Two gems set amid the glitter

Amid the summer blockbusters that are flocking to regional theaters, from last week’s “Iron Man” and “Made of Honor” to this week’s “Speed Racer” and “What Happens in Vegas,” a couple of gems are available for cinephiles to see.

At the Magic Lantern – that, yes, is still showing movies – you’ll be able to catch the Lebanese film “Caramel.” AMC’s River Park Square theater will offer David Mamet’s film “Redbelt.” Both open Friday.

The former is a story set in a Beirut beauty salon, detailing the lives of the women who frequent there. The latter is a Mamet exercise in dialectics, this one disguised as a martial-arts film involving a jiu-jitsu instructor ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ) who gets tricked into competing in a mixed-martial-arts tournament.

If you have any free time, and are tied of superheroes and/or Hollywood romantic comedies starring beautiful people, you might try to catch one or both of these smaller movies.

One good thing: You’re not likely to have any trouble finding a seat.

Below: The trailer for Nadine Labaki’s film “Caramel.”