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Arts & Entertainment
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, January 12
BIG BUDGET FILMS
The Commuter (PG-
13 for profanity and
intense violence) Liam
Neeson stars in this sus-
pense thriller as an in-
surance salesman who
finds himself caught up
in a criminal conspiracy
on his way home from
work after being offered
$100,000 by a mysterious
stranger to uncover the
identity of a passenger
hiding on the train. With
Vera Farmiga, Sam Neill,
Elizabeth
McGovern,
Patrick Wilson and Jona-
than Banks.
Condorito: La Pelicu-
la (Unrated) Animated
adaptation of the popu-
lar, Chilean comic strip
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Staunton, Hugh Bonne-
ville, Julie Walters and
Michael Gambon.
Proud Mary (Unrated)
Taraji P. Henson plays
the title character in this
tale of redemption, set in
Boston, as a mob assassin
who rethinks her line of
work after accidentally
orphaning a little boy
(Jahi Di’Allo Winston)
while performing a hit.
With Danny Glover, Mar-
‘Saturday Church’
revolving around the
attempt of an anthropo-
morphic condor (Omar
Chaparro) and his pals
to save the planet from
an evil alien, one plop
at a time. Voice cast in-
cludes Jessica Cediel,
Cristian de la Fuente and
Jey Mammon. (In English
and Spanish with subti-
tles)
Paddington 2 (PG for
action and mildly rude
humor)
Kid-oriented
sequel finds the anthro-
pomorphic bear (Ben
Whishaw) living with
the Brown family until
he’s wrongfully arrest-
ed for stealing a valu-
able old book from an
anitques shop. Ensemble
cast includes Sally Haw-
kins, Hugh Grant, Imelda
garet Avery and Neal Mc-
Donough.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
Abe & Phil’s Last Pok-
er Game (R for profanity
and sexuality) Baby-dad-
dy comedy about a cou-
ple of childless retirees’
(Martin Landau and Paul
Sorvino) competition to
convince a nurse (Maria
Dizzia) that he’s her long-
lost father. With Pamela
Dubin, Alexander Cook
and Kayla Harrity.
Humor Me (Unrat-
ed) Father-son comedy
about a struggling Man-
hattan playwright (Je-
maine Clement) who re-
luctantly moves in with
his elderly father (Elliott
SHOWTIMES
Gould) only to be pres-
sured to put on a produc-
tion starring residents
of the Jersey retirement
community. Featuring
Annie Potts, Bebe Neu-
wirth, Ingrid Michaelson
and Willie Carpenter.
Ku Qian (Unrated) The
impact of modernization
on Eastern China is ex-
amined in this documen-
tary chronicling a day
in the life of a migrant
worker in the garment
industry. (In Mandarin
with subtitles)
Lover for a Day (Un-
rated) Third wheel dra-
ma, set in Paris, about
a just-dumped, 23 year-
old (Esther Garrel) who
shows up at her father’s
(Eric Caravaca) look-
ing for a place to crash,
only to learn that he
‘s already sharing the
tiny apartment with a
new girlfriend (Louise
Chevillotte) half his age.
Support cast includes
Paul Toucang, Felix Ky-
syl and Michel Charrel.
(In French with subtitles)
My Art (Unrated) Lau-
rie Simmons wrote, di-
rected and stars in this
character-driven
dra-
ma about a 65-year-old
teacher craving recog-
nition as an artist. With
Lena Dunham, Parker
Posey, Robert Clohessy
and Grace Dunham.
The Room (R for sexu-
ality, profanity and brief
violence) Re-release of
the 2003 flop which in-
spired “The Disaster
Artist.” The abysmal
production
revolves
around a love triangle
which arises when a suc-
cessful banker’s (Tom-
my Wiseau) best friend
(Greg Sestero) starts
sleeping with his girl-
friend (Juliette Danielle).
Featuring Philip Hald-
man, Carolyn Minnott
and Robyn Paris. .
Saturday Church (Un-
rated) Poignant charac-
ter study chronicling an
The Week of
Friday, Jan. 12 through
Thursday, Jan. 18
JUSTICE LEAGUE (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 4:10, 9:45
BLADE RUNNER 2049 (R)
Fri-Thur: 11:20, 9:05
WONDER (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:40, 4:55
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (R)
Fri-Thur: 2:35, 7:20
MURDER ON THE ORIENT
EXPRESS (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 1:45, 6:40
CORALINE (PG)
Fri-Thur: 11:30, 4:45, 9:35
THOR: RAGNAROK (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 2:05, 6:55
$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.
‘Proud Mary’
effeminate, 14-year-old
boy’s (Luka Kain) strug-
gle with his sexual iden-
tity until finding support
at an LGBTQ support
group in the transgender
community. With Mar-
got Bingham, Regina Tay-
lor and Evander Duck, Jr.
Vazante (Unrated) 19th
Century saga, set in Bra-
zil’s Diamantina Moun-
tains, about a slave-trad-
ing plantation owner
(Adriano Carvalho) who
decides to marry his 12
year-old niece (Luana
Nastas), after his wife
dies during childbirth.
Supporting cast includes
Sandra Corveloni, Rober-
to Audio and Jai Baptista.
(In Portuguese with sub-
titles)
Black Panther Movie Causing
Excitement Around Country
Chadwick Boseman to star as the eponymous
superhero
By JESSE J. HOLLAND
Associated Press
here’s a Black Panther party go-
ing on all around the country.
Superhero fans, movie fans
and especially connoisseurs of
Black culture — American and Afri-
can — are eagerly awaiting the debut
of Marvel’s “Black Panther” movie
starring comic books’ first Black su-
perhero with an enthusiasm not often
seen in American cinema.
“Black Panther” viewing parties are
being scheduled around the country
for its February release, smack dab
in the middle of Black History Month.
Clothing lines are being designed
around the bright colors and Afro-
futurism styles of Wakanda. And
Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick
Lamar was just named to produce the
soundtrack.
And people are already calling the
T
still-unseen movie one of the most
important of 2018, despite the fact
that the character that has only ap-
peared once on the silver screen and
until now, has not occupied the same
pantheon as stalwarts like Superman,
Batman and Spiderman.
But for some fans, none of that mat-
ters.
“As the father of two little Black boys
I’m super excited to have a superhero
that looks like them on screen,” said
Glen Greezy of New York City, who
plans to hit Times Square and see
the movie on opening weekend along
with more than 900 of his friends on
Facebook.
“Other superheroes are great and I
see their movies too, but something
about having a Black man as the main
character in a superhero movie is ex-
tra appealing.”
“Black Panther,” starring Chadwick
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ALBINA MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE
ANNUAL CITY-WIDE
Martin Luther King, Jr. Program
Theme:
“Where Do We Go From Here:
Chaos or Community?”
When: Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
Where: Maranatha Church, 4222 NE 12th Ave., Portland, OR
Speaker: Dr. Marvin Lynn, Dean of Graduate School Education
at Portland State University
“A dynamic speaker & brilliant African American scholar”
Speaker ~ Poetry x Music
Sponsored by The Albina Ministerial Alliance
Information: (503)287-0261