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BY LOIS WADSWORTH 492 E. 13th 686-2458 For the week of June 18th! Sign-up for our weekly WebPage Update! www.bijou-cinemas.com 1000's OF POSTERS AVAILABLE! SEE LIST AT COUNTER! "A gripping, often funny, unfailingly gut-wrenching burp of a documentary about America's fast-food industry and one man's greasy descent into its cholesterol-clogged bowels." -— James Adams, GLOBE AND MAIL Joanna (Nicole Kidman) and Bobbie (Bette Midler) at a Stepford women’s social. CINEMARK - SPRINGFIELD Gateway Mall - Beltline @ Gateway 746-5202 - 6/18-6/24 Digital Sound in ALL Auditoriums PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT CINEMARK.COM THE TERMINAL PG13 HARRY POTTER 3: PRIS- 9:35, 10:20, 12:45, 1:25, 3:50, 4:30, ONER OF AZKABAN PG 7:10, 7:35, 10:15, 10:40 11:10, 11:40, 12:10, 2:40, 3:10, 3:40, 7:00, 7:30, 10:20, 10:45 DODGEBALL PG13 10:25, 11:05, 1:35, 2:55, 4:05, 5:25, SAVED PG13 7:15, 7:55, 9:55, 10:35 9:45, 12:35, 3:15, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 WINNER Best Director Sundance Film Festival 2004 AROUND THE WORLD IN SHREK 2 PG 11:25, 12:00, 2:00, 2:20, 4:25, 5:00, 80 DAYS 9:40, 10:40, 12:40, 1:40, 3:35, 4:40, 7:05, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00 7:00, 10:10 "An entertaining, and occasionally horrifying, statement of the obvious." DAY AFTER TOMORROW PG13 GARFIELD PG ANDREW SCHWARTZMAN. PARAMOUNT, 2004 9:55, 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:25, 10:25 —A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES STEPFORD WIVES PG13 RAISING HELEN PG13 9:50, 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 7:20, 10:20 A FILM OF EPIC PORTIONS 5:00, 7:05 & 9:15 Nightly Sat & Sun Mat 2:50 pm NR CHRONICLES OF RID- DICK PG13 MEAN GIRLS PG13 [7:40], 10:15 10:10, 11:00, 1:10, 1:55, 4:10, 4:50, [ ] NOT ON THURSDAY 7:05, 7:50, 10:00, 10:45 Must end soon! Come in to buy advance tickets for any show! WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW!? 4:50, 7:10 & 9:25 Nightly Sat & Sun Mat 2:30 BIJOU LATENITE Fr-Sat $4 Su $3 Unbelievable action...a true kung fu classic! Mad Monkey Kung Fu Fri, Sat, & Sun 11:40 pm Soon: DANCE CRAZE uma thurman lucy liu KILL BILL VOL.1 Fri, Sat, & Sun 11:20 pm "An eye-popping, blood-soaked, ingeniously choreographed thriller and Hong Kong homage!" *NO PASSES/NO SUPERSAVERS MOVIES 12 - SPRINGFIELD Gateway Mall - Beltline @ Gateway 741-1231 - 6/18-6/24 Bargain Shows: $1.50 - Early Bird: $1.00 - Wednesday all shows: $1.00 No children under age 6 will be admitted to any R-rated feature after 6:00 PM STARSKY & HUTCH PG13 50 FIRST DATES PG13 11:30, 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 Soon: THE BIG LEBOWSKI 11:45, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:50 COLD MOUNTAIN R 11:20, 6:40 THE LADYKILLERS R 12:10, 2:30, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 THE PRINCE AND ME PG 2:40, 10:00 HELLBOY PG13 11:15, 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:30 THE WHOLE TEN YARDS PG13 HIDALGO PG13 12:15, 5:10, 10:25 12:05, 3:15, 6:50, 9:55 HARVARD CINEMAS 3161 W. Harvard • Roseburg • 673-6604 VAN HELSING PG13 JERSEY GIRL PG13 12:00, 3:05, 6:45, 9:45 11:55, 2:25, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20 MAN ON FIRE R *AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - PG 12:10 3:00 5:45 8:30 11:40, 3:00, 6:55, 10:10 NEW YORK MINUTE PG 11:50, 2:15, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 *HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN – PG 11:40 2:50 6:00 9:10 TROY – R 1:30 5:10 8:45 The perfect veneer. 11:25, 1:55, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 ELLA ENCHANTED PG SCHEDULE FOR 6/18-6/24 • ( ) = FRI–SUN & WED–THUR EARLY SHOWS McMansionville THE STEPFORD WIVES: Directed by Frank Oz. Produced by Scott Rudin, Donald De Line, Edgar J. Scherick, Gabriel Grunfeld. Written by Paul Rudnick, based on the novel by Ira Levin. Executive producers, Ron Bozman, Keri Lyn Selig. Cinematography, Rob Hahn. Production design, Jackson De Govia. Editor, Jay Rabinowitz. Costumes, Ann Roth. Composer, David Arnold. Music Supervisor, Randall Poster. Starring Nicole Kidman, with Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Roger Bart, Faith Hill and Glenn Close. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures, 2004. PG-13. 