• 10 AMY The sad rise and fall of English pop diva Amy
Winehouse is related entirely through old footage and interviews, expertly assembled by Asif Kapadia (Senna). Theater TBD • 10 CARTEL LAND An acclaimed new documentary looks at citizen militia movements in Arizona and Mexico, both battling drug smugglers. Theater TBD 10 THE GALLOWS Ooh, another teen found-footage movie! Opens wide 10 MINIONS For lovers of the Despicable Me franchise, here comes a prequel/spinoff of our favorite li’l yellow dudes. Opens wide 10 10,000KM A couple in a long-distance relationship (Los Angeles/Barcelona) tries to maintain a connection when technology begins to fail them. Opens wide • 10–AUG. 29 FREMONT OUTDOOR CINEMA This favorite al fresco film series opens with a free screening of Elf. Following titles include Ghostbusters, The Big Lebowski (of course), South Park, and Anchor Man. Most evenings (usually Saturdays, occasionally Fridays) are ticketed, some are 21-and-over. Downtown Fremont, fremontoutdoormovies.com 17 ANT-MAN Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas star in this comic superhero movie. Opens wide 17 MR. HOLMES An aging and retired Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) tends to his bees at his seaside farmhouse, until a neighbor boy discovers his secret. This was popular at SIFF. Opens wide • 17 A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE The latest deadpan, uncategorizable
comedy from Sweden’s Roy Andersson. Northwest Film Forum 17 THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT A psychological thriller based on the famous 1971 study in which students playing prison guards were easily encouraged into torturing their mock prisoners. Opens wide • 17 TRAINWRECK Amy is her name, and promiscuity is her game . . . that is, until she begins to fall in love. With Bill Hader. Opens wide 24 DO I SOUND GAY? This doc examines the phenomenon of “gay voice” and the efforts of some men to hide it. Dan Savage appears. Northwest Film Forum 24 SOUTHPAW Jake Gyllenhaal beefs up for this sports drama about a boxer. Antoine Fuqua, of Training Day, directs. Opens wide 24 PIXELS Chris Columbus directs this sci-fi action film starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James, in which aliens send real-life video-game characters (PacMan and Donkey Kong) to take over Earth. Game on? Opens wide
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24 PAPER TOWNS Adapted from a John Green (The
Fault in Our Stars) book about teenagers failing to imagine each other complexly. Starring Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne. Opens wide 24 IRRATIONAL MAN Despite our feelings about its creator, this new Woody Allen movie (starring Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, and Parker Posey) looks pretty good. Theater pending • 25–AUG. 22 MOVIES AT THE MURAL This year’s lineup includes Goonies, Selma, Into the Woods, and more. Bring your picnic blanket and stake out your turf early on the small Mural Amphitheater lawn. Seattle Center, seattlecenter.com 31 COURT In this legal drama from India, a folk singer is accused of causing a man to commit suicide with his sad music. Northwest Film Forum 31 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION Tom Cruise returns for more adventures as Ethan Hunt, battling baddies and running away from explosions. Opens wide 31 SELF/LESS Ben Kingsley plays a man who has his consciousness transferred into Ryan Reynolds’ hot body. Thankfully this is a sci-fi thriller, not a dumb comedy. Opens wide 31 VACATION A reboot of the classic Vacation films. Ed Helms plays a grown-up Rusty Griswold, who tries to follow in the heedless footsteps of his father Clark (Chevy Chase, reprising his ’80s role). Opens wide
August
7 FANTASTIC FOUR When a teleportation experiment
gone wrong gives four (fantastic) young scientists superhuman abilities, they must use their newfound powers to conquer evil. Opens wide 7 MASTERMINDS What do you get when a bored night guard is influenced by his crush? One of the largest bank heists in history. Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) directs an A-list cast including Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, and Jason Sudeikis. Opens wide 7 RICKI AND THE FLASH Diablo Cody (Juno) wrote this film about a rock musician (Meryl Streep) who returns home to make things right long after leaving everything behind to follow her music dreams. Opens wide • 7 SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE From Aardman Animations (creator of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit), this new adventure follows a rogue sheep on his very Ferris Bueller day off. Opens wide
