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Show The Salt LakeTribune THE MOVIE PAGE. 1 FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1999 The Tribune's Ratings Key: GOOD) kk QUESTIONABLE %& DON'T BOTHER To assist children, parents and others in choosing a film, The Tribune presents this list of films for violence, sexual content and profanity. Key: V= Violence, N=Nudity, S=Sex, L=Language. Affliction Among Giants _R Comment Violence, domestic and otherwise: for 17 and up. 7 County: Carmike 12, cae 16, Creekside, Midvalley, Red- a scene of sexuality. Salt Lake County: House 10. Davis County: Tinseltown. ol OCTOBER SKY xxx — Inthe days after Sputnik, four OK for 13 and yynnsong. Weber County: Reel, Tinseltown. Davis conte Gateway, Tinseltown. teens dream of shooting rockets and escaping the coal- legacy of their parents. Winning performances by Jake Gyllen- OKfor all Cookie’s haal, Chris Cooper (‘‘Lone Star”) and Laura Fortune for language, brief teen sensuality and alcchol use, and fr some thematic elements, Salt Lake County: (entury 16, Intentions day, Midvalley, South Towne. Utah County: University Water Gardens. Weber County: Reel. Davisaa Tins town,Trolley North. ORGAZMO *#x — A determinedly c it SPECIAL SHOWINGS : ELCID—A lusciousiy restored print of the ’60s epic, with Charlton Heston as the legendary Spanish hero. Salt Lake vi y_| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL — See review in “Now Showing.” Rat‘ed PG-13 for Holocaust-related thematic elements. Summit v 2County: Avalon. disapprovalof her controlling mother(DianeKeaton).Director Garry Marshall (‘Pretty Woman”) doesn’t'fet a moment without a shouting argument or a melodramatic swelling soundtrack. Rated PG-13 for thematic elexipnts involving and related material. Salt Lake County: Cinemps 5. Utah Cua Olympus. the ce humor, Violence Violence Cartoonish v Sex AFFLICTION *%%'4 — A small-town cop (Nick Nolte) wrestles with personal demons, a possible murder conspiracy and the memories of his abusive dad (James Coburn) in this hard-hitting drama. Writer-director Paul Schrader, adapting the novel by Russell Banks (The Sweet Hereafter), and his strong cast create a riveting portrait of seething violence. Rated “R for violence and language. Weber County: Riverdale 4 v ¥ v ¥ love story set amid power-transmission towers, starring Pete AMONGGIANTS ** — A sketchy and none-too-believable v| v Postlethwaite (“Brassed Off”) and RachelGriffiths (“Hilary & Jackie"), and written by Simon Beaufoy(‘The Full Monty”). y Rated R for language and sexuality/nudity. Salt Lake County: Hawn nimbly draw laughs in this remake of Neil Simon's cou dy, about a married after on a trip to New York. John Cleese, as 4 éemineeing i for levels of of David manager,steals several scenes. Rated PG-§8 for some sex drug-related humor. Salt Lake County: PATCH ADAMS #x — Robin Willia Lots of talk about Utah County: Provo 8. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT +4 — counted with visual splendorin a film for Vand of psychiatrist (Billy Crystal) to overcomehis angstin this toughto-swallow comedy. Crystal is annoying, but De Niro delights in nates. Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Sandfa Bullock, Mi . Pfeiffer and Jeff Goldblum lead the voice cast. Rated PG intense depiction of thematic elements. Salt Lake Cony: for 17 and Sandy Mall, Valley Fair. Utah County: Central Sqi PUSHING TIN x% — John Cusack andBilly Bob Thoralpn ‘one for for 17 and drug references. Salt Lake County: Soir Howe 10,Valley Fair. Utah County: Provo 8 the movie down. Rated R County: Tinseltown. Davis County: Tinseltown. 