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.
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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.
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