MOVIES
“TherearecertainsimilaritiestoGetOut,”
co nfessesco-starAdamBrody(TheO.C.)
ofthis horrorcomedyabouta bride(Aussie
ac tressSamaraWeaving)whomarriesinto
a fa milythatplaysa deadlygame.“It’s
ve ryfunny,butit’s moreof a thriller[than]
I wasevenexpecting,whichis great.”In
additionto havingin-lawsfromhell(Andie
MacDowellandSharpObjects’ Henry
Czerny),Samara’scharactermustdealwitha
morallyquestionablebrother-in-law,played
byAdam.“Myloyaltywaversin the movie,
and that’smy journey,”he says.“Loyaltyis
a questionfora fewof the characters.”As
fo r Samara’scharacter,“she’sdefinitelynot
a damselin distress,”addsAdam.“She’s
anass-kickerin it, so it’s reallycoolin that
re gard.”Oh, andoneotherthing:“It hasa
hell of an ending,”promisesAdam.“It’srare
that yougetsucha satisfyingending.For
me,Readyor Notbuildsso well,andit just
gets better.”Gameon![R]VITA& VIRGINIA
Theillicit1920sromancebetweennovelist
Vi rginiaWoolf(Widows’ El izabethDebicki,
aboveright)andpoetVitaSackville-
West(GemmaArterton),whowereboth
marriedto menat the time,getsa surreal
treatmentin this dramabasedon a play
writtenby actressEileenAtkins.[NR]MILESDAVIS:
BI RTHOF THECOOL
Thisdocumentaryprofileof the iconoclastic
ja zztrumpeterincorporatesarchivalphotos,
homemovies,manuscriptsandpaintings,
pl usnewinterviewswithsuchcolleagues
and acolytesas HerbieHancock,Quincy
Jo nes,CarlosSantanaandthe Roots.[NR]
READY OR NOT
DVDsROCKETMAN
TaronEgertondelivers
a fa ntasticturnas Elton
Johnin this musical
biopic.WithBryce
DallasHowardand
JamieBell.[R]THEROOKIE:THE
COMPLETEFIRST
SEASON
CastlevetNathan Fillion
is backon the beat as a
uniformedcopin ABC’s
crimedrama.THEBANANASPLITS
MOVIE
Bingo,Fleegle,Snorky and
Drooperareback — with a
vengeance!Thetrippy ’60s
kidsshowis reinvented as
a goryslasherflick. [R]OUTTUE.8/27
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Kristian Bruun, Melanie Scrofano, Andie MacDowell,
Henry Czerny, Nicky Guadagni, Adam Brody and
Elyse Levesque prepare to play the game.