14 THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. A new spy-fi film from
Guy Ritchie based on the 1960s television series. It’s set in the same Cold War period and stars Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer. Opens wide 14 STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Not a documentary, this is the origin story of legendary L.A. hip-hop crew N.W.A. Opens wide 14 UNDERDOGS This animated film follows a shy boy named Jake who is a talented foosball player, yet he must save his town from being turned into a sports stadium. Opens wide 21 AMERICAN ULTRA Jesse Eisenberg stars as a stoner (secretly a lethal spy), who gets entangled with Kristen Stewart. Oh, and Eisenberg’s character is also marked for death in this Pineapple Express–sounding comedy. Opens wide 21 LEARNING TO DRIVE Based on a New Yorker article written by Katha Pollitt, a successful book editor (Patricia Clarkson) starts taking driving lessons after a divorce. No surprise that she falls for her teacher (Ben Kingsley). Opens wide 21 SINISTER 2 Your typical supernatural horror-film sequel. Opens wide 21 HITMAN: AGENT 47 Based on the Hitman video game (also filmed), this sequel follows an assassin known as Agent 47. Duh. Opens wide 28 REGRESSION This hybrid American/Spanish thriller, which involves sexual abuse and amnesia, stars Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke. It’s directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who did well with The Sea Inside and Open Your Eyes. Open wide 28 WAR ROOM On what is traditionally the weakest moviegoing weekend of the year, this is a faith-based drama about a couple contemplating divorce. We’re guessing prayer will save their marriage. Open wide
September
2 NO ESCAPE Lake Bell and Owen Wilson play a couple
caught up in a foreign coup; Pierce Brosnan helps them somehow. Opens wide 2 A WALK IN THE WOODS Based on the memoir by Bill Bryson about a man (Robert Redford) who returns to the U.S. after 20 years in England and decides to hike the Appalachian Trail with an old friend (Nick Nolte). With Emma Thompson. Opens wide 4 BREAK POINT Jeremy Sisto and Adam DeVine play two estranged brothers who try their luck at a Grand Slam tennis tournament. Not to be confused with the Point Break remake, which sounds much better. Opens wide
VISUAL ARTS June
13–TBD WHAT’S UP, DOC? Celebrate the iconic work
of animation artist Chuck Jones, who brought Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote, and the Roadrunner to life. The open-ended exhibit features over 125 original sketches and drawings and 23 of his animated films. EMP Museum • 18–21 POP-UP ART Putt! Fore! Use the free clubs, golf balls, and score cards at TAM and play 10 artistdesigned putt-putt holes. Tacoma Art Muesum, tacomaartmuseum.org • 18–SEPT. 7 DISGUISE: MASKS AND GLOBAL AFRICAN ART Contemporary African artists and
those of African descent explore the evolution of the mask and forms of disguise. Seattle Art Museum, seattleartmuseum.org 19–AUG. 15 DWELL Drawings, paintings, and photos by Gala Bent, Julie Blackmon, Susanna Bluhm, and Linda Connor on themes of architecture. G. Gibson Gallery, ggibsongallery.com. • 20–SEPT. 13 ROGER SHIMOMURA The Seattlenative artist (now based in Kansas) combines Pop and comic-book imagery with his own biographical experiences. Tacoma Art Museum • 20–SEPT. 27 MARTIN CREED Viewers will navigate a sea of silver balloons while considering the location and physical construct of art in Work No. 360: Half the air in a given space. Henry Art Gallery, henryart.org
July
• 2 (OR 9) FIRST THURSDAY ART WALK Warning:
The July edition is usually bumped forward past the Fourth of July holiday. All downtown and Pioneer Square galleries have opening receptions, most with artists in attendance. pioneersquare.org 2 RAVEN SKYRIVER Puget Sound’s marine life is rendered in glass in Intertidal. Stonington Gallery, stoningtongallery.com 2–AUG. 29 WILL ROBINSON The Northwest-native stone sculptor presents new work at his annual summer exhibition. Foster/White Gallery, fosterwhite.com 3 BOB STOCKSDALE & KAY SEKIMACHI The married couple presents In the Realm of Nature, where they examine the parallels in each other’s work over the past 50 years. Bellevue Arts Museum, bellevuearts.org
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