Friday’s openings: Chess, monsters and mommies

From the melodrama of Nancy Myers to the horror offered up by Eli Roth, the coming week will offer just about as wide a variety of movies to see as is imaginable. In addition, the outdoor death-trek "Everest" goes wider, expanding beyond IMAX 3D to regular screens.

Friday's openings are as follows:

"Hotel Transylvania 2" (in 3D and regular): More animated yuks from Dracula and the crew of the monster-operated hotel. Voice of Dracula: Adam Sandler.

"The Green Inferno": When a group of do-gooder students tries to save the Amazon rain forest, the forest denizens bite back. Literally. From Eli Roth, the director of "Hostel" and "Cabin Fever."

"The Intern": Robert De Niro plays a 70-year-old retiree who scores a gig as an intern at a fashion company. Expect lots of isn't-the-old-guy-cute quotes.

"Pawn Sacrifice": Inspired by true events, the brilliant but troubled chess whiz Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) plays Russian chess champion Boris Spassky (Live Schreiber) for the world title. Remember: Queen always goes on its own color.

And at the Magic Lantern:

"The Second Mother": A live-in housekeeper greets her estranged daughter and the world tips on its side. Que pena, no?

Looking ahead: "The Walk" is scheduled to open in IMAX 3D on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Acrophobes need not apply.