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Continued from page 12 How To Talk To Girls at Parties Continued from page 16 One night they stumble upon a bizarre gath- ering of beautiful, sexy teenagers who seem like they’re from another planet. In fact, they are from another planet, visiting Earth to complete a mysterious rite of passage. That doesn’t stop Enn from falling madly in love with Zan (Elle Fanning), a beautiful and rebellious alien teenager. Together they embark on an adventure through the kinetic punk rock world of 1970’s London that leads to a showdown of punks vs. aliens. Nicole Kidman plays a nihilistic priestess, and the cast also includes Ruth Wilson and Matt Lucas. The film was shot in 2015 and debuted at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Future World Directed by James Franco & Bruce Thierry Chung Rated: R • May 25 Inside a post-apocalyptic desert world 18 illinoisentertainer.com may 2018 (think Mad Max) where water and gasoline are the most valued commodities, a queen (Lucy Liu) lays dying in a desert oasis as her son, Prince (Jeffrey Wahlberg), travels across barren wastelands to find a rumored cure to save her life. After evading violent raiders on motorcycles led by the Warlord (James Franco) and his enforcer Tattooed Face (Cliff "Method Man" Smith), Prince meets Ash (Suki Waterhouse), the Warlord's robot sex companion-assassin who's in search of her own soul. As Prince is captured by the Druglord (Milla Jovovich), the Warlord's forces rush into battle, and Prince must fight to save the remnants of humanity. Snoop Dog plays the Love Lord, Margarita Levieva is Lei, and electronic duo Toydrum provided music.