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Film Now Playing showcases what's new and what's interesting in the movies this week. . .

OPENING THIS WEEK:

BANGKOK DANGEROUS—Brothers Oxide and Danny Pang’s remake of their 1999 Asian action hit, this time with Nicolas Cage as the hitman on assignment in Bangkok. Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, McKinley, Regal Elmwood,, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE ITALIAN—Romantic comedy set in Boston’s North End, where two singles pretend to be Italian because both think that is what the other is looking for. Starring Jay Jablonski, Cerina Vincent, John Kapelos, and Richard Libertini. Directed by Jason Todd Ipson. Reviewed this issue. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

FROZEN RIVER—Acclaimed independent drama set on the border of northern New York State and Quebec, where two women in desperate need of money try to smuggle aliens over the border. Starring Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O’Keefe, and Mark Boone Junior. Directed by Courtney Hunt. Reviewed this issue. Amherst

ETC:

DUCK SOUP (1933)—Anyone who tries to tell you that A Night at the Opera is the Marx Brothers’ best movie obviously hasn’t seen this, their most extended exercise in sheer anarchy. And even if you’ve seen it a dozen times, it just gets funnier during election season. Groucho is put in charge of the country of Freedonia, and spies Chico and Harpo are hired to bring him down. Presented as part of the Buffalo Film Seminar. Tue 7pm, Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St. (855-3022).

THE RAPE OF EUROPA—Joan Allen narrates this documentary about the European art masterpieces that were looted by the Nazis and the attempts of art historians to reclaim them. Directed by Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen, and Nicole Newnham. Sat 8pm; Tue 7:30pm. Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St. Fredonia (716-679-0891) www.fredopera.org

THE SENSATION OF SIGHT—Festival-feted drama starring the always excellent David Strathairn as a withdrawn high school English teacher who is tipped into near-autism by the death of a student. Co-starring Ian Somerhalder, Jane Adams, Ann Cusack, and Scott Wilson. Directed by Aaron Wiederspahn. Fri-Sat 7, 9:30pm; Sun 8pm. The Screening Room, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst (837-0376) www.screeningroom.net


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