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Arts & Entertainment Movies Opening November 2 Maryland town in the wake of an ecological disaster. Featuring Kristen Connelly, Jane McNeill, Christopher Denham and Michael Beasley. Bones Brigade (Unrated) Skateboarding retrospective Weaver, Malcolm McDow- ell, Marilu Henner and Wal- lace Shawn. This Must Be the Place (Unrated) Sean Penn stars in this revenge flick as a retired rock star living off his royalties in Ireland who crisscrosses the American heartland to track down the Nazi war criminal (Heinz Lieven) that had tortured his recently-deceased father at Auschwitz. With Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch and David Byrne. (In Eng- lish and Hebrew with subti- tles) Café de Flore (Unrated) Double-stranded meditation on love, one, set in present- day Montreal, the other, in Paris in the Sixties. The for- mer revolves around a DJ (Kevin Parent) torn between a girlfriend (Evelyne Brochu) and his ex-wife (Helene Florent), while the latter is about an overpro- tective single-mom’s (Vanessa Paradis) devotion to a son with Down Syn- drome (Marin Gerrier). With Alice Dubois, Michel Dumont and Linda Smith. (In French with subtitles) The Details (R for pro- fanity, sexuality, drug use and brief violence) Macabre comedy about an estranged couple already in crisis (Elizabeth Banks and Tobey Maguire) whose troubles only escalate when a family of raccoons invades their backyard. Supporting cast includes Ray Liotta, Kerry recounting the Eighties exploits of a half-dozen Cal- ifornia teens who trans- formed the sport from a horizontal to an omni-direc- tional endeavor. With Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva, Ben Harper and Tony Hawk. Vamps (PG-13 for vio- lence, sexuality, profanity and drug use. Alicia Silver- stone and Krysten Ritter co- star in this horror comedy about a couple of club- addicted party girls who have to hide the fact that they’re vampires while dat- ing up a storm around Man- hattan. Cast includes Richard Lewis, Sigourney Washington and Laura Lin- ney. Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (Unrat- ed) Shutterbug biopic chronicling the career of a photographer famous for taking surreal snapshots of American suburban life. High Ground (Unrated) PTSD documentary about a team of Iraq and Afghan War veterans who were led by a blind guide on a per- ilous trek to the 20,000 foot- high peak of the Himalayas’ Mount Lobuche in order heal from the mental and emotional ravages of com- bat. BIG BUDGET FILMS Flight (R for drug and alcohol abuse, nudity, sexu- ality and an intense action sequence) Denzel Washing- ton stars in this legal thriller about a hero pilot who tries to hide his alcohol addiction with the help of a defense attorney (Don Cheadle) after miraculously crash- landing a crippled co m - mercial airliner by flying the plane upside-down. With John Goodman, Melis- sa Leo and Kelly Reilly. The Man with the Iron Fists (R for profanity, drug use, graphic sexuality and gory violence) Gangsta’ rapper-turned-actor makes K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS The Bay (R for profanity, bloody images and disturb- ing violence) Oscar-winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man) directed this gruesome hor- ror flick about the chaos which erupts in a quaint The Man with the Iron Fists his scriptwriting and direc- torial debut while starring in this martial arts saga, set in 19th C. China, about a hum- ble blacksmith who invents an assortment of elaborate weapons for the defense of his adopted hometown when the town is invaded by Vamps Jack and Diane (Unrat- ed) Homoerotic horror flick about two teenagers (Riley Keough and Juno Temple) whose passionate, summer- long affair in NYC has the surprising side-effect of turning one of them into a werewolf. Supporting cast includes Kylie Minogue, Dana DeHaan and Leo Fitz- patrick. A Late Quartet (R for profanity and sexuality) Ensemble drama, set in NYC, about the fallout for a world-renowned string quartet after their leader (Christopher Walken) is diagnosed with a terrible ill- ness, and two other mem- bers’ (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener) marriage falls apart when the husband has an affair. With Imogen Poots, Wallace Shawn, Madhur Jaffrey and Mark Ivanir. A Man’s Story (Unrated) Reverential biopic about black Brit designer Ozwald Boateng, considered “The Coolest Man on Earth” in certain high fashion circles. North Sea Texas (Unrat- ed) Coming-of-age drama in which an introverted teenager (Ben Van den Heuvel) finds it increasing- ly hard to hide the crush he has on the seemingly- straight boy next-door (Nathan Naenen). With Eva van der Gucht, Thomas Coumans and Katelijne Damen. (In Dutch with sub- titles) This Must be The Place an army of assassins search- ing for a fabled treasure. With Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Pam Grier, Rick Yune and Jamie Chung. Wreck-It Ralph (PG for crude humor and mild vio- lence) John C. Reilly plays the title role in this animated comedy about a computer game villain who makes the most of an opportunity to play a good guy after escap- ing to a neighboring video arcade game. Voice cast includes Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Dennis Hays- bert, Mindy Kaling, Ed O’Neill and Adam Carolla. 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