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Newspaper Page Textmovies ART CINEMAS 492 East 13th 686-2458 BY JASON BLAIR “Boo” 1986-2009 www.bijou-cinemas.com Thurs-Sat $7 Sun-Wed $6 all shows before 6pm- $4 Alec Baldwin Kieran Culkin Rory Culkin Jill Hennessy Deserves recognition as one of the best independent films released so far in 2009. No 9:00 on 5/22. BLOW 7:00 & 9:00 Nightly Sun & Mon Mat: 2:30 R *NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN PG 10:10, 11:00, 11:40, 12:25, 12:50, 1:35, 2:25, 3:05, 3:40, 4:20, 5:00, 5:45, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 8:30, 9:00, 9:40, 10:25 *TERMINATOR SALVATION PG13 10:15, 10:40, 12:15, 1:10, 1:45, 3:20, 4:10, 4:40, 6:25, 7:10, 7:45, 9:25, 10:10, 10:40 *DANCE FLICK PG13 10:00, 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 *ANGELS AND DEMONS PG13 11:35, 12:35, 1:00, 2:55, 3:50, 4:15, 6:25, 7:05, 7:35, 9:40, 10:20, 10:45 STAR TREK PG13 10:25, 11:25, 12:20, 1:40, 2:45, 3:35, 4:55, 6:05, 7:40, 8:10, 9:15, 10:45 – DIGITAL AT 7:05 & 10:20 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE PG13 10:05, 10:30, 1:05, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:30 17 AGAIN PG13 1:30, 7:30 MONSTERS VS ALIENS 3D PG 11:05, 2:00, 4:25 Sugar is an exceptionally-crafted film -- part sports ﬂick, part immigrant tale -- with touching and poignant drama highlighted by splendid performances. SUGAR 7:10 & 9:35 Nightly Sun & Mon Mat: 2:40 R MICHAEL CAINE IS ANYBODY THERE? In Spanish with English subtitles. R Final week! 4:50 Nightly directed by local independent ﬁlmmaker, Henry Weintraub Shot entirely in Oregon! “Melvin's dead... You're next.” 9:00, 10:25 pm Friday, 5/22 RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN PG [11:40, 12:45] 2:05, 3:05, 4:25, 5:25, 6:50, 8:00, 9:25, 10:25 I LOVE YOU, MAN R [11:55] 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT PG13 [11:50] 2:10, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 FIRED UP PG13 [12:10] 2:30, 4:55, 7:40, 10:05 FAST AND FURIOUS (2009) PG13 [11:30, 12:30] 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:10, 9:30 KNOWING PG13 [12:25] 3:15, 6:55, 9:45 GRAN TORINO R [12:50] 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 TAKEN PG13 [12:40] 2:55, 5:10, 7:55, 10:15 PAUL BLART MALL COP PG [12:00] 2:20, 4:45, 7:25, 9:50 Cinéarts ADVENTURELAND R [12:15] 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 hi-def Tickets: Thrifty Thursday $1 Sunday 2 for 1 Tuesday TIX X $4 4 Beer err WINE & WIN N E N NEW EW F FOOD OOD MENU M ENU & pub since 2008 theater 1: theater 2: TAKEN 6:00 THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D 7:45, 9:30 6:15 133” HD SCREEN FREE 3D GLASSES! Adv. Tix on Sale LAND OF THE LOST NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM II (PG) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1100 1130 1200 135 205 235) 405 435 505 645 715 745 920 955 1025 TERMINATOR SALVATION (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1045 1115 1145 125 155 225) 415 445 515 700 730 800 945 1015 1045 DANCE FLICK (PG-13) TAKEN 9:30 WE WILL BE CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY Adv. Tix on Sale DRAG ME TO HELL Fri. - Sun.(1215 230) 455 710 935 The Great Escape Quiet baseball drama is a champ SUGAR: Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Cinematography, Andrij Parekh. Music, Michael Brook. Starring Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Ruﬁ no and Andre Holland. Sony Pictures Classics, 2009. R. 96 minutes. 44441 21 & ovER [ ] = FRI THRU SUN ONLY Adv. Tix on Sale UP Ellary Porterﬁ eld and Algenis Perez Soto in Sugar Final week! 5:05 Nightly PG-13 MAY 29 LAST FRIDAY ART SHOW & FOOD BENEFIT WITH FREE WINE TASTINGS “NO LONGER SNEAKING BEER INTO THE MOVIES SINCE 2008” 7 762-1700 62-1700 | 180 E. 5TH AVE | DAVIDMINORTHEATER.COM M S ugar, the new ﬁ lm by the directors of Half Nelson, begins and ends with our hero atop a pitcher’s mound. Tucked in between is a minor league season, one that elapses with all the boredom and fury you’d expect from a modern baseball drama. But baseball is a side attraction in Sugar, as mature and empathetic as any sports ﬂ ick in recent memory. In the era of Eastbound and Down — HBO’s terriﬁ c spoof of a clueless ex-pro baseballer — we can expect a glut of baseball satire, given what the game has done to itself. Meanwhile, Sugar has other scores to settle. It’s about how easily undone are the dreams of being among the best at something, and how to in order to be the best, it can be necessary to leave those we love behind. Sugar works as an immigrant saga, a coming of age story and a coming-down-to-earth cautionary tale. In short, Sugar is pure and honest, which is more than we can say for baseball itself. is already washed up. What Miguel can’t see is that he’s one misfortune away from a fate such as this. The passage is