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
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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.
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(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
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