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A GUIDE TO METRO-AREA MOVIES At the M)QGS gf KfiElHn FILMS AROUND TOWN Mouse Hunt PG: moderate profanity, cartoon violence. 1:37 This wild wacky comedy (or kids and adults stars Nathan Lane and Lee Evans as two hapless brothers trying to get rid of one little mouse in a house they've inherited. Dixie Dozen: 1:20, 3:15, 5:10 Oldham 8: 2:55. 5:25. 7:35 River Falls: 12:40.

3. 5:10 Tinseltown: 12:50 J-Town 4:9:15 The Postman 12 Ft; graphic violence, nudity, profanity, 2:55 An interminable, post-apocalyptic tale, frought with directorial self-indulgence, about one man trying to turn the tide of tyranny. Directed by and starring Kevin Costner. The Rainmaker PG-13: graphic violence, profanity, 1:33 Green Tree 4: 4:10. 7,9:50 J-Town 4: 7:25, 9:45 Village 8:1:05,4:15, 7:15.10:05 Francis Ford Coppola directs this well-made film, based on a John Grisham novel, about a novice lawyer who goes up against a high-powered insurance company that defrauded his client, costing the client his life.

Matt Damon, Danny DeVito and Jon Voight star. The Replacement Killers violence. 1:30 In this violent Hong Kong-style action film, Chow Yun-Fat. the star of many John Woo films, makes his English-language debut as a reluctant assassin who tries to do the right thing. It also stars Mira Sorvino.

Produced by Woo; directed by Antoine Fuqua. Green Tree 10: 3, 5:15. 7:40, 9:45 Showcase: 10:25, 12:30 Tinseltown: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40. midnight Dixie Dozen: 5:05. 7:15.

9:25, 11:35 River Falls: 9. 11:40 Scream 2 scary, horrific violence, 1:26 The sequel to Wes Craven's hugely successful "Scream" is cheekier, funnier and more relentless, building on the original as it pokes tun at horror movies with in-jokes. Many in the original cast, including Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, returned for this one. Sphere 12 PG-13: profanity, graphic violence. 2:12 This is a filmed version of Michael Crichton's novel about scientists who discover a spacecraft at the bottom of the ocean.

It's a solid adaptation that can't overcome trie book's intrinsic flaws. Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson star. Dixie Dozen: 1:15, 4. 6:45.

9:30 12.15 Green Tree 10: 4:20. 7:15. 10:05 Oldham 8: 3:05. 7. 9:35 Showcase: 12:45, 3:45, 7:10.

9:35, 9:55, 12 35 Stonybrook: 1, 4:05, 7:05, 9:55, 12.30 Tinseltown: 12:30, 3:30, 7, 10:05 NOW PLAYING! Spice World PG; sexual references, 1:33 Dixie Dozen: 12:55. 3 River Falls: 12:35. 2:40, 4:50, Tinseltown: 2:25. 7:05 The Spice Girls, the latest prefab singing group, star in a dumb day-in-the-life movie. The superficial movie has a pregnancy subplot that sends the wrong message to the Spice Girls' preteen female fans.

fcttXCK SHOWCLQI FOR SHQWTIMES.) Village 8: 1:15. 4:20 Star Kid PG; mild profanity, violence. 1:44 A modest family film about a youngster (Joseph Mazzello) who is befriended by a 7-foot alien robot. It offers enough escapism and good humor to appeal to its target youth audience. 12 Starship Troopers J-Town 4: 7:30 Village 8: 7,9:50 Associated Theatres It's man vs.

bug in a gory, over-the-top outer-space action film. For better or worse, it's the kind of thrill-drenched movie we've come to expect in the '90s. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. graphic violence, nudity, profanity, .2: 10 SHOW TIMES VALID FRI FEB 20.1998 KoPiml -iHt ta FiWi Sittrtay Onlf ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION Titanic PG-13; moderate profanity, brief nudity, violence, 3:17 1 12 James Cameron's re-creation of the maritime disaster is flawed but spectacular. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet play out a shipboard romance, but it is the passengers' stories and the amazing footage of the ship that are the most moving.

The film's Oscar nominations included one for best picture and one for James Cameron as best director, plus nominations for Kate Winslet as best actress and Gloria Stuart as best supporting actress. OlXIt MANOR SHOPPING CENTCfl 835 3771 PALMETTO 1:10 4:05 150 950 SENSELESS 1 40 3 50 5.00 7:10 9.20 -11 30 THE WEDDING SINGES 12 45 3 00 5 15 7 30 9 45 '12 00 THE BORROWERS -12 51) 2 55 5 00 7 05 9 10 '11 15 1 15 4 00 6 45 9 30 '1215 BLUES BROTHERS 2000 "125 410 703 935 -12 15 Corydon: 7:30 Dixie Dozen: 1, 1:30,4:45, 5:15. 8:30, 9 Oldham 8: 4:15, 8 River Falls: 12:30, 1:15. 2. 4:15, 5:15, 7, 8, 9:15, 11.11:45 Showcase: 12:30, 2.

