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MAX PAYNE—DEA agent Mark Wahlberg and assassin Mila Kunis join forces to find a ring of killers in this video game adaptation. Co-starring Beau Bridges, Chris Bridges and Chris O’Donnell. Directed by John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines). Maple Ridge , Market Arcade, McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria
SEX DRIVE—Horny teens on the road. Starring Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, James Marsden and Seth Green. Directed by Sean Anders (Never Been Thawed). Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES—Adaptation of the popular novel, starring Dakota Fanning as a girl in South Carolina in the early 1960s seeking the truth about her late mother. With Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo and Paul Bettany. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love and Basketball). Reviewed this issue. Amherst, Eastern Hills
W.—Oliver Stone’s biopic of our soon-to-be-ex-president, starring Josh Brolin in the title role, with Richard Dreyfuss as Dick Cheney, Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush, and James Cromwell as George H. W. Bush. Reviewed this issue. Amherst, Eastern Hills, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria
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BIG FISH—In a relatively mainstream film, at least by his standards, Tim Burton adapts the Daniel Wallace novel about a young man trying to sort out the facts and the fictions of his father’s life. Starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Guillaume, Steve Buscemi, and Danny DeVito. Fri 7pm. Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St. Fredonia (716-679-0891) www.fredopera.org
HACKING DEMOCRACY (2006)—Did you know that electronic voting machines tabulate 87% of votes cast in this country? If that doesn’t worry you, you need to see this Emmy nominated documentary about a Seattle grandmother turned activist who sets out to determine how vulnerable these machines are to cyber tampering. Fri, 8pm. Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave. (854-1694) www.hallwalls.org
THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)—Eccentric millionaire Vincent Price offers five people $10,000 each if they can spend the night in his haunted mansion. With Carolyn Craig, Richard Long, Elisha Cook Jr. and Carol Ohmart. Directed by William Castle (Mr. Sardonicus). Fri 7:15 pm. The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza Business Center, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst (837-0376)
SEVEN BEAUTIES (Italy, 1975)—Lina Wertmüller became the first woman to be nominated for the Academy Award as best director for this black comic film starring Giancarlo Giannini as a petty crook during World War II who will do anything to maintain the honor of his seven unmarriageable sisters. Presented as part of the Buffalo Film Seminar. Tues 7 pm, Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St. (855-3022).
SUSPIRIA (Italy, 1976)—Italian horror maestro Dario Argento’s masterpiece: if you’ve never seen any of his films, this is the one to judge him on. Jessica Harper is the new student at a ballet school housed in the one-time residence of an infamous witch. Argento’s use of color and music (by his house band Goblin) grab you by the throat and don’t let go. With Udo Kier, Alida Valli and Joan Bennett. Fri 9 pm. The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza Business Center, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst (837-0376)
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