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Inquire at 845-1234. main Stage RED, WHITE AND TUNA September 8 & 9 RAGTIME October 23 & 24 MARK O'CONNOR with Boston's METAMORPHOSEN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA November 3 MY FAIR LADY January 25 & 26 GRIGOROVICH BALLET COMPANY SWAN LAKE February 21 SPARTACUS February 22-23 DEATH OF A SALESMAN February 26 PORGY AND BESS March 19 & 20 GARTH FAGAN DANCE April 6 ''imaA' Student tickets only $ 10! WOVEN HARMONY October 19 Support provided by: OH HOLY NIGHT December 1 OUR SINATRA January 24 n v BcnsoN WAYANAY INKA March 5 , ^ Tickets OStSf- sit: FOR THE YOUNG AT ARTI READING RAINBOW October 7 ST. GEORGE and the DRAGON Houston Grand Opera's Opera To Go November 17 THE BOXCAR CHILDREN February 2 MICHEL LAUZIERE o- March 3 «/|>p<»w1 The OPAS Guild ■'y I fey; ***« mm Supporting the arts since 1973. NMTAIV CmSSZmX 1620 zrtfS Due fo pending l+i contract negotiations, all programs subject (#i to change. j&tL WWW halloffame t h u r s d A $1000 Bikini Contest Guaranteed cash prizes to all contestants! 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Nick Wells (De Niro) is a veteran thief who almost gets caught on his last job. This prompts him to seriously think about leaving the business, hut when he is about to retire, Max (Brando) offers him another job heisting a highly secured scepter that has been smuggled into the country. With the aid of Jack (Nor ton), Nick accepts the challenge to steal this priceless scepter. The Score can drag on and at times has the au dience struggling to keep their eyes open, but when the movie picks up, it is understandable why the beginning was so slow. Oz does an ex cellent job of keeping the viewers on the edge of their seat, especially toward the end. He also does a good job keeping tfye “bad guy” ambigu ous until the end of the movie. The all-star acting team of De Niro, Norton and Brando adds more reason for one to watch this movie. Oz’s direction certainly is exceptional and a far reach from his Mttppet movies. T he long and drawn-out story may be annoying, hut it pays off in the end. The Sfdre also has the view er constantly guessing what will happen next. One definitely should go to this movie if they like to be in a constant state* of Curiosity. If one does not want to think, watching Muppets From Space is always fun. (Grade: B-) 163 (. — Dim Ramos Jurassic Park III Starring Sam Neill, William H..M;;hg Texas Southe Tea Leoni & Alessandro NivoL aw school to r Directed by Joe Johnston standards, effeci ■ door to many After seeing Johnston's attempt tot Hie students ti the Jurassic Park series, many viewers! lol have been ac they have wasted their money, if not stale law schools (Nivola), Dr. Alan Grant's (Neill)youn> : .f The request c ate assistant and the special effects. a seven-year ac T he dim >saurs arc more vicious thane vi. of the Thm ool of Law b Fhe law sch( 6 to allow bl; bint averages makes for an entertaining and special film. I lowever, the movie simply is not bei: Scenes in which dinosaurs charge througli ^ fence but stop dead in their tracks whendiethblicly fundee across a three-bolt, wooden door, andGraHins a majorit a cell phone that is in perfect conditionafeHckand I lispai through a dinosaur’s digestive tract leavHy X p er ts say tl young v iewers feeling duped by the filmn . ) avv students ; ( hit (>! the se\en-man crew thatlamlnni W{)U | C 1 likely not na. some hatch escape with their lives, aftlHp te(: l at other s how, a young boy goes unseen bythehungnHl ause tL c j r and survives for eight weeks alone on thei± 1 n Jurassic Park III, the dinosaurs areght: sonalities and the ability to communicatetfe grunts and a resonator in their brain. Neills the list of hard-to-believe scenes when he the right words through a man-maderesoit the four dinosaurs that are already salivahn! thought of eating him. T hey apparently stand him and decide to hold off on their T he movie ends abruptly, as thougl ers ran out of funds, which is alsounbel considering it is a Universal Studios film, The movie is only one hour and 30i long. The directors might have been able deem themselves by giving the audienceat 30 minutes of rampaging dinosaurs-01 (Grade: C-) shtitfi — Lizittdst Man con DALLAS (A( ebberated for ore convictiru apital murdei s he walked a ife in 1 993. The punishi |for Alvin Avon Douglas Whil were seeking 1 According tally shot Dou< as he and his trail that circlet * ripP w