April 25
A small miracle of a movie from writer-director Daniel Barnz. Phoebe Lichten (Elle Fanning, below), a 9-year-old obsessive-compulsive, escapes her trauma through a school production of "Alice In Wonderland." Patricia Clarkson is superb as eccentric drama teacher Mrs. Dodger. An Independent Film Festival of Boston selection. 7 p.m. $9. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville. 617-625-5700. somerville theatreonline .com
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