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Fall 1999 Movie Descriptions

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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (PG-13) 90 m
Friday, Sept. 3 only, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
His evil schemes foiled one too many times, the evil genius Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) has himself frozen and launched into space in the hopes of outliving his arch nemesis, British super spy and International Man of Mystery Austin Powers (Mike Myers). Powers is frozen as well, and when thawed, his 60's swinger personality clashes with the 90's as he tries to stop Dr. Evil's latest evil plan. Myers wrote this brilliant comedy inspired by such films as Goldfinger and Blowup.
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The Matrix (R) 144 m
Reg Day, Tuesday, Sept. 7 only, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Neo (Keanu Reeves) is a computer hacker, who one day discovers that his ³reality² is nothing more than a computer-generated facade. He meets the beautiful hacker Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss) and the wise but mysterious Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), who are trying to fight this deception. The Matrix is a fast-paced science fiction movie that combines tantalizing special effects and action scenes with an intriguing story and clever script.
Entrapment (PG-13) 112 m
Fri 9/10, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 9/12, 7pm in 26-100
Sean Connery is Robert MacDougal, the world's greatest thief. Catherine Zeta-Jones is Gin Baker, the knockout investigator out to trap him. But not everyone is who they seem to be in this intricate thriller, as we learn when the pair join forces for some incredible heists from London to the tallest buildings in the world in Kuala Lumpur. You will like it if you like: The Thomas Crown Affair, James Bond
Shakespeare in Love (R) 122 m
Sat 9/11, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 9/12, 10pm in 26-100
Last year's Best Picture is the best blend of perfect writing and acting. Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman present the story of Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) and the woman who is to be his muse (Gwyneth Paltrow), as intricately woven and as full of romance, violence, and action as any of the Bard's works, and clearly inspired by several of them (or as the players would have it,vice versa). With Geoffrey Rush, Judi Dench, Ben Affleck, and all your favorite British actors.You will like it if you like: Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare
The Mummy (PG-13) 124 m
Fri 9/17, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 9/18, 7pm in 26-100
With a good story and stunning visuals the Mummy delivers on the genre like nothing since Last Crusade. Hero Rick O'Connell (Brendan Frazer) and scholarly company (Rachel Weisz, John Hannah) head across Egypt for the Pharaoh's treasures, hidden in the ancient City of the Dead. Unfortunately, they manage to wake the dead, in the form of Priest Imohtep, who isn't too happy about having been entombed alive under the worst of the ancient curses. YWLIIYL: Indiana Jones meets Army of Darkness
Tarzan (G) 88 m
Sat 9/18, 4, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 9/19, 10pm in 26-100
Disney brings another classic to the big screen. Tarzan was raised by an ape named Kala, he thought this was his family, but on an expedition, Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then discovers that he's human. Now Tarzan must make his decision which is the family he should belong to.
The Thirteenth Floor (R) 100 m
Fri 9/24, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 9/26, 7pm in 26-100
From the novel Simulacron 3 by Daniel Galouye, producer Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) gives us a cyber-murder mystery. Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko) is a hotshot computer programmer at a research company specializing in ultra-realistic virtual reality. Accused of the murder of his boss, Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl), and confronted by Fuller's daughter, Jane (Gretchen Mol), he has no choice but to enter the simulated L.A. of the 1930's to search for the true killer. But what he finds makes him question the boundaries of reality itself. YWLIIYL: Blade Runner meets The Matrix
A Midsummer Night's Dream (PG-13) 116 m
Sat 9/25, 4, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 9/26, 10pm in 26-100
LSC brings you the most recent and beautiful adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play to the big screen. Passion and pursuit abound when mismatched mortal couples spend the night in the forest kingdom of the fairies, who are busy with their own courtly mischief. Starring Rupert Everett as Oberon, Michelle Pfieffer as Titania, Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) as Helena, Kevin Kline as Bottom, and Stanley Tucci as Puck. YWLIIYL: Shakespeare in Love, Much Ado, Twelfth Night
Notting Hill (PG-13) 123 m
Fri 10/1, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 10/3, 7pm in 26-100
Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts are at their best in the most charming romantic comedy of the year. Travel bookshop owner William Thacker (Grant) is shocked but cool when the most famous actress in the world Anna Scott (a stretch for Roberts) stops in to browse one morning. Little does he realize this is just the beginning of a liason plagued by annoying flatmates, miscommunications, a hilarious supporting cast, romantic walks in the park, violin playing goats, the entire British press, and just maybe true love. YWLIIYL: Four Weddings and a Funeral, My Best Friend's Wedding
Summer of Sam (R) 141 m
Sat 10/2, 7 & 10:30pm in 26-100
Sun 10/3, 10pm in 26-100
Spike Lee's latest film looks at life in New York City during the Son of Sam killings in 1977. As the body count rises, the Bronx becomes an uneasy place, and many rush to find the killer. Features John Leguizamo (Spawn, House of Buggin), Jennifer Esposito (Spin City), and Mira Sorvino (The Replacement Killers, Mighty Aphrodite)
Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (PG-13) 95 m
Fri 10/8, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 10/10, 7pm in 26-100
International Man of Mystery Austin Powers (Mike Myers) returns in his latest adventure. Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) sends his agent Fat Bastard (Mike Myers) back in time to steal Austin's most powerful weapon, his Mojo. Powers teams up with CIA agent Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) to reclaim his Mojo and foil Dr. Evil's plan for world domination. YWLIIYL: Austin Powers
Instinct (R) 123 m
Sat 10/9, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 10/10, 10pm in 26-100
Dr. Ethan Powell (Anthony Hopkins), a psychiatrist, is in Africa studying apes when he becomes lost for two years. When he is found, he kills 3 men and puts 2 into a hospital. Dr. Theo Calder (Cuba Gooding), a psychologist, wants to take up the task of trying to get Dr. Powell to speak again and maybe even stand judgment at a trial for his release from prison of mental cases. Along the way, Calder also helps the abused and neglected mental patients. In this process Calder learns a few things about himself and life.
