Your Highness
The Story: In a mythical realm, a slacker of a prince must help his heroic brother on a quest to save a fair maiden. The Lowdown: Amazingly dumb and incredibly one-note.
Movie Reviews
Hanna
The Story: A 16-year-old, highly trained assassin goes on the run from a CIA operative who wants her dead. The Lowdown: Extremely stylish art-house/thriller mash-up that's sometimes a victim of its own formal excellence and precision, but is nonetheless compelling entertainment.
Arthur
The Story: A perpetually inebriated billionaire must choose between true love and a loveless marriage that will retain his inheritance. The Lowdown: So-so remake of the 30-year-old Dudley Moore film that lacks the chemistry of the original's actors while bringing nothing new to the mix.
The Dreamers
The Asheville Film Society will screen The Dreamers Tuesday, April 19, 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. Hanke is the director of the Asheville Film Society.
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Film historian Peter Loewer and Pack Library will screen The Miracle of Morgan's Creek at 6 p.m on Tuesday, April 19, in the newly renovated Lord Auditorium.
Invaders from Mars
The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Invaders from Mars Thursday, April 14, 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.
The Lady Eve
Film historian Peter Loewer and Pack Library will screen The Lady Eve at 6 p.m on Tuesday, April 12, in the newly renovated Lord Auditorium.
Onibaba (Demon Woman)
Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Onibaba at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 8, at Phil Mechanic Studios (109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com
Harold and Maude
The Asheville Film Society presents a special benefit theatrical screening of Harold and Maude at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8, at The Carolina Asheville. Admission is $5 for AFS members and $10 for non-members. The film's stunt coordinator and friend of the director, Buddy Joe Hooker, will do a Q&A upstairs in the Cinema…
Blonde Venus
The Asheville Film Society will screen Blonde Venus Tuesday, April 12, 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. Hanke is the artistic director of the Asheville Film Society.
Othello
The Hendersonville Film Society will show Othello at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville).
Even the Rain
The Story: A film company on location in Bolivia finds itself embroiled in an uprising against a government plan to privatize the water supply. The Lowdown: Compelling, entertaining and persuasive drama -- with one pitfall -- that dares much, usually to good results, thanks to solid acting and characterization.
Source Code
The Story: An Air Force pilot must find a bomber using secret government program that can place someone in the last eight minutes of another's life. The Lowdown: An intelligent, entertaining piece of sci-fi filmmaking.
Insidious
The Story: When malevolent spirits follow the Lambert family to another home, they bring in an exorcist who finds that their comatose son is the point of demonic interest. The Lowdown: A funhouse ride of a horror picture that revels in all the tropes of the genre -- as well as its own absurdity, but…
Hop
The Story: The next Easter Bunny has headed to L.A. to be a rock drummer, labor disputes are plaguing the Bunny candy factory, and it looks like Easter is gravely imperiled. The Lowdown: Everything you'd expect and more from the man who brought you Alvin and the Chipmunks, meaning it's truly painful.
Nights of Cabiria
Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Nights of Cabiria at 8 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Phil Mechanic Studios (109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com
My Man Godfrey
Film historian Peter Loewer and Pack Library will screen My Man Godfrey at 6 p.m on Tuesday, April 5, in the newly renovated Lord Auditorium at the library.
The Manchurian Candidate
The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Manchurian Candidate at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville).
Queen Christina
The Asheville Film Society will screen Queen Christina Tuesday, April 5, 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. Hanke is the artistic director for the Asheville Film Society.
The Ring
The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen The Ring Thursday, March 31, 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.
I Saw the Devil
The Story: A Korean special police agent takes the law into his own hands when his fiancee is murdered by a serial killer. The Lowdown: Brutal, violent, disturbing revenge horror that's not for all tastes, but is nonetheless more than a mere "torture porn" horror picture.