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March 7, 2018 The Skanner Page 7 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, March 9 BIG BUDGET FILMS Gringo (R for sexuality, violence and pervasive profanity) Action-com- edy set south of the bor- der where a medical mar- ijuana salesman (David Oyelowo) is forced to sur- vive by his wits after be- ing kidnapped by a ruth- less Mexican drug cartel. With Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Thandie Newton and Amanda Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews material) Action thriller about a gang of computer hackers who conspire to steal $600 million from the U.S. Treasury during ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Seyfried. (In English, Spanish and French with subtitles) The (PG-13 lence, fanity Hurricane Heist for action, vio- destruction, pro- and suggestive a Category 5 hurricane. Featuring Maggie Grace, Toby Kebbell and Ryan Kwanten. The Strangers: Prey at Night (R for profani- ty, terror and violence) Horror sequel about a family that finds itself staked by three masked psychopaths (Emma Bel- lomy, Damian Maffei and Lea Enslin) after be- ing stranded at a seclud- ed, mobile home park. Co-starring Christina Hendricks, Martin Hen- derson, Bailee Madison and Lewis Pullman. A Wrinkle in Time (PG for peril and mature themes) Ava DuVernay adapted this coming-of- age fantasy from Made- leine L’Engle’s children’s novel of the same name revolving around a young girl (Storm Reid) who, accompanied by a classmate (Levi Miller), her little brother (Deric McCabe) and three astral travelers (Oprah Win- frey, Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon), em- barks on an epic quest to a distant planet in search of her missing scientist father (Chris Pine) With Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mi- chael Pena and Zach Gal- ifianakis. 3 University of Oregon Graduates Win at Academy Awards EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Three gradu- ates of the University of Oregon were winners at the Academy Awards. The winners on Sunday included filmmaker James Ivory, Jake Swantko and Richard Hoover, The Eugene Regis- ter-Guard reported . Ivory, a four-time nominee, took home the award for best adapted screenplay for the film “Call Me By Your Name.” At 89, the 1951 graduate and Klamath Falls native became the oldest ever Oscar winner in a compet- itive category. Swantko, a 30-year-old graduate of the university’s School of Journalism and Communication, worked as direc- tor of photography on best documen- tary winner “Icarus.” The film was his first major movie credit. Hoover, a 1980 graduate, shared an Oscar for best visual effects on “Blade Runner 2049.” SHOWTIMES HOSTILES (R) Fri-Thu: 4:05, 9:30 MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER (MEARI TO MAJO NO HANA) (R) Fri-Thur: 4:55 PADDINGTON 2 (PG) Fri-Thur: 2:10 MOLLY’S GAME (R) Fri-Thur: 11:20, 6:40 Swantko, in an interview Monday, described the surreal transformation of the movie that became Icarus as a “ It was a pretty simple idea for a movie “perfect storm” of circumstances that helped bolster its success. “It was a pretty simple idea” for a movie, Swantko said. “It became a once- in-a-lifetime kinda story.” Swantko said the positive reaction the film got at the 2017 Sundance Film Fes- tival was his first hint of the success it might achieve. Netflix later would buy the rights for a reported $5 million. Still, the best documentary catego- ry at the Oscars is an “unpredictable,” Swantko said, and “we knew it was out of our control.” The Week of Friday, March 9 through Thursday, March 15 FERDINAND (PG) Fri-Thur: 11:30 STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (PG-13) Fri-Thur: 1:50, 6:50, 9:25 COCO (PG) Fri-Thur: 11:25, 4:25, 7:10 PLANET OF THE APES (1968) (G) Fri-Thur: 1:40, 9:55 $4 adults, $3 senior citizens (65+), $3 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. ‘The Forgiven’ INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS The Forgiven (Unrat- ed) Truth and recon- ciliation drama, set in South Africa after the fall of the Apartheid re- gime, revolving around Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s (Forest Whitaker) meeting with a confessed murderer (Eric Bana) seeking redemption. Cast includes Jeff Gum, Terry Norton and Rob Gough. Itzhak (Unrated) Rev- erential biopic chroni- cling the life and times of Itzhak Perlman who be- came a world-renowned classical violinist despite contracting polio at the age of 4. The Leisure Seeker (R for sexuality and mature themes) Adaptation of Michael Zadoorian’s bit- tersweet best seller about a couple of ailing octoge- narians (Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland) who ignore doctors’ or- ders to embark on a fi- nal cross-country trip in their trusty RV. With Kirsty Mitchell, Janet Moloney Mikel. and Joshua Thoroughbreds (R for profanity, sexual refer- ences, drug use, bloody images and disturbing behavior) Suspense thriller, set in subur- ban Connecticut, about a couple of privileged BFFs (Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy) who bring out the worst in each when they reunite as troubled teens after spending years apart. With Paul Sparks, Fran- cie Swift and the late An- ton Yelchin.
