Kam's Movie Kapsules for 5-8-15
OPENING THIS WEEK
Kam's Kapsules:
Weekly Previews That
Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
For movies opening
May 8, 2015
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Hot Pursuit (PG-13 for sexuality, profanity, violence and
drug use) Road comedy about a straitlaced police officer (Reese Witherspoon) who
ends up on the run from mobsters and crooked cops after being assigned to
protect the widow (Sofia Vergara) of a recently-deceased drug kingpin. With
John Carroll Lynch, Matthew Del Negro and Richard T. Jones.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
5 Flights Up (PG-13 for profanity and naked images) Slice-of-life
drama, set in Brooklyn, revolving around the
trial and tribulations of a retired couple (Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton)
being pressured by their niece (Cynthia Nixon) to sell the rundown home they’ve
shared for the past 40 years. With Carrie Preston, Miriam Shor and Alysia
Reiner.
1001 Grams (Unrated) Poignant character study about a nerdy
Norwegian (Ane Dahl Torp) who is shaken out of her comfort zone after crossing
paths with a fellow scientist (Laurent Stocker) while attending a seminar in
Paris. Cast includes Stein Winge, Hildegun Riise and Didier Flamand. (In
Norwegian, French and English with subtitles)
The D Train (R for nudity, graphic sexuality, profanity and
drug use) Unlikely-buddies comedy about a social zero’s (Jack Black) desperate
attempt to convince his high school’s boy most likely (James Marsden) to attend
their 20th reunion. With Kathryn Hahn, Jeffrey Tambor and Russell
Posner.
Hunting Elephants (Unrated) Israeli crime comedy, set in
Jerusalem, about a trio of revenge-minded retirees (Sasson Gabai, Patrick
Stewart and Moni Moshonov) who hatch a plan to rob a bank with the help of a
precocious 12 year-old (Gil blank).
Support cast includes Yael Abecassis, Tzvika Hadar and Moshe Ivgy. (In
Hebrew and English with subtitles)
I Am Big Bird (Unrated) Reverential retrospective covering
the enduring career of Carroll Spinney, the 81 year-old puppeteer who has
played Big Bird on Sesame Street
since 1969. Featuring commentary by Frank Oz, Sonia Manzano and the late Jim Henson.
Maggie (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes and disturbing
images) Abigail Breslin stars as the title character in this post-apocalyptic
thriller, set in the Midwest, as an ill-fated teen whose dad (Arnold
Schwarzennegger) stands by her side after she’s infected with the deadly virus
sweeping the nation that slowly turns its victims into cannibalistic zombies.
Cast includes Joely Richardson, Laura Cayouette and Denise Williamson.
Noble (PG-13 for violence, sexuality and mature themes)
Deidre O’Kane handles the title role in this biopic about Christina Noble, the
Irish spinster who, in 1989, founded an orphanage in Vietnam
for hundreds of homeless kids roaming the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. With Sarah Greene, Gloria
Cramer Curtis and Brendan Coyle.
Piku (Unrated) Deepika Padukone plays the tile character in
this dysfunctional family drama, set in West Bengal,
about an unmarried architect burdened by having to juggle her career and the demands
of her hypochondriacal father (Irrfan Khan) Featuring Amitabh Bachchan,
Moushumi Chatterjee and Raghuvir Yadav. (In Hindi with subtitles)
Playing it Cool (R for profanity and sexuality) Romantic
comedy revolving around a perennial loser at love (Chris Evans) who finally
meets the woman of his dreams (Michelle Monaghan) only to learn that she’s
already engaged to be married. Supporting cast includes Luke Wilson, Aubrey Plaza,
Topher Grace and Ioan Gruffudd.
Preggoland (Unrated) Midlife-crisis dramedy about a 35
year-old single woman (Sonja Bennett) who pretends to be pregnant in order to
fit in with girlfriends who are already mothers. Co-starring Laura Harris,
James Caan, Danny Trejo and Lisa Durupt.
Saint Laurent (R for frontal nudity, graphic sexuality,
profanity and pervasive substance abuse) Warts and all biopic chronicling the turbulence
in the life of Yves Saint Laurent (Gaspard Ulliel) during the decadent decade
(1967-1976) when the French fashion icon was at the peak of his career. With
Jeremie Renier, Louis Garrel and Lea Seydoux. (In French and English with
subtitles)
The Seven Five (R for pervasive profanity, grisly images and
drug use) Cop gone bad documentary about Michael Dowd, the rogue NYPD officer
who robbed drug dealers of cocaine and hundreds of thousands of dollars during
a 12-year reign of terror that started in the late Eighties.
Skin Trade (R for nudity, profanity, drug use, pervasive
violence and disturbing sexuality) Revenge-fueled action thriller about a NYPD
detective (Dolph Lundgren) who ventures to Bangkok to track down the mobster (Ron
Perlman) who murdered his wife (Tasya Teles) and young daughter (Chloe
Babcook). Featuring Michael Jai White, Tony Jaa and Celina Jade.
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