Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, July 25
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
BIG BUDGET
FILMS
And So It Goes (PG-13
for sexual references and
drug use) Romantic comedy
revolving around a narcis-
sistic realtor (Michael
Douglas) who enlists the
help of his carefree next-
door neighbor (Diane
Keaton) when the 9 year-old
granddaughter
(Sterling
Jerins) he never knew exist-
ed is suddenly dropped at
his doorstep. With Frankie
Valli, Yaya DaCosta, Annie
Parisse and Austin Lysy.
Fiennes.
Hercules (PG-13 for sen-
suality, pervasive violence,
partial nudity and brief pro-
fanity) Dwayne “The Rock”
Johnson follows in the foot-
steps
of
Ferrigno,
Schwarzenegger
and
Reeves as the latest incarna-
tion of the Greek legend.
This episode, set in 1400
B.C., finds the muscle-
bound demigod and five
faithful companions hired
by the King of Thrace (John
Hurt) and his daughter
(Irina Shayk) to subdue a
tyrannical warlord. With
Rebecca Ferguson, Ian
McShane
and
Joseph
Lucy (R for sexuality, dis-
turbing images and graphic
violence) Scarlett Johans-
son stars in the title role of
this sci-fi adventure, set in
Taipei, as an unwilling drug
mule who morphs into a
merciless, revenge-minded
warrior after inadvertently
developing
superhuman
powers. Cast includes Mor-
gan Freeman, Analeigh
Tipton and Min-sik Choi.
Magic in the Moonlight
(PG-13 for smoking and a
suggestive
comment)
Woody Allen wrote and
directed this comedy, set on
the French Riviera in the
Roaring Twenties, revolv-
ing around a British
illusionist (Colin Firth)
hired to expose a conniving
clairvoyant (Emma Stone)
staying at the estate of a
wealthy family. Ensemble
cast includes Hamish Lin-
klater, Marcia Gay Harden,
Jacki Weaver and Eileen
Atkins.
INDEPENDENT
& FOREIGN FILMS
My Man is a loser
Cannibal
(Unrated)
Romantic thriller about a
Hercules
serial killer (Antonio de la
Torre) who feels no remorse
about devouring his victims
until he falls in love with the
sister (Olimpia Melinte) of
his last meal. With Maria
Alfonsa Rosso, Florin Fil-
dan and Manolo Solo. (In
Romanian and Spanish with
subtitles)
The Fluffy Movie (PG-13
for suggestive material and
sexual references) Concert
flick, shot onstage in San
Jose earlier this year, featur-
ing the standup act of
Chicano comedian Gabriel
“Fluffy” Iglesias.
Happy Christmas (R for
profanity, drug use and sex-
uality) Mumblecore maven
Joe Swanberg wrote, direct-
ed and co-stars in this
Windy City dramedy about
a slacker (Anna Kendrick)
who moves in with her film-
maker
big
brother
(Swanberg), his novelist
wife (Melanie Lynskey) and
their 2 year-old son. With
Lena Dunham and Mark
Webber.
The Kill Team (Unrated)
Whistleblower documen-
tary examining the fallout
visited upon U.S. Army Pri-
vate Adam Winfield after he
snitched on fellow soldiers
who were slaying innocent
Afghan civilians and saving
some of their body parts as
trophies.
A Master Builder (Unrat-
ed) Oscar-winner Jonathan
Demme (for Silence of the
Lambs) directed this screen
version of the Henrik Ibsen
play about an architect
(Wallace Shawn) with a
very jealous wife (Julie
Hagerty) who finds himself
seduced by a flirtatious
houseguest (Lisa Joyce)
he’d propositioned a decade
earlier when she was only
14. Supporting cast includes
Larry Pine, Andre Gregory
and Jeff Biehl.
A Most Wanted Man (R
for profanity) Screen adap-
tation of the John le Carre’
espionage thriller of the
same name, set in Hamburg,
Germany, about a Chechen
Muslim (Grigoriy Dobry-
gin)
seeking
political
asylum who might actually
be a radical Islamist in
sheep’s clothing. Featuring
Rachel McAdams, Willem
Dafoe, Robin Wright, Nina
Hoss and Philip Seymour
Hoffman.
My Man Is a Loser (R
for sexuality, graphic nudity
and pervasive profanity)
Makeover comedy about
two married guys (Michael
Rapaport and Bryan Callen)
who come to regret asking a
bachelor buddy (John Sta-
mos) for advice about how
to spice up their love lives.
With Sean Young, Tika
Sumpter and Diane Guer-
rero.
Very Good Girls (R for
profanity and sexuality)
Bawdy bildungsroman, set
in NYC, about BFFs (Dako-
ta Fanning and Elizabeth
Olsen) who enter a pact to
lose their virginity before
heading off to college, only
to fall for the same, hunky
street artist (Boyd Hol-
brook). Cast includes Demi
Moore, Richard Dreyfuss,
Ellen Barkin and Peter Sars-
gaard.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BRIEFS
Register Now for Portland Youth Theater Summer
workshops
In anticipation of their upcoming production of “Smoldering Fires,” March 13-
April 12, 2015, PassinArt: A Theatre Company and Portland playwright, director and
actor Shalanda Sims offer a series of interactive youth theatrical workshops for ages
10 - 15 from 5:30 -7:30 p.m., Aug. 4-6, and 11-13 2014 at the Ethos/IFCC 5340 N
Interstate Ave.
For more information or to reserve a spot email passinart@yahoo.com. Space is
limited so reserve your spot now.
Auditions for St. Helens, Oregon ‘Haunted Tours’
The ShoeString Community Players will be holding auditions for the St. Helens
Haunted Tours, Aug. 6-7 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 9 at 5 p.m. The auditions are at Bertuc-
ci’s, 2017 Columbia Blvd. in St. Helens.
SSCP is looking for actors and actresses ages 16 to 99 for both speaking and non-
speaking roles. Rehearsals will be held in the evenings and occasionally on
weekends, beginning in late August and running through early October. The exact
schedule will be posted after all roles have been cast mid August.
Haunted Tours performances will be held Oct. 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 29,
30, and Nov. 1 from 7 to 10pm.
SSCP is also looking for people to help out behind the scenes with make-up, cos-
tumes, concessions, house management, publicity, lighting, special effects, sound
effects, handlers and security and crowd control.
For more information on the Haunted House Tours, visit www.sscpmusicals.com or
email brian@sthelenshauntedtours.com.
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