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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening July 26 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Wolverine (PG-13 for sexuality, profanity and intense violence) Sixth installment in Marvel Comics’ X-Men franchise, set in Japan, finds Wolver- ine (Hugh Jackman) stripped of his invincibility and locked in a life or death battle with a mysterious fig- ure from his past (Hiroyuki Sanada) whose daughter (Tao Okamoto) is his cur- rent love interest. With Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee and Brian Tee. The To Do List (R for profanity, graphic dialogue, pervasive sexuality, crude humor, and teen alcohol and drug abuse) Aubrey Plaza stars in this coming-of-age comedy about a Miss Goody Two-Shoes who decides to lose her virginity over the summer before she goes off to college. Cast includes Bill Hader, Andy Samberg and Christopher K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams Mintz-Plasse. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Blue Jasmine (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality and mature themes) Cate Blanchett stars in the title role of this dysfunctional family drama, directed by Woody Allen, about a neu- rotic, New York City socialite prompted by a life crisis to travel from New York to San Francisco to reconnect with her long- estranged sister (Sally Hawkins). Ensemble cast includes Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis C.K., Peter Sarsgaard and Bobby Cannavale. Breaking the Girls (Unrated) Complicated crime thriller about a couple of college coeds (Madeline Zima and Agnes Bruckner) who enter a pact to murder each other’s enemies. Fea- turing Sam Anderson, Shawn Ashmore and Shan- na Collins. Drug War (Unrated) Explosive crime thriller, set in Tianjin, China, about a convicted meth dealer (Louis Koo) who fingers members of his former drug cartel in order to avoid the death penalty. With Sun Honglei, Haung Yi and Li Jing. (In Mandarin with subtitles) Frankenstein’s Army (R for profanity, graphic vio- lence and grisly images) Found footage horror flick about a battalion of Russian soldiers assaulted by an army of Nazi zombies creat- Frankenstein’s Army ed in a lab by a mad scien- tist (Karel Roden) and unleashed by Hitler in a last gasp to win World War II. Co-starring Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym and Alexan- der Mercury. Neander-Jin (Unrated) Screwball comedy with a Freudian twist about a young woman (Sarah Muel- hause) whose search for the perfect mate ends when she crosses paths with a 10,000 year-old Neanderthal Man (Jon Chardiet). Supporting cast features Milton Welsh, Rick Zieff and Norbert Alich. The Time Being (Unrat- ed) Suspense drama revolv- ing around a struggling artist (Wes Bentley) who tries to save his marriage by taking job doing surveil- lance work for a reclusive millionaire (Frank Langel- la) with a hidden agenda. Cast includes Sarah Paul- son, Corey Stoll and Ahna O’Reilly. Information is Today’s Currency At home or on the go, rely on TheSkanner.com for expert insight and guidance on what’s important to you Your Best Source for Local News is also online at www.theskanner.com July 24, 2013 The Seattle Skanner Page 5
