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Show Page ba he Satt LakeTribune THE MOVIE PAGE Harr machof FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1999 —=>= Mall, Sugar House 10, Valley Fair. Utah County: Centra Square, Provo 8. Weber County:City Square. Davis County; Capsule reviews by Salt Lake Tribune movie critic Sean P. Means, unless otherwise noted. Theater listings include Sait Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber and Summit counties. The Motion Picture Association of America ratings G Allages admitted Sees) R Restricted, under 17 PG All ages admitted, parental THE DINNER GAME *** A snotty businessman (Thi erry Lhermitte) invites a buffoonishclerk (Jacques Villeret) to a cruel competition, but the night devolves intofarcical disas ter. Writer director Francis Veber sets upthis comedy with precision timing anddevious humor InFrenchwith subtitles Rated PG-13for language. Salt Lake County: Broadway ILLUMINATA (no review) john Turturro directed and star this valentine to the theater, about a circa 1905 play wright and his offkilter troupe. Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken and Katherine Borowitz (Mrs. Turturro) also star, RatedR for sexual content, nudity. Weber County: Riverdale 4 KING OF MASKS (review tocome) Chinese film about an. old street performer desperately looking for a son to pass on his seerets to, He happens upon a child he buys for $10 andsoon finds out the youngster is a girl. In Mandarin with subtitles. Unrated. Salt Lake County: Tower RANDOM HEARTS ** A Washington D.C. internal af fairs detective falls in love with. esswoman after both of PARENTS’ GUIDE of guardian NC-17 No one under 17 some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 admitted SUPERSTAR (review to come) turday Night Live brings yet another one of its popular characters to the screen, even afterthe disasterous “A Night at the Roxbury.”. This time it’s Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon), the nervous Catholic schoolgirl whois desperately searching for ae ered aer) GIRL SHY The1924 classic Harold Lloyd comedyabout a shy country man whowants to make a fortune writing a how-to book onlovemaking. Includes one of the great movie chases as scue his true love, Salt Lake County: Organ 1S. Edison (half a block east of State Street); tonight and Saturday at 7:0 p.m. (admissionis $5; call 485.9265 for servations) THE TIME MACHINE Classic 1960movie with Rod Taylor asa timetraveler in HG. Wells’ timeless story. Utah County SCERA, 745. State, Orem, today through Thurs TROMEO AND JULIET Exploitation movie makers ‘TromaStudios, made their ow wv on the Shakespeare tale with scoops of sex and violence. Rated R. Salt Lake County ‘Tower, midnight tonight andSaturday THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS Uma Thurman and Janeane Garofalo star in this romantic comedy about a and radio show host (Garofalo) friend (Thurman) to impersonate her on a date to meet a handsome man, Rated PG-13, Utah County: Provo’, midnight andSaturday Rfor sexu 4 lar smedy. Not rated, Salt Lake County BIG DADDY ** k Salt | ake County: 8 Rated PG-A rude tonwood, \ County RK Utah Count Mart wrenee’s "BLUE 81TREAK #* SALT LAKE TRIBUNE a<« 84 I 1 will miss the anarchic absurdity of the original “Muppet Moy. Rated G. Salt Lake County: South Towne. Davis County Layton Hills MYSTERY, ALASKA *** Small-town hockeystars meet their match st the New York Rangers. The cast (Russell Croweand Burt Reynolds, especially) and the sharpscript, co Badlanguage, violent situations, sexual assaults; for 17 andup. Lots of violenceandsomegore; for 17and up. Gruesomeshark attacks, brief nudity: for 17 andup. Onesex scene, some gunplay; for 17 andup. Violence, sexual humor, crude(and crue!) humor; for 13 and up, Comie violence, someinnuendo;for 8 andup. Somesensuality, a bloodyaccident; for 13 andup. A al rapeandotherviolence, sex, nudity and language; adulis only Horror violence and spooky stuff; for 13 andup. Sexuality and nudity; for 17 and up written by “Ally McBeal” creator David E. Kelley, make all the old sports cliches worth trotting out again. Rated R for language andsexuality. Salt Lake County: Century 16,Ritz 15, ly Trolley Corners. Utah County: Wynnsong, Weber County: Tinseltown, Davis County: LaytonHills. MYSTERY MEN %& lightfully deadpan JaneaneGarofalo shinesin this comedy