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<table border="1"><tr><td>MOVIE</td><td>STARRING</td><td>SUMMARY/REVIEW EXCERPT</td><td>GRADE</td><td>VENUE</td></tr><tr><td>Beyond Borders</td><td>Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen,Teri Polo</td><td>International relief worker Nick and troubled socialite Sarah form a fiery romance amidst the backdrop of catastrophe.Beyond Borders is a box-office disaster but Jolie and Owen have made little-seen gems before.Including Firefox and Croupler.—Stephen Shupe</td><td>not reviewed</td><td>R.127 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>Brother Bear</td><td>Voices of Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Clarke Duncan,Rick Moranis</td><td>Disney&#x27;s first traditionally animated adventure since Lilo &amp; Stitch concerns a human transformed into a cub that must escape the clutches of a hunting party.The tale is highlighted by warm and fuzzy tunes from Phil Collins.—Stephen Shupe</td><td>not reviewed</td><td>G.85 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>Intolerable Cruelty</td><td>George Clooney,Catherine Zeta-Jones,Geoffrey Rush,Billy Bob Thornton</td><td>&quot;George Clooney — Congratulations on making Intolerable Cruelty such a funny, stylish and somewhat cartoonish romance Thank you for bringing quirkiness to the film that only the Coen brothers could have brought out of you.&quot;—Lindsey Ramsey</td><td>B</td><td>PG-13.110 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>Kill Bill Vol.1</td><td>Uma Thurman,Lucy Liu,David Carra-dine</td><td>&quot;在Tarantino&#x27;s shoot-the-moon kung-fu extravaganza,the director&#x27;s unparalleled knowledge of film lore is on its grandest display yet.The storyteller rather than the story generates the movie&#x27;s thrills.&quot;—Stephen Shupe</td><td>A-</td><td>R.93 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>The Legend of Surlyothai</td><td>Piyapas Bhirombhakdl,Sarunyoo Wongkracnang</td><td>Disappointingly chopped by 40 minutes for its American theatrical release,this historical epic is a meticulous portrait of Queen Surlyothai,who fought the Burmese army in 1548.Legend is the highest-grossing film in Thailand&#x27;s history.—Stephen Shupe</td><td>not reviewed</td><td>R.142 minutes.Liberty Hall</td></tr><tr><td>Lost in Transla-tion</td><td>Bill Murray,Scarlett Johansson,Giovanni Ribisi</td><td>&quot;Less elusive than her visually dreamy but conceptually fuzzy debut.The Virgin Suicides,Sofia Coppola&#x27;s new film is funny,sad and great to listen to.with exquisite performances.Murray deserves every bit of the Oscar attention he&#x27;ll receive this winter.&quot;—Stephen Shupe</td><td>A-</td><td>R.105 minutes.Liberty Hall</td></tr><tr><td>The Matrix Reloaded</td><td>Keanu Reeves,Laurence Fishburne,Carrie-Anne Moss,Huqo Weaving</td><td>&quot;This middle installment to the Wachowski Brothers&#x27; sci-fi opera wastes an hour waxing philosophic,but Neo&#x27;s fight with Agent Smith&#x27;s replicates and the movie&#x27;s extended highway chase sequence are both masterpieces of action filmmaking.&quot;—Stephen Shupe</td><td>B-</td><td>R.139 minutes.Woodruff Auditorium</td></tr><tr><td>Radio</td><td>Cuba Gooding Jr.,Ed Harris,Debra Winger</td><td>Radio tells the true-life story of James Robert Kennedy,a mentally disabled man who transformed into a beloved small-town figure.—Stephen Shupe</td><td>not reviewed</td><td>PG.105 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>School of Rock</td><td>Jack Black,Mike White</td><td>&quot;While Black is hilarious,many of his younger cast members keep up with him comically and musically making for one of the most fun hour and 40 minutes seen on screen this year.&quot;—Cal Creek</td><td>B+</td><td>PG-13.108 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr></table>
thursday, october 30, 2003
jayplay 21