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Local News Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun B IG B U D G E T F IL M S K A M ’ S C APSULES B a t t l e f i e l d A m e r i c a (P G -1 3 fo r p ro fa n ity, d ru g u s e a n d m a tu re th e m e s) O v e rc o m in g -th e -o d d s d ra m a , s e t in L .A ., a b o u t a c h a ris - m a tic b u sin e ssm a n (M a rq u e s H o u s to n ) w h o h ire s a c h o re o g ra - p h e r to h e lp a ra g -ta g te a m o f i n n e r- c i t y k i d s p r e p a r e f o r a n u n d e rg ro u n d , h ip -h o p d a n c e c o m - p e titio n . W ith L y n n W h itf ie ld , Va la rie P e ttifo rd a n d M e k ia C o x . P i r a n h a 3 D D (R fo r s e x u a lity, p ro fa n ity, d ru g u s e , g ra p h ic n u d ity a n d g o ry v io le n c e ) H ig h b o d y - c o u n t, h o rro r s e q u e l s e t a t th e g ra n d o p e n in g o f a n a d u lt-th e m e d w a te r p a rk w h o se p a tro n s a re b lis s fu lly u n a w a re o f a n im p e n d - in g a tta c k b y a s w a rm o f m a n -e a t- in g fish . S ta rrin g D a n ie lle P a n a b a k e r, M a t t B u s h , V i n g R h a m e s , C h ris to p h e r L lo y d , G a ry M o v ie R e v ie w s b y K am W illia m s o rd e re d to k ill h e r. C a s t in c lu d e s B o b H o s k in s , Ia n M c S h a n e , R a y W in s to n e a n d To b y J o n e s . IN D E P E N D E N T & F O R E IG N F IL M S 5 B r o k e n C a m e r a s (U n ra te d ) M id d le E a s t d o c u m e n ta ry c h ro n i- c lin g a fa m ily o f P a le s tin ia n fa rm - e rs ’ n o n -v io le n t p ro te s t a g a in s t th e Is ra e li g o v e rn m e n t’s c o n fis c a tin g ‘Piranha 3DD’ la n d in th e ir tin y, W e s t B a n k to w n fo r th e b e n e fit o f p ro fit a n d p o liti- c a lly -m o tiv a te d , re a l e s ta te d e v e l- o p e rs . (In H e b re w a n d A ra b ic w ith s u b title s ) 6 M o n t h R u l e (R fo r p ro fa n ity a n d s e x u a lity ) B a ttle -o f-th e -s e x e s c o m e d y, s e t in S h re v e p o rt, L a ., re v o lv in g a ro u n d a c o n firm e d b a c h e lo r ( B la y n e W e a v e r ) w h o fin a lly d e c id e s to se ttle d o w n w h e n h e u n e x p e c te d ly fa lls h e a d - o v e r-h e e ls fo r a w o m a n (N a ta lie B u s e y, D a v id H a s s e lh o ff a n d E lis e N e a l. Snow W h ite a n d th e H u n ts - m a n (P G -1 3 fo r in te n s e v io le n c e a n d b r ie f s e n s u a lity ) M e d ie v a l v a ria tio n o n th e c la s s ic fa iry ta le fin d s th e fa ir p rin c e s s (K ris te n S te w a rt) b a n is h e d to th e fo re s t w h e re s h e p lo ts re v e n g e a g a in s t th e e v il q u e e n (C h a rliz e T h e ro n ) w ith th e h e lp o f 8 d w a rfs a n d th e sw o rd sm a n (C h ris H e m sw o rth ) C O M M U N M o ra le s ) h e c a n ’t ju s t s e d u c e a n d a b a n d o n a s u s u a l. W ith J a m ie P re s s le y, M a rtin S ta rr a n d Va n e s s a B ra n c h . A p a r t m e n t 1 4 3 (R fo r p ro fa n ity a n d te rro r) F o u n d -fo o ta g e h o rro r flic k a b o u t a te a m o f p a ra p s y c h o l- o g is ts ’ in v e s tig a tio n o f s tr a n g e p h e n o m e n a o c c u rrin g in s id e o f a h a u n te d h o u s e . S ta rrin