Arts & Entertainment
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BIG BUDGET FILMS
Frankenweenie (PG for
scary images, mature
themes
and
action
sequences) Oscar-nominee
Tim Burton (for Corpse
Bride) directed this animat-
ed horror comedy about a
young boy (Charlie Tahan)
whose scientific experiment
to bring his beloved pet dog
(Frank Welker) back to life
results in unintended conse-
quences. Voice cast includes
Winona Ryder, Robert
Capron, Catherine O’Hara,
Martin Landau and Christo-
pher Lee.
The Paperboy (R for vio-
lence, profanity and graphic
sexuality) Oscar-nominee
Lee Daniels (for Precious)
directed this crime thriller
revolving around a big city
reporter
(Matthew
McConaughey) who returns
to his tiny Florida home-
town to try to exonerate a
Death Row inmate (John
Cusack) with the help of his
brother (Zac Efron), a col-
league (David Oyelowo)
and a sultry groupie (Nicole
Kidman) With Macy Gray,
Ned Bellamy and Scott
Glenn.
Taken 2 (PG13 for sensu-
ality, action sequences and
intense violence) Principal
cast reunites for this adrena-
line-fueled sequel which
finds retired CIA Agent
Mills (Liam Neeson) vaca-
tioning with his ex-wife
(Famke Janssen) in Istanbul
where they end up abducted
by a revenge-minded gang
of Albanian sex traffickers.
With Maggie Grace, Rade
Serbedzija, Leland Orser
and Luenell.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Bel Borba Aqui (Unrat-
ed) Reverential biopic
chronicling the career of
Bel, the Brazilian artist
whose oversized, outdoor
sculptures dot the landscape
of his beloved hometown of
Salvador. (In Portuguese
with subtitles)
Butter (R for profanity
and sexuality) Social satire,
set in small-town Iowa,
about a young, adopted girl
(Yara Shahidi) who squares-
off against an ambitious
housewife (Jennifer Garner)
in the annual butter-carving
competition. Cast includes
Hugh Jackman, Olivia
Wilde and Alicia Silver-
stone.
Escape Fire (PG-13 for
mature themes) Medical cri-
sis documentary addressing
the question of whether the
broken, American health-
care system can be fixed.
Featuring appearances by
Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Dean
Ornish and insurance execu-
tive Wendell Potter.
Fat Kid Rules the World
(R for sexuality, drug use
and brief violence) Coming-
of-age comedy about an
overweight, suicidal 17
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year-old (Jacob Wysocki)
who forms a rock band with
the street musician (Matt
O’Leary) who saved his life
by stopping him from jump-
ing in front of a bus. With
Billy Campbell, LILi Sim-
mons and Jeffrey Doom-
bos.
The House I Live in
(Unrated) War on Drugs
documentary takes a pene-
trating look at the human
rights implications of the
American criminal justice
system’s incarceration of
over 45 million non-violent,
narcotics offenders since
1971.
Now, Forager (Unrated)
Marital crisis drama about a
counter-cultural
couple
(Tiffany Esteb and Jason
Cortlund), subsisting by
selling wild mushrooms to
Manhattan
restaurants,
whose relationship is tested
when the wife tires of living
hand to mouth. With Almex
Lee, Gabrielle Maisels and
Marty Clarke.
Wuthering
Heights
(Unrated) Screen adaptation
of the Emily Bronte classic
about the love which blos-
soms between an orphan
(James Howson) and the
teenage daughter (Kaya
Scodelario) of the Yorkshire
farmer (Paul Hilton) who
adopts him, much to the
chagrin of the girl’s over-
protective brother (Lee
Shaw). With Solomon
Glave, Shannon Beer and
Simone Jackson.
The Oranges (R for pro-
fanity, sexual references and
drug use) Romantic come-
dy, set in suburban N.J.,
about the strain placed on
two couples’ close friend-
ship when one husband
(Hugh Laurie) has a scan-
dalous affair with the
other’s (Oliver Platt) daugh-
ter (Leighton Meester).
With Catherine Keener,
Allison
Janney,
Alia
Shawkat and Adam Brody.
Pitch Perfect (PG-13 for
sexuality, profanity and
drug use) Musical comedy
about a college freshman
(Anna Kendrick) who over-
hauls the repertoire of her
all-girl singing group in
preparation for a big show-
down on campus with an
all-male rival ensemble in
an a cappella competition.
Featuring Brittany Snow,
Rebel Wilson and Skylar
Astin.
V/H/S (R for gory vio-
lence, graphic nudity,
explicit sexuality, drug use
and pervasive profanity)
Found footage horror flick
about a gang of crooks who
‘Frankenweenie’
get the surprise of their lives
after agreeing to break into
a dilapidated house in the
middle of nowhere to find a
videotape for an anonymous
third party. Starring Calvin
Reeder, Lane Hughes and
Adam Wingard.
Sister (Unrated) Class-
conscious drama, set in
Switzerland, about a 12
year-old mountain urchin
(Kacey Mottet Klein) who
supports himself and his big
sister (Lea Seydoux) by
stealing from wealthy
guests at a posh ski resort.
With Gillian Anderson,
Martin Compston and
Simon Guelat. (In French
and English with subtitles)
Someday This Pain Will
Be Useful to You (Unrated)
Introspective
character
study about a Brown univer-
sity-bound high school grad
(Toby Regbo) who spends a
summer of discontent talk-
ing about his troubles to his
grandmother
(Ellen
Burstyn) and psychothera-
pist (Lucy Liu). Support
cast includes Marcia Gay
Harden, Peter Gallagher and
‘Wuthering Heights’
Deborah Ann Woll.
Trade of Innocents (PG-
13 for mature themes and
violence)
International
thriller about a couple (Der-
mot Mulroney and Mira
Sorvino) grieving the death
of their daughter who ven-
ture to Southeast Asia to
rescue young girls caught
up in child prostitution.
With John Billingsley, Trieu
Tran and Kieu Chinh.
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