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TCM presents the Casablanca 70th Anniversary Event on Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. at Carolina Cinemas. For more details phone (828) 274-9500 or visit www.carolinacinemas.com.

ActionFest 3 – This Time It’s Personal!

ActionFest returns to Asheville April 12-15. The event showcases the most exciting action films from around the globe, and features mind-blowing live stunts. The festival pays tribute to stunt men and women, fight choreographers, and 2nd unit directors, who make action films thrilling for audiences worldwide.

This year, Haywire star Gina Carano will be the recipient of the inaugural Chick Norris Award. The award honors the Best Female Action Star who embodies the attitude, spirit, athleticism, and grit of Hollywood legend Chuck Norris.

ActionFest, April 12-15 at Carolina Cinemas. More details available at www.actionfest.com.

Asheville Film Society Screenings

Films are shown on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge at the Carolina Cinema on Hendersonville Road. Screenings are free.

March 6: Hair
(1979 – Milos Forman) Czech director Forman’s film version of the famous 1960s counter culture musical.

March 13: The Good Fairy
(1935 – William Wyler) Rarely seen William Wyler romantic comedy with Margaret Sullivan and Herbert Marshall.

March 20: The Boys In The Band
(1970 – William Friedkin) William Friedkin’s once daring adaptation of the controversial play about gay relationships.

March 27: Charlie Chan at the Racetrack
(1936 – H. Bruce Humberstone) One of the better late entries in the popular series with the original Chan, Warner Oland.

Hendersonville Film Society

Films are shown every Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas) in Hendersonville.

March 4: Wings
(1927 – William Wellman) This silent film was the first movie to win a Best Picture Oscar and features a love triangle set against the backdrop of World War I.

March 11: The 7% Solution
(1976 – Nicholas Meyer) Intriguing “what if” film about a meeting between Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud.

March 18: The Party
(1968 – Blake Edwards) Peter Sellers stars as a hapless Indian actor who wrecks a lavish Hollywood party.

March 25: Brief Encounter
(1945 – David Lean) England’s version of Casablanca about an ill fated romance during World War II.