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CHARLIE’S ANGELS (PG 13) * 11:45 12:15 2:05 2:35 4:30 5:00
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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
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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
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12:55 4:00 7:10 10:10 1:00
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THE BATTALION
Billy Elliot
Starring Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis and
Julie Walters
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Billy Elliot is a crowd-pleasing movie that will have
viewers rooting for the little guy. 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
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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+)
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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+)
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— 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.
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