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BY MOLLY TEMPLETON CINEMARK - SPRINGFIELD Gateway Mall - Beltline @ Gateway 746-5202 - 6/24-6/30 Digital Sound in ALL Auditoriums PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT CINEMARK.COM PRICES: ADULTS WEEKDAYS $7.25, FRI & SAT $7.75 ¥ CHILDREN & SENIORS $5.00, STUDENTS $5.75 BARGAIN MATINEES ADULTS $5.25, CHILD $5.00 EARLY BIRD SHOWING $4.25 (FIRST MATINEE OF EACH MOVIE) ** NO ONE UNDER 6 YEARS OF AGE ADMITTED TO ANY R RATED FEATURE AFTER 6:00 PM ** BEWITCHED PG13 MADAGASCAR PG 9:20, 10:55, 11:45, 1:30, 2:10, 4:00, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 LONGEST YARD PG13 9:50, 12:40, 3:30, 7:00, 9:45 8:50, 9:40, 11:25, 12:10, 1:55, 2:45, 4:30, 5:20, 7:10, 7:55, 9:45, 10:30 STAR WARS III PG13 9:00, 12:25, 3:50, 6:40, 7:15, 10:05, LAND OF THE DEAD R 10:40 9:45, 12:15, 2:55, 5:25, 8:00, 10:35 SISTERHOOD OF THE HERBIE: FULLY LOADED TRAVELING PANTS PG G 7:35, 10:30 9:25, 11:55, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 ADVENTURES OF PERFECT MAN PG SHARK BOY & LAVA 9:30, 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 GIRL PG BATMAN BEGINS PG13 9:10, 11:35, 2:00, 4:25 8:55, 9:35, 11:50, 12:20, 12:55, CINDERELLA MAN PG13 3:15, 3:35, 4:10, 6:35, 7:05, 7:20, 9:50, 10:20, 10:45 9:15, 12:35, 3:55, 7:20, 10:35 MR & MRS SMITH PG13 9:05, 9:55, 10:35, 12:00, 12:50, 1:25, 2:50, 3:40, 4:20, 6:30, 7:05, 7:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:40 *NO PASSES/NO SUPERSAVERS MOVIES 12 - SPRINGFIELD Gateway Mall - Beltline @ Gateway 741-1231 SHOWTIMES FOR 6/24-6/30 No children under age 6 will be admitted to any R-rated feature after 6:00 PM THE PACIFIER PG 11:00, 11:40, 1:50, 2:35, 4:20, 5:05, 6:55, 7:35, 9:35, 10:15 HOUSE OF WAX R 10:50, 2:00, 4:45, 7:25, 10:10 SAHARA PG13 10:50, 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25 KINGDOM OF HEAVEN R 11:10, 2:40, 6:50, 10:00 HITCH PG13 11:05, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 ROBOTS PG 10:55, 11:35, 1:45, 2:30, 4:15, 4:55, 7:00, 9:30 Enchanting Tale Miyazaki does it again. HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE: Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Based on the book by Diana Wynne Jones. U.S. Production: Directed by Rick Dempsey and Pete Docter. English language adaptation by Cindy David Hewitt and Donald H. Hewitt. Produced by Rick Dempsey, Ned Lott. Executive producer, John Lasseter. Starring Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Billy Crystal, Lauren Bacall and Blythe Danner. Studio Ghibli. Walt Disney Studios. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, 2005. PG. 129 minutes. I f there is one frustrating thing about whole- heartedly recommending Howl’s Moving Castle, the latest magical confection from Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, it’s that English seems insufficient to convey the beau- ty of the film. Part adventure, part social com- mentary and mostly fairy tale, Howl (based on the book by Diana Wynne Jones) takes ele- ments from Miyazaki’s work thus far and com- bines them into a soaring delight. The heroine of Howl’s Moving Castle, Sophie (Emily Mortimer), is a steadfast, gen- erous girl, a hatmaker in a quaintly European sort of village, when she first encounters the dashing, charismatic Howl (Christian Bale). Sophie’s quiet life is thrown into upheaval, but not because of Howl (who’s rumored to eat the hearts of beautiful young women). It seems Howl’s attentiveness to Sophie caught the eye of the corpulent Witch of the Waste (Lauren Bacall), whose jealousy leads her to put a spell on poor Sophie: She turns into a 90-year-old woman (voiced by Jean Simmons), unable to tell anyone how she got that way. Though Sophie doesn’t really know it yet, she is, like all Miyazaki heroines, plucky and adaptable. She only seems to mope about her fate for a day before heading off into the Waste, where the witches and wizards are. An encounter with a peculiar scarecrow leads her to Howl’s castle, where she sets herself up as the cleaning lady (an employee Howl clearly needs) after striking a deal with Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle. And what a castle it is: Creaking, lumbering, a