Arts & Entertainment
Opening This Week: For Movies Opening April 13
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Cabin in the Woods
(R for profanity, drug use,
sexuality, nudity and graph-
ic violence) Genre-bending
horror flick about five
friends (Kristen Connolly,
Chris Hemsworth, Anna
Hutchison, Fran Kranz and
Jesse Williams) who find
more than they bargained
for during a gruesome get-
away at a remote retreat so
deep in the forest it’s off the
grid. With Richard Jenkins,
Amy Acker and Bradley
Whitford.
Lockout (PG-13 for pro-
fanity, sexual references and
intense violence) Futuristic,
sci-fi thriller about a wrong-
ly-convicted federal agent
(Guy Pearce) who is offered
a pardon in return for rescu-
ing the President’s daughter
(Maggie Grace) from an
outer space prison where
she’s been taken hostage by
bloodthirsty inmates. Fea-
turing Peter Stormare, Vin-
cent Regan and Lennie
James.
The Three Stooges (PG
for slapstick violence, crude
humor and double enten-
dres) Chris Diamantopou-
los, Sean Hayes and Will
Sasso co-star as Moe, Larry
and Curly, respectively, in
this madcap adventure
K AM ’ S
C APSULES
by Kam
Williams
which has the hapless trio
landing their own reality
show after uncovering a
murder plot while trying to
rescue their cash-strapped,
childhood
orphanage.
Ensemble cast includes Jane
Lynch, Jennifer Hudson,
Sofia Vergara, Larry David,
Isaiah Mustafi and Jersey
Shore’s Snooki and The Sit-
uation.
Woman
Thou
Art
Loosed: On the 7th Day
(PG-13 for sexuality, pro-
fanity, violence, drug and
alcohol use, and mature
themes) Faith-based drama
about a happily-married
couple (Blair Underwood
and Sharon Leal) whose
relationship is suddenly
tested by dark secrets
uncovered during the des-
perate search for their kid-
napped, 4 year-old daughter
(Zoe Carter). With Pam
Greer, Bishop T.D. Jakes
and Nicole Beharie.
INDEPENDENT &
‘Lockout’
FOREIGN FILMS
Bad Ass (R for violence,
torture, sexuality, nudity
and pervasive profanity)
Vigilante drama about a
Vietnam vet (Danny Trejo)
who decides to take the law
into his own hands after the
cops show no interest in
solving the murder of his
best friend (Harrison Page).
With Charles S. Dutton,
Ron Perlman, Joyful Drake
and Winter Ave Zoli.
Deadline (PG-13 for
mature themes) Crime
drama, set in rural Alabama,
recounting the real-life story
of an idealistic newspaper
reporter (Steve Talley) who,
in spite of death threats,
investigated the unsolved
‘The Lady’
murder, 20 years earlier, of
an African-American child.
Cast includes Eric Roberts,
Anna Felix and Jeremy
Childs.
Detention (R for nudity,
profanity, drug use, under-
age drinking, sexuality, vio-
lence and crude humor)
Horror comedy about a
sadistic serial killer (Carrie
Wiita) who starts stalking
high school students stuck
in detention on the day of
the senior prom. Cast
includes Josh Hutcherson,
Dane Cook and Shanley
Caswell.
Here (Unrated) Romance
drama, narrated by Peter
Coyote, about an American
cartographer (Ben Foster)
who falls in love with a pho-
tographer (Lubna Azabal)
from a peasant family while
on assignment in Armenia.
With Aren Vatyan, Garik
Chepchyan and Nerik Ner-
sisyan. (In English and
Armenian with subtitles)
The Lady (R for violence
and
bloody
images)
Michelle Yeoh stars in the
title role of this biopic about
Nobel Peace Prize-winner
Aung San Suu Kyi, the
political prisoner recently-
freed by the Burmese gov-
ernment after being kept
under house arrest for 15
years. With David Thewlis
as her husband, Michael
Aris, and featuring Jonathan
Woodhouse,
Susan
Wooldridge and Benedict
Wong. (In English and
Burmese with subtitles)
Last Will and Embezzle-
ment (Unrated) Tarnished
Golden Years documentary,
narrated by Artie Pasquale,
chronicling the epidemic of
financial exploitation of the
elderly by avaricious charla-
tans. Featuring commentary
by Mickey Rooney, Pamela
Glasner and Sandy Jolley.
Late Bloomers (Unrated)
Relationship drama about a
retired teacher (Isabella
Rossellini) who pressures
her architect husband
(William Hurt) to make
Proulx.
Post Mortem (Unrated)
Romance drama, set against
the backdrop of the over-
throw of President Allende
in Chile in 1973, revolving
around a 55 year-old
morgue attendant (Alfredo
Castro) who embarks on a
frantic search for a missing
‘Deadline’
concessions to age as they
both turn 60. With Doreen
Mantle, Kate Ashfield and
Aidan McArdle.
Life Happens (R for sex-
uality) Baby-mama comedy
about a wild party girl
(Krysten Ritter) finally
forced to mature when she
ends up pregnant after a
one-night stand. With Kate
Bosworth, Jason Biggs and
Rhys Coiro.
Monsieur Lazhar (PG-
13 for mature themes, brief
profanity and a disturbing
image) Mohamed Fellag
handles the titular role of
this bittersweet dramedy, set
in Montreal, about an illegal
immigrant, grieving the
murder of his wife and chil-
dren, hired to replace a
recently-deceased, elemen-
tary school teacher who
committed suicide. With
Sophie Nelisse, Emilien
Neron
and
Danielle
burlesque dancer (Antonia
Zegers) he has a crush on,
following a raid on her fam-
ily’s home by government
soldiers. With Amparo
Noguera, Jaime Vadell and
Marcelo Alonso. (In Span-
ish with subtitles)
Touchback (PG-13 for
mature themes) Redemption
drama about a second shot
at glory given a former high
school football star (Brian
Presley) 15 years after the
knee injury that ended his
promising career. With Kurt
Russell, Christine Lahti and
Melanie Lynskey.
Unraveled
(Unrated)
White-collar crime docu-
mentary about Marc Dreier,
a Manhattan attorney sen-
tenced to 20 years in prison
after being convicted of
securities fraud for operat-
ing a Ponzi scheme which
fleeced his victims of over
$700 million.
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