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OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
For movies opening June 23, 2006
BIG BUDGET FILMS
*Click (PG-13 for sex, expletives, crude humor and drug references) Adam Sandler stars in this sci-fi fantasy about a workaholic architect who discovers that he can fast-forwards in rewind his life with the help of his universal remote control. Cast includes Christopher Walken, Kate Beckinsale, Sean Astin, Jennifer Coolidge, David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler, Julie (the voice of Marge Simpson) Kavner, and John (brother of Chris) Farley.
Waist Deep (R for pervasive profanity and graphic violence) Meagan Good and
Tyrese co-star as a 21st Century version of Bonnie and Clyde as joyriding lawbreakers and lovers who leave no stone unturned in search of his carjacked kid. Cast includes Larenz Tate, gangsta' rapper The Game and Arnold Vosloo.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
Changing Times (Unrated) Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu star in this
bittersweet romantic drama about an engineer who accepts an assignment in Tangiers hoping to rekindle a romance with the first and only woman he ever loved, even though she's married to someone else. (In French and Arabic with subtitles)
The Great New Wonderful (R for sex and expletives) Character-driven drama revolves around a quintet of slice-of-life stories interwoven against the backdrop of post 9/11 New York City. Ensemble cast includes Stephen Colbert, Tony Shalhoub, Edie Falco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olympia Dukakis and Anita Gillette.
The Hidden Blade (R for graphic violence) Historical costume drama, set in mid-19th Century Japan, about a disgraced samurai warrior (Masatoshi Nagase) who rescues the former maid (Takako Matsu) he once had a childhood crush on from an abusive marriage. (In Japanese with subtitles)
The Road to Guantanamo (R for profanity and disturbing scenes of violence) War on Terror docudrama recounts the nightmarish ordeal of a trio of British Muslims in Afghanistan for a wedding who were unfairly accused of being in cahoots with Osama bin Laden and shipped off to Guantanamo Bay prison where they were held incommunicado for two years. (In Arabic and English with subtites)
Two Drifters (Unrated) Brazil-based drama chronicles the ill-fated romance of a man (Nuno Gil) mourning the death of his boyfriend (Joao Carreira) in a car crash and his attractive next-door neighbor (Ana Cristina de Oliveira) who's desperate to have a baby. (In Portuguese with subtitles)
Wassup Rockers (R for teen sexuality, underage alcohol consumption, violence and pervasive profanity) Cross-cultural L.A. teensploit about a crew of Latino skateboarders straight outta South Central who venture to Beverly Hills, Hollywood and Santa Monica in search of rich white girls but find more than they bargained for in racist cops, concerned parents, and jealous boyfriends.
