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OPENING OR RETURNING: Dumb & Dumberer: Prequel is subti- tled When Harry Met Lloyd and stars Derek Richardson and Eric Christian Olsen as the 1994 Dumb and Dumber duo in high school. Directed by Troy Miller, with Eugene Levy, Cheri Oteri and Luis Guzmán. PG-13. Movies 12. From Justin to Kelly: “American Idol” stars Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini in a beach party mood. PG. Movies 12. Man Apart, A: If you’ve seen the trail- er, you know that Vin Diesel is an under- cover cop you don’t want to mess with, especially after some sorry drug dealer scum breaks into his home. The New York Times’ Dave Kehr calls it “a bread- and-butter action film.” Directed by F. Gary Gray. R. Movies 12. View from the Top: Bruno Barreto directs this 1960s era comedy about a girl’s dream of becoming a first-class international flight attendant. Stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo and Candice Bergen. PG- 13. Movies 12. Wild Thornberry’s, The: Animated film about a girl who talks to and under- stands animals. She goes to Africa with her parents, nature filmmakers, and her best friend, a chimp. Voices include Lacy Chabert, Rupert Everett, Marisa Tomei, Tim Curry, Brenda Blethyn, Lynn Redgrave and Obba Babatunde. Directed by Jeff McGrath and Cathy Malkasian. PG. At 10 am 7/8 only. Movies 12. Films open the Friday following date of E W publication unless otherwise noted. See archived reviews at www.eugeneweekly.com. CONTINUING: Alex & Emma: Rob Reiner directs Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson in a comedy romance based on a short story by Dostoyevsky. Wilson plays a writer who has to finish a book on deadline or deal with gambling debts to the mob. Hudson is a secretary with ideas about his book. Also stars, Sophie Marceau, Cloris Leachman and David Paymer. PG- 13. Cinema World. Cinemark. Anger Management: Adam Sandler plays a man who must undergo anger management. His shrink, played by Jack Nicholson, moves in with him. Also stars Marisa Tomei. PG-13. Movies 12. Bend It Like Beckham: Soccer-crazy girls in London suburb drive their respective families crazy because they’d rather play soccer than think about marriage and shopping. Warm-hearted, generous film is likely to be a big hit. Get onboard early and enjoy! Highly recom- mended. PG-13. Cinema World. Online archives. Bringing Down the House: Domestic comedy starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifa is directed by Adam Shankman. PG-13. Movies 12. Bruce Almighty: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Aniston star in this tale of a at TV reporter, who has a really bad day, rages against God and receives more than he expected. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle: McG again directs the angels — Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, and ex- angel Demi Moore — to save the govern- ment’s witness protection program, from which classified info has been stolen. Written by John August. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. Daddy Day Care: Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin lose their jobs and can’t afford day care for their sons, so they open their own facility. Comedy directed by Steve Carr also stars Anjelica Huston, Steve Zahn and Regina King. PG. Cinema World. Finding Nemo: Pixar (Toy Story) pres- ents this computer-animated fantasy of two Clownfish, Marlin and his son Nemo, who get separated in the Great Barrier Reef. Written and directed by Andrew Stanton (A Bug’s Life), with voices by Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush, Allison Janney. Very highly recommended. G. Cinema World. Cinemark. Online archives. Frida: Salma Hayak plays Frida Kahlo, the feminist painter and wife of Mexico’s great muralist and painter Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina) and lover of Leon Trotsky (Geoffrey Rush). Directed by Julie Taymor. 2002 Academy Awards to the late Elliot Goldenthal for original score; also, makeup. Underrated film is one of the most visually lush films of 2002. R. Movies 12. Online archives. Gangs of New York: Martin Scorsese’s bloody epic set in mid-1800s N.Y. stars Leonard DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis as rival gang leaders. Co-stars Cameron Diaz, John C. Reilly and Jim Broadbent. One of 2002’s great films, with many Academy Award nominations. Very highest recommendations. R. Movies 12. Online archives. Holes: Adventures digging holes at Camp Green Lake for Stanley, who comes from a strange family that’s been cursed for generations. Embarrassingly, Jon Voight, Sigourney Weaver and Tim Blake Nelson co-star. PG. Movies 12. Online archives. Hollywood Homicide: Fast-paced action comedy directed by Ron Shelton stars Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett as cops, with Isaiah Washington, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Master P., Lolita Davidovich, Dwight Yoakum, Keith David and Martin Landau. PG-13. Cinema World. Online archives. How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days: Magazine columnist Kate Hudson and ad agency professional Matthew McConaughey try to get the other to fall in love, but things go awry. High-energy romantic comedy. PG-13. Movies 12. Hulk, The: Director Ang Lee’s action- adventure adaptation of the Marvel Comics series hits darker notes than the usual superhero comics. Scientist’s (Eric Bana) inner demons change him after a catastrophic experiment. Written by James Schamus, it also stars Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Josh Lucas and Sam Elliott. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. Online archives. Italian Job, The: Mark Wahlberg leads a heist that’s double-crossed by one of his crew. Charlize Theron plays a safe- cracker in this cool revenge movie. Also stars Edward Norton, Mos Def and Donald Sutherland. Highly recommend- ed for its pure entertainment value. PG- 13. Cinemark. Online archives. