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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: For Movies Opening July 17 and Dr. Ken Jeong. 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. 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 Catherine Zeta-Jones. R.I.P.D. (PG-13 for vio- lence, profanity, sensuality and sexual references) Fan- tasy comedy about a recent- ly deceased cop (Ryan K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams 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. Turbo (PG for mild action and mature themes) Family- oriented animated adven- ture 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. Jackson, Bill Hader, Michael Pena, Luis Guzman Turbo 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- ing about what led to their break-up 15 years earlier. With Yaya Alafia, Zachary Booth, Jean Grae and Amir Arison. 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. R.I.P.D versibly altered after she witnesses a violent attack. With Cillian Murphy, Tim Roth and Rory Kinnear. game-playing machines equipped with state-of-the- art software. Starring Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletch- er and Wiley Wiggins. 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) 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 Computer Chess (Unrat- ed) Artificial Intelligence comedy, set in the Eighties, about a tournament show- down between humans and D-Day (Unrated) Haunted house thriller revolving around four roommates at a female boarding school who find themselves beset by fresh visions of a fire that had swept across campus years earlier. Cast includes Ri-na Kim, Joo-hee Yoo, Eun-kyeong Kim and Jin- yong Heo. Iceberg Slim Broken (Unrated) Loss of innocence drama, set in North London, about an 11 year-old girl (Eloise Lau- rence) whose life is irre- July 17, 2012 The Portland Skanner Page 5