2 pSeeSe = RUSHMORE ***'% — An overachieving| enbrea fl challenged student (Jason Schwartzman) vies with 'a tyeo (Bill Murray)forthe attentions of a charming teacher(Oli{ Williams), Director Wes Anderson and co-writer Owen Wils have shaped a dazzlingly original on, of tion andchildish rivalry. Rated fo1 reprieve from rapacious grasshoppers. The visual wonders are ye story and characters are funny and engaging. i Salt Lake County: Sandy Mall, Sugar House 10, Valley ¥ : SESE * . enn Close, Julianne Moore and Livy Tyler — for a sweetly quirky Southern gothic tale. Rated PG-13 forthe depiction of a violentact, for sensuality. Salt iy Iway, Century 16, South Towne. Utah County:Carillon 4 Weber County: Tinseltown. Davis County: Tinseltown. THE CORRUPTOR **44 — A Chinatown detective (Chow Yun-Fat) is caught between his compromised past andanideal: | istic young partner (Mark Wahlberg) in this uneven but pretty cool action-thriller. Rated R for strong violence, language and chelle Pfeiffer) goes through agony and anger when her 3-year sult Lake County; Brewvies (must be 21 orolder), ugHo = 2 5 sje |f By ee als q : yaaa PRIVATE RYAN *k&% — Steven Spielbég bugs the horrors of combat to life in this hard-hitting taleof * Outstanding an Armysquad sent to rescue a missing soldier just after the Normandy invasion. Tom Hanks, Edward Burns (‘The Brofh ers McMullen") and Tom Sizemore (‘The Relic”)lead a nt 8S/8e| 23/288218 8] 3m Worthy Etfort avy vy S000 vy a yl @ABomb |e ai aivixy i x aoe * Here's how moviecritics from nine major newspapers across the ¢ vvga vials = United Statesrate recent releases. Lost & Found(PG-13) @| @| ©] @ {The Mate (A) ae ve v a I Wynnsong. Weber County: Reel DOUG'S 1st MOVIE ##44 — Saturday mornings’ favorite ear-old makes his big-screen debut. Doug's imagination alee pals are entertaining even though the animation is a little unrefined for a feature film. (Reviewed by Debbie Hummel ) Rated G. Salt Lake County: Cinemas 5, Villa Weber County Riverdale 4, Davis County: Tinseltown, EDtv ##* — Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey) is an easy-going video clerk whose life is turned upside down when he becomes the subject of a live 24-hour cable show, A funny take on TV-mania from someone who knows a lot about it — little Opie, Ron Howard. (Reviewed by Vince Horiuchi.) Rated PG-13 sex-related situations, partial nudity and crude lan- Salt Lake County: Broadway. Midvalley. Redwood Drive 9. Davis County: Layton Hills In, BMM #444 — Nicolas Cage plays a detective investigating a mysterious excerpt of a snuff film. Joel Schumacher (Batman & Robin") this thriller, which starts out gripping but sinks into Hollywood conventions. (Reviewed by Vince Horluchi.) Rated R for perverse sexuality and violence. forstrong language Lake Count Fair, Uh Coun ty: Central Square, Provo 8. Weber County: City Square THE FACULTY ## — “Scream” writer Kevin Williamson and “From Dusk Till Dawn” director Robert Rodriguer team for this teen borror/sci-fi Mick where the teachers are iP bens (Reviewed by Vince ee ) Rated forfor violenceuse and some nudity. Salt Lake House 10, Valley Pair. Utah County Provo 8. WeberCounty: City Square FORCES OF NATURE #* — A stiff-necked bridegroom (Ben Affieck) fails in with a flighty woman (Sandra Bullock) on in lown romantic comedy Rat. of drug use Salt 5400, Redwood Olympus, Wynn. song Weber County: Reel, Tinseltown Davis County: Gateway 1 4 ("Mrs his yjrJudi Moyi Balt Cow , SHE'S ALL THAT #* — A Cinderella story set if trendy CT Kngw California high school, ot Freddie Prinze What You Did Last Summer") wooing class mist Rachael Leigh Cook ("Tom & Huck"). Teens will dig it. (Reviewed py Matt Sartwell.) Rated oa 13 for language and sexuality. - The Out-Of-Towners (PG-13)) a via v! a) v | | Pushing Tin (ft) |¥ |v| vi a) yw vi iit Lake County: Cinemas oldson disappears. Director Ulu Grosbard ("Georgia") crafts a sensitive, solid tear-jerker about family troubles and their emo: tional toll. Treat Williams and Whoopi Goldberg also