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NEW YEAR’S EVE: MOVIES

Take in a film before the fireworks

Festivals, anime, Marx Brothers all part of the holiday festivities

By Loren King

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  December 30, 2011

If high-decibel parties, chilly strolls, or waiting around for the midnight hour to strike are not your idea of a memorable New Year’s Eve, there’s always the movies. Sure, the multiplex is stocked with holiday releases, but there are other film options this weekend that allow viewers to escape and celebrate at the same time. First Night Boston again offers a film program as part of its all-day festivities on Saturday.

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