New this week Baggage Claim 70 PG-13 Paula Patton plays a flight attendant who racks up 30,000 miles and countless comedic encounters trying to find Mr. Right so she can get engaged before her youngest sister’s wedding - in a month. With Derek Luke, Taye Diggs, Jill Scott, Adam Brody, Jenifer Lewis, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Djimon Hounsou;
directed by David E. Talbert. (96 minutes) Blue Caprice 90 R An abandoned boy seeking a father falls under the shadow of a dangerous father figure (Isaiah Washington); the distorted father-son relationship develops into a long and bloody journey across America. (“Inspired by true events”: the so-called Beltway sniper attacks.) With Joey Lauren Adams, Tim Blake Nelson, Al Sapienza, Leo Fitzpatrick;
directed by Alexandre Moors. (93 minutes)Don Jon 86 R Writer/director Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a successful womanizer with a penchant for online porn and Scarlett Johansson plays a romantic woman looking for her Prince Charming, both struggling against old-fashioned expectations and a media culture full of false fantasies. With Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Brie Larson, Glenne Headly. (90 minutes) See review at blooddirtandangels.com In a World 87 R Director Lake Bell plays a struggling vocal coach who, propelled by the hubris of her father, the reigning king of movie-trailer voice-over artists, musters the courage to pursue her secret aspiration to be a voice-over star. With Fred Melamed, Demetri Martin, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino. (93 minutes) See review at blooddirtandangels.comMetallica: Through the Never R Filmmaker Nimrod Antal combines narrative and liveperformance footage of the heavymetal band into “a 3-D motion picture event,” framed by the story of a young roadie (Dane DeHaan) on an urgent mission during the band’s live set in front of a soldout arena. (94 minutes) No review available.
MovieStyle, Pages 31 on 09/27/2013