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Arts & Entertainment Opening This Week — September 7, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS Bait 3-D (R for profanity, graphic violence and grisly images) Disaster flick about a group of residents of a beachfront community who find themselves surrounded by a swarm of great white sharks after a tsunami leaves them trapped inside a submerged grocery store. Cast includes Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon and Phoebe Tonkin. The Words (PG-13 for smoking and brief profani- ty) Blind ambition is the theme of this emotional drama about a best-selling author (Bradley Cooper) K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams Dennis Quaid, J.K. Sim- mons, Olivia Wilde and Jeremy Irons. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Baby Peggy (Unrated) Bittersweet retrospective The Words who pays a price for achiev- ing literary success by plagiarizing the work of another writer. Ensemble cast includes Zoe Saldana, chronicling the rise and fall of Diana Serra Cary, now 93, a Silent Era matinee idol who made millions back in the Twenties as one of Hol- lywood’s first child stars only to suffer a nervous breakdown after her parents frittered away her entire fortune. one (Nathan Grubbs) catch- es the other (Marc Senter) cheating with his wife (Pell James). Supporting cast includes Michael Bowen, Bryan Batt and Megan Hen- ning. Bachelorette (R for sexu- ality, drug use and pervasive profanity) Raunchy comedy about three members of a clique of mean girls (Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan) asked to serve as bridesmaids at the wedding of a former classmate (Rebel Wilson) they used to tease mercilessly back in high school. With James Marsden, Adam Scott and Kyle Bornheimer. The Cold Light of Day (PG-13 for profanity and sexuality) Political potboil- er about a San Francisco businessman (Henry Cavill) whose family is abducted while vacationing in Spain by kidnappers demanding he hand over a briefcase he knows nothing about. With Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver and Roschdy Zem. (In English and Spanish with subtitles) Branded (R for profanity and sexuality) Futuristic sci-fi thriller about one man’s (Ed Stoppard) valiant fight to expose the truth behind a mammoth corpo- rate conspiracy to keep humanity disillusioned, dependent and passive via mind control. With Leelee Sobieski, Jeffrey Tambor and Max von Sydow. Desperate Endeavors (PG-13 for sexual refer- ences) Overcoming-the-odds drama, set in 1973, follow- ing an Indian immigrant’s (Ismail Bashey) dogged pursuit of the American Dream in New York City. Featuring Gulshan Grover, Lavrenti Lopes and Debo- rah Green. Brawler (R for profanity, sexuality, drug use and graphic violence) Sibling rivalry saga about a couple of brothers who agree to set- tle their differences in the ring in a death match at an underground fight club after Detropia (Unrated) Dire documentary from Oscar- nominated co-directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (for Jesus Camp) painting a simultaneously surrealistic and sobering picture of Detroit suggest- Bait 3-D ing that the host of woes visited upon the Motor City might be coming soon to a town near you. For Ellen (Unrated) Cus- tody drama revolving around an alcoholic, aspir- ing musician (Paul Dano), locked in a bitter divorce battle, who embarks on a long-distance drive to con- front his estranged wife (Margarita Levieva) over his visitation rights regard- ing their 6 year-old daughter (Shaylena Mandigo). With Jon Heder, Jenna Malone and Dakota Johnson. The Eye of the Storm (Unrated) Assisted suicide flashback flick, set in Syd- ney, surrounding the last days of a terminally-ill, family matriarch. Branded September 5, 2012 The Portland Skanner Page 7
