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• More to love: Ben Lovett stages massive film shoot downtown

  

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  Dane Smith | 05/20/2012

  Ben Lovett has a habit of going big. From his free record release at The Grey Eagle last year to the epic Ghost of Old Highways project, the rocker/composer/producer/multi-iinstrumentalist has a penchant for flare. Last week, Xpress dropped by the Masonic Temple to check out the set of his latest video, "Black Curtain." (Photo by Bill Rhodes)

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• The Hunger Games red carpet, WNC-style

  

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  Stephanie Perkins | 03/23/2012

  Editor's note: Xpress sent local young-adult author Stephanie Perkins to cover the very hush-hush red carpet preview of The Hunger Games on Wednesday. Perkins was the perfect corespondent because, not only does she get young adult fiction, she was also chosen as an extra in the Hunger Games movie, filmed in Western N.C. Unfortunately, due to her busy writing schedule, Perkins had to back out of filming; luckily for us, she was available to catch the early viewing. Photo from the Asheville Citizen-Times website.

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• Film seeks climate change solutions

  

  Jen Nathan Orris | 01/02/2012

  Find like-minded people and learn about climate change at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville's screening of Carbon Nation

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• The Giant Claw (NR)

  

  

  Ken Hanke | 11/22/2011

  Genre: Lovably Hokey Sci-Fi

  Director: Fred F. Sears

  Starring: Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum, Louis Merrill, Edgar Barrier

  The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Giant Claw on Thursday, Nov. 24, at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

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• Come and See (NR)

  

  

  Ken Hanke | 08/16/2011

  Genre: War Drama

  Director: Elem Klimov

  Starring: Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius, Vladas Bagdonas

  Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Come and See at 8 p.m. Friday, August 19, at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District (upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com

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• Friends with Benefits

  

  Ken Hanke | 07/27/2011

  The Story: Two friends decide to enter into a nonromantic sexual relationship with predictable results that are presented in unpredictable ways. The Lowdown: Yeah, it's another R-rated romantic comedy, but it's the best of its kind -- slyly self-aware, charming and not relying on the usual gross-out gags.

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• Page One: Inside the New York Times

  

  Ken Hanke | 07/27/2011

  The Story: Documentary covering a year at the New York Times as it fights for its survival in a changing media landscape. The Lowdown: Compelling, constantly watchable, but somewhat unfocused documentary that is held together by the subject and the personality of media reporter David Carr.

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• Rio

  

  Justin Souther | 04/20/2011

  The Story: A domesticated parrot who never learned how to fly finds himself on the run from poachers in his native Brazil. The Lowdown: A colorful, sometimes visually impressive animated film that’s too jokey and reliant on slapstick, and just plain generic in its plotting.

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