Friday’s openings redux: Three out of the mainstream

If you look hard enough — or, which is more often the case, you wait long enough — films outside the mainstream end up playing at otherwise mainstream theaters. And this is the case this week.

In addition to the films that I listed below , three other movies will open Friday in Spokane:

“Paris Can Wait” : The third member of the film-directing Coppola family, Eleanor Coppola, wrote and directed this film about the wife (Diane Lane) of a major filmmaker (Alec Baldwin) who takes a self-realizing journey to Paris with a business associate (Arnaud Viard) of her husband’s. Shot in France, so bring an appetite — and go to dinner afterward.

“The Book of Henry” : Naomi Watts plays a single mother who gets involved in her young son’s plan to help the abused girl next door. Warning for concerned parents: Rated PG-13 for “thematic elements and brief strong language.”

And at the Magic Lantern :

“The Wedding Plan” : Michal is in a bind. Her fiancé backed out of their scheduled wedding, but she refuses to cancel, believing that God will bring her a suitable substitute. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

That’s the lot. So go, see a movie. And enjoy.