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Bypass 6 764-7592 STEREO SURROUND SOUND IN ALL AUDITORIUMS | Purchase Tickets Online @ tinemgriuom CHARLIE’S ANGELS (PG 13) * 11:45 12:15 2:05 2:35 4:30 5:00 7:20 7:55 10:25 10:45 12:55 THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE (PG13) 12:25 3:15 7:00 9:50 12:40 BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2 (R)* 11:45 12:45 2:00 3:00 4:30 5:30 7:00 8:00 9:30 10:30 12:05 1:00 LUCKY NUMBERS (R)* 11:30 1:55 4:25 7:20 10:05 12:40 THE LITTLE VAMPIRE (PG) 11:35 1:50 4:15 7:10 9:35 BEDAZZLED (PG13) 11:50 2:15 4:35 7:15 9:45 12:15 MEET THE PARENTS (PG13) 11:40 2:10 4:40 7:25 10:00 12:35 PAY IT FORWARD (PG 13) 1:05 4:05 7:05 9:55 12:50 AMERICAN PIE (R) 11:55pm BEST IN SHOW (PG13) 2:40 7:35 12:25 LOST SOULS (R) 12:20 2:45 5:10 8:05 10:35 12:55 REMEMBER THE TITANS (PG) THE CONTENDER (R) THE EXORCIST (R) THE LADIES MAN (R) 11:55 11:30 2:25 4:50 5:05 7:40 10:15 10:40 12:50 2:00 7:30 12:55 4:00 7:10 10:10 1:00 12:10 4:55 9:55 LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER (R) 11:55 2:20 4:50 7:45 10:20 12:45 4-OAY ADVANCE tICKET SALES ♦ NO PASSES-NO SUPERSAVERS cinemark.com Midwestern University College of Pharmacy—Glendale Arizona Our 3-jrear doctor ol pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program is cost effective and time efficient—aflovring you to complete your degree and enter the profession in the shortest time possible. 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It is a funny and touching story about a boy who discovers a passion for dancing and then has to fight to follow his newfound dream. The movie is set in a tough and oppressive mining village in northeastern Britain during the miners' strike of the 1980s. 11-year-old Billy (Bell) signs up for boxing lessons at the village hall and ends upbeic: drawn to the ballet class at the other end of the hall. Billy’s chain-smoking, disciplinarian ballet teachei (Walters) loses her jaded attitude long enough torecoj nize the raw talent and enthusiasm that Billy has for 3v Bi ai The Bat Heat iignific; vill be t Tiamm( dancing. She realizes that dancing may be the onlyw: jooner for Billy to escape his oppressive surroundings a give him a future that does not include the hard labor? OkM 10 the coal mines But Billy’s widowed father (Lewis) and his older brother Jamie are tough, practical-thinking coal miner who do not appreciate, or understand, the tine arts. The screenplay has Billy’s father and brother make some huge swings in character without explanation when they accept Billy’s dancing. It seems wishful thinking that Billy’s father and brother would throw away their gender roles. It is naive to think that Billy father would cross the picket lines in order to pay for Billy’s audition. Billy in particular is unusually sophisticated aboul his cross-dressing best friend Michael (Wells). It is realistic to think that Michael would be so sure of him self in the claustrophobic small-town atmosphere intk been pi early 1980s. Still, even these few awkward plot lines do not ruin the earnest quality of Billy Elliot. Well-known Stage director Daldry manages to get the audience to crave those changes in the characters. The audience wants to see Billy triumphant in this parable ofhow people wish the world could be — even iftheykno* it is not. This film received an R rating because of language, since it has practically no violence or sex. While this would be a great movie for preteens and teen-agers, Billy Elliot will get a much narrower audience because] the Motion Picture Association of America cannot stomach the language. (Grade: B+) ake car Acc< R.C. SI overall, lot lool 3-4), or ■elapse olemisl “Yo learn Slocun througf a lot of we didi Yo weeks, to Okk cause t this we OS I Hi/larv Gm The Letze ’vend ofBagg Vance zer Starring Matt Damon and Will Smith Directed by Robert Redford The Legend of Bagger Vance is a shallow, albeit beautiful, movie. On the surface, it is a well-acted and well-directed film, but after the ini tial sensation wears off and a person gets a chance to think about the film, he or she will realize it has very little substance.-That is a shame, considering the talent this project brought together. This movie is the tale of a man who has lost his “authentic swing.” Junuh (Damon) has a chance to fix everything wrong in his life. He only has to find his swing so he can compete in a local golf tournament, featuring the two best players in the world, that will be hosted by his ex love, Ms. Ivergordon (Charlize Theron). Junuh is nowhere close to finding his swing until a mysterious caddy (Smith) walks out of the night to show him the way. Even though this film is about golf, it is really a fantasy film — a movie about a hero’s journey. It is akin to The Odyssey, mentioning Greek gods and comparing its main character to many of them. The mystical journey of the hero from the light into the dark before return ing to the light is presented in a stunning visual style by director Redford. Redford excellently uses camera tricks and lighting to make each scene in the film symbolic. However, all of this is mere smoke and mirrors because real human characters are the heart of any epic. This film focus es so much on the journey itself that the characters are neglected. Damon in particular is shameful ly lost in the shuffle as the collec tion of characters grows. Damon is poised on the precipice of becom ing one of the most gifted screen actors the world has ever known. It is a shame that the only project that ever showed off his talent was one that he co-wrote. Theron is a gifted actress whose role is too small to offer her much more than another paycheck. Smith does a great job going against his stereotype, but, like almost every one else in this film, he is vastly! derused. This film had a lot of positive things going for it. It could have and should have been an exception al drama filled with fine perfor mances and a stand-out filntiiu year of low-quality picturdpr- tunately. Bagger Vance under achieves and becomes another prepackaged Hollywood film. (Grade: C+) The’ — Matt McComk FOR THE YOUNG AT A R i* Zorro gallops into Rudder Theatre as OPAS Jr. offers this classic tale like you've never seen it before. Preformed by Ballet for Young Audiences, this Zorro is specially suited for even the smallest arts patrons. If your kids love adventure, Zorro promises all the excitement they crave at a ticket price you can definitely afford - only $6.50 each. November 5th at 2:00 & 4:00p.m. Rudder Theatre CALL 845-1234 or toll-free 888-890-5667 2000-2001 Season Media Partners generously supported by: sponsored in part by: Jfe The OPAS Guild iSprlerican n3iai620 mlBtl Supporting the arts since t973.