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“Blindedby theLightchroniclesthe experiencesof a
Br itishMuslimteenagergrowingup in the 1980sand
theimpactBruceSpringsteen’slyricshadon him,”says
di rectorGurinderChadha.“It’sabouta youngman’s
dr eams,andhowhe is inspiredby someonefroma totally
di fferentculturalbackgroundwritingabouttheirownlife
thousandsof milesawayin NewJersey.”It’salsobasedon
a true story.“SarfrazManzoor,the authorof the memoir
thefilmis basedon,andI sharea passionforBruce
Springsteen,”explainsChadha.“In2010,we metBruce
and toldhimwe wantedto makea filmwhichwouldshow
how his musicimpacteda BritishAsianboyin the United
Ki ngdomin 1987.He completelysupportedthe idea,and
af terwe showedhimthe script,he entrustedme withhis
so ngs.”Theresultis a deliriouslyentertaining,music-filled
co medythatis, in a word,boss.[PG-13]BLINDED
BY THE LIGHT
WHERE’DYOUGO,BERNADETTE
DirectorRichardLinklater(Boyhood) adaptsMaria
Semple’sbest-sellingnovelabouta dissatisfiedwifeand
mother,playedby CateBlanchett,whochucksit all and
goeson a missionto Antarctica.Thestellarensemble
al soincludesKristenWiigand BillyCrudup.[PG-13]
OUTFRI.8/16
OUT FRI. 8/16
47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED
SistineStallone (daughter of Sylvester) and Corinne Foxx
(daughterof Jamie) are not pictured above, but they are
amongthe human chum served up to sharks in this sequel
to2017’ssleeper 47 Meters Down. Empire’s Nia Long and
SexandtheCity vet John Corbett also star. [PG-13]OUT FRI. 8/16
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Viveik Kalra
stars as an
aspiring
musician;
Nell Williams
plays his love
interest.