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Arts & Entertainment Opening This Week — Sept. 14 Tonkin. BIG BUDGET FILMS Finding Nemo (G) 3-D rere- lease of the much-beloved animat- ed adventure about a timid clownfish (Albert Brooks) who summons up the courage to embark on a perilous transoceanic trek to rescue a son (Alexander Gould) left trapped in a bowl in a dentist’s office after being netted by fishermen near the Great Barri- er Reef. Voice cast includes Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney and Geof- frey Rush. Resident Evil: Retribution (R for pervasive graphic violence) 5th installment in the grisly, sci-fi franchise finds Milla Jovovich reprising her role as an intrepid defender of the planet and forging new alliances in a high body-count fight against legions of flesh-eat- ing zombies. With Boris Kodjoe, Oded Fehr, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez and Bingbing Li. K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams thriller as the philandering manag- er of a sinking hedge fund who implicates a friend of the family (Nate Parker) in the death of his mistress (Laetitia Casta) rather than risk damaging his marriage and reputation. With Susan Saran- don, Brit Marling and William Arbitrage (R for profanity, drug use and violent images) Richard Gere stars in this Wall Street Barfi! (Unrated) Romance drama about the love triangle which develops when a woman (Ileana D’Cruz) has second thoughts about rejecting a hearing and speech-impaired suitor (Ran- bir Kapoor) after he falls for a mentally-challenged maiden (Priyanka Chopra). (In Hindi with subtitles) Finding Nemo devoted member (Joaquin Phoenix) of a burgeoning religious cult who gradually grows suspi- cious of the motivations of its charismatic founder. With Amy Adams, Laura Dern and Jesse Ple- mons. The Stand Up (Unrated) New lease on life drama about a come- dian (Jonathan Sollis) who retires Reed Wexler. Step Up to the Plate (Unrated) Haute cuisine documentary about renowned, French chef Michel Bras decision to hand over the reins of his three-star restaurant to his long-time assistant, his son, Sebastien. (In French with subti- tles) Francine (Unrated) Oscar-win- ner Melissa Leo (for The Fighter) plays the title character in this introspective portrait of an ex-con adjusting back to civilian life in a rural region of upstate New York after paying her debt to society. With Victoria Charkut, Dave Clark and Keith Leonard. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS 10 Years (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, drug use and alcohol abuse) Skeletons-out-of-the-closet dramedy about the shocking con- fessions shared by five best friends (Channing Tatum, Justin Long, Chris Pratt, Oscar Isaac and Max Minghella) upon returning to their hometown for their 10th high school reunion. Ensemble cast includes Rosario Dawson, Antho- ny Mackie, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Ari Graynor, Kate Mara and Ron Livingston. I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beauti- ful (Unrated) Oscar-winner Jonathan Demme (for Silence of the Lambs) directs this post-Katri- na documentary chronicling the valiant struggle of a feisty, retired resident of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward to rebuild her home left devastated by the hurricane. I’m Carolyn Parker Friedkin. Bait 3-D (R for profanity, graph- ic violence and grisly images) Dis- aster flick about the 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 Liberal Arts (Unrated) Roman- tic dramedy about a just-jilted 35 year-old bachelor (Josh Radnor) who falls for a teenaged college student (Elizabeth Olsen) upon returning to his alma mater to attend one of his professor’s (Richard Jenkins) retirement party. Cast includes Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Kate Burton and Elizabeth Reasor. The Master (R for profanity, sexuality and graphic nudity) Philip Seymour Hoffman handles the titular role of this tale of disil- lusionment, set in the wake of World War II, revolving around a Resident Evil: Retribution after the tragic death of his girl- friend (Julia Dennis) only to get a second chance at love when he takes a job as a kindergarten teacher at a grammar school where he develops a crush on a cute col- league (Margarita Levieva). Sup- porting cast includes Aidan Quinn, Jennifer Mudge and Jonathan Stolen (R for violence and brief profanity) Nicolas Cage stars in this crime thriller about a recently- paroled master thief’s frantic search for a daughter (Sami Gayle) kidnapped for a ransom he can’t raise. With Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas and Danny Huston. Check Out The Skanner News Turn-the-Pages WebPaper Go to www.theskanner.com home page and click the ‘Full Print Version Online’ button to view our complete newspapers, exactly as they are printed, but on-line! Just click to turn the pages and click to zoom. September 12, 2012 The Seattle Skanner Page 5
