Arts & Entertainment
Movies Opening This Week: June 22, 2012
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire
Hunter (R for brief sexuality
and pervasive violence) Screen
adaptation of Seth Grahame-
Smith’s revisionist historical
novel based on Honest Abe’s
(Benjamin Walker) supposed
secret diary relating how he
saved the day when bloodthirsty
vampires attempted to enslave
the people of the United States.
With Anthony Mackie, Dominic
Cooper and Mary Elizabeth
Winstead.
Brave (PG for scary action
and rude humor) Animated Pixar
adventure, set in a mythical
Scottish kingdom, about a head-
strong princess (Kelly Macdon-
ald) who discovers the true
meaning of bravery while undo-
ing a curse on her family. Voice
cast includes Julie Walters,
Emma Thompson and Craig Fer-
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INDEPENDENT & FOR-
EIGN FILMS
The Invisible War (Unrated)
Investigative expose’ uncover-
ing the rape epidemic inside the
U.S. military, including inter-
views with some of the approxi-
mately 30 percent of female
soldiers who have been victims
of a sexual assault.
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Kumare’ (Unrated) Blind
faith documentary about an Ari-
zona con man who cultivated a
devoted following by posing as
an Indian guru until he decided
to reveal his real identity to his
disappointed disciples at the
peak of his popularity.
The Last Ride (PG-13 for
profanity, fighting, smoking and
mature themes) Music-driven
bio-pic dedicated to the last days
in the life of the late, country
music icon Hank Williams
(Henry Thomas). With Kaley
Cuoco, Jesse James and Senator
Fred Thompson.
Nate & Margaret (Unrated)
Fact-based drama about the
unlikely friendship which blos-
somed between a 19 year-old,
gay film student (Tyler Ross)
and a matronly, 52 year-old
waitress-turned-standup comic
(Natalie West). Supporting cast
includes Conor McCahill, Gaby
Hoffmann
and
Charles
Solomon, Jr.
Ordinary Miracles (Unrated)
Shutterbug documentary, narrat-
ed by Campbell Scott, paying
tribute to members of the Photo
League who captured life in
New York neighborhoods by
camera over the fifteen year
period from 1936-1951.
Seeking a Friend for the End
of the World (R for profanity,
sexual references, drug use and
brief violence) Apocalyptic road
flick about a just-abandoned
married man (Steve Carell) who
falls in love with a neighbor
(Keira Knightley) while search-
ing for his high school sweet-
heart in anticipation of the
imminent impact of an
approaching asteroid. With
Melanie Lynskey, Adam Brody
and Gillian Jacobs.
‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’