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Arts & Entertainment Movies Opening Friday, July 18 By Kam Williams For The Skanner News BIG BUDGET FILMS Planes: Fire & Rescue (PG for action and peril) Animated sequel finds crop duster-turned-air racer Dusty (Dane Cook) joining forces with a team of smoke-jumping helicopters and all-terrain vehicles to fight a massive forest fire. Voice cast features Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Cedric the Entertainer, Ed Harris, Teri Hatcher, Regina King, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. The Purge: Anarchy (R for profanity and graphic violence) Serendipitous hor- ror sequel follows a quintet’s (Frank Grillo, Car- men Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez and Zoe Soul) struggle to survive on the annual national holiday during which crime is legal, even murder. Cast includes John Beasley, Michael K. Williams, Justina Machado and Jack Conley. Sex Tape (R for nudity, profanity, graphic sexuality and drug use) Romantic comedy revolving around a jaded couple (Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel) that comes to regret recording a steamy lovemaking session when the video meant to be kept private inexplicably goes missing. With Rob Lowe, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper and Nat Faxon. Wish I Was Here (R for profanity and sexuality) Zach Braff co-wrote, direct- ed and stars in this midlife crisis dramedy about a cash- strapped family man who finds a new purpose in life after being forced by cir- cumstances to homeschool his kids (Pierce Gagnon and Joey King). Ensemble cast includes Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin, Jim Par- sons, Donald Faison, Ato Essandoh and the late James Avery. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Alive Inside Aftermath (Unrated) Post-apocalyptic thriller, set in rural Texas, about nine strangers’ stuck in a farm- house fallout shelter attempt to survive radiation sickness and a horde of starving refugees in the wake of the devastation wrought by a nuclear holocaust. Co-star- ring Edward Furlong, Page 6 The Portland and Seattle Skanner July 16, 2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue William Baldwin, Monica Keena, Andre Royo, C.J. Thomason, Luis Da Silva, Jr., Bo Mitchell, Randall Reeder and Christine Kelly. Alive Inside (Unrated) Dementia documentary demonstrating music’s mag- ical ability to combat memory loss while restor- ing a sense of self to Alzheimer’s patients. Among Ravens (Unrated) Fact-based dramedy about a 4th of July reunion in Idaho disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious nature photogra- pher (Will McCormack) who proceeds to touch the lives of all the assembled guests. With Amy Smart, Christian Campbell and Calum Grant. Double Play (Unrated) Poignant profile of vision- ary filmmakers Richard Linklater and James Ben- ning’s enduring friendship. Fanny (Unrated) Second installment in director Daniel Auteuil’s Marseille trilogy finds the title charac- ter (Victoire Belezy) seduced, impregnated and abandoned before deciding to marry a wealthy sugar daddy (Jean-Pierre Dar- roussin) for the sake of the baby. Cast includes Nicolas Vaude, Daniel Russo, Georges Neri. (In French with subtitles) I Origins (R for sexuality, nudity and profanity) Sci-fi thriller about a molecular biologist (Michael Pitt) studying the evolution of the eye who makes a stun- ning scientific discovery with spiritual implications with the help of his lab part- ner (Brit Marling). With Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Steven Yeun and Archie Panjabi. Mood Indigo (Unrated) Romantic fantasy, written See MOVIES on page 11
