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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: For Movies Opening Aug. 30 BIG BUDGET FILMS Closed Circuit (R for profanity and brief vio- lence) Legal thriller about a couple of ex-lover lawyers (Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall) whose lives are threat- ened when they decide to defend the prime suspect (Dennis Moschitto) in the terrorist bombing of a bustling London market. With Jim Broadbent, Ciaran Hinds and Claudia Sim- mons-Howe. Getaway (PG-13 for pro- fanity, rude gestures, mayhem and pervasive vio- lence) High-octane action thriller revolving around a retired race car driver (Ethan Hawke) who hijacks a custom-built Mustang and joins forces with a cute computer whiz (Selena Gomez) to rescue his wife (Rebecca Budig) from the clutches of a mysterious kidnapper (Jon Voigt). With Paul Freeman, Bruce Payne and Ivailo Geraskov. One Direction: This Is Us (PG for mild epithets) Oscar-nominee Morgan Spurlock (for Super Size Me) directs this concert flick featuring backstage footage and chronicling the British boy band’s meteoric rise to superstardom. Quin- tet includes Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and and Louis Tomlinson. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS K AM ’ S C APSULES s B E C t c b t h ( K A Movie Reviews by Kam Williams King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis (Unrated) Re- release of the Oscar-nominated, 1970 documentary chronicling the life and career of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes appearances by Harry Belafonte, Paul New- man, Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. Afternoon Delight (R for profanity, drug use and graphic sexuality) Midlife crisis dramedy set in L.A., about a bored housewife (Kathryn Haghn) who spices up her life by hiring a stripper (Juno Temple) as a live-in nanny. With Jane Lynch, Josh Radnor, Jessica St. Clair and Michaela Watkins. American Made Movie (G) Nostalgic factory docu- mentary revisits the glory days of the United States’ manufacturing industry when exports still exceeded imports. I Declare War (Unrated) Coming-of-age dramedy about a group of 12 year-old neighborhood kids whose fantasy game of Capture the ‘King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis’ Flag turns realistic when jealousy rears its ugly head. Ensemble cast includes Siam Yu, Gage Munroe, Michael Friend, Aidan Gou- veia and Mackenzie Munro. year-old (David Lambert). With Mamie Gummer, Mar- tin Starr, Joshua Harto and John Finn. Our Nixon (Unrated) Tricky Dick documentary, first aired on CNN, revisit- ing the events surrounding the Watergate break-in which brought down the Nixon administration. Fea- turing recently-unearthed, Super 8 film footage of White House insiders John Ehrlichman, Dwight Chapin and H.R. Bob Haldeman. The Lifeguard (R for drug use, profanity, disturb- ing images, graphic nudity and explicit sexuality) Kris- ten Bell stars in the title role of this jailbait drama as a jaded, NYC TV reporter who quits her to move back home to suburban Connecti- cut to work as a lifeguard only to end up having an affair with a troubled, 16 August 28, 2013 The Portland Skanner Page 7
