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MOVIE DOPE, MOVIE LISTINGS Th«< schedules are accurate as of our presstime, but please call the theater numbers given for accurate, current updates. ALPS (548-5256) Jerry Hagalra (ft) 930 Manda t Room IPG-13) 7 JO nightly (starts F. S/9) Mighty MarpMn 1 Tote Ranger* IPO) 220. SOS (Sa 5/10 a Su. S/ll) totem (W Midnight F S/9 a Sa S/10 (S3 adm.) Vafas VacattM (PQ) 7 js (ends Th. s/8) MICHWOOO (546-1011) Ctesteg Amy (R) 230. 4:50. 735 9:55 TIN Devin Owe (R) 2:10.435 730.920 (ends Th S/8) F>«Nr*S On TO-13) (OTS) 2:10. 4:45 7:1S. 930 (starts F. S/9) TIN FlfM Element (PG-13) 1:55. 430. 7:10.920 (starts F. S/9) Orem PaMt Itaak (R) 235 425 73G 935 (new times as of F. S/9:235 455 730.9:45) Mardar at 1IM (R) 2:15 430. 7:ia 930 (new tunes as of F. S/9:2:15 435 730.93S) TIN IlM {PG-13) (OTS) 205 4:40. 7j05 9:40 Sia| B»*dt CR) 200. 500. 830 (ends Th. S/8) SmHIa* Santa at Saaw (R) 23a 420.7:15 9:45 (new times as of F. S/9: 23a 420. 735 925) Volcano (PG-13) (Dolby Digital) 200.43a 700.930 COMMIta DftfYI-W (335-2486) Yev it* 335 (kxal). NOT 3S3! Aaocantfa (R) 830 Liar. Uar (PG-13) 830 NONtt THKATftl (549-9918) Sin 8lad« (R) 700.1000 (W. S/7. Tu. S/13) Satan (R) 700.1000 (M. s/12) TATI CINTIK (54-UNION) Shallow Grave (R) 300. 5:15 73a 9:45 (W. S/7) La Datea Vtta M 300.600.900 (Th 5/8) •reeking «N Warn 300.600.900 (F S/9 a Sa 5/10) Tit F8f (R) Midnight (F. 5/9 a Sa. S/10) TIN tan** Serial 300.5:15 73A 9*5 (Su. S/11) This is a list of the movies showing at Georgia Square Mali's Theatres, but please call the numbers given for accurate, current showtimes. iiOtOU SCKIAU MALL - Inside (543-T632) ttctteie* Navy (PG) Satan (R) Tit Mllni (PG-13) Werrier* af Vtrern (PG) (DTS) MOMMA fOVAftl MAUL - Outside (548-9480) AeeBePewere (PG-13) IcaaMa—(R) Uar. Uar (PG-13) (DTS) Rang 0 MteheJe* High Schott Ratotaa (R) Experimental Films From Maya Otrtn tad Shirley Clartu: Friday. May 9. (he Georgia Museum of Art trill screen the films of Maya Deren and her student. Shirley Clarke Oeren is con sidered to he at the forefront of the ‘avant-garde* movement with films that ‘are exquisite recordings of time and space ’ Tickets are $2 Call 542- GMOA tor details Aaaconda (R) Jon Votghl is a great actor. but this terrible ‘monster movie* wonl showcase it. A barge lull of idiots travel into the heart ol Amazon darkness to find a CGI snake (Commerce, Mall Outside) . Austin Powers: Intenutfceaf Man v of Mystery (PG-13) See Mone Pick. (Mall Outside) Breakdown (R) This starts as an effective "imssing person thriller' with Kurt Russell as the desperate husband searching lor his wife, played by Kathleen Quinlan Halt way through, however, action scenes take over, and the suspense plays second fidde to the base car chase/car crash l?rmuia. J.T. Walsh is great as one ol the Deliverance-typt desert creeps Not great, but a nice step ahead tor Russell (Mall Outside) Breaking Tim Waves (R) This finally made it to Athens! An Oscar-nominated film from director Lars Von Tner star ring the delicate Emily Watson This strange, effective story takes place m Scotland and the North Sea Watson plays a faithful wife with strong reli gious convictions who enables her reoentty foabtod husband participation in an odd vicarious sexual situation Watson is great in this much-over - looked film. (Tale) Ckislnf Amy (R) Director Kevin Smdh (Clarks. Mints) otters a sharp story with stinging dialogue about New Jersey twentysomethings struggling with sexuality and relationships Ben Attack and Jason Lee play a pan of hip “90s comic book writers who try to drt with the very independent joey Lauren Adams, an artistic comrade who's stiU searching for ‘the right one * It’s Smith* best film yet (Beechwc'vi) Commandments (R) Aidan Quinn $ convinced (after a ridiculous run ol bad. bad luck) that God is picking on him. so he plans to get even by break ing all Ten Commandments. Yeah, tftani show Him This contusing ‘com edy* set in New York o a strage com bination of religion, sex. tale and in laws that goes absolutely novrtiere It's like The Brother,s McMullen and Wise Blood with dumb romance and bad one-lmers Courteney Cox co-stars as the sympathetic sister-in-law Anthony LaPagiia plays her pathetic, unfeeling husband (Mall Inside) Tim Devil’s Owi (R) Hamson Ford and Brad Pitt share a lew pints of Guinness, pal around, then square off as cop and fugitive in a slow but well- acted drama about the IRA and the Americans who romanticize the trou bles in Belfast. (Beechwood) La Dolce Vtta (NR) 1961. Fredenco Fetlim exposes *1he svred life* ol the promiscuous cafe scene m Rome with Marcello Mastroianm in the lead role as a journalist who becomes a partici pant m Ns own story The decline ol decency m Rome? Andiamo 1 (Tate) Father's Dty (PG-13) Ahhh A nee. sate comedy starring Robin Williams and Billy Crystal as a poor writer and rich attorney convinced that they’re both the actual lather of Nastassja Kinski’s 16-year-old runaway son, Scott Yeah, right! This road comedy co-stars Julia Louis Dreytuss and Charlie Hothamer (Beechwood) The Fifth Elemeat (PG-13) Good God. man! This futuristic sa-h action movie looks so elaborately over the top. i could actually be decent! French director Luc Besson (La Femme NHaU The Professional) wrote this as a teen and ftnafty completed it to the time ot 190 million. Set m 23rd Century New York, air-cab driver Bruce WiKts and a mysterious wait, played by Milla Jovovich. battle the evil Gary Oldman (who looks tie Hitter m the Fteshtones and talks lie Ross Perot) and tries to save poor old tan Holm. It's ‘more influenced by Metropolis than Blade Runner' Besson says (Beechwood) The Fly (R) 1966 Director David conenbeig (Crash. Videodrome) direu' a disturbing re-make of a 1950s honor u.ss»c Jeff Goldblum plays a scientist wht becomes a rather nasty character alter an unfortunate DNA mu up in the lab Whoops’ This is proba bly one ol Cronenberg* most success- hilly disturbing and gruesome films Co-stanng John Getz and Geena Davis (Tate) Grosst Polite Blink (R) A stylish dark comedy with an almost ntkculous set up; a hired gun returns cautiously home to Detroit tor his tenth year reunion to confront his ex-girlfnend white dodging his murderous rival It works! John Cusack is great alongside Dan Aykroyd. Minnie Driver. Alan Arton and Joan Cusack Very tunny. (Beechwood) Jerry Magalre (R) Shake oft all the overkill and go see this amusing movie lor cheap Renee Zellweger. Oscar-win ning Cuba Gooding Jr.. Bonnie Hunt. Jonathan Lipmcki and Tom Cruse star in this entertaining Cameron Crowe sports agent tore story smash (Alps) Liar Liar (PG-13) Pretty dumb picture with loads of sexual humor about a lawyer who cant tell a lie tor 24 hours Jim Carrey ts funny in comedies liL this, but can't he tone down the Shemp imitations just a bit? (Commerce. Mall Outside) Marvin's Roam (PG-13) Rather emotional picture about siblings, rela tionships. terminal illness and recon- atiaftons Starring Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep. Leonardo DtCapho and Hume Cronvn. (Alps) McHale'a Navy (PG) Barely worth mentioning A tame movie version of a second rale ‘60s comedy with big Tom Arnold. (Mall inside) Mighty MarfNHt' TarNo Rattan (PG) One tong, obnoxious toy com mercial. Barely a notch above Warrior; of Virtue, and barely worth your $1.50 (Alps) Mardar Af 1600 (R) Wesley Snipes. Diane Lane. Daniel Benzaii and Alan Alda star m Mill could have been a tun White House crime drama However this (alls as Hat as the rest ot the bunch There* little suspense a bad script, too much formula action, and too much take CNN tootage Wail tor Absolute Pomet in the cheap cinema, or rent Nixon (or even Shampoo) instead (Beechwood) Ramy And Michele t High School Reunion (R) What a weird and sexy comedy Two Tuscon dorks, lisa Kudrow (‘Friends*) and Mira Sorvtno (Mighty AphroditeL cook up a glam orous non-etaborale story to impress their former classmates alter doing nothing in LA tor 10 years Sorvmo is especially good in this strange flash back comedy with her Canadian valley girl accent Sort ot a Peggy Sue Got Mamed Valley Girl type comedy with a strange script Janeane Garolaio co- stars as the chain-smoking itosM Very girl*, very tunny (Mall Outside) The Saiat (PG-13) Vat Kilmer and Elizabeth Shue should pray tor forgive ness for this spy/thief stinker Awful (Beechwood) Scream (R) A great horror tuck Wes Craven directs a pack of Gen Xers in a slasher terror pynde Scary and amus ing. (Alps. Georgia Theatre. Mall Inside) Shallow Great (R) 1995 An unsa vory and darkly amusing Bntish picture from the makers of Transporting Ewan McGregor (Transporting. Nightwatctt). Christopher Ecdeston (Jude) and Kerry Fox (Angel At My Tabic) star as three yuppie roommates m Britain who turn against each other in a greedy and paranoid situation involving gobs ot money, dead bodies (and their severed parts) and the morbid consequences of their actions Ken Stott is especially good as the suspicious Inspector Directed by Danny Boyte (Tale) The 6th Mai (PG-13) Marlon Wayans and Kadeem Hardison are both talented actors, but not on screen, nec essarily Don’t waste your sixth dollar (Mall Inside) Sling Blade (R) Billy Bob Thornton takes a risky jump into some (hsturb- mg territory and completely pubs if off Not exactly a beer-swillin' good time (tor you Georgia Theatre goers) but a great film to be seen aiyvrfiere. any time Thornton stars alongside Dwight Yoakum. 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