Bolshoi Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty Live (NR)
At the christening of princess Aurora, the evil fairy Carabosse throws a terrible curse upon her and predicts that she will prick her finger and die on her 16th birthday.
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Hollywood Interquest, Tinseltown
The Descendants (R)
See our full review here.
Kimball's Peak Three
Happy Feet Two (PG)
See our full review here.
Carmike 10, Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Cinemark 16 IMAX, Hollywood Interquest, Tinseltown
The Metropolitan Opera: Satyagraha Live (NR)
Richard Croft once again is Gandhi in Philip Glass's unforgettable opera, which the Washington Post calls "a profound and beautiful work of theater."
Cinemark 16, Hollywood Interquest, Tinseltown
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 (PG-13)
Bella and Edward, plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage, honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of a child.
Carmike 10, Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Hollywood Interquest, Tinseltown
Other film events
Blood in the Mobile (NR)
A screening of the award-winning film about coltan mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Free, Friday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church (420 N. Nevada Ave., fumc-cs.org)
Cinemaholics
A film screening determined (and shown) each Tuesday night, featuring free popcorn and drink specials.
Free, 9 p.m., Shuga's (702 S. Cascade Ave., shugasblog.com)
Fourth Annual 24-Hour Film Festival
A screening of seven-minute films in which participants had 24 hours to write, shoot and edit, while incorporating certain elements. The Young Filmmakers division screens at 4 p.m. at Rawlings Library (100 E. Abriendo Ave., Pueblo); the Adult division screens at 8 p.m. at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center (210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Pueblo).
$7-$10, Friday, Nov. 18, pueblo24hourfilmfest.com
Protektor (NR)
A screening of the film based in '38-era Prague, where a reporter joins a Nazi-controlled radio station in order to protect his Jewish wife.
$4, Thursday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m., CC's Cornerstone Arts Center (825 N. Cascade Ave., ifsoc.org)
Purple Noon (PG-13)
A 118-minute long Italian film about a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser who offers even more than meets the eye.
Free, Friday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m., Manitou Springs Public Library (701 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, manitousprings.colibraries.org)
The Story of Broke (NR)
A screening of this documentary made by the producers of the film The Story of Stuff. Broke covers how the U.S. continues to produce epic levels of pollution despite a wealth of money and resources that could be used toward renewable and clean energy sources.
Free, Thursday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Public Library (218 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, 687-9281 ext. 132)