Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, April 3
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Furious 7 (PG-13 for per-
vasive
violence
and
mayhem, suggestive content
and brief profanity) Latest
installment in the adrena-
line-fueled
franchise,
featuring recently-deceased
Paul Walker’s final screen
appearance, finds the mot-
ley crew of mercenaries
coming out of retirement to
match wits with a vengeful
assassin (Jason Statham).
Ensemble cast includes Vin
Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez,
Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris,
Dwayne Johnson, Jordana
Brewster, Kurt Russell and
Djimon Hounsou.
Woman in Gold (PG-13
for mature themes and brief
profanity) Helen Mirren
plays the title character in
this fact-based, courtroom
drama recounting an elderly
Holocaust
survivor’s
attempt to recover a price-
less family heirloom stolen
by the Nazis during World
War
II. With
Ryan
Reynolds, Katie Holmes,
Elizabeth McGovern and
Frances Fisher.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
5 to 7 (R for sexuality)
Romantic romp revolving
around an aspiring young
writer (Anton Yelchin) and
a married, middle-aged
socialite (Berenice Mar-
lohe) who rendezvous at the
same time every day for a
passionate affair at a classy,
Midtown Manhattan hotel.
Featuring Glenn Close,
Olivia Thirlby and Frank
Langella.
Boychoir
(Unrated)
Musical drama about the
battle of wills which ensues
when a demanding choir-
master (Dustin Hoffman)
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pushes an orphaned, 11
year-old student (Garrett
Wareing) to the limit in
order to help the promising
prodigy reach his potential.
With Josh Lucas, Kathy
Bates, Debra Winger and
Eddie Izzard.
Cheatin’
(Unrated)
Adult-oriented animated
adventure about a love tri-
angle
involving
a
happily-married
couple
(Sophia Takal and Jeremy
Baumann) and the shame-
less temptress (Sita Steele)
who turns the husband’s
head. Voice cast includes
Alex Markowitz, Jacob
Steele and Mike Dragovic
and Kelly Kriegshauser.
Faith-based drama about an
elderly Catholic widower
(Ronnie Marmo) who finds
himself tempted by an
attractive young woman
(Gracie Tyrrell) to break the
vow of celibacy he gave to
God. Cast includes Megan
Barton, Paul Borghese and
Alexi Foor.
Cut Bank (R for violence
and profanity) Psychologi-
cal crime thriller, set in
Montana, about a young
auto
mechanic
(Liam
Hemsworth) whose plans
for a better life for himself
and his girlfriend (Teresa
Palmer) unravel after film-
ing a murder he witnesses in
their tiny hometown. With
Billy Bob Thornton, John
Malkovich, Bruce Dern and
Oliver Platt.
Effie Gray (PG-13 for
sexuality, mature themes
and brief nudity) Dakota
Fanning stars as the title
character in this historical
drama, set in Victorian Eng-
land, about the scandalous,
loveless marriage between a
teen bride and a prominent
art historian (Greg Wise).
With Emma Thompson,
Julie Walters, Robbie
Coltrane, Claudia Cardinale
and Derek Jacobi.
Death of a Tree (Unrated)
Electric Slide (R for pro-
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fanity, sexuality, nudity and
brief violence) Crime blot-
ter biopic chronicling the
life and times of furniture
salesman-turned-infamous
outlaw Eddie Dodson (Jim
Sturgess) who robbed 72
banks over the course of his
checkered career. Ensemble
cast
includes
Patricia
Arquette, Chloe Sevigny,
Isabel Lucas, Constance
Wu, Rhys Coiro, Vinessa
Shaw and Oz Perkins.
The Girl Is in Trouble
(Unrated) Urban crime
thriller about a down-on-
his-luck Manhattan DJ
(Columbus Short) torn
between blackmailing a
murderer (Jesse Spencer)
and helping a damsel in dis-
tress (Alicja Bachjleda).
Co-starring Wilmer Valder-
rama, Paz de la Huerta and
Miriam Colon.