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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Capsules, Movies Opening Christmas Week BIG BUDGET FILMS American Hustle (R for sexuality, pervasive profani- ty and brief violence) David O. Russell wrote and direct- ed this crime drama about a couple of con artists (Chris- tian Bale and Amy Adams) forced by an overzealous Phoenix) who falls in love with the voice (Scarlett Johansson) on his comput- er’s operating system. With Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Bill Hader and Olivia Wilde. Saving Mr. Banks (PG- 13 for mature themes and unsettling images) Period K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams installment in the Bolly- wood action series finds crimefighter Jai (Abhishek Bachchan) and sidekick Ali (Uday Chopra) matching wits with a new pair of wor- thy adversaries (Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif). With Jackie Shroff, Diana Penty and Don Kress. (In Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu with subtitles) The Past (PG-13 for mature themes and brief profanity) Fractured family drama about a Persian man (Ali Mosaffa) who returns to Paris from Iran four years after abandoning his family there only to find his French wife (Berenice Bejo) dating an Arab (Tahar Rahim). With Pauline Burlet, Elyes Aguis and Jeanne Jestin. (In French and Persian with subtitles) The Selfish Giant (Unrat- ed) Adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s cautionary, coming- of-age tale of the same name about a couple of ambitious teenagers (Con- ner Chapman and Shaun Thomas) whose ill-advised association with a crooked junk dealer (Sean Gilder) leads to tragic conse- quences. Support cast includes Lorraine Ash- bourne, Ian Burfield and Steve Evets. Anchorman 2 FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) to infiltrate a New Jersey underworld inhabited by mobsters protected by a crooked, big city mayor (Jeremy Renner). Support cast includes Jennifer Lawrence, Louis C.K. and Michael Pena. Anchorman 2 (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, crude humor, drug use and comic violence) Will Ferrell reprises the title role as the oafish broadcaster in this sequel which finds his for- mer news team reuniting in New York to work for a 24- piece recounting Walt Dis- ney’s (Tom Hanks) bending over backwards to secure the film rights to Mary Pop- pins from P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), the overprotective author of the beloved children’s book. With Paul Giamatti, Colin Farrell, Rachel Griffiths, Ruth Wilson and Jason Schwartzman. Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (PG for peril, action and rude humor) Prehistoric ani- mated epic, set 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, chroni- Dhoom 3 hour cable network. Return- ing cast members include Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, Good, David Koechner, Luke Wilson, Chris Parnell, Fred Willard and narrator Bill Kurtis, as well as new additions Greg Kinnear, James Marsden, Harrison Ford, Kristen Wiig, Meagan Good and Christina Applegate, and featuring cameos by Will Smith, Jim Carrey, Kanye West, Amy Poehler, Nicole Kidman, Drake, Tina Fey, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen and Kirsten Dunst. Her (R for profanity, sex- uality and brief nudity) Oscar-nominee Spike Jonze (for Being John Malkovich) directed this romance drama revolving around a lonely letter writer (Joaquin cling the lives of a trio of dinos (Justin Long, Tiya Sircar and Skyler Stone) from infancy to adulthood. Narrated by John Leguizamo, with additional voicework by Mary Mouser, Clay Savage and Katie Sil- verman. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS All the Light in the Sky (Unrated) Character-driven drama directed by Joe Swanberg about an aging actress (Jane Adams) forced to reassess her career prospects when her fresh- faced, aspiring niece (Sophia Takal) arrives in Malibu for a weekend stay. With Kent Osborne, Larry Fessenden and Ti West. Dhoom 3 (Unrated) Third December 18, 2013 The Portland Skanner Page 7
