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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: A Glipse of Movies Opening Friday, Feb. 19, 2016
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Race (PG-13 for profan-
ity, mature themes and
ethnic slurs) Against-the-
odds biopic chronicling
Jesse Owens’ (Stephan
James) overcoming rac-
ism at home as well as Na-
zism in Berlin en route
to winning four gold
medals in track-and-field
events at the 1936 Olym-
pic Games. With Jason
Sudeikis, Carice
von Houten, Jer-
emy Irons, Wil-
liam Hurt and
Shanice Banton.
Risen (PG-13 for
violence and dis-
turbing images)
Biblical epic re-
visiting the Res-
urrection from
the perspective
of a non-believer
(Joseph Fiennes)
dispatched from
Rome to investi-
gate the myste-
rious disappear-
ance of Christ’s
(Cliff Curtis) body
three days after
the Crucifixion.
Cast
includes
Tom Felton, Ma-
ria Botto, Peter Firth and
Luis Callejo.
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The Witch (R for dis-
turbing violence and
graphic nudity) Chilling
tale of demonic posses-
Puritan family living on
a farm at the edge of the
wilderness. Co-starring
Anya Tatlor-Joy, Ralph
Ineson and Kate Dickie.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Busco Novio Para Mi
Mujer (PG-13 for sexual-
ity, profanity and smok-
ing) Midlife crisis com-
edy about a henpecked
husband (Arath de la
Torre) who decides to
get out of the marriage
by hiring a professional
seducer (Jesus Ochoa) to
steal the heart of his an-
noying wife (Sandra Ech-
everria). With Alejandro
Cuetara and Arnulfo
Reyes Sanchez. (In Span-
ish with subtitles)
Colliding Dreams (Un-
rated) Middle East docu-
mentary examining the
competing interests of
the Israelis and Palestin-
ians in the decades-long
struggle over the tiny
territory they continue
to cohabit.
‘Neerja’
sion, set in New England
in 1630, about the host
of horrors visited on a
Embrace of the Ser-
pent (Unrated) Amazon
adventure, nominated
for an Oscar in the Best
Foreign Language cate-
gory about a couple of
scientists (Jan Bijvoet
‘Race’
and Brionne Davis) who
join forces with a local
shaman (Antonio Boli-
var) to search the rain-
forest for a sacred plant
with healing properties.
Featuring Yauenku Mi-
gue, Nicolas Cancino
and Luigi Sciamanna. (In
Spanish, Latin, Catalan,
German and Portuguese
with subtitles)
Forsaken (R for vi-
olence and profanity)
Prodigal Son Western
about an ex-gunslinger
(Kiefer Sutherland) who
returns home to recon-
cile with his estranged
father (Donald Suther-
land) only to come out
of retirement to fight the
outlaws terrorizing the
town. With Demi Moore,
Brian Cox and Michael
Wincott.
King Georges (Unrat-
ed) Prestige biopic about
Georges Perrier, chef
and proprietor of Le Bec-
Fin, the legendary Philly
restaurant which opened
in 1970 and closed its
doors for good in 2013.
Neerja (Unrated) Rev-
erential biopic about
Neerja Bhanot (Sonam
Kapoor), the flight atten-
dant who sacrificed her
life in the process of sav-
ing over 300 passengers
when Pan Am Flight 73
was hijacked by radical
Islamists on September
5, 1986. Supporting cast
includes Yogendra Tik-
ku, Shabana Azmi and
Shekhar Ravjiani. (In
Hindi with subtitles)
Snowtime! (PG for ma-
ture themes and rude
humor) Animated com-
edy about some small
town kids who stage a
huge snowball fight over
the Christmas holidays.
Voice cast includes An-
gela Galuppo, Lucinda
Davis and Heidi Lynne
Weeks.
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