Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: For Movies Opening Aug. 23
Night, Pierce Brosnan and
Rosamund Pike.
Swanberg directs this
romantic comedy, set in
Chicago, about a couple of
flirtatious
co-workers
(Olivia Wilde and Jake
Johnson) already in com-
mitted relationships who
come to question their com-
mitments when they unex-
pectedly end up alone
together for a whole week-
end. With Ron Livingston,
Ti West and Jake M. John-
son.
You’re Next (R for pro-
fanity, sexuality, nudity and
graphic violence) Horror
thriller about a festive fami-
ly reunion at a remote, rural
retreat ruined by the arrival
of a gang of ax-wielding
maniacs. Stars Sharni Vin-
son, Nicholas Tucci, Joe
Swanberg
and
Amy
Seimetz.
The Grandmaster (PG-
13 for violence, profanity,
smoking and brief drug use)
Historical biopic chroni-
cling the life and times of
sensei Yip Man (Tony
Leung), founder of the
karate school attended by
the legendary Bruce Lee.
With Ziyi Zhang, Hye-kyo
Song and Chen Chang.
BIG BUDGET
FILMS
The Mortal Instru-
ments: City of Bones (PG-
13 for intense violence and
suggestive content) Lily
Collins stars in this adapta-
tion of the Cassandra Clare
fantasy novel of the same
name about a Brooklyn
teenager who discovers that
she’s descended from a long
line of half-angels locked
for generations in battle
with a host of demonic crea-
tures. Cast includes Lena
Headey, Jonathan Rhys
Meyers and Jamie Camp-
bell Bower.
The World’s End (R for
sexual references and Per-
vasive profanity) Sci-fi
comedy, set in England,
about five friends (Simon
Pegg, Eddie Marsan, Martin
Freeman, Paddy Considine
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and Nick Frost) who unwit-
tingly reunite for drinks for
the first time in decades dur-
ing an invasion of the planet
by alien robots. With Bill
Short Term 12
Paradise: Faith (Unrat-
ed) Second installment in
the Ulrich Seidl trilogy
revolves around a Born
Again, door-to-door Chris-
tian missionary (Maria Hof-
statter) whose life is turned
upside-down when her
long-lost Muslim husband
(Nabil Saleh) returns to
Austria from Egypt after a
long absence. Featuring
Natalya Baranova, Rene
Rupnik and Daniel Hoesl.
Savannah
FOREIGN FILMS
Drinking Buddies (R for
pervasive profanity) Joe
of a woman (Vanessa Hud-
gens) who barely escaped
the
bloodthirsty
psy-
chopath’s clutches. Support
cast includes 50 Cent,
Radha Mitchell and Dean
Norris.
Savannah (PG-13 for
brief
sexuality)
Jim
Caviezel stars in this true
tale, unfolding in the post-
bellum South, about the son
of a plantation owner who
forfeited his inheritance in
order to live close to nature
down by the riverside. With
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bradley
Whitford
Alexander.
and
Jaimie
with the help of his best
friend (Javier Nunez Flori-
an). With Anailin de la Rua
Short Term 12 (R for
profanity and brief sexuali-
ty) Character-driven drama
about a social worker (Brie
Larson) who, with the help
of her co-worker boyfriend
(John Gallagher, Jr.), does
her best to help at-risk teens
assigned to the foster care
facility she supervises. Cast
includes Kaitlyn Dever,
Rami Malek and Keith
Stanfield.
The Trials of Muham-
mad Ali (Unrated) Consci-
entious
objector
documentary revisiting dis-
graced
Heavyweight
Champ Muhammad Ali’s
legal battle to overturn his
five-year sentence for refus-
ing to serve in Vietnam
because “Ain’t no Viet
Cong ever call me [N-
word].”
Una Noche (Unrated)
American Dream drama, set
in Havana, about a fugitive
from
justice
(Dariel
Arrechaga) who makes a
break for Florida by boat
Therese
(Unrated)
Audrey Tautou plays the
title character in this cos-
tume drama, set in the Roar-
ing Twenties, about a
miserably-married
socialite’s desperate attempt
to escape her gilded cage.
With Gilles Lellouche,
Anais Demoustier and
Catherine Arditi. (In French
with subtitles)
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
de la Torre, Katia Caso and
Greisy del Valle. (In Span-
ish with subtitles)
The Frozen Ground (R
for violence, sexuality,
nudity, profanity and drug
use) Fact-based crime
thriller about an Alaska state
trooper (Nicolas Cage) who
tracks down a serial killer
(John Cusack) with the help
Scenic Route (R for pro-
fanity, violence and a scene
of sexuality) Survival road
saga about two buddies
(Josh Duhamel and Dan
Fogler) whose lifelong
friendship is tested when
their dilapidated pickup
truck breaks down in the
desert. With Miracle Laurie,
Christie Burson and Peter
Michael Goetz.
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