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Arts & Entertainment
5 Ways to Entertain Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday
Your Indoor Cat
WIDE RELEASES
W
hen it comes
to
entertain-
ing cats, most
of us are at a
loss for ideas. Should
we purchase the playful
Kitty-Omatic 3000 or
would a paper bag suf-
fice? Many of us have
endured the frustration
of buying toys just to
witness our feline mas-
ters casually walk by
apathetically. How dis-
respectful!
After years of witness-
ing Soleil’s disdain for
my carefully chosen fe-
line enrichment items,
I decided to save money
and not purchase any-
thing. To my surprise,
she found amusement
around the house. Below
are her top five enter-
tainment activities.
1. Paper Bag
Nothing yells overt
elation like a kitten in
a bag. Have you seen
them? Hopping and bop-
ping, twirling and whirl-
ing, oh, how they adore
the sound, texture and
lightness of a shopping
bag. To encourage play,
place a paper bag on the
floor in front of your cat
and move it sporadically.
I bet you they will love it.
If your pet is hesitant to
play, hide cat treats in-
side the bag for a little
positive reinforcement.
2. Light Reflections:
Some cats love playing
with lasers and chasing
light. You can get the
same effect by holding
crystal or a cracked cell
phone up to a window.
The best time for this
game is morning or dusk
as the sun moves across
the sky. Clear a space
on the floor or couch
so your pet doesn’t run
into anything. Not only
will the joy of your cat
chasing twinkling dots
amuse you, but the sight
will be magical. When
you’re ready to stop,
Dr. Jasmine
Shanelle
Streeter
Veterinarian
place a few treats on the
ground where the light
is so your cat thinks
they’ve “caught” their
prey.
3. Build a Fort
Need I say more? Cats
love hiding and creep-
ing around tight spaces.
Build a fort with sheets,
boxes, tubes and chairs
to bring kitty camping
to life. Divide the fort
into sections and watch
your pet swat at the
loose fabric. To make it
a party, make the fort
large enough for you
and your kitty. That’s
when the real fun be-
gins.
4. Tag/Hide and Seek
Cats love stalking
things and people. It’s
a natural gift they have
as predators of the do-
mestic world. To cul-
tivate this God-given
talent, try entertaining
your pet the next time
you witness this behav-
ior. Slowly make eye
contact, with your cat
then look away. Move
slowly and then make
quick motions with the
hand. Take off running
into the other room and
then double back to see
if they’ve followed. To
determine if they’re
having fun, watch their
tails. If they flick up and
down quickly, you’re on
the right track.
5. Plants
Some cats love plants.
This is great if you have
nontoxic plants avail-
able for your pet to chew
on or crawl through.
Alternatively, buy cat-
nip or wheatgrass from
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SHOWTIMES
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO
AGAIN (PG-13)
Fri-Thu: 11:40, 4:20
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
(PG-13)
Fri-Thu: 11:45, 4:45, 9:40
LEAVE NO TRACE (PG)
Fri-Thur: 1:40, 6:45
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
(PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 2:15, 9:05
The Predator (R for
graphic violence, crude
sexual references and
pervasive
profanity)
Sixth installment in the
sci-fi series revolves
around a disgruntled
science teacher (Olivia
Munn) who joins forc-
es with a ragtag crew
of ex-soldiers to save
humanity after a young
boy (Jacob Tremblay) in-
advertently triggers the
return to Earth of the
universe’s most lethal
hunters. With Boyd Hol-
brook, Trevante Rhodes,
Keegan-Michael
Key,
Brian A. Prince and Ster-
ling K. Brown.
A Simple Favor (R
for violence, drug use,
graphic nude images,
and pervasive profanity
and sexuality) Cat-and-
mouse crime thriller
about a small-town blog-
ger (Anna Kendrick)
who teams with her
BFF’s (Blake Lively) hus-
band (Henry Golding) to
solve his wife’s mysteri-
ous disappearance. Cast
includes Eric Johnson,
Jean Smart and Sarah
Baker.
Unbroken: Path to Re-
demption (PG-13 for ma-
ture themes and disturb-
ing images) Biopic based
on Laura Hillenbrand’s
best seller chronicling
World War II POW Lou-
is Zamperini’s (Samuel
Hunt) overcoming his
despair with the help of
his wife (Merritt Patter-
son). Featuring Vanes-
sa Bell Calloway, Bobby
Campo and Gary Cole.
White Boy Rick (R for
drugs, violence, sexual-
ity, pervasive profanity
and brief nudity) Richie
Merritt plays the title
character in this biop-
ic, set in Detroit in the
‘80s, recounting the
rise and fall of FBI in-
formant-turned-drug
kingpin Richard Wer-
she, Jr. With Matthew
McConaughey, Jennifer
Week of
Friday, Sept. 14 through
Thursday, Sept. 20
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN
KINGDOM (PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 2:05, 7:00
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
(PG-13)
Fri-Thur: 11:35, 7:15
MULHOLLAND DRIVE (R)
Fri-Thur: 4:00, 9:20
$4 adults, $3 seniors (65+), $3 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.
‘White Boy Rick’
Kam
Williams
mentary by Bill Clinton,
James Comey and Jeb
Bush.
Kam’s
Kapsules
Movie
Reviews
Bel Canto (Unrated)
Suspense thriller about
a world-renown opera
singer (Julianne Moore)
kidnapped by South
American guerrillas as
she was about to per-
form at a Japanese ty-
coon’s (Ken Watanabe)
birthday party. With
Christopher
Lambert,
Sebastian Koch and
Olek Krupa. (In English,
Spanish, French and Jap-
anese)
Jason Leigh, Eddie Mar-
san and Piper Laurie.
INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS
American Chaos (R
for profanity and sexu-
al references) Red-state
documentary shedding
light on what inspired
Trump’s supporters to
vote for him in the 2016
presidential election.
American Deep State
(Unrated) Eye-opening
expose’ revealing the
hidden network of gov-
ernment
bureaucrats
secretly controlling U.S.
policy. Featuring com-
The Children Act (R
for a sexual reference)
Courtroom drama re-
volving around a judge’s
(Emma
Thompson)
struggle with wheth-
er to force a teenager
with leukemia (Fionn
Whitehead) to undergo
a life-saving blood trans-
fusion forbidden by his
religion. With Stanley
Tucci, Ben Chaplin and
Eileen Walsh.
Lizzie (R for violence,
grisly images, nudity,
sexuality and profanity)
Chloe Sevigny portrays
Lizzie Borden in this
crime thriller about the
infamous young woman
accused of murdering
her father (Jamey Sher-
idan) and stepmother
(Fiona Shaw) in Fall
River, Massachusetts in
1892. With Kristen Stew-
art, Kim Dickens and Jeff
Perry.
Science Fair (PG for
mature themes and mild
epithets) STEM docu-
mentary
chronicling
the impressive efforts
of nine high school stu-
dents competing in the
international
science
fair.