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Page 6 The Skanner July 6, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening This Friday, July 8, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (R for crude sexuality, graph- ic nudity, drug use and pervasive profanity) Romantic comedy re- volving around slacker siblings (Zac Efron and Adam Devine) who ind a couple of party animals (Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza) to take to their sister’s (Sugar Lyn Beard) wedding in Ha- waii ater advertising for dates. With Wendy Wil- liams, Stephen Root and Chloe Bridges. The Secret Life of Pets (PG for action and some rude humor) Animated comedy about a pam- pered terrier (Louis C.K.) whose life is turned up- side-down when his own- er (Ellie Kemper) brings home a big, sloppy mon- grel (Eric Songstreet) found at the dog pound. Voice cast includes Kev- in Hart, Jenny Slate, Al- bert Brooks, Lake Bell and Bobby Moynihan. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS At the Fork (Unrated) Agri-business docu- mentary examining the Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews mechanization of the processes involved in the raising and harvesting of farm animals for human consumption. Captain Fantastic (R for profanity and brief until they are forced by circumstances to rejoin mainstream civilization. With George MacKay, Sa- mantha Isler and Annal- ise Basso. Fathers and Daughters (R for sexuality) Charac- ter-driven drama about a Pulitzer Prize-win- ning widower’s (Russell Crowe) struggle with parenting issues follow- ing a mental breakdown. Ensemble cast includes Amanda Seyfried, Qu- ‘Fathers and Daughters” York’s aging nuclear power plant at Indian Point is still safe. ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’ graphic nudity) Viggo Mortensen stars in the title role of this surviv- alist saga as a widower raising a half-dozen kids of the grid in the forest of the Paciic Northwest venzhane Wallis, Jane Fonda, Octavia Spencer, Diane Kruger and Bruce Greenwood. Indian Pont (Unrated) Investigative expose’ exploring whether New Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (Unrated) Reverential retrospective revisit- ing the career of one of the most successful television producers of all time, including such groundbreaking shows as All in the Fam- ily and The Jefersons. Featuring commentary by George Clooney, Bill Moyers, John Amos and Jay Leno. Our Little Sister (PG for mature themes and brief mild epithets) Dys- functional family dram- edy about three sisters (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa and Kaho) liv- ing in their late grand- mother’s home who in- vite a half-sibling (Suzu Hirose) they meet at their father’s funeral to move in with them. Cast includes Ryo Kase, Ryo- hei Suzuki and Takafumi Ikeda. (In Japanese with subtitles) Under the Sun (Unrat- ed) Bamboo curtain doc- umentary chronicling a year in the life of an ordi- nary North Korean fam- ily from Pyongyang. (In Korean with subtitles) SHOWTIMES ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (PG) Fri: 1:50, 6:45, Sat: 1:50 Sun - Thurs: 1:50, 6:45 THE NICE GUYS (R) Fri - Thurs: 2:00, 7:15, 9:30 MONEY MONSTER (R) Fri - Thurs: 11:30, 4:25 KEANU (R) Fri - Thurs: 9:20 Zero Days (PG-13 for profanity) Malware doc- umentary detailing the blowback visited on the internet ater the de- ployment of the Stuxnet virus against Iran by the U.S. and Israel in order to cripple the country’s nuclear enrichment pro- gram. View movie trailers at TheSkanner.com The Week of Friday, July 8 through Thursday, July 14, 2016 THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Fri: 4:45, 7:00 Sat - Thurs: 11:50, 4:45, 7:00 ZOOPTOPIA (PG) Fri - Thurs: 2:15 THE NEVERENDING STORY (DIE UNENDLICHE GESCHICHTE) (PG) Fri - Thurs: 11:40, 4:35, 9:50 $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. Kam Williams Movie Previews at Award winning movie crit ic Revealing celebrity s interview NEW MOVIES OPENING EVERY WEEK!
