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Page 6 The Skanner August 23, 2017 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, August 25, 2017 BIG BUDGET FILMS All Saints (PG for ma- ture themes) Faith-based drama recounting the re- al-life struggle of a pas- tor (John Corbett) to save his cash-strapped church by farming its grounds with the help of some Vietnamese refugee con- gregants. With Nelson Lee, Gregory Alan Wil- liams, Cara Buono and Chonda Pierce. Birth of the Dragon (for violence, profanity and mature themes) Phil- ip Ng plays Bruce Lee INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS the title role in this com- ing-of-age saga about a Russian prima ballerina who leaves the presti- gious Bolshoi Company to explore improvisation and modern dance. (In French and Russian with subtitles). With Veroni- ka Zhovnytska, Juliette Binoche and Aleksey Guskov. (In French and Russian with subtitles) Bushwick (Unrated) Harrowing tale of sur- vival, set after a bloody riot breaks out on the streets Brooklyn, about Served Like a Girl (Un- rated) Band of Sisters documentary chroni- cling the efforts of five female combat vets to Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews and Maddie Ziegler. (Kate Micucci) who lands in an unlikely love trian- gle when her pet pooch (Steve Howey) and cat (Justin Chatwin) myste- riously morph into great guys she’d love to date. Featuring Sean Astin, Josh Brener and Illeana Douglas. The Villainess (Unrat- ed) Ok-bin Kim plays the title character in this ac- tion thriller, set in South Korea, as a trained as- sassin-turned-aspiring actress forced to take the law into her own hands when a couple of goons (Ha-kyun Shin and Jun Sung) from her former life come a-callin’. With Ye-ji Min, Eun-ji Jo and Seo-hyeong Kim. (In Ko- rean with subtitles) ‘Unleashed’ Daryle Lamont Jenkins: The Charlottesville Interview By Kam Williams For The Skanner News S ‘Birth of the Dragon’ in the biopic, set in San Francisco in the 1960s and revolving around a showdown between the martial arts legend and a kung fu master (Xia Yu). Cast includes Billy Mag- nussen, Xing Jing and Terry Chen. (In English and Mandarin with sub- titles) Leap! (PG for action and impolite humor) An- imated adventure about an 11-year-old orphan (Elle Fanning) living in Brittany who runs away to Paris with a friend (Nat Wolff ) to pursue her lifelong dream of becom- ing a prima ballerina. Voice cast featuring Mel Brooks, Carly Rae Jepsen a young woman’s (Britta- ny Snow) attempt to get home with the help of an army veteran (Dave Bau- tista). Cast includes Jeff Lima, Paco Lozano and Christian Navarro. Good Time (R for vi- olence, drug use, sex- uality and pervasive profanity) NYC crime drama revolving around a mobster’s (Robert Par- kinson) efforts to spring his brother (Ben Safdie) from jail after a botched bank robbery. With Bud- dy Duress, Barkhad (“I’m the Captain, now!”) Abdi and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Polina (Unrated) Anas- tasia Shevtsova handles help 55,000 homeless comrades suffering from PTSD and other illnesses after serving overseas in Iraq or Afghanistan. Tulip Fever (R for nudity and sexuality) Romance drama, set in 17th-century Amster- dam, chronicling an artist’s (Dane DeHaan) passionate affair with a married woman (Alicia Vikander) whose por- trait he’s been commis- sioned to paint. With Christoph Waltz, Zach Galifiniakis and Dame Judi Dench. Unleashed (Unrated) Romantic comedy about a woman unlucky at love ince 1988, activist/journalist Daryle Lamont Jenkins, aka “The Klanbuster,” has dedicated his life to monitoring the move- ments of the Ku Klux Klan and other White supremacist groups. In 2000, he co-founded One People’s Project [ https:// w w w.onepeoplesproject. com/], a watchdog organization which maintains a database not only on hate groups but on their membership as well. It is geared towards researching and reporting on hate politics and those engaged in them in an effort to diminish their impact on society. Despite incessant death threats, Dar- yle and company routinely put their lives on the line by participating in counter-demonstrations at Klan and neo-Nazi rallies. They were in Char- lottesville the recent weekend when a horde of white racists marched with torches while brandishing automatic weapons and chanting racist, anti-Se- mitic and homophobic epithets. And they were there when Heather Heyer was murdered by James Fields (al- legedly), the driver of the Dodge Chal- lenger which mowed down 20 peace- SHOWTIMES ful counter-demonstrators. Daryle has appeared on TV talk shows hosted by MSNBC’s Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow, as well as Montel Williams. And Jamie Bell is set to star in a biopic, “Skin,” about a neo-Nazi he helped leave the White Power move- ment. The movie’s producers are cur- rently casting the film, and are still searching for an actor to play Daryle. Here, he recounts the events which transpired in Charlottesville, and he assesses the state of the union in light of President Trump’s reluctance to condemn all Nazi and Klan sympa- thizers as evil. KW: Were you in Charlottesville the weekend of the terrorist attack? DLJ: Yes, I was, me and a crew of OPP members out of Philly, DC and New England and the South. KW: What drew you and the One People’s Project there? I assume you are always monitoring hate groups and the event registered a blip on your radar. Did you have any idea it was going to be such a huge gathering of white supremacists? See JUMP on page 11 The Week of Friday, Aug. 25 through Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 THE EMOJI MOVIE (PG) Fri-Thur: 12:10, 4:55 CARS 3 (G) Fri-Thur: 2:10 LANDLINE (R) Fri-Thur: 4:35, 9:35 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (PG-13) Fri-Thur: 12:00, 4:25, 6:45 LADY MACBETH (R) Fri-Thur: 12:20, 7:15 THE BEGUILED (R) Fri-Thur: 2:20, 9:15 THE DARK CRYSTAL (PG) Fri-Thur: 2:50, 7:00, 9:05 $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: Children 2 to 8 years old. Fri: shows starting between 3:30 pm and 8 pm. Sat - Sun: shows starting between 1 pm and 8 pm. $9.50 per child for the length of the movie. Call to reserve a spot, no drop ins.