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MJUStpUt JUNE 13, 2008 film WOULD LIKE TO THANK □UR AMAZING.SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS æ35,OOO Bigger, Stronger, Faster House of Usher/Kiss Me Deadly This must-see documentary takes an honest, firsthand look into the world of steroid use and abuse. First-time director Chris Bell and his two brothers grew up idolizing muscle men like Ar nold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone and became members of the steroid subculture. The movie takes a critical look at the United States, where the winning and reward mentality is in our daily life, and asks if it is really surprising that many U.S. heroes are using performance-enhancing drugs. Bigger, Stronger, Faster manages to span the political, competitive and personal effects of ste roids and will be an eye-opener for a lot of people. (Seeing the arms of one of the men is truly mind blowing.) Opens June 20. A —Yvonne P. Behrens Hollywood Theatre opens a two-for-the-price- of-one double feature of gay twists on classic titles June 13. Both were unavailable for review, so buyer beware. In Kiss Me Deadly, ex-spy Jacob Keane is drawn back into the shadowy world of international es pionage when his former partner Marta (Shannen Doherty) reappears after 17 years, her memory erased, on the run from a pair of ruthless assassins working for an unknown entity. Jacob and Marta have no idea who wants them dead, or why. Their path leads them all back into the high-stakes world of international espionage and mortal dan ger as they must elude a mysterious villain looking to gain classified information at any cost. In Edgar Allen Poe’s House of Usher, when a young man, Victor, visits his old friend Roderick Usher and Usher’s sister Madelene at their crum bling family estate, he discovers the two decaying as quickly as their mansion. He soon discovers that the only thing keeping the Ushers alive is a terrifying secret. The gay update is directed by Portland native David DeCoteau. Gus Van Sant's Death Trilogy Shortly after achieving mainstream success with Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester, Portland queer filmmaker Gus Van Sant bravely went back to his experimental roots with this series, which is being revived by the Northwest Film Center. 2OO2’s Gerry (9 p.m. June 13) was challengingly slow, but the bleak imagery of two men lost in the desert made it worth the effort. 2003’s haunting Elephant (9 p.m. June 14) gave us a voyeuristic vantage point as a Columbine-esque school shooting unfolded. 2OO5’s tedious Last Days (8 p.m. June 15) failed to offer any insight into Kurt Cobain’s suicide—although I did leave the theater feeling very, very depressed. Gerry: B Elephant: A Last Days: D NEW DEAL VODKA —Jim Radosta The Incredible Hulk Hoping that most viewers will be ready for a more turbo-charged relaunch of the Hulk (after the coma-inducing Ang Lee adaptation in 2003), Marvel Studios has unleashed its latest attempt to smash filmgoers’ wallets. This time out Edward Norton plays the brooding Bruce Banner, on the run from government agents, who want to use the mutations in his gamma-powered blood to create bioweapons. All too soon, he runs afoul of the jm mcvt CUSIAN SH CULUGAN WATER Casey Affleck (left) and Matt Damon get lost in the desert in Gus Van Sant's Gerry. UCKYLIMO Discover Paradise! CX MAGAZINE State-of-the-art VIDEO ARCADE 100 channels of all new releases New DVDs starting at $4.99 72-hour rentals Toys, novelties, magazines and more ... Paradise Video Upscale Adult Video Store 503.255.9414