whichonly falls downwhenit tries to be the action-adventure it ridicules, Rated PG-13 for comicaction violence andcrudehy mor. Salt Lake County: Brewvies (must be 21 orolder), Cinemas 5, Sandy Mail, Sugar House 10, Valley Fair. NOTTING HILL *# A movi ie star (Julia Roberts) meets and falls for a regularg References to nuclear war, mildlanguage; for 8 and up MutedHolocaust images, somephysical abuse; for 13 and up. Images of the Holocaust; for 13 and up. Surprising amount of violence fora PG-13; for 15 and up. Jarring images of violence and nudity; for 17 andup. Action violence, mild gore, brief nudity; for 19 andup. Nothing offensivefor kids, andthejokes are aimedattheir level, too. Physical contact, on andoff theice; for 16 and up. Aciton-adventureviolence, bathroomhumor: for 13 andup. Somesexuality, brief useof the“F”-word; for 13 and up, Eye gougingscene, sexualsituations; for 17 andup. Mild sex scene, language, police shooting; for 17 andup, Viol ce, mild sensuality, language; for 17 andup. Mild innuendo and language; for @andup. Some violence and language; for 13 andup Mildscience-fiction violence; for Sandup. Exorcist™styleviolence ty supernaturalstuff, withsomesexu: A leopardattack, somediscreet depictions of death; OK for all ages. Many limbs and heads are hackedoff; for 17 dup. Strong sexuality ilence: for 17 and up. time killing and torture, some sex; for 17 and up. Bad language, adult themes; for 17 andup. Nonstopviolence, some nudity and language; for 17 andup. ng offensive, but the themes may bore viewers under 10. mance. Director Roge ard Curtis ("Four Weddings and2a Funeral") istry to create alittle magic, Rated PG-13 for sexual contentand brief strong language. Salt Lake County: Sugar House10. Utah County: Provo PLUNKETT & MACLEANE ** Highway robbersfrom the 18th Century, played by Robert Carlyle and Jonny LeeMiller (both of “Trainspotting"), become legendarybandits in Landon in this buddy drama that feels, talks and quacks likea moflern: day cops and robbers movie, Too much MTVandnot enough HISTORY. (Reviewed by Vince Horiuchi.) Rated R for some strong violence, sexuality and language. Salt Lake County: ¥ So-so vy RUN LOLA RUN *** n. Director Tom Tykwer turns this situationinto le, fast-paced and thoughtful in its “GroundhogDay like look at fate. In German withsubtitles. Rated R for some vio lenceandlanguage Salt Lake County: Brewvies (must be 2lor older). Weber County: Cinedome RUNAWAY BRIDE *#! Richard Gere andJulie Robe amedfrom “Pretty Woman") star as a newspapercolumni 0 hounds a woman known for regularly running from tar. Fear not romance between the two soon lights upir «cassionally funny, yet overall lackluster comedy. (Rev by Vince Horiuchi.) Rated PG for some language andsug tialogue. Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Plaza 5400, Retwond In, Ritz15, Trolley Square, Villa. Utah County: Pionee in Drive-In, Wynnsong. Weber County: Tinseltown, Davis County: Gateway, Tinseltown THE SIXTH SENSE 4% child psychologist (Brucg Wil tries to help a boy (Haley Joel Osment) who sees ghosts, Less a thriller thana supernatural drama, writer-director M. Might Shyamalan draws a strongperformance from Willis and ) a Surprising, emotionally forceful ending. Rated PG Hense thematic material and violent images. Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Century 16, Creekside, Crossroads,. Mid valley, Redwood Drive In, Reel, Ritz 15, Sandy 8. Utah Codnty Pioneer Twin Drive-In, Water Gardens, Wynnsong. Web County: Reel, Tinseltown. Davis County: Gateway, Laytot Hills. Tooele County: Ritz STAR WARS: EPISODE |— THE PHANTOM MENACE #4 The “prequel” to George Lucas’ space saga has excitingagtion “e fictionactionandviolence. Salt Lake County: Cingm Mall, Sugar Here's how movie critics from nine major newspapers across the UnitedStates rate recent vay } vt awa VV I CINEMA " his loot from a police sta lence, continuous languag Salt Lake County; Carmik ( r Ritz 15. SandySand 7 Utah County: Water Gardens, Wynnsong. Weber Davis County v BARET BALKAN #* t , Vince Horiu Kelly Preston) between inn las, what cou! " made dreary Costner County ¢ fa it r UG, al thal m “wr n m baseball . walit nextice sensi ay 7 Salt Lake Cent folladay, M Red! It ly 9,17 Utah County Water ( Weber County: Ree Davis County: Lay North. Summit County: Reel THE HAUNTING #® The spe ffocts are the star th haunted-h tory, about