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Page 6 The Skanner October 26, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, October 28, 2016 ge, Daan van der Have, as they prune the orchards, arbors and espaliers of his sprawling, verdant estate. (In Dutch with subtitles) Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews The Unspoken (Unrat- ed) Harrowing horror flick revolving around a close-knit family which disappeared from their home without a trace 17 years ago only to resur- face now. Co-starring Jodelle Ferland, Sunny Suljic, Matt Bellefleur BIG BUDGET FILMS Inferno (PG-13 for action, violence, pro- fanity, disturbing imag- es, mature themes and brief sensuality) Third installment of The Da Vinci Code franchise finds symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) suffering from amnesia and on the run with his Tom Hanks returns as Robert Langdon in the third installment of The Da Vinci Code franchise, ‘Inferno’ icist (Ben Foster) with a diabolical plan to depop- By Sidney Lumet (Un- rated) The legendary di- rector reflects upon his life and career in this revealing biopic based on an intimate interview conducted a few years before his death in 2011. New Life (PG for ma- ture themes) Bittersweet romance drama about a couple of childhood sweethearts/ lifelong lovers (Jonathan Patrick Moore and Erin Bethea) whose marital bliss is irreversibly altered by an unfortunate tragedy. With James Marsters, Barry Corbin and Terry O’Quinn. Gimme Danger (R for profanity and drug use) Reverential rockumen- tary, directed by Jim Jarmusch, taking a fond look back at the ground- breaking punk band Iggy and The Stooges. Portrait of a Garden (Unrated) Horticultural documentary, set in Hol- land, highlighting the enduring friendship of green-thumbed, 85 year- old Jan Freriks and his devoted, longtime prote- Ana Ularu and Sidse Ba- bett Knudsen. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS ‘Gimme Danger’ takes a look back at the band Iggy and The Stooges. physician (Felicity Jones) from a billionaire genet- ulate the planet. With Omar Sy, Irfan Khan, and Trevor Carroll. The Windmill (Un- rated) High body-count horror flick revolving around a group of tour- ists who begin disap- pearing one-by-one after their bus breaks down in Amsterdam near the spot where, according to an- cient legend, a demented miller once grounded human bones instead of grain. Cast includes Noah Taylor, Charlotte Beaumont and Ben Batt. Gavin O’Connor: ‘The Accountant’ Interview By Kam Williams For The Skanner News G avin O’Connor is a native New Yorker who be- gan writing while studying at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania. After graduation, he returned to New York, where he began his ca- reer writing short films and plays. He made his scriptwriting debut with the award-win- ning short film “The Bet” which also marked Ted Demme’s film direc- torial debut. Gavin first garnered widespread attention when he directed the independent feature Tumbleweeds starring Janet McTeer and Kim- berly Brown. He also co-wrote the screen- play with Angela Shel- ton, based on Shelton’s childhood diaries. The mother-daughter road drama brought him the Filmmaker’s Award at See INTERVIEW on page 11