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May 8, 2019 The Skanner Portland & Seattle Page 5 Arts & Entertainment Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, May 10 Chace Crawford and Suki Waterhouse. My Son (Unrated) Vig- ilante thriller revolving around an anguished fa- ther (Guillaume Canet) willing to take the law into his own hands upon learning from his es- tranged wife (Melanie Laurent) wife that their 7-year-old son (Lino Papa) has suddenly dis- appeared while on a camping trip. Support- ing cast includes An- toine Hamel, Mohamed Brikat and Marc Robert. (In French with subtitles) ‘Pokemon Detective Pikachu‘ The Hustle (PG-13 for profanity and crude sex- uality) Unlikely-partners crime comedy ostensibly based on Bedtime Sto- ry (1964) and revolving around a low-brow (Reb- el Wilson) and a high- class con artist (Anne Ha- thaway) who join forces to fleece a naive, young billionaire (Alex Sharp) of his fortune. With Tim Kam Williams Kam’s Kapsules Movie Reviews eran detective’s mysteri- ous disappearance. Voice cast includes Bill Nighy, Kathryn Newton and Ken Watanabe. ‘Poms’ Blake Nelson, Meena Rayann and Ingrid Oli- ver. Pokemon Detective Pikachu (PG for action, peril, rude and sugges- tive humor, and mature themes) Kid-friendly whodunit finds a wise- cracking Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds) teaming with the 21 year-old son (Jus- tice Smith) of his partner in order to solve the vet- Poms (PG-13 for pro- fanity and sexual refer- ences) Female empow- erment comedy about a resident of a retirement community (Diane Kea- ton) who recruits a few fellow geriatrics to form a cheerleading squad. Co-starring Pam Grier, Jacki Weaver and Rhea Perlman. Tolkien (PG-13 for war violence) Nicholas Hoult portrays J.R.R. Tolkien in this biopic chronicling the fellowship the leg- endary fantasy writer forged with prep school classmates during his formative years. With Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Patrick Gibson and Anthony Boyle. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS All Is True (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes and sugges- tive material) Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as the Bard of Avon in this biopic revisiting the last days in the life of William Shakespeare. Cast includes Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and Jack Colgrave Hirst. The Biggest Little Farm (PG for brief profani- ty and mature themes) Eco-documentary about a couple that decides to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres in Ven- tura County after being evicted from their tiny L.A. apartment. Charlie Says (R for disturbing violence, graphic sexuality, fron- tal nudity, profanity and drug use) Crime drama revisiting the infamous Manson family mur- ders as seen through the eyes of the three female cult members (Hannah Murray, Sosie Bacon and Marianne Rendon) who participated in the slaughter. With Grace Van Dien, Matt Smith, The Professor and the Madman (Unrated) Literary biopic chron- icling Professor James Serengeti Rules (Un- rated) Climate change documentary following the pioneering work of five scientists whose de- cades-long study of the Amazon Rain Forest, the Serengeti Plains, the Arctic Ocean and the Pa- cific Tide Pools has led to some surprising conclu- sions offering hope for restoring the planet. FILM REVIEW: Overdue Biopic Belatedly Pays Tribute to ‘Bolden’ By Kam Williams For The Skanner News B uddy Bolden (1877- 1931) was born in New Orleans, where he took up the cor- net at an early age. His unique approach to the in- strument involved a nov- el form of improvisation while playing a combina- tion of gospel, blues and ragtime. Well before the emer- This image released by Abramorama shows Gary Carr portraying gence of Louis Armstrong, jazz pioneer Charles “Buddy” Bolden in a scene from “Bolden,” in Buddy was a popular band- theaters on Friday. leader credited with creat- ing a new genre of music: jazz! Sadly, ended in 1907 when he was commit- this genius has mostly been forgotten ted to the mental institution where by history because no recordings or he would spend the last of his days in obscurity. arrangements of his songs survived. Bolden is basically a flashback flick However, thanks to legendary trum- peter Wynton Marsalis in collabora- unfolding from the surreal perspec- tion with writer/director Dan Pritz- tive of a patient struggling to make ker, we now have Bolden, a brilliant sense of his life. The film stars Garry biopic painting a poignant portrait Carr who delivers a riveting perfor- of what Buddy’s life might have been mance as black man whose spirit has like. Marsalis composed, arranged been broken by racism and a host of and played on the soundtrack, relying other maladies flowing from that op- on what scraps of his subject’s work pression. Don’t miss this overdue tribute to a he could unearth. Similarly, Pritzker cobbled togeth- forgotten jazz pioneer! er a speculative storyline based on Excellent HHHH the few facts available about Bolden. What we do know is that his career Rated R FRED NORRIS/ABRAMORAMA VIA AP WIDE RELEASES Murray’s (Mel Gibson) work on the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary with the help of a patient (Sean Penn) from a criminal lunatic asylum who provided over 10,000 entries. With Eddie Marsan, Steve Coo- gan and Natalie Dormer. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON PRESENTS: SHOWTIMES HIGH LIFE Fri-Thur: 4:35, 9:15 MISSING LINK (PG) Fri-Thu: 11:45, 5:05 PET SEMATARY (R) Fri-Thur: 9:45 SHAZAM! (PG-13) Fri-Thu: 2:20, 7:00 DUMBO (PG) Fri-Thu: 12:05, 4:20 Week of Friday, May 10 through Thursday, May 16 US (R) Fri-Thu: 1:50, 6:45 THE MUSTANG (R) Fri-Thu: 2:30, 9:30 CASABLANCA (1942) (PG) Fri-Thu: 11:55, 7:15 $4 adults, $3 seniors (65+), $3 kids (12-) 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 27th Annual Good in the Hood Multicultural Festival FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 21-23 King School Park, NE 6th Ave & NE Humboldt St, Portland LIVE MUSIC! Jazz • Blues • R&B • Latin • Pop Conscious Hip/Hop • NEO-Soul • DJ intermission Food • Market Place • Informational Village • Kids Space • Parade Legacy Emanuel Medical Center’s “Trauma Nurses Talk Tough” $6 discounted bicy- cle helmet sale and free health screenings , Saturday, June 22 , 12-4pm New! Movie in the Park, Friday night June 21 featuring the movie “Black Panther” Hours: Kick-off Party, music by DJ Pryce, hosted by MC Seezinin, Friday June 21 King School Park 6-10pm. Parade (NE MLK), Saturday June 22, 11am. Festival continues, Saturday and Sunday June 22-23, 11am to 10pm. Interested in becoming a Food Vendor, selling merchandise at the Market Place, haveing an information booth in our Information Village, participating in the Parade, becoming a Kids Space sponsor or volunteering at this year’s festival? Contact GITH Hotline at 971-302-6380, or visit www.goodnthehood.org
