Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, May 16, 2001, Page 20, Image 20

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S y n o p sis: In a fa r aw ay sw am p
th ere lives an o rn ery o g re nam ed
S h rek w h o se p re c io u s solitu d e
is su d d en ly shattered b y an inva­
sion o f an n o y in g fairy ta le c h a r­
acters. T h e re are b lin d m ice in
his food, a big, bad w o lf in his
bed, an d th re e little h o m eless
pigs, all banished from their king­
d o m b y th e evil L ord F arquaad.
D eterm ined to save their hom e—
n o t to m en tio n his ow n— Shrek
c u ts a deal w ith F arquaad and
sets o u t to rescu e the beautiful
P rin cess F iona to be F a rq u a a d ’s
bride.
A cco m p an y in g him on his m is­
sion is w isecrack in g D onkey,
w ho w ill do anything for Shrek...
e x cep t shut up. R escuing the
COMING: OCEAN 503
Princess- from a fire-b reath in g
d ra g o n m ay p ro v e th e least o f
C a s t : M ik e M y e r s , J o n n
L ith g o w , E d d ie M u r p h y ,
th e ir p ro b le m s w h en th e deep,
d ark secret she has been k e e p ­
C a m e ro n D iaz, L inda H unt.
C red its: D irected by V ictoria
Jen so n and A n d rew A dam son.
P ro d u c e d b y Jo h n H W illiam s,
John G arbett, Penney Finkelm an
C ox, S andra R abins and A ron
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Friday, May 4 • Saturday, May 5 & Saturday May 19
Friday, June I * Saturday, June 2 & Saturday, June 16
/ A d v e n tu re / R o m an ce
R ating: R ated PG fo r m ild la n ­
g u ag e and som e cru d e hum or.
W a rn e r.
The Trumpet of the Swan
Synopsis: A tale about a trumpet swan named Louis who takes
extraodinary steps to compensate for his lack o f voice and is is befriended
by a young boy, eventually becoming a hero. G enre: Adaptation /
C h ild r e n ’s
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M u sic a l
R a tin g :
R a te d
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C ast: Jason Alexander, Reese Witherspoon, Jeffrey Schoeny, Mary
Steenburgen, more. C redits: Directed by Richard Rich and Terry Noss.
W ritten by Judy Rothman Rofe. Produced by Lin Oliver. Based on the
novel The Trumpet o f the Swan by E B White.
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S y n o p s i s : P o lic e w o m a n
S haron P ogue stru g g les w ith
b o th the p re ssu re s o f h e r jo b
in C h ic a g o ’s S outh S ide and
the pains o f an ab u sive c h ild ­
hood. E stran g ed and d isc o n ­
n e c te d fro m h e r fa m ily , her
life is sa v e d b y C a tc h ,
a m an w h o ’s lost his
w ife and c h ild in a car
a c c id e n t. A fte r years
o f d e a lin g w ith th e ir
p a in in th e o n ly w ay
th e y
knew
how ,
S h a r o n a n d C a tc h
m u st m ak e som e d if­
fic u lt d e c isio n s and
risk lo sin g each o th e r
i f th ey a re g o in g to
m o v e fo rw a rd and r e ­
claim th e ir lives.
G e n re : R om ance I
Thriller
R a tin g : R ated R for
lan8uage
a scen e o f sex u ality .
C a s t: Je n n ife r L opez,
Jim C a v ie z e l, A lfo n so A rau ,
Je re m y S isto, m ore.
C r e d i t s : D ir e c te d b y L u is
M an d o k i. W ritten by M ichael
S eitzm an and G e ra ld D iP ego.
P ro d u c e d by E lie Sam aha and
KXorV i”’’nnfnn
S y n o p s is : A young M exican
woman crosses the border into LA
to join her sister, who works as a
janitor in some o f the city’s largest
corporate offices.Surrounded by
the machinations o f big business,
the sisters seek happiness on a
smaller but more human scale as
they try to organize a janitorial
union, upon meeting a passionate
American activist. This leads to a
guerilla campaign against their em ­
ployers. The fight threatens their
livelihood, family, and risks their
expulsion from the country.
G enre: Drama / Period / Historical
R ating: Rated R for strong lan­
guage and brief nudity.
C ast: Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody,
Elpidia Carrillo, George Lopez,
more.
C redits: Directed by Kenneth Lo­
ach. Written by Paul Laverty. Pro­
duced by Rebecca O ’Brien and
Jeremy Thomas.
C a lle 5 4
Synopsis: A musical journey which
functions as a tribute to Latin jazz
and captures the heart and soul o f
an entire culture; the sound that
pulsates in hot backstreet clubs and
recording studios, from Miami to
Havana, the Bronx to Andalusia.
This series o f performances reveals
how these great Latin heroes use
their extraordinary musical talent as
a vehicle for storytelling, protest,
sexuality and, above all, the celebra­
tion o f life.
G enre: Documentary / Music
R ating: Rated G.
Cast: TitoPuente.PaquitoD’Rivera,
Chucho Valdes, Bebo Valdes and
more.
C re d its: D irected by Fernando
Trueba. Produced by Fabienne
Servan S chreiber and C ristina
Huete.