Arts & Entertainment
Movies Opening June 21, 2013
BIG BUDGET
FILMS
Monsters University (G)
Disney animated adventure,
a prequel set about a decade
before the events of Mon-
sters, Inc., finds polar oppo-
site Mike (Billy Crystal)
and Sully (John Goodman)
pledging the same fraternity
and majoring in scaring.
Voice cast includes Steve
Buscemi, Helen Mirren,
Sean Hayes and Bobby
Moynihan.
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C APSULES
Movie
Reviews
by Kam
Williams
Enos, Daniella Kertesz,
David Morse, Matthew Fox
and Fana Mokoena.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Monsters University
World War Z (PG-13 for
violence, disturbing images
and frightening horror fare)
Screen adaptation of Max
Brooks’ apocalyptic novel
about a globetrotting, Unit-
ed Nations investigator
(Brad Pitt) who rises to the
occasion in the face of a
zombie pandemic that’s top-
pling governments and
threatening humanity with
extinction. With Mireille
The Attack (R for pro-
fanity, violence and brief
sexuality) Middle East
drama, set in Tel Aviv,
revolving around a celebrat-
ed Arab surgeon (Ali Suli-
man) who discovers a
shocking secret about his
wife (Reymond Ansallem)
in the wake of a terrorist
bombing. With Evgenia
Dodena (In Arabic and
Hebrew with subtitles)
The Bling Ring (R for
profanity, sexual references,
drug use and underage alco-
hol consumption) Sofia
Coppola co-wrote and
directed this true tale about
a gang of computer-savvy
teenagers who embark on a
crime spree burglarizing the
homes of Hollywood stars
by using the internet to
monitor the celebrities’
whereabouts.
Featuring
Emma Watson, Katie
Chang, Leslie Mann and
Israel Broussard.
Downloaded (Unrated)
Build a better mousetrap
documentary exploring the
impact that the download-
ing revolution has had on
fans, recording artists and
the music industry. With
appearances by rocker
Henry Rollins, producer
Chris Blackwell and attor-
ney Lawrence Lessig.
A Hijacking (R for pro-
fanity) Hostage drama
about the tension which
unfolds when a gang of
Somali pirates demands a
multimillion dollar ransom
after commandeering a
cargo ship on the high seas.
Starring Pilou Asbaek,
Soren Malling and Dar
Salim. (In Danish, Swedish
and English with subtitles)
son and Haley Webb) who
travel from California to
Texas to file a false claim
for a dead friend’s inheri-
tance. With Beau Bridges,
Aidan Quinn and Jordan
Bridges (Beau’s son).
This Is Martin Bonner
(Unrated) Paul Eenhoorn
stars as the title character of
this unlikely-buddies drama
about a newcomer to Reno,
Nevada who forges a friend-
ship with a recent parolee
(Richmond Arquette) he
helps while volunteering at
a non-profit charity. With
Sam Buchanan, Robert
Longstreet and Demtrius
Grosse.
Three Worlds (Unrated)
Good Samaritan drama
about the effort of a hit-and-
This Is Martin Bonner
run
accident
witness
(Clotilde Hesme) to inform
the victim’s (Rasha Bukvic)
widow (Arta Dobroshi) of
the identity of the drunk
driver (Raphael Personnaz).
Ensemble includes Reda
Kateb, Alban Aumard and
Adele Haenel. (In French
with subtitles)
Unfinished Song (PG-13
for crude gestures and sexu-
al references) Bittersweet
British dramedy about a
grumpy, grieving widower
(Terence Stamp) who gets a
new lease on life after tak-
ing his recently-deceased
wife’s (Vanessa Redgrave)
place in the church choir.
Support cast includes
Gemma Arterton, Christo-
pher Eccleston and Anne
Reid.
Maniac (Unrated) Grisly
remake of the 1980 horror
flick about a psychotic seri-
al killer (Elijah Wood) who
scalps his victims and uses
their hair to cover the heads
of mannequins in his shop.
Support cast includes Amer-
ica Olivo, Nora Arnezeder
and Liane Balaban.
