24 ~ Friday, April 17, 1998 — North Shore News NOCCK w Park & Tilford Cineplex 200 - 333 Brooksbank, North Vancouver (985-391 1): The Object of My Affection — 7, 9:35 p.m. daily. Weekend matinees 1:15 p.m. The Spanish Prisoner — Saturday 7:30 p.m. Mercury Rising — 7:30, 9:50 p.m. Barney's Great Adventure — Weekend matinees 2 p.m. Paulie — 7, 9:30 p.m. Weekend matinees 2:15 p.m. My Giant — 7:20 p.m. daily. Weekend matinee 1:45 p.m. As Good as it Gets — 9:30 p.m. daily. Lost in Space — 6:45, 9:20 p.m. Weekend matinee 1:30 mEsplanade 6 Cinemas 200 W. Esplanade, North Vancouver (983-2762) Titanic — Fri, Mon-Thurs. 8:30 Sat/Sun 12:30, 8:30 Odd Couple 2 — Fri, Mon-Thurs. 7:20, 9:55 Sat/Sun 200, 7:30, 9:55 league — Fri, Mon-Thurs. 7:15, 10:05 Sat/Sun 3:35, 7:15, 10:05 City of Is — Fri, Mon-Thurs. 7:05, 9:50 Sat/Sun 12:35, 3:30, 7:05, 9:50 Grease — Fri, Mon-Thurs. 7:10 Sat/Sun 3:40, 7:10 Primary Colors — Fri, Mon-Thurs. 9:45 Sat/Sun 12:30, Species ll — Fri, Mon-Thurs. 7:35, 10:15 Sat/Sun 12:45, 3:55, 7:35, 10:15 ’ mCoprice Park Royal South West Vancouver (926-6699) At Premiere Prices: The Full Monty — 7:10 p.m. daily. Good Will Hunting — 7, 9:20 p.m. daily. Weekend mati- nee 2 p.m. At Reqular Prices: Wild thing —F10 p.m. daily. Man in the Iren Mask ---7:05 p.m. daily. Weekend mati- nee 2 p.m. Spice World — Weekend matinee 2.95 p.m. Apostle — 9:30 p.m. daily. The Eorrowers — Weekend matinee 2:10 p.m. alsland Cinema rower Island (947-7495) | 118.7 ing Singer — Saturday, April 18, 7.p.m. Meet the Deetiles - Sunday, pat 19,1 40 p.m. aFifth Avenue Cinemas 2110 Burrard at 5th, Vancouver (734-8700) ide Kings — 7:15 & 9:35 p.m. plus Sat/Sun 1:50 & Mrs. Dalloway — Sat., Sun. & Tues. 4 p.m. a Park Theatre 3440 Cambie at 18th, Vancouver (876-2747) Good Will Hunting — 7 & 9:35 p.m.; Sat/Sun 4 p.m: - Sliding Doors — Sneak preview Sat., April 18 at 7:30 p.m. on w Varsity 4375 West 10th at Trimble, Vancouver (222-2235) Love and Death on Long Island — 7 p.m. plus Sot/Sun 2 HANDSWORTH students Aaron Golden and Geoff... Howard are among the nominees who will be honored for their work in the tim Bad by Accident produced iast. year: . at the Gulf Islands Fitm and Television School (GIFTS) on‘: Galiano Island. _ caren The Third Annual. EyeLcns Video Festival will be held. April 17 and 18 at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, Over: 1,200 students, family and friends will join film industry. guests and personalities to view the 102 videos produced -: this vear ar Canada’s only live-work media camp and teen: production facility, Website: www-gifts.be.ca a Suici 4:20; Tues. 4:20 Character —~ 7 & 9:30 p.m. plus Sat/Sun 1:30 & 4:05; Tues. 4:05 The Winter Guest — 7:05 & 9:25 p.m. plus Sat/Sun 1:45 & 4:15; Tues: 4:15 p.m. No 7 p.m. show Sat. April 18 The Big Lebowski — 7:10 & 9:40 p.m. plus Sat/Sun 1:35. As Good As It Gets— 9 p.m. plus Sat/Sun 4 p.m. Note: (No 7:10 show Thurs., April 23) Sat. only 4 and 9:15 p.m. The Big One — 7:20 & 9:20 p.m. plus Sat/Sun 2:05 & ~The Spanish Prisoner — Sneak preview Sat., April 18 at 7 4:10; Tues 4:10 (No 7:20 show Wed, April 22) p.m. only. iding D ders the fick iding VOOrs ponaers tne TiC ‘ ° In true Gemini fashion, the Helens each pursue disparate careers and complicated relation- ships on their journcy to self-ful- fillment und calamity threatens “them both. Gwyneth Paltrow is likable and engaging as both Helen the naive victin and Helen the intrepid entreprencur. Paltrow is one of'a few American actresses today who can pull offa meeting her soulmate, getting mugged and so on. The eternal question of “what. could have been” plagues most of us at one time or another, and in this film we get to watch what is, and what could have been, simul- taneously. LEE this all sounds confusing, its 4 cut, Director Peter Howitt, who pa also wrote the sercenplay, does an Trippichorn) is American and her new love: (John Hannah) is a Scotsman. *.. een oS Hannah, best remembered as the ye man widowed in Four Weddings and a Funeral; is excellent as James, Helen's wise-cracking’ potential love interest. 0g 28 oe The only weak spot is a reunion-in-th ol scene that threatened to be as syrupy as the. one berween Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell in Four Weddings, and where the couple.in ques-* tion were at one point miraculously dry...“ > 1 Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, Jeanne - : Tripplehorn. Directed by Peter Howitt *4% TWO movies for the price of one: that's what Sliding Doors offers. When Helen (Gwyneth Paltrow) gets fired from her London PR job, she heads for the subway but misses her train. A quick rewind and this time Helen squeezes through the train, ~ doors, and this is where the story splits. “»; Something as scemingly inconsequential as catching a train can alter our lives forever. In Helen’s. case, it means the difference berween catching her adulterous boyfriend in the act, excellent job of juggling both stories and keep- ing it simple for the viewer. (Not to mention that the “new” Helen dyes her hair blond, clari- fying things further and proving thac blondes really do have more fun.) from April 13th to May 6th, and 25 cents will go to Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities, as well as a host of kids’ charities in your area. Have a Big Mac*on McHappy Day? May 6th, and a dollar will go to the same good causes. Thousands of kids hope you'll join us. credible English accent, but Anglos may well wonder why a movie set in London hasn’t got an Englishman in sight. 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