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BIG BUDGET FILMS
Lincoln (PG-13 for an
intense scene of war vio-
lence, gruesome images and
brief profanity) Daniel Day-
Lewis stars in the title role
of this historical drama
directed by Steven Spiel-
berg focusing on Abraham
Lincoln’s clashes with his
cabinet over the question of
emancipation during the
final months of his presi-
dency. Ensemble cast
includes Joseph Gordon-
Levitt, Sally Field, Tommy
Lee Jones, David Strathairn
and James Spader.
Skyfall (PG-13 for pro-
fanity, sexuality, smoking,
violence and intense action
sequence)
Oscar-winner
Sam Mendes (for American
Beauty) directs the best
Bond flick in decades, an
edge-of-your-seat, globe-
trotting, roller coaster ride
which finds 007 (Daniel
Craig) matching wits with a
maniacal madman (Javier
Bardem) bent on world
domination. With Dame
Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes,
Albert Finney, Naomie Har-
ris and Berenice Marlohe.
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Movie
Reviews
by Kam
Williams
FOREIGN FILMS
28 Hotel Rooms (Unrat-
ed) Infidelity drama about a
novelist from New York
City (Chris Messina) and an
accountant from Seattle
(Marin Ireland) already in
committed
relationships
who continue to rendezvous
after sharing a steamy, one-
night stand.
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’s Syn-
drome (Marin Gerrier).
With Alice Dubois, Michel
Dumont and Linda Smith.
(In French with subtitles)
Chasing Ice (Unrated)
National Geographic eco-
documentary chronicling
convincing evidence of cli-
mate change courtesy of
shocking, time-lapse pho-
tography which compresses
years into seconds.
The Comedy (Unrated)
Droll drama about an aging
prankster (Tim Heidecker)
who continues to get his
kicks teasing passersby on
the streets of Brooklyn with
his buddies after inheriting a
sizable estate from his late
father. With Eric Wareham,
James Murphy and Gregg
Turkington.
Coming
Up
Roses
(Unrated) Dysfunctional
family drama about a broke
and depressed former
Broadway diva (Bernadette
Peters) who is forced to face
reality when she and a 15
year-old daughter (Rachel
Brosnahan) are turned away
at the wedding of her elder
daughter (Shannon Esper).
With Peter Friedman,
Rachel de Courcy and
Michael Anzalone.
Dangerous
Liaisons
(Unrated) Romance drama,
set in Shanghai, about a
jealous woman (Cecilia
Cheung) who dares her mil-
lionaire
playboy
ex-
boyfriend (Dong-gun Jang)
to seduce and abandon a
widow (Ziyi Zhang) new to
town, only to have the ploy
backfire when the two fall
in love. With Shawn Dou,
Lisa Lu and Dan Tong Han.
(In Mandarin with subtitles)
In Another Country
(Unrated) Three discrete
tales,
each
featuring Isabelle Huppert
in different situations as a
tourist in Korea: looking for
a lighthouse, losing an
umbrella and falling in love.
With Kwon Hye Hyo, Jung
Yu Mi and So-ri Moon. (In
Korean and English with
subtitles)
Luv (Unrated) Fact-based
drama, set in Baltimore,
about a day-in-the-life of an
abandoned 11 year-old
(Michael Rainey, Jr.) who
becomes embroiled in an
escalating series of events
Lincoln
leading to a triple-homicide
while hanging with his
recently-paroled
uncle
(Common) haunted by a
criminal past. Cast includes
Meagan Good, Dennis
Haysbert, Danny Glover,
Lonette Mckee and Charles
S.Dutton.
Nature Calls (R for pro-
fanity, nudity and sexuality)
Sibling rivalry comedy
about a Boy Scout leader
(Patton Oswalt) who takes
his
adopted,
African
nephew (Thiecoura) on a
camping trip without his
long-estranged brother’s
(Johnny Knoxville) permis-
sion. With Maura Tierney,
SNL alum Darrell Ham-
mond and the late Patrice
O’Neal.
A Royal Affair (R for
sexuality
and
violent
images) Romance drama
revolving around a philan-
dering queen (Alicia Vikan-
der) who schemes with the
help of her Royal doctor
lover (Mads Mikkelsen) to
wrest control of the Danish
throne from her insane hus-
band (Mikkel Boe Fols-
gaard), much to the chagrin
of her miffed mother-in-law
(Soren Spanning). (In Dan-
ish, French, German and
English with subtitles) ]
Starlet (Unrated) Inter-
generational drama, set in
L.A., about the unlikely
friendshup which blossoms
when an aspiring, young
actress (Dree Hemingway)
finds a small fortune in cash
hidden inside an object for
sale at a cantekerous, elder-
ly widow’s (Besedka John-
son) yard sale. With James
Ransone, Asa Akira, Liz
Beebe and Amin Joseph.
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