Carlton Cinema
20 Carlton St.
“Dead Alive”
Sat., 1:10 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (and various times through Oct. 16)
For $5, come see Hobbit wrangler Peter Jackson’s outrageously gory 1992 horror-comedy on a big screen. This one really earns it 18A classification.
Paradise Theatre
1006 Bloor St. W.
“Corpse Bride”
Sat., 5 p.m.
The Paradise celebrates Tim Burton and Mike Johnson’s stop-motion animated classic with a 20th-anniversary screening in a new restoration. Starring the voices of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.
“Dog Day Afternoon”
Weds., 8 p.m.
Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach of TV’s “The Bear” will be starring in a Broadway adaptation next spring, but here’s the glorious original: Sidney Lumet’s tense Oscar-winning 1975 bank-hostage drama featuring Al Pacino and John Cazale.
Hot Docs
506 Bloor St. W.
“Hocus Pocus”
Sun., 1 p.m.
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy star in this 1993 Disney comedy as witches who wreak havoc when they’re resurrected in contemporary Salem, Mass.
Revue Cinema
400 Roncesvalles Ave.
“The Big Chill”
Mon., 6:45 p.m.
Lawrence Kasdan’s Oscar-nominated ensemble comedy-drama, with that much-admired, boomer-defining soundtrack, gets a cosy Thanksgiving screening. William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Glenn Close and Tom Berenger star.
Fox Theatre
2236 Queen St. E.
“Eyes Without a Face”
Thurs., 6:40 p.m.
The movie that inspired that Billy Idol hit song is an acclaimed 1960 French horror film about a surgeon who performs a face transplant.