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may 7.2004 ' O n ce A 9 d tn Proodtv Announcer ART HOP! ! What's poppBd and what's flopped, In a theater near you. Saturday) May 15» 100¥ • 11AM-SPM dud, bottom o f the bag DOG VILLE Danish director Lars von Trier’s follow-up to Dancer in the Dark is also a contemplation of the horrors experienced by a woman (Nicole Kidman) at the hands of moralistic, hypocritical residents of a small American town. This time, however, he’s lowered the depressive-martyrdom factor and upped the ambiguity by leading everything to an un expected, disturbingly gratifying conclusion. — Christopher M cQuain < C ^ e > < g i ( E lla E nchanted Take 10 parts Shrek, fold in five parts Cin derella and Clueless. Mix well, then separate animation, leaving live action and CG I spe cial effects. Sprinkle in supporting roles from vets of Monty Python (Eric Idle) and Absolutely Fabulous (Joanna Lumley). Serve with zero advertising. Why Miramax buried this lighthearted and often funny film is a mystery, but those fond of fairy tales will want to give Ella a proper viewing. — Andy Mangels The <£§> < ^> only if you’re really hungry good effort, pass the salt £% > < 9 & > <£§> <$£/> mmmm, tasty! < g i <§> <?> <£g> < & get the big tub o ’ com former Mormon C . Jay C o x actually seems to have much to say about the extreme con flicts within gays who want to love their reli gion as much as their hunky neighbors. Instead, it’s rushed and trivialized, despite commendable efforts from leading men Steve Sandvoss and Wes Ramsey. —LB <§><£*> M ean G irls This throwback to ’80s films of yore where teen-age outcasts are pit against the beautiful people (in this case an unforgettable trio of snobbalicious girls known as “The Plastics”) is mostly deftly handled by writer Tina Fey, who riddles the film with her past and present Sat urday Night Live co-work - ers (most notably the hilarious Tim Meadows as a daffy high school prin cipal). But, like many an SN L skit, the darkly comic fish-out-of-water plot, about a home- schooled girl (Lindsay Lohan) falling prey to public school society, fal ters and whines before petering out. THEM& ONCE « FUTURE AR T 1001 (at (east) w ay* t h a t r e c y c le d materials become art F or More inform ation I’ m N ot S cared In another testament to how brilliantly world cinema outside the United States handles stones centered around children, this new movie from celebrated Italian director Gabriele Salvatores about a 10- year-old hoy (Giuseppe Crustuabi) who dis covers a child being held captive in a large hole in the ground presents a simple story mired in layers of complexity and ambiguous emotions. Don’t miss what is surely this year’s best cinematography, and possibly best film, on the big screen. — Lisa Bradshaw L a t t e r D ays It’s too bad this indie flick about a clos eted gay Mormon missionary falling in love and lust with his out-and-proud new neighbor is badly written and a directorial mess, because first-time filmmaker and Those who felt the Batman films were too subtle in their homo- eroticism will welcome The Punisher. 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