@ Park & Tilford Cineplex 200 — 333 Brooksbank, North Vancouver (985-3911) Entrapment — 12:30, 1, 2:50, 3:30, 6:45, 7:15, 9:20, 9:50 p.m. Idle Hands (14A) —- 1:10, 3:15, 7:35, 9:55 p.m. Pushing Tin (PG) — 12:40, 3:20, 6:55, 9:35 p.m. Never Been Kissed (PG) — 12:55, 3:35, 7:25, 9:45 p.m. eXistenZ (18A) — 12:45, 3:10, 7:05, 9:30 p.m. @ Esplanade 6 Cinemas 209 W. Esplanade, North Vancouver (983-2762) The Matrix — Fri, Mon-Thur 7:10, 9:55 Sat/Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 Cookiz’s Fortune — Fri, Mon-Thur 7:25, 9:50 SatfSun 1:45, 4:15, 7:25, 9:5) 10 Things I Hate About You — Fn, Mon-Thur 7:35, 9:40 Sat/Sun 2:10, 4:30, 7:35, 9:40 — Lost and Found — Fri,Mon- Thur 7:20, 9:45 Sat/Sun 1:50, 4:10, 7:20, 9:45 This — Fri, Mon- Thur 7:15, 9:35 Sat/Sun 1.40, 4, 7:15, 9:35 3 a Geniuses — Sat/Sun The Ont-of-Towners — Fri, Mon-Thur 7:36, 9:30 Sat/Sun 3:50, 7:30, 9:30 & Caprice Park Royal South West Vancouver (926-6699) Waking Ned Devine (PG) — 7:05 pm Life is Beautiful (PG) — 7:10, 9:25 p.m. (eG 7:19 and 9:20 p.m. @ CN IMAX 201-999 Canada Place (682- Tinos programs show FO) owing: Extrem —1:15, 345-7, 9 and 10 p.m. with 5:45 p.m. Sat/Sun Alaska: Spirit of the Wild — 6 and 8 p.m. daily T-Rex: to the Cretaceous — noon, 2:30, ans 4:45 p.m. . : @ Fifth Avene Cinemas 2110 Burrard at 5th, . Vancouver Gat s700) eXistenZ, (18A) — 7:15, 9:40 p.m. plus $t/Sun 2:10, 4:50 .m. and Tues 4:50 p.m. No 315 shows Wed., May 5 or Thur., May 6. The Dreamllife of ~ (184) — 7:05, 9:30 p.m. plus _ Sat/Sun 1:50, 4:30 p.m. and Tues 4:30 p.m. ae Nights of Cabiria (PG) — 6:55, 9:25 p.m. plus Sat/Sun - 1:40, 4:20 p.m. and Tues 4:20 p.m. _EXTRE Behaviour Distribution BRENDAN Giseson piays Irish criminal Martin Cahili in The General. Bringing in the General @ The General xk tk (out of 5) Directed by John Boorman. Starring Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar and Jon Voight. Opens in May. Julie Crawford Film Reviews ONLY a finely crafted film can make the audience want to cheer for the bad guy. Take The Godfather, which shows us a gangster’s tender family moments and personal weaknesses in order to dilute the viciousniess of his business. Real-life Irish gangster Martin Cahill, “the General,” was farlese amourous than Don Corleone. Apart from his belly and that horrid greasy comb-over, he fathered children by his wife and her sister, and nailed one of his gang member’s hands to a snooker table. But we still like him. That we want Cahill to win every battle he wages is a feat attributed to the flawless perfor- mance of Brendan Gleeson (I Went Down, Braveheart) and the direction of John Boorman (Deliverance, Hope and Glory). Gleeson manages to turn a notorious hood- lum into a roly-poly rogue. And while Boorman’s sympathies clearly lie with the poor, criminal element in Dublin, he tips his hat to them but never romanticizes them. Maybe we like Cahill’s independent spirit. He refused to play politics: he abandoned the Catholic church and refused the IRA their share, while thumbing his nose at the Loyalists. Maybe we just want Cahill to outfox the largely incompetent band of Keystone cops sur- illing him. Cahill didn’t need extravagant plans to out-manoeuvre them. Once, he simply drove hours into the country and waited for the railing wad car to run out of gas: then he reached for the spare can of petrol in his own trunk and drove off. However, we almost wish Martin would come clean for