g F ra n c e s c G a rrid o , F io n a G la s c o tt a n d R ic k G o n z a le z . A C a t i n P a r i s (P G fo r a c tio n , v io le n c e a n d m a tu re th e m e s ) A n i- m a te d c rim e c a p e r a b o u t a c a t w h o le a d s a d o u b le life , liv in g w ith a g rie v in g , 7 y e a r-o ld o rp h a n (O ri- a n e Z a n i) b y d a y, a n d w o rk in g w ith a k in d h e a rte d b u rg la r (B ru n o S a lo m o n e ) b y n ig h t. Vo ic e c a s t in c lu d e s D o m in iq u e B la n c , B e rn a d e tte L a fo n t a n d J e a n B e n - g u ig u i. (In F re n c h w ith s u b title s ) C e l l m a t e s (U n ra te d ) U n lik e ly - b u d d y c o m e d y a b o u t th e frie n d - s h ip w h ic h b lo s s o m s b e h in d b a rs b e tw e e n th e g ra n d d ra g o n o f th e K u K lu x K la n (To m S iz e m o re ) a n d a M e x ic a n fa rm w o rk e r/c o m - m u n ity o rg a n i z e r (H e c to r J im e n e z ), w h e n th e tw o a re fo rc e d to s h a re a tin y p ris o n c e ll. W ith S ta c y K e a c h , K e v in P. F a rle y a n d O lg a S e g u ra . C r o o k e d A r r o w s (P G -1 3 fo r s u g g e s tiv e la n g u a g e ) D a v id v s . G o lia th s p o rts flic k fe a tu rin g a te a m o f Iro q u o is u n d e rd o g s c o m - p e t i n g a g a i n s t b e t t e r- e q u i p p e d riv a ls in a p re p s c h o o l le a g u e la c ro s s e to u rn a m e n t. W ith B ra n - d o n R o u th , M ic h a e l H u d s o n a n d G il B irm in g h a m . F o r G r e a te r G lo r y (R fo r g ra p h ic v io le n c e a n d d is tu rb in g im a g e s) F a ith -b a se d h isto ric a l d ra m a re v is itin g th e e v e n ts s u r- ro u n d in g th e C ris te ro s W a r (1 9 2 6 - 1 9 2 9 ), a n in s u rre c tio n ig n ite d b y th e M e x ic a n g o v e rn m e n t’s d e c i- s io n to s e c u la riz e th e c o u n try b y o u tla w in g C a th o lic is m . S ta rrin g E v a L o n g o ria , A n d y G a rc ia , R u b e n B la d e s , P e te r O ’To o le a n d B ru c e M c G ill. (In S p a n is h a n d E n g lis h w ith s u b title s ) I T Y C ‘For Greater Glory’ H i d e A w a y (P G -1 3 fo r s e n s u a li- ty, m a tu re th e m e s a n d b rie f p ro - fa n ity ) B itte rsw e e t ta le of re d e m p tio n a b o u t a re g re tfu l b u s i- n e s s m a n (J o s h L u c a s ) w h o trie s to re c o v e r fro m a n u n sp e a k a b le tra g e d y b y re s to rin g a fix e r-u p p e r s a ilb o a t o n a re m o te is la n d o ff th e c o a s t o f M i c h i g a n w h e r e h e ’s b e frie n d e d b y a w a itre s s (Ay e le t Z u re r), a c a s h ie r (C a s e y L a B o w ) a n d a n a n c ie n t m a rin e r (J a m e s C r o m w e l l ) . W i t h J o n T e n n e y, A n n e F a b a a n d Ta y lo r N ic h o ls . H i g h S c h o o l (R fo r n u d ity, s e x - u a l i t y, c r u d e h u m o r, p e r v a s i v e p ro fa n ity a n d in c e s s a n t d ru g u s e ) M ise ry -lik e s-c o m p a n y com edy a b o u t a h ig h s c h o o l v a le d ic to ria n (M a tt B u s h ) w h o trie s to g e t th e e n tire s e n io r c la s s s to n e d a fte r h e ’s s u s p e n d e d fo r fa ilin g a d ru g te s t ju st b e fo re g ra d u a tio n . C a st in c lu d e s A d rie n B ro d y, M ic h a e l