'Raiders of the Lost Ark' gets the IMAX treatment for one week starting today

One of the most enjoyable action/adventure films ever made, Steven Spielberg's 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', returns to the big screen for one week. Regal Cinemas at Crocker Park and Middleburg Heights will be showing the film for one week only in honor of the film being released on Blu-ray. You can even catch it in IMAX at Crocker (Middleburg Heights will be showing it on a normal screen) Scratch that, looks like both theaters are only showing it on normal screens. Evidently they need the IMAX theater for the new RESIDENT EVIL flick. Still, Raiders on the big screen is worth seeing. Catch it while you can!

Born to Be Wild (opens April 8th at the Great Lakes Science Center)

[BORN TO BE WILD opens in Cleveland Friday April 8th exclusively at the Great Lakes Science Center.]

Review by Ben Lybarger

Geared more toward children, this short G-rated film wisely chooses not to scold the audience with heavy-handed lessons about the negative impact of human development, agriculture, and deforestation on wildlife populations. Though these things do factor heavily into the message of the film, they do not become the overt focus, nor does the audience leave feeling hopelessly disillusioned with humanity. Instead, director David Lickley spends his brief 40 minutes of screen time conveying a sense of awe, not only at the fascinating animals tragically facing extinction due to poaching and habitat destruction, but also at the passionate people devoting their lives to helping them survive. The result is an inspiring piece of Science Center cinema exploring the empathetic pathways between some endangered species and some extraordinary human beings. We are left with a tangible feeling of why the animals are special, rather than a feeling of helpless indignation over their heart-wrenching plight.