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Show he Satt LakeTribune Page F2 THE MOVIE PAGE FRIDAY, MAY21, 1999 (Reviewed by Vince Horiuchi.) Rated G. Salt Lake County: Capsule reviews by Salt Lake Tribune movie critic Sean P. Means, unless otherwise noted. The- Sandy Mall, Sugar House10, Valley Fair. ae County: aterlistings include Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber County: Kaysville, Tinseltown tral Square, Provo 8 Weber County: and Summitcounties. The Tribune’s Ratings Key: *& & & & «DON'T MISS NEW MOVIES eccentric comedy from Australia Rated R for language. Salt Lake County: Broadway EDGE OF SEVENTEEN *** An Ohio teendiscovershis sexual identity in this emotionally direct low-budget comedy drama. Not rated, but probablyR for sexuality and language Salt Lake County: Tower THE LOVE LETTER & Kate Capshaw plays a divorcee whose life gets turned upside-downby an anonymous lovenote ‘Thesitcom-style misunderstandings areforced and unfunny Also starring TomSelleck andEllen DeGeneres. Rated PG-13 for some sensuality, nudity and strong language. Sait Lake Century 16, Holladay, Midvalley, Ritz 15, h County: Wynnsong. Waber County: Tinseltown. Davis County: Tinseltown STAR WARS:EPISODE — THE PHANTOM MENACE #** (Reviewed Wednesday.) The “prequel” to George Lucas’ space saga has exciting action, eye-popping special effects, someannoying characters andalot of plot holes that won't be filled until the next two movies are done. But, hey,it's still a * % QUESTIONABLE % SPECIAL SCREENINGS 's “son thing's gonnahit the Earth” blockbusters, back to back. Rated PG-13, Salt Lake County: Villa, 3097 S. HighlandDrive, tonight through Sunday. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Audrey Hepburn plays Manhattanparty girl Holly Golightly in this watered-down1961 versionofTrumanCapote's novel. Utah Count INDEPENDENCE DAY Will Smith established himsel the king of summer with this 1995 blockbt Rated PG-) 13 Salt Lake County: Villa, 3097 S. Highland Drive, Monday through Thursday iE MAN WITH THE MOVIE CAMERA Bis ae years before Fs aanisgatsi,” Russian director D this dazzling “city symphony” combining ace ines and his owngroundbreaking soundtrack. Accompanyingthis 1929 lassie are two short filmsfrom Utah's John Grippe. Salt Lake tah Film & Video Center, 20 S. West Temple inSalt LakeCity, tonight at 8 (admissionis $6, or $5 for students. seniors and film center members). RUSHMORE See review in "Now Showing.” Rated R for languageandbriefnudity. Summit County: Park City Library Center, 1255 Park Ave., Park City, tonight and Saturday a! p.m. (admission is $5). SILVERADO Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner andLi Gloverstar in Lawrence Kasdan’s 1985 evocationof W mn movies Rated PG-13. Utah County: Scera SONG TO REMEMBER Cornel Wilde portrays the lifeof composer Frederic Chopin in this 1945 film. Salt Lake County Avalon NOW SHOWING AFFLICTION ##% % A small-town cx wrestles with personal demons, a possible mur and the memories of his abusive ( burn), Writer director Paul Schrader, adaptin by Russell Bar (The Sweet Hereafer, antis portrait of seething v psychiatrist (Billy Crystal tough-to-swallow comedy delights in sending guage. one sex scene and some Brewvies (must be der Tinseltown BLACK MASK * enhanoed super tionthriller Hated R nombat, some sexuality and langu tury 16 Davis County: 7 w BLAST FROM THE PAST + who has lived since bi Fraser in modern Los Ange co-star Alicia Silverstone and Wives’ Club”) give him r pune w Hated South Towne Davis County: Tinseltow CRUEL INTENTIONS #8 Lianper to a Manhattan prep school, with sad Michelle Gellar and yan Phillip virginal classmate (Reese Witherspoon) trash wallow in