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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, September 2, 2016
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Light between
Oceans (PG-13 for ma-
ture themes and sexual-
ity) Romance drama, set
of the coast of Austra-
lia in the wake of World
War I, about a lighthouse
keeper (Michael Fass-
bender) and his wife (Ali-
cia Vikander) who decide
to adopt a baby (Florence
Clery) they rescue from
a rowboat adrit at sea.
Cast includes Rachel
Weisz, Leon Ford and
Jack Thompson.
Morgan (R for profan-
ity and brutal violence)
Sci-i thriller revolv-
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INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
In Search of the Amer-
ican Dream (PG-13 for
profanity, violence and
mature themes) Survival
saga about six sibling’s
attempt to elude the au-
thorities in a race across
Texas ater their undoc-
umented parents are
Set in Australia post WWI, ‘The Light Between Oceans’ is a romance
drama about a lighthouse keeper (Michael Fassbender) and his wife
(Alicia Vikander) who decide to adopt a baby.
ing around a corporate
risk-management con-
sultant (Kate Mara)
hired to decide whether
to terminate the life of
a superhuman cyborg
(Anya Taylor-Joy) ater it
attacks one of the scien-
tists that created it. With
Toby Jones, Rose Leslie
and Michael Yare.
Solace (R for sexuality,
nudity, profanity, and
pervasive violence and
bloody images) Crime
thriller about a psychic
doctor (Anthony Hop-
kins) mourning the death
of his daughter who joins
forces with an FBI agent
(Jefrey Dean Morgan) to
apprehend a serial killer
(Colin Farrell). Featuring
Abbie Cornish, Matt Ger-
ald and Marley Shelton.``
arrested on the spot and
carted away. Co-starring
Baldemar
Rodriguez,
Shaina Sandoval, Kay-
la Valadez and Jeremy
Becerra. (In English and
Spanish with subtitles)
Kickboxer: Vengeance
(Unrated) High-octane
tale action lick about
a martial artist (Alain
Moussi) who travels
from L.A. to Bangkok to
avenge the killing of his
brother (Darren Shahla-
vi) by the Muay Thai
champion (Dave Bau-
tista). With Jean-Claude
Van Damme, Georges St-
Pierre and T.J. Storm.
Max Rose (Unrated)
Jerry Lewis plays the
title role in this skele-
tons-in-the-closet dram-
edy as a jazz pianist who
SHOWTIMES
NERVE (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 12:00, 7:15
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE
MOVIE (R)
Fri-Thur: 12:15, 6:30
LIGHTS OUT (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 2:15, 8:35
THE BFG (PG)
Fri-Thur: 12:30, 4:05
FINDING DORY (PG)
Fri-Thur: 2:05, 6:50
has just discovered that
his terminally-ill wife
(Claire Bloom) has been
hiding a big secret that
makes their 65-year mar-
riage a big lie. Cast in-
cludes Kerry Bishe’, Dean
Stockwell, Fred Willard,
Illeana Douglas and Kev-
in Pollak.
Naam Hai Akira (Un-
rated) Crime thriller
revolving
around
a
headstrong college coed
(Sonakshi Sinha) whose
life spirals out of control
ater she unwittingly
gets caught up in a con-
spiracy being hatched by
a quartet of crooked cops.
With Amit Sadh, Urmila
Mahanta, Teena Singh
and Mukesh Hariawala.
(In Hindi with subtitles)
Sister Cities (Unrated)
Dysfunctional
family
drama revolving around
the reunion of four es-
tranged sisters (Troian
Bellisario, Stana Katic,
Michelle Trachtenberg
and Jess Weixler) for
the funeral ater their
mother’s (Jacki Weaver)
apparent suicide. Sup-
port cast includes Alfred
Molina, Tom Everett and
Kathy Baker.
Skiptrace (PG-13 for
violence, suggestive con-
tent, profanity, drug use
and brief nudity) Action
comedy about a Hong
Kong detective (Jack-
ie Chan) who teams up
with an American gam-
bler (Johnny Knoxville)
to arrest the drug king-
pin (Winston Chao) who
murdered his partner
(Eric Tsang). (In English
and Mandarin with sub-
titles)
Summer of 8 (Unrated)
Ensemble dramedy set
in Santa Monica where
we ind an octect of high
school grads hanging
out on the beach during
their last days of free-
dom before going their
separate ways to col-
lege. Co-starring Carter
Jenkins, Michael Grant,
The Week of
Friday, Sept. 2 through
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016
TICKLED (R)
Fri-Thur: 2:55, 9:30
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (PG)
Fri-Thur: 5:00
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF
THE WIND (KAZE NO TANI NO
NAUSHIKA) (PG)
Fri-Thur: 4:20, 9:05
$4.00 adults, $3.00 senior citizens (65+)
$3.00 for kids (12 & under)
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‘In Search of the American Dream’ is the story of six sibling’s attempt to elude the authorities in a race
across Texas after their undocumented parents are arrested and taken away.
Matt Shively, Nick Mari-
ni, Shelly Hennig, Bailey
Noble, Rachel DiPillo and
Natalie Hall.
There Is a New World
Somewhere (Unrated)
Romance drama about
a struggling, NYC artist
(Agnes Bruckner) who
returns home to Texas
for a friend’s wedding
only to fall for a seduc-
tive stranger (Maurice
Compte) who talks her
into accompanying him
on a road trip across the
South. With Ashley Bell,
John Robinson and Mor-
gan Krantz.
White Girl (Unrated)
New York City saga about
a hedonistic college coed
(Morgan Saylor) whose
life spirals out of control
ater she falls head-over-
heels for a bad boy (Bri-
an ‘Sene’ Marc) dealing
dime bags on her block.
Cast includes Chris Noth,
Justin Bartha and Adrian
Martinez.
FILM REVIEW: ‘Hands of Stone’ Revisits
Career of Boxing Legend Roberto Duran
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
R
oberto
Duran
(Edgar Ramirez)
is
considered
by most ight
experts to be, pound-
for-pound, one of the
greatest boxers of all
time. The intimidat-
ing icon earned his
nickname “Hands of
Stone” by virtue of his
‘Hands of Stone’ is a reverential biographical sports ilm about the
prodigious displays of
career of Panamanian former professional boxer Roberto Durán.
punching power.
Born in Panama in
Roberto would also hold the world
1951, Roberto exhibited promise
welterweight, light middleweight
from the moment he irst entered
and middleweight titles. But despite
the ring at the age of 8. He turned
that incredible feat, he appears fated
pro at 16 and assumed the World
to be best remembered for crying
Lightweight title at Madison Square
“No mas!” before quitting midway
Garden in 1972 ater Ken Buchan-
through his Welterweight World
an (John Duddy) failed to answer
Championship rematch with Sugar
the bell for the 14th round. Roberto
Ray Leonard (Usher Raymond). And
went on to knock out over 50 foes
although he would eventually re-
en route to compiling an impressive
turn to the ring, that one display of
62-1 record as a lightweight before
cowardice efectively overshadowed
moving up in weight class.
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