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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, June 10, 2016
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Conjuring 2 (R for
violence and terror) Vera
Farmiga and Patrick Wil-
son reprise their roles as
peripatetic investigators
of paranormal activity
in this suspense thrill-
er, set in London, where
the couple comes to the
assistance of a family
whose house is haunt-
ed by evil spirits. With
Frances O’Connor, Lau-
ren Esposito and Franka
Potente.
Now You See Me 2 (PG-
13 for violence and some
profanity) Mind-bend-
ing sequel inds the Four
Horsemen (Woody Har-
relson, Jesse Eisenberg,
Dave Franco and Lizzy
Caplan) reuniting for
another illusion-driven
adventure in order to
clear their names while
exposing the unethical
practices of a young tech
magnate (Daniel Rad-
clife). A-list ensemble in-
cludes Morgan Freeman,
Michael Caine, Sanaa
Lathan and Mark Rufa-
lo.
Warcrat (PG-13 for in-
tense violence) Fantasy
adventure, inspired by
the video game series of
the same name, revolv-
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ing around an epic show-
down between the peace-
ful inhabitants of an
idyllic realm and a race
of warlike invaders from
a dying world facing ex-
tinction. Starring Paula
Patton, Travis Fimmel,
Ben Foster and Dominic
Cooper.
Reverential portrait of
iconoclastic ilmmaker
Brian De Palma, director
of such screen classics as
Scarface, The Untouch-
ables, Carlito’s Way, Car-
rie, Blow Out and Mis-
sion Impossible.
Genius (PG-13 for ma-
ture themes and sugges-
tive content) Prestige
biopic chronicling the
career of Max Perkins
(Colin Firth), the legend-
ary editor at Scribner’s
Germans & Jews (Un-
rated) Truth and recon-
ciliation documentary
chronicling the cultural
transformation of Ber-
lin, the European city
with the fastest growing
Jewish population.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Be Somebody (PG for
mature themes, sugges-
tive comments and mild
epithets) Romance dra-
ma about a jaded pop star
(Matthew Espinosa) bur-
dened by fame who inds
love with an ordinary,
small-town girl (Sarah
Jefery) while taking a
break from the limelight.
With Allison Paige, La-
Monica Garrett and Ma-
haley Patel and Caitlin
Keats.
De Palma (R for sexual-
ity, profanity, violent im-
ages and graphic nudity)
‘Warcraft’
who discovered such
literary giants as Ernest
Hemingway
(Dominic
West), F. Scott Fitzgerald
(Guy Pearce) and Thomas
Wolfe (Jude Law). Sup-
porting cast includes Ni-
cole Kidman, Laura Lin-
ney and Vanessa Kirby.
King Jack (Unrated)
Charlie Plummer plays
the title character in this
coming-of-age tale, set
over the course of a very
eventful weekend, about
an ostracized 15 year-
old outcast being bullied
by a sadistic, bigger boy
(Danny Flaherty). With
Cory Nichols, Christian
Madsen, Chloe Levine
and Erin Davie.
Last Cab to Darwin
(Unrated)
Bittersweet
dramedy about a termi-
nally-ill loner (Michael
Caton) who embarks on
a long trek to the Aus-
tralian Outback in order
to pass away on his own
terms. Featuring Ninga-
li Lawford, Mark Coles
Smith and Emma Hamil-
ton and Jacki Weaver.
The Music of Strang-
ers (PG-13 for brief pro-
fanity)
Multicultural
documentary in which
renowned cellist Yo-Yo
Ma and members of the
Silk Road Ensemble ex-
pound upon their musi-
cal philosophies.
Puerto Ricans in Paris
(R for profanity and sex-
ual references) Fish-out-
of-water comedy about
a couple of Latino NYPD
detectives (Luis Guzman
and Edgar Garcia) who
travel to France to track
down some stolen de-
signer handbags. With
Rosario Dawson, Rosie
Perez and Ravi Patel.
Traded
(Unrated)
High body-count West-
ern, set in Kansas in the
1880s, about a gunsling-
e r - t u r n e d - ra n c h e r ’ s
(Michael Pare) attempt
to rescue his 17 year-old
daughter (Brittany Eliz-
abeth Williams) from the
clutches of an evil adver-
sary (Trace Adkins) with
the help of a wily, old
sidekick (Kris Kristofer-
son). Cast includes Tom
Sizemore, Martin Kove
and Quinton Aaron.
FILM REVIEW: ‘Destination Planet Negro’
Explores Issue of Race in America
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
I
t is 1939, and we
ind a committee of
African American
leaders seeking a
solution for the “Negro
problem.” The group
agrees that Blacks seem
permanently relegated
to second-class status Kevin Willmott wrote, directed and stars in ‘Destination Planet Negro’
because of lynchings,
emigrating to Europe or going back to
Jim Crow segregation
Africa, they are pitched on a plan by
and racial discrimination.
Ater dismissing such solutions as
See REVIEW on page 7