Film
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MURDER ON WHEELS Filmmakers Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro, and Jeff Mendel,along with star Mark Zupan, discuss their new documentary on quadriplegic rugby, “Murderball,” after a screening (Friday, 9:20 p.m. screening, discussion to follow).The next night, Mr. Rubin returns for another discussion (Saturday, 9:20 p.m. screening, discussion to follow). Both screenings: Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St., between First and Second avenues, 212-330-8182, $10.50.
DEPP REP The Brooklyn Academy of Music presents “In Deppth,” a Johnny Depp retrospective. This weekend’s screenings are “A Nightmare on Elm Street”(Friday, 6:50 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.), “Edward Scissorhands” (Saturday, 2 p.m., 6:50 p.m., and 9:15 p.m.), and “Cry-baby” (Sunday, 2 p.m., 6:50 p.m., and 9:15 p.m.). All screenings: BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Avenue, between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, $10 general, $7 seniors, students, and children under 12, $6 members.
MEN ON SCREEN A retrospective of the work of director Raoul Walsh (1887-1980) opens this weekend. Walsh started out as an assistant to D.W. Griffith and went on to make more than 100 films that starred men’s men such as Douglas Fairbanks, James Cagney, and Humphrey Bogart. This weekend’s highlights are “The Bowery” (1933), which is loosely based on Walsh’s New York City childhood during the Gay Nineties (Saturday, 4 p.m.), and “The Big Trail” (1930), starring a 22-year-old John Wayne in his first leading role (Sunday, 2 p.m.). Series: Saturday through Sunday, August 21, Saturdays and Sundays, times vary, Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, $10 general, $7.50 seniors and students, free for members.
SPOOKY SVENGALI The Coney Island Saturday Night Film Series continues with “The Silver Screen Spook Show.” The main attraction is the 1931 movie “Svengali,” starring John Barrymore. Ventriloquists and stand-up comedians also perform. Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave., between Stillwell Avenue and West 12th Street, Brooklyn, 718-372-5159, $5, includes free popcorn.
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