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42 :-i august. U 2002 I / v \ J 1 S <£><$><£> A merjcan W edding ' ^ T h e third in the American Pie series is the gayest yet. As the wedding o f Jim and M ichelle (Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan) lixuns, the others seek the aid of dancing queen Bear (an excellent Eric Allen Kramer) and his sidekicks to make the event memorable. Borrowing from Flashdance and Pink Flamingos alike, American Wedding is uneven, hut queer audiences with a taste for gross-out humor should have a gixxl time. — Aruiy M angels ‘■•'C'- B uffalo S oldiers Miramax shelved this wickedly cynical film after 9/11 because it feared accusations of fHxir timing. Actually, the suits should’ve been more concerned about poor reviews. Joaquin Phoenix plays a U .S. soldier who makes dmgs and sells Mop & G lo on the black market, and Ed Harris adds poignancy as his loser commanding officer, hut director Gregor Jordan nins out of ideas around the halfway point. Tx> much black, not enough comedy. —Jim Radosta < 3 > < g >£ C apturing the F riedmans Truth is stranger than fiction in one of the most fascinating documentaries you’ll ever see. New York filmmaker Andrew Jarecki mixes his own footage with old home movies of the Long Island Friedman family, 22 n d A nnual 3 F e m m e £ M p g n ljU ju c (In tern ation al ^Pageant 2003/2004 whose father and youngest son were arrested in 1987 for child sexual abuse. At the heart of this rather moving film Ls the question of truth vs. memory, and each family member’s percep tion of both. — Lisa Bradshaw D emon of the D erby This dtx:umentary by Sharon Marie Rutter is alternately uproarious and sad. Her subject is A nn Calvello, the Bay Area’s “meanest mama on skates,’’ who cleaned up in roller derby dur ing the 1950s and ’60s— sporting wild hair dye, far-out fashion and violently underhanded tricks way before Dennis Rixlman was even horn. Now “Banana Nose Calvello” is turning 70, bagging groceries at Safeway and still skat ing (kx)king remarkably like a drag queen) in any team that will have her. — LB hejesus out of him. Lotsa tongue swapping and teary- eyed glances between Amer ica’s First Qxiple. But please— W hat lesbian.' Where lesbian? T he other alleged dyke is a psychopathic stalker who tears into J-Lo and Ben’s apartment and slashes her wrists a minute or two later. Oh, and don’t miss the lovable retard (Ben and J-Lo’s kidnapping victim and pal) who dreams of “going to Bayuxuch” while a heavenly chorus screams its approval in the background. Like you ctxild. — Gary Morris Sunday, Attgust 31, 2003 Doors Opon 7pm • Pageant Begins 8pm Tickets: $30 Individual/$275 Full Table Double Tree Inn-Jantzen Beach 909 N. Hayden Island Dr. Portland. OR 97214 For More Information: (503) 222-5338 darcellexv@aol.com fx (503) 248-6771 www.darcellexv.com only if you’re really hungry <g> ¿2^ y'yi good effort, pass the salt mmmm, tasty! tuh ° ’ com < & < £) S eabiscuit Director Gary Ross ( Pleasantville) slaps tix> many layers of sap over Laura Hillenhrand’s best- selling btxik, which won America’s heart with its uplifting Depression-era story o f one very special racehorse and the lives he touched. However, the blah sentimentality can ’t bury the resilient talents of Tobey Maguire, William H. Macy and Chris Ccxiper. Worth an air-conditioned peek for the performances only. — C hristopher M cQ uam T o KILL A M ockingbird Gigli ( “rhymes with really,” as we’re constantly told) is extra- godawful. Ben Affleck works his sleepy, “come suck me” eyes to near-catatonia while romancing contract criminal/dyke Jennifer Lopez in this brainless flick. Prob lem is, J-Lo keeps forgetting she’s supposed to he a lesbian. She cruises Ben from the get-go, iruxming over him while mono- loguing about “my pussy" and how women are better at eating it, before, of course, fucking the A pageant to crown the most glamorous female impersonator IN THE WORLD ,r&> dud, bottom of the bag <£><£> <£> <£><S> sct thc G igli Ladies of the Wild ' West What's popped and what's flopped, a theater near you. If you’ve only seen this perfect film on your 19-inch set, run to HollywotxJ Theatre by Aug. 7. Gregory Peck won the Oscar in 1963 for his brilliantly understated portrayal of lawyer Atticus Finch from Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-winning (yet one and only) novel about race relations in the Depression-era South. Varying bits of social commentary mix with a traditional homefront, and ^ the problems o f tomboy Scout will have you nodding in understanding sympathy. — LB CAMPING FOR GAY & LESBIAN MEMBERS Located one hour north of Seattle on a National Scenic Byway in the beautiful Cascade Mountains Limited membership $15 per night Regular membership The Gtmpirs of TRC Present TOGA PARTY BACCHANAL Friday Aug 8 & Satuhfoy Aug 9 Press Like you mean it! Party Pass: i?0 Donation $150 per year (unlimited camping) Camping Fees Extra Triangle Recreation Camp Bender Creek, Washington www.camptrc.org ~ >
