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Not only has his ex quit smoking, he also has a smoking hot new boyfriend, Raul (Adrian Gonzalez). But that doesn’t stop Troy from trying to seduce Jonathan. The two exes meet up to make out, and make excuses to spend time together. Raul, who is married to Jonathan’s friend Nina (Hillary Banks) for immigration reasons, says he doesn’t mind— but does he? And will this love triangle turn into a threesome? W riter-director Eldar Rapaport deftly addresses issues of timing in relationships, telling this story from a prismatic approach, using overlapping time frames and different points o f view. The effect is as magnetic as the characters. Bartlett is winning as Troy, and the adorable Dugan makes Jonathan a pliable co-conspirator with a palpable sense o f guilt and desire. August eventually gets at the heart o f sex with an ex— and how, even if it screams “bad idea,” there’s still some thing alluring about it. Directed by Eldar Rapaport, USA, 100 min., rIhurs„ Oct. 6, 9 p.m. — G ary K ramer G oing D o w n in La La Land Our burgers are made w ith 100% grass-fed Carman Ranch beef. They’re lower in cholesterol & calories and higher in vitamins and nutrients. Come see why Oregonlive.com calls dk "Belmont's newest (and best) diner.” DICK’S KITCHEN 3312 SE BELMONT ST. 503.235.0146 WWW.DKPORTLAND.COM J ] Light and sunny, sexy and slick before it gets to the dark, downward spiral, Going Down in La La Landis an enjoyable drama— based on (and significantly changed from) Andy Zeffer’s semi-autobiographical novel. Adam (Matthew Ludwinski) is a broke young actor who arrives in Hollywood. As he grapples with the realities o f parking tickets, dead-end jobs and a lack o f romance, Adam wonders— along with his vivacious BFF Candy (Allison Lane)— if they’ll ever make it in the industry. All that changes when Adam gets a tip from Nick (screenwriter-di rector-actor Casper Andreas), a photographer who lands him a gig at Jet Set Men. Soon Adam’s job working for an adult film com pany leads him to photo and film shoots and then escorting, where he meets John (Mi chael Medico), a closeted actor. Their rela tionship causes Adam more angst. W hile the film’s view o f the porn industry is perhaps rose-colored, the realities o f drug abuse are appropriately portrayed, if a little predictable. Ludwinski overemphasizes Ad am’s naivete— hasn’t he ever seen a film like this one?!— but Lane provides genial sup port, a dumb subplot about her hiring a slave notwithstanding. Still, La La Land provides the right mix o f message and mindlessness. Directed by Casper Andreas, USA, 105 min., Mon., Oct. 3, 9 p.m. — G ary K ramer H arvest This lyrical coming-of-age and coming- out drama has a rare setting for a gay film: a farm 40 miles south o f Berlin. Eleven ap prentices— mostly young men— are learning to become farmers. W hile their days (and they work every day) are spent milking cows, cleaning up stalls, driving tractors and rais ing calves that are rejected by their mothers, their nights and idle moments are marked by the simple pleasures of camaraderie. At least most o f them. The exception is Marko (Lukas Steltner), a cute but sullen, barely communicative guy derided by the group for eating organic food and refusing to drink beer. Marko’s grim routine is disrupted by the arrival o f Jakob (Kai Michael Muller), whose boredom with a banking job has led him to try the farm. The pair are a study in contrasts, Marko the obviously scarred product of a broken home and Jakob a well- adjusted, middle-class kid who smiles easily. One of the girls swoons over Marko, but he only has eyes—well, furtive glances— for Jakob. A spontaneous kiss in the barn both enthralls and unsettles Marko, showing him both the pain and possibilities that can come if he’s willing to live authentically. W riter-director Benjamin Cantu, who previously worked in documentaries and shorts, invokes the beauty of the rural G er man landscape. He also takes his sweet time delineating these appealing characters, to the point that some may feel the same kind o f malaise that seems to afflict Marko. But C antu’s low-key approach ultimately pays rich emotional dividends for patient viewers. Directed by Benjamin Cantu, Germany (subtitled), 88 min., Tues., Oct. 4, 9 p.m. — G ary M orris Jitters Jitters, from Iceland, has enough charac ters, plots and subplots to fill a miniseries. The effect o f condensing all this into 90 minutes gives it a somewhat rushed feeling, but the stories are sufficiently diverting, the
