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A&E Opening This Week — For Movies Opening Aug. 31 career of avant garde jazz saxophonist Ornette Cole- man. Includes appearances by Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Jayne Cortez and Denardo Coleman. BIG BUDGET FILMS Lawless (R for profanity, sexuality, nudity and graph- ic violence) Prohibition Era crime saga revisiting the real-life exploits of the bootlegging Bondurant brothers (Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clarke), a ruthless gang who ran a thriving moonshine opera- tion in the mountains of Franklin County, Virginia where they crossed paths with a crooked Deputy Sheriff (Guy Pearce) demanding a cut of the take. With Jessica Chastain, Gary Oldman and Mia Wasikowska. The Possession (PG 13 for violence and disturbing themes) Evil spirit horror flick about a couple’s (Kyra Sedgwick and Jeffrey Dean Morgan) desperate effort to defeat the demonic force unwittingly unleashed on their family after their youngest daughter (Natasha Calis) bought an antique box at a neighborhood yard sale. Cast includes Madison Davenport, Grant Show and Agam Darshi. INDEPENDENT & K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams FOREIGN FILMS The Ambassador (Unrat- ed) Danish journalist Madds Brugger poses as a shady European diplomat in this shocking documentary exposing corrupt govern- ment officials openly trad- ing in blood diamonds in the Central African Republic. (In Danish, English and French with subtitles) ‘The Possession’ Breathing (Unrated) Aus- trian actor-turned-director Karl Markovics makes his directorial debut with this eloquent character study of an incarcerated teenager’s (Thomas Schubert) effort to earn an early parole for good behavior by working in the morgue. With Karin Lischka, Georg Friedrich and Gerhard Liebmann. (In German and English with subtitles) The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (R for vio- lence) Jet Li stars in this 3- D remake of Dragon Gate Inn (1966), a martial arts adventure about an avari- cious band of marauders’ search for buried treasure in the desert while hiding their true intentions by mas- querading as ordinary citi- zens. Featuring Lunmei Kwai, Xun Zhou, Kun Chen and Yuchun Li. (In Man- darin with subtitles) For a Good Time, Call (R for profanity, drug use and graphic sexuality) Raunchy romantic romp revolving around a couple of cash-strapped roommates (Ari Graynor and Lauren Miller) who resort to phone sex to pay the rent on their pricey Manhattan apart- ment. Ensemble cast includes Seth Rogen, Mimi Rogers, Nia Vardalos. The Day (R for nudity, graphic violence and perva- sive profanity) Post-apoca- lyptic sci-fi thriller about an intrepid quintet‘s 24-hour defense of the decimated planet against a horde of bloodthirsty predators. Star- ring Shawn Ashmore, Cory Hardrict, Ashley Bell, Michael Eklund and Dominic Monaghan. ‘The Ambassador’ Ornette: Made in Amer- ica (Unrated) Reverential biopic chronicling the ‘Ornette: Made in America’ ONLINE Scan our QR code with your app. theskannermobile.com Page 4 The Seattle Skanner August 29, 2012
