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By Gerry Beltz
Film Critic
Summertime is one of the best times
to catch movies, because a plethora
are released between May and July.
This summer will be no different.
We’ve got sequels, action, drama, ro
mance, comedy; you name it, it’s com
ing out. All release dates are tentative
and subject to change.
Romance/Comedy
• “French Kiss” (May 5): Kevin
Kline and Meg Ryan star in this ro
mantic-comedy in which Ryan tries to
reunite with her unfaithful boyfriend
(Timothy Hutton) in France.
• “Forget Paris” (May 19): Billy
Crystal and Debra Winger star in a
tale of discovering love after mar
riage.
• “Mad Love” (May 26): Chris
O’Donnell and Drew Barrymore star
in this tale of young love that goes on
the road and survives the trials and
tribulations of real life.
• “Bridges of Madison County”
(June 2): This long-awaited romance
starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl
Streep is based on the Robert James
Waller novel.
• “Nine Months” (July 14): “Four
Weddings and a Funeral” heartthrob
Hugh Grant stars with Julianne Phillips
as an incredibly satisfied man who is
suddenly faced with pending parent
hood.
Actlon-Advanturo
• “Judge Dredd” (June 30):
Sylvester Stallone stars in this comic
book j ump to the big-screen as a judge
on the motorcycle delivering justice
in 30 minutes or less. Co-stars include I
Max Von Sydow and Dolph Lundgren.
• “Johnny Mnemonic” (May 26):
Keanu Reeves stars as a walking cou:
rier of information in this techno-fu
ture flick. Can Reeves match the suc
cessof last summer’s smash “Speed”?
• “Waterworld” (July 28): In this
$ 120 million mystery flick with Kevin
Costner and Dennis Hopper we have a
future where the icecaps have melted,
he entire planet Earth is covered in
water and people live on floating cit
ies.
Drama
• “Crimson Tide” (May 12): Gene
Hackman and Denzel Washington star
in this underwater white-knuckle
thriller about two opposing forces on
the same submarine.
• “Braveheart” (May 24): Mel
Gibson directs and stars in this epic
battle for freedom.
• “Apollo 13” (June 30): An all
star cast including Oscar winner Tom
Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Ed Harris
follows the events of the dreaded
Apollo 13 mission that went awry.
• “First Knight” (July 7): The
Arthurian legend comes to the movies
with Sean Connery as King Arthur
and Richard Gere as Lancelot, two
men struggling both against and with
one another.
Sequels
• “Die Hard With a Vengeance”
(May 19): The third “Die Hard” flick
has Bruce Willis in the lead. Also
starring are Oscar-nominee Samuel L.
Jackson and Jeremy Irons as the
younger brother of Hans from the first
“Die Hard.” This involves random
bombings throughout New York and
an attempted gold heist.
•“Batman Forever” (June 16): Val
Kilmer dons the cape and cowl for the
third “Batman” movie, and the guest
stars still abound. Guests include
Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face, Jim
Carrey as The Riddler and Chris
O’Donnell as Robin.
•“Under Siege 2: Dark Territory”
(July 14): Steven Seagal is back in
action, this time facing terrorism —
led by Eric Bogosian (“Talk Radio”)
— on a train.
• “Free Willy II: The Adventure
Continues” (July 21): Everyone’s fa
vorite jumping whale is in trouble
again, but wi 11 the movi e-going publ ic
rescue him again?
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
Samuel L. Jackson shares a tension-filled moment with Bruce Willis in the action-thriller “Die
Hard With a Vengeance.”
Kid'S NICKS
• “Casper” (May 26): Steven
Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment
brings the popular kid’s comic book
character to the big-screen and stars
Christina Ricci (“Addams Family”
movies) and Bill Pullman.
•“Pocahontas” (June 23): The lat
est Disney flick follows the footsteps
of the historical figure ...with a couple
of songs thrown in to boot.
• “Mighty Morphin Power Rang
ers: The Movie” (June 30): The color
ful rangers bring their battles to movie
theaters everywhere. But will kids still
be interested, or will the Rangers go
the way of the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles?
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
Julianne Moore and Hugh Grant star in the romantic comedy
“Nine Months.”
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Bruce McCulloch
“Shame-Based Man”
Atlantic Records
Grade:B+
Bruce McCulloch is a former
member of “The Kids in the Hall”
who has channeled his comedic
energies into a collection of humor
songs called “Shame-Based Man.”
The album is composed of spo
ken-word narratives and the strange
ditties McCulloch used to sing on
“The Kids in the Hall.”
Many of the album’s tracks
sound like they were skits in
progress that were put on the back
burner by “The Kids” disbandment.
Songs like “Daddy’s on the Drink’’
could easily have been a “Kids”
skit with Kevin playing the irritated
father role and Bruce playing the
wise-mouth kid.
“Eraserhead” tells of an average
guy who takes a vacation to watch
Lynch’s “Eraserhead” for an entire
week while walking around in
women’s slippers and making crafts
out of toilet paper rolls. This is the
type of surreal skit that McCulloch
used to contribute to “The Kids in
the Hall.”
Another song that resembles
McCulloch’s work with “The Kids”
is “40 Housewives.” It is about a
group of disgruntled housewives
who drop everything and start
marching west. It is easy to picture
“The Kids” dressed in their house
wife drag and acting out
McCulloch’s narative.
It is hard to imagine this album
having much commercial success
since it is mainly just comedy with
a musical backdrop. But McCulloch
is a fabulously witty writer, and for
“Kids in the Hall” fans, this album
is a must.
— Jason Gildow
Rhythm
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including one at which she gave her
own first reading.
“There is something unique and
personal in hearing the poet read,
something that print cannot convey,”
Truex said.
Dokken said poets interested in
reading should submit five pages of
poetry and a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to Dokken or Larsen at A
Novel Idea bookstore, 118 N. 14 St.
Readers will be chosen two weeks
prior to each performance, and each
will be able to read for 20 minutes.
On the night of each reading, other
listeners may sign up for five minutes
of open mike time.
“We encourage people to bring a
poem they want to try out,” Larsen
said. “We would also like to see people
bringing and selling their own zines.”
Dokken said the series would con
tinue as long as there was interest and
support from the community.
“This will grow as we grow with
it,” Larsen said.
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