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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, May 12, 2017
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Dead Awake (Unrated)
Suspense thriller about
a social worker (Jocelin
Donahue) who lands in
a world of supernatural
terror while investigat-
ing a series of mysteri-
ous deaths where each
victim suffered from a
condition called sleep
paralysis. Ensemble cast
includes Jesse Bradford,
Brea Grant, James Eck-
house and Lori Petty.
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ical monarch in a quest to
reclaim the crown after
being robbed of his birth-
right by a power-hungry
uncle (Jude Law). With
Djimon Hounsou, Eric
‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’
King Arthur: Legend
of the Sword (PG-13 for
violence, action, sugges-
tive content and brief
profanity) Charlie Hun-
nam plays the title char-
acter in this reimagin-
ing of the medieval tale
which finds the the myth-
Bana, Astrid Berges-Fris-
bey and Aidan Gillen.
Lowriders (PG-13 for
sensuality, profanity, vi-
olence, mature themes
and brief drug use) Dys-
functional family drama,
set in East L.A., revolving
around a teenage street
artist (Gabriel Chavar-
ria) torn between his
need for self-expression
and his father (Demi-
an Bichir) and ex-con
brother’s (Theo Rossi)
obsession with cruising
around in a custom car
that bounces. Featuring
Eva Longoria, Melissa
Benoist and Cress Wil-
liams.
Snatched (R for sexu-
ality, brief nudity, perva-
sive profanity and crude
humor) Action comedy
about an uptight, he-
licopter mom (Goldie
Hawn) who joins her re-
cently-dumped daughter
(Amy Schumer) for a get-
away to a supposed par-
adise, only to have their
exotic vacation turn into
a neverending night-
mare. Cast includes Wan-
da Sykes, Joan Cusack
and Christopher Meloni.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Absolutely Anything
(Unrated) Sci-fi comedy
about some advanced
aliens from another
planet who test the hu-
man species’ morality
by temporarily blessing
a Special Ed teacher (Si-
‘Lowriders’
mon Pegg) with super-
powers. With Kate Beck-
insale, Sanjeev Bhaskar,
Rob Riggle and Eddie
Izzard. (In English and
French with subtitles)
Chopra) he just can’t get
out of his head. Support-
ing cast includes Aparaji-
ta Adhya, Abish Mathew
and Malvika Sitlani. (In
Hindi with subtitles)
Generation Iron 2
(Unrated)
Bodybuild-
ing sequel featuring the
perfect physiques of five
of the top figures in the
field: Kai Greene, Rich Pi-
ana, Calujm Von Moger,
Iris Kyle and Mamdouh
Elssbiay.
Paris Can Wait (PG
for smoking, mature
themes and mild epi-
thets) Eleanor Coppola
(wife of Francis Ford)
makes her directorial
debut with this romantic
comedy about a misera-
bly-married housewife
(Diane Lane) who gets a
new lease on life when
she embarks on a care-
free jaunt from Cannes
to Paris with her preoc-
cupied husband’s (Alec
Baldwin) business part-
ner (Arnaud Viand).
With Cedric Monnet,
Meri Pyaari Bindu
(Unrated) Romantic com-
edy about a best-selling
author with writer’s
block (Ayushmann Khu-
rrana) who returns to his
roots to work on a love
story about the free-spir-
ited woman (Parineeti
Elise Tielrooy, Elodie Na-
varre and Pierre Cuq.
Stefan Zweig: Fare-
well to Europe (Unrated)
Reverential biopic about
Stefan Zweig (Josef Had-
er), chronicling the cel-
ebrated Jewish author’s
years in exile following
his fleeing his native
Austria for South Amer-
ica in 1936. Featuring To-
mas Lemarquis, Barbara
Sukowa and Charly Hub-
ner. (In English, French,
Portuguese, Spanish and
German with subtitles)
The Wall (R for vio-
lence and pervasive pro-
fanity) Iraq War sniper
saga revolving around
a couple of American
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SHOWTIMES
The Week of
Friday, May 12 through
Thursday, May 18, 2017
GHOST IN THE SHELL (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:50, 5:00, 9:35
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (PG)
Fri-Thur: 12:05, 4:30
LIFE (R)
Fri-Thur: 2:10, 9:25
HIDDEN FIGURES (PG)
Fri-Thur: 2:20, 6:45
KONG: SKULL ISLAND (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 1:50, 7:00
MRS. DOUBTFIRE (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 4:20, 9:10
KEDI (NR)
Fri-Thur: 12:00, 7:20
$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.