Rushlights (R for vio-
lence, profanity, sexuality
and drug use) Romantic
road romp about a couple of
young lovers (Josh Hender-
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because it’s genuine with no motive behind
it. That’s a really clean kind of love. What a
blessing! Cars excite me, too, seeing a nice
car drive by. I love cars! And I love dancing
and a whole bunch of other stuff.
KW: The Uduak Oduok question: Who is
your favorite clothes designer?
WJ: I’m not a name brand type of person.
I do like Diesel jeans.
KW: The Mike Pittman question: What
was your best career decision?
WJ: I don’t know. I haven’t made it yet.
KW: When you look in the mirror, what
do you see?
WJ: I see a young man who is trying to be
seen and appreciated by the masses for his
work.
KW: If you could have one wish instant-
ly granted, what would that be for?
WJ: To no longer be overlooked by the
industry.
KW: Is there any question no one ever
asks you, that you wish someone would?
WJ: That’s a great question, but no, I’ve
been asked everything. I can’t think of one
question that has not been asked of me.
KW: The Anthony Mackie question: Is
there something that you promised to do if
you became famous, that you still haven’t
done yet?
WJ: I love Anthony Mackie. I made a
movie with him and Wayne Brady in 2006
called Crossover. I would like to devote
more time to caring for abused animals.
KW: The Viola Davis question: What’s
the difference between who you are at home
as opposed to the person you pretend to be
on the red carpet?
WJ: What keeps me sane in this insane
business is that even on the carpet I’m most-
ly me. I might smile a lot less in real life,
but I know how to adjust to the situation. It
things after awhile. It also let me know that
there’s a pain that’s beyond physical pain
that can be far more scarring. It’s equivalent
to a death when you lose someone you love.
It’s amazing how having my heartbroken
also made me look closer at how I treat
other people.
KW: The Ling-Ju Yen question: What is
your earliest childhood memory?
“I had big dreams and I was motivated to help
my mother. So I didn’t want to screw up. Drugs
and other stuff were never a temptation. I guess
I had an old soul
— Wesley Jonathan
is what it is. I hear what Viola’s saying,
because you do have to turn it on and off.
But I think the red carpet is harder on
women because of all the attention paid to
how they look and what they’re wearing.
KW: The Melissa Harris-Perry question:
How did your first big heartbreak impact
who you are as a person?
WJ: It impacted me a lot, dude, a lot. It
made me a man. I was a teenager when the
relationship started but by the time it was
over I was in my early 20s. It opened my
eyes to knowing that people change, that
people can grow apart and want different
WJ: Arguments between my mother and
father when I was 2 and 3 years-old.
KW: I’m sorry about that. The Kerry
Washington question: If you were an ani-
mal, what animal would you be?
WJ: An eagle. I’d like to be able to take
flight.
KW: The Anthony Anderson question: If
you could have a superpower, which one
would you choose?
WJ: Immortality.
had to choose another profession, what
would that be?
WJ: NASCAR race driver.
KW: The Jamie Foxx question: If you
only had 24 hours to live, what would you
do? Would you do the bad stuff, you never
got a chance to do, or would you do good
stuff to make sure you make it into heaven?
WJ: To acquire as much knowledge about
Jehovah, God, as possible.
KW: The Michael Ealy question: If you
could meet any historical figure, whom
would you choose?
WJ: Wow! I would say Malcolm X.
KW: The Judyth Piazza question: What
key quality do you believe all successful
people share?
WJ: Drive and passion.
KW: The Harriet Pakula-Teweles ques-
tion: With so many classic films being
redone, is there a remake you’d like to star
in?
WJ: Yeah, The Last Dragon, an inner-city
martial arts movie from 1985 that starred
Vanity.
KW: The Tavis Smiley question: How do
you want to be remembered?
WJ: As talented, real and loving.
KW: Thanks for putting so much thought
into your answers, Wesley, and best of luck
with The Soul Man.
WJ: Thank you, Kam.
KW: The Gabby Douglas question: If you
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