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Arts & Entertainment Movies Opening Friday, August 28 Hari at the Helium By Kam Williams For The Skanner News BIG BUDGET FILMS The November Man (R for rape, profanity, sexuali- ty, nudity, graphic violence and brief drug use) Cat-and- mouse espionage thriller about a retired CIA Agent (Pierce Brosnan) who comes out of retirement to protect a valuable witness (Olga Kurylenko) to war crimes from his former pro- tégé (Luke Bracey) gone rogue. With Will Patton, Eliza Taylor and Caterina Scorsone. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS The Calling (R for vio- lence, profanity and disturbing content) Crime thriller about a small town detective (Susan Sarandon) whose investigation of a string of grisly murders brings her face-to-face with a serial killer. Ensemble cast includes Ellen Burstyn, Topher Grace and Donald Sutherland. PHOTO BY HARI KONDABOLU As Above, So Below (R for terror, graphic violence and pervasive profanity) Found-footage horror flick, set in the catacombs beneath Paris, revolving around a team of American archaeologists who unwit- tingly unleash countless dormant demons while exploring the uncharted subterranean maze. Co-star- ring Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge and Perdita Weeks. A photograph by Lyle Ashton Harris in collaboration with Thomas Allen Harris, as seen in “Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People.” rights to her image. Cast includes Paul Giamatti, Harvey Keitel, John Hamm and Danny Huston. Last Weekend (Unrated) Ensemble dramedy about a matriarch (Patricia Clark- son) who comes to question her role in her dysfunctional clan during a disastrous reunion at the family lake- front estate she’s about to sell. With Mary Kay Place, Zachary Booth, Rutina Wesley, Judith Light and Jayma Mays. Life of Crime Canopy (PG-13 for intense violence and bloody images) World War II drama about an Australian fighter pilot’s (Khan Chittenden) struggle to survive in the jungle after being shot down over Singapore. With Mo Tzu-yi, Robert Menzies and Edwina Wren. (In Eng- lish, Japanese and Mandarin with subtitles) The Congress (Unrated) Animated sci-fi adventure about an aging actress (Robin Wright) who breaks a contract by coming out of retirement after having sold a movie studio the exclusive Life of Crime (R for pro- fanity, sexuality and violence) Mobster comedy about a couple of crooks (Mos Def and John Hawkes) who kidnap the wife (Jennifer Aniston) of a millionaire (Tim Robbins) for ransom only to learn that they’ve done the philander- er a favor by freeing him to spend more time with his mistress (Isla Fisher). Sup- port cast includes Mark Boone Junior, Kevin Can- non and Julie E. Davis. The Naked Room (Unrated) Fly-on-the-wall documentary focusing on Standup comedian Hari kondabolu headlines at the Helium Comedy Club, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.; Sept. 26 at 730 and 10 p.m.; and Sept. 27, at 7:30 and 10 p.m., 1510 SE 9th Ave. Portland. W. kamau Bell calls him, “The comedy equivalent of a punk rock concert that breaks out at a human rights rally.” Tickets are $15, $20 & $22, respectively plus two items, get them at www.harikondabolu.com/shows. the behavior of patients, parents and physicians in the examination room of a children’s hospital in Mexi- co City. (In Spanish with subtitles) The Notebook (R for nudity, profanity, sexuality and disturbing violence) Coming-of-age saga, set in the Hungarian countryside towards the end of World War II, about twin 13 year- old boys (Andras and Laszlo Gyemant) forced to fend for themselves after being left in the care of their abusive, alcoholic grand- mother (Piroska Molnar) by their desperate mother (Gyongyver Bognar). With Andras Rethelyi, Ulrich Thomsen and Orsolya Toth. (In Hungarian with subti- tles) Second Opinion (Unrat- ed) Medical expose’ about Ralph Moss, Ph.D., a young writer in Sloan-Kettering’s PR Department who risked his career by blowing the whistle on a massive cover- up of the truth about a promising cancer cure called Laetrile. Shadows from My Past (Unrated) Holocaust docu- mentary revisiting the plight of The Kaufmans, as pre- served in letters exchanged among members of the Aus- trian Jewish family between 1939 and 1941. Starred Up (Unrated) Irish crime drama, set in Belfast, about a troubled juvenile delinquent (Jack See MOVIES on page 11 August 27, 2014 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 7
