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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
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—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
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Casey Affleck (left) and Matt Damon get lost in the desert in Gus Van Sant's Gerry.
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