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Show Page F2 The Salt LakeTribune THE MOVIE PAGE FRIDAY, OCTOBER15, 1999 and Summit counties. TheTribune’sRatings NEW MOVIES * & & & FIGHT CLUB *&x!: Sick of the day-today grind, Jack (Edward Norton) meets anoff-the-wall gura, Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), who leads him intoalife of fights, mischief mayhemin thenameof reclaiming his masculineself. Dark andderanged. A thought-provoking andexciting look at le psyche. Directed by David Fincher ("Seven” and “The ). (Reviewedby Debbie Hummel.) Rated R for disturb ing andgraphic depictionof violent anti-social behavior, sexual: ity andlanguage. Salt Lake County c Cottonwood, Midvalley, Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Wynnsong Weber County: . LaytonHills Heartbreaking film from Iran about a woman whomarries and discovers she cannot havechildren ‘To ensurethefamily name, her mother-in-law insists the hus. bandmarrya secondwifeto conceiveason. Sadbut compelling story of howsometraditions in a modern world can devastate families. In Farsi, with subtitles. (Reviewed by Vince Horiu chi.) Not rated, but probably PG for adult situations. Salt Lake County:Tower. RELAX.. T'S JUST SEX #!: A groupofgayandstraight friends in Los Angeles get together and talk about sex and AIDS in the ‘90s, Unfortunately, thatis all they talk about in this un funny but frank comedy-drama populated withshallow characters, (Reviewed by Vince Horiuchi.) Not rated, but probably NC-17for graphic sex, language andviolence. Salt Lake County: Tower. THE STORY OF US *%': BruceWillis and Michelle Pte iffer playa couplewith children whose 1Syear marriageison the hit-and-miss comedy-drama with much better crane and fewgood laughs. Directed by RobReiner ("A Few Good Men”and “When HarryMet Sally”). (Reviewed by Vince Horiuchi.) RatedR for languageand briefsexuality. Salt Lake County: Carmike12, Century 16, Holladay, Midvalley, Reel, Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Trolley Square, Utah County: University Mall, Water Gardens. Weber County: Tinseltown. Davis County: LaytonHills, Trolley North. BILLY MADISON Comedian Adam Sandler must repeat elementaryschoolin orderto inherit his millionaire father's business. Rated PG-13. Utah County: Provo 8, midnight tonight andSaturday. \der Peter Jackson("TheFright or fil GOOD % %& QUESTIONABLE * University of Utah filmprofessor, Brian Patrick. Part of the Film Front Sunday Night Free Film Series. Salt Lake County: FineArts Auditorium,University of Utah, Sunday at (admissionis free). THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 7:30 p.m ny 1925 horrorclassic with Lon Chaneyin thetitle role. ceiioes version! Blaine Gale provides ths doore tn itver Theatre Organ, Salt LakeCounty: Organ Lott son(half a block east of hursday throughOct 28 at 7:30p.m. (admissionis $5; call 485-9265 for reservations), SINGIN’ INTHE RAIN. GeneKelly, Debbie Reynolds and DonaldO'Connor star in, dare wesay, the greatest movie mu sical of all time. Kelly and O'Connor are hilarious inthis send upof Hollywood's transition fromthesilent pictures to talkies Utah County: SCERA, 745 S. State, Orem, today through Thurs NOW SHOWING DON’T BOTHER in a dynamic performance), Director Sam Mendes and wr AlanBall, bothfirst-timers, precisely dissect the little death that materialsatisfaction cause. Annette Bening, Thora Bireh Chris Cooper and Mena Suvari (“American Pie") also sta RatedR for strong seauality N@-17% No one under 17 some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 admitted R PG NR pos R pois pois pots R R UR R pois PG R PG. R PG13 kK ‘! X Gis R Gis G13 k R pois pois R UR R PG PG: PG R R K Px Baby Geniuses Better Than Chocolate Big Daddy TheBlair Witch Project Blue Streak Bowlinger Brokedown Palace Chill Factor Deep Blue Sea The Dinner Game Drive Me Crazy Dudley Do-Right Fight Club For Love of the Game The General's Daughter The Haunting Inspector Gadget TheIron Giant Jakobthe Liar Leila Life ts Beautiful Mickey Blue Eyes Mumford Mystery, Alaska Mystery Men Notting Hill Random Hearts Relax... sJ[v rfa 4a}4 a}a c R R American Pie It's Just Sex Run Lola Run Runaway Bride TheSixth Sense Stigmata Stir of Echoes: The Story of Us Superstar The 13th Warrior The Thomas CrownAffair Three Kings Twin