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Arts & Entertainment Opening This Week — For Movies Opening April 12 BIG BUDGET FILMS K AM ’ S C APSULES 42 (PG-13 for epithets, ethnic slurs and mature themes) Civil rights drama chronicling Jackie Robin- son’s (Chad Boseman) his- toric breaking of baseball’s color barrier in 1947 upon being signed to a major league contract by the Brooklyn Dodgers’ general manager, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford). With Nicole Beharie, John C. McGinley and Lucas Black. Movie Reviews by Kam Williams Lindsay Lohan, Mike Tyson, Terry Crews, Bow Wow, Katt Williams, Heather Locklear, Darrell Hammond and Jasmine Guy. Scary Movie 5 (PG-13 for profanity, drug use, car- toon violence and crude humor) Latest installment INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS American Meat (Unrat- 42 of the horror spoof franchise revolves around a happily- married couple (Ashley Tis- dale and Simon Rex) with a newborn who suddenly find themselves stalked by a dia- bolical demon. Ensemble cast includes Charlie Sheen, ed) Solutions-oriented doc- umentary examining the state of the U.S. meat busi- ness from the point-of-view of farmers working in the industry. The Angel’s Share (Unrated) Ken Loach directed this bittersweet tale of redemption, set in Scot- land, about a petty criminal (Paul Brannigan) who promises to turn over a new leaf after his girlfriend (Siobhan Reilly) has a baby. With John Henshaw, Gary Maitland and Jasmin Rig- gins. Disconnect (R for sexual- ity, profanity, violence, graphic nudity and teen drug use) Serendipitous cyber thriller exploring themes ranging from bully- ing to the invasion of priva- cy from the perspective of people desperate to make a human connection in today’s totally wired world. Starring Jason Bateman, Paula Patton, Hope Davis and Kasi Lemmons. Into the White (R for profanity) Strange bedfel- lows saga, set in Norway during World War II, about five downed fighter pilots, three German, two British, who team-up to survive the harsh elements in the wilderness. Cast includes Rupert Grint, Florian Lukas, David Kross, Stig Henrik Hoff and Knut Joner. (In English, Norwe- gian and German with subti- tles) drug use) Apocalyptic com- edy about four couples who get together for Sunday brunch only to find them- selves stuck together in a house as the end of the world approaches. Featur- ing America Ferrara, Julia Stiles, David Cross, Rachel Boston and Jeff Grace. Not Today (PG-13 for mature themes) Faith-based drama about a spoiled-rot- ten rich kid (Cody Longo) who comes to appreciate his many blessings while vaca- tioning in India where he witnesses the sex-traffick- ing of lower caste girls. With John Schneider, Walid Amini, Cassie Scerbo and Justin Baldoni. (In English, Hindi and Telugu) Scary Movie 5 with a cameo by Wood Allen. (In French with sub- titles) This Ain’t California (Unrated) Cold War docu- Paris-Manhattan (Unrat- ed) Romantic romp, set in Paris, revolving around a lonely, Woody Allen- obsessed pharmacist (Alice Taglioni) whose frustrated father (Michael Aumont) tries to play matchmaker by introducing her to a burgla- ry alarm technician (Patrick Bruel). Support cast includes Marine Delterme, Louis-Do le Lencquesaing and Marie-Christine Adam, mentary highlighting the exploits of a trio of popular skateboarders who had their heyday in East Germany back in the Eighties. (In German with subtitles) American Meat It’s a Disaster (R for pro- fanity, sexual references and April 10, 2013 The Portland Skanner Page 5 n r r h A K s h h M o p t v C M ( a
