| Show t M' 4lf yyaM Movies gqttard-Examin- Friday January 22 1 999 7D i I H ' -- dt K -- a'' x rC"J jsf & - 'l Wtf’f ’ - —- A j il£r )& ftM K' - Cv 4 O 3 V ! i:-'”?- )(f w 1 — V' 5 — — v wee0 & Tt " w- f Vv- -- a && 'XiAfjfr fa ' i& ji “4 w vn- - t 'ss?it2 ’ Mf v Vi? ixmT I £ ? ‘m vpdKSi’ rV Mb t £j: m t& $" ‘Vr'tT T3"rwwwTir5J7T r f&£?n :ff Yi?ta? - i - s if -- w " ” t& i-- Tt— S' S f j Photo courtesy of Miramax Films ’HARD CAT’S NIGHT: The Beatles (from left) George Harrison John Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney are on the big screen again Iblere’s ‘the buzz’ !in Sundance ’99 Imovie offerings to Word on the street: music is the heartbeat of Tinseltown Rosanna Arquette and Ally Sheedy star in this power struggle to get ahead in the record industry It’s said to involve love fame sex drugs and rock ’n’ roll Like that’s something new? It apparently is 6:30 pm Tuesday and 9 am Wednesday in Park City locations 6:30 pm Thursday at Trolley Square in Salt Lake City “Run Lola Run” - A German film that has a great beat but may be exhaustive to dance to Lola gets an urgent phone call from her boyfriend Manni that he has 20 minutes to find 100000 marks or his boss is going to kill him Lola springs into action to save her true love Imagine “Groundhog Day” with a mix of “Sprockets” from “Saturday Night Live The techno-po- p soundtrack will have throughout Plus you it’s a cool film 3:30 pm Tuesday 9 pm Thursday 8:30 pm Jan 30 in Park City locations 5 pm Wednesday at the Tower in Salt Lake City “Go” -- I’m going to see “Go” just because it’s by the same guy who directed one of my favorite movies of late “Swingers” This one’s full of including “Party of fretty people Scott Wolf “How Stella Got Her Groove Back’s” Taye Diggs “Picture Perfect’s” Jay Mohr plus Katie Holmes and Sarah Polley Just picture Brat Pack: Next Generation The story features a botched drug raid and a road trip to Las Vegas “Vegas baby Vegas!” 9:30 pm Jan 29 and noon Jan 30 in Park City locations “The 24 Hour Woman” -Rosie Perez stars as the host of a live TV show called “24 Hour Woman” Her producerhusband exploits the impending birth of their child as a ratings boost A publicistfriend of mine suggested this is a good one to see and she’s seldom wrong The film Marianne Jean-Ba- p tiste (“Secrets & Lies”) and singer Patti Lapone Let’s hope Perez reins in that jStory of unhappy Happy Isamong the hot tickets -- iBfSTEVE SALLES fa Standard-Examine- movie cnt r f you’re a devoted film fan and you’ve gone to the trouble of reading through this year’s Sundance Film Festival film guide you may have already charted your course prepared to do battle for ” tickets good seats and a possible glance at your favorite star i Or you may be in the camp £ that says: Help! Please send some divine guidance to choose the perfect movie that one film everyone wants to see While I don’t profess to be £ clairvoyant much less inspired ? this is the word on the street i about what’s getting “good buzz” I at the ’99 festival “Happy Texas” - If you hang out in die hallways of the Sundance office long enough some insider is bound to share what he’s heard He leans over in the elevator after looking around like the box is bugged and whispers “See ‘Happy Texas’ d £ it’s the movie of the festival” Then just as quickly he i!i disappears A quick check of the film guide suggests this film is a breezy romping comedy about the annual Little Miss Beauty Pageant in Texas My interest is piqued Apparently the townsfolk of I Happy are unhappy that their local representative never wins Z So they hire a famous gay couple to train their contestants J However “Steven” and “David” are really escapees from a chain ? gang Sounds like “Waiting for Guffman” which is a good thing 1 1:30 am Sunday 5:30 pm J Tuesday 1 1:30 pm Wednesday f 9:30 am Jan 29 all in Park City £ locations 4:30 pm Jan: 30 at r Sundance “Sugar Town” - Who said J Hollywood was just about movies? This centerpiece S premiere is here to tell you that fast-pac- feel-goo- I i “0 V V Ik k k k k I s ed co-sta- rs t Left annoying nagging voice that has sent more than one movie husband screaming to a divorce lawyer 9:30 pm today and noon Saturday in Park City locations 6:30 pm Sunday at Trolley Square in Salt Lake City “A Hard Day’s Night” -Yes that “Hard Day’s Night” Hold onto your rocker - it’s the 35th anniversary of the classic Beatles’ film the same one that was slammed together in seven weeks with a dollar budget because promoters were worried the Fab Four’s popularity wouldn’t last The film has been frilly restored with digitally mastered stereo sound Get out those Beatles’ boots and wax nostalgic 9 pm Thursday in Park City Here are a list of other films getting honorable mention or at least a mention: “Titanic’s” Kate Winslet stars in “Hideous Kinky” Tim Roth directs a film about sexual abuse called “The War Zone” Diane Lane has an affair with a traveling salesman in “A Walk on the Moon” Val Kilmer plays half-milli- well-writte- SUNDAY JAN 31 3pm-8p’ Breakfast 1AM-2P- about staging a festival in your living room? from the Sundance