More than mere Adam Sandler this week

Spokane fans of alternative cinema will get a bit of good news this week. Turns out that “Brideshead Revisited” will play for at least a second week, something that’s rare for those AMC Select offerings.

Plus, two other non-mainstream films, Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and the stoner romantic comedy “The Wackness,” both open Friday at AMC’s River Park Square Theatres.

As long as AMC keeps bringing in such movie fare, we may never miss the Magic Lantern .

Below: One reason to go see “The Wackness”: Olivia Thirlby, shown here in a publicity photo from “Juno.” She’s the one between the pregnant girl (Ellen Page) and the girl’s stepmother (Allison Janney).

Photo by Associated Press