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Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.

Note: This is a reserved-seating screening, so you may wish to purchase your seats in advance. The host, Sean, will be sitting in Row F.

In this exciting new sci-fi western, a teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon’s toxic forest, known as “The Green.” But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend not only with The Green’s other ruthless inhabitants, but with her own father’s greed-addled judgment, the girl finds she must carve her own path to escape.

From John Ajvide Lindqvist, the writer of Let The Right One In, and award-winning director Ali Abbasi.

Tina (Eva Melander) is a border guard who has the ability to smell human emotions and catch smugglers. When she comes across a mysterious man with a smell that confounds her detection, she is forced to confront hugely disturbing insights about herself and humankind.

A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert.

Note: This is a reserved seat screening, so you may wish to purchase tickets in advance. Sean will be sitting in Row F.

When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. An adaptation of the memoir Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel.

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Note: This is a reserved-seat theatre, so you may wish to purchase tickets in advance. Sean will be sitting in Row G

Note: This film is part of the IFFBoston Fall Focus. It’s highly recommended that you not only get tickets for this film in advance, but that you check out the rest of the films showing all weekend as part of the Fall Focus!

“While jumping from job to job to support himself, Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in) runs into Hae-mi (Jun Jong-seo), a childhood friend from his hometown. The two start to grow fond of each other, and Jong-su wonders if he has found someone he can maybe one day fall in love with. Hae-mi asks Jong-su to look after her cat while she’s on a trip to Africa, but when he goes to pick her up at the airport in his run-down truck, Jong-su is surprised to see her with another man. Ben (Steven Yeun) claims he “plays” for a living, drives a Porsche, and lives in a fancy apartment. He invites Jong-su and Hae-mi to his posh gatherings, where Jong-su feels out of place but Hae-mi doesn’t seem uncomfortable at all. As Jong-su’s feelings for Hae-mi grow bigger, he feels threatened by Ben and starts to get suspicious about his rival’s motive towards Hae-mi. Then one day, Hae-mi vanishes, her cellphone disconnected, her messy apartment cleaned up, the cat nowhere in sight. Based on the short story Barn Burning by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, BURNING is lyrical, poetic, and mysterious.”

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

“A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.”

Note: This is opening weekend as well as reserved seating – tickets are already selling fast. The host, Sean, will be sitting in Row G.

Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonies from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner — the beloved comic and actress who became an icon on “Saturday Night Live.”