Film Festival are now available online at the Sundance Channel Filmstore site -The new wwwsundancefilmstorecom -- features videos and DVDs of 99 independent films screened at previous festivals Included are Peter Cattaneo’s “The Full Monty” Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award-winnin- g documentary “American Dream” and the How a sadistic dad in “Joe the King” and future politician Alec Baldwin prepares for a life in public service by starring in “Thick As Thieves” In other words welcome to the slightly irregular world of the the end of America's Camelot and not a modem musical group - you should probably skip this film If you think the color turquoise works better as a slipcover for your grandmother’s couch rather than a hair coloring - don’t buy tickets to this movie If you think body piercings should be reserved strictly for the ears - definitely choose another film It you’re still with me go enjoy and I’ll see you in the mosh pit - but be gentle "SLC Punk !“ is also showing at 630 pjn today and 9 am Saturday in Park City and 9:30 pm Sunday at Trolley Square in Salt Lake City Steve Salles reviews movies each Friday on KTVX Channel 4's morning newscast running 5:30 am to 7 am directorial debuts of Joel Coen (“Blood Simple”) and Quentin Tarantino (“Reservoir Dogs”) Also available are festival-relate- d apparel items and themed video collections such as audience award winners or jury prize winners The 1999 Sundance Film Festival Catalogue may be obtained via the site The new Web site was created by the Sundance Channel New Video and Critics’ Choice Video to make independent films more accessible to the public Sundance Film Festival For ticket information call or Film guides are available at box office locations including Ogden’s Radisson Suite Hotel 2510 Washington Blvd 521-25- ROSES 10 am ’24'99 Tgi (SOI) 621-236- 0 2735 Washington Blvd Ogden Utah 0 7q (801) 2S40 N HW FMd 773-840- t‘&T es to 6 pm s and noon to 5 pm Sundays Sundance catalogs including the entire festival schedule in Park City Salt Lake City Ogden and Orem also are available at the Radisson For ticket 5 information call or Mondays-Saturday- 521-252- t ARRANGED j high-stak- iAKE $20 OV 2 DOZEN ii “Side Streets” - Five contemporary folk tales unfold in New York City Tonight Sold out but some tickets may be available at the box office $7 “Return With Honor”-- A collection of stones from former prisoners of war in Vietnam Saturday $7 “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” -- A British comedy involving a card game and a lorry full of bad guys Tuesday $10 “Splendor” - A youthful “ romance between a young actress and her boyfriends Jari 30 $10 The films begin at 7 pm each night at Peery’s Egyptian Theater 241 5 Washington Blvd Tickets may be purchased in “ ' advance at the Radisson Suite Hotel 2510 Washington Blvd iy uf Any REVLON Wig Now thru Jan 31 ‘99 SdUHd&C Aoad ‘“'v & - ctdeiA v NewYork Steak Voted Utah’s Best 4Years Running & ?Oome hungry aHtMEiaff Hil aiSBBT M Join us for the Big Game Featuring 15 TV1 s & 4 Big Screens No Cover charge Buffet 366 36th St Ogden Hold a film festival in the privacy of your own home ' ifipTIEItflE? m 1 photo by AdgerW Cowans Four other Sundance films in Ogden friends offering his philosophy t on violence comparing Brit punkers with Utah punkers talking about border runs to Wyoming for “real” beer n with a great “SLC Punk!” is cast of colorful characters but it loses some steam toward the end Matthew Lillard shows an incredible range of emotions which hasn’t come out in his earlier films This movie is definitely geared toward a younger crowd - or a very forgiving older audience To its credit while it makes fun of life along the Wasatch it also sticks up for its strength of character w hich is a pleasant surprise Here’s a little pop quiz to determine whether you would be comfortable seeing this film: If you think the Dead Kennedys refers to SUPER BOWL PARTY ’ Top photo by Tracy Bennett whacked-ou- From ID rockers They’re content to spend their remaining high school days and most of college doing as little as possible having parties and getting wasted Stevo’s dad (Christopher McDonald) while sympathizing with his son’s rebellion says it’s time to grow up and go to Harvard Law School like he did That’s the last thing on Stevo’s mind He pushes for total anarchy and vows to spend his college days at the University of Utah being as disruptive as possible The film is most interesting when Stevo offers his monologues about life in the heart of Mormon country introducing his e (Left) In "The 24 Hour Woman” Rosie Perez stars as the host of a '' live TV show called “24 Hour Woman” She has to deal with her producerhusband who uses her pregnancy as a ratings boost ed Punk I “Go” n Ronna (Sarah Polley) searches foe her lost keys after a wild night through LA’s underground toe-tappi- t Fresh-Squeez- SUNDANCE SAGAS: (Above) In this scene from 395-151- 7 A Private Club For Members Only O Bud One Meal Get One Fnee ftfnnfr fcmsrf-fnA- t 7--U am prrtj 4286 Rrverdale Road Ogden Call ahead (§61) 622-232- 0 |
