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Arts & Entertainment Opening This Week — For Movies Opening Aug.10 BIG BUDGET FILMS Bourne Legacy (PG-13 for violence and intense action sequences) Fourth installment in the espionage series stars Jeremy Renner as a rogue spy who teams up with an attractive woman (Rachel Weisz) as he tries to clear his name while on the run from a team of assassins dis- patched by the CIA. With Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Albert Finney. The Campaign (R for profanity ) Election year comedy chronicling a cut- throat political campaign pitting a disgraced, North Carolina Congressman (Will Ferrell) against a naïve contender (Zach Gali- fianakis) whose dirty tricks are being financed by a cou- ple of wealthy business- K AM ’ S C APSULES D t l 2 s r c t l Movie Reviews by Kam Williams man. Hope Springs (PG-13 for mature themes involving sexuality) Midlife crisis comedy about a couple (Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones) who try to save their 30-year marriage at a week-long counseling ses- sion led by a renowned rela- tionship specialist (Steve Carell). Ensemble cast includes Jean Smart, Elisa- beth Shue and Mimi Rogers. ‘Red Hook Summer’ ‘2 Days in New York’ Nitro Circus 3-D (PG-13 for profanity and depictions of dangerous stunts) Big screen version of the MTV series featuring a series of breathtaking, Jackass-level stunts executed by a team of adrenaline-addicted dare- devils led by Travis Pas- trana. With Jolene Van Vugt, Tommy Passsemante and Gregg Godfrey. INDEPENDENT & FOR- EIGN FILMS 2 Days in New York (R for profanity, sexuality, drug use and brief nudity) Chris Rock and Julie Delpy co- star in this cross-cultural comedy as a couple cohabit- ing in Manhattan whose domestic bliss is destroyed when her father (Albert Delpy), sister (Alexia Lan- deau) and ex-boyfriend (Alexandre Nahon) arrive from France unexpectedly. With Kate Burton, Dylan Baker and Malinda Williams. (In English, French and Italian with sub- titles) Almayer’s Folly (Unrat- ed) Bittersweet drama loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s debut novel about an ambitious Dutchman’s (Stanislas Merher) futile search for a buried treasure for his half-Malaysian daughter (Aurora Marion) who means the world to him. With Marc Barbe, Sol- ida Chan and Sakhna Oum. (In English, French and Central Khmer) Freelancers (R for nudity, violence, drug use, graphic ‘Freelancers’ sexuality and pervasive pro- fanity) Crime saga starring 50 Cent as the revenge- minded son of a slain police officer who joins the NYPD and teams with his father’s former partner (Robert De Niro) in search of justice. Cast includes Forest Whitaker, Dana Delany and Beau Garrett. Red Hook Summer (Unrated) Spike Lee wrote and directed this coming-of- age drama about a 13 year- old boy (Jules Brown) from Atlanta who spends his summer vacation at a Brooklyn housing project with his Bible-thumping grandfather (Clarke Peters). Supporting cast includes Nate Parker, Heather Simms and Thomas Jefferson Byrd. Goats (R for profanity, nudity, sexuality, drug use and underage alcohol con- sumption) Culture shock comedy about a freshman’s (Graham Phillips) attempt to adjust to life at an exclu- sive, East Coast prep school after being raised by his flaky hippie mother (Vera Farmiga) in the foothills of Tucson, Arizona with the help of a sage goat whisper- er (David Duchovny) who served as his surrogate father. With Keri Russell, Ty Burrell and Justin Kirk. B e l ( J i Z H c Z t y t a A D i t t a t t w F a August 8, 2012 The Portland Skanner Page 5
