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March 30, 2016 The Skanner Page 9 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, April 1, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Collide (PG-13 for vio- lence, profanity, sexual- ity and drug use) Action thriller about a couple of American tourists (Nich- olas Hoult and Felici- ty Jones) backpacking across Europe who end up on the run from drug smugglers in Germany. With Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley and Nadia Hilker. Meet the Blacks (R for sexuality, violence, drug use and pervasive pro- fanity) Horror parody Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews crime is legal. Ensemble cast includes Mike Epps, Zulay Henao, Mike Ty- son, George Lopez, De- Ray Davis, Charlie Mur- phy and Perez Hilton and Paul Mooney. Miles Ahead (R for drug use, nudity, sexu- ‘Miles Ahead’ of The Purge revolving around a nouveau riche family which unwitting- ly moves from the ghetto to Beverly Hills on the annual holiday when ality, brief violence and pervasive profanity) Don Cheadle produced, directed, co-wrote and stars as Miles Davis in this impressionistic biopic chronicling the highs and lows of the legendary jazz trum- peter’s troubled life and checkered career. With Ewan McGregor, Mi- chael Stuhlbarg, Keith Stanfield and Emayatzy Corinealdi. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Catching the Sun (Un- rated) Green economy documentary extolling the efforts of entrepre- neurs in the U.S. and China to capitalize on the race to solar energy Francofonia (Unrat- ed) World War II drama giving a cinematic tour of the Louvre while ex- plaining how the muse- um managed to prevent plunder of its collection during the Nazi occupa- tion of France. Co-star- ring Vincent Nemeth, Louis-Do de Lencque- saing and Benjamin Utzerath. (In French, German, Russian and En- glish with subtitles) God’s Not Dead 2 (PG for mature themes) Courtroom drama re- volving around a public high school teacher’s (Melissa Joan Hart) fight ‘Meet the Blacks’ for her career and her First Amendment rights after being suspended for having a classroom discussion of Jesus. With Jesse Metcalfe, Robin Givens, Ernie Hudson, Pat Boone and Senator Fred Thompson. Marinoni: The Fire in the Flame (Unrated) Reverential documen- tary chronicling the career of champion cy- clist-turned-master bike maker Giuseppe Mari- noni.(In English, French and Italian with subti- tles) Natural Born Prank- sters (R for crude humor, dangerous stunts, and for pervasive profanity and sexuality) Practical joke comedy highlight- ing the work of such Youtube sensations as Roman Atwood, Vitaly Z and Dennis Roady. Pandemic (Unrated) Sci-fi thriller revolving around a research doctor (Rachel Nichols) who rep- resents the last hope for a cure after a virus wipes out New York City and threatens to decimate what’s left of humanity. With Mekhi Phifer, Missi Pyle and Alfie Allen. Sold (Unrated) Adapta- tion of Patricia McCor- mick’s best seller of the same name chronicling the real-life ordeal of a 13 year-old Nepalese peas- ant (Niyar Saikia) sold to Indian sex traffickers. Supporting cast includes Gillian Anderson, Da- vid Arquette and Seema Biswas. Standing Tall (R for profanity and some sex- uality) Coming-of-age drama about a juvenile court judge (Catherine Deneuve) and a spe- cial ed teacher (Benoit Magimel) who join forc- es to rehabilitate a teen (Rod Paradot) in trouble with the law since being abandoned by his mother at the age of 6. With Sara Forestier, Diane Rouxel and Elisabeth Mazev. (In French with subtitles) View movie trailers at TheSkanner.com “Wonderfully balanced” “The young people in the play can really tell the story” “I was moved to tears and inspired by the themes and performances” “Enjoyable” “This show is moving and inspirational and a great example of community-based theatre that features youth working with professional adults” TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT WWW.PASSINART.NET. GROUP RATES AVAILABLE The James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation
