Arts & Entertainment
Movies Opening This Friday, August 22
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Are You Here (R for sex-
uality, nudity, profanity and
drug use) Road comedy
revolving around a couple
of lifelong friends’ (Owen
Wilson and Zach Galifi-
anakis) return trip to their
hometown so one can col-
lect an inheritance from
his
recently-deceased,
estranged father. Featuring
Amy Poehler, Edward Her-
rmann and Jenna Fischer.
If I Stay (PG-13 for sexu-
ality and mature themes)
Chloe Grace Moretz stars in
this adaptation of the Gayle
Norman best-seller of the
same name as a comatose
cellist who experiences an
out-of-body
experience
after a car accident leaves
her suspended in limbo
between life and death for
24 hours. With Mireille
Enos, Stacy Keach and
Jamie Blackley.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill
For (Unrated) Eagerly-
anticipated sequel, based on
the second book in Frank
Miller’s series of graphic
novels, finds the denizens of
the seedy metropolis cross-
ing paths with some
unsavory
characters.
Ensemble cast includes Josh
Brolin, Mickey Rourke, Jes-
sica Alba, Rosario Dawson,
Bruce Willis, Joseph Gor-
don-Levitt,
Dennis
Haysbert, Ray Liotta and
Lady Gaga.
When the Game Stands
Tall (PG for mature themes,
brief smoking and one scene
of violence) Overcoming-
the-odds
sports
saga
recounting the real-life
exploits of Bob Ladouceur
(Jim Caviezel), the leg-
endary coach of the De La
Salle High Spartans, the
football team he turned
from perennial also-rans
into gridiron titans with a
record-setting, 151-game
winning streak. With Laura
Dern, Michael Chiklis,
Ser’Darius Blain, Stephan
James and Alexander Lud-
wig.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
The Prince
14 Blades (R for graphic
violence) Martial arts
drama, set during the Ming
Dynasty, about a member of
the imperial guard (Donnie
Yen) on the run from an
army of assassins after
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
being betrayed by col-
leagues. With Wei Zhao,
Chun Wu and Kate Tsui. (In
Mandarin with subtitles)
I Am Happiness on
Earth (Unrated) Homoerot-
ic drama, set in Mexico,
about an aspiring filmmaker
(Hugo Catalan) who cava-
lierly seduces and abandons
a vulnerable dancer (Alan
Ramirez) who already
entered the relationship
damaged goods. Co-starring
Gabino Rodriguez, Andrea
Portal and Ivan Alvarez. (In
Spanish with subtitles)
Jersey Shore Massacre
(R for sexuality, nudity, pro-
fanity, drug use and graphic
violence) High attrition-rate
horror flick about a week-
end gone bad for a group of
young revelers who end up
on the run from a serial
killer in the Pine Barrens
after losing possession of
their oceanfront rental.
Ensemble cast includes
Danielle Dallacco, Angelica
Boccella, Giovanni Roselli
and Chris Lazzaro.
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K2: Siren of the
Himalayas (Unrated) “We
Try Harder” documentary
about a mountain climbing
team’s perilous trek to the
top of the Earth’s 2nd high-
est peak.
Kink (Unrated) Sexual
fetish documentary explor-
ing
bondage
and
sadomasochism as practiced
by performers on the web-
site Kink.com.
Love Is Strange (R for
profanity) Dream deferred
drama about a gay couple
(John Lithgow and Alfred
Molina) that finally gets to
tie the knot after four
decades together only to
have to separate when they
lose their home. With
Marisa Tomei, Cheyenne
Jackson and Charlie Tahan.
The One I Love (R for
profanity, sexuality and
drug use) Romantic comedy
revolving around a couple
(Mark Duplass and Elisa-
beth Moss) whose weekend
getaway intended to revital-
ize their flagging marriage
instead has them con-
fronting an unexpected
dilemma. With Ted Danson,
and Oscar-winners Marlee
Matlin (Children of a Lesser
God) and Mary Steenburgen
(Melvin and Howard).
The Prince (R for vio-
lence, profanity and drug
use) Crime thriller, set in
Las Vegas, about a retired
hit man (Jason Patric) who
enlists the assistance of his
BFF (John Cusack) to res-
cue his daughter (Jessica
Lowndes) from the clutches
of a former rival (Bruce
Willis). With 50 Cent, Rain
and Gia Mantegna (Joe’s
daughter).
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Salvo (Unrated) Mob
drama about a Mafia hit
man (Saleh Bakri) who
rethinks his line of work
after being befriended by
his latest victim’s blind sis-
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