Author:   Ken Hanke

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Sponsored by the merchants of the Bledsoe Building in West Asheville, Walk-In Theater will present Raiders of the Lost Ark on Friday, April 11, at dusk in the parking lot behind the building. Admission is free, and as usual, patrons are asked to leave pets and coolers at home, but to bring lawn chairs.

The Ruins

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The Story: Holidaymakers in Mexico decide to explore a Mayan pyramid and end up wishing they hadn't. The Lowdown: Lots of gore, combined with a silly plot, will make viewers wish the vacationers had left well enough alone, too.

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The Story: Mathematically inclined M.I.T. students set out to break the bank in Las Vegas by counting cards -- with help from their dubious math professor. The Lowdown: So-so drama and clichés abound in this fact-based yarn loosely adapted from a popular nonfiction book.

Don Giovanni

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The Hendersonville Film Society will show Don Giovanni at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 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…

Orlando

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The Asheville Art Museum will present Orlando as part of the smART Speak Distinguished Artist Series Tuesday, April 8, at 6 p.m. in Lord Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library. Free admission.
Starring: Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov, Alexandru Potocean

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

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The Story: Set in 1987 Romania, a college girl helps her roommate get an illegal abortion. The Lowdown: Bleak, damning social commentary about a repressive society, with compelling drama in the relationship of its two leads.

City of Men

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The Story: Two young men living in the slums of Rio find themselves at odds with warring factions of drug lords. The Lowdown: A frequently intense and powerful drama of friendship and becoming an adult under the worst possible circumstances.

Shutter

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The Story: After a car accident, a young couple in Japan are haunted by a vengeful spirit that likes to deface photographic emulsion. The Lowdown: Yet another in the seemingly endless procession of rehashed Asian-horror movies. Dull, derivative and dumb, with only a few good moments to break the monotony.

Titus

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The Hendersonville Film Society will show Titus at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 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…

Diary of the Dead

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The Story: A group of film students find themselves up against an outbreak of zombies. The Lowdown: George A. Romero's politically charged and humbling horror film is strong and nasty medicine. It may also be essential viewing -- at least for those who can take the gore.

Doomsday

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The Story: A group of soldiers are sent into quarantined Scotland in search of a possible cure for a virus that threatens the rest of Great Britain. The Lowdown: An over-the-top action thriller that's very nearly as entertaining as it is preposterous -- as long as you don't take it seriously.