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Opening This Week: Movies Opening Mar. 2
By Kam Williams
Special To The Skanner News
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Lorax (PG for mild epithets) Danny
DeVito stars as the title character in this ani-
mated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic
about an idealistic 12 year-old (Zac Efron),
raised in an artificial reality, who searches
for a real tree in order to impress the girl of
his dreams (Taylor Swift). Voice cast
includes Betty White, Ed Helms and Rob
Riggle.
Project X (R for nudity, drug and alcohol
abuse, mayhem, recklessness and pervasive
profanity, sexuality, and crude humor)
Raunchy teensploit revolving around three
high school seniors (Thomas Mann, Oliver
Cooper and Jonathan Daniel Brown) who
throw a wild house party that spirals totally
out of control. With Alexis Knapp, Kirby
Bliss Blanton and Dax Flame.
INDEPENDENT
& FOREIGN FILMS
Art Is… The Permanent Revolution
(Unrated) Agitprop documentary examining
how printmakers, including Rembrandt,
Goya and Picasso, have influenced the
political landscape over the ages via graph-
ic depictions of the human condition.
Being Flynn (R sexuality, drug use, per-
vasive profanity and brief nudity) Robert
De Niro and Paul Dano co-star in this dys-
functional family dramedy about a young
man mourning the loss of his mother
(Julianne Moore) who is surprised to find
his long-lost father living in a homeless cen-
ter. With Olivia Thirlby, Lili Taylor and
Dale Dickey.
Black Butterflies (Unrated) bittersweet
biopic, set in South Africa in the Sixties,
recounting the ill-fated arc of a defiant, anti-
Apartheid poet (Carice van Houten) who
found herself at odds with her father (Rut-
ger Hauer) serving as the racist regime’s
Minister of Censorship. Supporting cast
includes Liam Cunningham, Grant Swanby
and Graham Clarke.
Boy (Unrated) Coming-of-age drama, set
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in New Zealand in 1984, about an 11 year-
old Michael Jackson fan (James Rolleston)
who belatedly bonds with his absentee
father (Taika Waititi) when the Prodigal
hoodlum returns to town to unearth a buried
treasure. With Moerangi Tihore, Cherilee
Martin and Haze Reweti.
Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?
(Unrated) The haves vs. the have-nots doc-
umentary chronicling the carefully-orches-
trated dismantling of the U.S. middle-class
by the corporatocracy with the help of
politicians and lobbyists.
Let the Bullets Fly (Unrated) Action
comedy, set in China in the Twenties, about
a notorious crime boss (Wen Jiang) who
poses as the newly-appointed mayor of a
provincial town until he meets his match in
a local mobster (Chow Yun-Fat). With Cari-
na Lau, Kun Chen and You Ge. (In Man-
darin and Cantonese with subtitles)
Patriocracy (Unrated) Middle-of-the-
road documentary issuing an urgent call for
reason in this age of political polarization.
Featuring appearances by Eleanor Clift, Pat
Buchanan and Tennessee Congressman Jim
Cooper.
‘The Lorax’
heim) indebted to mobsters who try to revi-
talize a bankrupt mall as a way of repaying
the loan they lost investing in a film that
failed. With John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell and
Mark Cuban.
The Woods (Unrated) Back-to-nature
comedy about a bunch of young bohemians
who retreat to the wilds of the Pacific
Northwest with hopes of creating a utopian
society. Cast includes Toby David, Justin
Phillips and Nicola Persky.
The Salt of Life (Unrated) Midlife crisis
comedy about an aging guy (Gianni Di Gre-
gorio) neglected by his wife (Elisabetta Pic-
colomini) who decides to find out whether
he’s still attractive by flirting with neigh-
borhood ladies. With Valeria De Franciscis,
Alfonso Santagata and Valeria Cavalli. (In
Italian with subtitles)
The Snowtown Murders (Unrated) Fact-
based crime thriller, set in 1999, about an
impressionable 16 year-old (Lucas Pitt-
away) who is recruited by his mother’s
(Louise Harvey) vigilante boyfriend
(Daniel Henshall) to participate in a grisly
killing spree around Adelaide, Australia.
Cast includes Bob Adriaens, Matthew
Howard and Anthony Groves.
Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie (R
for crude humor, graphic nudity, drug use,
slapstick violence, and pervasive profanity
and sexuality) Coarse comedy about a cou-
ple of guys (Tim Heidecker and Eric Ware-
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Friday – Sunday March 2 – 4
FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY MINI BOOK
SALE. Approximately 25,000 items will be up for
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sale to the public at bargain prices at the 2012
Friends of the Seattle Public Library Mini Book
Sale, scheduled for March 2 - 4. Friday &
Saturday hours 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday hours 9
a.m. – 1 p.m. Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400
Sand Point Way. NE Building 30 workshop.
Saturday March 3
25TH ANNUAL KENT KIDS’ ARTS DAY. This day long
festival features 14 hands-on art projects by
professional artists and geared for kids 4 to 14.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Kent Commons, 525 4th
Ave. N. across the street from Kent Station. Kent,
WA
CELEBRATE THE RENOVATION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S PARK. The community
is encouraged to attend and enjoy
performances by the International School of
Martial Arts Lion dancers. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 700
S. Lane St. Seattle
PANCAKE BREAKFAST. Everyone is invited to join us
for great food and good conversation. Breakfast
is free however donations are greatly accepted.
Zion Lutheran Church 4634 Alger Ave. Everett. 9
a.m. -11 a.m.
Monday March 12
BELLEVUE JOB FAIR. Attendance is free for job
seekers! Register at www.nationalcareerfairs.com
and you will receive the company list and our
online job fair guide. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Red Lion
Hotel Bellevue, 1121 Main St. Bellevue