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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
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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)
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“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”
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