The Allen Public Library continues its "Heroes in the Movies" family film series with a free screening of Adventures of Bailey: A Night in Cowtown (2013, 85 mins.) on Aug. 4 at 7 p.m.
The Bakers move into a new home, and their dog, Bailey, quickly finds a love interest. But that takes a back seat when Bailey and the Baker children find themselves on the trail of a dog-napper.
Director Steve Franke, producer Liz Franke and actor Mark Hanson will introduce the movie. The Frankes, a married couple, produce films through their own Hungry Bear Productions. The trio will also answer questions.
The library is at 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen. The film series screens each Tuesday. 214-509-4911.
DOCTOR WHO Tickets go on sale July 31 for Doctor Who: Dark Water/Death in Heaven (130 mins.) in 3-D. The two-part eighth-season finale will be presented as a two-night event on Sept. 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. at approximately 700 theaters across the country. The Doctor's Meditation, a prequel to the Season 9 premiere on Sept. 19 on BBC America, and an interview with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman hosted by Wil Wheaton will also screen. fathomevents.com.
REEL ADVENTURES Costumes are welcome as you blend science fiction and fact through activities on Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. before watching Star Trek (2009, PG-13, 127 mins.) at 7:50 on the Imax screen at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1600 Gendy St., Forth Worth. $13 and $15, including the movie; $10 and $11, Reel Adventures only. 817-255-9300. fwmsh.org/reel-adventures.
THE FIRST TUESDAY SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM FESTIVAL The monthly fest will show Akira Kurosawa's Rhapsody in August (1991, PG, 98 mins.) on Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff, 3839 W. Kiest Blvd., Dallas. Discussion follows the movie, being shown to mark both the 70th anniversary of the atomic bomb being used in Japan and the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, which is Aug. 29. Free. firsttuesdayfilms.org.
TUESDAY NIGHT CLASSICS Bad Boys (1995, R, 118 mins.) will screen on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Harkins Southlake 14, 1450 Plaza Place between Southlake Boulevard and State Highway 114, Southlake. $5. The series shows a classic movie every Tuesday night at 7. harkinstheatres.com/tnc.
DVD LOOKOUT Week of Aug. 3 - Looney Tunes Rabbits Run (72 mins.) should come with a warning label: "Caution - Earworms and repeated viewing." When Lola Bunny receives a flower that's considered a powerful weapon, she uses it instead to make perfume and sings about it. And Bugs - who turns 75 this month - is along for the drive as they're chased around the world. Other releases include Chocolate City; The Divergent Series: Insurgent; Far From the Madding Crowd; How to Get Away With Murder: The Complete First Season; Orphan Black: Season 3; Strike Back: Cinemax Season Three; and True Story.