A = instant classic B = a cut above C = averagt D = don't buy it F = burn in effigy HUNTSVTI People in the News ■ newly enacted 1: Eminem filming movie in Detroit DETROIT (AP) — Eminem helped put Detroit's rap scene on the map. Now, he's putting it on the silver screen. A drama EMINEM loosely based on Marshall Mathers Ill's experience as a suburban Detroit hip- hop singer who became a superstar, temporarily named Untitled Detroit Project, will begin shooting in and around the city in September. Imagine Films, producing the movie for distribution through Universal Studios, will open a Detroit production of fice in early August, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. The newspaper quoted un named sources close to the pro duction, but said a Universal Stu dios spokesman confirmed it. Eminem, a Grammy-win- ning rapper who has been widely criticized for his violent lyrics about gays and women, will star in the movie. Michigan Film Office Direc tor Janet Lockwood said she has no official confirmation that the movie will be filmed in Detroit, but said her talkswvith producer Greg Goodman and director Curtis Hanson have been very positive. The film could be reU by next summer, acco^ nied by a soundtrack al with at least four new s^ngs written by Eminem and Dr. Dre, as well as rerecordec| ver sions of Eminem hits. | The film and soundtrack also are expected to feature an appearance by rap group D12, of which Eminem is a member. Representatives of Eminem did not return calls to discuss the film. Untitled Detroit Project would be the first major-studio film to spend substantial time filming in Detroit since Out of Sight, a crime drama starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, shot in the city in 1997. Priestly completes alcohol program The Spice Girl's official Website, launched Tuesday, fea tures a virtual Victoria who welcomes vis itors to the mock-Geor- gian mansion don. Viewers ^rate-paid DNA [lets kept cor chard Kutzne eath chamber In die first ca: iw, the Texas C ppeals on TL lonsider Kutzr opped his scfr LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Priestley has completed an alco hol counseling program he was ordered to at- lommitted 17 PRIESTLY seef tend when he pleaded no contest last year to a drunken driv ing charge. Priestley's lawyer Peter L. Knecht showed proof in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday that the for mer star of "Beverly Hills, 90210" completed the three- month program. "That should take care of this matter," said Judge Mar lene Kristovich. The 31-year-old actor pleaded no contest on March 28 to a misdemeanor drunk en driving charge stemming from a December 1 999 car crash in the Hollywood Hills. The accident totaled Priest ley's Porsche and broke one of his best friend's arms. Knecht said Priestley crashed because he swerved to avoid a deer. beckhak jection. Kutzne | Week denied thi north of l| Kutzner, 58. _ ^ . ca, l 1 tp uf sentences for se Throne Room, the bedtoof 1 murders in t the Beckhams' toddler Brooklyn, the "Royal room" and a book-linedst| In real life, the coupleis keen on uninvited guests ' recently went to court to: the publication of picture their house. Shaq talks about retirement, futufi a This i what we process t expeditii effict LOS ANGELES Shaquille O'Neal whippet his favorite sausage omelet cable cooking show, then talked about retirement. "I will be giving up (basketball) when I am 32," the 29- year-old Los Sen, 996. Wednes xecution was f f a Montg oman at the here she worl The DNA 1: l)y the Legisla _ & ^e a r and sign. 0 - NEA i Perry in April, to boost the Angeles Lakers centersaii Texas crimina want to go into law enfo' which has col ment after basketball," from death Last year, O'Neal signi| articularl af] AY. Bushs pr six-year contract extent for $1 52 million. The biqf : ; • 1 chunk of that, $32.5mlK nlast y«> | in the 2( Posh Spice's home has virtual tours LONDON (AP) — Fans of "Posh Spice" Victoria Beck ham and her soccer-star hus band David Beckham can take a virtual tour of "Beck- ingham Palace," the couple's rural home. would come 2006 season. A call Tuesday to agent was not immediat returned. 10 Texas dea vere executed The post-c esting law a vhere biologic O'Neal taped the appt and can be sut ance last week on Baked," a Burly Bear! work cable show thatch to a national college-age dience. It will be showf September. esting and wl an issue at trial What is unc vill provide Jrieves for othi