star. Rated PG-13 for language and thematic elements. Salt Lake Coun- ty: Sandy Mall, Sugar House 10, Valley Fair. Utah County: Central Square, Provo 8. Weber County: City Square ‘That's the clever conceit of director John Brown") in this flighty and hilarious farce. Joseph Fienges . vieieaeeeevy, out cast. Rated R for intense prolonged realist gavhic sequences of war violence, and for language. Salt Lal nungy: Sugar House 10, Valley Fair. Utah County: Provo 8, , SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE toto— Did Willikha Shake- plays the Bard, and Gwyneth Paltrow is luminous amourand muse. Geoffrey Rush, Ben Affleck and (as Queen Elizabeth) also star. Rated for sexuality. County; Broadway, Midvalley, South Towne. Utah Never Boon Kissed °G-13) |v ¥ @] ¥| ¥| a] pees cree on) F 5400, Ritz 15, South Towne. Utah County: Carillon 4. W Weer A BUG'S LIFE x*%% — The “ToyStory” wizards do it again, with a computer-animated tale ofan ant colony seeking a Provo 8. on ity. Salt Lake County: coe Geary 16, Holladay,Pl for 13 COOKIE'S FORTUNE week's — When a black man (Charles S. Dutton) is falsely accused ofkilling a local matriarch(Patricia Neal), a Mississippitown’s secrets and eccentrici- 23. g EEE star as air-traffic controllers whose hyper-competitive nat have an effect on their lives and their wives (Cate Blanchett BLAST FROM THE PAST ** — BrendanFraser plays a man whohas lived since birth ina fallout shelter, and adjusts to life in modern Los Angeles. Fraser is charming, as always, but co-star Alicia Silverstone and director Hugh Wilson (“The First hhh Club")ereue nothing to work with. Rated PG-13 for strong sexual dialogue and sexual situations involving teens. Janguage and drug use. Salt Lake County: Midvalley, Redwood DriveIn. THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN ##* — A mother (Mi life of Moses is that raises the bar animated wonders. ae story is ee but still County: Tinseltown. sexuality, Salt Lake County: Sugar House 10, Valley Fair CRUELINTENTIONS ##* — “Dangerous Liaisons” moves to a Manhattan prep school, with sadistic step-siblings (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe) plotting the seductionof a virginal classmate (Reese Witherspoon). A slickly pleasurable trash wallow in good grooming and bad behavior. Rated R for mance, a8 medical student whose laughter-as-tnay Poe ticks the establishment, leavens this soapy comedy-drama, Direcibr ‘Tom Shadyae (The Nutty Professor") vtfates the light and serious moments. Rated PG-13 for crude humor.Salt Lake County: Sandy Sugar House ‘sending uphis screen persona. Rated R for language, one sex scene and someviolence. Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Mid“valley, Redwood Drive In, Sandy 9, Trolley Square. Davis Par Utah County: faike12, 12, Cea 16, Creekside, Crossroads,Plaza Ritz 15, Sandy 9. Utah County: Wynnsong. MoeCnue Re Tinseltown.Davis County: Gateway, mien Hills. y y Broadway. ANALYZETHIS *% — A mobboss (Robert De Niro)hires a SReeee THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS#+ — StevelMartin and Cold Life Life Is Beoutiful Lock, Stock and Two Lost & Found SLC PUNKI tee —‘ funny, inventive and irreverent th. Tinseltown G Salt Lake County: Midvalley. Utah County: Olympus, Wynnsong. Davis County: Gateway, Tinsel THE GENERAL #4! — Thetrue story of Dublin crime THE LAST DAYS #44 — Thefinal months of Hitler's lord Martin Cahill (played spiritedly by Brendan Gleeson) de“Final Solution,” as Hungarian Jews were rounded up in 1944, {ails his activities, his hatred of authority, his pugnacious peris chronicled through interviews with five survivors. A producsonality and the nasty methods employed by the police to stop tion of Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation, the documentary him. Director John Boorman ("Deliverance") makes