specialscreenings DishonoreD JJJJJ spy MeloDraMa rateD nr In Brief: Marlene Dietrich (at her most glamorous) plays a war-widow-turned-prostitute who becomes a spy for the fatherland in this World War I romantic thriller from Josef von Sternberg that mixes campy melodrama with a pacifist message (that the film itself mocks). It’s mostly an excuse for Dietrich — accompanied by her ridiculously omnipresent black cat — to parade through studio-created exotica in a series of Travis Banton gowns without ever once losing her poise. What more could anyone want from a movie? The Asheville Film Society will screen Dishonored Tuesday, Oct. 16 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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hell’s angels JJJJ War DraMa rateD nr In Brief: Howard Hughes’ incredibly expensive epic of flyers in World War I is one technically impressive film — tied to a plodding story made up of events that were clichés even in 1930. Either in spite of that or because of it (it certainly ups the quaintness value), Hell’s Angels retains its allure to this day. The Hendersonville Film Society will show Hell's Angels Sunday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.
i Was Born, But… JJJJ
BRUCE HORNSBY
BIG & RICH F E AT UR ING
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COWBOY TROY & BR ADLE Y GASKIN
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CoMeDy-DraMa rateD nr In Brief: Simple, but engaging early Ozu film resembles nothing so much as a 90-minute Japanese variation on an Our Gang comedy. It makes a few rather bitter observations about the social hierarchy in Japan, but its most successful and appealing quality stems from the snapshot it provides of 1932 Japan. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present I Was Born, But... Friday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, http://www.ashevillecourtyard.com
lifeforCe JJJJ sCi-fi horror rateD r In Brief: A race of space vampires (who travel about in some kind of giant seedpod inside Halley’s Comet) end up making their way across England, sucking the lifeforce out of their victims — apparently to power their seedpod. As looney as it sounds, and something of a mess, despite Tobe Hooper’s best efforts and a cast that’s better than the material, Lifeforce nonetheless provides its fair share of downright peculiar entertainment. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Lifeforce Thursday, Oct. 11 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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