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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Jan. 27, 2017
BIG BUDGET FILMS
A Dog’s Purpose (PG
for peril and mature
themes)
Three-time
Oscar-nominee
Lasse
Hallstrom directed this
adaptation of W. Bruce
Cameron’s fantasy novel
of the same name about
an anthropomorphic, re-
incarnating pooch (Josh
Gad) that uncovers the
meaning of life with the
help of a series of own-
ers. With Dennis Quaid,
Kam
Williams
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man (Matthew McCo-
naughey) who joins forc-
es with a geologist (Edgar
Ramirez) to search for
gold bullion in the jun-
gles of Borneo. With
Bryce Dallas Howard,
‘Behemoth’
Peggy Lipton and Britt
Robertson.
Stacy Keach and Bruce
Greenwood.
Gold (R for sexuality,
nudity and pervasive
profanity) Unlikely-bud-
dies drama about a down
on his luck business-
Resident Evil: The Fi-
nal Chapter (R for per-
vasive violence) Sci-fi
horror series’ swan song
written and directed by
Paul W.S. Anderson and
starring his wife, Milla
Jovovich. Post-apocalyp-
tic adventure finds the
fearless heroine form-
ing an alliance with the
hadnful of human sur-
vivors for one last stand
against the undead. With
Ali Larter, Iain Glen,
Williams Levy and Ruby
Rose.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Behemoth (Unrated)
Eco-documentary illus-
trating the devastating
toll exacted by mining on
China’s population and
landscape. (In Mandarin
with subtitles)
The Daughter (Unrat-
ed) Adaptation of “The
Wild Duck,” Henrik Ib-
sen’s classic play revolv-
ing around a man (Paul
Schneider) who uncov-
ers a dark family secret
when he returns home to
attend his father’s (Geof-
frey Rush) wedding. Fea-
turing Nicholas Hope,
Sam Neill and Ewen Les-
lie.
Get the Girl (R for per-
vasive profanity, graphic
violence, drug use and
brief nudity and sexual-
ity) Action comedy about
‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’
a wealthy guy (Justin
Dobies) who attempts
to impress the object of
his affection (Elizabeth
Whitson) by coming to
her rescue during a fake
kidnapping, only to have
the stunt go horribly
wrong. Support cast in-
cludes Daniel Quinn, Adi
Shankar, Noah Segan and
Scout Taylor-Compton.
I Am Michael (Unrat-
ed) James Franco plays
the title character in this
biopic about Michael
Glatze, a gay activist
who claimed to be cured
of homosexuality after
turning to Christiani-
ty. With Emma Roberts,
Daryl Hannah and Zach-
ary Quinto.
Kung-Fu Yoga (Unrat-
ed) Jackie Chan stars in
this action comedy as
an archaeology profes-
sor who embarks with a
young protege (Amyra
Dastur) on a globe-trot-
ting adventure in search
of a lost Indian treasure.
With Disha Patani, Aarif
Rahman and Sonu Sood.
Massacre on Aisle 12
(Unrated) Horror com-
edy about a hardware
store clerk (Michael
Buonomo) whose first
day on the job is ruined
by the discovery of a
dead body and a duffel
bag stuffed with cash.
Cast includes Chad Rid-
gely, Jim Klock and Doug
Burch.
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