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THE CLASS—In this recent Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he spends a year teaching racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood. Directed by Laurent Cantet (Time Out). Reviewed this issue. Amherst

FANBOYS—Comedy about a group of young Star Wars fans who try to break into George Lucas’ studio to steal an advance print of The Phantom Menace. Starring Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, and Seth Rogen, Directed by Kyle Newman. Reviewed this issue. McKinley, Regal Transit

WATCHMEN—Live action adaptation of the widely acclaimed 1986 comic series by Allan Moore about a group of retired superheroes in an alternate version of the United States facing the prospect of nuclear war. Starring Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson, Malin Akerman, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, and Matt Frewer. Directed by Zack Snyder (300). Reviewed this issue. Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden

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DALAI LAMA RENAISSANCE—Documentary about a gathering of 40 prominent international intellectuals at the home fo the Dalai Lama for the purpose of brainstorming some solutions to the problems fo the world. Director Khashyar Darvich will be present for both screenings. Tues, 5:30 and 7:30pm. Tues, 5:30 and 7:30pm. Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St. (855-3022).

THE LONG GOODBYE (1975)—Robert Altman’s adaptation of the Raymond Chandler is an iconoclastic deconstruction of the private eye genre, with Elliott Gould in one of his best screen performances as a shaggy, out-of-place Philip Marlowe in contemporary Los Angeles. Co-starring Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, and Henry Gibson; look quick for Arnold Schwarzenegger and David Carradine. Presented as part of the Buffalo Film Seminar. Tues 7pm, Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St. (855-3022).

STAGE FRIGHT (1950)—Middling Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Jane Wyman as a struggling actress who tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he’s accused of murdering the husband of a singer (Marlene Dietrich). With Michael Wilding, Richard Todd, and Alastair Sim. Fri, Sat, Tue, Thur 7:15pm. The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza in the Century Mall, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst 837-0376

THE STRANGER (1946)—Orson Welles directed and co-stars in this suspenseful thriller about a government agent (Edward G. Robinson) tracking down an escaped Nazi living under an assumed name in suburban Connecticut. Welles and John Huston both worked on the script, though they’re not credited. Co-starring Loretta Young and Richard Long; look closely for “Brother” Theodore Gottlieb. Sat 9:15 pm. The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza in the Century Mall, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst 837-0376

I VITELLONI (Italy, 1953)—Federico Fellini’s first great success, an autobiographical look at five young loafers and dreamers confronting adulthood in a small seaside town. Starring Franco Interlenghi and Alberto Sordi. Introduced by Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian. Thurs March 5, 7:30 pm. Albright Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave. (882-8700)


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