goodgroom: wrong sexual dialogue and il admitted THE MOVIES 35 3 wwe The Castie (F Election (Fi | | “uw vy 8 8 BV & YB Carillon4, Davis County: Gateway, Tinseltown. LOST & FOUND * David Spad omantic lead? 1 at's notthe toughest thing to swallow inthis distasteful andla rip-off of “There’s Something About Mary.” Sophie Mar UL (“Braveheart”) plays the womar who's out of Spade's league Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor,brief nudity and language. Salt Lake County: Plaza 5400, Redwood DriveIn Sandy 9. Utah County: Wynnsong. THE MATRIX *#*x Keanu Reeves is the key between reality and a computer-generatedfiction in this mind-twisting action thriller. Laurence Fishburne alsostars in a mov loaded with spectacular visual effects. Rated R for science fiction viiolence and brieflanguage. Sait Lake County: Carmike ‘Ossisrvads Holladay, Plaza 5400, Redwood In, Water Gardens, Wynnsong. Weber County: Tinseltown Davis County: LaytonHills, Trolley North MESSAGEIN A BOTTLE #*% A newspaperresearcher (Robin Wright Pen ) findsa love letter on the beach, andtrac its origin to boatbuilder (Kevin Costner) with torturedm ories, Paul Newman costars in this three-hankie weeper which is slow-moving but beautifully photographed. Rated PG-13fora scene ofsexuality. Salt Lake County: Sandy Mal Sugar House10. Davis County: Kaysville, Tinseltown. ‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM x% Shakespear’ lighter-than-air farce gets weighed down with opulent cos tumes and heavy-handed direction by Michael Hoffmsr ("Soaptish,” “Restoration”). The oversized and uneven cas includes Kevin Kline, Calista Flockhart and Michelle Pfeiffer Rated PG-13 for sensuality and nudity. Salt Lake County: Carmike Century 16, Holladay, Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Trolley Square. Utah County: Wynnsong. Weber County: Tinsel town. Davis County: Gateway, Layton Hills. THE MUMMY #% '— A big-budget remakeof Universal's 1932 monster story, about an Egyptian curse and a walking corpse, is heavy on computer-generated effects but light on dramatic tension. Brendan Fraser makes a charming le: m though. Also starring Rachel Weisz Rated PG-13 pervasiveadventure violence and somepartial nudity. Salt Lakee County: Carmike 12, Century 16, Crossroads, Hol Mii valley, Redwood Drive In, Reel, Ritz South Towne. U County:Pioneer Twin Driven, University Mall, Water G: dens. Weber County: Reel, Tinseltown. Davis County: Tin seltown,Trolley North. Summit County: Holiday Village, Reel i NEVER BEEN KISSED *': Drew Barrymoreplays are porter going undercover into a high school, andreliving her worst memories of geekdom. The movie relives the worst high-school cliches in dreary fashion. Rated PG-13 for sex related material and some drug content. Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Century 16. Cottonwood, Midvalley, Redwood DriveIn, Reel, Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Trolley Square. Utah County: Pioneer Twin Drive-in, Wynnsong. Weber County: Keel, Tin seltown. Davis County: Gateway, Layton Hills OCTOBERSKY #** Inthe days after Sputnik. four teens dream of shooting rockets and escaping their dreary mining town. Winning performances JakeGyllenhaal, Chris Cooper ("LoneStar”) and Laura Dern propelthis inspirational true_life story. Rated PGfor language, brief teen sensuality and alcohol use, and for some thematic elements. Sait Lake County: Holla day, Midvalley, South Towne. Utah County: Pioneer T Driveln, Water Gardens, Wynnsong. Weber County: Reel Davis County: Trolley North. OPEN YOUR EYES *x®: A handsomeplayboy is s« verely disfigured just as he has foundthe perfect woman but is his nightmare le just dream? Director Alejandro bar opens