Arts & Entertainment
Make Choosing a Film Fun:Movies Opening April 20
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Chimpanzee (G) Tim Allen nar-
rates this Disney documentary
about a 3 year-old chimp named
Oscar who finds himself adopted
by an adult male from another clan
after being separated from his own
family in the wilds of the Ivory
Coast’s jungle.
The Lucky One (PG-13 for vio-
lence and sexuality) Zac Efron and
Taylor Schilling co-star in this
screen adaptation of Nicholas
Sparks’ best-seller about a Marine
sergeant’s search for the woman
whose photo he credited with sav-
ing his life while serving in Iraq.
With Blythe Danner, Riley
Thomas Stewart and Jay R. Fergu-
son.
Think Like a Man (PG-13 for
sexuality, crude humor and brief
drug use) Battle-of-the-sexes com-
edy revolving around four buddies
who try to turn the tables on the
objects of their affection after
learning that the ladies are relying
on relationship advice from Steve
Harvey’s best-seller. Ensemble
cast includes Kevin Hart, Taraji P.
Henson, Michael Ealy, Meagan
Good, Gabrielle Union and Morris
Chestnut, with cameos by Wendy
Williams, Sherri Shepherd, Chris
Brown and Ron Artest.
K AM ’ S
C APSULES
by Kam
Williams
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN
FILMS
‘Think Like a Man’
Darling Companion (PG-13 for
profanity and sexuality) Midlife
crisis comedy, set in the Rockies,
about a neglected housewife
(Diane Keaton) who enlists the
assistance of a psychic gypsy
(Ayelet Zurer) and the local sheriff
(Sam Shepard) after her narcissis-
tic husband (Kevin Kline) loses
track of their dog during a walk
while talking on his cell phone.
With Dianne Wiest, Richard Jenk-
ins and Mark Duplass.
and Declan Bennett.
Downtown Express (Unrated)
Coming-of-age drama about a
Juilliard student (Philippe Quint)
who’s torn between following in
his overbearing father’s (Michael
Cumpsty) footsteps and abandon-
ing classical entirely to join his
girlfriend’s (Nellie McKay) rock
band. Support cast includes Ash-
ley Springer, Carolyn McCormick
Jean Gentil (Unrated) Unem-
ployment saga about a recently-
fired, French professor from Haiti
(Jean Remy Gentil) whose faith is
tested while he looks for another
job in Santo Domingo. With Lys
Ambroise, Nadal Walcott and Paul
Henri Presume’. (In Spanish with
subtitles)
Fightville (Unrated) “I coulda’
be a contender” documentary fol-
lowing a stable of aspiring South-
ern Louisiana fighters’ as they
attempt to move up the Mixed
Martial Arts ranks.
Inventing Our Life (Unrated)
Israeli documentary examining the
rise and decline of the country’s
100 year-old Kibbutz Movement.
Marley (PG-13 for violent
images, mature themes and inces-
sant cannabis consumption) Rev-
erential biopic chronicling the
musical career and spiritual phi-
losophy of Bob Marley (1945-
1981),
the
lead
singer/songwriter/guitarist of The
Wailers, the legendary Rastafari-
an reggae group from the island
of Jamaica. Featuring archival
concert and interview footage,
plus present day reflections by
friends and family, including his
widow Rita, son Ziggy and con-
temporary Jimmy Cliff.
The Moth Diaries (R for sexu-
ality, profanity, drug use and
graphic images) Psychological
thriller about the descent into
insanity of a grieving student
(Sarah Bolger) at an exclusive
boarding school in the wake of the
arrival of a mysterious new class-
mate (Lily Cole) she thinks is up
to no good. Cast includes Scott
Speedman, Sarah Gadon and Ann
Day-Jones.
My Way (R for graphic vio-
lence) World War II drama about a
young man (Dong-gun Jang) from
occupied Korea who has to put his
dream of running the marathon in
the Olympics on hold when he is
drafted into the Japanese army.
With Jo Odagiri, Bingbing Fan
and In-kwon Kim. (In Korean,
Rita Marley in ‘Marley’
Japanese and Russian with subti-
tles)
Snow on tha Bluff (R for vio-
lence, brief nudity, alcohol abuse,
pervasive profanity and incessant
drug use) Bad boy biopic about
notorious
Atlanta
crack
dealer/armed robber Curtis Snow
who shot this documentary with a
camera he acquired in a holdup.
With Cat Erickson, Adrienne
Lockett and Frank Ringer.
To the Arctic (G) Meryl Streep
narrates this 3-D documentary
highlighting a mamma polar
bear’s attempt to raise her two
cubs while adjusting to the chal-
lenges posed by climate change.
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