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Friday’s openings: Lantern goes Oscar heavy

Dan Webster

I posted a couple of weeks ago news that the Magic Lantern was going to bring in the Oscar-nominated Hungarian film "Son of Saul" this coming Friday. Now comes word that the city's only arts movie house also plans to open another Oscar nominee, the animated film "Anomalisa." More below:

"Son of Saul": Life in a World War II death camp becomes even more complicated for a man caught between an inmate uprising and the task of giving his son a proper Jewish burial. A 95 percent rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

"Anomalisa": A man finds it possible to break out of his mundane life when he goes on a business trip and meets someone new. Co-directed by Charlie Kaufman (from his own stage play).

Both screenings are Spokane exclusives, proving once again that the Magic Lantern is the place in town to see great film.