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Friday’s openings: Strange tales from the past

Dan Webster

A fictional prequel to a well known fairy tale and a fictional reimagining of a modern tale of weirdness highlight Friday's main movie releases. A tentative look at the week's main movie openings follows:

"The Huntsman: Winter's War": Taking place long before the events covered in "Snow White and the Huntsman," the world is split between two sisters — the narcissistic blond with that magic mirror and the ice queen (who, what?, emerged from "Frozen"). My favorite critical quote so far: "If all else fails, at least it’s a movie smart enough to know that, frankly, you can’t beat Charlize Theron, covered in gold, shooting lethal spiky tentacles out of her midriff."

"Elvis & Nixon": Yes, it's true that Elvis Presley did once visit President Richard Nixon in the White House. It's likely, though, that the meeting was nothing like what occurs in this film starring Michael Shannon as Elvis and Kevin Spacey as the president.

I'll have the whole lineup, including the Magic Lantern, when it's finalized.