conglomeration of sheds, domes and pipes, with a strong suggestion of a face, this castle is a magical masterpiece on four chicken legs. Its inhabitants tend to be as changeable and pecu- liar as its facade: Howl may be a powerful magi- cian, but he’s also a sulky, petulant boy, and Calcifer is a strange juxtaposition of immense power and childlike appearance. Far from the willful blue sprite of the book, this fire demon is bright orange and, well, very much like a regu- lar old fire, just with huge, round eyes and the voice of a pleasantly restrained Billy Crystal. Sophie’s part in this strange family (which also includes Howl’s chipper young apprentice, Markl) grows with her confidence: Stripped of her youthful concerns and fears, Sophie finds unexpected strength in her old-woman guise. She speaks her mind, does what she feels is right and welcomes the adventures that come her way as a result — including the adventure that is falling in love with a vain and powerful wizard. Secondary to Sophie’s story and her some- what sidelined quest to turn back into her young self is a slightly murky plot concerning the war between Sophie’s land and a border- ing kingdom. While he has, at times, laid on his message a bit strong (as in the environ- mentally weighty Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind), here Miyazaki resists the impulse to over-emphasize the folly of war. He shows rather than tells: Speeches are replaced with stunning landscapes, some barely touched by civilization (though Howl admits to using magic to help the flowers grow) and others utterly devastated by battles. As Sophie comes into her own and Howl comes to terms with himself, his power and a deal he made long ago, Miyazaki’s light touch and the gifted work of the voice actors bring the story’s many threads together into an exciting climax, and one that’s made more magical for the admirable way the translators refrain from spelling everything out for the audience (a trait that hurt the dubbed version of Spirited Away, which nonetheless won an Oscar for Best Animated Film). Uplifting and enchanting, Howl’s Moving Castle becomes, by the end, a strikingly heartfelt film about being true to yourself — and having an open heart. ew NIBANKI GNDDT, 2004 XXX: STATE OF THE UNION PG13 MILLIONS 11:30, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:20 KICKING AND SCREAM- ING PG 11:25, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:40 A LOT LIKE LOVE PG13 OVER HELD EKS! E 768 W 7:20, 10:05 GUESS WHO? PG13 11:15, 2:00, 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 MONSTER IN LAW PG13 11:20, 2:05, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 STEREO SURROUND SOUND IN ALL AUDITORIUMS 4-DAY ADVANCE TICKET SALES - NO PASSES -NO SUPERSAVERS SHOWTIMES AVAILABLE AT CINEMARK.COM PG KUNG FU HUSTLE Subtitled Chinese BROTHERS Adv. Tix on Sale WAR OF THE WORLDS (PG-13) ★ Adv. Tix on Sale FANTASTIC FOUR (PG-13) ★ BEWITCHED (PG-13) ★ ✔ Subtitled Danish (1235 255 515) 730 950 BATMAN BEGINS (PG-13) ★ ✔ (100 415) 715 1010 HERBIE: FULLY LOADED (G) ✔ (1225 240 505) 725 940 THE PERFECT MAN (PG) ✔ (1145 225 445) 710 945 MR. AND MRS. SMITH (PG-13) ✔ (300) 645 955 SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS (PG) STAR WARS: EPISODE III (PG-13) R (1215 430) 720 1005 CINDERELLA MAN (PG-13) MADAGASCAR (PG) R (1150) (1230 245 455) 705 930 (1130 315) 700 1000 Adv. Tix on Sale WAR OF THE WORLDS (PG-13) ★ BEWITCHED (PG-13) DIG ★ ✔ HERBIE: FULLY LOADED (G) DIG ★ ✔ BATMAN BEGINS (PG-13) DIG ★ ✔ MR. AND MRS. SMITH (PG-13) DIG ✔ MADAGASCAR (PG) DIG THE LONGEST YARD (PG-13) DIG STAR WARS: EPISODE III (PG-13) DIG (1155 230 505) 740 1015 (1135 210 445) 720 955 (1205 340) 650 1005 (1045 140 435) 730 1025 (1125 150 425) 710 925 (1115 200 455) 750 1035 (1215 355) 705 1020 Adv. Tix on Sale CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (PG) ★ Adv. Tix on Sale WAR OF THE WORLDS (PG-13) ★ MR. AND MRS. SMITH (PG-13) DIG ✔ (1100 1110 140 200 430 450) 720 740 1010 1030 SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS (PG) DIG ✔ (1120 150 430) 710 1000 ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY (PG) DIG (1130 210 420) 700 940 Times For 6/24 - 6/26 ©2005 JUNE 23, 2005 21
