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CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR—Mike Nichols directed this dark comedy based on the true story of the Texas congressman who was instrumental in funneling money and weapons to the Mujahedin of Afghanistan in the 1980s. Starring Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Flix, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

THE KITE RUNNER—Adaptation of the international best-selling novel about an Afghan man living in the United States who decides to return home to set to rest a childhood trauma. Starring Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni and Shaun Toub. Directed by Marc Forster (Monsters Ball). Eastern Hills

MARGOT AT THE WEDDING—Writer-director Noah Baumbach’s followup to The Squid and the Whale is another dysfunctional family story, this time centered on an emotionally fragile writer (Nicole Kidman) visiting her sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) for what she feels is an ill-considered wedding. Co-starring Jack Black, Ciarán Hinds and John Turturro. Reviewed this issue. North Park

NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS—The inevitable sequel. Starring Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel and Bruce Greenwood. Directed by Jon Turteltaub (3 Ninjas). Flix, Market Arcade, Aurora, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

P.S. I LOVE YOU—A recent widow (Hilary Swank) discovers that her late husband (Gerard Butler) mapped out a plan to get her through a year of mourning. With Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon and Kathy Bates. Directed by Richard LaGravenese (Freedom Writers). Reviewed this issue. Flix, McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET—Tim Burton takes a stab (sorry) at the Steven Sondheim musical about class struggle and cannibalism. Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, and Sacha Baron Cohen. Reviewed this issue. McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit

WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY—Parody of music biographies starring John C. Reilly as a country singer who sees hard times through a long career. With Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows, Chris Parnell and more cameos than you can shake a stick at. Directed by Jake Kasdan (Orange County). Reviewed this issue. Flix, Market Arcade, McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Hollywood, Regal Transit

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL (England, 1951)—Generally considered the best film version of the classic Charles Dickens story, with Alistair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge. Look for Patrick MacNee, The Avengers’ John Steed, as the young Jacob Marley. Also starring Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Michael Hordern, Miles Malleson, Ernest Thesiger, and Hattie Jacques. Sat 6:30 pm. The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza Business Center, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst (837-0376)

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)—Jimmy Stewart gets to see what life for his friends and community would have been like had he never lived in Frank Capra’s holiday classic. Co-starring Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Frank Faylen, Ward Bond, Gloria Grahame, H.B. Warner, Frank Albertson, Sheldon Leonard, and Charles Lane. Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 7 pm. The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza Business Center, 3131 Sheridan Drive, Amherst (837-0376)