Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening July 5, 2013
BIG BUDGET
FILMS
Despicable Me 2 (PG for
crude humor and mild
action) Action-oriented ani-
mated adventure finds
reformed evildoer Gru
(Steve Carell) grudgingly
leaving his recently-adopt-
ed daughters (Miranda Cos-
grove, Dana Gaier and Elsie
Fisher) to spy for the Anti-
Villain League in order to
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apprehend a diabolical
criminal (Benjamin Bratt)
The Lone Ranger
bent on world domination.
Voice cast includes Kristen
Wiig, Russell Brand and Dr.
Ken Jeong.
Kevin Hart: Let Me
Explain (R for sexuality,
ethnic slurs and pervasive
profanity) Concert flick fea-
turing highlights of the
irreverent comedian’s 2012
stand-up tour across North
America and Europe and
culminating with a sold-out
performance at Madison
Square Garden.
The Lone Ranger (PG-
13 for violence, intense
action and suggestive mate-
rial) Armie Hammer han-
dles the title role in this
screen adaptation of the
classic Western TV series
about a legendary lawman
who fights greed and cor-
ruption with the assistance
of his trusty, Native Ameri-
can
sidekick
(Johnny
Depp). With Helena Bon-
ham Carter, Barry Pepper
and Tom Wilkinson.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
A Girl and a Gun (Unrat-
ed) Constitutional rights
documentary exploring 2nd
Amendment issues relating
to self-defense, power and
violence via frank inter-
views with red-blooded,
pistol-packing mamas.
Despicable Me 2
for nudity, profanity, sexual
references and graphic vio-
lence) Norse fantasy revolv-
ing around a muscle-bound
Viking warrior (Charlie
Bewley) who embarks on an
epic journey in search of the
long-lost brother (Clive
Standen) banished from the
kingdom years earlier by
their monarch father (James
Cosmo).
With
Elliot
Cowan, Glynis Barber and
Ivan Kaye.
Just Like a Woman (R
for profanity and sexuality)
Tale of female empower-
ment about a couple of mis-
erably-married
women
(Sienna Miller and Gol-
shifteh Farahani) who travel
from Chicago to Sante Fe to
enter a belly dancing com-
petition.
With
Bahar
Soomekh, Tim Guinee and
Roschdy Zem.
The Look of Love
(Unrated) Rags-to-riches
biopic about Paul Raymond
(Steve Coogan), the reclu-
sive British businessman
who became the United
Kingdom’s wealthiest citi-
zen before his death in
2008. Co-starring Anna
Friel, Imogen Poots and
Shirley Henderson.
Stuck in Love (R for pro-
fanity, sexuality and teen
drug and alcohol abuse)
Midlife crisis drama about a
year in the life of a famous
novelist (Greg Kinnear) suf-
fering from writer’s block
since being dumped by his
wife (Jennifer Connelly).
Cast includes Kristen Bell,
Lily Collins, Stephen King
and Patrick Schwarzeneg-
ger.
Hammer of the Gods (R
Just Like a Woman
July 3, 2013
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