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Changes At AMC Entertainment; Independent, Foreign & Documentary Film Reviews

Chinese company Wanda Group's recent purchase of Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment could have an effect on the way the company runs its business here and abroad.

But will AMC's forthcoming divorce from the Power & Light District's Mainstreet Theater change the way movie-goers see film in KC?

Friday on Up to Date, film critics Cynthia Haines, Steve Walker and Bob Butler discuss these topics as well as review the latest independent, foreign and documentary films showing on area screens.

Have an idea or suggestion for a new film series at the Kansas City Library? Contact critic Bob Butler via email: robertbutler@kclibrary.org

Our list for Friday, June 1, 2012:

Opening Today:

Monsieur Lazhar

For Greater Glory

Already Open:

Bernie

Marley

Sound of My Voice

Darling Companion

Undefeated

First Position

 

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Stephen Steigman is director of Classical KC. You can email him at <a href="mailto:Stephen.Steigman@classicalkc.org">Stephen.Steigman@classicalkc.org</a>.
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
Since 1998, Steve Walker has contributed stories and interviews about theater, visual arts, and music as an arts reporter at KCUR. He's also one of Up to Date's regular trio of critics who discuss the latest in art, independent and documentary films playing on area screens.