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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Nov. 18, 2016
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Bleed for This (R for
profanity, sexuality, nu-
dity and violent imag-
es) Inspirational biopic
chronicling Junior Mid-
dleweight Boxing Champ
Vinny Pazienza’s (Miles
Teller) incredible come-
back after a near-fatal
car accident which left
him with a broken neck.
Cast includes Aaran Eck-
hart, Katey Sagal, Chris-
tine Evangelista and Ci-
aran Hinds. (In English
and French with subti-
tles)
The Edge of Seventeen
(R for sexuality, profan-
ity and underage drink-
ing) Coming-of-age dram-
edy revolving around an
awkward teen (Hailee
Steinfeld) whose life gets
even harder after her
best friend (Haley Lu
Richardson) starts dating
her big brother (Blake
Jenner). With Hayden
Szeto, Woody Harrelson
and Kyra Sedgwick.
Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them
(PG-13 for action vio-
lence) Screen adaptation
of a textbook mentioned
by J.K. Rowling in Har-
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ry Potter and the Phi-
losopher’s Stone, set in
1926 and chronicling the
adventures of a wizard
(Eddie Redmayne) who
ventures from Great
Britain to New York City.
Support cast includes
Carmen Ejogo, Johnny
Depp, Zoe Kravitz, Colin
Farrell, Jon Voight and
Ron Perlman.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Hunter Gatherer (Un-
rated) Character study
highlighting a recent-
ly-paroled convict’s (An-
dre Royo) adjustment
back to society without
the support of his girl-
friend (Ashley Wilker-
son) or family members
who moved on with their
lives while he was be-
hind bars. Support cast
includes Kellee Stewart,
Jeannetta Arnette and
Trayvon Williams.
SHOWTIMES
GIMME DANGER (R)
Fri-Wed: 9:40
CERTAIN WOMEN (R)
Fri-Wed: 12:05, 7:30
DEEPWATER HORIZON
(PG-13)
Fri: 5:10, 9:50 / Sat: 9:50
Sun-Wed: 5:10, 9:50
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (PG-13)
Fri: 1:45, 6:45 / Sat-Sun: 1:45
Mon-Wed: 1:45, 6:45
I Am Not Madame Bo-
vary (Unrated) Battle-of-
the-sexes comedy about
a woman (Bingbing Fan)
who sues her ex-husband
(Zonghan Li) for refus-
ing to remarry after they
filed for a supposedly
fake divorce in order
to purchase a home re-
served for singles. With
Wei Fan, Tao Guo and
Hua Liu. (In Mandarin
with subtitles)
Life on the Line (R for
violence, grisly images
and brief profanity) John
Travolta stars in this ac-
tion thriller about the
unsung electricians who
risk their lives working
hundreds of feet in the
air to maintain the grid.
The Love Witch (Un-
rated) Horror comedy
about a witch (Samantha
Robinson) who resorts to
casting spells on poten-
tial suitors during her
desperate quest to find
Mr. Right. Cast includes
Jeffrey Vincent Parise,
Laura Waddell and Gian
Keys.
Magnus
(Unrated)
Reverential
biopic
about Norwegian Mag-
nus Carlsen, child chess
The Week of
Friday, Nov. 18 through
Wednesday, Nov. 23,
2016
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (PG)
Fri-Wed: 12:35, 4:30
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC (R)
Fri-Wed: 2:25, 7:10
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (PG)
Fri-Wed: 11:40, 2:50, 5:00
THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN (LA
CITE DES ENFANTS PERDUS) (R)
Fri-Wed: 9:30
$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.
‘Bleed for This’
prodigy who became
world champion at the
age of 22. Featuring com-
mentary by Gary Kaspar-
ov and Viswanathan
Anand.
Manchester by the
Sea (R for sexuality and
pervasive
profanity)
Character-driven drama
about a janitor (Casey Af-
fleck) who becomes the
guardian of his teenage
nephew (Lucas Hedges)
following the untimely
death of his older broth-
er (Kyle Chandler). With
Gretchen Mol, Michelle
Williams and Heather
Burns.
Nocturnal Animals (R
for menacing, violence,
profanity and graphic
nudity) Screen adapta-
tion of “Tony and Susan,”
Austin Wright’s sus-
pense thriller about an
art gallery owner (Amy
Adams) haunted by dark
truths revealed in a nov-
el written by her ex-hus-
band (Jake Gyllenhaal).
Ensemble cast includes
Michael Shannon, Isla
Fisher, Laura Linney, Mi-
chael Sheen and Armie
Hammer.
Off the Rails (Unrated)
Obsessive
compulsive
documentary about Dar-
ius McCollum, a black
man suffering from As-
perger’s syndrome who
has been arrested 32
times for impersonating
engineers, conductors,
track repairmen and to-
ken booth clerks in order
to hijack subway trains.
Officer Downe (R for
sexuality, nudity, perva-
sive profanity and graph-
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