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To request prospectuses, call 1 800 842-2733, ext. 5509. Investments in securities such as mutual funds and variable annuities are subject to certain risks including the possible loss of principal. 8/99 A GGIELIFE Tliet ’he Battalion The Bone Collector Starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington Directed by Phillip Noyce The Bone Collector is one of the more surprisingly entertaining films of the fall. Despite having a familiar plot, this movie manages to bring an energy and style that make it totally engrossing. Lincoln Rhyme (Washington) is an expert in forensics. Bedridden after an accident that left him para lyzed, Rhyme is asked to work on the case of a serial killer who en joys daring the police to save his potential victims. Amelia Donaghy (Jolie) is the patrol cop who dis covers the first body. Rhyme agrees to work the case if he can use Don aghy to collect the evidence, and the hunt for the killer begins. Noyce (Clear and Present Dan ger, Patriot Carnes) sets a nice pace for the movie, paying homage to mysteries of years past with much of his camerawork. Noyce also manages to direct a movie that is suspenseful and appropriately jolt ing without overdoing the gore fac tor. Following in the tradition of St- lence of the Lambs and Seven, Noyce chooses to let the viewer’s imagination do most of the work. The acting in this film is superb. Washington delivers another thor oughly entrancing performance, managing to remain charismatic in spite of being dressed in a warm up suit and lying in a bed through out most of the movie. Jolie continues to prove that un derneath those gorgeous looks lies the desire and the talent to become one of Hollywood’s most talented actresses. In fact, it is the pairing of these two that manages to elevate this film above the average thriller. The Bone Collector does not rev olutionize the genre in the ways that Silence of the Lambs did, and the film lacks the appropriate punch at the end to really shake the viewer in their boots. However, thanks in part to Washington’s and Jolie’s perfor mances, as well as the patient cam erawork of Noyce, The Bone Collec tor is a well-crafted thriller. While not groundbreaking, this movie covers familiar territory with such sureness that fans of the genre will enjoy the sheer quality of it. (Grade: B-) Matt McCormick House on Haunted Hill Starring Geoffrey Rush and Famke Janssen Directed by William Malone One might expect that in order to watch a notable performance by Rush and still experience gore and ghosts, they would have to flip back and forth between Shine and Poltergeist. Actually, House on Haunted Hill manages to bring both of these elements together in a tidy package. Steven Price (Rush), is a thrill seeking millionaire who takes plea sure in designing particularly scary amusement park rides. When his wife (Janssen) requests her birth day party be in an abandoned in sane asylum with a tragic past, lie decides to turn the party into a chance to have fun — offering to pay any of the guests whosJ through the night onemiH lars. I le also decides to uptlitf stakes by creating a few sm of his own. However, it is before the house begins to the guests, and the lure of mi forgotten as the remaininggi fight to escape. House on Haunted Hill at moments. Malone, whohaj worked on TV’s “Tales Fromi Crypt,” demonstratestheabi stage unbelievably scary sed but obviously has troublepimj something together thatd quire commercials. The movij not bad. It just isn’t as good could have been. The movieiJ great enthusiasm for makings viewer’s skin crawl, but itslra falters as the guests in the hoi fall to horror-movie cliches, f This movie’s best part, .h from the scene where a hand* pencils is shoved through agi| neck, is Rush. The Oscar-wm actor continues to amazeaul ences with his versatility. Exi| a used car-saleman charm, lb takes to his over-the-top peric mauce with vigor. / louse on Haunted Hill is, it most part, a delightfully frigbij movie. Those with weak stoi should avoid the chili dogs, As people who expect every moi'i be intelligent will probably be! appointed by the some of the: reasoning. 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