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ENTERTAINMENT NP Saturday October 24 1998 B7 Kurt Kussell makes tfone 'Sldlr in Iasi aciiora caper BfTlmTre i eWB Soldier" Action A Warner Bros release directed by Paul Anderson Starring Kurt Russell Jason Scott Lee Connie Nielsen and Gary Busey Rated for violence Playing area theaters Ratliigt: Excellent Above Average dr Pair Poor (no stars) totally worthless Kombat just doesnt have the sensibility to raise the proceedings out of the video-game movie genre But It always looks terrific employing the talents of an A-list team that Includes Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Ed Jones (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? production designer David Snyder Runner) and cameraman David Tattersall who also photographed the new "Star Wars movie The script by David Webb Peoples (who co-wrote "Blade Runner and won an Oscar for writ- disciplined unfeeling lean mean fighting machine At age 40 and after many galactic battles however Todd and his colleagues find themselves replaced by a new generation of test tube mercenaries who have been genetically engineered to be EUNlACJlVITIES Ing Clint Eastwoods "Unforgiv-en) is also dramatic character-! driven and clever in the way it works in mythic elements of "Shane" Spartacus and even "Beauty and the Beast And star Russell who has publicly stated that this will be his -action-movie swan song (too much wear-and-tear on his aging body) could hardly be more effec- tive He plays his character without a hint of tongue-in-cheek and his transition to human being is remarkably subtle and completely believable i lovemaking will remain secret Lindsay aware of Nora and Sam's secret threatens to tell Bo Todd compiles a mysterious list of names which grows daily Enlargements Joey made of the forensic photos offer a clue to Drews killer Bo pretends to accept Sykes' theory of Drew's murder NEXT WEEK: Cassie and Kevin plan a quick wedding PORT CHARLES: Under oath Scott admits tampering with the murder evidence Courtney fearful of John's presence in Port Charles tells Joe that Neil is his son An upset Joe agrees to keep the news from Karen and is angry when he learns John Is Neil's legal father Courtney seduces Frank When Julie is found not guilty of Bennett's murder Eve fears she is the next likely suspect Back at the Scanlon house Julie prepares to make love to Frank who panics when he finds Courtney's eamng in his bed NEXT WEEK: Karen learns the truth SUNSET BEACH: Olivia continues to set up Cole for the theft of AJ's rubies Learning AJ sold the jewels Olivia is frantic to find them Annie is heartbroken when Mana tells her to get out of her life Gregory gives Annie the ruby necklace Francesca and Cole plan to steal the necklace Joan and Hank prepare for the opening of Shock Wave Casey tells Sara he cares for her NEXT WEEK: Tyus gets an out-of-town job offer YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Brad warns Jack he will not take orders from him Nina has an interesting talk with Phillip's coach who is also an English teacher when Ryan leaves for work Phillip tells Tncia she can stop pretending that she likes him Sharon overhears Grace tell Nick the night she made love to him was the best night of lovemaking she ever hand A distressed Sharon wanders the Denver streets Hit by a cart Sharon is rushed to the hospital NEXT WEEK: Diane settles trim by an ideal little community of space pioneers stranded there years before When the New Generation of mercenaries and their corrupt leader (Jason Isaacs) land on the planet and decide to ruthlessly use Todds new friends for target practice he defends them and Soldier turns into a combat movie It definitely ha9 its weaknesses Its too brutal for mainstream tastes its villain is too melodramatically evil to be taken seriously and British director Anderson who also directed "Mortal ALL MY CHILDREN: Enca and Brooke have a cat fight over their relationships with Dimitri and Jack Brooke decides to visit Laura Ryan warns David to stay away from Gillian Kit begs Edmund not to contact her father Telling Mateo she could not sign the divorce papers a tearful Raquel collapses in his arms Trevor warns Mateo to be careful with Raquel Hqplng to get some Information on Raquel Hayley breaks Into her hotel room A la "An Affair to Remember Tad and Dixie make plans to meet on a Manhattan rooftop If they are ready to commit to each other NEXT WEEK: Kit finds her father ANOTHER WORLD: Tyrone encounters a costumed Donna who Is able to communicate her desire to attend the ball At the ball Marley conspires with Cindy to win Jake from Vicky Sofia agrees to marry Matt once Lila has given birth to his baby Tyrone realizes "Mamie" is a disguised Marley When Donna disappears at the ball Marley and Cindy blame each other Chns and Toni have a misunderstanding that almost ruins their time at the gala Matt and Lila are trapped in an elevator at the ball and Lila goes Into labor Just as the baby is bom Lila becomes unconscious NEXT WEEK: Matt must make a choice AS THE WORLD TURNS: Emily asks Molly to help her inform Margo that she Is pregnant After Molly tells Andy the truth about Emily Emily learns she really is pregnant Eddie assures Georgia he no longer loves Margo but he learns he is carrying a torch for Katie Told by Lucinda she cannot marry him James breaks into her safe Lucinda changes her mind and decides to wed James NEXT WEEK: Lily demands the truth from Holden BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL Learning that Bailey was placing Taylor under a trance a homfied Pierce demands Bailey give him the bell and orders him out of his life Thome informs Rich he and Amber are too young to get mamed CJ tells Amber she should get the baby tested to find out if Raymond Is the father Rick Is smitten when he meets Brooke and Eric's guest Kimberly NEXT WEEK: A mysterious benefactor comes to Sally's aide DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Roman does not buy Nicole's stance that she never wanted to hurt Eric Nicole claims she lied to Enc because she was ashamed of her