'Aliens,' 'Dark Horse' screenings set for suburbs

<h3 class="briefHead">A horse doc with heart</h3>

Sometimes, it's healthy and necessary to have our faith in fellow humans reaffirmed, just as Louise Osmond's veddy British documentary "Dark Horse" does with its touching story of pure love between a Welsh investors group and the racehorse they figuratively give birth to. The After Hours Film Society presents "Dark Horse" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Tickets cost $10 ($6 for members). Go to afterhoursfilmsociety.com for tickets.

<h3 class="briefHead">Facehuggers return</h3>

James Cameron took the "something's in the house" horror premise of 1979's "Alien" and turned it into a full-scale battle thriller for his 1986 sequel "Aliens," presented by the Chicago Film Critics Association at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at the Elk Grove Theater, 1050 Arlington Heights Road, Elk Grove Village. Erik Childress, an Elk Grove Village resident and CFCA board of directors member, will introduce the movie and lead a brief, post-show discussion. Admission: $6. Go to classiccinemas.com.

<h3 class="briefHead">Come to 'Papa'</h3>

"Papa Hemingway in Cuba," reportedly the first movie to be shot inside Ernest Hemingway's Cuban home, will be shown as part of Classic Cinemas' Art@York program at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at the York Theatre, 150 N. York St., Elmhurst. It tells the story of journalist Denne Bart Petitclerc (Giovanni Ribisi) and his turbulent friendship with Hemingway (Adrian Sparks). Admission $6.50 (matinee), $9 (evening), $5 (matinees for seniors). Go to classicinemas.com.