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