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Below Sea Level Stories
With the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
approaching, this hourlong program of short films is
an important reminder that New Orleans has a long,
long way to go before it’s back to normal. But there
are signs of hope here, including performance artist
Jose Torres Tama’s enlightening essay “Mardi Gras as
a Public Healing Ritual for Wounded New Orleans”
and Vodou priestess Sallie Ann Glassman’s touching
ode to “New Orleans Men." Screens 7 and 9 p.m.
Aug. 3 at Clinton Street Theater. B
—Jim Radosta
Lady in the Water
Women in the Woods 2006
10th Anniversary!
7501 NE GLISAN • PORTLAND, OR 972 1 3
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M. Night Shyamalan follows up his critical flop
The Village with a convoluted fairy tale about a
Philadelphia apartment manager (Paul Giamatti)
who tries to protect a visiting sea nymph (Bryce
Dallas Howard) from beasts who want to kill her
before she can escape on the back of a giant eagle.
Sound ridiculous? It is, and Shyamalan’s blend of
sight gags, mysticism and horror is never convincing
or even remotely magical. At least the evenly spaced
jolts prevent boredom from kicking in. C
—Stephen Blair
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I am apparently not the only person who thinks
Uma Thurman is a hatefully hideous skank, given
that the filmmakers of this “comedy" go out of their
way to write and film her as unattractively as
possible. Luke Wilson is golden as a man who falls
into—and quickly out of—a romance with a self
obsessed superheroine, but he and sidekick Rainn
Wilson are the only worthwhile elements in this
comedy of terrors. My Super Ex-Lax would he more
entertaining. C-
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Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man's Chest
toy next?
Those hoping for a seafaring good time in this
sequel will get far too much of a good thing. Johnny
Depp is as fey as ever as Capt. Jack Sparrow, and
almost every other cast member from the first film
reappears. But there are about 20 too many fights
among pirates, sea monsters, cannibals and other
beasties. You might find yourself checking your
watch rather than buckling your swash. While
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funny and adventurous (and basically a setup for
the third film), this is also far, far too long B-
—AM
A Prairie Home Companion
This charming adaptation of Garrison Keillor’s
legendary radio show is no Nashville or Short Cuts,
but octogenarian director Robert Altman proves
he’s still in fine form. Still reeling from the
announcement that their long-standing variety
show is toast, a bunch of small-time musicians
perform their final gig. Even trashy tabloid queen
Lindsay Lohan manages to hold her own in a well-
oiled ensemble that includes Kevin Kline, Virginia
Madsen and Keillor himself. But the real standouts
are Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin as a loopy pair of
singing sisters. B +
—SB
When Do We Eat?
This screwball comedy brings us the entertain
ing story of a large Jewish family meeting for the
“world’s fastest Passover Seder.” The dinner takes
an unexpected turn when one of the sons (Ben
Feldman) slips his father (Michael Lerner) a dose
of psychedelic Ecstasy, which turns him into a
modern-day Moses who tries to solve all of his
family’s dysfunctions at once. This clan—a lesbian
couple, a sex worker daughter, a rabbi, a handsome
dinner guest—is totally unpredictable, which is
what makes this movie so funny. The great cast
includes Jack Klugman as the grumpy grandfather,
and Leslie Ann Warren is superb as the mother
who just tries to keep the family together for the
holidays. Opens July 21 at Hollywood Theatre. A-
—Yvonne P. Behrens
You, Me and Dupree
In this flick directed by brothers Anthony artd
Joe Russo (Welcome to Collinwood), Kate Hudson
and Matt Dillon play newlfweds who find their
patience tested when the groom’s best friend,
Dupree (Owen Wilson), moves into their house.
This forgettable movie thrives on its stellar cast,
which in the end can’t make up for the same old
slapstick comedy that we’ve come to expect from
Wilson. Why Michael Douglas shows up here is
anyone’s guess. C +
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Meredith Scott Lynn (right, with Michael Lerner) plays a lesbian enduring the "world's fastest
Passover Seder" in the screwball comedy When Do We Eat?