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(E F OGuS ^ o r tla n à (©bseruer Page 3 IN A C TIO N box office top 20 Playing By Heart (Above L-R, Angelina Rowlie & Ryan Phillipe) are one of the many in the cast starring Gena Rowlands, Sean Connery and Gillian Anderson 1 V A R S IT Y B L U E S Para m ount -grossin g $ 10.6 2 P A T C H A D A M S Univer sal- grossin g $8.1 3 A C IV IL A C T IO N Touch ston e-grossin g $7.6 4TH ETH IN RED LINE 20th Century F ox-grossin g $5.8 5 S T E P M O M C olum bia TriStar-grossing $5.2 6A T F IR S T S IG H T MGM -g rossin g $4.8 7 Y O U ’V E G O T M A IL W arner B ros.-grossin g $4.1 8T H E P R IN C E O FE G Y P T Dream W orks-grossing $3.6 9 S H A K E S P E A R E IN L O V E M iram ax-grossing$3.4 IO A S IM P L E P L A N Para m ount-grossing $2.8 11 V IR U S Universal-gross ing $2.8 12 M IG H T Y JO E Y O U N G W alt D isn ey-grossin g $2.7 1 3 1 N D R E A M S D ream W orks-grossing $2.7 14 A B U G ’S L IF E W alt D isn ey-grossin g $2.6 15 G L O R IA M iram ax- grossin g $2.1 16 W A K IN G N E D DIVINE F ox Searchlight-grossing $1.7 17 P L A Y IN G B Y H E A R T M iram ax-grossing $ 1.5 18ENEM YOFTH ESTATE T ou ch ston e-grossin g $1.3 19THEFACULTY Miramax- grossin g $1.1 20 L IF E IS B E A U T IF U L M iram ax-grossing $1.0 UJinnie rhe Pooh, À Valerinne {Z or Pou A new P rim etim e T e le v i sion S pecial P rem ieres F eb ruary 13 on ABC “ I t ’s a M ost D elightful time ofpaperhearts and flow ers, o f can d ies and c a rd s,” as V ale n tin e ’s D ay com es to the H undred A cre W ood for a Boy, his B ear, and th eir V ery D e a r F rien d s P ig let, E eyore, T ig g er, R abbit, G o pher and Owl in “ W innie the Pooh, A V alentine for Y ou,” a b ran d -n ew h o lid y special from W alt D isney Television A nim ation. D isney’s half-hour V alen tine m akes its world prem iere on S atu rd ay , F eb ru ary 13 (8 :0 0 -9 :0 0 PM E T /PT ) on A BC. W ith classic D isney an im a tio n and enchanting so n g s se t in the b e lo v e d w orld o f P ooh, it is sure to becom e a h o lid ay tradition. As the sp ecial opens, it is a T im e o f C hange in the H un d red A cre W ood. N ot only is w in ter about to give w ay to sp rin g , but C h risto p h er R obins w orld seem s to be ex p an d in g as he seem s to have found a new friend. W innie the Pooh is se a rc h ing ev ery w h ere for C h risto pher R obin-but to b e a r’s dis m ay, the Boy is now here to be found. P ig let and the rest o f th eir H undred A cre W ood frien d s jo in in the search. E v e n tu a lly Pooh and the gang find the B oy, who is w o rk in g on a V a le n tin e . “ D ear W -l- N ....” it begins. “ It’s y our nam e!” Rabbit ex claim s to Pooh. But C h risto pher R obin continues, “ D ear W i n i f r e d . . . ’’....W in ifre d ? W h at’s a W inifred? W h en W in ifre d is r e v ealed to be a g irl, the gang su rm ises th at C h risto p h e r R obin has lo v e -sic k n e ss— he m ust have been b itten by a S m itten! A nd, they figure if they can cap tu re the S m it ten and get it to b ite C h ris to p h er R obin once again, it su rely w ill rev erse the e f fect. A nd so beg in s another a d v e n tu re th a t w ill tak e ■ X * < « 1 i j i Pooh and the gang try to figure out what's going on with their friend Christopher Roberts, in "Winnie the Pooh, A Valentine for You" Pooh and his friends deep into the U nkow n H eart o f the F o r est that evening, in p u rsu it o f a “ glow ing so m e th in g ”— the Smitten! E ventually, their guest leads them to und erstan d that C h ris to p h er R obin is n ’t re a lly ill- nor has he fo rg o tten them , for the heart will alw ays have room for friends old and new . D isn e y ’s b elo v ed Pooh th e atrical featu rettes began in the 1960’s, bringing A .A . M iln e ’s B ear o f V ery L ittle B rain to anim ated life. N ow , W alt D isn ey T e le v i sion A n im atio n co n tin u es the D isney/P ooh leg acy by p ro ducing brand new specials that explore the en c h a n tin g w orld o f childhood in nocence that Pooh rep resen ts. As Sharon M orrill, E xecutive V ice P resi dent for W alt D isney T e le v i sion A nim ation, explains, “Our jo b is to find po ig n an t and w him sical new stories in which to feature Pooh and his friends. A nd h o lid a y s such as V alen tin e’s Day provide a per fect op p o rtu n ity to let these c h aracters explore the em o tions we all e x p e rie n c e.” “ W in n ie th e P o o h p o s sesses such w onderful q u a li tie s , “ M o rrill c o o n tin u e s , “ m ost notably the u n c o n d i tional love he holds for his friends. This special is a p e r fect V alentine for fam ilies e v eryw here, because it expresses th a t th e r e ’s no en d to the am ount o f love we can sh a re .” Student Academy Award Beverly Hills, CA- Applications fix die 26th Annual Stucfcnt Acad emy A wards competition, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Aits and Sciences, are nowavailable. Entries must be submitted by April 1 in older to be considered fix this year’s prizesTor the program, the country is divided into three regions and students submitting films must first compete in the appropriate re gional competition. Region One en compasses the states of Alaska, Cali fornia, Hawaii, Idaho. Montana, Ne vada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. The regional coordinator is Meagan Atiyeh at the Northwest FilmCertarinPortland.Oregon.Films may be entered incneofftxrr catego ries: ahematwe, anmiafior ^documen tary «narrative. Tobe eligible, films of 16mm or larger must be produced withinthecurriculumofanaccredited college or University, in a student- teacher relationship, and must have Bencxxnpletedaiter Apnl 1,1998. All Region One entries must be recened at the regional centerby 5 pan., April 1,1999. Students ultimately selected as national wnineis will be flown to Los Angeles to participate ma week of industry-related activities and so- cialeventsthatwillculmmateJune 13 with the awards presentation cer emony at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn theater. Along with their troplues.GoldMedalwinnersmeach ofthefixir categories receive $2,000. Sih«Medalwimastakehome$1.500. and Bronze Medal recipients are awarded $1,000. An Honorary For eign Student Award also will be pre sented at the June ceremony, as will theDrrcctoisGuiklofAmerica'sStu- dentlihn Award Students interested m entering the competitxximay download an appli cation from theAcademy'swebsiteat http://w3iM.oscaix.org/saa or send theirapplicatxxi request, along witiia self-addressed, stamped business- si7eerivelopeto:AcademyofMotxxi Picture Arts and Sciences 8949 WilsliireBoukvaidBeverlyHills.CA 90211 Attn: Student Academy Awards RegkxiOneCooidinatorMeagan Atiyeh can be reached at (503) 221- 1156. The StudentAcademv Awards were established by the Academy m 1972tosuppoitandencourageexcd- lence m filmmaking at the collegiate level