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Arts & Entertainment
Opening This Week — Oct. 19
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Alex Cross (PG-13 for
violence, nudity, sexuality,
drug references and disturb-
ing images) Tyler Perry
plays the title character in
this cat-and-mouse thriller
based on the James Patter-
son best seller about a
revenge-minded police psy-
chologist hell-bent on
apprehending a sadistic
serial killer (Matthew Fox).
Ensemble cast includes
Edward Burns, Carmen
Ejogo, Cicely Tyson, Jean
Reno and Giancarlo Esposi-
to.
Paranormal Activity 4
(R for profanity, violence
and terror) Latest install-
ment in the horror franchise
observes the odd goings-on
that start occurring inside
the home of a suburban
family right after a murder-
er (Katie Featherston)
moves in next-door. With
Kathryn Newton, Matt
Shively and Brady Allen.
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by Kam
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Coast Tapes (Unrated)
Found-footage horror flick
featuring a skeptical jour-
nalist (Drew Rauch) who
gets the surprise of his life
when he travels to Northern
California to expose a sup-
posed Sasquatch sighting as
a hoax. Featuring Frank
Ashmore, Noah Weisberg
and Ashley Wood.
Again documentary exam-
ining the shocking truths
uncovered by the grandson
of a couple of recently-
deceased
Holocaust
survivors while sifting
through the treasure trove
of personal effects left
behind in the Tel Aviv
apartment they’d shared
since escaping Nazi Ger-
many.
Tai Chi Zero (Unrated)
Martial arts showdown
about a two-fisted drifter
(Yuan Xiaochao) who saves
the day when a squadron of
soldiers descend on a vil-
lage with plans to build a
railroad there. Cast includes
Qi Shu, Tony Leung, Eddie
Peng and Angelbaby. (In
Mandarin with subtitles)
Holy Motors (Unrated)
Dawn to dusk drama tele-
scoping in on a day in the
parallel lives of a shadowy
character (Denis Lavant)
capable of shape-shifting
from assassin to family man
to monster to captain of
industry to beggar and back.
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‘Big Foot: The Lost Coast Tapes’
My Worst Nightmare
(Unrated) Romantic romp
revolving around the love
which blossoms between a
well-to-do
socialite
(Isabelle Huppert) and a
homeless ex-con (Benoit
Poelvoorde) after they meet
through their children.
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Brooklyn Castle (Unrat-
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Against-the-odds
documentary chronicling
the improbable triumphs of
the nation’s #1, junior high
chess team, a motley crew
comprised of students from
New York City’s I.S. 318, a
cash-strapped school locat-
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INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
ed in a poverty-stricken
neighborhood.
All Together (Unrated)
Golden Years comedy about
five elderly friends (Jane
Fonda, Geraldine Chaplin,
Pierre Richard, Claude Rich
and Guy Bedos) who decide
to live together rather than
move to a retirement com-
munity. With Daniel Bruhl,
Bernard
Malaka
and
Camino Texeira. (In French
and German with subtitles)
The First Time (PG-13
for profanity, partying, sex-
uality and mature themes)
Coming-of-age romantic
comedy revolving around
two teenagers (Dylan
O’Brien and Britt Robert-
son) who embark on a wild
weekend after falling in
love at first sight at a house
party. With Craig Roberts,
Christine Taylor and Mag-
gie Elizabeth Jones.
Big
Foot:
The
Lost
The Flat (Unrated) Never
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