Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: For Movies Opening July 17
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Conjuring (R for
disturbing violence and
scenes of terror) Fact-based
horror flick about a couple
of paranormal investigators
(Vera Farmiga and Patrick
Wilson) hired to help a fam-
ily terrorized by an evil
force inside their secluded
farmhouse. Cast includes
Lily Taylor, Joey King and
Ron Livingston.
Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Red 2 (PG-13 for profani-
ty, drug use and pervasive
violence) Espionage thriller
finds former, CIA Agent
Frank Moses (Bruce Willis)
coaxed back out of retire-
ment and reunited with his
elite team of spies to track
down a portable nuclear
bomb that’s landed in the
hands of terrorists. With
Helen Mirren, Anthony
Hopkins, John Malkovich,
Mary- Louise Parker and
R.I.P.D. (PG-13 for vio-
lence, profanity, sensuality
and sexual references) Fan-
tasy comedy about a recent-
ly deceased cop (Ryan
Reynolds) who tries to solve
his own murder with the
help of a new partner (Jeff
Bridges) after joining a
police department for the
undead.
Support
cast
includes Kevin Bacon,
James Hong and Mary-
Louise Parker.
K AM ’ S
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Turbo
Turbo (PG for mild
action and mature themes)
Family-oriented animated
adventure about a garden
variety
snail
(Ryan
Reynolds) who gets a shot
at winning the Indianapolis
500 after a freak accident
alters his DNA. Voice cast
includes Paul Giamatti,
Snoop
Dogg,
Maya
Rudolph, Samuel L. Jack-
son, Bill Hader, Michael
Pena, Luis Guzman and Dr.
Ken Jeong.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
The Act of Killing
(Unrated) Macabre musical
documentary in which
Indonesian death squad
leaders reenact real-life
mass executions in a man-
ner mimicking the classic
Hollywood films they so
admire. (In English and
Indonesian with subtitles)
Big Words (Unrated)
Dream deferred drama, set
on the eve of Obama’s his-
tory-making
election,
revolving around a once-
promising rap trio’s (Dorian
Missick, Gbenga Akinnagbe
and Darien Sills-Evans)
reminiscing while speculat-
R.I.P.D
ing about what led to their
break-up 15 years earlier.
With Yaya Alafia, Zachary
Booth, Jean Grae and Amir
Arison.
witnesses a violent attack.
With Cillian Murphy, Tim
Roth and Rory Kinnear.
Blackfish (PG-13 for dis-
turbing images and mature
themes) Free Willy docu-
mentary detailing the devas-
tating consequences of
keeping killer whales in
captivity. Featuring testimo-
nials by Samantha Berg,
Kim Ashdown and Dave
Duffus.
Colossus (Unrated) Mark
Hendrickson wrote, direct-
ed, produced and stars in
this musical mockumentary
as a con artist who sets out
to tour Russia as the front
man for a faux, heavy-metal
band. Featuring Polina
Belenkaya, Elena Dudina
and Valery Novikov. (In
English and Russian with
subtitles)
Broken (Unrated) Loss of
innocence drama, set in
North London, about an 11
year-old girl (Eloise Lau-
rence) whose life is irre-
versibly altered after she
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of
a Pimp (R for profanity,
sexuality and violence) Pink
Caddy documentary exam-
ining the life of the leg-
endary
Chicago
pimp-turned-best selling
author (1918-1992). Featur-
ing commentary by Snoop
Dogg, Ice-T and Quincy
Jones
Iceberg Slim
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