| Show i"gririnpifry "fcTngj MoviesA&E lUU rfiday January 22 1999 Standard-Examine- r VIDEOS ‘Return to Paradise’ poses dilemma Staraara-Dcarnine- r ana wire services reviews by SAVE Capsule critic Steve of new releases: RETURN TO PARADISE (R) Language violence brief nudity and adult situations Three young men frolic in a tropical paradise follow ing college graduation Two return to New York the other goes to prison He's arrested for drug possession shortly after the others leave Two years go by and he’s still in prison The others have no idea A deal is brokered If the two New Yorkers return to face charges the third will not be exeeuted A great story loosely based on a 1990 French film Stars Vince Vaughn Anne Heehe Joaquin Phoenix David Conrad and Jada Pinkett Smith SMOKE SIGNALS 12 (PG-13- ) Language and violence A young man travels olT his reservation in Idaho to take care of the body of his father who died near Phoenix He hasn't seen his father in 10 years The father left after a family fight and never came home The boy now-2has never forgiven him The journey to Arizona proves to be an experience in many ways LOVE AND DEATH ON (PG-13- ) LONG ISLAND Contains brief strong language and some sexual content A stuffy English author (John Hurt) becomes enamored with an American star (Jason Priestley) His obsession takes him to America to seek this teen idol Hurt is very funny as he runs into cultural as well as technological barriers in his search for Jason's character The ending's a little flat but the rest is offbeat and refreshing SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS 12 (R) Language nudity and adult situations A frank look at a girl discovering her own sexuality while living with her father and two brothers The experience is often humiliating and occasionally humorous The family has no money but the father insists the kids go to the best Beverly Hills schools for as he says "Furniture is temporary education is forever" The film has moments of clarity and brilliance followed by minutes of filler A so-s- o film about a subject rarely dealt w ith BUFFALO 66 12 (R) Language brief nudity and adult situations A troubled young man 5 to 50 Every Discontinued Ott Planetarium’s star th Stanaard-Examin- staff If we have out there in they just might on Mars That curiosity about other life forms is part of our fascination with the Red Planet And that fascination is explored in a new program at the Layton P Ott Planetarium -“Mars: Return to the Red -- OGDEN Planet" The star show which was originally produced by the Henry Buhl Jr Planetarium at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Science Center plays at 7:30 pm & Item Instock IS IN STORES: (Left) Lewis (Joaquin Phoenix) Sheriff (Vince Vaughn) and 1235 Tony (David Conrad) face a moral dilemma that becomes a true test of friendship in “Return to Paradise" A56M91W Evan Adams (below) stars in to 5 “Smoke Signals” off Photo at left by Anton Corbijn Rourke Rosanna Arquette and Vincent (PG-13- ) MAFIA Language and profane humor The makers of “Naked Gun’’ and “Hot Shots!" go after the Godfather trilogy Vincenzo Cortino swims to America after running into trouble with Italian mobsters He builds a life in the new land but his children are just as goofy as he is The film starts nicely but ends weakly It has plenty of juvenile humor and pratfalls but it's nothing special Stars Lloyd Bridges el Others released this week: THE BEST REVENGE (Not (Vincent Gallo) gets out of prison and heads home to Buffalo NY He kidnaps a girl (Christina Ricci) to pretend to be his young wife Their visit to his parents’ house is a showcase of the ultimate dysfunctional family An OK movie with a strange love story The film takes on added significance for those from the Buffalo area Gallo is also the director Also starring Anjelica Huston Ben Gazzara Mickey- rated) - A man who has vowed to find the person responsible for the torture and murder of his wife in El Salvador breaks into the home of his intended target but soon begins to question whether he has the right killer EVIDENCE OF BLOOD ( PG-1- When a crime writer (David Strathaim) investigates the murder of a teenage girl in a small town he teams up with the convicted man's daughter (Mary McDonnell) in a desperate fight to expose a conspiracy within the close-kn- it community INVASION: EARTH (Not rated) - When a Royal Air Force pilot shoots down a UFO a band of soldiers and scientists becomes all that stands between aliens and the future of human life in this BBC miniseries that premiered Dec 8 on the Sci-Channel Wednesdays Actor Mark Hamill who in the portrays Luke "Star Wars" films is the guide for this show which examines the past present and future of Mars Stunning graphics of the planet come from images obtained by American and Russian spacecraft visiting Mars during the past decade The audience will take a trip through the Mariner Valley a canyon and climb the towering Olympus Mons the solar sy stem's largest known volcano The discovery of w ater and ancient fossils of microscopic life on the Red Planet are discussed Since December NASA has launched two new space probes PREVIEW r WHAT: “Mars: Return to’the Red Planet" WHEN: 7:30 pm Wednesdays WHERE: Layton P Ott Planetarium Weber State University Ogden TICKETS: $2 adults SI 'children students Reservations recommended 626-685- 5 toward Mars A live update on the status of these current missions w ill be presented follow mg the star show The planetarium aKo presents the star show “The at 6:30 pm ALLinstock models six-ho- LITTLE CITY (R) - A look at complicated boy girl girlgirl boybest-friend'- s girlfriend OllillJNS REDUCED) relationships of several couples and singles in San Francisco THE ONLY THRILL (R) Diane Keaton Sam Shepard Diane Lane and Robert Patrick star in this story about a owner and his seamstress THE SHADOVV MEN (Not rated) - Aliens dressed in black are preparing to infiltrate our society They capture a family taking a peaceful hike and will stop at nothing to destroy the videotape they discover was made during the encounter Indulge your fascination with the red planet Mars show gives viewers an look at its terrain mm on Wednesdays Hear the stories and mythologies of the stars and find out how to locate stars on a star map Participants will also find out how to locate Jupiter and Saturn both currently visible in the night sky Following the star shows observation sessions begin at 8:30 pm on the roof of the Science Laboratory adjacent to the planetarium Ogden Astronomical Society members and planetarium staff have telescopes on hand to point out objects of interest in the sky Admission to either star show is $2 for adults or SI for children or students Observing sessions are free and are held weather permitting weatl By P Stand i "ilirilLa wtw wm 01 ttcuMV —mitt! wyt-- " 1 " n m KSfi'Ei s on the overage r A arou dola the r less l It the n Sr ning yA snow few i to 5 tain Olyn terra “ and i said Select Recliners M ers “I said tome G trips fresh to 5 B 0-QD snowbasin fn'Ends s say sad INSID purst Guide To Tickets Travel And Entertainment Advertise your great travel & ticket deals in our Snowbasin Facts: -- -- ---- Terrain AcresIn Ski 3200 (Largest Utah) Vertical Drop 3400’(Loosest In Utah) 6 Chair Lifts 2 Gondolas I Tram New This Year: -- ---- Olympic Downhill Tram 2 High Speed Gondolas 1 High Speed Quad Ski John Paul Area Ski Strawberry Bowl Ski Olympic Downhill 5 ) tfl: L W guide and get Classified ads in our new “Tickets & Travel Classification” to 2GD off The A W Sene calle Pres this try'” AllTScratc!fnDent I FREE DELIVERY! 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