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Page 4 April 25, 2001 Along Came a Spider S y n o p sis: W ashing ton, D.C. hom icide detective A lex C ross is th rough p lay ing m ind gam es w ith c rim i n als— that is u n til a m eth o d i cal predator, G ary Soneji kid naps the young d a u g h ter o f a U nited States sen ato r from ® h e (ßbam ur Focus On Movies an e lite sc h o o l and lu res C ross in to th e c a s e . S o n e ji’s not out fo r ra n s o m , he w ants som ething m uch b ig g e r— a place in the h is tory books. His e v e ry m o v e is planned w ith the precision o f a spi der spinning his w eb, and C ross and secret s e r v ic e agent J e z z ie Flannigan are in a race against tim e to stop him. • G enre: adaptation / crim e / th rille r / sequel • R a t ing: R ated R for violence and language. p a t t i a n i ! ( © b s c r u c r INVITE YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL SCREENING The Claim S y n o p sis: In 1867 D aniel D illon is lord o f the Sierra N evada m ining tow n he built, K ingdom C om e, w here his w ord is law. He shares his bed w ith the Lucia, the young P o rtu g u e se m adam o f the local saloon and brothel. But his life is about to be turned upside dow n by the arriv al o f Elena, an ailing Polish im m i grant, her teen -ag ed d au g h ter, H ope, and D a lg le ish , c h ie f en g in e e r o f the C entral P acific. D algleish has com e w ith a team o f m en to m ap out a rail route that w ill c re Crocodile Dundee in L.A. Synopsis: Crocodile hunter Mick Dundee re turns, this time to Holly wood, where he gets en tangled in a murder mys tery involving stolen art masterpieces from East ern Europe. G enre: Comedy / Ac tion / Sequel Rating: Rated R for sexuality, and some language and vio lence. Kingdom Come Pick up a complimentary pass for Two at (The P n rtla n it (Observer 4747 NE MLK Blvd (One Block South o f Alberta) T h u rsd a y A p r il 26 7:0(1 pm (a Fox lo w e r 10 S46 S\V Park Avenue. Portland A K n ig h t's Tale Opens N ationally Fridas. Mas 11 Synopsis: W hen Raynelle Slocum ’s husband dies o f a stroke, family members come together in the small tow n o f Lulu for his funeral. To some family m em bers, how ever, Woodrow “ Bud” Slocum was not an agreeable man. They even consider engraving the words “M ean and Surly” on his tom bstone. Their differ ences eventually bring them to blows and they argue, con descend, wrestle and pull guns on one another. Peppered throughout the insanity are some touching story lines that unfortunately get lost in the mess. The com ing together o f this dysfunctional clan is suppose to be the funny part o f the film, only it m isses by a long shot. Instead o f a laugh-a- minute, knee-slapping comedy, Kingdom Come is 94 minutes o f constant bickering between lowbrow kinfolk. G e n re : Drama / Com edy Rating: Rated MPAA PG. ate A m e ric a ’s first transcontinental rail road, but it is the a r rival o f the women and the secret they harbor that threatens to un derm ine everything Dillon has achieved. Genre: Adaptation / Drama / Western / Romance Rating: Rated R for sex u al ity, and som e language and violence. Freddy Got Fingered Synopsis: A financially strapped, not-so-young man moves back home and discovers that it’s a slacker’s paradise. When his father finally tells him he must get a real job, their fued escalates to the point where the entire world is threatened with nuclear annihilation. Genre: Comedy Rating: Rated R for crude sexual and bizarre humor, and for strong language. The Luzhin Defense Synopsis: Set in the late 1920s, Luzhin is a chess Grand Master who arrives in the Italian Lakes to play the match of a lifetime, and unexpectedly finds the love of his life. His boyhood prodigious tal ent overshadowed his parents’ failing marriage, making Luzhin’s lyrical passion for chess his ref uge, rendering the real world an illusion. He meets Natalia, who despite having been matched up by her family to Comte de Stassard, is drawn to Luzhin and offers him a glimpse outside the world of chess. But it is a world he is not equipped to deal with, and the two sides collide to tragic effect. Genre: Adaptation / Period / Romance / Drama Rating: Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and thematic elements.