Cahill compellingly details a brutal chapter of a tragic timein history. come alive without glorifying his bad behavior. Rated R for PG-13 for graphic images anddescriptions of Holocaust violenceand pervasive language. Salt Lake County: Brewvies atrocities Utah County: Carillon 4. (must be 21 oF older) LIFE #* — Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence play conGO #444 — Three interlocking stories all stemming from viets who = id 65 years learning hard lessons while an attempted drug deal, with wild consequences. Director Doug hard labor. ye eidwyoratorena mpbut Liman ("Swingers") gives a gritty, cool look to this tightly plot ted seript, and the young cast — particularly Sarah Polleyand when It doe‘twork. Rated for strong and shootKatie Holmes — are outstanding. Rated R for strong drug con]! eeeeee— eanaLy vane Carmike 12, Century 16, Crossroads, Holladay, Midvalley, Red vis County: Layton Hills, Trolley North. LIFE 18 BEAUTIFUL #a## — Italian comic Roberto Benigni pours his heart and soul into this gentle comic fable, about a happy-go-lucky guy the Nazi concentration camps, language and some violence Salt Lake County: wood DriveIn. and star — mixes humor, romance and pathos for a testament to hope in the face of ultimate despair. In Italian with subtitles. TWIN DRAGONS#* — with Jackie Chan plays oebach — one a concert pianist, rete County: Gateway, Tinseltown. streetto int aly sen comedy. recycled. Rated PG-13 for nonstop martial-arts acti violence, and ity. Salt Lake ee ae South Towne, Utah n Wynnsong. Weber County: Tingpl- ber County: Riverdale 4. Davis County: Layton Hills. GODS AND MONSTERS ###% — lan McKellen gives a soulful, sympathetic performance as ‘30s director James Whale (""Frankenstein” aod “Bride of Frankenstein”), reflect- ing on his Hollywood glory and his outsider status as an open homosexual. Brendan Fraser also stars 'in this smartly poignant biography from writer-director Bill Condon Not rated, but probably R for nudity and sexual situations. Salt Lake County: Villa ly oe. oa Carmike 12, Cottonwood,Ritz 15, Tower. Weber County: seltown. Davis County: Tinseltown. a 10 THINGS | HATE ABOUT YOU *** L bnevaoha Wednesday.) "The Taming of the Shrew” is | ida Seattle-area high school, with the mal Kaf Stratfc (Julia Stiles) meeting her match in Bc Verapa (Heath Ledger), A and smart PG-13 fbr crade sex-related humorand dialogue, al rug jt ed scenes,all ares teens. Salt Lake Geatury 16. Cottonwood,Plaza 5400, Ritz 15, South ‘Uthh County: Wynnsong. Weber County: Tinseltown, Tinseltown. TRUE CRIME #*4 — Clint Eastwood plays a n tent, sexuality, language and someviolence. Salt Lake County: wood Drive In, Ritz 15, Sandy 9. Utah County: Wynnsong. We- University Mall. Wel elogue of Utah's caine‘ira 1985, with Matthew Ly lard ("Scream") as an engaging tour guide. Jennifer Lien, nabeth Gish, Michael A. Coorian, TUSchweiger and Sat itself also star. Rated R for pervasive drag use, lent anti-social behavior and some sexuality.ity. Lake Cou Rated PG-13 Broadway, for Holocaust-related thematic16,elements. Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Century Cottonwood, South Towne, Utah County: Carillon 4, Water Gardens. Davis HILARY AND JACKIE ###4 — An engrossing biography of cellist Jacqueline du Pre (Bmily Watson), seen through the storyline that avoids cliches make this movie memorable Rated LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS #*44 — Pour scrappy guys from London's Rast Bod need money fast ‘after loring in a poker game. So they conjure up a plan to rip off 9 gang, with violent but often hilarious recalts.'A low-budtet K for language and sexuality, Weber County: Riverdale 4 THE KING AND| #® — This animated remake of the Rod. eees ee eae ae eeeeee import from Ei that hits ite target. (Reviewed by Vince