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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening This Friday, August 12, 2016
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Florence Foster Jen-
kins (PG-13 for brief sug-
gestive material) Meryl
Streep handles the title
role in this biopic about
a New York City social-
ite-turned-tone deaf op-
era star who cultivated
a loyal following despite
singing of key. Cast in-
cludes Hugh Grant, Si-
mon Helberg and Chris-
tian McKay. .
Hell or High Water
(R for graphic violence,
pervasive profanity and
brief sexuality) Modern
Western about the pur-
suit of a couple of sib-
ling bank robbers (Chris
Pine and Ben Foster) by
an aging Texas Ranger
(Jef Bridges) and his
half-breed partner (Gil
Birmingham). Featuring
Kevin Rankin, Katy Mix-
on and Dale Dickey.
Pete’s Dragon (PG for
action, peril and brief
mild epithets) Oakes Feg-
ley plays the title charac-
ter in this remake of the
1977 Disney classic fanta-
sy about the adventures
of an orphan befriended
by a dragon (John Kas-
sir). With Bryce Dallas
Howard, Robert Redford,
Kam
Williams
Kam’s
Kapsules
Movie
Reviews
Karl Urban and Wes
Bentley.
Sausage Party (R for
ethnic humor, graphic
sexuality, drug abuse
and pervasive profanity)
Raunchy animated com-
edy, set in a supermar-
ket, revolving around
the struggle of a sausage
(Seth Rogen) and some
fellow groceries to learn
the truth about what
awaits them ater being
purchased. Voice cast in-
cludes James Franco, Bill
Hader, Kristen Wiig, Sal-
ma Hayek, Michael Cera,
Jonah Hill, Craig Robin-
son, Paul Rudd and Dan-
ny McBride.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Anthropoid (R for vio-
lence and disturbing im-
ages) Fact-based World
War II saga recounting
the top secret mission to
assassinate Nazi General
Reinhard Heydrich (De-
tlef Bothe), the architect
of Hitler’s Final Solution.
With Jamie Dornan, Cil-
lian Murphy, Brian Caspe
and Karel Hermanek, Jr.
(In English and German
with subtitles)
Blood Father (R for
graphic violence, perva-
sive profanity and brief
drug use) Mel Gibson
stars in the title role of
this action thriller about
an ex-con’s attempt to
protect his estranged, 16
year-old daughter (Erin
Moriarty) from the drug
cartel that wants her
dead. With William H.
Macy, Diego Luna and
Michael Parks.
Emily & Tim (Unrated)
Romance drama, narrat-
ed by Kathleen Turner,
deconstructing the tu-
multuous, 50-year mar-
riage of an alternately
loving and antagonistic
couple. Ensemble cast
includes Alexis Bleidel,
Phylicia Rashad, Thomas
Mann, Andre Braugher,
Kal Penn, Dominic Fu-
musa, Zosia Mamet, Dre-
na De Niro and Olympia
Dukakis.
The Fight Within (PG-
13 for sports violence
and brief menacing)
Andre Braugher and Phylicia Rashad portray the married couple in the ifth segment of ‘Emily & Tim’
Faith-based drama about
a Mixed Martial Arts
ighter’s (John Major
Chandler) who retires
ater being Born Again
with the help of a new
love (Lelia Symington)
only to ind himself
forced back into the cage
by a revenge-minded
foe (Matt Leddo) he once
beat. Supporting cast in-
cludes Wesley Williams,
Mike H. Taylor and Dan
Severn.
Melonie Diaz, Justin
Long and Amy Sedaris.
Ghost Team (PG-13 for
profanity, sexual refer-
ences and drug use) En-
semble comedy about a
jaded, copy store clerk
(Jon Heder) who lead a
rag-tag team of misits
on a search for proof
of paranormal activity.
With David Krumholtz,
The Lost Arcade (Un-
rated) Inspirational doc-
umentary about China-
town Fair, the legendary
game arcade located in
Manhattan’s Chinatown
which served as a com-
munity shelter for a di-
verse group of kids from
all around the city.
FILM REVIEW: ‘Sausage Party’ Shows
Groceries Seeking Salvation
By Kam Williams
For The Skanner News
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rank (Seth Rogen) inds himself
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Shopwells supermarket where he’s
cooped up in a shrink-wrapped
package with seven other sausages.
They pass their time speculating about
what awaits them in “The Great Be-
yond,” meaning the vast unknown just
past the cash register on the other side
of the door.
They’re all very eager to be bought
because of an unfounded belief in a
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hole, adult-oriented cartoon
rumor that the store’s customers trans-
port their groceries to a heaven-like
utopia to enjoy lives of neverending
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The Week of
Friday, Aug. 12 through
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016
THE BFG (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:40, 4:15
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:30, 7:30
SWISS ARMY MAN (R)
Fri-Thur: 2:10, 9:35
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
(PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 4:30
FINDING DORY (PG)
Fri-Thur: 12:10, 2:25, 7:10
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 1:35, 9:15
231 SE Alder, Portland, OR 97214
503-238-1360
Hours: Monday - Saturday 8am - 4pm
bliss. And Frank has another reason
he wants to leave, namely, a crush on
Brenda (Kristen Wiig), the curviest of
the girly Glamour Buns.
Then, when they’re all about to be
purchased during the blowout 4th of
July sale, Frank learns from a returned
jar of Honey Mustard (Danny McBride)
that they’ve been operating under a
mistaken assumption all along. Truth
be told, food simply gets taken home
and devoured eaten by the humans.
So, Frank sounds the alarm, warning,
“The Gods are evil and they kill us!”
Unfortunately, the news falls mostly
on deaf ears, since
the majority of his
friends are sim-
ply way too brain-
washed to catch on
and resist.
However, he and a few intrepid souls
THE GOONIES (PG)
Fri-Thur: 4:40, 9:25
$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.