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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels May 6, 2004 13 Going on 30 One the eve of her 13th birthday, all Jenna wants is to be pretty and popular. After a humiliating experience with the coolest boy in school, Jenna makes a desperate wish for a new life and gets it. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Kathy Baker. PG-13 for some sexual content and brief drug references. 98 min. Barbarian Invasions In French with English subtitles Academy Award winner Best Foreign Language Film. A revisiting, some 15 years later, of the principal characters of Arcand's "The Decline of the American Empire". Remy, now divorced and in his fifties, is hospitalized with cancer. His son flies in to help his mother, then moves heaven and earth to ease the ordeal awaiting Remy. Around the bedside, the merry band of people who were the players in Remy's life - relatives, friends and former mistresses - reunite, as we learn more about Remy and those closest to him. R for language, sexual dialogue and drug content/112m Envy Comedy about the jealousy one man feels when his longtime friend and neighbor becomes absurdly rich from selling an invention, a deal he could have gotten in on but chose not to do. Directed by Barry Levinson ("Bandits", "Wag the Dog", "Bugsy", "Rain Man") Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Rachel Weiz, Christopher Walken. PG-13 for language and sexual/crude humor. 99 min. Girl From Paris In French with English subtitles Nominated for 2 Cesar Awards including Best First Feature Film. Sandrine, a young Parisienne teaching computer classes, fulfills a dream to buy a working farm. Its aging owner wishes to sell and retire. But during negotiations, the farmer insists on staying on until his retirement accommodations are finalized. Although the old farmer is skeptical of Sandrine's ability to endure the hardships of life on a farm, she does well, introducing moneymaking innovations as these two different people learn from and grow to care about each other. NR, but strong language and a scene of animal slaughter/103m Godsend A doctor leads a couple in a desperate attempt to clone their son, tragically killed on his eighth birthday. The new Adam grows into a healthy and happy young boy, until his eighth birthday. Suffering from night terrors and frightening flashbacks, a sinister new personality begins to emerge. Robert DeNiro, Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Cameron Bright. PG-13 for violence, frightening images, a scene of sexuality and some thematic material. 102 min. Home on the Range Ordinarily, an animated movie about talking, singing cows, which contains the tag line "Bust a moo," might be udderly (sorry, couldn't help it) cringe-inducing. But "Home on the Range" is so darn cute, and features such an impressive array of vocal talent, it's hard not to be lassoed in. As Disney movies go, it's not extraordinary enough to be deemed an instant classic; the story from the writing-directing duo of Will Finn and John Sanford is weak and the pacing drags a bit in the middle. But kids will enjoy the colorful characters and grown-ups will chuckle at many of the jokes. Featuring the voices of Roseanne Barr, Judi Dench, Jennifer Tilly, Randy Quaid and Steve Buscemi. PG for brief mild rude humor. 76 min.HHI In July In German and Turkish with English subtitles. Daniel, a high school teacher in Hamburg, falls for a young woman and begins a journey to Turkey to find her. On the way he joins up with another young woman, Juli. Through Bavaria, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia and Turkey, Daniel and Juli are separated and reunited a few times, the two of the share incredibly sweet moments, and misfortune befalls Daniel. NR/100m Laws of Attraction A divorce attorney falls in love and impulsively marries a fellow divorce attorney. They then decide to stay together in order to protect their professional reputations. Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore. PG-13 for sexual content and language. 90 min. Man on Fire A troubled ex-marine become a bodyguard for a family. When the 10-year-old daughter is kidnapped, the former soldier goes after the abductors to save the child who has rekindled his spirits. Directed by Tony Scott ("Spy Game," "Top Gun"). Starring Denzel Washington, Mikey Rourke, Giancarlo Giannini, Christopher Walken, Rachel Ticotin, Dakota Fanning and Marc Anthony. R for strong language and strong violence. 142 min.HHI Mean Girls An adolescent girl, accustomed to being on safari with her zoologist parents, enrolls in a public school when her family relocates to Illinois. Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Lacy Chabert, Rachel McAdams PG-13 for sexual content, language and teen partying. 97 min. New York Minute Sisters Jane and Roxy are adversaries who must go together from their Long Island home to New York City. Overachiever Jane is due to deliver a speech, and rock rebel Roxy hopes to get backstage at the shooting of an underground music video. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. PG for mild sensuality and thematic elements. 86 min. Touching the Void The documentary story based on a 1985 expedition conducted by two British men who tried to climb a mountain in Peru with almost disastrous results. Not rated. 106 min. HHHI Van Helsing The legendary monster hunter, Van Helsing, travels to Transylvania on order of a secret society to bring down Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Wolf Man and others. Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale. PG-13 for nonstop creature action violence and frightening images, and sensuality.132 min. 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 min. United States of Leland A terribly troubled young man, Leland, knifes to death the autistic brother of his girlfriend. Strangely impassive after this arraignment, Leland cannot come up with a reason for his horrible act. But a teacher at juvenile hall wants to understand. Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, Kevin Spacey, Lena Olin. R for language and some drug content.104 min. 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