OPENING THIS WEEK:

ASHES OF TIME REDUX—Wong Kar Wai’s re-edited version and rescored version of his 1994 epic about an alienated swordsman who retires to the desert and the vengeance-seeking people he meets there. The all-star Hong King cast includes Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, and Tony Leung Ka Fai. Reviewed this issue. Eastern Hills

CADILLAC RECORDS—Fictionalized recounting of the story of Chess Records, the Chicago label that made stars out of early blues and rock and roll stars like Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Howlin’ Wolf, and Etta James. Starring Adrien Brody, Beyoncé Knowles, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mos Def, Jay O. Sanders, Jeffrey Wright, and Eric Bogosian, Directed by Darnell Martin (Their Eyes Were Watching God). Regal Elmwood, Market Arcade, Regal Walden Galleria

NOBEL SON—Complicated black comedy about a student (Shawn Hatosy) who is enlisted to participate in an extortion plot against his father, an insufferable professor played by Alan Rickman. Co-starring Bryan Greenberg, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku, Danny DeVito, Ted Danson, Ernie Hudson, and Tracey Walter. Directed by Randall Miller (Bottle Shock). Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

PUNISHER: WAR ZONE—Superhero sequel featuring no one from the original, if that matters to you. Starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchison, and Wayne Knight. Directed by Lexi Alexander (Green Street Hooligans). Reviewed this issue. Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria