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Page 6 The Skanner April 6, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: A Look at Movies Opening Friday, April 8, 2016 professional hit man on the run from miffed mob- sters. With Tim Roth, RZA, Anson Mount and James Ransone. Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (Un- rated) Thought-provok- ing documentary revisit- ing the checkered career BIG BUDGET FILMS The Boss (R for sexuali- ty, profanity and brief drug use) Melissa McCa- rthy plays the title char- acter in this comedy about a business tycoon convicted of insider trad- ing who attempts to re- brand herself as Ameri- ca’s sweetheart after her release from prison. Cast includes Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Cecily Strong and Peter Din- klage. Demolition (R for pro- fanity, drug use, disturb- ing behavior and some sexual references) Bitter- sweet dramedy about a recently-widowed in- vestment banker (Jake Gyllenhaal) who finds an unlikely shoulder to cry on in a cash-strapped, customer service rep (Naomi Watts) with a company he has a gripe with. Featuring Heather Lind, Judah Lewis, Chris of Hannah Arendt (1906- 1975), the self-hating Jew- ish philosopher who es- caped Europe during the Holocaust only to later express sympathy for Nazi war criminals like Adolph Eichmann. (In English, Hebrew and German with subtitles) FILM REVIEW: ‘Miles Ahead’ Melissa McCarthy stars in ‘The Boss’ opening this week Cooper and Royce John- son. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Hardcore Henry (R for pervasive profanity, in- cessant mayhem and graphic violence, sexual- ity, nudity and drug use) Revenge thriller, set in Moscow, about a vigilan- te’s attempt to rescue his wife (Haley Bennett) who’s been kidnapped by a Russian warlord (Danila Kozlovsky) with an army of assassins. Cast includes Sharlto Co- pley, Tim Roth and Will Stewart. (In English and Russian with subtitles) Havana Motor Club (Unrated) Classic car documentary about Cu- ba’s first, state-sanc- tioned drag race since 1960. (In Spanish and En- glish with subtitles) High Strung (PG for mature themes and mild epithets) Romance dra- ma about a Manhattan street musician (Nicho- las Galitzine) and a ballet student from the Mid- west (Keenan Kampa) who fall in love at first sight upon her arrival in New York City. With Jane Seymour, Sonoya Mizu- no and Paul Freeman. Look at Us Now, Moth- er (Unrated) Gayle Kirschenbaum directed this dysfunctional family documentary chroni- cling her decades-long challenging relationship with her mother. Mr. Right (R for vio- lence and pervasive pro- fanity) Romantic comedy about a woman (Anna Kendrick) who becomes smitten with an intrigu- ing suitor (Sam Rock- well) unaware that he’s a Cheadle Channels Legendary Jazz Great in Warts-and-all Biopic By Kam Williams For The Skanner News I t’s no secret that Don Cheadle want- ed to make a movie about Miles Davis (1926- 1991) for over a de- cade. Well, the wait is finally over for jazz fans eager to see the warts-and-all bi- opic chronicling some of the highs and lows of the legendary trum- Don Cheadle as Miles Davis peter’s checkered career. Cheadle not only produced, directed, and co- wrote his labor of love, but handles the title See MILES on page 8
