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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: For Movies Opening May 10 BIG BUDGET FILMS Aftershock (R for rape, profanity, nudity, drug use and graphic violence) Harrowing horror flick, set in Chile, about a half-dozen tourists’ (Eli Roth, Ariel Levy, Nicolas Mar- tinez, Lorenza Izzo, Natasha Yarovenko and Andrea Osvart) ordeal trying to survive the chaos and collapse of civilization in the aftermath of an 8.8 magnitude earthquake. With Selena Gomez, Dayana Amigo and Paz Bascunan. The Great Gatsby (PG-13 for sexuality, smoking, violent images, partying and brief profanity) Leonardo DiCaprio handles the title role in this adaptation of F. Scott Fit- gerald’s classic chronicling the decadent K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams indulgences of a tight-knit set of friends out on Long Island during the Roaring Twen- ties. With Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Gemma Ward. Peeples (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality and drug use) Tyler Perry produced this kitchen sink comedy about a social climber (Craig Robinson) who shows up unan- nounced at his girlfriend’s (Kerry Washington) family’s summer home in Sag Harbor to ask her uptight father (David Alan Grier) for her hand in marriage. Sup- porting cast includes S. Epatha Merkerson, Tyler James Ferguson, Kali Hawk, Diahann Carroll and Melvin Van Peebles. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Peeples Venus and Serena (Unrated) Tennis doc- umentary highlighting the challenges faced by the Williams sisters on and off the court over the course of 2011 season. Also featur- Venus and Serena ing appearances by Chris Rock, Bill Clinton and Common, as well as reams of archival footage of the competitive siblings being groomed for greatness by their father during childhood. Sightseers (Unrated) Dark comedy about a guy (Steve Oram) with a secret agenda whose attempt to take his sheltered girl- friend (Alice Lowe) on a romantic vacation around the British Isles is frustrated by everything from bad weather to noisy teenagers. With Eileen Davies, Richard Glover and Monica Dolan. Erased (R for violence) Cat-and-mouse thriller about a former CIA agent (Aaron Eckhart) who ends up on the run with his estranged daughter (Liana Liberato) after they are both marked for termination as part of a wide-ranging international conspiracy. With Olga Kurylenko, Kate Linder and Neil Napier. And Now a Word from Our Sponsor (Unrated) Quirky comedy about an adver- tising executive (Bruce Greenwood) who can only speak in commercial slogans after suffering a brain injury while watching tel- evision. Ensemble includes Parker Posey, Callum Blue and Allie MacDonald. Sightseers Page 8 The Portland Skanner May 8, 2013
