, who encounters a young mutant that is being hunted by the dark forces.

Get Out R A young woman takes her African-American boyfriend to meet the parents, but the climate soon changes from ultra nice to dangerous.

The Shack PG13 A man’s life spirals into despair through a family tragedy, but there is hope when he is summoned to meet God in a remote shack.

The LEGO Batman Movie PG Bruce Wayne, Batman, takes on an even greater challenge than fighting evil as he raises a newly adopted young boy.

Before I Fall PG13 A beautiful young woman with a perfect life experiences her impending death and discovers how she may lose all that she has.

Hidden Figures PG Three African-American women scientists engineer America’s first launch of an American astronaut, John Glenn, into space.

John Wick 2 R Wick hopes to retire from his criminal life, but a past debt and a contracted kill will force him into a life-threatening assignment.

La La Land PG-13 Two love-struck aspiring performers travel to Hollywood to seek their dreams while putting their love to the ultimate test.

Fifty Shades Darker R Christian attempts to lure Anna back into his lifestyle, but he must deal with the drama of women who came before her.

Fist Fight R A mild-mannered English teacher is having a terrible day along with upsetting a bully teacher who challenges him to an after-school fight.

The Great Wall PG-13 The first English production shot entirely in China centers on finding black powder to protect the Great Wall from invaders.

A Dog’s Purpose PG A dog begins to realize his purpose in life as he returns after each of his lifetimes to encounter a new owner and challenge.

Rock Dog PG Life is peaceful for the Tibetan mastiffs until a radio falls from the sky and inspires a canine to head to the city for fame as a musician.

***ALSO PLAYING IN THEATERS***

Kedi, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, Moana, Moonlight, The Ottoman Lieutenant, The Salesman, Split, Table 19, A United Kingdom.

Coming to theaters March 17

Beauty and the Beast PG Disney brings the classic love affair of a beautiful woman and a hideous prince to the screen with this live action musical. Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad — Directed by Bill Condon.

The Belko Experiment R In a game of survival, a group of 80 Americans is locked in a high-rise office and ordered by a voice to kill or be killed. Stars: Adria Ariona, Michael Rooker, Abraham Benrubi, Tony Goldwyn — Directed by Greg McLean.

T2: Trainspotting R Danny Boyle directs a sequel to the brilliant cult classic as Mark comes back to Scotland and joins Spud, Sick Boy, and Begbie. Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle — Directed by Danny Boyle.

Coming Soon: 13 Minutes, Frantz, Betting on Zero, Power Rangers, Life, CHIPS, Wilson, Prevenge, The Levelling, Ghost in the Shell, The Boss Baby, Step Sisters, The Zookeeper’s Wife, Cezanne and I.

New on DVD — March 21

Sing PG In this animation comedy, a koala named Buster Moon seeks to restore his historic theater to its past glory by holding a singing competition.

Assassin’s Creed PG-13 A student works to attain the level of Master Assassin and soon learns that he has lineage to a secret society of assassins.

Foreign, Classics, Documentaries

Live by Night, Miss Sloane, Julieta, Fire at Sea, A Kind of Murder, Bakery in Brooklyn, In Dubious Battle, Insecure, Himalayas, Ali & Nino, Whispers, Multiple Maniacs, Death Passage, Quiet Hour, 10 Days in a Madhouse, Brooklyn Banker, Eloise, Death Walks on High Heels, Game of Death, Won Ton Ton, Invisible Ghost, Chamber of Horrors, The Cardinal, Clay, Live by Night, When Time Ran Out, The Girl & the General, Art of the Heist, Almost Anything, When the Bough Breaks, Figures of Speech.

Television: Master of None s1, Wolf Creek s1, Death Valley Days s3, Brokenwood Mysteries s3.

Guy Hanford, a film buff, retired after a 39-year teaching career in Ramona.