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Arts & Entertainment Movies Opening This Week — For Oct. 11, 2013 BIG BUDGET FILMS Captain Phillips (PG-13 for intense violence, sus- tained terror, bloody images and substance abuse) Tom Hanks stars in this action thriller, directed by Paul Greengrass, reenacting the 2009 rescue by Navy SEALs of an American con- tainer ship hijacked by Somali pirates. With Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi and Faysal Ahmed. K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams Gibson). Ensembler includes Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Jessica Alba, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Antonio Ban- deras and Amber Heard. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete Machete Kills (R for pro- fanity, sexuality and perva- sive graphic violence) Danny Trejo reprises the title role in this high body- count sequel which finds the intrepid detective-turned- spy recruited by the U.S. President (Charlie Sheen) to foil a terrorist plot being hatched by a Mexican mad- man (Demian Bichir) and an eccentric billionaire (Mel INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (R for sexual- ity, nudity, profanity, vio- lence and pervasive drug and alcohol use, all involv- ing teens) High attrition- rate horror flick about a 16 year-old blossoming beauty (Amber Heard) invited by classmates intent on taking her virginity to a wild weekend party at a remote ranch in Texas where kids start disappearing one-by- one. With Anson Mount, Edwin Hodge and Michael Welch. Broadway Idiot (Unrat- ed) Punk rockumentary highlighting the effort to turn Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong’s hit album “American Idiot” into a Broadway musical. CBGB (R for sexuality, drug use, violence and per- vasive profanity) Rock & Roll retrospective revolving around Hilly Cristal (Alan Rickman), the founder of CBGB, the legendary, Greenwich Village night- club which launched the careers of such New Wave groups as Blondie, the B- 52s, the Ramones and the Talking Heads. Cast includes Malin Akerman as Debbie Harry, Joel David Moore as Joey Ramone, Mickey Sumner as Patti Smith and Taylor Hawkins as Iggy Pop. Design Is One: The Vignellis (Unrated) Fashion documentary revisiting the career of the husband and wife team of Massimo and Lella Vignellis, influential Italian designers of futuris- tic modern furniture, pack- aging, housewares and signage. God Loves Uganda (Unrated) Born Again docu- Captain Phillips mentary chronicling the campaign by Evangelical Christian missionaries to encourage the citizens of Uganda to abandon their cultural traditions in favor of Biblical law. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (R for pro- fanity, drug use and sexuali- ty) Coming-of-age saga about a 9 (Ethan Dizon) and 13 year-old’s (Skylan Brooks) attempt to survive the summer on the swelter- ing streets of New York City after their substance-abus- ing mother (Jennifer Hud- son) is arrested by the police. Cast includes Antho- ny Mackie, Jordin Sparks and Jeffrey Wright. themes) A tale of forbidden love, set in Renaissance Verona, loosely based on the Shakespeare classic about a star-crossed couple (Hailee Steinfeld and Dou- glas Booth) hailing from feuding clans. With Paul Giamatti, Stellan Skarsgard, Damian Lewis and Ed Westwick. Romeo and Juliet (PG- 13 for violence and mature 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 October 9, 2013 The Seattle Skanner Page 5