Big Daddy (PG-13) 93 m
Fri 10/15, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 10/17, 7pm in 26-100
Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) has spent his life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him, he tries to show responsibility to win her back. His brilliant plan: adopt a child. Unfortunately for him, she's not impressed and he can't return the kid. YWLIIYL: Waterboy, Wedding Singer
Muppets from Space (G) 87 m
Sat 10/16, 4, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 10/17, 10pm in 26-100
The answer to whether weıre alone in the universe has been right under our, ahem, noses all along. Just take a gander at Gonzo. In the latest family comedy starring the Muppets, our big-schnozzed friend realizes heıs descended from aliens and shoots into space to reunite with his family. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Rizzo, and Jeffrey Tambor co-star.
Arlington Road (R) 117 m
Fri 10/22, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 10/24, 7pm in 26-100
Jeff Bridges stars as Michael Faraday, a Georgetown professor obsessed with terrorism in America. He should be: his wife, an FBI agent, was killed in a botched raid which has shades of Ruby Ridge. But when Faraday starts investigating his apparently picture perfect neighbors Oliver and Cheryl Lang (Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack cast against type), his new love interest played by Hope Davis (Next Stop Wonderland) tries to make him see the insanity of his actions. But as this thriller charges to its chilling conclusion, in the era of the St. Louis bombing just who will be society's watchdogs? YWLIIYL: Ransom, Extreme Measures
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (R) ??m
Sat 10/23, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 10/24 , 10pm in 26-100
Parker and Stone bring us their lovable foul-mouthed scamps to the big screen, where we find the lovely quiet mountain town of South Park has been invaded by the terrifyingly lewd new R-rated feature starring Terrance & Philip (Asses of Fire). Needless to say, all hell breaks loose, Soon enough Chef and Garrison (and Mr. Hat) are going to war with Canada, Stan and Kyle try to rescue P.O.W.'s Terrance and Philip, Satan and Saddam Hussein plot to take over the world, Kenny dies, and Cartman offends everybody. YWLIIYL: Intelligent satire, vulgar profanity, cheap animation
The Blair Witch Project (R) 80 m
Fri 10/29, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 10/31, 7pm in 26-100
Three film students go into the woods near Burkittesville, MD to make a documentary about the Blair Witch, who's return every 50 years, according to legend, is accompanied by mass murder. The filmmakers never return, but their footage is found a year later, and edited into this film. A brilliant piece of psychological horror. You may enjoy this film if you liked Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (PG) 136 m
Sat 10/30, 4, 7 & 10:30pm in 26-100
Sun 10/31, 10pm in 26-100
The saga begins with the film you waited 16 years to see. George Lucas takes us back to the galaxy far, far away and a little longer ago, for adventures during the formative years of Luke and Leia's parents, Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) and Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman). With Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Darth Maul (Ray Park) along, it's a ride not to be missed. See it for the spectacle, the lightsaber duels, the in-jokes, and to seek out the subtle foreshadowing of events to come in Episode 2. Or the best reason to see anything Star Wars: Yoda (Frank Oz).
American Pie (R) 95 m
Fri 11/5, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 11/7, 7pm in 26-100
At a high-school party, four friends (Jim, Kevin, Finch, and Oz) find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to try to be the first to "score." And of course, the senior prom is their last best chance. As the fateful date draws near, the boys wonder who among them will get lucky. More importantly, do they really want to do it at all?
