Movie times

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AMHERST CINEMA 28 Amity St., Amherst 253-2547 amherstcinema.org

The Deep Blue Sea (NR) Daily 2:55, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40; Sat., Sun. also 12:30; no 5:10 show Thurs.

First Position (NR) Daily 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:10; Sat., Sun. also noon; baby-friendly show Tues. 2:30

Headliners

'The Full Catastrophe'...

...referred to in the title of the latest CD from Northampton's singing Nields sisters is the triple header of marriage, motherhood and musical artistry. "Many of the songs on it are about our experience being mothers and artists," says Katryna Nields, "so we thought that curating a show about motherhood on the Friday before Mother's Day would be a lovely way to bring together the community of artists and mothers who inhabit this fabulous Valley that we call home."

First Blush works by ceramicist Martina Lantin

I find earthenware the most seductive clay body. Using this chocolate porcelain, I create tableware to be integrated with the dishes you already use. I seek to evoke nostalgia of the future by making pots that are reverberations of the past. I draw inspiration from early English porcelain and creamware.

Movie Capsules

THE ARTIST: In 1927 Hollywood, as silent movie star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) worries about the arrival of the talkies, he begins a friendship with Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), a young dancer set for a big break. Also stars John Goodman, James Cromwell. Rated PG-13.

Movie Times

Contact theaters to verify titles and times, which are subject to change.

AMHERST CINEMA 28 Amity St., Amherst 253-2547 amherstcinema.org

The Deep Blue Sea (NR) Daily 2:55, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40; Sat., Sun. also 12:30; no 5:10 show Thurs.

First Position (NR) Daily 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:10; Sat., Sun. also noon; baby-friendly show Tues. 2:30

New on DVD

Albert Nobbs: Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) is a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th-century Ireland. Some 30 years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Also stars Mia Wasikowska. Rated R.

Village People lead singer prevails in copyright claim

LOS ANGELES (AP) - When it comes to compiling a list of the great songwriters of the past 50 years, Victor Willis' name likely wouldn't merit more than an asterisk.

Far better known as the cop in the novelty disco act the Village People, Willis is also remembered for a number of drug-related troubles in the early 2000s that nearly up-ended his post-Village People days.