Author:   Ken Hanke

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Excalibur

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The Hendersonville Film Society will show Excalibur at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. (From Asheville, take I-26 to U.S. 64 West, turn right at the third light onto Thompson Street. Follow to the Lake Point Landing entrance and park in…

The Dark Knight

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The Story: The sequel to Batman Begins finds Batman up against the Joker, an unpredictable, seemingly unstoppable madman with no desire for anything but mayhem and destruction. The Lowdown: Bleak, but often brilliant, and with the powerhouse performance of Heath Ledger at its center, the latest Batman movie is powerful filmmaking that simply goes on…

Mamma Mia!

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The Story: A young bride invites the three men who had flings with her mother to her wedding in hopes of determining which is her father. The Lowdown: Your fondness -- or lack thereof -- for ABBA songs will likely determine your tolerance for this shrill film version of the hit stage musical cobbled together…

The Wicked Lady

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The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Wicked Lady at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 27, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. (From Asheville, take I-26 to U.S. 64 West, turn right at the third light onto Thompson Street. Follow to the Lake Point Landing entrance and…

Roman de Gare

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The Story: A woman is being interrogated for an unspecified crime, while sometime in the past another woman finds herself asking a stranger to pose as her fiancé. How is this related and who are these people -- in fact, which of them is real and which is a fabrication? The Lowdown: A splendidly entertaining…

The Big Sleep

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The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Big Sleep at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 20, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. (From Asheville, take I-26 to U.S. 64 West, turn right at the third light onto Thompson Street. Follow to the Lake Point Landing entrance and…

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

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The Story: Hellboy and company are called into action to thwart an attempt to awaken a mythical army of robotic warriors that would destroy all human life. The Lowdown: Spellbinding visuals, breathtaking feats of imagination and fully rounded characters make this comic-book film a must-see.

And This Year’s 48 Hour Film Project Winners Are …

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I have once more—along with Brenda Lily and newcomer Christopher Manheim—survived another year of judging the results of the 48 Hour Film Project. I don’t want to give the impression that this is a terrible bit of drudgery. It’s a walk in the park—or at least a comfy sit in the screening room—compared to actually getting out there and making a movie from top to bottom in 48 hours.

Hancock

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The Story: A foulmouthed superhero with an attitude problem gets a remake from a gung ho PR man and discovers not only his inner good guy, but also the key to his past. The Lowdown: A potentially good concept is squandered in a variety of jarring shifts of tone, dubious directorial choices and messy plotting.

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

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The Story: A young girl who dreams of becoming a reporter in 1934 Cincinnati finds herself having to face up to the realities of the Great Depression. The Lowdown: A surprisingly good children's movie that raises a lot of worthy issues within its fairly simplistic confines. Entertaining, if not overly exciting, and with more going…

Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood

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The Hendersonville Film Society will show Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. (From Asheville, take I-26 to U.S. 64 West, turn right at the third light onto Thompson Street. Follow to the…

8 1/2 Women

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8 1/2 Women, part of a series of Classic Cinema From Around the World, will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, July 11, at Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 273-3332.