Arts & Entertainment
Opening This Week — Sept. 21
House at the End of the
Street (PG-13 for profanity,
K AM ’ S
Dredd 3-D (R for profan-
terror, intense violence,
C
APSULES
ity, sexuality, drug use and
teen partying, mature
graphic violence) Karl
themes and brief drug use)
Urban assumes the title role
Movie
Haunted house horror flick
originally played by Sly
Reviews
about a recent divorcee
Stallone in this reboot of the
(Elisabeth Shue) whose
by Kam
futuristic, sci-fi franchise
hopes for a fresh start after
Williams
which finds America an
relocating with her daughter
irradiated
wasteland
(Jennifer Lawrence) to a
patrolled by a formidable
quaint rural town are
judge/jury/executioner committed to dashed by the creepy recluse (Max Theriot)
cleansing the country of undesirables with living next-door. Ensemble includes Gil
the help of an attractive rookie sidekick Bellows, Eva Link and Jon McLaren.
(Olivia Thirlby). Supporting cast includes
Lena Headey, Wood Harris and Jason Cope.
BIG BUDGET FILMS
End of Watch (R for sexual references,
drug use, graphic violence, disturbing
images and pervasive profanity) Grisly
crime saga about a couple of LAPD cops
(Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena) who
land on a drug cartel’s hit list after confis-
‘End of Watch’
cating a cache of guns and money during a
routine traffic stop. With America Ferrara,
Anna Kendrick and Natalie Martinez.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN
FILMS
17 Girls (Unrated) Baby mama drama set
in Lorient, France but inspired by actual
events which transpired in a Massachusetts
town where a clique of
bored high school coeds
entered a pact to get preg-
nant after one of them
(Louise Grinberg) was acci-
dentally knocked up. Cast
includes Juliette Darche,
Roxane Duran and Esther
Garrel. (In French with sub-
titles)
About Cherry (R for sex-
uality, nudity, profanity and
drug use) Coming-of-age
drama, set in San Francisco,
revolving around a troubled
teen (Ashley Hinshaw)
introduced to the adult entertainment indus-
try by a sleazy attorney (James Franco) and
a washed-up porn star (Heather Graham).
With Dev Patel, Lili Taylor and Diane Farr.
Trouble with the Curve
(PG-13 for profanity, smok-
ing, mature themes and
sexual references) Clint
Eastwood stars in this minor
league diamond drama
about an aging baseball
scout with failing eyesight
who grudgingly agrees to
make one last road trip prior
to retiring after his daughter
(Amy Adams) agrees to accompany him
on the trek. Cast includes Justin Timber-
lake, John Goodman and Scott Eastwood
(Clint’s son).
Dear Mandela
(Unrated) Dream
deferred
docu-
m e n t a r y
highlighting the
efforts of a trio of
activists spear-
heading a revival
of the South
African
civil
rights movement
on behalf of the
black masses yet
to benefit from
independence. (In
English and Zulu
with subtitles)
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Trav-
el (PG-13 for nude images) Reverential
retrospective takes a fond look back at the
life and times of fashionista Diana Vree-
land (1903-1989), the influential editor of
Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
Head Games (PG-13
for mature themes) Brain
trauma
documentary
explores the oft-devastat-
ing consequences of
concussions
suffered
while playing football,
hockey, soccer and other
sports.
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sentence into a manageable medical condi-
tion. Featuring file footage of Larry Kramer
and Presidents Bill Clinton and George
H.W. Bush.
‘Head Games’
How to Survive a
Plague (Unrated) AIDS
documentary chronicling
the efforts of ACT UP
and other gay organiza-
tions which successfully
pressured the federal
government to fund the
research that turned the
epidemic from a death
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‘17 Girls’
Knuckleball! (Unrated) Baseball docu-
mentary deconstructing the mechanics of
the knuckleball with the help of such pro-
ponents of the unorthodox pitch as Tim
Wakefield, R.A. Dickey, Charlie Hough
and Phil Niekro.
‘Trouble with the Curve’
The Perks of Being a
Wallflower (PG-13 for
mature themes, profanity,
and teen sexuality, fight-
ing drug use and alcohol
abuse) Screen adaptation
of the Steven Chbosky
novel of the same name
about a lonely fresh-
man’s (Logan Lerman)
attempt to adjust to high
school while simultane-
ously struggling to cope
with a crush on a class-
mate (Emma Watson), a
friend’s suicide and his
own mental illness. With
Paul Rudd, Ezra Miller
and Dylan McDermott.
They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the
Curtain (Unrated) Bamboo Curtain
expose’ offering a rare peak at Burma via
interviews conducted secretly with over a
hundred of the repressive regime’s political
dissidents, including recently-released,
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu
Kyi.
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Three Stars (Unrated) Delightful gour-
met documentary delineating the culinary
philosophy of nine of the world’s greatest
chefs. Featuring Jean-Georges Vongericht-
en, Yannick Alleno and Olivier Roellinger.
(In Dutch, English, German, Japanese, Ital-
ian and Spanish with subtitles)
You May Not Kiss the Bride (PG-13 for
sexuality, coarse humor and violence)
Romantic comedy about a mild-mannered
pet photographer (Dave Annable) forced to
marry the daughter (Katharina McPhee) of
the Croatian mobster (Ken Davitian) who
wants his little girl to become an American
citizen. With Mena Suvari, Kathy Bates,
Rob Schneider, Tia Carrerre and Vinnie
Jones.