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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, November 17
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Justice League (PG-13
for action and violence)
DC Comics adaptation
finds Batman (Ben Af-
fleck) and Wonder Wom-
an (Gal Gadot) inspired
by Superman’s (Henry
Cavill) altruism to re-
cruit Aquaman (Jason
Momoa), The Flash (Ezra
Miller) and Cyborg (Ray
Fisher) to save the plan-
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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
(PG-13 for violence and
profanity) Denzel Wash-
ington plays the title
‘Destined’
et from an apocalyptic
threat posed by a new
nemesis (Ciaran Hinds)
with an army of extra-
terrestrial minions. Cast
includes Amy Adams as
Lois Lane, Jeremy Irons
as Alfred the Butler, and
J.K. Simmons as Commis-
sioner Gordon.
character in this crime
drama about an idealis-
tic attorney pressured
to compromise his val-
ues after his law partner
(Colin Farrell) suffers a
heart attack. With Car-
men Ejogo, Shelly Hen-
nig and Nazneen Con-
tractor.
The Star (PG for ma-
ture themes) Faith-based
parable unfolding about
a donkey (Steven Yeun),
dove
(Keegan-Michael
Key) and lamb (Aidy Bry-
ant) who were the un-
sung heroes in the stable
on the very first Christ-
mas. Co-starring Gina
Rodriguez as Mary, Zach-
ary Levi as Joseph, and
Christopher Plummer as
King Herod. Support cast
includes Tyler Perry, Ma-
riah Carey, Ving Rhames,
Anthony Anderson, Tra-
cy Morgan, televangelist
Joel Osteen and Oprah.
Wonder (PG for bul-
lying, mild epithets and
mature themes) Adap-
tation of A.J. Palacio’s
inspirational bestseller
about a 5th grader with
facial deformities (Jacob
Tremblay) as he adjusts
to junior high after be-
ing home-schooled by his
mom (Julia Roberts) all
his life. With Owen Wil-
son, Mandy Patinkin and
Sonia Braga.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Atomic
Homefront
(Unrated) Eye-opening
expose’ about the North
County St. Louis’ neigh-
‘The Star’
borhoods left contami-
nated with radioactive
waste after serving as
a dumping ground for
the Manhattan Project
during World War II.
Big Sonia (Unrated)
Bittersweet biopic about
great-grandmother, busi-
nesswoman and haunt-
ed Holocaust survivor
Sonia Warshawski who,
after losing her tailor
shop’s lease at the age
of 91, recounts for pos-
terity the horrors she
witnessed at Auschwitz,
Bergen-Belsen and Ma-
jdanek, which included
watching her mother be-
ing marched into the gas
chamber.
Destined
(Unrated)
Bifurcated, ghetto-fabu-
lous saga chronicling the
divergent fates of two
young men (both played
by Cory Hardrict) raised
in the ghetto, one, grow-
ing up to become a gang-
sta, the other, to study
architecture and make it
out of the ‘hood. With Zu-
lay Henao, La La Antho-
ny and Hill Harper.
Mr. Roosevelt (Unrat-
ed) Offbeat comedy about
a fledgling comedienne
(Noel Wells) who moves
back to Austin from Hol-
lywood to care for her
cat when informed by
her ex-boyfriend (Nick
Thune) that it has fallen
seriously ill. With Britt
Lower, Daniella Pineda
and Andre Hyland.
Mudbound (R for nu-
dity, brief profanity and
disturbing violence) Ad-
aptation of Hillary Jor-
dan’s novel of the same
name, set in Mississip-
pi in 1946, chronicling
the contrasting fates of
a couple of World War
II veterans, one black
(Jason Mitchell), one
white (Garrett Hedlund),
returning to the same
farm. With Mary J. Blige,
Karey Mulligan and Ja-
son Clarke.
On the Beach at Night
Alone (Unrated) Intro-
spective character study
of a famous actress (Min-
hee Kim) who travels
from Korea to Hamburg
to reflect on life while
hoping her married lov-
er joins her in Germany.
Supporting cast includes
Young-hwa Seo, Jae-yeo-
ng Jeong and Seong-kun
Mun. (In Korean, English
and German with subti-
tles)
FILM REVIEW: Eric Liddell’s
Missionary Work Memorialized in ‘On
Wings of Eagles’
by Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
“C
hariots of Fire” (1981) chron-
icled the real-life exploits
of Eric Henry Liddell (1902-
1945), aka “The Flying Scots-
man,” a world-class sprinter who won
the gold medal in the 400-meter track
race at the 1924 Summer Olympics in
Paris. What made his feat amazing is
SHOWTIMES
SUBURBICON (R)
Fri-Thur: 5:00, 9:20
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US
(PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:40, 7:15
MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE
(PG)
Fri-Thur: 12:00, 2:15
AMERICAN MADE (R)
Fri-Thur: 12:25, 6:55
that he had only qualified to run the
100-meter dash but refused to compete
when he learned that it would be staged
on a Sunday.
You see, he was a devout Christian
raised by missionaries who had in-
stilled in their son the Biblical notion
that the Sabbath was a holy day of rest.
Consequently, he decided to enter the
400-meter contest instead, and mirac-
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The Week of
Friday, Nov. 17 through
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017
Closed Thanksgiving Day
LUCKY (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 2:50, 9:40
KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN
CIRCLE (R)
Fri-Thur: 2:05, 6:40
DESPICABLE ME 3 (PG)
Fri-Thur: 4:30
PLANES, TRAINS &
AUTOMOBILES (R)
Fri-Thur: 4:50, 9:30
$4.00 adults, $3.00 senior citizens (65+),
$3.00 for kids (12 & under)
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Babysitting: Children 2 to 8 years old. Fri: shows starting between 3:30 pm and 8 pm. Sat - Sun: shows starting
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