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Page 6 The Skanner July 13, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening This Friday, July 15, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Ghostbusters (PG-13 for action and crude hu- mor) Gender-bent reboot of the classic comedy re- volving around a scien- tist (Melissa McCarthy), a professor (Kristen Wiig), a nuclear engineer (Kate McKinnon) and a subway token booth clerk (Leslie Jones) who join forces to save Manhattan from a demonic disembod- ied spirit (Neil Casey). Ensemble cast includes Chris Hemsworth, Ceci- ly Strong, Andy Garcia Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews Bryan Cranston plays the title character in this fact-based drama, set in 1985, about a U.S. Cus- toms Agent who posed as a money-launderer in or- der to infiltrate Pablo Es- cobar’s Colombian drug cartel. With Benjamin ‘Outlaws and Angels’ and Michael Kenneth Williams, with cam- eo appearances by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver and Ernie Hudson. The Infiltrator (R for pervasive profanity, graphic violence, drug use and some sexuality) Bratt, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger and Amy Ryan. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS C Street (R for sexual- ity and drug use) Free- wheeling farce about a U.S. Senate intern (Evan Hall) who pimps out his crib to sex-starved poli- ticians only to catch his boss (Dylan Walsh) in bed with the object of his affection (Shaun Licata). Cast includes Bruce Al- tman, Carey Lowell and Don Stark. Cafe Society (PG-13 for violence, suggestive material, smoking and a drug reference) Woody Allen romantic drame- dy, set in the 1930s, re- volving around a New Yorker (Jesse Eisenberg) who relocates to Los An- geles hoping to work for his uncle (Steve Carell), only to fall in love with the powerful Hollywood agent’s secretary (Kris- ten Stewart). With Sher- yl Lee, Jeannie Berlin and Richard Portnow. Don’t Blink: Robert Frank (Unrated) “Say cheese!” biopic chron- icling the enduring ca- reer of 91 year-old Robert Frank, legendary photo- journalist and indepen- dent filmmaker. Equals (PG-13 for sen- suality, mature themes, partial nudity and dis- turbing images) Futuris- tic tale of forbidden love, set in a dystopia devoid of disease and human emotion, about a couple of co-workers (Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stew- ‘Ghostbusters’ is a gender-bent reboot of the classic comedy art) who find themselves falling head-over-heels for each other after be- coming infected with a mysterious new vi- rus. Cast includes Guy Pearce, Jacki Weaver, Scott Lawrence and Kate Lyn Sheil. Free to Run (Unrated) Fitness documentary re- visiting the rise of run- ning as a popular form of exercise 50 years ago. (In French and English with subtitles) Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Par- ty (PG-13 for violence, mature themes and smoking) Political doc- umentary, written and directed by arch-conser- vative Dinesh D’Souza, incriminating Hillary Clinton while uncover- ing shady skeletons in the Democrats’ closet. Featuring commentary by D’Souza, Jonah Gold- berg and Peter Schweiz- er.. Madaari (Unrated) Revenge thriller revolv- ing around a grieving widower’s (Irfan Khan) search for answers af- ter losing his family and everything he owns in a man-made disaster. With Jimmy Shergill, Vishesh Bansal, Nitish Pandey and Tushar Dalvi. (In Hindi with subtitles) Outlaws and Angels (R for profanity, disturbing sexuality and graphic violence) Western tale of vengeance about the game of cat-and-mouse which ensues after a criminal gang invades the home of a frontier family. Co-starring Luke Wilson, Francis Fisher, Francesca Eastwood and Teri Polo. Tulip Fever (Unrated) Romance drama, set in 17th Century Amster- dam, about a portrait art- ist (DaneDeHaan) who embarks on a passionate affair with a married woman (Alicia Vikander) he’s been hired to paint. With Christoph Waltz, Zach Galifiniakis and Dame Judi Dench. FILM REVIEW: ‘Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You’ Career of Groundbreaking TV Producer Kam Williams Movie Previews at Award winning movie crit ic Revealing celebrity s interview NEW MOVIES OPENING EVERY WEEK! By Kam Williams For The Skanner News N orman Lear was born on July 27, 1922 in New Haven, Connecti- cut where he was raised Jewish to parents of Eastern European extraction. He dropped out of college to enlist in the Air Force following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He flew 52 combat missions over Germany as a gunner/radio operator before be- ing honorably discharged in 1945. After World War II, he headed to Hollywood to embark on a career in comedy. In 1968, he first enjoyed a measure of success when he landed an Oscar nomination for writing the orig- inal screenplay for “Divorce American Style.” He skyrocketed to the heights of fame a few years later as the creator of “All in the Family.” That groundbreaking TV series revolved around a small-minded, blue-collared character from Queens named Archie Bunker. America found the bigoted buffoon so appealing that show soon became #1 in the ratings and retained the top spot for five years in a row. His finger on the pulse, Lear quickly began cranking out a string of similar- ly-realistic sitcoms, including “Sanford & Son,” “Maude,” “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.” And at one time in the 1970s, he was the producer of a half-dozen of See LEAR on page 7