93 minutes. SECRET WINDOW PG13 2:45, 7:50 KIDS’ SUMMER MOVIE FUN BEGINS 6/15 & 6/16 WITH "CAT IN THE HAT" @ 10:00 STEREO SURROUND SOUND IN ALL AUDITORIUMS 4-DAY ADVANCE TICKET SALES - NO PASSES -NO SUPERSAVERS SHOWTIMES AVAILABLE AT CINEMARK.COM STARTS FRIDAY, 6/25: "TWO BROTHERS" ROSEBURG CINEMA 7 1750 NW Hughwood • 673-6604 *TERMINAL – PG-13 12:15 3:10 6:05 9:00 *DODGEBALL – PG-13 12:40 2:55 5:10 7:25 9:40 *CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK – PG-13 1:05 3:50 6:35 9:15 *GARFIELD – PG 12:00 2:05 4:15 6:20 8:25 *STEPFORD WIVES – PG-13 12:30 2:45 4:55 7:05 9:25 DAY AFTER TOMORROW – PG-13 12:50 3:40 6:45 9:30 SHREK 2 – PG 12:40 1:45 3:05 4:10 5:25 6:25 7:45 Adv. Tix on Sale SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG-13) ★ 8:40 DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY (PG-13) DIG ★ ✔ (1225 245 500) 730 945 STARTS WEDNESDAY, 6/23: SHAWN AND MARLON WAYANS IN "WHITE CHICKS" THE TERMINAL (PG-13) DIG ★ ✔ STARTS FRIDAY, 6/25: "NOTEBOOK" www.catheaters.com (1200 300) 700 1000 AROUND WORLD IN 80 DAYS (PG) DIG ✔ (1235 420) 710 955 GARFIELD (PG) DIG ★ ✔ (1210 240 450) 715 930 CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK (PG-13) DIG ✔ AVALON C I N E M A 2nd & Jackson • Corvallis (1240 430) 720 1010 THE STEPFORD WIVES (PG-13) DIG ✔ (1230 250 510) 740 1005 HARRY POTTER: PRISONER OF AZKABAN (PG) DIG (1205 310) 645 950 SHREK 2 (PG) DIG (1220 230 440) 725 940 KATE WINSLET AND JIM CAREY IN ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND Adv. Tix on Sale SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG-13) ★ AROUND WORLD IN 80 DAYS (PG) DIG (940 1240 350) 700 1010 CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK (PG-13) DIG ✔ (1030 130 430) "It's giddy and groundbreaking, a feast for the head and the heart." 730 1030 GARFIELD (PG) DIG ★ ✔ (1000 1215 230 450) 710 925 THE STEPFORD WIVES (PG-13) ✔ DIG (930 1200 240 510) B y now, most movie fans know it must be really hard to make a funny movie because so many people try and fail. Some directors are willing to infantalize all the characters and pander to the audience’s low expectations, and often these films are wildly successful. But intelligent comedy is so rare, I’m glad when a film hits my funny bone. The Stepford Wives made me laugh out loud more times than I counted, despite a theme that’s become tiresome. The humor comes from talented comedienne, Nicole Kidman (as Joanna Eberhart), who has Bette Midler (as Bobbie Markowitz) and Roger Bart (as Roger Banister) to play with. The film ticks along when these three get to- gether. Midler and Bart trade funny one-lin- ers, while Kidman relies on an expressive face and spot-on line-reading. The whole set-up of Stepford with its happy men and gorgeous bimbo wives is ridiculous, and Frank Oz directs the given so- cial satire as broad farce. Joanna, Bobbie and Roger’s contemporary remarks not only get laughs, but they also help deflate the town’s smug self-importance. Take a good look at Stepford, because this is really where the Bush and Reagan-lovers would like to take all of us uppity women — back to the1950s, a coup surpassed only by stealing the presi- dency. Should that ever happen. Again. I also had to laugh at Jon Lovitz, who plays Midler’s husband, Dave. Dave is a total klutz, who has no idea how to relate to his complicated wife, who’s a published writer. Dave’s a big overgrown fraternity boy, but Lovitz’ extreme goofiness is endearing. Yes, Bobbie is a lousy housekeeper, but, hey, who has time to clean and bake when she’s writ- ing a new book? Joanna’s husband, Walter (Matthew Broderick, fresh off Broadway and the wild success of The Producers, and looking fabu- lous) is bright enough himself to appreciate Joanna for her abilities. After all, she was the CEO of a major television network until an unfortunate incident relating to one of her re- ality shows put an abrupt end to her career. But Walter likes Stepford so much he thinks he’s died and gone to heaven. Even Paradise had its snake, and Christopher Walken is Hollywood’s first- choice for villain. Here he plays Mike Wellington, the leader of the Stepford Men’s Association, an exclusive men’s club, where women are not allowed. Wellington’s wife, Claire (Glenn Close), keeps the women busy with, well, busy work. Claire does everything perfectly, and she expects the other wives to keep up. Because Joanna’s had a recent break- down, Claire gives her some time. But Claire counts on Mike to bring Walter into the fold. Joanna can’t be far behind, can she? This light-weight dish won’t turn women into feminists nor give men any reason to ex- amine their regressive behavior toward women in the workplace and/or in the home. In short, it’s fluff. Now playing at Cinema World and Cinemark, The Stepford Wives is recommended for its entertainment value. I give it a B+. ew 740 1015 HARRY POTTER: PRISONER OF AZKABAN (PG) DIG (900 1210 325) 640 955 DAY AFTER TOMORROW (PG-13) DIG (1020 110 400) 650 940 R SHREK 2 (PG) DIG (910 1135 205 440) 720 945 Also playing as a separate admission Held over % SIGN UP FOR WEEKLY EMAILS! 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