the sake of poor Inspector Ned Kenny (Jon Voight, working with Boorman for the first time since 1972’s Deliverance), who, with Javert-like persistence, pursues Cahill for years without making a conviction stick. Iz his efforts to bring Cahill to justice, or save him from a bullet in the back, depending on whether or not you trust the Irish police, Kenny sacrifices his own ethics and becomes more like his nemesis. Both men are tired of the chase and have seen the old way of life dissolve around them; when the bullet comes for Cahill he looks relieved. The fishy IRA assassination of Cahill both introduces and closes the film. What transpires in between is a loving piece of filmmaking about a not-entirely-unlovable crook. ‘The Harmonists (PG) — 7, 9:20 p.m. plus Sat/Sun 1:30, 4:10 p.m. and Tues 4:10 i Celebration (18A) — 7:10, 9:35 p.m. plus Sat/Sun 2, 4:40 p.m. and Tues 4:40 p.m. & Park Theatre 3440 Cambie at 18th, Vancouver (876-2747) Cookie’s Fortune (PG) — 7, 9:30 p.m: No 7 p.m. show Mon., May 3. " i Varsity Theatre 4375 West 10th at Trimble, ‘Vancouver (222-2235) Touch of Evil (PG) — 7, are FEVER SC exmeriencer ‘EXXTREME takes you to the edge human achievement in some of the most : lense natural realms imaginable. Showtimes: Daily at 1:15pm, 3:48pm, 7pm, 9pm and 10pm SPIRIT OF THE Witp Showtimes: Daily at 6pm and 8pm Showtimes: Daily at 12 noon, 2:30pm and 4:45pm 9:20 p.m. plus Sat/Sun 1:45, 4 p.m. (No shows Wed., May 5 or Thurs. May 6). SFU student film and video ing — May 5 and 6 at +7 30 p.m. Tickets $5 at Videomatica, Spartacus Books, Highlife Records and : Cinephile. For information call 291-3514. © @ Hollywood Theatre 3123 West Broadway, Vancouver (738-3211) Last Night (14A) — 7:30 Jn. The Red Violin (PG) — 9:15 p.m. @ Pacific Cinematheque 1131] Howe St., Vancouver (684-3456) Brazilian Cinema to May 5. Capilano College graduating class of two-year media pro- gram hosts grad show at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4. For details contact 688-8202. THE NORTH SHORE ZONE OF THEATRE BC PRESENTS Mon. May 31 Sat. May 8 Deep Cove Shaw Theatre 4360 Gallant Ave. Herth Vancouver All Performances: 8 pm SCHEDULE-OE-PUAYS: = Monday May 3 independence by Lee Blessing Presented by Deep Cove Stage Tuesday May 4 Salt-Water Moon by David French Presented by North Vancouver Community Players Wednesday May 5 Fredereeko’s Foibies Written & performed by Stage Door Theatre Followed by Magpies & Delerium by John McGie Presented by Theatre West Van Thursday May 6 Not About Heroes Written by Stephen MacDonald Presented by Deep Cove Stage Friday May 7 The School for Scandai Written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Presented by Presentation House Productions Saturday May 8 Reprise of from the ab t foll owed ‘by the presentation of aveards. Ticket Prices Advance Purchase 0 $2 Individual performances _.._. $14 Theatre BC members, seniors and students . 42. Weekly Pass nen OO Theatre BC members, seniors and students ..... 569 Weekly Passholders are eligible to vote on the People’s Choice Awards in three categories Many thanks to gyreg NORTH SHORE. fi CREDIT UNION ‘north shore Enter to Win Tichets to The Festival of Plays! Name _ —_—— Address _ Phone __ Play preference Drop off the completed entry form at the Morth Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver by Wednesday Apri! 28. Limit of cne entry per person. The winner will be contacted by phone.