Wing Commander (PG) 100 m Sat 11/6, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun, 11/7, 10pm in 26-100
Chris Roberts brings his computer games (inspired by Star Wars) to the big screen. Join Blair (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Angel (Saffron Burrows), and Maniac (Mathew Lillard) as they wrestle with the Kilrathi, whose goal of destroying the universe makes them less fun than Vogons. It's not sci-fi at it's finest, but give in to the ugly craving in your heart of hearts and come see it at LSC, where the admission is cheap and the screen is big. YWLIIYL: Lost in Space
Six String Samurai (PG-13) 91 m
Fri 11/12, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 11/14, 7pm in 26-100
Six String Samurai is an independent film from Jeffrey Falcon which is sure to become a cult favorite. Buddy (Falcon) is a rock musician/martial arts master in a post-apocalyptic world. The King of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley, has died, and Buddy is travelling there to claim the throne. Along the way, he is hindered by cannabalistic suburbanites, the Russian army,the personification of Death, and an annoying little kid who insists on tagging along, to name a few. Through the use of symbolism, Six String Samurai tells an opinionated tale about the state of popular music in the 20th century.
The Winslow Boy (G) 104 m
Sat 11/13, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 11/14, 10pm in 26-100
David Mamet (Oleanna, Spanish Prisoner) wrote and directed this film based on the 1946 Terence Rattigan play, itself based on a 1910 court case. Ronnie Winslow has been dismissed from the Naval College at Osbourne after being accused of stealing. His father (played by Nigel Hawthorne) risks the family's fortune and reputation to prove his son's innocence. The strength of this film is in its dialogue, and in the clever interaction of its characters.
Never Been Kissed (PG-13) 107 m
Fri 11/19, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 11/21, 7pm in 26-100
Drew Barrymore is charmingly if slightly unbelievably cast as an outcast in one of the better high school flicks of this year. The twist: once nerdy "Josie Grossie" is now 25 and a copy editor at the Chicago Sun times. Her first story--go "undercover" back to high school for the scoop on today's youth. But can she be accepted by the "in crowd"? Can she objectively tear to shreds a teacher she's falling for? And what about the prom? With David Arquette and Molly Shannon (SNL) along for the ride. YWLIIYL: Wedding Singer, Ten Things I Hate About You

Eyes Wide Shut (R) 159 m
Sat 11/20, 7 & 10:30pm in 26-100
Sun 11/21, 10pm in 26-100
A young couple, played by Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, struggle with their thoughts of infidelity. In the process, he discovers a New York sexual underworld beyond his wildest dreams. Stanley Kubrick's last film is for sex what "A Clockwork Orange" was for violence. You will probably enjoy this film if you liked Kubrick's other films (e.g. A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, and 2001), and could tolerate David Cronenberg's Crash.
Mystery Men (PG-13) 120 m
Fri 12/3, 7 & 10:30pm in 26-100
Sun 12/5, 7pm in 26-100
When Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear) is abducted by the evil genius Cassanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush), itıs up to a team of wannabe superheroes to save Champion city. These ³superheroes² all have quirky, not-so-super talents and are brilliantly played by a group of comedians. The team is led by Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), who is empowered by his rage, The Shoveller (William H. Macy), who shovels very well, and The Blue Raja (Hank Azaria), who throws forks. Mystery Men is a hilarious comedy about the comic-book hero in all of us. Also starring Janeane Garofalo, Paul Reubens, Wes Studi, and Kell Mitchell.
Drop Dead Gorgeous (PG-13) m
Sat 12/4, 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sun 12/5, 10pm in 26-100
A faux documentary about a beauty pageant in a small Minnesota town, Drop Dead Gorgeous is a brilliant, if insensitive, comedy. When contestants start dying, strong contender Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst) begins to fear for her safety, and suspect fellow contestant Becky Leeman (Denise Richards) and her mother, pagent organizer Gladys Leeman (Kirstie Alley), of foul play. You will enjoy this film if you liked Fargo, There's Something About Mary, the Austin Powers movies, and Prairie Home Companion.

Bowfinger (TBA I) (PG-13) 98m
Thurs 12/9 7pm and 10pm in 26-100
Sat 12/11 7pm in 26-100
Bobby Bowfinger, a run-down actor-producer-director, is reading a script, which a friend has written. Completely convinced of it's quality, he decides to take a last shot at fame and fortune. But the script is not that easy to sell, and a famous producer promises him to do it, but there is one condition: Kit Ramsey, Hollywood's number one star, has to be in it. So, Bobby tries his luck with Kit - who says no - and then decides to shoot the film himself. Together with the cheapest team available in Southern California, with an aspiring beauty from Ohio, with a diva, who is just a little over the hill, with a key-holding gofer from a major studio, and with a goon hired away from burger-flipping, Bobby sets out to shoot the science-fiction-film starring Kit Ramsey - who does not know a bit.
(from Holliwood Today)
The Sixth Sense (TBA II) (PG-13) 106m
Fri 12/10 7 & 10pm in 26-100
Sat 12/11 10pm in 26-100
Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same as the ex-patient. This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole's mom is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope.
(from IMDB)

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