past Taylor and Lucas bond when Lucas talks to her about baby Will Fired by Kate Sami Clans to use Roman to get even with her Wayne and Ean leave the bayou and head for Salem Released from the hospital Lucas tries to deal with Austin and Came having custody of Will Staying at the Horton house Greta dreams of father John Billie receives a mysterious crate NEXT WEEK: Stefano protects Vivian GENERAL HOSPITAL Laura finds herself drawn to Stefan Lucky and Nikolas stronger and even more disciplined and unfeeling After losing a gladiatorial bout with one of these new kids (Jason Scott Lee) Todd finds himself dumped on a remote garbage-dump planet and left for dead' But hes nursed back to fighting zr for an end-of-the-year production DRAMA: Creative Drama develops listening and speaking skills as well as poise and self-confidence Students practice pantomime script writing improvisation and puppetry Odyssey of 1 the Mind teaches students to think creatively quickly and productively Students design construct and perform solutions to problems PHOTOGRAPHY: Every aspect of photography from framing the shot to developing the photo Some work published in the school yearbook TECHNOLOGY: Web design class contributes work to school Web site Digital Storytellers introduces HyperStudio a program that allows them to create storyboards and record narration Journalism class utilizes digital cameras and laptop computers to create page layouts for school newspaper Class called Watch Out Steven Spielberg" teaches video production including scripting storyboarding computer editing logging and using videocameras Sandy Cohen who integrates language arts skills Into the drama program has seen her students exhibit that self-confidence Theyre more at ease in fi-ont of an audience When we do a book report they all want to stand up and read in front of the class" she said South Shore Elementary School' Wb ite I wwwaouthshore Inspire Iaudk 12 ca us LYNDA HIRSCH SOAP OPERA SCOREBOARD are stunned when they discover Laura at Wyndemere Confronted by Lucky Laura denies having slept with Stefan Lucky warns Laura that Stefan is using her to hurt Luke Kathenne and Nikolas share a hot kiss V's amval halts Alexis and Ned's passionate plans Ned gives several of Kathenne's dresses to Jax is plagued by thoughts of Brenda Bobbie and Cariy reaffirm their motherdaughter love An angry Jason tells Robin he will never again let AJ near Michael NEXT WEEK: The blackmailers are revealed GUIDING LIGHT: Ben is shattered when he discovers Ross and Blake have reconciled After Ben tells Ross that Blake is one of those women who can never be satisfied with the man she has Ross cannot make love to her Selena plans to use the money she makes from working at Millennium to find her daughter Buzz comforts Selena when David says it will not be easy to find her daughter Ben refuses to help Holly deal with Kens woes Dinah is heartbroken when she receives a gift for her baby NEXT WEEK: Blake believes she is cursed ONE LIFE TO UVE: Lindsay tosses a surpnse party to celebrate Nora's pregnancy Knowing she Is not pregnant a distraught Nora turns to Sam Sam and Nora make love in the hopes she will get pregnant Sam swears to Nora that their 4 mmm By William Arnold SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER i Kurt Russells new sci-fl action movie "Soldier" Is nothing to write home about but its a bit better than the chest-pounding GI Space-Joe epic promised by Its publicity and better than the dismal track record of its director Paul Anderson (Event Horizon) might indicate Russell plays Todd a New Millennium mercenary picked shortly after his birth (1996) by nefarious government forces and brutally trained and psychologically programmed to be a highly Magnet from page Bl classes rarely offered at other elementary schools But there are sacrifices "(tia little harder to fit five days of academics into four but Friday is a class unto itself said third-grade teacher Jim DePom-pci who also teaches photography "They love Fridays They get to experiment and explore" Stcfljents say the exchange of tougher academics during the week is well worth it I "At other schools you do nothing but learn said student Mar-isa Came 10 This is not like any other school Its the right amount of learning and fun" Students choose two different mini-classes each semester and classes vary each year Teachers who conduct regular classes Monday through Thursday serve as arts instructors on Fridays Carolina Brown who teaches third grade becomes the drama teacher Valerie Jacobelly also a third grade teacher spends Fridays teaching Web design Fourth-grade teacher Denise Hammond leads advanced dance Hammond's class honored with a community service grant chose which dance styles they wanted to study The grant allows them to bring in professional instructors At the end of the semester Hammonds students will perform at two Harbor Area schools and a retirement home At South Shores second semester is devoted to a full-scale dra-Jmrttproduction to be staged at California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson The mini-dasSfe are geared toward that Mithudents involved In all as-from directing to costuming toJacting We have 200 kids on stage at curtain call Suzuki said I Even though Fridays are de-pid of academics school administrators and outside experts say Undents actually may get a richer education l'Jfyou integrate academic frills and fine arts are a vehicle tjr conveying the subject to kids )metlmes thats the hook that jtets them interested said Priscilla Wohlstetter a professor of uttH 4 A KIASANTVLLC MOr Wj104S) 1-00 1 46 (400 5-05)7-00 1009-561100 A WHAT COMCmM (1050)1 (4 xMmTSonit mi ttdnfiiwRarcsswr I'JiMlit MUMulMMIIIM Ml NASH STREET ONE BLOCK NORTH OF ROSECRANS (310) 6070007 MASMTVUItrS-lliaMFMSna (1H5460W JUT) niAUKTVUIS-t8B 6rD4 II4S))4IS-Ht HXMaOURAMfMhm MrRH (1M5-M9 SOUSIODRA (11 15-299945)-) 19 1999 rMRMNTT(9S-IR 9A tpd IM5-245-59 15-11 15 Hfcr(l7J9il5499)9J9l199 9 MM Oi 069X7 (1) 0 7 ioem 5905 9Uri (129925I5)999I9X 9frl AMTZ(9S)te3566 5005 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