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Arts & Entertainment Movies Opening Friday, August 8 By Kam Williams For The Skanner News BIG BUDGET FILMS The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG for mature themes, mild epithets, vio- lence and brief sensuality) Three-time Oscar-nominee Lass Hallstrom directed this adaptation of Rochard Morais’ best-seller about an immigrant family which opens an Indian restaurant in a quaint village in the South of France, much to the chagrin of the steely proprietor (Helen Mirren) of a trendy bistro right down the street. Cast includes Om Puri, Manish Dayal and Charlotte Le Bon. (In Eng- lish, French and Hindi with subtitles) do bearing down on a tiny town in Middle America. Co-starring Matt Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta, Richard Armitage and Sarah Wayne Callies. Step Up All In (PG-13 for profanity and sensuality) 5th installment in the street dance franchise revolves around an L.A. crew which ventures to Vegas to enter a competition where the win- ning team lands a lucrative pro contract. Ensemble includes Ryan Guzman, Bri- ana Evigan, Adam G. Sevani and Stephen Boss. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13 for vio- lence) Reboot of the adaptation of the comic book franchise finds the Step Up All In Into the Storm (PG-13 for profanity, sexual refer- ences, and scenes of intense peril and destruction) Found footage thriller about some storm chasers and thrill- seekers who get more than they bargained for when they decide to film a torna- anthropomorphic protago- nists (Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard and Pete Ploszek) rising from NYC’s sewers to fight their archenemy (William Ficht- ner) and his army of ninjas, with the help of an intrepid, young reporter (Megan Into The Storm Fox). Cast includes Whoopi Goldberg and Will Arnett, with voicework by Johnny Knoxville and Tony Shal- houb. 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 About Alex (R for profan- ity and drug use) Jason Ritter stars as the title char- acter of this nostalgic drama about a group of college friends’ eventful reunion to care for a suicidal pal over the course of a three-day weekend. Cast includes Aubrey Plaza, Maggie Grace, Max Minghella and Nate Parker. After (R for profanity) Skeleton-in-the-closet drama about a cash-strapped matriarch (Kathleen Quin- lan) whose already-fragile family’s stability is further threatened by the revelation of her big secret. With John Doman, Darrin Dewitt Hen- son, Diane Neal and Pablo Schreiber (brother of Liev). The Dog (Unrated) Gen- der-bending biopic about John Wojtowicz (1945- 2006), whose robbery of a Brooklyn bank to pay for his boyfriend’s sex change served as the inspiration for the film Dog Day After- noon. Fifi Howls from Happi- ness (Unrated) Celebrity to obscurity documentary trac- ing the trajectory of the career of Bahman Mohas- sess, the flamboyantly gay artist known as the Persian Picasso, who went from national icon to persona non grata following the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. (In Persian with subtitles) James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge (PG for mild profanity and disaster images) 3D documentary chronicling the director of the Titanic’s submarine expedition to the ocean floor. Keep on Keepin’ On (Unrated) Reverential dles the title role in this psy- chological thriller, set in the Hamptons, as a summer season housekeeper for a rich couple (Annabelle Sciorra and Bill Camp) cov- ering up their Princeton-bound son’s (Philip Ettinger) deadly hit- and-run car accident. With Remy Auberrjonois, John Brodsky and Stefanie Brown. Keep On Keepin’ On biopic about 93 year-old jazz legend Clark Terry, trumpeter and flugelhorn pioneer who played with everyone from Duke Elling- ton to Count Basie to Dizzy Gillespie to Quincy Jones. The Maid’s Room (Unrated) Paula Garces han- Web Junkie (Unrated) Internet addiction is the sub- ject of this expose’ examining a trio of adoles- cents undergoing treatment for the compulsive disorder at a rehabilitation center in Beijing, China. (In English and Mandarin with subti- tles) Does your snoring wake you up at night? Do you wake up tired in the morning? Do you wake up in the middle of the night? Do you have problems with attention and focusing? Does your significant other complain about any of the above? Have you been told that stress caused by choking and waking up abruptly causes mini heart attacks? If you can answer YES to any of these questions... 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