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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening This Friday, Oct. 16 BIG BUDGET FILMS Bridge of Spies (PG-13 for violence and brief pro- fanity) Cold War thriller about a lawyer (Tom Hanks) recruited by the CIA to represent an American spy (Austin Stowell) whose surveillance plane was shot down behind the Iron Cur- tain in 1960. With Amy Ryan, Alan Alda and Eve Hewson. Crimson Peak (R for sexuality, graphic violence and brief profanity) Gothic horror film, set in England in the 19th Century, about a troubled author (Mia Wasi- kowska) who, after a whirl- wind romance, marries an aristocrat (Tom Hiddleston) and moves into a haunted house he shares with his sis- ter (Jessica Chastain). Cast includes Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver and Doug Jones. Goosebumps (PG for scary images, intense action and rude humor) Kiddie-ori- ented horror fare adapted from the R.L. Stine chil- dren’s book series and re- volving around a couple of teenagers (Dylan Minnette and Ryan Lee) who unwit- Kam’s Capsules Movie Reviews by Kam Williams tingly unleash monsters which were the product of Stine’s (Jack Black) fer- tile imagination. With Amy Ryan, Halston Sage and Odeya Rush. Room (R for profanity) Adaptation of the Emma Donoghue best seller of the same name about the har- rowing ordeal of a young woman (Brie Larson) and the son (Jacob Tremblay) she bore while imprisoned as a sex slave in her kid- napper’s (Sean Bridgers) backyard shed. Support cast includes William H. Macy, Joan Allen and Amanda Brugel. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS All Things Must Change (Unrated) Music biz doc- umentary revisiting the rise and demise of Tower Records. Featuring com- mentary by Chris Cornell, Chuck D., Elton John and David Geffen. A Ballerina’s Tale (Un- rated) Reverential biopic chronicling the ascension of Misty Copeland from hum- ble rootsin California to pri- ma ballerina in Manhattan with the American Ballet Theatre company. Including commentary by Deirdre Experimenter (PG-13 for mature themes and brief profanity) Peter Sarsgaard portrays Stanley Milgram in this biopic about the legend- ary social scientist’s famous study of humans’ willing- ness to obey authority. En- semble cast includes Wino- na Ryder, Dennis Haysbert, Jim Gaffigan, Kellan Lutz, John Leguizamo and Vondie Curtis-Hall. Meadowland (R for pro- fanity, drug use and graph- ic sexuality) Marriage on the rocks saga, set in New York City, examining the emotional rift which devel- ops between a cop (Luke Wilson) and his wife (Olivia Wilde) in the wake of their young son’s mysterious dis- Scene from ‘A Ballerina’s Tale’, a documentary about African-American balle- rina Misty Copeland examining her prodigious rise, injury, and themes of race and body image in the classical ballet world. The film also includes exclusive, unseen footage of misty performing. appearance. With Giovan- ni Ribisi, Juno Temple and John Leguizamo. Tab Hunter Confidential A powerful, resonant drama that should be seen not only by theater lovers but by anyone concerned with race relations in America. Page 8 October 14, 2015 The Portland and Seattle Skanner See MOVIES on page 15
