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Arts & Entertainment Opening This Week for March 15 Jefferson Dancers Tour BIG BUDGET FILMS The Call (R for violence, profanity and disturbing content) Crime thriller about a veteran 911 opera- tor (Halle Berry) who gets a shot at redemption when she’s forced to confront a killer from her past after taking a call from a desper- ate kidnap victim (Abigail Breslin). With Morris Chestnut, Michael Imperi- oli, David Otunga and Michael Eklund. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, danger- ous stunts and a drug-relat- ed incident) Buddy comedy about a pair of successful Las Vegas magicians (Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi) whose breakup because of ego problems makes way K AM ’ S C APSULES Movie Reviews by Kam Williams INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Blancanieves (PG-13 for violence and sexuality) Silent version of a classic fairy tale, set in the 1920’s, reimagines Snow White (Angelina Molina) as a bull- fighter being rescued from a wicked stepmother (Maribel Verdu) by a half-dozen, tiny toreadors. Ole, Sneezy! The Call for the rise of a talented competitor (Jim Carrey) performing outrageous stunts on the street. Ensem- ble cast includes Alan Arkin, Olivia Wilde, James Gandolfini, Brad Garrett and Jay Mohr, with cameos by David Copperfield, CNN’s Erin Burnett and MSNBC’s Richard Wolffe. With Pere Ponce, Daniel Gimenez Cacho and Macarena Garcia. (In Span- ish with subtitles) Clip (Unrated) Rebel without a cause saga, set in the suburbs of Belgrade, revolving around a way- ward teen (Isidora Simi- jonovic) who copes with her Crazy & Thief horrible home life by drink- ing, doing drugs and have sex with a disrespectful classmate (Vukasin Jasnic). With Sanja Mikitisin, Jovo Maksic and Monja Savic. (In Serbian with subtitles) Crazy & Thief (Unrated) Surreal fantasy, set in Brooklyn, about a 7 year- old girl (Willa Vy McAbee) who takes her 2 year-old brother (John Huck McAbee) on a search for a time machine located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Support cast includes Gre- gory Cook and Graham Stanford. around the test of two teens’ lifelong friendship at the dawn of the Sexual Revolu- tion. Cast includes Annette Bening, Oliver Platt and Christina Hendricks. From Up on Poppy Hill (PG for mature themes and incidental smoking) Ani- mated family adventure, set in 1964, about a group of school kids’ attempt to save their clubhouse from a wrecking ball to make way for the Tokyo Olympics. With voice work by Gillian Anderson, Masami Naga- sawa and Keiko Takeshita. (In Japanese with subtitles) K-11 (Unrated) Jailhouse drama about a powerful record producer (Goran Vis- njic) who awakens behind bars after a drug-induced blackout to find himself sharing a cell with a trans- sexual diva (Kate del Castil- lo), a transgendered teen (Portia Doubleday) and a predatory child molester (Tiny Lister). Support cast includes Jason Mewes, P.J. Byrne and D.B. Sweeney. Ginger & Rosa (PG-13 for profanity and disturbing material involving teen sex- uality, drinking and smok- ing. Elle Fanning and Alice Englert co-star in this com- ing-of-age drama, set in London in 1962, revolving I Killed My Mother (Unrated) Canadian wun- derkind Xavier Dolan wrote, directed and stars in this semi-autobiographical, dysfunctional family drama about a gay teenager’s strained relationship with his single-mom (Anne Dor- val). With Francois Rim- baud, Suzanne Clement and Patricia Tulasne. My Amityville Horror (Unrated) “I Survived” doc- umentary featuring Daniel Lutz’s account of the host of horrors which terrified his family in 1975 before inspiring a best-selling book and a hit film franchise. Philip Roth: Unmasked (Unrated) Reverential retro- spective about the life and career of the legendary author of “Portnoy’s Com- plaint,” including inter- views with the Pulitzer Prize-winner, as well as reminiscences by Mia Far- row, Jonathan Franzen and Martin Garbus. Reality (Unrated) Fact- based tale about a fishmon- ger (Aniello Arena) who supplements his modest salary by pulling off scams with his wife (Loredana Simioli) until he develops an obsession with becoming a reality show contestant. With Nando Paone, Nello Iorio and Nunzia Sciano. (In Italian, Neapolitan, Latin and English with subtitles) Reincarnated (R for pro- fanity, sexuality and perva- sive drug use) Rastafarian mockumentary has Snoop Dogg traveling to Jamaica where he changes his name to Snoop Lion before trying to reignite his career as a Page 6 The Portland Skanner March 13, 2013 The Jefferson Dancers, including Amina Diakite, above, are heading to China, thanks to a beyond-successful IndieGoGo fundraiser that brought in hundreds of dollars more than the dance squad asked for. The Skanner News photographer and Portland creative laureate Julie Keefe is also raising funds to accompany the dancers and document their historic trip, set to depart March 21. Support Keefe by going to www.indiegogo.com and searching for the phrase, ‘Send Julie Keefe to China to Photograph the Jefferson Dancers!’ Catch the Jefferson Dancers at Portland Center for the Performing Arts, May 1-3, at 7:30 p.m., and May 4 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through ticketmaster.com and available online at www.pcpa.com, by phone at 503-946-7272, and at all TicketsWest outlets. reggae artist. Featuring appearances by Dr. Dre, Bunny Wailer and Damian Marley. Spring Breakers (R for profanity, nudity, drug use, graphic sexuality and perva- sive violence) Crime come- dy about four, bored college coeds (Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Ben- son and Rachel Korine) who become beholden to a drug dealer (James Franco) when he bails them out of jail after a restaurant robbery gone-bad. With Heather Morris, Cait Taylor and Lauren Vera. 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