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.
K AM ’ S
C APSULES
Movie
Reviews
by Kam
Williams
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
Enos, Daniella Kertesz,
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)
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-
run
accident
witness
This Is Martin Bonner
(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-
son and Haley Webb) who
travel from California to
World War Z
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