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Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening This Friday, June 26 BIG BUDGET FILMS Big Game (PG-13 for profanity, violence and in- tense action sequences) Po- litical thriller about a hardy, 13 year-old hunter (Onni Tommila) who comes to the assistance of the President of the United States (Samuel L. Jackson) when Air Force One is shot down over Fin- land by terrorists intent on taking him hostage. With Jim Broadbent, Ray Steven- son and Felicity Huffman. (In English and Finnish with subtitles) Max (PG for action, peril, violence, mild epithets and mature themes) Man’s Best Friend saga about the broth- er (Josh Wiggins) of a late, Afghan War vet (Robbie Amell) who adopts the dog that served alongside him on the frontlines. Featuring Thomas Haden Church, Jay Hernandez and Lauren Gra- ham. Ted 2 (R for sexuality, crude humor, pervasive pro- fanity and drug use) Writer/ director/producer Seth Mac- Farlane reprises the title role in this sequel which finds the anthropomorphic Teddy Kam’s Capsules Movie Reviews by Kam Williams bear marrying his girlfriend (Jessica Barth) with plans for starting a family. En- semble cast includes Mark Wahlberg, Morgan Free- man, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried and Patrick War- burton. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Batkid Begins (PG for mature themes) Make-a- wish documentary recount- ing how the citizens of San Francisco collaborated to make 5 year-old, cancer pa- tient Miles Scott’s dream of becoming Batman a reality. A Borrowed Identi- ty (Unrated) Middle East drama revolving around a Palestinian teenager (Taw- feek Barhom) attending a prestigious Israeli boarding school in Jerusalem where he lands in hot water for falling in love with a Jewish Peter Goldwyn (Samuel Goldwyn Films), Sacha Jenkins (Director), and Mia Goldwyn (StyleHaul) pose at SVA Theatre in New York City for a screening of Fresh Dressed. The documentary, which tells the story of the rise of urban fashion and the mainstreaming of street fashion, opens in big theaters and Vimeo on Demand June 26. classmate (Danielle Kitsis). With Razi Gabareen, Ali Suliman and Yael Abecas- sis. (In Arabic, Hebrew, English and German with subtitles) Escobar: Paradise Lost (Unrated) Romance thrill- UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND MRC PRESENT A FUZZY DOOR PRODUCTION A BLUEGRASS FILMS PRODUCTI MUSIC ON MARK WAHLBERG SETH EXECUTIV M E AC FARLANE AMANDA SEYFRIED “TED 2” GIOVANNI PRODUCED RIBISI JOHN SLATTERY JESSICA BARTH AND MORGAN FREEMAN BY WRI WALTER MURPHY PRODUCERS ALEC SULKIN WELLESLEY WILD TTEN BY SCOTT STUBER p.g.a. SETH M AC FARLANE p.g.a. JASON CLARK p.g.a. JOHN JACOBS BY SETH M AC FARLANE & ALEC SULKIN & WELLESLEY WILD DIRECTED A UNIVERSAL RELEASE BY SETH M AC FARLANE SOUNDTRACK ON REPUBLIC RECORDS <50=,9:(3:;<+06: LOCAL LISTINGS FOR STARTS FRIDAY , JUNE 26 CHECK THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES Page 6 June 24, 2015 The Portland and Seattle Skanner er, set in Colombia in the summer of 1991, about a Canadian surfer dude (Josh Hutchinson) who is pres- sured to serve as a hit man after falling for the niece (Claudia Traisac) of drug cartel kingpin Pablo Es- cobar (Benicio del Toro). Support cast includes Anne Giradot, Carlos Bardem and Brady Corbet. Felt (Unrated) Semi-auto- biographical psychological thriller revolving around a victim of sexual assault’s (Amy Everson) attempt to cope with her trauma by disappearing into a number of alter egos. With Alanna Reynolds, Kentucker Aud- ley and Ryan Creighton. iting the rise in popularity of urban fashion as a conse- quence of the simultaneous mainstreaming of rap music in American culture. Featur- ing appearances by Pharrell Williams, Daymond John and Damon Dash. Fresh Dressed (Unrated) Hip-hop documentary revis- See MOVIES on page 7 A Little Chaos (R for
