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OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules - Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
For movies opening August 25, 2006
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Beerfest (R for sex, nudity, expletives, substance abuse and crude humor) Over-the-top comedy about a couple of brothers who travel to Germany to scatter their grandfather’s ashes during Oktoberfest only to end up participating in a centuries-old rowdy ritual known as the Olympics of beer drinking. Cast includes writer/director/co-star Jay Chandrasekhar, co-collaborator Kevin Heffernan, Mo’nique, Cloris Leachman and Jurgen Prochnow.
How to Eat Fried Worms (PG for bullying and crude humor) Based on Thomas Rockwell’s popular, children’s novel of the same name, this kiddie adventure revolves around the efforts of an 11 year-old boy (Luke Benward) to earn respect at his new school by accepting a bully’s bodacious dare to eat ten worms in one day.
Idlewild (R for profanity, nudity, sexuality and violence) Musical melodrama, set at a speakeasy in the South during Prohibition, about the efforts of a cabaret singer (Big Boi) and a piano player (Andre’ 3000) to keep their nightclub free of mob influence. Expanded cast includes Terrence Howard, Paula Jai Parker, Faizon Love, Macy Gray, Bill Nunn, Ving Rhames, Cicely Tyson and Ben Vereen.
Invincible (PG for sports action and mild epithets) Inspirational bio-pic, based on the real-life, gridiron exploits of former NFL wide receiver Vince Papale, stars Mark Wahlberg as a 30 year-old walk-on who tries out for the Philadelphia Eagles despite never having played football in college. Cast includes Greg Kinnear as Coach Dick Vermeil, and ex-NY Jet-turned restaurateur Stink Fisher as Denny Franks.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
Fratricide (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama, set in Germany, revolves around the tensions which arise between a couple of Kurdish siblings, recent émigrés from Turkey. Trouble starts when street pimp (Nurretin Celik) attempts to recruit his little brother (Erdal Celik) as his apprentice. (In Turkish, Kurdish and German with subtitles)
LOL (Unrated) Low-budget, Internet Age flick about three friends (Joe Swanberg, Kevin Bewersdorf, and C. Mason Wells) whose addiction to camera and cell phones, text and instant messaging, email, porn sites and other electronic media has prevented them from relating to flesh and blood women.
Princesas (Unrated) “It’s hard out here for a ho” Madrid melodrama examines the bittersweet friendship between the proverbial hooker with a heart of gold (Candela Pena) and a trashy streetwalker (Micaela Nevarez) from the Dominican Republic. (In Spanish with subtitles)
The Quiet (R for nudity, profanity, violence, drug use, and graphic and disturbing sexuality) Dysfunctional family drama, set in Austin, about a deaf mute orphan (Camilla Belle) who moves in with her godparents (Edie Falco and Martin Donovan) and their disturbed daughter (Elisha Cuthbert) only to discover that they have some sordid skeletons in their closet.
Surviving Eden (Unrated) Wacky comedy chronicles the readjustment to life of a reality game show-winner (Michael Panes) following winning a million dollars and enjoying his 15 minutes of fame. Cast includes SNL alumna Cheri Oteri, Sam (son of Jason) Robards, director Jon Landis and Illeana Douglas.
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