Arts & Entertainment
Opening This Week for July 6, 2012
peasant villages into
Olympic medal con-
tenders. (In Mandarin
with subtitles)
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Amazing Spider-
Man (PG-13 for violence
and intense action) Andrew
Garfield stars as Spider-
Man in the title role of this
origins adventure in which
his alter ego, Peter Parker,
falls for a high school class-
mate (Emma Stone) and
solves the mystery sur-
rounding his parents’
(Campbell
Scott
and
Embeth Davidtz) disappear-
ance before morphing into
your friendly neighborhood
superhero en route to a
showdown with the diaboli-
cal Lizard (Rhys Ifans).
Featuring Denis Leary,
Martin sheen and Sally
Field.
Katy Perry: Part of Me
(PG for smoking, mature
themes, mild epithets and
suggestive content) Rever-
ential biopic chronicling the
trajectory of gospel singer-
turned-pop icon Katy
Perry’s meteoric rise via a
combination of concert per-
formances and backstage
footage.
Savages (R for nudity,
K AM ’ S
C APSULES
Movie
Reviews by
Kam
Williams
drug use, graphic sexuality,
gruesome violence and per-
vasive profanity) Oliver
Stone directed this grisly
crime thriller about a Berke-
ley grad (Aaron Johnson)
and a former Navy Seal
(Taylor Kitsch) who join
forces to rescue the girl-
friend they share (Blake
Lively) from the clutches of
a Mexican drug cartel. Cast
includes Salma Hayek,
Benicio del Toro and John
Travolta.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
China
Heavyweight
(Unrated) Two-fisted docu-
mentary revolving around
the effort of boxing coach
Moxiang Qi to turn raw
teenage recruits from rural
Crazy Eyes (Unrat-
ed) Romantic romp
about a rich playboy
(Lukas Haas) who
seduces and abandons
a string of beautiful
women until he final-
ly fixates on the first object
of his affection (Madeline
Zima) able to resist his
charms. With Jake Busey,
Ray Wise, Tania Raymonde
and Regine Nehy.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
The
Do-Decca-Pen-
tathlon (R for profanity)
Sibling rivalry comedy
about a couple of estranged
brothers (Mark Kelly and
Steve Zissis) who decide to
settle a score by competing
against each other in a 25-
event Olympics featuring
contests in ping-pong, laser
tag and billiards. With Jen-
nifer Lafleur, Julie Vorus
and Brendan Robinson.
The Magic of Belle Isle
(PG for mature themes and
suggestive language) Mor-
gan Freeman stars in this
drama about a wheelchair-
bound, best-selling novelist
who rents a cabin at a scenic
summer retreat where he
overcomes alcoholism and
writer’s block with the help
of a single-mom (Virginia
Madsen) with several kids
(Madeline Carroll, Emma
Fuhrmann and Nicolette
Pierini). Directed by Rob
Reiner, and featuring Kenan
Thompson, Fred Willard
and Ash Christian.
The Pact (Unrated)
Haunted house horror flick
about the spooky goings-on
around the childhood home
of a grieving woman (Caity
Lotz) who has just returned
to town for the funeral of
her recently-deceased moth-
er. With Casper Van Dien,
Kathleen Rose Perkins and
Agnes Bruckner.
Starry, Starry Night
(Unrated) Coming-of-age
drama about a troubled, 13
year-old girl (Xu Jiao)
whose friendship with an
ostracized transfer student
(Lin Hui-min) blossoms
Free Camera Workshop for
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Setup and use of tripods
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‘China Heavyweight’
into love soon after she
stops cruel classmates from
bullying him. With Rene
Liu, Kenneth Tsang and
Harlem Yu. (In Mandarin
with subtitles)
United in Anger: A His-
tory of ACT UP (Unrated)
Inspirational documentary
revisits the rise of the AIDS
activist movement in the
face of corporate greed,
homophobia and govern-
ment indifference.