Movie Capsules

2012:Academic researcher Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) leads a group of people in a harrowing fight to survive the end of the world - an event that is supposedly going to occur in 2012, according to the ancient Mayan calendar and other historical documents.

Movie Times

Call theaters to verify titles and times, which are subject to change without notice.

Amherst Cinema 28 Amity St. Amherst 253-2547

Bright Star (PG) Daily 4:30, 9:45; Sat.-Sun. also 11:15 a.m.

Coco Before Chanel (PG-13) Daily 2, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30; Sat.-Sun. also 11:30 a.m.

Paris (R) Daily 1:45, 7; baby-friendly show Tues. 1:45

New on DVD

Enlighten Up: Filmmaker Kate Churchill's idea for a documentary -- following a yoga newbie as he immerses himself in the discipline's physical and spiritual culture for six months -- sounds great on paper. And her gamely agreeable guinea pig, 29-year-old former journalist Nick Rosen, is honest about his skepticism. As a movie, however, it doesn't really go anywhere.

Headliners

Queen Dub & Co.

"A catchy fusion of dub-ragga weirdness and power chorded rock as you'll ever hear," says Rolling Stone of Trumystic, a Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop fusion outfit who offer "quietly brilliant observations on life and other essential subjects with funky, finely layered tracks that mirror the polyglot musicscape of Brooklyn" (Billboard).

Calendar

Music

 · A Cappella Jam - Smith College Noteables perform FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., Earle Recital Hall, Sage Hall, Smith College. Free. 585-ARTS.

Jason Graves and his band of BMXers

Full Circle Bike Shop in Florence was buzzing with action on an early October afternoon, but little of it had anything to do with business. Owner Jason "Jay" Graves was talking to one teenage boy about new pedals for his BMX bike, but the rest of the kids were in the store simply to hang out. A cluster of them stood around talking, while two sat watching a video on BMX biking. Others wandered up and down the long hall that led from the store's front door to the counter where Graves was standing. One asked if he could borrow a wrench. Just then the phone rang, and as Graves grabbed it, another boy headed over to the tool set to get the wrench himself. And it's all fine with Graves.

No Reservations: Classic Italian

In "Home Town," his book about Northampton, Tracy Kidder contrasted old Northampton, Hamp, with the trendier Noho. Joe's Café certainly belongs to Hamp, but it keeps on being rediscovered by Noho. After all, where else can you find an Italian restaurant decorated with pictures of cacti and mestizos?