An amoral morality play delivering the sobering message that crime does not pay, not even for dirty cops.

OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening March 12

Friday & Saturday March 5 and 6 THE WIZARD OF OZ. Presented by the Roosevelt Theatre Arts Students. Please plan on attending and showing your support the Roughriders. 7 p.m. 6914 N. Central St. Portland. For tickets call 503-916-5260 ext 71426.

Although "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" landed 9 Academy Award nominations each, I foresee the former and director James Cameron enjoying a clean sweep. Breaking all box-office records, "Avatar" is a juggernaut that nobody will be able to stop on Oscar night.

Faith-Based Documentary Questions Whether Christianity Has Lost Its Way

Philosophical Documentary Featuring Cornel West Comes to DVD

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun

While "The Hurt-Locker," the Iraq War's answer to "Saving Private Ryan," has been getting a lot of attention during awards season, for my money, the period piece which will be better remembered a generation from now is "The Messenger."

After serving his country in Vietnam, Henry Marrow (A.C. Sanford) returned to his hometown of Oxford, N.C., only to be murdered in broad daylight for allegedly leering at a local White woman. On May 11, 1970, the 23 year-old vet left behind a pregnant widow (Milauna Jemai) and two young daughters, while the perpetrators of the heinous crime would ultimately be found not-guilty by an all-White jury, despite credible testimony of several eyewitnesses who identified the perpetrators as Ku Klux Klan sympathizer Robert Teel (Nick Searcy) and his son.