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Arts & Entertainment Opening This Week — For Movies Opening Oct. 5 BIG BUDGET FILMS INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Bel Borba Aqui (Unrated) Reverential biopic chronicling the career of Bel, the Brazilian artist whose oversized, outdoor sculptures dot the landscape of his beloved hometown of Sal- vador. (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-carv- ing competition. Cast includes Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde and Alicia Silver- stone. Escape Fire (PG-13 for mature themes) Medical crisis documentary addressing the question of whether the broken, American healthcare system can be fixed. Featuring appearances by Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Dean Ornish and insurance executive Wendell Potter. Fat Kid Rules the World (R for sexuali- ty, drug use and brief violence) Coming-of-age comedy about an over- weight, suicidal 17 year-old (Jacob Wysocki) who forms a rock band with the street musician (Matt O’Leary) who saved his life by stopping him from jumping in front of a bus. With Billy Campbell, LILi Simmons and Jeffrey Doombos. Wuthering Heights (Unrated) Screen adaptation of the Emily Bronte classic about the love which blossoms between an orphan (James Howson) and the teenage daughter ‘Wuthering Heights’ (Kaya Scodelario) of the Yorkshire farmer (Paul Hilton) who adopts him, much to the chagrin of the girl’s overprotective brother (Lee Shaw). With Solomon Glave, Shannon Beer and Simone Jackson. The House I Live in (Unrated) War on Drugs documentary takes a penetrating look at the human rights implications of the American criminal justice system’s incar- ceration of over 45 million non-violent, narcotics offenders since 1971. www.theskanner.cOm 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 unin- tended consequences. Voice cast includes Winona Ryder, Robert Capron, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Landau and Christopher Lee. The Paperboy (R for violence, 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 hometown to try to exoner- ate a Death Row inmate (John Cusack) with the help of his brother (Zac Efron), a col- league (David Oyelowo) and a sultry groupie (Nicole K AM ’ S Kidman) With Macy Gray, C APSULES Ned Bellamy and Scott Glenn. Movie Taken 2 (PG13 for sensu- Reviews ality, action sequences and intense violence) Principal by Kam cast reunites for this adren- Williams aline-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 traf- fickers. With Maggie Grace, Rade Serbedzija, Leland Orser and Luenell. Page 6 The Portland Skanner October 3, 2012
