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August 22, 2018 The Skanner Page 9 Arts & Entertainment New Movies Opening Friday, August 24 WIDE RELEASES A.X.L (PG for action, peril, suggestive materi- al, mild epithets and ma- ture themes) Epic sci-fi adventure about the un- likely friendship forged between a kindhearted loner (Alex Neustaedter) and the top secret, robot- ic dog he finds hiding in the desert. With Becky G, Ted McGinley and Thom- as Jane. The Happytime Mur- ders (R for crude humor, graphic sexuality, drug use and pervasive pro- fanity) Crime comedy about two private eyes, one human (Melissa Mc- Carthy), one puppet (Bill Barretta), who grudging- ly join forces to find the serial killer targeting cast members of a pop- ular puppet show from the 1980s. Cast includes Maya Rudolph, Elizabeth Banks and Joel McHale. Searching (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, drug references and mature themes) High- tech whodunit revolv- ing around a desperate father (John Cho) who looks on his missing 16 year-old daughter’s (Mi- chelle La) laptop comput- er for clues to her sudden disappearance without a trace. With Debra Mess- ing, Joseph Lee, Alex Jayne Go, Megan Liu and Sarah Sohn. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN Blue Iquana (Un- rated) Crime comedy about a couple of ex- cons (Sam Rockwell and Ben Schwartz) working in dead end jobs at a NYC diner when a Brit- ish lawyer (Phoebe Fox) walks in and makes an offer they can’t refuse. With Simon Callow, Amanda Donohoe and Frances Barber The Bookshop (PG for mild epithets, mature themes and smoking) Romance drama, set in England in 1959, about a free-spirited widow (Em- ily Mortimer) who opens a bookstore in a con- servative coastal town where she meets resis- tance from a local grand dame (Patricia Clarkson) but also finds an ardent admirer in reclusive widower (Bill Nighy). With James Lance, Har- vey Bennett and Frances Barber. John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (Un- rated) Tennis retrospec- tive revisiting the final match of the 1984 French open between McEnroe and Ivan Lendl. Narrated by Mathieu Amalric. (In French and English with subtitles) The Skanner Report is ‘The Happytime Murders’ Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews An L.A. Minute (R for sexuality and profanity) Hollywood spoof taking a satirical look at fame and fortune in Tinseltown while revolving around a love affair between a best-selling author (Ga- briel Byrne) and an avant garde performance art- ist (Kiersey Clemons). Supporting cast includes Ned Bellamy, Ed Marina- ro and Bob Balaban. Papillon (R for pro- fanity, nudity, violence, bloody images and some sexuality) Charlie Hun- nam plays the title char- acter in this remake of the 1973 classic based on unjustly-convicted Hen- ri “Papillon” Charriere’s memoir recounting his and a fellow inmate’s (Rami Malek) daring es- cape from an infamous penal colony on Devil’s Island. With Tommy Fla- nagan, Eve Hewson and Roland Moller. (In En- glish and Spanish with subtitles) Replicas (PG-13 for vio- lence, nudity, sexual ref- erences, disturbing im- ages and mature themes) Sci-fi thriller about a grieving biologist (Kea- nu Reeves) who becomes obsessed with bringing his family members back to life after they perish in a tragic car accident. Fea- turing Alice Eve, Thom- as Middleditch and John Ortiz. Support the Girls (R for profanity, sexual ref- erences and brief nudity) Ensemble comedy chron- icling a day-in-the-life of the nurturing manager (Regina Hall) of a sports bar with scantily-clad waitresses. Cast includes Haley Lu Richardson, Zoe Graham and Dylan Gelula. Detroit Residents Remember Aretha Franklin, Impact on City By Corey Williams and Jeff Karoub, Associated Press DETROIT — To the rest of the world, she was the “Queen of Soul” — a wom- an whose strong and soulful voice could effortlessly jump multiple oc- taves whether belting out tear-jerk- ing ballads or jump-and-shout gospel. To residents in her hometown of De- troit who followed her more than 50- year career, she was simply “Aretha” or more personally “Ree-Ree” — the city’s favorite daughter, often singing at the Baptist church her father once led or headlining charity functions SHOWTIMES HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION (PG) Fri-Thu: 12:35, 2:50, 4:50 OCEAN’S 8 (PG-13) Fri-Thur: 2:20, 7:20 AMERICAN ANIMALS (R) Fri-Thur: 9:10 SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) Fri-Thur: 11:55, 6:45 for kids or the less fortunate. “She was a pioneer woman for De- troit,” said Myron Pullin, fighting back tears Thursday morning outside New Bethel Baptist Church after learning of Franklin’s death from pancreatic can- cer. “It really hurt my heart. I wanted to cry,” Pullin, 56, added beneath somber, gray and swollen clouds. “Her music touches you, but her voice. Patti La- Belle, Gladys Knight, they’re beautiful singers, but to me, Aretha just stood out differently from all of them.” See ARETHA on page 11 Week of Friday, Aug. 24 through Thursday, Aug. 30 DEADPOOL 2 (R) Fri-Thur: 9:30 RBG (PG) Fri-Thur: 12:10, 5:05 STOP MAKING SENSE (NR) Fri-Thur: 4:40, 9:40 MEN IN BLACK (PG-13) Fri-Thur: 2:40, 7:00 $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. Chosen Headlines from community newspapers throughout the U.S. a service of NEWS
