'Snow White' and 'The Alto Knights' are among new movies in Milwaukee theaters this week
Look for the Journal Sentinel's movie roundup each Wednesday morning at jsonline.com/entertainment/tv-movies, and in print every Friday.
You might be seeing double at the movies this weekend, whether it's a new Snow White or a Robert De Niro two-fer.
Here's what's new in Milwaukee-area theaters starting Friday, as well as some of the new movies available on streaming and on demand this week.
'Snow White'
Short version:Rachel Zegler ("West Side Story," "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes") is the title princess-in-waiting and Gal Gadot is the wicked stepmother/queen in Disney's latest live-action remake from its classic animated catalogue. "(500) Days of Summer" filmmaker Marc Webb, who grew up in Madison and went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, directed.
Where you can see it:ACX Cinema/Bayshore; AMC Mayfair Mall; Avalon Theater; Marcus Theatres' Bistroplex Southridge, Hillside, Majestic, Menomonee Falls, Movie Tavern Brookfield Square, North Shore, Ridge, South Shore cinemas; Rosebud Cinema; Silverspot Cinema.
'The Alto Knights'
Short version:Robert De Niro plays rival 1950s-'60s crime bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese — yes, both of them — in this gangster epic by "Bugsy" and "Rain Man" director Barry Levinson. Debra Messing, Michael Rispoli, Kathrine Narducci and Wallace Langham co-star.
Where you can see it:AMC Mayfair Mall; Marcus Theatres' Bistroplex Southridge, Hillside, Majestic, Menomonee Falls, Movie Tavern Brookfield Square, North Shore, Ridge, South Shore cinemas; Silverspot Cinema.
'Magazine Dreams'
Short version:An aspiring bodybuilder (Jonathan Majors) obsessively throws himself into training to achieve his dream of being on a magazine cover — until his obsession takes him off the rails. Majors' performance was the talk of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and a likely awards-season contender — until the actors strike and Majors' legal troubles (he was charged with domestic violence and later convicted of assault) pulled the movie out of circulation.
Where you can see it:AMC Mayfair Mall; Marcus Theatres' Majestic, Menomonee Falls, Ridge, South Shore cinemas.
'Locked'
Short version:In this thriller produced by horror-meister Sam Raimi, a drifter (Bill Skarsgård) breaks into an SUV, only to find out it's a high-tech trap set by a self-proclaimed vigilante (Anthony Hopkins) out for a dark form of justice.
Where you can see it:AMC Mayfair Mall; Marcus Theatres' Hillside, Majestic, Menomonee Falls, Ridge, South Shore cinemas.
'The Assessment'
Short version:In a near future when the government tries to curb reproduction because of limited resources, a couple hoping to have children (Elizabeth Olsen, Himesh Patel) are assigned an assessor (Alicia Vikander) to put them through a psychological nightmare of a test to determine whether they are up to it.
Where you can see it:AMC Mayfair Mall; Marcus Theatres' Ridge Cinema.
'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl'
Short version:After a young woman finds her uncle's body in the middle of the road, the funeral proceedings lead to family secrets being revealed. Zambian writer-director Rungano Nyoni took home Un Certain Regard honors at last year's Cannes Film Festival for this secrets-and-lies drama.
Where you can see it:Downer Theatre.
'Ash'
Short version:In this sci-fi horror-thriller, a woman (Eiza Gonzalez) on a space station wakes up to discover the rest of the crew has been murdered — and the ensuing investigation only makes things darker. Aaron Paul co-stars in this movie that attracted a lot of buzz at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival for filmmaker Flying Lotus.
Where you can see it:AMC Mayfair Mall; Marcus Theatres' Hillside, Majestic, Menomonee Falls, Ridge, South Shore cinemas.
Baseball movies at Times Cinema
To get you in the mood for the return of baseball, the Times Cinema has a lineup of some of the best baseball movies showing through April 3. This week's lineup: March 21 and 27, "Field of Dreams"at 6:30 p.m.; March 22-23, "The Sandlot"at 3:30 p.m. and "Bull Durham"at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. Info: ntg-wi.com.
Friday Night Freak Show: 'Heavy Metal'
The groundbreaking 1981 animation-and-rock movie "Heavy Metal"is this month's Friday Night Freak Show entry, showing at 7:30 p.m. March 21 at the Oriental Theatre. Tickets are $13. Info: mkefilm.org/oriental-theatre .
Marcus Theatres' 'Fan Faves': 'The Godfather'
For the windup to the summer movie season, Marcus Theatres is bringing back 10 popular classics on Sundays and Mondays through May 19. Tickets for the "Fan Faves" movies are $6, with a passport good for four movies in the series going for $18. This week's pick: Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 masterpiece "The Godfather,"showing at Marcus' Hillside, Majestic, Menomonee Falls, Ridge and South Shore cinemas at varying showtimes March 23-24. Info: marcustheatres.com .
Milwaukee Film celebrates editor Thelma Schoonmaker
Thelma Schoonmaker ranks among Hollywood's best film editors; if you've ever seen a Martin Scorsese movie, you've seen her mastery at work. Milwaukee Film concludes its celebration of her career with "The Departed,"showing at 6 p.m. March 25 at the Oriental Theatre. Tickets are $13. Info: mkefilm.org/oriental-theatre .
Pam Grier tribute at the Oriental Theatre
The Oriental Theatre wraps up its salute to "The Iconic Pam Grier" with the blaxploitation classic "Coffy,"9 p.m. March 21-22. Tickets are $13. Info: mkefilm.org/oriental-theatre.
What's showing at UWM Union Cinema
Highlights this week at the UWM Union Cinema, inside the student union at 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., include: "The Gospel of Revolution,"a documentary exploring the history of Liberation Theology in the Catholic Church in Latin America, 7 p.m. March 26; and "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat,"the Oscar-nominated documentary about the CIA's simultaneous backing of an all-star jazz concert tour in Africa and the overthrow of the democratically elected of Congo's Patrice Lumumba. Tickets are $5. Info: uwm.edu/union/cinema.
New movies on demand
"McVeigh":The story of Timothy McVeigh, who plotted the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history in Oklahoma City, is the focus of this dramatized thriller. Available March 21.
"Invader":A young woman comes to visit her cousin in the Chicago suburbs, but when she can't reach her relative, she finds some ominous signs pointing to something dark in this home-invasion horror thriller. Available March 25.
"Shadow of the Wolf":A man returns to his hometown to find a series of grisly murders that could be the result of a beast — or a dark family secret. Christopher Lambert and Maria Grazia Cucinotta star i this horror thriller. Available March 25.
New movies on streaming services
"Holland":Nicole Kidman stars as a woman whose seemingly perfect life in the quirky town of Holland, Michigan, is upset when, as she investigates her husband's possible infidelity, finds her quiet hometown isn't as quiet as she thought. Matthew Macfayden and Gael Garcia Bernal co-star in this dark comic thriller, filmed mostly in Tennessee (with a little southwest Michigan included). On Prime Video March 27.
"Con Mum":This true-crime documentary tells the story of a British chef, with a TV show and his own Michelin star, whose life is turned upside down when a woman claiming to be his long-lost mother — and a multimillionaire — shows up. On Netflix March 25.
"Revelations":A pastor and a detective set out to solve a missing-person case – or get retribution – in this Korean crime drama. On Netflix March 21.
Recent releases newly available on streaming services: "Wicked,"Peacock March 21; "Sing Sing,"Max March 21; "Dandelion,"Hulu March 25; "Mufasa: The Lion King,"Disney+ March 26; "A Complete Unknown,"Hulu March 27.
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