Falls idaho Universal Soldier: The Return ki fi t as Adaetin, Murphy acd teat? : e Rated PGA ¢ Salt Lake Comsty Holladay, Midvalley. Davis County seltowr BROKEDOWN PALACE Hig and Kate Beckinsale be unwit r fl rough treatment in Thailand's justice system afi, a8 an American lawyer, stand this w take on “Midnight Eexpre 1 language, drug related m Tooele County: Ki OREP BLUE SEA * Renny Harlin (CHM ‘ recta this pumped-up, dumbed down rip W w other thrillers ("Alien,” “Jurassic Park” and wera slasher movie), about three genet g havoc on an oceanic research Davis County:Tinseltown LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL %%*x happy-go-lucky guyprotecting his familyfrom the horrors ofthe Nazi concentration camps. Benigni star Davis County:Kaysville. MUMFORD ** Anunorthodox psychoanalyst (Loren Dean) makes waves in a small town in this comedy-drama Writer-director Lawrence Kasdan ("Grand Canyon”) builds some nice vignettes, but Dean is too dull to hold it together. RatedR forsex-related images, language and drug content. Salt Lake County: South Towne. Weber County: Riverdale 4, Davis County: Tinseltown. MYSTERY, ALASKA x% k old sports cliches worth trottingoutagain. Rated R forlanguage andsexuality, Salt Lake County: Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Trolley CorUtah County: Carillon 4. Weber County: Tinseltown. County: LaytonHills. MYSTERY MEN *%* Wannabe superheroes step up when the city’s real hero (Greg Kinnear) is kidnaped by his arch-foe (Geoffrey Rush), The comic cast led by BenStiller, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria and Paul Reubens, but trumped by thede- lightfully deadpan Janeane Garofalo istry to createalittle magic, Rated PC spouses who wereinvolved in anaffair werekilled in a plane crash. ‘This joyless romanceplodsalong ina passionless And no wonder, sincethelove story has to flourishamidst the memory of two dead people. (Reviewed by VinceHoriuchi.) Rated R for brief % Outstanding @ Worthy Effort Wynnsong. Weber County: Reel, Tinseltown. Davis County: Gateway, Tinseltown. Summit County: Holiday Village RUN LOLA RUN *&% A woman(theradiant FrankePotente) has 20 minutes to get money to her boyfriendbefore the Mob gets him. Director Tom Tykwer turns this situationinto a kinetic ride, fast-paced andthoughtful inits “Groundhog Day like look atfate, In German withsubtitles. Rated Rfor some io enice nguage. Salt Lake County: Brewvies (must be 2Lor Ider), Weber County: Cinedome THE SIXTH SENSE +4 A child psychologist (Bruce Wil lis) tries to help boy (Hales Joel Osment) who sees ghosts. Less a thriller than a supernatural drama, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan draws a strong performance from Willis ahd ves upa surprising notionally forceful ending. Rated BG ior v thematic material and violent images Kaka aK Kk YY SOs0 Double Jeopardy (F Elmoin Grouchiand Y@ae@ve@eo@ uw Bevegea a6 GAsomd Fight Club (R x**x nine major newspapers acrossthe Happy, Texas (PG eovvevevea The Limey (A) eases Mystery, Alas! Plunkett&Macleane(®?) Bvaev@evevy VO VVVV VV YW \ Random Hearts (A) vvve@ovrvvyy The Story of Us (R) Viviviviv Superstar (PG-13 Y,@ooeoe RK Lake County | } EES antag Salt Hou : Utah County: Weber County THE DINNER GAME h eer #e* Yr | | oy Matt Sartwell Rit fal, ith Ca k Tow We Davis County FOR LOVE OF THE GAME " Night I ‘haracter Mai he plot utterly predictable, Mary's quest to kiss ampus Sky (Will Forrell) offers ample opportunity for k of all things hig school. (Reviewed by Dan Nailén. ) 13 for humor and language Salt Lake County: Carmike 12, Century 16, Creekside, Midvalley at Drive in, Ritz 15, Sandy 8, Trolley Square. U t, r Gardens. Weber County: Tin’ County: Gat way, LaytonHills TARZAN ###'s Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “king of the ape f f ast-pacedandinventive animated try matches its emotional deg iwyn as T t c G Salt Lake County x Utah County: ¢ 7 County Davis County: K THE THOMAS CROWNAFFAIR * Lake County: Brew THREE KINGS # ## ff ' PG-A3 Salt Lake County: 2 5400, County Crossr 7 United Statesrate recent a” Om ek me meen Sat Here's how movie critics from v Carmike 12, Century 16, Creekside, ley. Redwood Drive In, Reel, Ritz 15, Sandy 9, Utah County Gardens, Wynnsong. Weber County: Reel, Tinseltown Davis County: Gateway, LaytonHills. Tooele