Arts & Entertainment
Opening This Week — Dec. 7, 2012
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Playing for Keeps (PG-
13 for profanity, sexual situ-
ations and an intense
image) Romantic comedy
revolving around a retired
pro athlete (Gerard Butler)
with a checkered past who’s
effort to woo back his ex-
wife (Jessica Biel) by
coaching their son’s (Noah
Lomax) soccer team goes
awry when some of his
players’ moms start flirting
with him. With Catherine
Zeta-Jones, Uma Thurman,
Dennis Quaid and Judy
Greer.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
The Art of Flight (PG-13
for profanity) Snowboard-
ing documentary showcas-
Delhi Safari
K AM ’ S
C APSULES
Movie
Reviews
by Kam
Williams
ing the death-defying
exploits of Travis Rice and
other daredevils as they risk
avalanches and accidents
while exploring uncharted
mountains all around the
world.
Delhi Safari (PG for vio-
lence, menacing action, sug-
gestive content, crude
humor and mature themes)
Bollywood-produced, ani-
mated adventure about a
protective mother leopard
(Vanessa Williams), her cub
(Tara Strong), a monkey
(Carlos Alazraqui), a parrot
(Tom Kenny) and a bear
(Brad Garrett) forced to flee
the forest for help when real
estate developers leave their
natural habitat on the verge
of destruction. Voice cast
includes Jane Lynch, Jason
Alexander and Cary Elwes.
(In Hindi and English with
subtitles)
Bad Kids Go to Hell (R
for profanity, sexuality, vio-
lence and drug use) Dark
comedy about a half-dozen
students at an elite prep
school who start falling vic-
tim to horrible accidents
while serving detention.
Starring Judd Nelson, Ben
Browder, Ali Faulkner and
Chanel Ryan.
Buffalo Girls (Unrated)
Child abuse documentary
taking an intimate peek into
the boxing careers of 8 year-
old Stam Sor Con Lek and
Pet Chor Chanachai, female
prizefighters who support
their families while pursu-
ing Thailand’s Flyweight
title. (In Thai with subtitles)
Tchoupitoulas (Unrated)
Dusk to dawn documentary
chronicling a day-in-the-life
of three boys who join a
rowdy parade of New
Orleans revelers.
Cheerful Weather for
the Wedding (Unrated)
Cold feet comedy about a
bride-to-be (Felicity Jones)
worried that she’s about to
marry the wrong man who
keeps both her fiance
(James Norton) and her ex
(Luke Treadaway) in sus-
pense on her wedding day.
With
Ellie
Kendrick,
Mackenzie Crook and Eliz-
abeth McGovern.
Deadfall (R for profanity,
sexuality and graphic vio-
lence) Crime caper about a
brother (Eric Bana) and sis-
ter (Olivia Wilde) who
decide to go their separate
ways in the wake of a casi-
no heist gone bad. Ensem-
ble cast includes Sissy
Spacek, Kate Mara, Kris
Kristofferson and Treat
Williams.
The Fitzgerald Family
Christmas
(Unrated)
Edward Burns wrote, direct-
ed and co-stars in this dys-
Tchoupitoulas
functional family drama
about the emotional strain
experienced by seven sib-
lings when their long-lost
father (Malachy McCourt)
returns home for the holi-
days after having walked
out on them and their mom
(Anita Gillette) a couple of
decades earlier. With Con-
nie Britton, Heather Burns,
Noah Emmerich and Kerry
Bishe’.
Flying Lessons (R for
profanity and sexuality)
Prodigal Daughter drama
about a young woman
(Maggie Grace) who returns
home for the first time in
years to repair relationships
with her alcoholic mother
(Christine Lahti), an ex-
boyfriend (Jonathan Tuck-
er) and an Alzheimer’s
patient (Hal Holbrook).
With Cary Elwes, Joanna
Cassidy and Rick Gonza-
lez.
Happy New Year (Unrat-
ed) PTSD drama about a
self-destructive Iraq War
veteran (Michael Cuomo)
who finds himself plagued
by guilt and desperation
upon return to the U.S. after
a tour of duty overseas. Cast
includes J.D. Williams, Will
Rogers and Jose Yenque.
Heleno (R for profanity,
sexuality and drug use) Bit-
tersweet biopic about the
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