p t (Liam Nee n h I or, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Owen W n) in & spook sion, Director Jan de Bont (“Spee nd the movie ph ' PG-13 for intense horror sequences. Salt Lake mas 5, Sugar House 10, Valley Fair. Utah County rive-tn Weber County: City & Davis County: Tins INSPECTOR G * Special effects and stupi Salt Lake fo. Salt Lake County: Cinemas Sand House uly Fair. Weber County Riverdale 4 THE IRON GIANT #** 1Warera , houghtful, emotional and technically a 1 tale (based on a book t ¢ late British poet will be welcomed by all ages. Rated PG fo ld Salt Lake County: Sand House 10, Valley Fair, Utah County? tral Square, Pioneer Twin Driven, Provo 8. Weber Cognt City Square. Davis County: Kaysville, ‘Tinseltown, STIGMATA * Hairdresser Patricia Arquette is attacked by demons and possessed by the spirit of a deadpriest tq th overwroughtand flashy version of “The Exorcist.” (Reviewed b Vince Horiuchi.) Rated R for intense violent sequences, lan me sexuality. Salt Lake County: Century 16 Midvgliey Redwood Drive In, Ritz 15, Utah County: Carillion 4. Weber County: Riverdale 4, Davis County: Tinseltown, STIR OF ECHOES #&* Kevin Bacon's intense perfor mance the attention-getter in this spooky story about a work ing guy who, after being hypnotized at a party, discovers he ee ghosts. Rated R for andlanguage "Salt LakeCounty: Plaza 540), Ritz 15. Davis County: Tinseltown ARZAN ###)) Edgar Rice Burroughs’ "king of the Apes’ is given new life i ey's fast-paced and inventive anicgated artistry matches its emotion Voices include Tony Goldwyn Tarzan, Minnie Driver as 9 and GlennClose, Nigel Hawthorne and Rosie O'Donnell, Rated G. Salt Lake County: Cinemas 5, Sandy Mall, Sugar House10, Valley Fair. Utah County: Central Square, F County: City Square. Davis County; Kay Tooele County: Kit THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR ##* | Tiernan ("Die Hard”) remakes the 1968 heist t intoa sexy art little caper, w Brosnan as th per art thief juite literal y). Rated R for some sexuality ai Lake County: Brewvies (must be 21 or older), $ THREE KINGS#44! A {Ticer (George Clooney) and three reser e Cube, Spike Jonze) fry to ash the end of the Gulf War by stealing a cache of Kuwaitl d, but find bels to h 0 ignore What could have be n mundane i medy is turned into farce, high dram and scathing political satire. Rated R graphic ; uae and some sexuality. Salt Lake Coanty Carmik kside, Mid Redwood Drive 1, Water ( County: der KR | of plot holes that won't be filled until the next two movidg ar done. But, hey, it's still a “Star Wars” movie. Rated PG for @ g radiant Franke Po eve-popping special effects, some annoying characters anda | Ci sis @ m A woman (the 5 20 minutes to get money to her boyfriend before the @ABomd VY tore Broadway %* Outstanding * Bk mix charming ro mance, wry observations about fame, and thestars’ own chem: From Aroundthe Nation Worthy Effort Wannabesuperheroes step upwhen thecity’s real hero (Greg Kinnear) is kidnaped byhis arch-foe jeoflrey Rush). Thecomiccast led by BenStiller, William H. Mic, Hank Azaria and Paul Reubens, but trumped bythe de. Cartoonviolence, some doubie entendres; for 8 and up. 5262)§ The gang'sback, wi Muppets are reliably funnyfor the kids, thougholder viewers ax d PG-AS Salt Lake County Uth County THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT a fi MOVIE REVIEWS- w<a<a4% THE ADVENTURES OF ELMO IN GROUCHLAND **+ », everyone's favorite red monster from “Sesame Street stars in his first feature-length movie about a journey to find his cuddly blue blanket. Energetic in for toddlers and their folks, And Mandy Patinkin and \ ams turn ir some nifty songs. (Reviewed Vince Horiuchi Rated G Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Cen 16, Cottonwood 15, Sandy 9 Trolley Square. Utah County Weber County: Tinseltown. Davis County rolley North AMERICAN BEAUTY the yus and t look |, seen through midlife travails of w Lester Burnham (Kevir scey in a dynamic perfurmance). Director Sam Mendes and writer Alan Ball, both first-timers, precisely disse ittle deaths that material satisfaction cause. Annette Ber 1 Birch, Chris Cooper and Mena can Pie") a star. Rated R for strong sexualit age, violence and dru mntent Salt Lake County: entury 16, H Ritz 15, South Towne Utah County: V ne Davis County: Gateway. Layton | BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE ( lesbian women (Karen Dwyer, Ch find exch at in this Canadian comedy. F Davis County: Tinseltown. MUPPETS FROM SPACE *x! scraggly Gonzo discovering his extraterrestrial ancestry, te Prison nastiness, briefstrong language: for 13 and up. = @<@<Hp<8 <«<@@y4a<8 <@ mw < % DiNewas * z Qaet<me<mea< ¥ | strott Free a @<«Qa1< Mm <« << H * 4144 <8 @@Qu NYC * * it Lake County: Broadway asdirector, co-writer ang star mixes humor, romanzeand pathosfora testamenttohope in thefaceof ultimate despair. In Italian withsubtitles, Raid PG-13 for Holocaust-related thematic elements. Davis County, Kaysville MUMFORD ** Anunorthodox psychoanalyst (Loren Dean) makes waves in a small townin this comedy-drama Writer-director Lawrence Kasdan ("Grand Canyon") buiids some nice vignettes, but Dean is too dul! to hold it together Rated for sex-related images, language and drug content. Sait Lake County: South Towne. Weber County: Tinseltown hard violence, pot smoking; for17 andup. Lesbiansex and sex-relateddialogue; for 17 andup. Crude humor, mild violenceandlanguage; for 13 andup. Foul language, suggestions of violence andcreepiness; for 16andup, Lots of action violence, someprofanity; for 4 and up. Sexual references and somepr ity; for 13 andup. Hie jelsle ee iele ly le lela lo oe Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Century 16, Creekside, Mid valley, Redwood Drive In, Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Trolley Square, Utah County: Carilion 4. Weber County: Tinseltown. Davis County: Gateway, Layton Hills. TWIN FALLS IDAHO x! Real life identical twins Michael and Mark Polish wrote, directed andstar in this uniqueandunderstated character study about conjoined twins who grapple withthe idea of getting separated. Great low-key peformances and directiondrivethis sensitive portrayal. ) gimmicky or hokey. (Reviewedby Vince Horiuchi.) Rated R dens. Weber County: Cinedome, Davis County; ‘Tinseltown, Tooele County: Ritz. Nazi concentration camps. Benigni Strongsex scenes, her first kiss. Rated PG-13for sex-related humorandlangua, ‘Alliedvictory. Director Peter Kassovitz employs an appropr: ately bleak setting tooffset Williams’ more sentimental impulses ‘a restraint that holds until the dishonest ending. Rated PG.13 Jor violence ad sta images. Salt oeCarmike ay, Midvalley, South Towne. Utah County: Carillon happy-golucky guy protectinghis family from the horrors ofthe COMMENT For kids ofall ages ele lolwle le laos = language. Salt Lake County: Broadway, Carmike 12, Century 16, Holladay, PI: 5400, Ritz 15, South Towne. Utah County sters his neigh hors’ spirits with invented stories of imminen, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL #x*% Italian comic RobertoBenigni pours his heart and soul into this gentle comic fable, about a TO THE MOVIES The Adventuresof Elmo in Grouchland Wynnsong. Weber County: Reel, Tinseltown. Davis County: Gateway, Tinseltown, Summit County: Holiday Village veterinari: requires accompanying parent guidance suggested PG-13 Parents strongly cautioned, sing age-appropriate movies, The Salt Lake Tribune presents this guide of the sexual content, violence and profane language in current films. Each categoryis with | being the mildest and 5 the most adult-oriented. Key: S = Sexual content (including nudity); V = Violence; = Language(including crude dialogue and drug their spouses whe were involved in an affair werekilled in a plane crash. This joyless romance plods alongin a pas: sionless void. And no wonder, since the love story has to flourish amidst the memory oftwo dead people. (Reviewedby Vince Horiuchi.) Rated Rfor brief violence, sexuality and for langt TeKOe THE LIAR ** Robin Williams plays a resident « the Warsaw ghetto. at the height of Nazi oppression, who hy) are: th Ga Tow Trolley Corners. Utah County Wynnsong. Weber County: Tinseltown, Navis Tinseltown. Summit County: Holiday V UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: THE RETURN * t As older of it. Michael lence c udity. Fair. Utah County THE WINSLOW BOY #i ee how an-Claude Van 4s the supersol id Bill Gold nstop strony vio Salt Lake County: Valley toon ’ expelled from an », and his family notional turmoil and f N rutafightingto elegy hi ume. Director-writer David Mant adapts Torence Rattigan b to polished tale of puckbone. Nigel Hawthorne y Northam and G, Davis County i Mrs. Mamet) star, Ba POOR CO |
