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may 20.2005 - just 0ML45 * FILM Assisted Living Now playing at Hollywood Theatre, Elliot Greenebaum’s quiet, honest film tells the story of Todd, a 20-something pot-smoking janitor at a nursing home. This quasidocumentary deals honestly with the elderly, asking questions about where the humanity is in these facilities. The unconventional chemistry between Todd and Mrs. Pearlman, who has early Alzheimer’s, is an especially wonderful portrait, but the film’s best moments are those showing the residents simply living out their days. Greenebaum man ages to portray old age as a condition with its own peculiar beauty and considerable grace. B- —Yvonne P. Behrens Eating Out Writer/director Q. Allan Brocka, who has been cracking up queer film festivals for years with his Lego-animated shorts about “Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World,” brings his wicked sense of humor to this sex comedy opening May 27 at Hollywood Theatre. Caleb (Scott Lunsford) is a straight dude freshly dumped by a kinky woman because sider—an unbelievably complex epic of seven little girls (often depicted naked and with penises) engaged in relentless, often bloody bat tles with evil adults. Darger’s life and work are the subjects of Jes sica Yu’s loving but problematic documentary. We learn much about his troubled history and life, but the director drowns some of the insights with a hammering collage style that shows endless, sometimes repetitive archival imagery from grainy family photos to kitschy Chicago travelogues. Worse, she employed computer artists to crudely animate some of Darger’s art. This kind of posthumous collabo ration could be justified as a way to bring view ers into Darger’s head, but ultimately it feels disrespectful to the integrity of this rarest of artists who worked in utter isolation on his own terms. Screens 7 p.m. May 27 to 29 at Whitsell Auditorium. A for intentions, C for execution. —Gary Morris Kingdom off Heaven Christians battle Muslims for the holy city of Jerusalem in this story of the 12th century Crusades, which tries to view both sides as All You Need Is One Good Frame BRIAN MARKI FINE ART & FRAMING «AMA» 2236 MC NE ODO BROADWAY 503-249-5659 Mon-Sat I 0 to 6 • www.brianmarki.com Private Club 18+ Open 24/7 • Huge Selection of DVDs & Videos 3 Full-length Features Everyday in 2 Theaters Regular Adult Films in One ALL MALE in Other 1232 SW 12th Ave. £_ _ . 503.223.1846 Outsider artist Henry Darger’s illustrated novel is the subject of the documentary In the Realms of the Unreal. he wasn’t aggressive enough in the sack. When gay roommate Kyle (American Idol finalist Jim Verraros) suggests he pose as gay in order to attract chicks, Caleb reluctantly agrees to a date with Marc (Ryan Carnes, the hunky gar dener on Desperate Housewives) in hopes of get ting in the pants of his roommate, Gwen (Emily Stiles), a frustrated fag hag whose boyfriends keep going gay on her. The dialogue contains plenty of juicy queer lingo (“Come out or stay in—don’t Heche me into a Mariah!”), and a lengthy phone sex scene is full of surpris es. The whole thing plays out like extended episode of Three’s Company with full-frontal nudity. B+ —Jim Radosta In the Realms ef the Unreal Henry Darger (1892-1972) is one of a hand ful of superstars of the outsider artist genre. An impoverished recluse and possible schizo phrenic, he lived in a seedy one-room apart ment in Chicago for decades. There, he secretly toiled over In the Realms of the Unreal, a monu mental novel (15,000 single-spaced pages) illus trated with thousands of gorgeously evocative watercolors. The narrative was classic out- equal in their idealism. Orlando Bloom plays a French blacksmith who becomes a knight, inherits a Holy Land town from his noble father (Liam Neeson) and defends Jerusalem against legendary Arab hero Saladin (wonder fully portrayed by Syrian star Ghassan Mas- soud). It all comes to a happy end after 2 1/2 hours—an overall entertaining epic that will live up to your expectations of director Ridley Scott (Gladiator). B- —YPB La Petite Lili Ludivine Sagnier (Swimming Pool) stars as Lili, the love and muse of an idealistic young filmmaker named Julien (Robinson Stévenin). At odds with the serenity of the breathtaking French countryside, Julien rebels against his mother and her guests, specifically her film maker lover (Bernard Giraudeau), while multi ple intrigues of lust and power play out behind the scenes. Director Claude Miller’s (Alias Betty) modem adaptation of Chekov’s The Seagull envelops the viewer with its colorful, lush visuals as the layers of distinction between art and memory are shed into chaos. Now play ing at Hollywood Theatre. B- — ypb jm Present Speed Dating 'Lesbian Style' June 4th, 2005, Doors open at 4:30 PM Participants must be seated by 5:15 PM Instructions will be given at the door & reviewed at 5:15 PM Come see the Egyptian Room as you’ve never seen it before. Nonsmoking atmosphere Food, fun and possibly Miss Right $20 at the door, cash only Registration ends May 27th, 2005 Only the first 100 pre-registered women will participate, so register early! 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