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Page 6 The Skanner July 20, 2016 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening This Friday, July 22, 2016 BIG BUDGET FILMS Ice Age: Collision Course (PG for mild rude humor, action and scenes of peril) 5th in- stallment in the prehis- toric fantasy franchise inds woolly mammoth Manny (Ray Romano), ground sloth Sid (John Leguizamo) and smilo- don Diego (Denis Leary) and company on an epic trek to prevent impend- ing asteroid strikes in- advertently triggered by Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews Strahan, Keke Palmer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Wanda Sykes, Neil de- Grasse Tyson, Nick Oferman and Adam DeVine. Lights Out (PG-13 for Zoe Saldana plays Lt. Uhuru in ‘Star Trek Beyond’ saber-toothed squirrel Scrat’s (Chris Wedge) pursuit of that ever-elu- sive acorn. Voice cast en- semble includes Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Simon Pegg, Michael violence, mature themes, disturbing images, in- cessant terror and brief drug use) Haunted house horror lick revolving around a family which inds itself preyed upon in the dark by the malev- olent ghost of a woman (Alicia Vela-Bailey) who briely befriended the mentally-unstable mom (Maria Bello) when both were in the hopital. With Gabriel Bateman, Alex- andra DiPersia and Billy Burke. Star Trek Beyond (PG- 13 for action and vio- lence) 13th episode in the intergalactic, sci-i fran- chise inds Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and the crew of the USS Enterprise stranded on an unchart- ed planet ater being forced to abandon ship following an alien attack. With Idris Elba as the new nemesis, and Zach- ary Quinto as Dr. Spock, John Cho as Lt. Sulu, Si- mon Pegg as Scotty, Zoe Saldana as Lt. Uhuru, Karl Urban as Bones and the late Anton Yelchin as Chekov. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Absolutely Fabulous (R for profanity, sexual- ity and drug use) Adap- tation of the British TV sitcom revolving around a couple of lamboyant, aging fashionistas (Jen- ‘The Seventh Fire’ is Native American documentary about a jaded gang leader just sentenced to prison who rethinks his violent lifestyle. nnifer Saunders and Jo- anna Lumley) who lee London for the French Riviera ater creating a media storm by acciden- tally knocking now-miss- ing supermodel Kate Moss of a balcony and into the River Thames. With Rebel Wilson, Joan- na Lumley, John Hamm and Alexa Chung, with cameos by Jerry Hall and Joan Collins. Don’t Think Twice (R for profanity and drug use) Ensemble drame- dy about the emotional fallout visited upon a ledgling, improv com- edy troupe when one of its members (Keegan Michael-Key) gets a big break on a Saturday Night Live-type TV show. Cast members include Gllian Jacobs, Chris Geth- ard, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher and the ilm’s writer/director Mike Bir- biglia. Don’t Worry Baby (Unrated) “Who’s the daddy?” dramedy about a philandering husband (Christopher MacDon- ald) who unknowingly cheats on his wife (Talia Balsam) by sleeping with the same woman (Drea- ma Walker) as their son (John Magaro), only to learn that one of them is the father of her daugh- ter (Rainn Williams). With Tom Lipinski, Britt Lower and Phil Burke. For the Plasma (Un- rated) Buddy dramedy, set in Maine, about the friendship rekindled be- twen a forest ire lookout (Rosalie Lowe) and the former BFF (Anabelle LeMieux) she hires as her assistant. Support cast includes Tom Lloyd, Ryohei Hoshi and Erica Jennifer Hill. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Par- ty (PG-13 for violence, mature themes and smoking) Political doc- umentary, written and directed by arch-conser- vative Dinesh D’Souza, incriminating Hillary Clinton while uncover- ing shady skeletons in the Democrats’ closet. Featuring commentary by D’Souza, Jonah Gold- berg and Peter Schweiz- er. Madaari (Unrated) Revenge thriller revolv- ing around a grieving widower’s (Irfan Khan) search for answers af- ter losing his family and everything he owns in a man-made disaster. With Jimmy Shergill, Vishesh Bansal, Nitish Pandey and Tushar Dalvi. (In Hindi with subtitles) SHOWTIMES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (PG-13) Fri: 1:50, 6:45 / Sat: 1:50 Sun-Wed: 1:50, 6:45 / Thur: 1:50 THE CONJURING 2 (R) Fri-Thur: 9:20 ME BEFORE YOU (R) Fri-Thur: 4:15 THE NICE GUYS (R) Fri-Thur: 11:45, 7:00 Quitters (R for sexual- ity, profanity, and teen drug and alcohol abuse) Coming-of-age drame- dy, set in San Francisco, about a troubled teen (Ben Konigsberg) who inds a better family to live with ater his par- ents’ (Mira Sorvino and Greg Germann) mar- riage falls apart. Featur- ing Kara Hayward, Mor- gan Turner and Kieran Culkin. The Seventh Fire (Un- rated) Native American documentary, set in Min- nesota, about a jaded gang leader (Rob Brown) just sentenced to prison who rethinks his vio- lent lifestyle role while his impressionable teen protege (Kevin Fineday) still dreams of becoming the biggest drug dealer on their Ojibwe reserva- tion. Summertime (Unrat- ed) Homoerotic romance drama, set in 1971, re- volving around the love which unexpectedly blossoms between a fem- inist Spanish teacher (Cecile De France) and an unassuming farmer’s daughter (Izia Hegelin). With Noemie Lvovsky, Jean-Henri Compere and Loulou Hanssen. (In French with subtitles) The Week of Friday, July 22 through Thursday, July 28, 2016 THE LOBSTER (R) Fri-Thur: 2:30, 7:15, 9:35 THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Fri-Thur: 11:30, 2:10, 4:35 MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (TONARI NO TOTORO) (G) Fri-Thur: 12:25, 5:10, 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.