Artsies:
— Lambert & Stamp (R) 117 mins – 2.5 stars
A documentary that reveals how the unlikely partnership between aspiring filmmakers Christopher Stamp and Kit Lambert produced one of the greatest rock bands in history: The Who.
Director: James D. Cooper
Actors: Kit Lambert, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend
— Slow West (R) 84 mins – 3 stars
‘Slow West’ follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Director: John Maclean
Actors: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn
— The Apu Trilogy (NR) 5 hr. 30 min. – 4 stars
Two decades after its original negatives were burned in a fire, Satyajit Ray’s breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new 4K restoration. THE APU TRILOGY brought India into the golden age of international art-house film, following one indelible character, a free-spirited child in rural Bengal who matures into an adolescent urban student and finally a sensitive man of the world.
Director: Satyajit Ray
Actors: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Banerjee
Fartsies:
— San Andreas (PG-13) 114 mins – 3 stars
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Director: Brad Peyton
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario
— Aloha (PG-13) – 2 stars
A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.
Director: Cameron Crowe
Actors: Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone
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Next Week:
— The Cokeville Miracle
— In the Name of My Daughter
— Insidious Chapter 3
— Love & Mercy
— Spy
— Sunshine Superman
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Pick of the Week:
Still, you’ve gotta see Mad Max.