some intrigui " th from Spain that shares many themes with on Smaller, more humanscale. in Spanish ong sexuality, language and wer iE OTHER SISTER #* A mentally disabled young woman (Juliette Lewis) strikes out on her own, much to the disapproval of her controllingmother (Diane Keaton). Director Garry Marshall ("Pretty Woman”) doesn't let a moment pass withouta shouting argument or a melodramatic swelling of the soundtrack Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving sex related material. Salt Lake County: Sandy Mall, Sugar House alley Fair. Utah County: Provo 8. Davis County: Kays THE OUT-OFTOWNERS#% Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn nimbly draw laughs in this remake of Neil Simon's comedy, about 4 married couple suffering onedisaster after another on trip to New York. John Cleese steals several scenes Rated PG-13 for some sex anddrug related humor Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Plaza 5400, Redwood Drive In, Rit Sandy $ Weber County: Reel, Tinseltown, Davis County i Hills PUSHING TIN #® JohnCusack and Billy Bob Thornton and their wives (Cate Blanchett and 1 (“Four Weddings and a locker roommentality well rivances weigh the movie down. Rated R for nd one scene of sexuality. Salt Lake County: Plaza * Outstanding § WorthyEffort ¥ 40) Davis County: Vv So-so GABomd ¥i United States rate recent (eases _ Fi | Vv es vevevvresn coe + ong sexuality and language Utah County: Prove 8 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN ###% Steven Spielberg the horrors of cor it to life in this hard-hitting squad sent to rescue a missingsoldier just after jon. Tom Ha Award Burns (“The Brothers Mc jen”) and Tom Sizemore (“The Relic”) vx Vi her telekinetic teen (Emily smates. Dumb, dull and Rated R for strong graphic horrorviolence and gore ivi ¥|¥] vik] veiw yp Star Wars: Phantom.\PG) mye Tinseltown: THE RAGE: CARRIE 2 * Bergl) ts terrorized by Here's how movie critics trom ine major newspapers across the ® The Mummy (PS-13 vevrvvae fe) © pithtitt lead a standout cast Rated R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence, and for language Salt Lake County: Sugar House 10, Valley Fair SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE ###% Did William Shakes peare have writer's bl e creating “Romeo & Juliet That's the clever tor John Madden ("Mrs Brown”) in this Dighty and hilarious farce. Joseph Fiennes the Bard. Gwyneth Paltrow is luminous as his par amour and muse. Geof Rush, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench so star Rated R for sexuality Salt Lake mike 12, Midvaliey, Reel, SouthTowne we and irreverent | ae wxumality, wen Caasogue scone ust Salt LakeCounty 6 Utah County: Wynnsong Weber County: k verdale Davis County: T TH tae stteway FORCESOF NATURE +» Affleck) fal s in ’ Tinseltown. Summit County: Hol: A stiff necked bridegroom (Ben fn (Sandra Bullock) on the ud in this exhaustingly overblown romantic comedy Rated Janguage and « scene of drug use Salt Lake County: Carmike 12. Plaza 400, Redwood Drive In, South Towne Davis County: Tinseltown. co Three interlocking stares al stems ug Goal, with w id consequences pritty 70k PG-13 for sensuality, and t r violence ni sac ENTRAP ‘andfor strang language Sa) Lake County: Sugar House Valley Pair ELECTION 99% % A funny ative of AV : about a student guvernment candidate (Reese Wit whose chiryy eagerness driver her adv ner (Mi icky) to recruit a rival candidate An incie from director Alexander Payne (Citime : 5 eFC PGCEVSECSEV | Ye ee 8 Ye ww peev@eomuven | Booed. (ieviwed by Viece Heriachi Rated PG-13for sex rude language Salt Lake Redwood Drive in a af 2#/23 idle Hands (F Lite ( The Matrix (F Medsummer atx ekements