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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Jan. 13, 2017
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Bye Bye Man (PG-
13 for terror, violence,
sexuality, bloody images,
mature themes, profan-
ity, partial nudity and
underage alcohol abuse)
Haunted house horror
flick about a diabolical,
supernatural
demon
(Doug Jones) unwittingly
unleashed by a trio of col-
lege students (Douglas
Smith, Lucien Laviscount
and Cressida Bonas) after
they move into an old
mansion located off-cam-
pus. Cast includes Faye
Dunaway, Carrie-Anne
Moss and Cleo King.
Live by Night (R for
sexuality, nudity, graphic
violence and pervasive
profanity) Ben Affleck
adapted, directed and
stars in this Prohibition
Era saga based on Den-
nis Lehane’s best seller
about the wayward son
of a Boston police chief
(Brendan Gleeson) who
moves to Tampa, where
he becomes a notorious
rum-runner and bootleg-
ger. Featuring Scott East-
wood, Zoe Saldana, Elle
Fanning, Sienna Miller
and Chris Cooper.
Monster Trucks (PG
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for action, peril, rude hu-
mor and brief scary im-
ages) Action adventure
about a mischievous teen
(Lucas Till) who forges
an unlikely friendship
with the subterranean
creature that hangs out
under the hood of his
homemade jalopy. With
Jane Levy, Rob Lowe, Bar-
ry Pepper, Danny Glover,
Amy Ryan and Thomas
Lennon.
Patriots Day (R for vi-
olence, grisly images,
drug use and pervasive
profanity) War on Ter-
rorism thriller recount-
ing the manhunt for the
radical Islamists (Alex
Wolff and Themo Meli-
kidze) responsible for
the 2013 Boston Mara-
thon bombing. Co-star-
ring Mark Wahlberg,
John Goodman, Michelle
Monaghan, Kevin Bacon
and J.K. Simmons.
Silence (R for disturb-
ing violence) Adaptation
of the Shusaku Endo nov-
el of the same name, set
in the 17th Century, re-
volving around two Por-
tuguese priests (Andrew
Garfield and Adam Driv-
er) who travel to Japan to
search for their missing
mentor (Liam Neeson).
With Ciaran Hinds, Issei
Ogata and Nana Komat-
su. (In English and Japa-
nese with subtitles)
Sleepless (R for graph-
ic violence and perva-
sive profanity) High-oc-
tane crime thriller, set
in Las Vegas, revolving
around a corrupt cop
(Jamie Foxx) with less
than 24 hours to rescue
his son (Octavius J. John-
son) kidnapped by mob-
sters. Ensemble includes
Gabrielle Union, Der-
mot Mulroney, Young
Jeezy, T.I. and Michelle
Monaghan.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
100 Streets (Unrat-
ed) Ensemble drama
chronicling the lives of
a retired rugby player
(Idris Elba), a drug deal-
er (Franz Drameh) and
a struggling actor (Ken
Stott) whose paths ser-
endipitously cross. Cast
‘Live by Night’
includes Gemma Arter-
ton, Ryan Gage and Tom
Cullen.
Alone in Berlin (R for
violence)
Fact-based,
World War II tale about
a working-class, German
couple (Emma Thomp-
son and Brendan Glee-
son) who turn against
Hitler after their Nazi
soldier son (Louis Hoff-
mann) perishes on the
battlefield.
Featuring
Daniel Bruhl, Lars Ru-
dolph and Uwe Preuss.
(In German with subti-
tles)
Bad Kids of Crestview
Academy (R for sex-
uality, nudity, under-
age drinking and drug
abuse, graphic violence
and pervasive profanity)
high attrition-rate sequel
to Bad Kids Go to Hell
finds a new group of de-
linquent students stuck
in detention where their
ranks proceed to dwin-
dle as they fall victim to
gruesome accidents one-
by-one. Ensemble cast co-
stars Ben Browder, Sam-
mi Hanratty, Drake Bell,
Gina Gershon and Sean
Astin.
The Book of Love (PG-
13 for profanity, drug
use and mature themes)
Bittersweet drama about
an introverted architect
(Jason Sudeikis) grieving
the death of his wife (Jes-
sica Biel) who rebuilds
his life by sailing across
the Atlantic Ocean on a
raft with a troubled teen
(Maisie Williams). With
Orlando Jones, Mary
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