Horiwehi.) Rated R for violence, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content Salt Lake County: Broadway eyes of her sister Hilary (Rachel Griffiths) Great acting and a and the animation viewers have come to expect At Was all the great musi, (Reviewed by Vince Mertuchi) Rated LOST & FOUND # — David 5) ‘That's not the toughest thing to ‘ & romantic lead? {in this distasteful and including Eastwood's as the glic Writer ing for redemption. (Reviewed by VineeHorie} R 5, taFS2t NOW SHOWING THE OTHER SISTER ** — A mentalfy disabled young woman (Juliette Lewis) strikes out on her own, muchto the content, town. Davis County: Tinseltown. YOU'VE GOT MAIL ###s — A children¥-bookstore own: tore-chain Pu ; an LDS missionary (played by writerlorceatage Trey who becomes a porno-movie star. Offensive, to be sure, butalso silly and funny. Rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content and dialogue. Salt Lake County: Brewvies (must be 21or older).’ Mid some Lots ofviolence and ‘County: Park City Library Center, 1255 Park Ave., Park City, Honight and Saturday at 8 p.m. (admissionis $5), ». WORKS FROM ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT — The ‘monthly “open screening,” for anyone with a film (16mm)or video (VHS, SVHS, %” U-matic, 8mm or Hi-8). Enter before 5 ‘p.m.today. Contact the center, 534-1158, for info. Salt Lake County: Utah Film & Video Center, 20 S. West Templein Salt sLake City; tonight at 8 (admission is $6, or $5 for students, seniors or UFVC memcers), Dern propel inspirational true-life story above the normalliches. Rated’ House 10, Utah County: Provo 8, savarer © THE SCHOOLOF FLESH #44 — A careerwoman(Isabelle its origin to a boatbuilder(Kevin Costner) ries. Paul Newmanco-stars in this three-! il ving but beautifully photograph Sexuaiy,nudityandlanguage; for¥7 andup. bisaDrive In, Ritz 15, South Towne. Trolley Square. Utah 12, Century 16, Holladay, Plaza 5400, Red Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Trolley Corners. Utah dens, Wynnsong Weber County: Tinseltows Layton Hills, Trolley North, Summit County: MESSAGEIN A BOTTLE #34 — A news (Robin Wright Penn) finds a loveletter on the} & and notatall funny. Balad R for horrorviolence andgore. peer teen drug use, language and sexuality. Salt Lake GUIDE TO MOVIES Hills. Summit County: Holiday Village. THE MATRIX xx — Keanu Reeves is reality and a computer-generated fiction in action thriller. Laurence Fishburne also stars i and commits multiple murder. Sick, gross,exploitative accompanying parent or guardian WG-17 No one under 17 admitted i sz IDLE HANDSzero stars — A disgustinglittle horror comedy, about a slacker (Devon Sawa) whose hand becomes pos- PARENTS’ ratings are: Restricted, under 17 requires PG All ages admitted, parental guidance suggested PG-13 Parents strongly cautioned, some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 uy Davis County: Gateway, Tinseltown. Summit County: Holiday illage. of America & All ages admitted took ‘and needlessly convoluted, while Connery's suave charms and ‘Zeta-Jones’ sultry looks carry the show. Rated PG-13 for some Janguage, sensuality, violence and drug content. Salt Lake County: Century 16, Creekside, Midvalley, Redwood Drive In, Reel, Ritz 15, South Towne, Trolley Corners. Utah County: University Mall, Water Gardens. Weber County: Cinedome. The Motion Picture tekkw DONT MISS Zz: NEW MOVIES ENTRAPMENT ** — cat-burglar pas de deux between an aging thief (Sean Connery) and a young’insuranceinvestigator (Catherine Zeta-Jones). The heist plot is gimmick-ridden ae ge Summit counties, lame rip-off of“There's Something About Mary!¥ Sophie Maj THE RATINGS ee listings include Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber and ge reviews by Salt Lake Tribune moviecritie coe P. Means, unless otherwise noted. Theater |