‘American Animals’ set in Kentucky but filmed in NC

On March 1, the N.C. Museum of Art’s NCMA Arthouse Series is presenting Bart Layton’s “American Animals.” The 2018 British-American crime caper, which is based on a heist that went down in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2004, stars Evan Peters, Ann Dowd, Blake Jenner and Barry Keoghan. The movie was shot in North Carolina, using locations in Charlotte, Mooresville, and Davidson.

The 8 p.m. screening will be introduced by John Munson, former program manager for the Rialto. It will be in the SECU Auditorium in the museum’s East Building. Details: 919-715-5923 or ncartmuseum.org/calendar.

Other Highlights:

▪ March 1, the Carolina Theatre in Durham is presenting a double feature of two sci-fi horror flicks from the ‘80s: Tobe Hooper’s “Lifeforce” (1985), followed by Harry Bromley Davenport’s “Xtro” (1982). Details: 919-560-3030 or carolinatheatre.org.

▪ March 1, The Cary theater is showing David Lowery’s 2018 crime comedy “The Old Man & the Gun” at 7 p.m., followed by Yorgos Lanthimos’ 2018 comic drama “The Favourite” at 9 p.m. (There will be encores of “Old Man” on March 3 at 2 p.m., and on March 7 at 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.) On March 2, it’s Elizabeth Chomko’s 2018 drama “What They Had” at 7 p.m., followed by Marielle Heller’s 2018 Lee Israel biopic “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” at 9 p.m. (There will be an encore of “What They Had” on March 7 at 7 p.m.)

Tickets are $3-$5 for each film. Details: 919-462-2051 or thecarytheater.com.

▪ March 1, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is offering up a program entitled “Video Nasty Blasty,” which is billed as “a splatter-ific mixtape that celebrates this era of DIY anarchy in the UK.” 10 p.m. On March 2, there will be a Movie Party for Jan de Bont’s 1996 disaster classic “Twister” at 2 p.m. March 3, it’s Satoshi Kon’s “Perfect Blue” (1997), followed by a double feature of Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill Vol. 1” (2003), and “Kill Bill Vol. 2” starting at 4 p.m.

On March 4, it’s Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown” (1998) at 7 p.m., and Cinema Overdrive presents “The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane” (1976) at 8 p.m. March 5, Joss Whedon’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” shows at 7 p.m. as part of the Fist City series, and Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 fan favorite “Robocop” screens via a 35mm print from the American Genre Film Archive at 8 p.m. March 6, it’s The Wachowskis’ “The Matrix” at 7 p.m., and Takashi Miike’s “Audition” (1999) at 8 p.m.

Check the Alamo’s website for show-times and ticket prices. Details: drafthouse.com/raleigh.

This story was originally published February 28, 2019 at 12:00 AM.