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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, February 24, 2017
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Collide (PG-13 for vio-
lence, profanity, sexual-
ity and drug use) Action
thriller about a couple of
American tourists (Nich-
olas Hoult and Felici-
ty Jones) backpacking
across Europe who end
up on the run from drug
smugglers in Germany.
With Anthony Hopkins,
Ben Kingsley and Nadia
Hilker.
Get Out (R for violence,
profanity, bloody images
and sexual references)
Psychological
thriller
about a black college stu-
dent (Daniel Kaluuya)
who goes home with his
white girlfriend (Allison
Williams) to meet her
parents (Catherine Keen-
er and Bradley Whitford)
only to uncover the sub-
urban town’s sordid his-
tory marked by a string
of African American
male
disappearances.
Supporting cast includes
Lakeith Stanfield, Caleb
Landry Jones and Erika
Alexander.
Rock Dog (PG for ac-
tion and mild epithets)
Animated
adventure
about a Tibetan Mastiff
(Luke Wilson) torn be-
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tween guarding a flock
of sheep and pursuing
his dream of Rock & Roll
stardom. Voice cast in-
cludes K.K. Simmons,
Kenan Thompson, Matt
Dillon, Sam Elliott, Eddie
Izzard and Lewis Black.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Bitter Harvest (R for
violence and disturbing
images) Fact-based dra-
ma, set in the Ukraine in
the early 1930s, revolv-
ing around the efforts
of a young artist (Max
Irons) to save his child-
hood sweetheart (Sa-
mantha Barks) from the
state-sanctioned famine
orchestrated by Stalin
(Gary Oliver) that would
claim millions of lives.
With Terence Stamp,
Barry Pepper and Lucy
Brown.
Drifter (Unrated) Hor-
ror flick about a couple
of outlaws (Aria Emory
and Drew Harwood) who
unwittingly take refuge
in a ghost town inhabit-
ed only by a hungry clan
of psychotic cannibals.
Support cast includes
Monique Rosario, James
McCabe and Anthony
Ficco.
Dying Laughing (Un-
rated) Behind-the-scenes
documentary offering
a revealing look at the
complicated lives and
creative process of stand-
up comedians. Featuring
Jerry Seinfeld, Cedric the
Entertainer, Kevin Hart,
Sarah Silverman,
Fabricated City (Unrat-
ed) Action thriller about
an unemployed gamer
(Chang-wook Ji), framed
for murder, who tries to
clear his name with the
help of a computer hack-
er (Eun-kyung Shim).
With Jae-hong Ahn,
Sang-ho Kim and Jeong-
se Oh. (In Korean with
subtitles)
Lost Cat Corona (Un-
rated) Ensemble comedy
about an uptight nerd
(Ralph Macchio) forced
to interact with some
shady characters while
searching the neigh-
borhood for his wife’s
‘Rock Dog’
(Gina Gershon) missing
cat. Cast includes Sean
Young, Paul Sorvino and
Tom Wopat.
My Life as a Zucchini
(PG-13 for mature themes
and suggestive material)
Coming-of-age tale, nom-
inated for an Oscar in the
Best Animated Feature
category, about a 9-year-
old’s (Gaspard Schlatter)
attempt to adjust to life
in an orphanage after
the mysterious disap-
pearance of his mother
(Natacha Koutchoumov).
Voice cast includes Six-
tine Murat, Paulin Jac-
coud and Raul Ribera. (In
French with subtitles)
Punching Henry (Un-
known) Quirky char-
acter study about a
struggling standup co-
median (Henry Phillips)
who comes to regret be-
ing lured to L.A. by a TV
producer (J.K. Simmons)
to star in a reality show
revolving around the life
of a loser. Featuring Sar-
ah Silverman, Tig Notaro
and Mike Judge.
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.
Year by the Sea (Unrat-
ed) Adaptation of Joan
Anderson’s memoir of
the same name about a
jaded housewife who
opted to move to a Cape
Cod cottage rather than
accompany her husband
of 30 years to his new job
in Kansas. Supporting
cast includes S. Epatha
Merkerson, Yannick Bis-
son and Celia Imrie.