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Look for ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Gigolo’ this Friday

Monsters, gigolos and cheesy sports films are on tap Friday as the new movie openings hit Spokane-Coeur d'Alene. The lineup is as follows:

"Godzilla" (all formats, including IMAX 3-D): This most recent telling of the Godzilla tale, as directed by Gareth Edwards ("Monsters"), has featured some of the most impressive trailers in some time. And it stars Bryan Cranston. But can it match the hype?

"Million Dollar Arm": Jon Hamm stars as a down-on-his-luck sports agent who decides to risk everything on the chance that a couple of Indian cricket players might make the transition to major-league baseball. Think "Jerry Maguire" meets "Slumdog Millionaire."

"Fading Gigolo": One of AMC's alternative films, which is likely to play one week to minimal crowds and disappear, involves a guy who decides to become a professional gigolo to help a needy friend. The twist? Though directed by John Turturro, it features none other than ... Woody Allen. Wouldn't Rob Schneider have been a better choice?

And at the Magic Lantern? Spokane's art-house theater reopens "Le Week-End," while holding over "The Lunchbox," "Joe," "Finding Vivian Maier," "The American Nurse" and "Particle Fever."

Happy viewing. 

Dan Webster

Dan Webster has filled a number of positions at The Spokesman-Review from 1981 to 2009. He started as a sportswriter, was a sports desk copy chief at the Spokane Chronicle for two years, served as assistant features editor and, beginning in 1984, worked at several jobs at once: books editor, columnist, film reviewer and award-winning features writer. In 2003, he created one of the newspaper's first blogs, "Movies & More." He continues to write for The Spokesman-Review's Web site, Spokane7.com, and he both reviews movies for Spokane Public Radio and serves as co-host of the radio station's popular movie-discussion show "Movies 101."