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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels August 26, 2004 Anacondas: Hunt for the Blood Orchid A group of scientists journey down a jungle river in search of an extremely rare orchid rumored to be the source of a youth-preserving serum. But a deadly predator lies in wait. Johny Messner, Kadee Strickland, Mathew Marsden, Morris Chestnut. PG-13 for action violence, scary images and some language/97 minutes. Alien vs. Predator A billionaire finances an expedition to the Antarctic to uncover a pyramid long since buried. What they find is a battlefield for two alien races. Lance Henriksen, Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova PG-13 for violence, language, horror images, slime and gore, 101 min. Benji Off the Leash Benji is born to a litter of dogs from a puppy mill, and left to die by the owner. The owner's son rescues him and raises him with a bi-polar cockatoo. As Benji grows up, he is determined to rescue his mother, who is now very ill, from the puppy mill. Nick Whitaker, Chris Kendrick. PG for thematic elements and some mild language. Collateral A contract killer uses a cab to arrive at his kills. When circumstances cause him to actually hijack the cab and the driver, Max, the two men find their survival dependent on each other. Directed by Michael Mann ("The Insider") Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith R for violence and language 120min. De-Lovely Cole Porter, one of the greatest of all Broadway songwriters, married his socialite muse and, by all accounts, loved her the entire 30 years of their marriage. But while he may have worshipped his wife, he also had many relationships with men. Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce. PG-13 for sexual content and language. Exorcist: The Beginning A young Father Merrin travels to post-WWII Africa to work on the archeological excavation of a Byzantine church buried in pristine condition. Directly underneath the church lies an ancient evil. Directed by Renny Harlin; Starring Stellan Skarsgard, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy. R for strong violence and gore, disturbing images and rituals, and for language, including sexual dialogue. Hero In Mandarin with English subtitles A series of Rashomon-like flashback accounts shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China. The film seeks to explore the Chinese concept of a hero, and shows how man must make war to secure the peace. Lush cinematography in the most expensive Chinese movie made to date. Directed by Zhang Yimou ("Raise the Red Lantern", "Ju Dou", "Not One Less", "Road Home", "Happy Times") Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung PG-13 for stylized martial arts violence and a scene of sexuality/99 minutes. Manchurian Candidate A soldier grows more and more suspicious about his platoon's ambush in the Kuwaiti desert, while the soldier who won the Medal of Honor for saving his crew becomes a candidate for vice president. Directed by Jonathon Demme. Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber. R for violence and some language. 130 min. Napoleon Dynamite With a red afro, moon boots and ninja moves, Napoleon Dynamite spends his days in the rural town of Preston, Idaho, drawing magical beasts, working on his computer hackingskills to impress the chicks and begrudgingly feeding his grandma's pet llama.When his friend tries to run for class president, it's Napoleon who tires to help him triumph over adversity. John Heder, Efran Rameriz. PG for thematic elements and language, 90 minutes. Open Water Thriller about a couple on an island holiday away from the stress of their workaholic lifestyles. Certified scuba divers, they board a local dive boat crowded with other vacationer for an underwater tour of the reef, but after forty minutes or so underwater, they are accidentally left behind to face an ordeal in shark-infested waters, miles from land. Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Estelle Lau. R for language and some nudity. Princess Diaries 2 Mia, now ready to assume her role as a princess, has moved into the Royal Palace with her grandmother, Queen Clarisse. But according to law, Mia must marry and become the new Queen, a situation that exposes her to a parade of suitors. Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews.G, 113 min. Riding Giants Documentary offering a thrilling, informative history of big-wave surfing, featuring three legendary participants of the sport. From Greg Noll, a hotdogger who became big-wave riding's first ambassador in the 1950's, to Jeff Clark, who surfed Mavericks alone in the Northern California for years, to Laird Hamilton, the blond titan who ushered big-wave riding to its present extreme-sport vitality. Directed by Stacy Peralta ("Dogtown and Z-Boys"); Featuring Greg Noll, Jeff Clark, Laird Hamilton. PG-13 for brief, strong language. 102 minutes. Suspect Zero An FBI agent suspects a former agent of stalking and executing killers as a sort of avenging vigilante. He may also be after a Suspect Zero, a serial killer responsible for hundreds of murders. Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss. R for violent content, language and some nudity/100 minutes. Without a Paddle Three young guys go into the Oregon wilderness in search of a lost treasure. Taking a canoe upriver, everything that can go wrong, does. Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepherd, Burt Reynolds. 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