Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight,” starring Emma Stone and Colin Firth, opens Aug. 15 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. “Boyhood” continues for a second week, and both films play through Sept. 4.

“Magic in the Moonlight” is about a Chinese conjuror named Wei Ling Soo, who is the most celebrated magician of his age. Few people know, however, that he is the stage persona of Stanley Crawford, a grouchy and arrogant Englishman with an aversion to phony spiritualists’ claims.

Persuaded by his friend, Howard Burkan, Stanley goes on a mission to the Côte d’Azur mansion of the Catledge family. He presents himself as a businessman named Stanley Taplinger in order to debunk the alluring, clairvoyant Sophie Baker, played by Emma Stone, who is staying there with her mother.

Sophie arrived at the Catledge villa at the invitation of Grace, who is convinced that Sophie can help her contact her late husband. Once there, Sophie attracted the attention of Brice, who has fallen for her head over heels. What follows is a series of events that are magical in every sense of the word, and the reveals one of the biggest tricks of them all.

“Boyhood” was filmed for more than 12 years with the same cast and tells the story of growing up through the eyes of a child named Mason, who literally grows up on screen.

Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason’s parents, “Boyhood” charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations become transcendent.

The film is set to a soundtrack spanning the years, from Coldplay’s “Yellow” to Arcade Fire’s “Deep Blue.” “Boyhood” is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting.

“Magic in the Moonlight” is rated PG-13 and “Boyhood” is rated R.

For more information on films at the Ross, go to http://www.theross.org or call 402-472-5353.