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Arts & Entertainment kam’s kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Aug. 1 By Kam Williams For The Skanner News BIG BUDGET FILMS Calvary (R for profanity, sexual references, drug use and brief violence) Psycho- logical drama, set in a tiny seaside town in Ireland, about a Catholic cleric (Brendan Gleeson) who finds his life threatened dur- ing confession by an anonymous parishioner who was raped as a child by a pedophile priest. With M. Emmet Walsh, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly and Domnhall Gleeson (Bren- dan’s son). Get on Up (PG-13 for sexuality, drug use, profani- ty and violence) Chad Boseman portrays James Brown in the biopic chroni- cling the Godfather of Soul’s rise from abject poverty to the heights of superstardom. Supporting cast includes Keith Robin- son, Jill Scott, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer. Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13 for profanity, action and intense violence) 10th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series about an American pilot (Chriss Pratt) who grudg- ingly teams with a ragtag outfit of extraterrestrial mis- fits in order to defend the universe against a diabolical villain (Lee Pace) with a twisted religious agenda. Ensemble cast includes Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Djimon Houn- sou, Glenn Close, John C. Reilly and Benicio Del Toro. What If (PG-13 for pro- fanity, sexuality and partial nudity) Romantic dramedy revolving around a med school dropout (Daniel Radcliffe) who develops feelings for his BFF (Zoe Kazan) despite the fact that she lives with her longtime boyfriend (Rafe Spall). With Megan Park, Adam Driver and Mackenzie Davis. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Guardians of the Galaxy 4 Minute Mile (PG-13 for mature themes, violence, drinking, drugs, smoking and profanity) Overcoming- the-odds drama about the unlikely friendship forged between an at-risk teen Finding Fela! (Kelly Blatz) and the reclu- sive, retired track coach (Richard Jenkins) who agrees to train him. With Analeigh Tipton, Kim Basinger, Cam Gigandet and Rhys Coiro. crush on the cutest girl (Selena Gomez) at school. With Elisabeth Shue, Mary- Louise Parker, Dylan McDermott, Gary Busey, Justin Bieber and Heather Graham. The Almost Man (Unrat- ed) Changed circumstances satire about a sophomoric, 35 year-old slacker (Henrik Rafaelsen) suddenly forced to mature when he gets his girlfriend (Janne Heltberg Haarseth) pregnant. Sup- Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (Unrated) Third installment in the horror franchise revolves around a bachelor party aboard a Caribbean cruise which is ruined when revelers start becoming infected with a Finding Fela! (Unrated) Oscar-winner Alex Gibney (for Taxi to the Dark Side) directed this reverential ret- rospective recounting the career of Fela Kuti (1938- 1997), the Nigerian pop music icon who passed away prematurely after con- tracting the AIDS virus. Louder than Words (PG- 13 for mature themes, smoking and brief profani- ty) Fact-based drama about a grieving couple (David Get on up porting cast includes Egil Birkeland, Kim Eidhagen and Erik Haugstad. (In Nor- wegian with subtitles) Around the Block (Unrated) Aussie drama, set in Sydney, about an aborig- ine kid (Hunter Page-Lochard) from a bro- ken home who develops a love of acting with the help of his American drama teacher (Christina Ricci). Featuring Matt Nable, Jack Thompson and Daniel Hen- shall. Behaving Badly (R for crude sexuality, graphic nudity, drug use and perva- sive profanity) Romantic comedy about an awkward teen (Nat Wolff) with a Page 6 The Portland and Seattle Skanner July 30, 2014 flesh-eating virus right after docking their boat at a remote island. Ensemble includes Sean Astin, Currie Graham, Ryan Donowho, Brando Eaton and Jillian Murray. Child of God (R for nudi- ty, profanity, violence and disturbing sexual behavior) James Franco adapted, directed and stars in this crime thriller based on the Cormac McCarthy best sell- er of the same name about a cave-dwelling serial killer (Scott Haze) terrorizing a Tennessee mountain com- munity. Narrated by Wade Williams and featuring Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack and Fallon Goodson. Duchovny and Hope Davis) who decide to build a state- of-the-art children’s hospital after the untimely death of their young daugh- ter (Olivia Steele-Falconer). Cast includes Timothy Hut- ton, Adelaide Kane and Xander Berkeley. War Story (Unrated) PTSD drama about a former Libyan hostage (Catherine Keener) decompressing in Sicily where she divides her time between an ex- lover/mentor (Ben Kingsley) and a young Tunisian (Hafsia Herzi) try- ing to migrate to France. With Donatella Finocchiaro, Vincenzo Amato and Guido Caprino. (In English and Italian with subtitles)
