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17 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre You read that right: a remake of the 74 splatter-flick original.

31 Alien Ripley is back in a restored and expanded edition of Ridley Scotts great sci-fi/horror picture.

31Nov. 6 King Kong Yes! The 1933 original, with brilliant stop-motion effects by Ray Harryhausen. Grand Illusion, 206-523-3935.

NOVEMBER

5 The Matrix Revolutions Do Neo and Trinity get married and settle down in a nice little house with a white picket fence? Only after killing a few thousand more copies of Agent Smith.

7 Anything But Love Hugh Grant and lots of limeys go back to the Four Weddings/Notting Hill well, directed by the writer of those two Brit flicks.

7 TEDDY BEARS PICNIC Harry Shearer comes to town to screen and discuss his tepidly received mockumentary about the Bohemian Grove power broker retreat. Cinerama, 206- 325-3554, ($15-$75).

14 Master and Commander So soon after the summer pirate craze, Russell Crowe weighs anchor in Peter Weirs period maritime epic. But hasnt that ship set sail already?

1420 Sabrina The 1954 Audrey Hepburn charmer begins a short retro of her work. Homosexuality not required. Really. Grand Illusion, 206- 523-3935.

21 21 Grams After Amores Perros, everyone wants to see what director Alejandro Gonzᬥz I�itu does next, and his cast includes Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, and Benecio Del Toro.

2127 To Be and to Have A favorite at SIFF, this French documentary simply follows a class of adorable schoolchildren. Varsity, 206- 632-3131.

DECEMBER

5 The Last Samurai Tom Cruise picks up the sword in 19th-century Japan. Hmmm, does that mean bathhouse scenes?

12 Stuck on You The Farrelly brothers make Greg Kinnear and Matt Damon conjoined twins. But how did they cut Matt apart from Ben Affleck?