Director Terry Kinney's poignant and bittersweet comedy Diminished Capacity poses the query: How much is a good memory worth? That's the question that faces newspaper editor Cooper (Matthew Broderick) after a debilitating concussion takes him from the political pages to comic strip detail. Looking for answers, he travels home to Missouri, where his senile uncle (Alan Alda) is on the verge of losing his home. When a valuable baseball card is thrown into the mix, these two men, along with a motley group of hometown friends — including Cooper's high school sweetheart, played by Virginia Madsen — head to a memorabilia expo to make the deal of the century. The movie screens this coming Thursday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m., in advance of its limited theatrical release in early July. Also, this Sunday, June 22, director Julie Taymor's Across the Universe screens at 7:30 p.m., with a special post-screening appearance and discussion by choreographer Daniel Ezralow.

The Aero Theatre is located at 1328 Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. Tickets for these movies, as well as other special events, are available through Fandango, but for 24-hour recorded information on directions and the Aero's upcoming schedule, phone (323) 466-FILM.