Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Oct. 10
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Addicted (R for nudity,
profanity, graphic sexuality
and brief drug use) Screen
adaptation of Zane’s explic-
it page-turner about a
successful businesswoman
(Sharon Leal) who repeat-
edly risks losing her family
and career in the pursuit of
forbidden pleasures. Cast
includes Boris Kodjoe,
Tasha Smith, Tyson Beck-
ford and William Levy.
Alexander and the Terri-
ble Horrible No Good
Very Bad Day (PG for
crude humor, reckless
behavior and mild epithets)
Disney adaptation of the
children’s book of the same
name about a calamitous
day in the life of an over-
whelmed 11 year-old (Ed
Oxenbould). With Steve
Carell, Jennifer Garner and
Dylan Minnette.
Dracula Untold (PG-13
for intense violence, dis-
turbing images and some
sensuality) Origins horror
tale about the Transylvanian
prince (Luke Evans) who
would one day morph into a
mythological demon with
an unquenchable thirst for
human
blood.
With
Dominic Cooper, Sarah
Gadon and Charles Dance.
The Judge (R for profan-
ity and sexual references)
Crime drama about a big
city
lawyer
(Robert
Downey, Jr.) who returns to
his tiny Indiana hometown
for his mother’s funeral
only to end up defending his
estranged father (Robert
Duvall) accused of murder
by an overzealous prosecu-
tor (Billy Bob Thornton).
With Vera Farmiga, Dax
Shepard and Leighton
Meester.
Kill the Messenger (R for
profanity and drug use)
Jeremy Renner delivers an
Oscar-quality performance
in this true tale recounting
the valiant effort of an
intrepid journalist to expose
the CIA’s role in infesting
inner city neighborhoods
across the country with
crack cocaine. A-list ensem-
ble cast includes Ray Liotta,
Barry Pepper, Tim Blake
Nelson, Andy Garcia, Oliv-
er Platt, Rosemarie DeWitt,
Michael Sheen, Robert
Patrick, Paz Vega, Michael
K. Williams and Mary Eliz-
abeth Winstead.
Whiplash (R for profani-
ty and some sexual
references)
Wunderkind
Damien Chazelle wrote and
directed this semi-autobio-
graphical drama which won
both the Audience Award
and Grand Jury Prize at this
year’s Sundance Film Festi-
val. Coming-of-age drama
revolves around the strained
relationship of a promising,
young jazz drummer (Miles
Teller) and his perfectionist,
studio band teacher (J.K.
Simmons). With Melissa
Benoist, Paul Reiser and
Austin Stowell.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Dead Snow 2: Red vs.
Dead (R for profanity, sexu-
al references, graphic
violence and pervasive
gore) Horror sequel finds
Norway invaded by another
battalion of nasty Nazi zom-
bies. Co-starring Vegar
Hoel, Orjan Gamst, Ingrid
Haas, Jocelyn DeBoer and
Martin Starr. (In Norwe-
‘Kill The Messenger’
gian, English and German
with subtitles)
I Am Ali (PG for mature
themes and mild epithets)
Reverential biopic about
Muhammad Ali as revealed
by his personal archives and
confirmed by the reflections
of many friends, family and
fellow boxers. Featuring
commentary by George
Foreman, Mike Tyson and
NFL great Jim Brown.
Kite (R for sexuality, drug
use, grisly images and per-
vasive graphic violence)
Revenge thriller about a
young orphan-turned-mer-
ciless
assassin
(India
Eisley) who tracks down her
parents’ killer with the help
of her police officer father’s
former partner (Samuel L.
Jackson). With Callan
McAuliffe, Carl Beukes and
DeVille Vannik.
cal recounting the real-life
exploits of Paul Potts
(James Corden), an aspiring
opera singer who went from
nerdy underdog to serious
contender as a contestant on
the
reality-TV
series
“Britain’s Got Talent.” With
Alexandra Roach, Julie
Walters
and
Colm
Meaney.
The Overnighters (PG-
One Chance (PG-13 for
profanity and sexuality)
Overcoming-the-odds musi-
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