(John Landis, US 1980, 130 min.)

Jake and Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) try to save the Chicago orphanage they were raised in by reuniting their r&b band for a benefit concert and tour. Along the way, they earn the wrath of a country band, spurned lovers, the police, the National Guard, and the Illinois Nazi Party. Landis’ deadpan musical farce is graceful even when a dozen police cars are smashing into each other.

(DEULGUGHWANEUN PIETNEUNDE, Man-hui Lee, South Korea 1974, 102min., Korean/subtitles)

The Korean War is seen through the eyes of a mute boy who becomes a mascot to a group of soldiers near the front lines. A companion film to The Marines Who Never Returned (see March 11), Wildflower revisits a favorite subject of the prolific and popular director Lee: the destructive war he actually witnessed.

(Alfred Hitchcock, US 1953, 95 min., 16mm)

In one of his finest performances, Montgomery Clift plays a priest accused of murder. The only way he can save himself from execution is to reveal the real murderer by breaking the sanctity of confession. Anne Baxter is the woman from his past who’s willing to compromise her own position to clear him.

(David Gordon Green, US 2003, 108 min.)

In a sleepy North Carolina town, ladies’ man and layabout Paul (Paul Schneider) sets himself up for heartbreak when he falls for younger Noel (Zooey Deschanel). “Most movies about young love trivialize and cheapen it. Green knows there are nights when lovers want simply to wrap their arms around one another and celebrate their glorious destinies”—Roger Ebert. Preceded by PLEASANT GROVE (David Gordon Green, US 1997, 10 min.).

(Joel and Ethan Coen, US 1998, 117 min.)

“The Dude” (Jeff Bridges), on a mission to replace a prized but soiled rug, uncovers a mystery of sorts, which he solves with the help of bowling pals Walter (John Goodman) and Donny (Steve Buscemi). This certifiably crazy cult hit also stars Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and John Turturro as Jesus.