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Book of Shadous: Blair Witch 2 Bagger vane ~ wonderful turn as _ the history-profes| - sor mom of an aspiring eek critic in Almost Famous; “Kate Hudson’s piquant portrait of “Band-Aid” Penny Lane in the same film; Jennifer Ehle’s luminous photog- fr there’s no question of its stature as one of the year’s few original films. Another | rapher, Valerie, and Rosemary Harris - minor astonishment is how many crit-— in the same role (later in life) in Istvan ‘ics were beguiled by the year’s most Szabo’s marvelous Hungarian picture, overrated movie, The Gladiator. While sifting the year’s cinematic rubbish, we shouldn’t ignore a small but glittering consolation prize: a scattering of solid roles for women. Take Julia Roberts’ portrayal of the title character in Stephen Soderberg’s Erin Brockovich (arguably the year’s leanest and toughest film). ’'m not wild about Roberts’ work generally, but pein hard- Boca a A PRIVATE CLUB FOR MEMBERS ee Aronofsky’s 10. Me Myself. e 9. The Legend of expatriate © Utahn. 10. Bounce LaBute’s canny direction or the charming (but never cloying) screen_ play of John C. Richards and James Flamberg for the delight of Nurse Beity, aot Jennifer Connelly’s enough «~ acerbic include Ellen Burstyn’s and oma dig s ghouldn’t.be over- looked bl stumble on the . © 7. Secekes’Show notion that Neil (the Nihilist) LaBute . 8. Two Family ine: sweet-natured.if you... eo performances. that - 4. Croupier : COME CELEBRATE a0 ino small shocker to ~ | ble taxation on the interest payments on — patit it’s 4*¥€ Betty Ph (435) 654-1199 Tens tee eeiiitinemis” landfill of 2000, 7 after * aren’t as many sur- a —- prises lurking in the again ae ee could ignore— an Oscar nomina- | there and the money TET Or et ee While loan, rine aftertaste? Not likely, and I can’t Gothic, The Straight Story, all the way to the Australian t - lowb the cana pa ttinneas seliaranmntiee vantSmee G-rated repay 4 nent ieeaenett aan aren att Lynch’s to when you withdraw “you reach 59 1/2. The “penalty” comes in the form of dou- appearance and lifestyle, just as she does about her job and her children. (A amid the trash? film critic as astute as Roger Ebert of Last year, if you iol ii tad Oeeede: | the Chicago Sun-Times was so flumtor and your critical instincts to the cin- ‘moxed: by the sexual subtext of the ematic dump, you had a chance of character that he blamed Roberts’ fashsnagging such nuggets as Mumford or ion statement on the movie’s wardrobe A Walk on the Moon, two of the most mistress.) . underrated films of recent memory. _Renee Zellweger's Betty Sindee And since 1999 was-as rich a movie in Nurse Betty functions as almost the year as 2000 is shallow, more than 20 antithesis of the Roberts role. Could films of exceptional merit were waiting anyone else have brought genuine to be discovered, ranging far afield in sweetness and guilelessness to Befty, subject matter and technique from without leaving even a hint of saccha- ‘David in a 401(K) plan, dollars trouble that they have to take notice. you can borrow for a down payment These are difficult to put together. Be} Part of taking the character seri without drawing either penalties from _ sure you have a knowledgeable and ously (Roberts took her cues from the the IRS or disapproval from the lender. real-life Brockovich ) means accepting vd experienced Realtor to assist you. — The loan must be paid back in equal the provocative way she dresses and| DENISE PECK | her insouciant, unapologetic refusal to - quarterly payments, but you may take — several years to complete repayment. hide that she’s a sexual being who will Wardley GMAC Real Estate about the stunning mediocrity of is all the from oe Sunshine; mom Kelly McDonald’s single in Two Family Allen’s embattled House: senator in . Joan The Contender, and. Rachael Griffith’s double role as a free-spirited single adventurer, as well as her frustrated married counterpart, in Me Myself I. (Please don’t confuse this provocative picture with one of the very worst movies of _ the year, the noxious Jim Carrey here she strikes body blows against — throwaway, Me, Myself & Irene.) Oh yes, and how about Julia ents sexually independent women. Up Sawalha, the sexy, old broad from “Blue Boar gon _& RESTAURANT | WisHING ADEA ate nets ince too much can fore the! loan. Once when you use after-tax YOU THE _ Happiest OF A oLipays! 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Hired by a_ of a chick than a chicken, at that. law firm to do tedious paperwork, So, before you mentally dispose of Brockovich decides to educate herself 2000 as a totally negligible movie year, on environmental law. Then, because _ paw through the discard bins at. your she’s met the people involved and “neighborhood video store. You likely, cares about them, she outstrips the won't find redemption, but a few saving ~ legal big shots and stirs up enough graces could lessen the stench. ae _ front, funny and brash enough to get angry at the way a gas plant ‘contaminates the water supply by recklessly Somnmmmnnangn 7) ~ |
