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Movies Opening Friday, Nov. 2
WIDE RELEASES
Bohemian Rhapsody
(PG-13 for profanity,ma-
ture themes, suggestive
material and drug use)
Reverential
rocktro-
spective chronicling the
meteoric rise of Queen
as well as the untimely
demise of the group’s
iconoclastic lead singer,
Freddie Mercury (Rami
Malek). With Mike My-
ers, Lucy Boynton and
Joseph Mazzello.
Nobody’s Fool (R for
sexuality, drug use and
pervasive
profanity)
Fish-out-of-water com-
edy about a straitlaced
businesswoman
(Tika
Sumpter) whose life
comes apart at the seams
when her trash-talking,
just-paroled sister (Tiffa-
ny Haddish) asks for help
getting back on her feet.
Written and directed by
Tyler Perry, and featur-
Kam
Williams
Kam’s
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Kidman, Joel Edgerton,
Xavier Dolan and Flea.
In Search of Greatness
(PG-13 for brief profan-
ity and partial nudity)
Sports
documentary
sharing the secrets of
athletic prowess via in-
terviews with all-time
greats. Subjects include
Pele’, Jerry Rice and
Wayne Gretsky.
Maria by Callas (PG for
smoking, mature themes
and mild epithets) An in-
timate look into the life
of opera singer Maria
Callas (1923-1977) in her
own words, as revealed
by letters, memoirs,
‘Nobody’s Fool’
ing Whoopi Goldberg,
Omari Hardwick and
Missi Pyle.
The Nutcracker and
the Four Realms (PG for
mild peril) Magical fan-
tasy about a young girl
(Mackenzie Foy) who
disappears into a strange
parallel universe while
searching for the key
that will unlock a box
containing a priceless
gift from her late moth-
er. Cast includes Keira
Knightley, Morgan Free-
man, Helen Mirren and
Misty Copeland.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Bodied (R for pervasive
profanity, graphic sexu-
ality, drug use and brief
nudity) Hip-hop dram-
edy revolving around
a white grad student
(Calum Worthy) who
sparks outrage by mak-
ing battle rap the subject
of his Ph.D. thesis. Cast
includes Jackie Long,
Rory Uphold and Charla-
magne Tha God.
Boy Erased (R for sexu-
ality, profanity, rape and
drug use) Coming-of-age
drama about the teenage
son (Lucas Hedges) of a
Baptist preacher (Russell
Crowe) who is forced by
his folks to undergo gay
conversion therapy after
being outed. With Nicole
home movies and TV in-
terviews. Featuring ar-
chival footage of Grace
Kelly, Aristotle Onassis,
Omar Sharif and Brigitte
Bardot.
Monster Party (Un-
rated) Suspense thriller
revolving around three
teens whose heist of a
Malibu mansion turns
into a desperate struggle
just to get out of there
alive. Co-starring Julian
McMahon, Robin Tun-
ney, Lance Reddick and
Erin Moriarty.
A Private War (R for
disturbing images, per-
vasive profanity, and
brief nudity and sexu-
ality) Rosamund Pike
portrays Marie Colvin
(1956-2012) in this biopic
inspired by a Vanity Fair
article recounting the
late war correspondent’s
fearless spirit. With Ja-
mie Dornan, Stanley
Tucci and Tom Holland-
er.
Searching for Ingmar
Bergman (Unrated) Rev-
erential
retrospective
celebrating the centenni-
al of the legendary Swed-
ish director’s birth by re-
visiting his work with the
help of colleagues and
collaborators. Featuring
commentary by Liv Ull-
mann, Jean-Claude Car-
riere and Margarethe
von Trotta.
Unlovable (Unrated)
Romantic dramedy re-
volving around a sui-
cidal sex addict (Char-
lene deGuzman) who
turns her life around
after entering a pla-
tonic
relationship
with an awkward, as-
piring musician (John
Hawkes). With Melis-
sa Leo, Paul James and
Ellen Geer.
Celebrated Author
Ntozake Shange Dies at 70
By Lauren Victoria
Burke
NNPA Newswire
Contributor
ioneering
poet
and
playwright
Ntozake
Shange
died on the morn-
ing of Oct. 27 at an as-
sisted living facility in
Bowie, Maryland. She
was best known for
P
her much celebrated
Obie
Award-winning
play,  “For Colored Girls
Who Have Considered
Suicide/When the Rain-
bow is Enuf.”
“To our extended fam-
ily and friends, it is with
sorrow that we inform
you that our loved one,
Ntozake Shange, passed
away  peacefully in her
See SHANGE on page 7
BARNARD COLLEGE ARCHIVES / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Arts & Entertainment
Ntozake Shange, Barnard
College, Reid Lecture, Women
Issues Luncheon, Women’s
Center, November 1978