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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: For Movies Opening June 7 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Internship (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, par- tying and crude humor) Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson co-star in this buddy comedy as a couple of downsized salesmen des- perate to reinvent them- selves in the Digital Age who find themselves com- peting against some tech- savvy, young geeks for jobs at Google. With John Good- man, Rose Byrne and Max Minghella. The Purge (R for profan- ity and disturbing violence) Futuristic sci-fi thriller set in the U.S. where all crimi- nal activity, including mur- der, is legal for one day a year. Plot revolves around a man’s (Ethan Hawke) attempt to protect his family from harm when an intruder breaks into their well-forti- fied gated community dur- ing the period of state-sanctioned slaughter. With Lena Headey, Ade- laide Kane and Max Burk- holder. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Dirty Wars (Unrated) Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill narrates this expose uncovering the hid- den truth behind America’s neverending covert War on K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams Terror being conducted all over the world by a secret army that supposedly does- n’t exist. Includes commen- tary by Matthew Hoh, Andrew Exum and Abdul Ghafoor. in-your-face style of inter- viewing his controversial guests. Featuring appear- ances by Glenn Beck, Her- main Cain, Pat Buchanan, Gloria Allred and Alan Der- showitz. Hey Bartender (Unrated) Bifurcated documentary featuring portraits of a wounded ex-Marine and a jaded white-collar worker trying to make it in a new career serving wine and spirits at an upscale Man- hattan establishment. cast includes Emma Bates, Reed Diamond and Spencer Treat Clark. Rapture-Palooza (R for profanity, drug use and crude sexuality) Post-apoc- alyptic horror comedy about a suburban Seattle couple (Anna Kendrick and John Francis Daley) left to deal with plagues and an amorous Anti-Christ (Craig Robinson) after billions of other souls ascend to Heav- en during the Rapture. Ensemble includes Ken Jeong, Rob Corddry, Ana Gasteyer, Thomas Lennon and Rob Huebel. Syrup (R for profanity, sexual references and brief drug use) Screen adaptation of Max Barry’s dark novel of the same name about a slacker (Shiloh Fernandez) who has to trust a cutthroat marketing executive (Amber Heard) if his mil- lion-dollar idea is to have any hope of succeeding. Hey Bartender Evocateur: The Morton Downey, Jr. Movie (R for profanity and nudity) Rau- cous documentary high- lighting the exploits of the late, TV talk show host who cultivated legions of loyal fans with a confrontational, Much Ado about Noth- ing (PG-13 for sexuality and drug use) Screen adap- tation of Shakespeare’s classic, battle-of-the-sexes comedy about two couples, one (Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof), at war, the other (Fran Kranz and Jillian Morgese), in love. Support Tiger Eyes (PG-13 for a violent incident, mature themes and underage alco- hol consumption) Coming- of-age drama based on the Rapture-Palooza Judy Blume best-seller about a grieving teenager (Willa Holland) trying to cope with the murder of her father who finds a shoulder to cry on in the Native- American (Tatanka Means) she meets after her mother (Amy Jo Johnson) moves the family to Los Alamos, New Mexico. With Elise Eberle, Cynthia Stevenson and Russell Means. James Gandolfini, Danny Trejo and Marianne Jean- Baptiste. Violet & Daisy (Unrated) Crime drama about a pair of mild-mannered, teenage assassins (Saoirse Ronan and Alexis Bledel) who knock off New York City mobsters when not obsess- ing about their favorite pop singer (Cody Horn). With You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet (Unrated) Otherworldly drama revolving around a deceased playwright (Denis Podalydes) who somehow casts and stages one of his celebrated works from beyond the grave. (In French with subtitles) Wish You Were Here (R for profanity, sexuality, vio- lence and drug use) Missing persons drama about four Australian friends enjoying a vacation in Southeast Asia until one member (Antony Starr) of their party disap- pears mysteriously. June 5, 2013 The Portland Skanner Page 5