County: Ritz, STAR WARS: EPISODE |— THE PHANTOM MENACE * + * The “prequel” to George Lucas’ space saga has exciting action, eye-popping specialeffects, some annoying characters andalot of plot holes that won't be filled until the next two movies are done, But, hey till a “Star Wars” movie, Rated PG sctence-fi I" Salt Lake County: Cinem Sandy Mall, Sugar House 10, Valley Fair. Utah County: Central Square, Provo 8. Weber County: City Squars Davis County ile, Tinseltown “STIGMATA te Hairdresser Patricia Arquette is attacked by demons and possessed by the spirit of a dead priest in this nV 1 and flashy version of “The Exorcist.” (Reviewed by Vince Horiuchi.) Ra nse violent sequences, la ul wexuality Salt Lake County: Midvalley, Redwood dr Utah County: ( arillon 4. Weber County: Riverdale 4 Davis County: Tin STIR OF ECHOES vin Bacon's intense perfor ance is the attention-getter in this spooky story about a wark ing guy who, after being hy pnotized ata party, dl we ghosts. Rated R f and language. Salt LakeCounty: Plaza Davis County: Tinseltowr SUPERSTAR Molly Shannon stars inthe surpiis: ving big-screen debut of he American Beauty (Fi pene violence, sexuality and language. Salt Lake County: Broadway, Carmike 12, Century16, Holladay, Plaza 400, Reel, Ritz 15, South Towne. Utah County: Water Gardens, ¥xy ae ual content and brief strong language. Salt Lake County: Sugar House 10. HEARTS *% A Washington D.C. internal affairs: detective falls in love with a congresswoman after both of their AaS Sea CRU Ela a shines in this comedy, which only falls down when it tries to be the action-adventureit ridicules. Rated PG-13 oe comic action violence and crude humor, Salt Lake Count: vies (must be at orolder), Cinemas 5, Sandy Mall, Suga ‘a NOTTING HILL &&*' star (J lia a Roberts) meets and falls for a regular guy (Hugh Grant) in this witty, light romance. Director Roger Michell ("Persuasion") and writer Richard Curtis ("Four Weddings and a Funeral") mix charming romance, wry observations about fame, and thestars’ own chem: al innuendos; for ancl up death: OK for all age d Small-townhockey stars meet et match against the New York Rangers. The cast (Russell Srowe and Burt Reynolds, especially) andthe sharpscript, cowritten by “Ally McBeal” creator DavidE. Kelley, makeall the ( ounty some asdirector, co-writer and mixes humor, romanceandpathosfora testamentto hope in thefaceofultimate despair. Rated PG-13for Holocaust-related thematic elements. Salt Lake County: Avalon, Sugar House 10. Har somesexta! innuendo; for 13 and up, One sex scene, some gunplay; for 17 and up. Violence, sexual humor, crude(and cruel) humor; for 12nd up. Comic violence omni nuendo;for 8 and up. Br nuality, nudity; for 17 and Some sensuality, a bloody accident: for 13.andup. A brutal rapeandother violence, sex, nudity and language; adults only Horror violence and spooky stuff; for 13 andup. Sexuality and nudity; for 17 and up. Cartoon violence, some double entendres; for 8 and up. Referen clear war, mild language; for 8 and uy Muited Hl images, some physical abuse; for and up Adult situations and emotional stress and Images of the Holocaust; for 18 and up Surprising amount of violence for a PG-13; for 15 and up Jarring images of violence and nudity, for and up Physical contact, on and off the ice; for 16 and up, Aciton-adventure violence, bathroom humor: 13 and up. ality, brief use of the “F” word; for and up. ene, kang shooting; for 17and up. aphie sex, violent r adults only ce, mild sensuality, language: for 17 and up Mild innuendo and lan or Band Uy Some violence an Sani up Mild seience-ti Kung-tu figh leopard attack, Italian comic RobertoBenigni pourshis heart andsoul into this gentle comic fable, about a Prison nastiness, briefstrong language; for13 and up. Lots of violence andsomegore; for 17 and up. Gruesome shark attacks, brief nudity; for 17 and up \ { fh Alliedvictory. Director Peter Kassovitz employs an appropri. atelybleaksettingtooffset Williams’more sentimental impulses arestraint that holds until the dishonestending. Rated PG-13 for violence and disturbing images. Salt Lake Count, Towne. Utah Carillon 4. Weber County: Cinedome. COMMENT Forkids of all ages Strongsex scenes, hardviolence, pot smoking; for 17 andup. Beatings, strong sexuality including rape, nudity, badlanguageinclud: ing racial epithets; for 17 and up Sexual situations andlanguage, nudity; for 17 andup. Rude behavior anddialogue; for 8 and up. Lesbian sex andsex relateddi id up. Crude humor, mildviolence andlanguage: for 13 andup. Foul language, suggestions of violence and creepiness; for 16 andup. .ots of actionviolence, someprofanity’ for14 andup. 