Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: For Movies Opening Aug. 23
BIG BUDGET
FILMS
The Mortal Instru-
ments: City of Bones
(PG-13 for intense violence
and suggestive content)
Lily Collins stars in this
adaptation of the Cassandra
Clare fantasy novel of the
same name about a Brook-
lyn teenager who discovers
that she’s descended from a
long line of half-angels
locked for generations in
battle with a host of demon-
ic creatures. Cast includes
Lena Headey, Jonathan
Rhys Meyers and Jamie
Campbell 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
and Nick Frost) who unwit-
tingly reunite for drinks for
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the first time in decades dur-
ing an invasion of the planet
by alien robots. With Bill
Night, Pierce Brosnan and
Rosamund Pike.
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.
Drinking Buddies (R for
pervasive profanity) Joe
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
unexpectedly end up alone
together for a whole week-
end. With Ron Livingston,
Ti West and Jake M. John-
son.
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.
Paradise: Faith (Unrat-
ed) Second installment in
the Ulrich Seidl trilogy
revolves around a Born
Again, door-to-door Chris-
tian missionary (Maria
Hofstatter) whose life is
turned upside-down when
her long-lost Muslim hus-
band (Nabil Saleh) returns
to Austria from Egypt after
a long absence.
Savannah
Conscientious objector doc-
umentary
revisiting
disgraced
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].”
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Savannah (PG-13 for
brief
sexuality)
Jim
Caviezel stars in this true
Short Term 12
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
and
Jaimie
Alexander.
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)
Una Noche (Unrated)
American Dream drama, set
in Havana, about a fugitive
from
justice
(Dariel
Arrechaga) who makes a
break for Florida by boat
with the help of his best
friend (Javier Nunez Flori-
an). (In Spanish with
subtitles)
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Celebrate – Educate
– Demonstrate!
Saturday, August 24, 2013
South Waterfront Park, Portland
10 a.m. – Gather at Terry Schrunk Plaza
11 a.m. – Step off time for March thru Downtown
12 p.m. – Pre-rally Festivities at Waterfront Park
1 p.m. – Rally, Speakers and Live Music
at Waterfront Park.
For more information contact:
Dr. T.A. Bethel, 503-288-7241 or
Dr. LeRoy Haynes, 503-287-0261
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