Document text
July 12, 2004 - Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels July 1, 2004 Around the World in 80 Days The fantastic adventures of eccentric inventor Phileas Fogg who, to win a bet, journeys around the world in the record time of 80 days using every mode of transportation from train to boat to elephant to balloon. Based on the classic Jules Verne novel and the 1956 Academy Award-winning film. Steve Coogan, Jackie Chan, Cecile de France, Jim Broadbent, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Rob Schneider, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Cleese. PG-13 for action violence, some crude humor and mild language. 120 minutes. Chronicles of Riddick The continuing adventures of Riddick, who first appeared in "Pitch Black," a prisoner who ends up protecting a progressive race from a despot who targets humans for subjugation with any army of warriors known as Necromongers. Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton, Judi Dench. PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action and some language. 119 minutes. Dodgeball Comedy about the survival of a small fitness facility, tied to a dodgeball contest with a much larger and aggressive rival. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Justin Long, Jason Batemen, Gary Cole, Brigette Nielsen. PG-13 for rude and sexual humor, and language. 89 minutes. Fahrenheit 9/11 Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival Michael Moore documentary is an expose of the powerful rolls that oil and greed may have played in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the resulting actions of the United States since those attacks. Originally picked up by Harvey and Bob Weinstein for distribution through Miramax, Disney (parent company of Miramax) would not allow Miramax to release the film. The Weinsteins were able to buy the distribution rights back from Disney, and the film is now being released by Lions Gate (who previously released Moore's "Bowling for Columbine") and IFC. Written, Produced and Directed by Michael Moore. R for some violent and disturbing images, and for language. 116 minutes. Garfield Live-action and computer generated comedy about the lazy, orange tabby cat whose pampered lifestyle is upended when his owner brings home a goofy dog-named Odie. But it's Garfield to the rescue when Odie is dognapped. Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt; Voice talents of Bill Murray, Debra Messing, Alan Cumming, Brad Garret. PG for brief mild language. 85 minutes. Notebook An elderly man regularly visits a woman in a nursing home, reading to her from a notebook about a romance between a young couple before and after WWII. Directed by Nick Cassavetes Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Joan Allen Sam Shepherd. PG-13 for some sexuality. 124 minutes. Shrek 2 Shrek and Princess Fiona return from their honeymoon to find an invitation to visit her parents. The King, upset over his daughter marrying an ogre (as well as becoming one herself), enlists the help of a Fairy Godmother, Prince Charming and Puss In Boots to force his version of "happily ever after." Voice talents of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Julie Andrews, Rupert Everet. PG for some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content. 93 minutes. Spider-Man 2 Peter Parker juggles the delicate balance of his dual life as a college student and a super-human crime fighter, confronting a new nemesis, the maniacal and multi-tentacled Doc Oak. Directed by Sam Raimi. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina and James Franco. PG 13 for stylized action violence. 128 min. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter�and Spring In Korean with English Subtitles Filmed at a single location - a remote and picturesque mountain lake in South Korea - the story concentrates on the relationship between a Buddhist monk and his young prot�g�. Five vignettes corresponding to the seasons of the title seek to isolate essentials of universal human nature within a Buddhist framework. It is shown with all its violence, desire, savagery - and its beauty, compassion and delight. Written and directed by Kim Ki Duk. Oh Young Soo, Kim Ki Duk, Kim Young Min, Seo Jae Kyung, Ha Yeo Jin. R for some strong sexuality. 103 minutes. Stepford Wives A young couple moves from Manhattan to an upper-class suburb in Connecticut, where the wives are way to perfect - existing only to serve their husbands. Frank Oz directs this comic re-imagining of the 1975 suspense classic. Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, Faith Hill. PG-13 for sexual content, thematic material and language. 93 minutes. Terminal A Balkan emigrant is en route to America when a coup erupts in his country. Without a valid passport, he is forced to live inside New York's JFK airport. He finds the compressed universe of the terminal to be a richly complex world of absurdity, generosity, ambition, amusement, status, and romance, but an airport official desperately wants to be rid of him. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci. PG-13 for brief language and drug references. 128 minutes. What the #$! Do We Know? Best Documentary Award Winner at the 2004 Ashland Independent Film Festival. A woman finds herself in an Alice in Wonderland experience when her uninspired life quite literally begins to unravel, revealing the quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our reality. A mixture of documentary, animation and drama illustrates ideas woven together by a Greek chorus of scientists, physicians, mystics and theologians. NR. 111 minutes. White Chicks Two black, male FBI agents pose as white heiresses and infiltrate the sophisticated world of the Hamptons to investigate a kidnapping ring. Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Jaime King Frankie Faison. PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and some drug content. 109 minutes. DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams