Arts & Entertainment
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Maleficent (PG for
action, violence and fright-
ening images) Angelina
Jolie plays the title character
in this reimagining of
Sleepy Beauty from the per-
spective of the classic fairy
tale’s infamous villain, an
embittered shrew driven by
revenge to put a curse on the
king’s (Sharlto Copley)
young daughter (Elle Fan-
ning). Cast includes Sam
Riley, Imelda Staunton and
Juno Temple.
A Million Ways to Die in
the West (R for violence,
drug use, crude humor,
graphic sexuality and perva-
sive
profanity)
Seth
MacFarlane wrote, directed
and stars in this irreverent
Western, set in Arizona in
1882, as a cowardly shep-
herd who finally summons
up some courage when his
girlfriend’s
(Charlize
Theron) gun-slinging hus-
band
(Liam
Neeson)
suddenly shows up in town
bent on vengeance. With
Amanda Seyfried, Neil
Patrick Harris, Sarah Silver-
man and Giovanni Ribisi.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Delivery
(Unrated)
Demon seed horror flick
about a couple (Laurel Vail
and Danny Barclay) expect-
ing their first child who
decide to document the
pregnancy for a reality-TV
show, only to discover that
the newborn’s been pos-
sessed by an evil spirit.
With Rob Cobuzio, Colter
Allison
and
Rebecca
Brooks.
Maleficent
Emoticon ;) (Unrated)
Romance drama about the
Digital Age dating frustra-
tions of an Anthropology
student (Livia De Paolis)
Africatown at EMP
Hip Hop artist Draze
performed May 26 at
the EMP Sky Church
during the 43rd
Annual Folklife
Festival at Seattle
Center. Draze
appeared with
Seattle MC Yirim Seck
and the band Global
Heat as part the
Central District’s
Aftricatown
movement. The 3-
day Folklife Festival
features music and
performances from
all over the world.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
Movies Opening May 30
who’s writing her thesis on
modern methods of commu-
nication. Supporting cast
includes Michael Cristofer,
Carol Kane, Daphne Rubin-
Vega and Sonia Braga.
Filth (R for violence, pro-
fanity, drug use, frontal
nudity and graphic sexuali-
ty) Screen adaptation of the
Irvine Welsh novel of the
same name about a bigoted,
drug-addicted, cross-dress-
ing, bipolar police officer‘s
(James McAvoy) efforts to
secure a promotion and to
reconcile with his estranged
wife (Shauna Macdonald)
and daughter (Megan Finn).
With Jamie Bell, Eddie
Marsan, Jim Broadbent and
Imogen Poots.
The Grand Seduction
(PG-13 for drug references
and suggestive material)
English-language remake of
Seducing Doctor Lewis, the
2003 French farce about a
tiny
fishing
village’s
attempt to convince a visit-
ing physician (Taylor
Kitsch) to relocate there
from the big city. Co-star-
ring Brendan Gleeson,
Liana Balaban and Anna
Hopkins.
The Hornet’s Nest (R for
pervasive profanity) Afghan
War documentary chroni-
cling veteran journalist
Mike Boettcher and son
Carlos’ nightmare when
their covering U.S. troops
on the front lines turned into
a hair-raising fight for sur-
vival.
Korengal
(Unrated)
Sequel to the Oscar-nomi-
nated
documentary
Restrepo, directed by
Sebastian Junger (A Perfect
Storm), serves up another
slice of the War in
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Afghanistan from the point
of view of a decimated pla-
toon of American soldiers
stationed in a very vulnera-
ble valley surrounded by
Taliban fighters on a suicide
mission.
The Life and Crimes of
Doris Payne (Unrated)
“Diamond in the Rough”
biopic chronicling the
exploits of an infamous,
African-American jewel
thief from humble roots
who fleeced upscale retail-
ers like Cartier and Tiffany
of millions in gems over the
course of a checkered career
which spanned 60+ years.
ronmentalists (Jesse Eisen-
berg, Dakota Fanning and
Peter Sarsgaard) determined
to protect the planet by any
means necessary who con-
spire
to
detonate
a
hydroelectric dam. With
Alia Shawkat, Clara Mamet
and Logan Miller.
Venus in Fur (Unrated)
Roman Polanski screen
adaptation of the David Ives
play of the same name about
a director (Mathieu Amal-
ric) who finds himself
seduced by an aspiring star-
let (Emmanuelle Seigner)
auditioning for the lead role
in his highly-erotic, upcom-
The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne
Lucky Them (R for pro-
fanity, sexuality and drug
use) Toni Collette stars in
this tale of redemption as a
music critic assigned by her
magazine to interview her
reclusive, retired rock star
ex-boyfriend
(Johnny
Depp) who hasn’t been seen
in public for over a decade.
With Oliver Platt, Thomas
Haden Church and Amy
Seimetz.
Night Moves (R for nudi-
ty
and
profanity)
Eco-thriller
revolving
around a trio of radical envi-
ing production. (In French
and German with subtitles)
We Are the Best! (Unrat-
ed) Coming-of-age drama,
set in Stockholm in 1982,
where we find three 13
year-old
girls
(Mira
Barkhammar, Mira Grosin
and Liv LeMoyne) without
instruments forming a punk
rock band even though their
friends and family say the
genre is dying. With Alvin
Strollo, Mattias Wiberg and
Jonathan Salomonsson. (In
Swedish with subtitles)