Film calendar

Snohomish County

Film noir: A series of film noir hosted by Jon Noe at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-6766. Tickets are $5.

“My Favorite Brunette”: April 4. Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour bring their screen chemistry to a parody of the hard-boiled thrillers of the day. Hope plays a photographer of babies who is set up for murder and has to solve the case to avoid Death Row. With Lon Chaney, Peter Lorre and Reginald Denny (1947).

“The Second Woman”: April 18. Betsy Drake, playing insurance investigator Ellen Foster, is visiting her aunt in Carmel, Calif. She is drawn to a neighbor, Jeff Cohalon (Robert Young), an architect with a secret. Trouble ensues (1950).

Sunday film series: Everett Public Library brings back it’s independent film series at 2 p.m. Sundays in the Main Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Admission is free; www.epls.org/calendar or 425-257-8000.

“King of Devil’s Island”: April 14. This true story of the infamous Bastoy Boys Home correctional facility in Norway begins with the arrival of 17-year-old Erling, a rumored murderer.

“Amador”: May 19. Marcela, a young immigrant with financial troubles, finds a summer job looking after Amador, a bedridden elderly man whose family is away.

Live from The Met: The Metropolitan Opera’s 2012-2013 series is being transmitted live on the screen at Stanwood Cinemas. The cinema is one of the sites in the Pacific Northwest broadcasting the series of performances of “The Met: Live in HD.” Screenings continue through April. Ticket are $22 for adults; $20 for seniors; and $18 for children (11 and under). Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online at www.farawayentertainment.com

Handel’s “Giulio Cesare”: 9 a.m. April 26. The opera that conquered London in Handel’s time is revived in David McVicar’s production. Countertenor David Daniels sings the title role opposite Natalie Dessay as an irresistibly exotic Cleopatra. Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts.

Seattle

Pacific Science Center’s Imax films: 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-2001; www.pacsci.org. Most tickets are $6 to $10.50. This schedule runs from March 29 to April 4. Call ahead; some shows sell out.

“Flight of the Butterflies: 3D”: 10:30 and 1, 2:15 and 3:30 p.m. daily.

“Born to be Wild”: 11:45 a.m. daily.

“The Last Reef 3D”: 10:30 a.m. Friday through Sunday; 10:30 and 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

“Jack the Giant Slayer: An IMAX 3D Experience”: 4:45 and 7:15 p.m. daily.

“GI Joe: Retaliation: An IMAX 3D Experience”: 11:45 a.m. and 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. Friday through Sunday; 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

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