New Films of the Week

‘King Kong'

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Genre: Action/Adventure

Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis

Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a group of explorers and documentary filmmakers who travel to the mysterious Skull Island -- near Sumatra -- to investigate legends of a giant gorilla named Kong. Once there, they discover that King Kong is a real creature, living in a massive jungle where creatures from prehistoric times have been protected and hidden for millions of years. As the explorers search for the great ape, their quest puts them up against both Kong and his dinosaur enemies. Ultimately, it is the attention of a beautiful human woman that soothes Kong long enough for him to be subdued by the explorers and shipped back to New York, where his bleak future involves being put on display in front of humans...But how long can even the mightiest shackles of man hold back an ape 25 feet tall?

‘Les Égarés' (Strayed)

Directed by: André Téchiné

Genre: Drama/Romance

Cast: Emmanuelle Béart, Gaspard Ulliel, Clémence Meyer

June 1940. German troops are advancing on Paris. Odile, a widowed teacher, succumbs to the widespread panic and, with her two children, joins the exodus from the city. Philippe is on the cusp of adolescence, Little Cathy knows only that they are going south. After 50 kilometers, a German plane attacks, decimating the helpless refugees. Odile and her children lose everything. A shaven-headed youth appears from nowhere and leads them away from the carnage. His name is Yvan, he's 17 years old. Cut off from the rest of the world and living in confined quarters, Odile and Yvan find themselves confronted with their own desires.