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ALSO OPENING THIS WEEK

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel — Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench head the cast of this story of several British senior citizens who move to India in search of adventure. Cinema City at the Palace in Hartford and Criterion Cinemas in New Haven.PG-13.

Dark Shadows — Tim Burton directs Johnny Depp in this filmization of the camp classic soap opera. Screenings start on Thursday, May 10, at midnight. PG-13.

Marley — Documentary about the legendary reggae musician Bob Marley. Criterion Cinemas in New Haven. PG-13.

Sound of My Voice — A cult leader claiming to be from the future worms his way into the life of a journalist. Cinema City at the Palace in Hartford and Criterion Cinemas in New Haven. R.

We Have a Pope — Nanni Moretti directs a story about a man reluctantly voted in as the next pope. English and Italian, German, Latin, Spanish, Polish, French with subtitles. Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. in Hartford.

NEW FILMS, THIS WEEK ONLY

Bolshoi Ballet’s The Bright Stream — Comic ballet in two acts, about a Russian farm collective in the 1930s, from Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. Tuesday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at Digiplex Bloomfied.

Dhammu — Bollywood film. Telugu with subtitles. Digiplex Bloomfield.

Gabbar Singh — Bollywood thriller, a a remake of the 2010 Hindi-language film “Dabangg.” Telugu with subtitles. Digiplex Bloomfield.

How to Grow a Band — Documentary about Chris Thile and his bluegrass quintet, Nickel Creek. Friday, May 11, at Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. in Hartford.

Strength in Numbers — Documentary about mountain bikers. Screening is presented in collaboration with The Cutting Edge. Friday, May 11, at 8 p.m. at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford.

Tezz — A train from Glasgow to London is the site of this Bollywood revenge thriller. Hindi with subtitles. Digiplex Bloomfield.

This American Life Live! With Ira Glass — Live from the Skirball Center at New York University, Glass will present stories by David Rakoff, Tig Notaro and Glynn Washington. Tuesday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Digiplex Bloomfield.

YERT Your Environmental Road Trip — Road trip documentary comedy with theme of garbage and global sustainability.Saturday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Norwich Community Cinema at Donald L. Oat Theater, 60 Broadway, Norwich. Suggested donation is $7.

Vicky Donor — Bollywood comedy about a fertility clinic in New Delhi. Hindi with subtitles. Digiplex Bloomfield.

REVIVALS

The Graduate — Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft star in this 1967 classic about a new college grad with no direction in life. Wednesday to Saturday, May 16 to 19, at Cinestudio, 300 Summit St. in Hartford.

Impact — Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines star in this 1949 film noir about murder. Monday, May 14, at 1 p.m. at Rave Cinemas Enfield, inside the mall. Admission is $3 and includes popcorn, soda and raffle.

Mommie Dearest — Faye Dunaway stars as Joan Crawford in this 1981 over-the-top biopic mini-classic. Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13, at 11:30 a.m. at Criterion Cinemas, Temple and George streets in New Haven. R.

Plan 9 from Outer Space — Crap cinema legend Ed Wood directed this 1959 horror movie, widely considered the worst movie ever made. Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12, at 11:30 p.m. at Criterion Cinemas, Temple and George streets in New Haven.

The Room — Tommy Wiseau wrote, directed and stars in this 2003 crap classic about a man betrayed by his friends. Saturday, May 12, at 9 p.m. at Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. in Hartford. R>

The Play House and The Musketeers of Pig Alley — Classic 1921 Buster Keaton comedy, and 1912D.W. Griffith drama, respectively. Orchestra New England will perform live accompaniment to the silent film evening. Saturday, May 12, at 8 p.m., at the Co-Op Arts & Humanities High School, corner of Crown and College streets in New Haven. Admission is $30.

CONNECTICUTSCIENCE CENTER

All documentaries. 3-D theater, 250 Columbus Blvd., Hartford. For showtimes, visit ctsciencecenter.org

Flying Monsters

LEGO: Clutch Powers 2D

Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World

Tornado Alley

MARITIME AQUARIUM

IMAX theater, 10 N. Water St., Norwalk. For showtimes, visit http://www.maritimeaquarium.org

Born to be Wild

Coral Reef Adventure

Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World

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