Show C4 — I lie Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday November 25 2003 SHERMANS LAGOON ON EARTH ARE YOU UV HHAT W T'M f KSS'S 1 I’M SETTING Ul' a practice rA Us LiV TiVVKCV MAT ARE ) JIM I I MRITIN6? ABOUT Me? FILLMORE ANGER ANP PARANOIA MORSE! neisto nm r& survives bad reviews to debut at No 1 'Cat YOU J " ISSUES OS ANGELES (AP) — Critics were hut ‘‘Dr Seuss' the Cal in the Hat" had families purring Starring Mike Myers as the whiskered trickster of Dr Seuss’ children’s hook “The Cat in the Hat" overcame scathing reviews to dehut ' ' as the No weekend movie with ticket sales of $40 million according to studio estimates' ' Sunday: Halle Berry 's "supernatural thriller "Gothika prciiiicred in second place w ith $196 million while the previous weekend’s top movie : "Elf” slipped tOiNa 3 with $191 million Phtying in 3464 theaters “The Cat in the Hal" averaged $1 1370 a cinema compared to': $8337 in' 2381 theaters for “Gothikx‘"-Critics were even more unkind to "Thi Cat in the I Lit" than they were to the earlier live-- 1 action Dr Seuss adaptation vHow the Grinch v V Stole Christmas "That niovie had a $55 nitl45r-liodehut weekend and survived had reviews Hick with $260 td become 2(XX)’s I psrfWAi IT l L in Hat’ - 1 CATHY 0UICK ! nihi-lestiv- -- 1 WHERE'S FRED'!' WD" rax iw' 'v reviewers It's about entertaining kids and that’s what happened" Rocco said “It’s whether or not your audience was satisfied and every time I saw the movie with an audience of V kids they loved it" Foradult crowds the drama “21 Grams" opened impressively in limited release A hit “21 Grams" took in $256434 in New York City and Los Angeles theeight just aters averaging a whopping $32054 It expands to about 60 theaters Wednesday The film stars Sean Penn Naomi Watts and Bcnicio 1X4 Toni as strangers tossed together in a somber exploration of grief vengeance and mortality f VThe Matrix Revolutions’ continued jts box-ofi- ice swK)h taking in $67 million down 59 percent from the previous weekend It likely will top out at barely half the $282 million 4:4 ' gross of its predecessor-- ' last spring’s “The'ff '4 Matrix Reloaded" Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters according ' X"! to Exhibitor Relations Co Inc ' L “Dr Seuss' the Cat in the Hat” $40 1 mil- - cut-hat- ers 'PM'OJH WKf T iv it pffr ! ruin: DM1 TO- aOOED A rM It DAS I'iNiCKn tT'TO LASTUMffcV-FMDANHARE IT A NINE AMKClA - DAS FOUR DAS wEEKEntS: rrr jIV CAS n xi mv SUE AND Tlin ARE USINCt UNUSED VACATION DAYS 'TO MAKE IT A FOUR-DAWEEKEND- V' WHAT?? UP THESE HAWES "MENTAL HEALTH" SABBATICAL: HE LEFT IN OCTOBER ' TOR A CL U 'S v'' ¥ WHO WEEKEND FOUR-DA- — 5 1 : ' vu Vrs-S- beetle bailey : 'million Reviewers called “The Cat in the Hilt" visit-- " ally overblow n and bereft of story: Sonic called it "kilty fitter’’ Universal Studios' domestic distributor for both movies does not expect “The Cat in the Hat" jo rival the total for “The Grinch" whose ' saving grace even among harsh critics was a manic performance hyJ ini Carrey 'vThe Grinch" also had appeal for teens and adults who fondly recalled the TV cartoon ver- sion while “The Cat in the Hat" was made solely for young children said Nikki Rocco head of distribution for Universal ' "It's riot about entertaining parents or ' WANT TO KEEP HER I NICE ANP SHINY - ' Gothika” $96 million "Elf" $191 3 - ' lion:'1' ' ''r al 4 "Master and ' million ComnianderThe Far Side of the World" $152 million' 5 ’’Love Actually" $91 million ' 6 "The Matrix Revolutions" $67 million 7 "Brother Beim" $55 million 8 "LtHrney Tunes: Back in Action" $41 million 9 "Scary Movie 10 3" $33 million “Radio" $26 million New on videoDVD HAGAR THE HORRIBLE ' By David Germain AP Movie Writer ' " Selected releases: home-vide- o “2: t'J- ? 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V'Crrfv' s xj 1 much more cari they take? he' thought to MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM him-- 1 'olonel MacLeod came Moroni stood talking to a captain 'V qihLTftgimcat-- "' us- - ‘That’s right" said the captain- “Praise the Lqrd fur iiieri like him!"' voice from behindfhem Moroni and the colone) had been so intent on the growing “WelL it’s about time Look' there!" : exclaimed the colonel pointing to the rear There Moroni could see what appeared ip be t n Union at least two batteries of arli Ic ryfoll owe dby long files of blueurn- formed infantry Reinforeements at last He watched a ump in his throaL as the federal guns were placedvthe crews unhmbenng aim- mg and preparing them to fire And it Iqtiked as if it were none um KnMqrom could see threaf in front they hadn’t noticed several horse-draw- GoBBU1 6oEBlE' WKU! PRTER WILL YOU r COOL IT WITH 6oMl4! THt TuSKlY - SOUNDS?' Go6KI ' GcBBCE' GOBBLE' ' J: TURKEY SOUNDS? jn YmNany PRAC- -- TMtoSfiVMO WELL FOWL OR foul its ANNOYING EATING TEOMKWE: Confederate inlantry massing for another - ‘ 1 ' ' - attack Smoke and thunder spouted from the yesf mhet (jferieraL Grant replied mouths of the cannon Moroni asweH as most are ole l)f the regulflrs You ahd y0ur you of the remaining Union troops watched for the men should be complimented You’ve done a impadt of the shefis Now artillery on both remarkable job here today" sides was firing Taking a quick pull from his “Thank you sir This is Captain Stewairt he nearly empty canteen Moroni s gaze raveled n ccond in comm'ahd df the nQW h the battered hne of men that usedto be a !ment" the colonel said ' ' proud regiment One man was quickly crossing i -- regi-dow- ' himself another mouthing some unheard wonls still anmhci: blinking back tears H6w REAL LIFE ADVENTURES of this story By Phillip Alder also had 13 winners South could see 2 tricks: three spades two hearts three diamonds andfourclubsil seemed as though he needed to find either spades 33 or the heart finesse working But there was one other possibili- ty South woii the opening lead in hand and played a ' spade to dummy's queen East's club discard was a blow but declarer didn't panic He cashed dummy’s heart ace ran the minor-su- it winners discarding a heart from hand on the fourth dub' and played a spade to his king The deal had counted but and everyone' had two cards left South held a spade and a heart Dummy retained the of hearts West had had to keep his spade w inner so when declarer led his last heart and saw that card w as not the 1 Be FlRE Raymond Chandler wrote ‘The law isn’t justice It’s a very imperfect mechanism If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky ' justice may show up in the answer" ' At the bridge table if you play the right cards sometimes you get justice But sometimes whatever you do is doomed to failure Then your primary feeling will probably he frustration To avoid frustration on this deal you must maintain concentration throughout — you can do it! 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