Salt Utah County : : yvveverwved ettetend 7 | t Seaos@a r} kV kk kw ww ww Entrapment (P< THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN «+ * ley Weber County: Riverdale ED Ed Pek viao dark whose life starve Rated PG-13 for Holocaust-relatedthematic elements. Salt Lake County: Broadway, Creekside, South Towne. Utah County: traffic controllers whose hyper-competitivenatures e r language and drug use Salt Lake County: Surar Hous Valley Fair. Utah County: Provo & Weber County: (it) ‘Square. Layton Hills, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL **** Italian comic Roberto Benigni pourshis heart and soul into this gentle comicfable, about a happy-go-lucky guy protecting his family from the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps. Benigni —as director, co-writer and star mixes humor, romance andpathos for a testament to hope in thefaceof ultimate despair. In Italianwith subtitles. MOVIE REVIEWS- From Around the Nation ne siick!s ms NMC-17 No one under 17 Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 PG-13 f brief language. sex anddrug = Salt Lake County Sugar House 10, Valley Fair Utah County ry COOKIE'S FORTUNE #985 When black r utton) 1s falsely accused of killing # local n 1a Neal), a Mississippi town’s nde to the surtace Rober Glenn Chase ne Moore yer quirky Southern gothic Ki PG 13 for the violent act. and for sensuality Salt Lake County requires accompanying parent of guardian p@.43 Parents strongly cautioned, PARENTS’ GU lence. Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Century 16, Cottonwood, Midvalley, Reel, Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Trolley Corners. Utah County: Water Gardens, Wynnsong Weber County: Reel ‘inseltown. Davis County: Gateway, LaytonHills. Summit County: Holiday Village, Reel L THREE SEASONS ##* Three interlocked stories set in modern Vietnam, painting a visually stirring if dramatically simple portrait of that country's daily life, Harvey K host of talented Vietnamese actors star. Rated PG-13 J matic elements. Salt Lake County: Broadway TREKKIES ##' Denise Crosby leads a merry travelogue through the world of “Star Trek”fans and the many ways their obsession manifests itself. Funny, but disjointed Rated PGfor mild sexual and drug references. Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Century 16. Weber County: Tinseltown. Davis County: LaytonHills. Last DON’TBOTHER To a ist children, parents and others in choosing a f m. he ‘Tribunepresents this of films for violence, sexual content anfd profanity. Key V=Violence, N=Nudi S=Sex, L=Language. | |v | N{Ss]t COMMENT Action R |v |v / Violence, domestic and otherwise; for 17 and up. Mobster violence and ogue, one sex scene; for 17 andup. Baby Geniuses eo |v | Diaper jokes andother rude behavior, OK for 5 and up Black Mask R |v ¢ Lots of martialarts violence, some sexuality: for 17 andup. Blast From the Past | pcs |v | Jelly Sexual references, somedrug use; for 13 and up. ABug’s Life | 3 | | Some scary looking grasshoppers, but otherwiseOK for all ages The Castle Roe) “ Roughlanguage, but that’s it for 16 and up. ‘ACivil Action | PG ‘ Some letter words; for 13 andup. Cookie's Fortune [rors |v | ¢ Mild sex, and a bloody crime scene; for 13 and up. Crue! Intentions, Ir olv |v |v |v Sexual situations involving teens: for 17 andup. mature topics (kidnapping. sexuality), for 13 The Deep End of the Ocean | 4 Profanity. Doug's 1st Movie 6 Nothing nsive forany age. Edge of Seventeen [xR | |v g Frank sexuality. most of it gay: for andup Eptv | Pou: Py ne milder-than-TVsexual references; for 8 and up 8mm {R |v Yala Perverse sexuality and violence: adults only Election | VAG nvolvingteens, plus drug use: for 