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Page 6 The Skanner February 21, 2018 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Feb. 23 BIG BUDGET FILMS Annihilation (R for vi- olence, profanity, sexu- ality and bloody images) Sci-fi thriller based on Jeff VanderMeer’s best seller of the same name about a biologist (Na- talie Portman) who vol- unteers to lead a secret mission into the same environmental disaster area where her husband (Oscar Issac) has dis- appeared. With Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodri- guez and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Every Day (PG-13 for profanity, underage drinking, suggestive material and mature themes) Adaptation of David Levithan’s NY Times best seller about a 16-year-old girl (Angou- rie Rice) who falls in love with a ghost that inhab- its a different body ev- ery day. Supporting cast includes Debby Ryan, Maria Bello and Justice Smith. Game Night (R for pro- Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews fanity, sexuality and vio- lence) Crime comedy re- volving around a couple (Jason Bateman and Ra- chel McAdams) that in- vites some friends to play a murder mystery, only to have the party turn into a real-life whodun- it when the husband’s brother (Kyle Chandler) gets kidnapped by what were supposed to be fake thugs. With Sharon Hor- gan, Billy Magnussen, Lamorne Harris, Camille Chen and Kylie Bunbury. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Curvature (Unrated) Sci-fi thriller about a sci- entist (Lyndsy Fonseca) who travels back in time after a mysterious phone call in order to stop her- self from committing a murder. With Linda Hamilton, Glenn Mor- shower and Noah Bean. Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? (Unrat- ed) Justice delayed doc- umentary investigating the events surrounding the 1946 killing of a Black man in an Alabama con- venience store by the owner, the director’s great-grandfather, a Ku Klux Klansman. Half Magic (R for fron- tal nudity, profanity, graphic sexuality and drug use) Heather Gra- ham wrote, directed and stars in this battle-of-the- sexes comedy revolving around three BFFs’ (Gra- ham, Angela Kinsey and Stephanie Beatriz) dat- ing and work woes. With Molly Shannon, Johnny Knoxville and Thomas Lennon. Hannah (Unrated) Charlotte Rampling plays the title character in this intimate portrait of a housekeeper drifting ‘Game Night’ between denial and reali- ty in the wake of her hus- band’s (Andre Wilms) being sent up the river. Featuring Stephanie Van Vyve, Simon Bisschop and Jessica Fanhan. (In French and English with subtitles) Hichki (Unrated) Bol- lywood coming-of-age drama about a young woman (Rani Mukerji) with Tourette syndrome who turns her weakness into a strength en route to landing a teaching position at an elite prep school. With Supriya Pilgaonkar and Ivan Ro- drigues. (In Hindi with subtitles) Mute (Unrated) Futur- istic sci-fi, set in Berlin in the 2050s, chroni- cling a mute bartender’s (Alexander Skarsgard) desperate search for his missing girlfriend with the help of a couple of U.S. Army surgeons (Paul Ruddd and Justin Theroux) on a mission of their own. Support cast includes Seyneb Saleh, Robert Sheehan and Noel Clarke. Survivors’ Guide to Prison (Unrated) Incar- ceration documentary with practical tips for fel- ons preparing for a stint behind bars. Featuring commentary by Danny Trejo, RZA, Ice-T, Susan Sarandon, Russell Sim- mons, Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip. Bill Rauch to Leave OSF in 2019 to Lead NYC’s Perelman Center Rauch’s tenure as Artistic Director will conclude August 2019 Oregon Shakespeare Festival he Oregon Shake- speare Festival (OSF) announced today that Artis- tic Director Bill Rauch will leave OSF in August 2019 to assume artistic leadership of The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Performing Arts at the World Trade Center in New York City. “What we have col- T lectively accomplished in the past 12 years at OSF exceeds my wildest dreams of what was pos- sible when I first started the job,” Rauch said. “An ever-diversifying uni- verse of actors, artisans, administrators, board members, audience members and so many more have led this Festi- val boldly forward to the forefront of the Ameri- can theater.” “Leaving OSF and this Bill Rauch amazing company has been one of the most diffi- cult decisions of my life,” Rauch continued. “The Festival and this won- derful town are where my husband and I have raised our two children together—it’s truly our home in so many sens- es of the word. We have been deeply impacted and changed by our time here in Ashland.” According to the Perel- man Center’s website, “The Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center (PAC) will be a global center for the creation and exchange of art, ideas, and culture. Featuring a café and community spaces, the PAC will be a hub for the thriving downtown com- munity.” In its three flex- ible performance spaces, the PAC will produce and premiere works of the- ater, dance, music, mu- sical theater, opera, and film, as well as produc- tions that cross multiple disciplines. See RAUCH on page 9
