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
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King:
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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
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