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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening This Friday, June 12 BIG BUDGET FILM Jurassic World (PG-13 for peril and intense vio- lence) Fourth installment in the sci-fi franchise, set on an island off the coast of Costa Rica, revolving around test tube dinosaurs run amok during the grand opening of a dino-themed amusement park. Ensemble includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Vincent D’Onofrio, BD Wong and Omar Sy. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS The 11th Hour (Unrated) Psychological drama about a successful businesswoman (Kim Basinger) who resorts to desperate measures to be- come a mother after being informed by her doctor that she’s barren. Supporting cast includes Jordan Prentice, Sebastian Schipper and Peter Stor- mare. Madame Bovary (R for nudity and sexuality) Mia Wasikowska stars in the title role in the sixth big-screen adaptation of the Gustave Flaubert classic about the ambitious wife of a coun- try doctor (Henry Lloyd- Hughes) who starts sleeping around in order to enhance her social status. Featuring Ezra Miller, Rhys Ifans and Paul Gia- matti. Me and Earl and the Dy- ing Girl (PG-13 for profan- Kam’s Capsules Movie Reviews by Kam Williams ity, sexuality, drug use and mature themes) Coming- of-age drama based on the Jesse Andrews novel of the same name about a couple of amateur filmmakers (Thom- as Mann and RJ Cyler) who decide to make a movie for a high school classmate diag- nosed with leukemia (Olivia Cooke). With Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Bobb’e J. Thomp- son and Chelsea Zhang. Redeemer (Unrated) Grit- ty tale of redemption, set in Chile, revolving around a guilt-ridden hit man (Mar- ko Zaror) who morphs into a crime-fighting vigilan- te to make amends for his sins. Featuring Noah Segan, Loreto Aravena and Otil- io Castro. (In Spanish with subtitles) Set Fire to the Stars (Un- rated) Historical drama, set in the Fifties, about an as- piring poet (Elijah Wood) whose world is turned up- side-down during a wild weekend retreat spent in the company of his hero, Dylan Thomas (Celyn Jones). With Kelly Reilly, Steven Mack- intosh and Shirley Hender- son. Jurassic World Soaked in Bleach (Un- rated) Conspiracy theory drama revisiting the events surrounding the supposed suicide of Kurt Cobain (Ty- ler Bryan) from the point- of-view of the private eye (Daniel Roebuck) hired by his widow (Sarah Scott) to investigate his untime- ly death. Featuring August Emerson, Alyssa Suede and Kurt Loder. order to be able to avenge the murder of his wife. With Michael Eklund, Kyra Zag- orsky and Paul Wight. The Wolfpack (R for pro- fanity) Dysfunctional fam- ily documentary about sev- en home-schooled siblings, aged 11 to 18, screwed up by parents who raised them on welfare in a modest apartment in lower Manhat- tan where they were denied any contact with the outside world. The Yes Men Are Re- volting (Unrated) Subver- sive documentary featuring another round of hijinks by merry pranksters Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichl- baum as they infiltrate cor- porations in order to shed light on greed and environ- mental abuse. Vendetta (R for profanity and graphic violence) Crime thriller about a hard-nosed detective (Dean Cain) who deliberately gets arrested in June 10, 2015 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 7