3, 4:15. 5:15. 6 30. 7, 8. 9:15, 10:45, 11:45 Stonybrook: 12:30.

1:15, 2:15. 4:30. 5:15, 7:15, 8:15.9:15,11:15.11:50 Tinseltown: 11:45. 12:45, 4, 5, 8 15. 9 15 THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS 5 05 715 925 '1135 DESPERATE MEASURES 7 10 9 20 SPICE WORLD 12 55 3 00 AS GOOD AS IT GETS 12 55 3 45 8 40 9 35 '12 20 GOOD WILL HUNTING 1:05 3 50 6 45 9 25 '12 05 TITANIC 100 1 30 4 45 5 15 1 30 9 00 MOUSE HUNT 1 20 3 15 5 10 Tinseltown: 1:15, 4:05.

6:50, 9 40 Tomorrow Never Dies PG-13; violence, adult themes, brief profanity. 1 :59 1 12 Pierce Brosnan as James Bond saves the world from a media mogul in this serviceable and action-packed spy fantasy that will grip younger viewers and amuse older ones. It also stars Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Pryce Ulee's Gold Green Tree 10: 7:05 profanity, mild violence. 1:51 OLUM4M PUUA SMOPPIW, Cf NTTR 222MO0 EXIt 22 ON 1-71 MINUTES FROM THE WATTtRSON SENSELESS 210 5 00 7 0S 9 00 THE WEDDING SINGER 2 50 5 15 7 25 9 25 SPHERE 3 05 7 00 9 35 BLUES BROTHERS 2000 i 2 40 5 05 7 30 9 55 AMISTAO 3 30 7.30 TITANIC 4 15 500WTS GOOD WILL HUNTING 2 40 5 10 7 40 1010 HOUSEHUNT 255 5 25 7 35 KUNOUN920 ivtiv Vir.nws Ai.SMmBH'fffSXpm $375 A'C: Ocrc" 4 HCK1 8 1 12 In the most mesmerizing role of his career, a mature Peter Fonda plays an emotionally reclusive beekeeper who must act to save his family. Writer-director Victor Nunez in has created a solid, touching family drama rich in character and place.

Fonda has been nominated for a best actor Academy Award. 12 A very funny political satire directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman as a Hollywood producer hired by a political spinmeister (Robert De Niro) to stage a fake war to divert voters' attention from a presidential scandal. A sharp, snappy comedy, it's the best political satire since "Bob Roberts." It also features Anne Heche and Woody Harrelson. Hoffman's performance earned him a best actor Oscar nomination. Wag the Dog profanity, 1:45 Green Tree 10: 2:25, 4:50.

7:10. 9:35 Tinseltown: 1:20. 4:35. 7:25. 10:10 Baxter Avenue: 12:50.

3. 5:10, 7:25, 9 45 THE f-ULL MONTY 'i3c b'JO 730 9 30 Mi1igm. Fn ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Mir. Sit Bdiyjin Madness AH Stows Matt 6 OOp I 50 12 The Wedding Singer Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star in this weak comedy about a rock musician who performs at weddings until he is left at the altar. HLi-u: profanity, sexual innuendo, violence.

1:36 Corydon: 7:15. 9 45 Dixie Dozen: 12:45. 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9.45. midnight Green Tree 10: 2:50, 5:10. 7:30.

9:50 Oldham 8:2:50. 5:15, 7:25. 9:25 Showcase: 12:30. 1, 2:45. 3:15.

5, 5:30, 7 20 7:50. 9:40, 10:10. 11:50. 12:20 Stonybrook: 12:45. 2:55.

5:10. 7:30. 9:50, 12:10 Tinseltown: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45. 10:15, 12:30 12 Baxter Avenue: 10:25 Weed Unrated: non-stop mariiuana use, A candid, amusing and narrowly focused documentary about an Amsterdam marijuana festival where serious cannabis smokers, recreational users and hemp fanatics meet to sample the wares. By writer-director Doug Wolens.

who edited the videotape on his personal computer before blowing it up to 35 mm Mm. profanity. 1:04 Page 18 The Courier-Journal Weekend EXTRA FEBRUARY 20, 1998.