lyrical, even mournful, as Miguel immediately regrets the comment while the offended says nothing to defend himself. A ﬁ tful Miguel then teases a younger prospect, who chases him into the ocean. Crisis averted. Lesson learned? Eventually, Miguel gets the call. He lands in Iowa in the minor league system as a boarder in a family home. Surrounded by corn, strip malls and bushels of farmers’ daughters, Miguel, always a disciplined player, allows himself a few distractions. Up to this point, Sugar avoids the kinds of clichés that undo typical sports ﬁ lms, which tend to overdramatize the temptations and simplify the outcomes. But the ﬁ lm hits a cliché patch as Miguel faces adversity for the ﬁ rst time. After its careful, convincing setup, Sugar accelerates through its rising action like a pitcher scrambling through his windup. Following a leg injury, Miguel inexplicably loses his velocity; no longer dominant, Miguel appears ﬁ nished only days after looking pitching ﬁ ercely. Naturally, we cut to a quiet corner of the clubhouse, where a tubby white guy slips OC: ANGELS AND DEMONS (PG-13) ★Fri.(1225 PM) 750 PM Sat.(440 PM) 1055 PM Sun.(1225 PM) 1055 PM ANGELS AND DEMONS (PG-13) ★ Fri.(1150 340) 410 440 650 720 1000 1030 1055 Sat.(1150 1225 340) 410 650 720 750 1000 1030 Sun.(1150 340) 410 440 650 720 750 1000 1030 STAR TREK - DP (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.630 PM 930 PM STAR TREK (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1140 1220 355) 425 705 735 1005 1035 GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1210 240) 510 740 1010 Joy & Diana from Brails present NOODLE BOWL X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1120 210) 450 725 1020 OBSESSED (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1155 AM) MONSTERS VS. ALIENS 3D - SPECIAL EVENT PRICING (PG) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1125 AM 150 PM) 410 PM Adv. Tix on Sale UP Adv. Tix on Sale LAND OF THE LOST TERMINATOR SALVATION (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1120 100 200 340) 440 640 730 940 1030 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM II (PG) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1100 1240 140 330) 420 630 720 920 1010 ANGELS AND DEMONS (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1250 350) 700 1000 STAR TREK (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(120) 410 650 950 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(150) 450 710 1020 TERMINATOR SALVATION (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(100 130) 400 430 700 730 1000 1030 DANCE FLICK (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(120) 410 710 930 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(110) 420 720 1015 Times For 05/22 - 05/24 © 2009 18 MAY 21, 2009 EUGENE WEEKLY AUTHENTIC KOREAN & ASIAN CUISINE NOW SERVING BUBBLE TEA & BUBBLE JUICE THE BEST IN TOWN! Pan Fried Noodles Vegetarian Options Healthy Hot Soup 11am - 9pm Monday - Saturday 860 PEARL · 686-1114 Sugar accelerates through its rising action like a pitcher scrambling through his windup. Sugar begins in San Pedro in the Dominican Republic, a modest town that has produced more than 30 professional baseball players. In the baseball academy of the Kansas City Knights, Miguel “Sugar” Santos (Algenis Perez Soto) awaits a phone call from America. Drafted when he was 16, he’s been in the system for three years. The early scenes of Sugar are loose and authentic, moving quickly from classroom language lessons — “ﬂ y ball,” “line drive” — to shots of Miguel hurling strikes. The ﬁ lm doesn’t pause for breath until Miguel returns to his grimy neighborhood, at which point we realize exactly what he’s up against: His friends already consider him the next Pedro Martinez. Even his mother can’t sleep until Miguel turns pro. Then something remarkable happens: While playing dominoes, Miguel insults a former top prospect who, while clearly still young, pills to Miguel. “You didn’t get these from me,” he says, the line thudding like a dropped ﬂ y ball. The pills give Miguel his best start — and worst ﬁ nish. However brieﬂ y, the clichés come marching in. The coaching staff abandons him. He loses his cool, then recovers himself to make a crucial decision, one that will determine the rest of his life. The surprise move sets up a strong third act, taking Sugar from ordinary to extraordinary. A moving ﬁ lm about an aspect of professional sports we rarely see — its development of foreign players — Sugar is among the better sports ﬁ lms in a long while. Its use of non-actors overturns the conventional thinking (which the recent Gran Torino solidiﬁ ed) that only professionals can be convincing. As Sugar, Perez Soto is a natural, as is this terriﬁ c ﬁ lm. ew Sugar opens Friday, May 22, at the Bijou. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM