Kam's Movie Kapsules for 5-23-14
OPENING THIS WEEK
Kam's Kapsules:
Weekly Previews That
Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
For movies opening
May 23, 2014
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Blended (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality and crude humor) Adam
Sandler and Drew Barrymore reunite for their third romantic comedy (after The
Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates), this go-round as a widower and divorcee who
continue seeing each other despite a disastrous blind date. With Terry Crews,
Kevin Nealon, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Dan Patrick and Shaquille O’Neal.
X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13 for nudity, profanity,
suggestive material and intense violence) Latest installment of the Marvel
Comics franchise finds a confederacy of mutants traveling back in time to join
forces with their younger selves in order to change the past to preserve the
future. Cast includes Jennifer Lawrence, Halle
Berry, Ellen Page, Anna Paquin,
Hugh Jackman and Michael Fassbender.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
(R for sexuality and pervasive profanity) Robin Williams plays the title
character in this remake of The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum, an Israeli dramedy
about an obnoxious jerk who tries to make amends with everyone he’s ever offended
after being informed by his doctor (Mila Kunis) that he only has an
hour-and-a-half left to live. With Melissa Leo, James Earl Jones and Peter
Dinklage.
Cold in July (Unrated) Crime thriller, set in East Texas in
the Eighties, about a family man (Michael C. Hall) worried about the arrival in
town of the revenge-minded father (Sam Shepard) of the burglar he shot to death
during a home invasion. With Don Johnson, Vinessa Shaw and Wyatt Russell.
The Dance of Reality (Unrated) Auto-biopic written, produced
and directed by Renaissance Man Alejandro Jodorowsky, revisiting his own childhood
in Chile, and featuring Jeremias Herskovits as his boyhood self. Co-starring
Brontis Jodorowsky, Adan Jodorowsky and Axel Jodorowsky, courtesy of
nepotism-inspired casting. (In Spanish with subtitles)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (Unrated)
Reverential retrospective about Gore Vidal (1925-2012), featuring archival
footage of the best-selling novelist, political essayist and gay gadfly
bemoaning the triumph of conservatism and corporations over liberalism and
humanistic values.
Grand Depart (Unrated) Sibling rivalry drama about two
brothers (Jeremie Elkaim and Pio Marmai) whose lives are thrown into turmoil by
their father’s declining health (Eddy Mitchell). With Chantal Lauby, Zoe Felix
and Benjamin Rolland. (In French with subtitles)
Korengal (Unrated) Sequel to the Oscar-nominated documentary
Restrepo, directed by Sebastian Junger (A Perfect Storm), serves up another
slice of the War in Afghanistan from the point of view of a decimated platoon
of American soldiers stationed in a very vulnerable valley surrounded by
Taliban fighters on a suicide mission.
Lila, Lila (Unrated) Screen adaptation of the Martin Suter
novel of the same name about a waiter (Daniel Bruhl) desperate to impress a
customer (Hannah Herzsprung) he wants to date who publishes a found manuscript under
his name only to find himself hounded by the true author (Henry Hubchen) when
the book becomes a runaway best-seller. With Kirsten Block, Peter Schneider and
Henriette Muller. (In German with subtitles)
The Love Punch (PG-13 for sexuality, profanity and crude
humor) Revenge comedy about a divorced couple (Emma Thompson and Pierce
Brosnan) who grudgingly join forces to recover their savings from the shady
businessman (Laurent Lafitte) who embezzled the entire contents of their
retirement account. With Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie and Tuppence Middleton.
Words and Pictures (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, mature
themes and nude sketches) Romantic dramedy about a prep school’s English
teacher (Clive Owen) and new art instructor (Juliette Binoche) who date while
debating the value of their respective disciplines. With Bruce Davison, Amy
Brenneman and Keegan Connor Tracy.
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