Kam's Movie Kapsules for 8-2-13
OPENING THIS WEEK
Kam's Kapsules:
Weekly Previews That
Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
For movies opening August
2, 2013
BIG BUDGET FILMS
2 Guns (R for profanity, brief nudity and pervasive
violence) Espionage thriller about a DEA Agent (Denzel Washington) and a Naval
Intelligence Officer (Mark Wahlberg) tricked into mistrusting each other while
infiltrating a drug cartel. With Paula Patton, James Marsden, Bill Paxton and
Fred Ward.
The Smurfs 2 (PG for rude humor and action sequences)
Animated sequels finds Papa (Jonathan Winters), Clumsy (Anton Yelchin), Grouchy
(George Lopez) and Vanity Smurf (John Oliver) teaming up with a couple of human
pals (Jayma Mays and Neil Patrick Harris) to rescue Smurfette (Katy Perry) from
the clutches of an evil wizard (Hank Azaria). Voice cast includes Jimmy Kimmel,
Shaquille O’Neal, Jeff Foxworthy, Fred Armisen, Christina Ricci and J.B.
Smoove.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
The Artist and the Model (Unrated) Romantic dramedy, set in
Occupied France during the summer of 1943, about an elderly sculptor (Jean
Rochefort) whose zest for life is reignited by the attractive refugee (Aida
Folch) who agrees to pose naked for him. With Claudia Cardinale, Chus Lampreave
and Gotz Otto. (In French, Spanish and Catalan with subtitles)
The Canyons (Unrated) Lindsay Lohan stars in this
psychological thriller about a Hollywood actress whose jealous, film producer
boyfriend (James Deen) gets bent out of shape after discovering that she’s been
secretly cheating on him with a former co-star. With Nolan Funk, Gus Van Sant
and Amanda Brooks.
Cockneys vs. Zombies (Unrated) Horror comedy, set in London, about a gang of
bumbling bank robbers’ struggle to survive an invasion by a horde of man-eating
ghouls. Starring Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway and Michelle Ryan.
Drift (R for profanities and drug use) Hang ten drama, set
in the Seventies, chronicling the daring exploits of a couple of brothers
(Myles Pollard and Xavier Samuel) who helped jumpstart the surfing craze in Australia.
With Sam Worthington and Lesley-Ann Brandt.
Europa Report (PG-13 for action and scenes of peril) Sci-fi
thriller about a half-dozen astronauts who find more than they bargained for
when they embark on an expedition to Jupiter in search of signs of intelligent
life. Ensemble includes Embeth Davidtz, Anamaria Marinca, Isiah Whitlock, Jr.,
Karolina Wydra, Daniel Wu, Christian Camargo, Sharlto Copley and Dan Fogler.
The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear (Unrated)
Bait-and-switch documentary in which aspiring actors answering a casting call
are instead merely interviewed about what life is like in the former Soviet
bloc nation. (In Georgian with subtitles)
Rising from Ashes (Unrated) Cycling documentary, narrated by
Forest Whitaker, about biking legend Jock Boyer’s venturing to Rwanda to help
train the nation’s rag-team of genocide survivors for the 2012 Olympics.
The Spectacular Now (R for profanity, sexuality and underage
alcohol abuse) Screen adaptation of Tim Tharp’s novel of the same name about a
just-dumped, party animal (Miles Teller) with no plans for college who turns
over a new leaf after making the acquaintance of a straight-laced classmate
(Shailene Woodley) with no social life. Support cast includes Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Brie Larson, Kyle Chandler and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
When Comedy Went to School (Unrated) Borscht Belt
documentary revisiting the rise of legendary, Jewish comedians whose careers
began at resorts in the Catskill
Mountains. Featuring Sid Caesar, Jerry Stiller, Robert Klein, Mort
Sahl, Jerry Lewis and Jackie Mason.
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