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Arts & Entertainment kam’s kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Oct. 24 By Kam Williams For The Skanner News BIG BUDGET FILMS Ouija (PG-13 for disturb- ing violence, frightening images and mature themes) Horror flick about a tight- knit group of teens who unwittingly awaken a dor- mant dark force when they decide to investigate the mysterious murder of a friend who perished right after recording herself play- ing a board game. Ensemble cast includes Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff, Bianca Santos and Douglas Smith. DEEP INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS 23 Blast (PG-13 for underage alcohol consump- tion) Fact-based, overcoming-the-odds drama about a high school football star (Mark Hapka) who did- n’t let sudden blindness due to a sinus infection derail his dream of gridiron greatness. With Bram Hoover, Stephen Lang and Max Adler. 1,000 Times Good Night (Unrated) Marital crisis drama revolving around a celebrated war photogra- pher (Juliette Binoche) Ghanaian filmmaker Richmond Asamoah unveils his new movie DEEP, Friday Oct. 24, 7 p.m. at the Portland Community College Cascade Campus, Moriarty Auditorium. A special screening is Sunday Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. at Portland International Church at 22 NE 80th Ave. DEEP is a story of a family dealing with conflicts that are resolved through a faith in God. For more information go to www.themoviedeep.com. whose husband (Nicolaj Coster-Waldau) has tired of her dangerous line of work. Support cast includes Chloe Annett, Larry Mullen, Jr. and Eve Macklin. (In Nor- wegian and English with subtitles) Citizenfour (Unrated) Patriot or traitor documen- tary featuring interviews with whistleblower Edward Snowden about his leaking 1,000 Times Good Night Page 6 The Portland and Seattle Skanner October 22, 2014 thousands of classified doc- uments he had access to in his capacity as an NSA con- tractor with Top Secret clearance. Featuring com- mentary by Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald and Jacob Appelbaum. (In English, Portuguese and German with subtitles) E-Team (Unrated) Human Rights Watch-sponsored documentary chronicling the exploits of monitors dis- patched by the organization to chronicle atrocities being committed by ruthless dicta- tors around the world. (In English, German, French, Russian and Arabic) Force Majeure (R for profanity and brief nudity) Dysfunctional family drama about a Swedish couple (Johannes Kuhnke and Lisa Loven Kongsli) whose mar- riage hangs in the balance after the cowardly husband just saves himself, ignoring his wife and kids (Clara Wettergren and Vincent Wettergren), when an ava- lanche hits during their vacation in the Swiss Alps. With Brady Corbet, Jakob Granqvist and Kristofer See MOVIES on page 11