film events

Fri., May 22, 2015

“Kumiko The Treasure Hunter” Today-Sunday. In this darkly comedic odyssey, Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (“Babel,” “Pacific Rim”) is Kumiko, a frustrated office worker whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Unrated. Today at 8 p.m., Saturday at 5:15 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4:15 and 7 p.m. Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow, Idaho. $6/adults. (208) 882-4127.

“Splash!” Join us to catch this romcom about a man who falls in love with a mermaid, starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. Directed by Ron Howard. Rated PG. Saturday, 2 p.m., Spokane Public Library, Downtown, 906 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 444-5336.

SFCC International Film Festival “Life is Beautiful,” an Italian film that won the Academy Awards for best foreign film, best actor and best music, is about how one man protects his son from the horrors of a German concentration camp. For more information, visit www.spokanefalls.edu/College/Diversity/ FilmFestival.aspx. Tuesday, 7:15 p.m., Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. $5. (509) 533-3472.

“The Goonies” A group of kids set out on a quest to find “One-Eyed” Willy’s treasure in hopes of saving their neighborhood. Rated PG. Part of the Back to the ’80s Film Series. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow, Idaho. $3. (208) 882-4127.

Spokane Film Society Watch great films, meet people and talk about ideas as they relate to film. Drink and food specials. Thursday, 9 p.m., Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. $5. (509) 327-1050.

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