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde: Reese Witherspoon is back as Elle Woods, Harvard Law, class of 2001, now in DC on behalf of pet animal’s M A U D E K E R N S A R T CENTER’S rights. Luke Wilson is still her boyfriend, as is her manicure person, Jennifer Coolidge. Sally Field and Bob Newhart join the cast. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld directs. PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema World. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Directed and re-imagined by Peter Jackson, part two of J.R.R. Tolkien’s tril- ogy continues. New characters, a sur- prise return and great battles. Director Peter Jackson’s second masterpiece. Very highest recommendations. 2002 Academy Awards for sound editing, visual effects. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives. Man on the Train: Patrice Leconte’s excellent character-driven film stars French icons Johnny Hallyday and Jean Rochefort as men with nothing in com- mon, who meet in a small town and almost exchange identities. Film gives us a glimpse into that private place where our secret dreams live. Very highest recommendations. R. Bijou. Online archives. Matrix Reloaded: Second chapter brings Neo (Keanu Reeve), Trinity (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) closer to solving the enigma but also puts them in greater danger. Written and directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski, it also stars Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith and Gloria Foster. R. Cinemark. Online archives. Rugrats Go Wild: Nickelodeon’s ani- mated diaper set meets up wit the Wild Thornberrys after being washed ashore to a desert island from a storm-wracked cruise ship. Directed by Norton Virgien and John Eng. Bruce Willis voices Spike the dog. PG. Cinema World. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas: DreamWorks animated pirate adventure tale stars the voice of Brad Pitt as Sinbad, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Marina, and Michelle Pfieffer as the goddess of chaos. Joe Fiennes plays Proteus, a rival pirate. Directed by Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore. PG. Cinemark. Cinema World Spellbound: Academy Award-nominat- ed documentary feature by Jeffrey Blitz follows eight school kids from around the country as they prepare for and compete at the National Spelling Bee. Suspenseful, funny and heartwarming, this film’s a real winner. Very highest recommendations for the whole family. G. Bijou. Online archives. Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines: Jonathan Mostow directs, and Arnold Schwarzenegger comes back to save the world from annihilation once again. John Connor (Nick Stahl), is 18 now, and he’s fighting off a female killer cyborg from the future, (Kristanna Loken). R. Cinemark. Cinema World. Twenty-eight Days Later: Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) directs this really scary horror film set in a post-cata- clysmic future, where a deadly virus sweeps through earth’s population in a few weeks, and leaves people in a chronic state of killer rage. Stars Christopher Eccleston, Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns and Brendan Gleeson. Advance word is that it’s a great movie. R. Cinemark. Two Fast, Two Furious: John Singleton directs this sequel action adventure about street racing. Stars Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Cole Hauser, Eva Mendes. PG-13. Cinemark. Whale Rider: Winner of the World Cinema award at Sundance 2003, Niki Caro’s Maori drama about a spunky girl, played by Keisha Castle-Hughes), who decides to show her beloved but author- itarian grandfather that she is able to lead the tribe, despite being a girl. A wonderful, inspiring drama that fea- tures the exquisite New Zealand coast. A don’t-miss movie. Bijou. See review this issue. X-Men 2: The next link in the evolu- tionary chain? Directed by Bryan Singer, stars Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden and more, lots more. PG-13. Movies 12. Bijou Art Cinemas (686-2458) Cinema World 8 (342-6536) Cinemark 17 (746-5202)c Movies 12 (741-1231) New Releases on Video Releases subject to change. Available the Tuesday following date of EW publica- tion, sometimes sooner. See archived movie reviews at www.eugeneweekly.com Basic: Seattle Weekly’s Tim Appelo says, “There is no reality in John McTiernan’s “Basic,” a contrived thriller about a commando training exercise in which six soldiers go into the woods and two come back alive.” Stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Connie Nielsen, Taye Diggs, Harry Connick Jr., Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Van Holt, Roselyn Sanchez. R. Gangs of New York: Martin Scorsese’s epic set in mid-1800s N.Y. stars Leonard DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis as rival gang leaders. The notorious Civil War draft riots also rock the city. Co-stars Cameron Diaz, John C. Reilly and Jim Broadbent. One of 2002’s great films. Very highest recommendations. R. Cinema World. Online archives. How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days: Magazine columnist Kate Hudson and ad agency professional Matthew McConaughey try to get the other to fall in love, but things go awry. High-energy romantic comedy. PG-13. La Femme Nikita (France, 1991): Special edition DVD of Luc Besson film that inspired the television series. Acclaimed performance by Annie Parillaud as the street urchin who becomes a government assassin. R Party Girl (1994): Mixed reviews for Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s film starring Parker Posey as a club girl who discovers the joys of a librarian. Also stars Liev Schreiber. R. Phone Booth: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes and Radha Mitchell star in Joel Schumacher’s thriller. R. Next week: Gods & Generals, Laurel Canyon, Pinocchio, Shanghai Knights. 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