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Salt Lake County: Red Dy House 10, Valley Fair Utah County: f THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT ##*® antly cor ceived and executed th it tudent filmmak (Heather Donahue i and hunted in the M and the effort y fyrick and Edua Sancht t ; 1 aries t ed R Salt Lake County: Browvies (must be Cine House Valley Fair. Utah County: Pr Weber County b of guardian arents and children in choosing age-appropriate movies, The Salt Lake Tribune presents of the sexual content, violence and profanelanguagein current films. Ez ch category is rated on a scale of 1-to: with 1 being the mildest and 5 the most adult-oriented. Key: S Sexual content (including nudit y); V = Violence = Language (including crude dialogue and drug references). ce anddru nit Al ages admitted, parental To assistf this ¢ ide tent Salt Lake County: Broadway, Cer Holladay, Rit 15, South Towne. Utah County: Wynn Davis County Gateway, Layton Hil AMERICANPIE * Four teen boys aim e thelr Joaded. with dled father avis ( BOWFINGER wee Hollywood sat R Restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent PARENTS’ GUI ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace THE ADVENTURES OF ELMO IN GROUCHLAND x*+ Elmo, everyone's favorite red monster from “Sesame Street stars inhisfirst feature-length movie about journey to findhis cuddly blue blanket. Energetic and funfor toddlers and their folks, And Mandy PatinkinandVanessaWilliams turn in some nifty songs. (Reviewed by Vince Horiuchi.) Rated G Lake County: Carmike 12, Century 16, Cottonwood, Cros: roads, Midvalley, Ritz 15, Sandy 9. Utah County: Universit Mall. Weber County: Tinseltown. Davis County: Tinseltows Trolley North. AMERICAN BEAUTY ###% A gorgeous ous and poignant lookat suburbia-as-hell, seen midlifetravails of working-stiff Lester Burnham(Kev G Allages admitted PG guidance suggested Mluminata Tower, midnight tonight and Saturday. LOS OLVIDADOS Luis Bunuel’s 1950 look into the lives of homeless children will be screened with an introduction by TheMotion Picture Association of Americaratingsare: DON'T MISS * *& *& Double Jeopardy SPECIAL/SCREENINGS County: Sugar House 10, Valley Fair. Utah County:Provo8. Davis County: Tinseltown. THE IRON GIANT *%*' A lonely boy befriends a 50-foot robot from outer space, and mustprotect him from Cold War-era federal agents. This thoughtful, emotional and technically astounding animated tale (based on a bookbythelate British poet laureate Ted Hughes)will be welcomed byall ages. Rated PGfor fantasyviolence and mild language. Salt Lake County: Sandy Mall, Sugar House 10, Valley Fair. Utah County:Provo 8. Dayis County: Kaysvil JAKOB THE LIAR ** Robin Williams playsa resident of the Warsawghetto, at the height of Nazi oppression, who bol. sters his neighbors’ spirits with inventedstories of imminent THE RATINGS aterlistings include Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber i ey 16, Hh Utah Ne a r (K 4, Weber County i ated PG-AS DOUBLE hin " y ¥ Salt Lake County: JEOPARDY i k n rn Me Alas, what could be an interesting f «¢ 1 Creer with h “Puagitive’ 1 Cotton 1, Rit Sandy Weber County ret ( ewan Summ DRIVE ME CRAZY h J ed R ah ( anty Costner 13 for brie County: th a Hed Mi m1 Ws a take aie Carmike t In, Hit Water Gai We Davis County h at h n Rated PG: nsuality. Salt Lake 12, Ce ry 16, Holladay, Mid & Utah County: Uni Weber County: Reel, T H th. Summit County i THe HATING Hed ” about p town. on baseball and life is a Davis County; Layton Salt 1 ake i ounty t W, & L made dreary ft h are 1 u | i ih Summit County: TWIN FALLS 1OAHO ry Holiday al tw ' r © port orb Reviewed by Vinee Hortucht.) Rated R for Salt Lake County Joan Claude Vani uve ASAL SOLOW: THE RETURN wer an he gt der, returns the supergol: White ( and Hill ninicky Salt Lake POOR COPY ase Capsule reviews by Salt Lake Tribune movie critic Sean P. Means,unless otherwise noted. The- |
