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BIG BUDGET FILMS
who secretly cheats on her
husband of four years (Seth
Rogen) with a dashing rick-
shaw driver (Luke Kirby).
Featuring Sarah Silverman,
Jennifer Podemski and
Diane D’Aquila.
Ted (R for crude humor,
coarse sexuality, pervasive
profanity and drug use)
Unlikely buddy comedy
about a guy (Mark
Wahlberg) whose best
friend is a teddy bear (Seth
MacFarlane) that came to
life as the result of a child-
hood wish. Plot thickens
when the anthropomorphic
animal attempts to sabotage
his pal’s love relationship.
Cast includes Mila Kunis,
Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick
Stewart and Norah Jones.
Madea’s Witness Protec-
tion Program (PG-13 for
crude sexual remarks and
brief drug references) Tyler
Perry’s back in drag for
another madcap adventure.
This go-round, we find the
pistol packin’ granny hiding
the family of a Wall St.
whistleblower
(Eugene
Levy) who’s on the run
from mobsters after agree-
ing to testify in federal court
about his company’s Ponzi
scheme. With Romeo, John
Amos, Tom Arnold, Denise
Richards and Marla Gibbs.
Magic Mike (R for pro-
fanity, drug use, brief graph-
ic nudity and pervasive
sexuality) Channing Tatum
stars in the title
role of this gritty,
character-driven
drama as a jaded
male stripper who
takes a naive new-
comer (Alex Pet-
tyfer) under his
wing while trying
to find a legitimate
line of work. Cast
includes Matthew
M c C o n a u g h e y,
Cody Horn and
Olivia Munn.
People Like Us
(PG-13 for profan-
ity, drug use and
brief
sexuality)
Dysfunctional
family
drama
about a grieving
salesman (Chris
Pine) who tracks
down the illegiti-
mate half-sister
(Elizabeth Banks)
he never knew he
‘Madea’s Witness Protection Program’
had in order to
deliver a $150,000
inheritance to her in accor-
dance with the recently-
INDEPENDENT &
deceased father’s wishes.
FOREIGN FILMS
With Michelle Pfeiffer,
Olivia Wilde, Philip Baker
Beasts of the Southern
Hall and Jon Favreau.
Take This Waltz (R for
profanity, sexuality and
graphic nudity) Romantic
dramedy, set in Toronto,
about a married freelance
writer (Michelle Williams)
K AM ’ S
C APSULES
Movie
Reviews
by Kam
Williams
Wild (PG-13 for mature
themes, child imperilment,
disturbing images, profanity
and brief sensuality) Surreal
Southern saga, set on a
backwoods bayou outside
New Orleans, revolving
around a motherless 6 year-
old (Quvenzhane’ Wallis)
with a vivid imagination
who does her best to protect
her home and ailing father
(Dwight Henry) in
the face of a fierce
storm. With Levy
Easterly,
Lowell
Landes,
Pamela
Harper and Gina
Montana.
Busong (Unrated)
Filipino road flick
following the peri-
patetic effort of a
desperate
native
(Rodrigo Santikan)
to find a healer
capable of curing
the oozing sores his
sickly
sister
(Alessandra
de
Rossi) was born
with. Cast includes
Clifford Banagale,
Bonivie Budao and
DaxAlejandro. (In
Filipino with subti-
tles)
Gypsy (Unrated)
Slovakian variation
on Shakespeare’s
Hamlet, set in a 21st
Century gypsy vil-
lage where a 15 year-old
boy (Jan Mizigar) tries to
come to grips with his wid-
owed mother’s (Martina
Kotlarova) marrying his
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’
uncle (Miroslav Gulyas) in the wake of the
death of his father. (In Slovak and Romany
with subtitles)
I Heart Shakey (PG for rude humor, mild
epithets and brief smoking) Heartwarming
comedy about an enterprising 10 year-old
(Rylie Behr) who hatches a plan to save the
beloved family pooch after her widowed
father (Steve Lemme) unwittingly rents a
new home with a “no pets” clause in the
fine print. With Beverly D’Angelo, Steve
Guttenberg and Steve Lemme.
Neil Young Journeys (PG for drug refer-
ences, mature themes and mild epithets)
Reverential rockumentary chronicles Neil
Young’s recent solo concert at Toronto’s
Massey Hall as well as the 65 year-old leg-
end’s triumphant return to nearby Omemee,
the town where he was raised.
Unforgivable (Unrated) Romantic romp
about a middle-aged writer (Andre Dussol-
lier) looking around Venice for a retreat to
work on his next novel who offers to rent an
apartment from an attractive real estate
agent (Carole Bouquet) he falls in love with
at first sight on the condition that she moves
into the flat with him. With Melanie Thier-
ry, Adriana Asti and Mauro Conte. (In
French and Italian with subtitles)
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