Kam's Movie Kapsules for 5-17-13
OPENING THIS WEEK
Kam's Kapsules:
Weekly Previews That
Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
For movies opening
May 17, 2013
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Star Trek: Into Darkness (PG-13 for intense violence)
Twelfth installment in the futuristic, sci-fi franchise finds Captain Kirk
(Chris Pinne) and the crew of the Starship Enterprise summoned back to Earth to
confront a seemingly-unstoppable evil force which has left the planet on the
brink of extinction. Ensemble cast includes Zachary Quinto as Spock, Zoe
Saldana as Uhura, Simon Pegg as Scotty and Karl Urban as Bones.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
Augustine (Unrated) Doctor-patient drama, set in the 19th
Century, examining the bedside manner of a leading neurologist (Vincent Lindon)
treating a malingering teenager (Soko) left partially paralyzed after suffering
a seizure. With Chiara Mastroianni, Olivier Rabourdin and Roxane Duran. (In
French with subtitles)
Bidder 70 (Unrated) Eco-documentary about a nature-loving
college student sentenced to a couple of years in prison for successfully
acquiring the drilling rights to 22,000 acres of federal land at auction in
order to prevent a pristine national park from being spoiled by gas industry
fracking.
Black Rock (R for sexual references, graphic nudity, grisly
violence and pervasive profanity) Survival saga about the harrowing ordeal of
three childhood friends (Kate Bosworth, Katie Aselton and Lake Bell) whose
vacation on a remote island off the coast of Maine is rudely interrupted by the
arrival of recently-discharged army vets hunting for humans. With Jay Paulson,
Will Bouvier, Anslem Richardson and Carl Aselton.
The English Teacher (Unrated) Julianne Moore handles the
titular role as a spinster with a pair of Siamese cats whose life is disrupted
by the return to town of a former student (Michael Angarano) after failing as a
playwright in the Big Apple. With Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane and Lily Collins.
Erased (R for violence) Cat-and-mouse thriller about a
former CIA agent (Aaron Eckhart) who ends up on the run with his estranged
daughter (Liana Liberato) after they are both marked for termination as part of
a wide-ranging international conspiracy. With Olga Kurylenko, Kate Linder and
Neil Napier.
Frances Ha (R for profanity and sexual references) Greta
Gerwig stars as the title character in this New York City dramedy about a homeless,
aspiring dancer dealing with diminished dreams and an estranged BFF (Mickey
Sumner) who won’t speak to her anymore. Supporting cast includes Adam Driver,
Michael Zegen and Patrick Heusinger.
Pieta (Unrated) Korean tale of redemption about a loan shark
(Jeong-jin Lee) forced to reconsider his line of work by a mysterious woman who
claims to be his long-lost mother (Min-soo Jo). With Ki-Hong Woo, Eunjin Kang
and Jae-ryong Cho. (In Korean with subtitles)
Stories We Tell (PG-13 for mature themes, smoking and brief
profanity) Out of the closet documentary dissecting a dysfunctional family’s
skeletons by interrogating each member of the clan in order to get to the
truth.
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