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Summer continued from page 5 JW: Every summer should have a big screen adaptation of a comic book series. Numbers (July 14) Starring John Travolta, Tim Roth, Lisa Kudrow, Michael Rapa port, Ed O'Neill A TV weatherman tries to solve his money problems by fixing the local lottery. JW: Who needs a plot when you have a solid cast? 686-245 8 iv ■ m 492 E. 13th Ave www.Dijou-cinemas.com Rent the Bijou SAT and SUN afternoons tor parties, etc. FNOM IMF OlfltCTOB OF "HAVING IAS VEGAS" TIMECODE » CAME NAS NO FEMES. NEAl 1IME. Salma Hayak, Holly Hunter.Kyle MacLachlan, Julian Sands, Jean Trippiehom Nightly 9:25pm - Sun Mat 3:20pm ^ Next: The Big Kahuna (Kevin Spacey) XI - ^ 5:05 and 7:00pm - Sun Mat 3:10pm Soon: BOSSANOVA JOE GOULD'S SECRET' Nightly 5:15pm - Final Weekll [§ THf miu a -rwf rvpY Nightly 9:00pm - LateNite 11:05pm SEX PISTOLSI You can choose your friends But you can't choose your cards. JACKS BEST FEATURE Q American Digital Arts 20001 Nightly 7:20pm Admission 54.00 Thu-Sat, $3.00 Sun-Wed, BIJOU LateNite S3 TH-SA/S2 SU-WE THE VIRCIN SUKIDESQ Nightly 11:20pm Must end soon! What Lies Beneath (July 21) Starring Harrison Ford, Michelle. Pfeiffer A college professor gets entan gled in a murder mystery when the ghost of a murdered student ap pears to her for help. JW: Another paranormal thriller with an intriguing plot... the next “TheSixth Sense”? The Hollow Man (July 28) Starring Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin A group of scientists unlock the secret of invisibility at a top-secret military lab. The team's arrogant leader tests the procedure on him self only to find there is no revers ing the effect. JW: Modern cinematic technolo gy may finally do justice to an age old sci-fi fantasy. Nutty 2: The Klumps (July 28) Starring Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson The testosterone-driven Buddy Love tries to overcome Professor Sherman Klump once again in this sequel to the 1996 smash The Nut ty Professor. JW: The first one was surprising ly funny, but was it really funny enough for a sequel? Coyote Ugly (August 4) Starring Piper Perabo, Tyra Banks, Maria Bello, John Goodman A 21-year-old heads to New York to become a songwriter, but ends up as a bar maid at Coyote Ugly, the hottest spot in town. The club's team of sexy young women torments customers and the media with their outrageous antics. JW: If a dramatic comedy is a “dramedy, ” is a romantic comedy a “romedy”? The Legend of Baggar Vance (August 4) Starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron A mysterious caddie helps a WWI veteran take on two pro golfers in a local tournament. JW: Golf comedies (“Happy Gilmore, ” “Caddyshack”) are good. Golf dramas (“Tm Cup "j are not. Space Cowboys (August 4) Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Clint Eastwood A group of veteran astronauts are called upon to save the world when a satellite launched in the ‘60s falls out of orbit and threatens to crash to the Earth. JW: Movie idea — A bunch of Hollywood producers milk the "falling objects threaten life on Earth ’’plot. Based on a true story. Bedazzled (August 11) Starring Brendan Fraser, Eliza beth Hurley, Frances O'Conner A computer nerd sells his soul to a seductive Satan (Hurley) to be come rich, powerful and sexy. But when his plan to woo a co-worker falls through, he makes surprising use of his last seven wishes. JW: OK, so are we supposed to take Brendan Fraser seriously now? Godzilla 2000 (August 11) Starring Takehiro Murata, Hi roshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Shiro Sano An alien awakens from a 6,000 year nap in a Japan trench to take on the 180 foot-high Godzilla. fW: The best match-up ofover the-hill heavyweights since 49 year old Larry Holmes knocked out 46-year old fames "Bonecrusher” Smith in 1999. The Cell (August 18) Starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mari anne Jean-Baptiste A serial killer slowly drowns his victims in a glass chamber called The Cell. The FBI apprehends him, which causes a seizure and he slips into a coma. The FBI then scram bles to find The Cell where his last victim has just forty hours to live. Using an experimental brain tech nique, an FBI agent enters the mind of the killer to find The Cell. JW: A dark plot and intriguing vi sual elements could make this the surprise of the summer. May even be the next “Silence of the Lambs. ” The Crew (August 25) Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya, Seymour Cassel A long-shot comedy about four elderly former gangsters who hatch a seemingly simple scheme to save their South Beach, Miami, retire ment residence, but end up entan gled with a paranoid drug lord. JW: Somebody stick a fork in Burt Reynolds. The Replacements (August 25) Starring Gene Hackman, Keanu Reeves, Jon Farveau An NFL coach recruits replace ment players during a strike season. JW: The same goon who starred as “Ted” in “Bill and Ted's Excel lent Adventure” is now an NFL quarterback? Ugh. Boyfriend seems a little too close to sister Dear Harlan, My problem starts with my boyfriend’s sister. She tells him she hates me even though we’ve never met. He continually brings her up in every conversation, and he spends every waking moment [army camo [hair color [pipes — 100s [skateboards — hr, [stickers — I Ot/u [t-shirts [wallets ^ [body jewelry [posters— lOOds’ [studded belts [martial arts [Grateful [backpacl [blacklights hair color oipe 00c 10 1% ji mar jal a, .s Grateful Dead 57< [army camo w* "harrolBr— * ‘Over {10. Excluding skateboards, snowboards, scales and tobacco oroducts pipes — 100s skateboards — hot | Ackers— 1000s -shirtc diets -v jewelry # "»rs — 1000s’ idded belts martial arts Grateful Dead backpacks hot 100s boards —■ with her. He takes her out every where. When I asked him to go to prom with me, he said he was busy doing something with his sister. All his friends know her, but he has never introduced me to any of them. Now he’s saying that he intends to move into an apart ment with her so she won’t be lonely. He also intends to move when she starts college in Califor nia. This only started happening when we started dating seriously. She said she needed him. Now, they’re bringing up'the idea of her coming on dates with us. How can I get this to stop? — Frustrated in Tucson Dear Frustrated, And he insisted on bringing his sister as a date to the Academy Awards... You can have your mom marry his dad and be his new sister, you can stop dating this guy or you can find some answers and de cide what works for you. But it all sounds pretty weird. Maybe his sister felt you were taking her brother away, and she coffees choices More nutritious New Expanded Food Menu including: Twice-baked potatoes, egg & cheese bagel sandwich, various salads, fresh organic juices, and Much More. Located in the Rec Center 1320 E. 15th We accept competitors' coupons became suddenly needy. Maybe his sister is fighting some kind of illness and it’s a family secret. . -J Mum w Maybe, they’re in some kind of incestu ous rela tionship and you’re being pushed away. You deserve an explanation and you have every right to leave this relation ship if you’re not satisfied. Until he explains the situation, you’re going to remain frustrated in Tucson, New York City, or any city (including those in the deep South known for incest jokes). Advice Ask Harlan Dear Harlan, I’m a 17-year-old high school junior getting through the last weeks of school before summer vacation. My problem has to do with a girl. I’ve had a crush on this girl for a really long time, but nev er really had the nerve to even ap proach her in the most basic way, like even having a simple conver sation. Finally, after a month or so of to tal fixation, I finally called her and flat-out told her how I felt, think ing that, at the very least, it might get the whole thing out of my sys tem and I would be able to move on. She seemed fine with it, turned me down politely, and went on her way. Now, she’s going to Germany on an exchange pro gram and won’t be back for a year. The whole experience has real ly left me feeling bad about myself and the life I’ve had up to this point. I’ve always led sort of an an tisocial life, mainly because my friends acted the same way, but now I find myself wishing that things could have been different. I’ve always been the shy, skinny, awkward kid with acne that did all the work, sat in the back and never really reached out beyond his im mediate friends, who were never very much help anyway. I just can’t shake the feeling that my entire life will be like this, nothing will change, and I’ll never really be com fortable with myself. If the first 17 years of my life are indicative of the next 60 or so, things could get very bad very fast. Are these feelings normal? I’m re ally uneasy about counseling, which my parents and a friend keep suggesting. What is going on? — No-Man’s Land Dear No-Man, You’re have the rest of your life to gain weight (easy), lose the acne (fairly easy) and gain some self-confidence (not always easy). You’re a hero for being so hon est with this woman. While she might have rejected your first of fer know that it won’t always be this way. Now, when you come back for your 10-year high school reunion you can always try to ask her out again... but this time ask her in German. Relax, you’ve just started to live. You’re not even an adult. Your mind and body are both still physically growing. You’re a work in progress. You’re still get ting to know yourself. Be patient and know that this is all totally normal. Set goals, get active and do the things you need to do to be your personal best. Decide who you want to be and how you want to see yourself and take the steps needed to get there. It takes work, but you can make it. If you need counseling, talk to a counselor at school. It’s normal. The only difference is that a counselor is an objective listener who can help you help yourself find answers. If there is help available, seek it out. It’s confi dential and it’s a great way to un load what’s on your mind. As a formerly overweight and under-appreciated teenager I can assure you the best years are yet to come. I never thought high school was the best time of my life. I still think the best years are ahead of me. The more you get to know yourself, the better it gets. Take this time to get to know yourself and start living the best years of your life tomorrow. Harlan is not a licensed psychologist, therapist or physician, but he is a li censed driver.Write Harlan via e-mail at harlan@helpmeharlan.com or online at: www.helpmeharlan.com. All letters submitted become the property of the column.
