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Tracey Oilman stars as his sardonic wile who is dead set against giving up Ihetr life savings so that he can work with his utterly inept pais (Tony Darrow, Jon Lovit2 and Michael Rapaport). In a weird twist, the comedy shifts from the bungled burglary to a ’rags-to-riches" tale poking fun at the snobbery and shallowness of the New York elite and championing the blue-collar under class. tfs not Aliens sharpest work—in tact some of it looks like a rough draft—but there's some very funny dia logue and slapstick ihroughout. With Hugh Grant and Elaine Slritch. Ends Thursday. (Carmifce) SNOW DAY (PG) A silly family comedy overloaded with stories about teen romance, sibling relations, boss/ worker conflicts and the joys of youthful mischief recycled from dozens of better flicks. With Chevy Chase. Shewing Thursday 6/15. (Beechwood) STRICTLY BALLROOM (PG) 1992. If you enjoyed Ihe recenl “dance movie" Comer Stage, you may want to catch this romantic comedy directed by Baz tuhrmann (his debut film). The slory follows a dancer (Paul Mercuric) who has been training lor Ihe Pan-Pacifc baHroom championships since he was a kid. (Afhens-Clarke Library) TIME CODE IR) Shot entirely with dig ital cameras, hand-held, in real time, this drama from Mike Figgis [Leaving L3S Vegas) comes off as more ot an experimental documentary about adul tery aid the emotional hollowness of lile In Hollywood. Four slorres faking place in L A. uniold simultaneously as a sort ol black comedy/mu refer mystery on four-quadrant split-screens. Figgis increases the volume of the dialogue for Ihe picture he wants the audience to focus on and dials down on the other three. Itb a weird, occasionally off-bal ance, experiment. Worth a look for the nasty bits of humor aimed at small-time pop-up movie agencies and for the tremendous drama!ic performance from Steltan SkarsgSrd. one of independent cinema's coolest characters. With Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayefc, Jeanne Tripplehom, Xander Berkeley, Hotly Hunlef, Kyle MacLachlan and many others. (Georgia Theatre) TITAN A.E. (P6-13) Compute-gener ated animation meets comic book sd-1i. After Earth is destroyed by the attack of an alien race in 3028, a pack of human teenagers uses a map that shows the way to a mysterious “eatihship" called The Titan that may hold the key lo saving mmklnd from a terrible fate. Featuring the voices of Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, Hank Azaria, Drew Barrymore, Jim Brewer, Jane## Garofalo, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo and Lena 01 in. Opens Friday. (Beechwood, Canmike) VIRGIN SUICIDES (R) Francis Ford Coppola's daughter Sofia's directorial debut is a drama/comedy set in mid-'70s Michigan about live luminous leens who confront their sexuality and mortality. Based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugeni de. Back by popular demand! (Georgia Theatre) WHERE THE HEART IS (PG-13) Natalie Port man is stuck in a lerrible role here as a pregnant, lower-class teen who finds herself stranded by her hick boyfriend at a Wal-Mart in a small Oklahoma town. This sickfy melodrama from rookie director Mail Williams, ill is based on the besl-selting novel by Billie Letts. This dreck loads up on the syrupy "feel good' Bible-thumpin’ hooey as it lumbers clumsily from one jaw-drop- pingty bad scene to another. With Ashley Judd, Stockard Chaining. Joan Cusack, James Frain and Keith David. Ends Thursday. 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