Look for a weekend of intrigue at the Carolina Theatre’s Mystery Realm film festival
The Carolina Theatre in Durham is hosting the Mystery Realm film festival July 20-22.
Films all focus on solving a crime, often with “red herrings” thrown in the mix, according to the theatre’s website.
They include Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” (1940), Jonathan Demme’s “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991), the 4K Restoration of Carol Reed’s “The Third Man” (1949), the Coen brothers’ “Miller’s Crossing” (1990), Billy Wilder’s “Witness for the Prosecution” (1957), Gerd Oswald’s “Crimes of Passion” (1985), Jonathan Lynne’s “Clue” (1985), the 4K Restoration of Dario Argento’s “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage” (1970), David Lynch’s “Lost Highway” (1997), David Fincher’s “Seven” (1995), Jean-Jacques Annaud’s “The Name of the Rose” (1986), the Zucker brothers’ “Top Secret” (1984), and Neil Simon’s “Murder by Death” (1976).
Tickets are $9.50 for each film (10-film passes are $80). Details: 919-560-3030 or carolinatheatre.org.
Other Highlights:
▪ July 20, Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary continues the Movies by Moonlight series with the 2017 animated hit “Cars 3,” featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo and Chris Cooper. Admission is $5 (free for kids 12 and under). Details: 919-462-2052 or boothamphitheatre.com.
▪ July 20, the Cary Theater is showing Thomas Piper’s 2018 documentary “Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf” at 7, followed by Sam Garbarski’s 2018 comedy drama “Bye Bye Germany” at 9 p.m. (There will be encores of “Bye Bye Germany at 2 p.m. on July 22, and “The Gardens of Piet Oudolf” at 2 p.m. on July 27).
On July 24, there will be Sensory Friendly screening of Steve Martino’s 2015 animated comedy “Peanuts: The Movie” at 2 p.m. Tickets are $3-$5 for each film. Details: 919-462-2051 or thecarytheater.com.
▪ July 22, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Raleigh is showing Andy Milligan’s 1984 horror flick “Carnage” as part of the Video Vortex series at 7:15 p.m. On July 23-26, the 1988 animated adventure “The Land Before Time” screens at 11 a.m. On July 23, it’s the “A/V Club Presents: Don’t Try This At Home,” a program of 16mm cautionary educational films, at 7:15 p.m.
On July 24, Terror Tuesday is featuring Tony Maylam’s “The Burning” (1981) at 7 p.m. On July 25, it’s Jeff Kanew’s 1989 comedy “Troop Beverly Hills” as part of Weird Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. On July 26, the Champagne Cinema series presents Malcolm D. Lee’s 2017 comedy “Girls Trip” at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for each film except for the Kids Camps series which is $3. Details: drafthouse.com/raleigh.
▪ On July 26, the Raleigh Little Theatre continues the Movies in the Garden series with the 2004 comedy “Mean Girls.” Free. 8:30 p.m. (concessions and food trucks open at 7 p.m.) The screening will be held in the Stephenson Amphitheatre next to the Raleigh Rose Garden. Details: 919-821-4579 or raleighlittletheatre.org