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National Library Week kicks off on this day so we’re ‘celebrating’ with this dystopian double feature that highlights the subversive power of fiction. In Michael Radford’s dark and frightening version of George Orwell’s novel, the late, great John Hurt plays Winston Smith, a middle class worker in Big Brother’s society who finds himself unable to quell his rebellious desires towards romantic love and an obsession with an unmodified past.

Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place he can ever call home in this sequel to “Trainspotting”, which picks up 20 years later. Directed by Danny Boyle.

Note: This film is part of the Boston Underground Film Festival. It’s a good idea to buy tickets in advance so you’re not turned away from a sell-out.

Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation.

Tony Webster leads a reclusive and quiet existence until long buried secrets from his past force him to face the flawed recollections of his younger self, the truth about his first love and the devastating consequences of decisions made a lifetime ago.

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.

A young African American man visits his European American girlfriend’s family estate where he learns that many of its residents, who are black, have gone missing, and he soon learns the horrible truth when another frantic African-American warns him to “get out”. He soon learns this is easier said than done.

After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.

Note: This is a reserved seating showing and the host will be sitting in Row D.

After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.

Note: This is a reserved seating showing and the host will be sitting in Row E.

A father and son, both coroners, are pulled into a complex mystery while attempting to identify the body of a young woman, who was apparently harboring dark secrets.

Playfully placing a panoply of real witches and warlocks amongst the swinging weirdos of the 1950s beatnik scene, BELL, BOOK & CANDLE finds a befuddled Jimmy Stewart the target of sultry Kim Novaks charms both physical and metaphysical.