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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, April 14, 2017
Kam
Williams
Kam’s
Kapsules
Movie
Reviews
Marsalis and President
Bill Clinton.
Jeremiah Tower: The
Last Magnificent (R for
profanity) Prestige bi-
opic about the celebrity
chef who contributed
to the creation of New
American cuisine. Fea-
turing commentary by
contemporaries Antho-
ny Bourdain, Mario Bata-
li and Martha Stewart.
Little Boxes (Unrated)
Cross-cultural
drama
chronicling the challeng-
es faced by an interracial
couple (Melanie Lynskey
and Nelsan Ellis) with a
son in the 6th grade (Ar-
mani Jackson) when they
SHOWTIMES
‘The Fate of the Furious’
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Fate of the Furi-
ous (PG-13 for profanity,
suggestive content, and
prolonged sequences of
violence and destruc-
tion) 8th installment
in the Fast and Furious
franchise finds Dom
(Vin Diesel) and Letty
(Michelle
Rodriguez)
settling down after their
honeymoon only to have
a mysterious woman
(Charlize Theron) seduce
him into a criminal be-
trayal of those closest to
him. Ensemble includes
Helen Mirren, Tyrese,
Ludacris, Dwayne John-
son, Jason Statham, Kurt
Russell and Scott East-
wood (Clint’s son).
Spark: A Space Tail
(PG for action and rude
humor) Kiddie-orient-
ed, animated adventure
about a teenage mon-
key (Jace Norman) that
embarks with his BFFS
(Jessica Biel and Rob
deLeeuw) on a dangerous
mission to reconstruct a
planet ripped to pieces
by an evil overlord (A.C.
Peterson). Voice cast in-
cludes Susan Sarandon,
Hilary Swank and Pat-
rick Stewart).
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Chasing Trane (Unrat-
ed) Reverential biopic
exploring the musical
impact of jazz great John
Coltrane (1926-1967). In-
cludes archival footage
as well as reflections
by Common, Dr. Cornel
West, Carlos Santana,
Wayne Shorter, Wynton
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 (R)
Fri-Thur: 1:55, 7:00
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:25, 4:20
THE RED TURTLE (LA TORTUE
ROUGE) (PG)
Fri-Thur: 2:20
20TH CENTURY WOMEN (R)
Fri-Thur: 11:50, 7:15
relocate from Brooklyn
to a lily-white suburb in
the Pacific Northwest.
With Janeane Garofalo,
Miranda McKeon and
Oona Laurence.
The Lost City of Z
(PG-13 for violence, dis-
turbing images, nudi-
ty and brief profanity)
Fact-based docudrama
recounting the real-life
exploits of Colonel Percy
Fawcett (Charlie Hun-
See MOVIES on page 11
The Week of
Friday, April 14 through
Thursday, April 20, 2017
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS
STORY (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 4:30, 9:35
LA LA LAND (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 1:40, 6:45
MOONLIGHT (R)
Fri-Thur: 11:35, 9:45
THE MATRIX (R)
Fri-Thur: 4:10, 9:25
$4.00 adults, $3.00 senior citizens (65+),
$3.00 for kids (12 & under)
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