17 and up Elizabeth je |e lv |v |e Cutthroat violence, andsomesex; for 17 and up. Entrapment PGA \v ‘ Some gunp The Faculty jr o|v lv |v |v Horror. gore, v Forces of Nature jroas ly |v 4 Go {R |e |e lv |e Gods and Monsters sk | je |v tv Sexuality (much of it gay related) and language: for 17 and up. i anguage: fi Goodbye Lover | ly |v |v dy Sex . sex and ighs; for 17 andup. Idle Hands [Role le ly |v 1 ¢ : r Hen nd up. John Carpenter's Vampires 4 |e ly The King and! | lie Lite [rR |v | Z Lite is Beautiful PGs |v ¢ Lost & Found pois |v |v ‘ ght of David Spade naked; for 13 and up. The Love Letter Jpois| |v lv dv e“F”-word:for 13.and up The Matrix [Rv 4 for 17 andup. Message in a Bottie | PGs |v lly, up. ‘A Midsummer Night's Oream | PC rae jul nudity: for 19 andup. The Mummy |4 |¢ ‘ 4 gore, brief nudity: for 1 and up. My Favorite Martian [pa |v ¢ °e. bathroomhumor. for 8 and up. Never Been Kissed | Pox aa Sex talk. crude humor. drug references: for 13 and up. October Sky [pc |4 7 |e and up Open Your Eyes nV AA Jence; adults only about sex and pornography: adult Orgazmo [Newly |v |v |z The Other Sister [PG ay. The Out-ot-Towners | PGas HO ZaI7 Patch Adams pois | |v 4 Peyback R 4 |e de le The Prince of Egypt |pc | Pushing Tin 4 \e|ele The Rage: Carrie 2 k 4 |e |e le ‘Saving Private Ryan I 4 | | Shakespeare in Love t\e|eie She's All That x alle SLC Punk! / |¢ ‘Star Wars. The Phantom Menace | 10 Things | Hate About You x / 4 Three Seasons s “|e Trekiies 4 |e |e |e Trippin |4 |v |. Woking Ned Devine | |e You've Got Mail i” “Star Wars” movie. Rated PG forsciencefiction action and vio ARMAGEDDONand DEEP IMPACT PG All ages admitted, parental guitiance siagestad * *& & GOOD A loud and happyfamilyfights the governmentthat aimstotake away their house. A pleasantly of A ratings are: R Restricted, under 17 and ted PG- 13 for some lengisape. 5 weir Salt Lake County: Carmike * ie Midvalley. Redword Drive in Reel Rit seme Truliey ereity Mail. Corners Sou Utah County: Poneer Twin Drive Water Gardens Weber County: Cinedome partic ng. Rated R for strong drug jongwage and some vioience Salt Lake K ” County Kedwoot Drive In. Sandy ¢ Trolley Square Weber County: Riverdale ¢ DavisCounty Tinwitowr od remabe af the Rody ks the near of the original ve come to ex 4 Utah's underground. circa 1985, with Matthew am") as an engaging tour guide. Jennifer Lies h Gish and Salt Lake itself also star. Rated W for per vasive language. drug use. violent anti-social behavior and some sexuality Davis County: Tinseltown 10 THINGS | HATE ABOUT YOU ### “The Taming of the Shrew planted to a Seattle-ares high school, withthe male-bashing Kat Stratford Stiles) meeting her match in roguish Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger). A sly and smart teer amedy Hated PG-13 for crude sex-related humor and dialog we alcohol and drug-related scenes, all involving wens Salt Lake po Cotte — Plaza 5400, South Towne Utah County City Drive-in Wynasang Weber County: Tinseltow Davis Cousty: Gateway, Tinseltown TRIPPIN’ # A high school senior spends most of his time = THE CASTLE &*% The Motion Picture G All ages admitted Cen. City Square. Davis LIFE *%* Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence playconvicts who spend 65 years learning hard lessons while doing hard labor. It’s nice to see Murphy stretch into pathos, but sad whenit doesn’t work. Rated for strong language anda shoot ing. Salt Lake County: Cinemas5, Redwood Drive In, Ritz15, ‘Trolley Square. Weber County: Tinseltown. Davis County: or daydreaming about ospels and s him into trouble with school and funny een comedy for simposnd:(hevicwed Vince Horfuchi) Raied for sexuality and language Salt Lake County: Broadway |
