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Page 6 The Skanner May 25, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, May 27, 2016 Alice through the Looking Glass (PG for fantasy action, scenes of peril and mild epithets) Adaptation of Lewis Car- roll’s sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonder- land finds Alice (Mia Wasikowska) traveling backwards in time in or- der to save the Mad Hat- ter (Johnny Depp) from losing his mind. Ensem- ble cast includes Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rhys Ifans and Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews tary revisiting The Bud- dhafield, an ill-fated, reli- gious sect located in L.A. in the Eighties which was run by a charismatic cult leader called Michel. The Idol (Unrated) Against-the-odds biopic about Mohammed As- the Canary Islands, re- volving around a young mother (Penelope Cruz) recently diagnosed with cancer who forges a friendship with a soccer scout (Luis Tovar) who just lost his wife and daughter in a car acci- dent. With Asier Etxean- dia, Teo Planell and Anna Jimenez. (In Spanish with subtitles). Presenting Princess Shaw (Unrated) Pres- tige biopic about Sa- mantha Montgomery, New Orleans healthcare Show is the first to focus on Asian-Americans since Margaret Cho’s ‘All-American Girl’ MICHAEL ANSELL/ABC VIA AP BIG BUDGET FILMS ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Team Reflects on Breakthrough Sitcom In this image released by ABC, from left, Ken Jeong, Lucille Soong, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, Hudson Yang, Randall Park and Constance Wu appear in a scene from “Fresh Off The Boat.” Jeong guest stars in the season finale, airing Tuesday, May 24. LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer ‘The Idol’ the late Alan Rickman. X-Men: Apocalypse (PG-13 for violence, ac- tion, destructon, sugges- tive images and brief pro- fanity) 9th installment in the franchise based on the Marvel Comics series finds Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) and Profes- sor Xavier (James McA- voy) recruiting a team of young X-Men to prevent a seemingly immortal and invincible mutant (Oscar Isaac) from trig- gering an extinction-lev- el event. With Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult and Rose Byrne. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Holy Hell (Unrated) Mind control documen- saf (Tawfeek Barhom), the Palestinian kid from Gaza who used a forged visa to enter Egypt where he proceeded to win the 2013 Arab Idol compe- tition. With Ahmed Al Rokh, Hiba Attalah and Kais Attalah. (In Arabic and Spanish with subti- tles) Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (Unrated) Reverentail biopic about Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke unfolding from the perspective of his Brazilian colleague, Wal- ter Salles. (In Mandarin with subtitles) Ma Ma (R for some nudity and brief sexu- al references) Charac- ter-driven drama, set in SHOWTIMES Ratchet and Clank (PG) Sat - Mon: 11:50 AM The Boss (R) Fri - Thu: 1:45, 9:35 Miles Ahead (R) Fri - Thu: 11:25 AM, 7:15 April and the Extraordinary World (Avril et le monde truqué) (PG) Fri: 4:15 PM Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (PG-13) Fri - Thu: 4:05 PM worker-turned-Youtube singing sensation with the help of a stranger, Kutman, a pioneering composer/musician/vid- eo artist located half a world away in Israel. Unlocking the Cage (Unrated) Animal rights documentary chroni- cling the efforts of attor- ney Steven Wise to se- cure personhood status for primates, elephants and whales. View movie trailers at TheSkanner.com The Week of Friday, May 27 through Thursday, June 02, 2016 Midnight Special (PG-13) Fri - Thu: 11:00 AM, 6:40 10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) Fri - Thu: 2:05, 7:00 Deadpool (R) Fri: 11:35 AM, 4:30, 9:25 Sat - Mon: 4:30, 9:25 Tue - Thu: 11:35 AM, 4:30, 9:25 Dog Day Afternoon (R) Fri - Thu: 1:30, 9:15 $4.00 adults, $3.00 senior citizens (65+) $3.00 for kids (12 & under) 7818 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215 503-252-1707 • AcademyTheaterPdx.com Babysitting: Available for children 2 to 8 years old. Fri: shows after 3:30pm and before 8:00pm. Sat - Sun: all shows before 8:00pm. $9.50 per child for the length of the movie. Call to reserve a spot, no drop ins. LOS ANGELES — Television is mostly entertaining, sometimes enlightening and, occasionally, can make a difference. The sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat” hits all the marks. Because of it, along with ABC siblings “black-ish” and “Dr. Ken” (and, at CW, “Jane the Virgin”), network TV’s American family photo album is starting to look authentic. The contribution of “Fresh Off the Boat” is especially notable. It’s the first network prime-time comedy about an Asian-American family since Margaret Cho’s “All-American Girl” in 1994, which lasted a season. “Dr. Ken” star Ken Jeong (“Com- munity,” ‘’The Hangover”) gladly acknowledges that the success of “Fresh Off the Boat” paved the way for his series. “Even if I wasn’t a part of any of it, never in a million years would I have thought any of this would happen,” said Jeong, who guest stars in the season finale of “Fresh Off the Boat,” airing 8:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday. “It re- ally is beyond satisfying” to see two shows on the air and with characters of different Asian origins, he said. “Fresh Off the Boat” follows a Tai- wanese-American family’s mostly eager plunge into the melting pot of the 1990s. On the flip side, “black- ish” is about a contemporary Afri- can-American family’s efforts to hold on to its cultural identity. “Dr. Ken,” about a Korean-American hus- band and father, gives the formulaic domestic sitcom a cheerful ethnic tweak. Without losing sight of their pri- See FRESH on page 7