C h ik lis , C o lin H a n k s a n d M ik e lti W illia m s o n . T h e L o v e d O n e s (U n ra te d ) G ru e s o m e h o rro r th rille r a b o u t a jilte d , h ig h s c h o o l c o e d (R o b in M c L e a v y ) w h o p lo ts re v e n g e w ith th e h e lp o f h e r fa th e r (Jo h n B ru m p to n ) a g a in st th e h u n k y c la s s m a te (X a v ie r S a m u e l) w h o tu rn e d h e r d o w n a s h is p ro m d a te . W ith V ic to ria T h a in e , Je ssic a M c N a m e e a n d R ic h a rd W ils o n . P i n k R i b b o n s , I n c . (U n ra te d ) N o n -p ro fit e x p o s e ’ in v e s tig a tin g w h a t h a p p e n s to th e m illio n s o f d o lla rs ra is e d in th e n a m e o f b re a s t c a n c e r, th e c o rp o ra te c h a rity th a t M a d iso n Avenue m a rk e tin g e x p e rts h a v e d u b b e d “ T h e D re a m C a u s e .” ‘Crooked Arrows’ A L E N D A R S EATTLE 2012 – 3 p.m. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave. N. This free event is open to the public. For more information please call 206-667-5262. If you have an event you want to share with the community, email it two weeks in advance to The Skanner at info@theskanner.com S a tu r d a y J u n e 2 KIDNEY HEALTH FEST FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES. This free event runs from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Van Asselt Elementary School, 8311 Beacon Ave. S. This year’s theme is Celebrating 10 Years Towards Kidney Wellness, Mind, Body and Soul. MOVING BEYOND CANCER TO WELLNESS. This is a free educational event for cancer survivors and caregivers. Hosted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program. 8:30 a.m. P age 2 The Seattle Skanner M ay 30, 2012 F r id a y – S u n d a y J u n e 1 - 3 HONK: FEST WEST 2012. Grand celebrations of renegade marching bands and community street bands from around North America. This three-day event festival is always free, always family friendly and held in several different locations. Friday June 1 Georgetown – 12th Ave S at Vine St. 6 – 10 p.m. Saturday June 2, Gasworks Park, 2101 N. Northlake Way. Noon – 7 p.m. Sunday June 3, EMP Sky Church, Seattle Center, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. F r id a y J u n e 8 OUT OF THIS WORLD WATER FUN. Family swim including themed games, activities and prizes. Fun for the entire family. $4.75 Adults, $3.25 youth/seniors/special population. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Mounger Pool, 2535 32nd Ave. W S a tu r d a y J u n e 9 NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL CELEBRATION RETURNS TO DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK. The celebration runs from noon – 4 p.m. at the Bowman Bay Picnic Area on the Fidalgo Island Side of Deception Pass State Park, 41020 State Route 20 in Oak Harbor. Sunday June 10 35TH ANNIVERSARY SHORE RUN/WALK TO BENEFIT THE FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAM! This is one of Seattle’s most family-friendly and scenic events. Advance registration fees range from $10 - $30. 5K Run Walk 8:15 a.m. Leschi Park, 10K Run 9 a.m. – Ferdinand Park, Half Mile kids run 10:15 a.m. Madison Park. For more information visit www.fhcrc.org or email shorerun@fhcrc.org