MULTIPLEX PICKS:                

                                    
***KEY***
                    
1.= hee,hee
2.= action
3.= scary
4.= lovefest
5.= pass the kleenex
6.= ultra indie                                        


*THE MUMMY* 2,3.
-The Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz.
-The Story: A group of explorers (led by a buff and bronze Brendan) 
 sets off into the Sahara Desert in search of buried treasure, only to
 unearth one seriously pissed-off 3,000-year-old mummy. Oops.
-The Verdict: Think Indiana Jones, '90s style: funny moments tossed in
 with hair-raising adventure stuff.

*STAR WARS: EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE* 2.
-The Stars: Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson.
-The Story: Years before luke skywalker is even born, a bunch of peace-
 loving good guys (including Natalie as a young queen) band together 
 to save a planet from the Dark Side.
-The Verdict: Like you need us to tell you to see this one.  Sure to 
 be the biggest movie, oh, ever!

*DROP DEAD GORGEOUS* 1.
-The Stars: Denise Richards, Kristen Dunst, Kristie Alley.
-The Story: A crazy fake documentary about a small town that's completely
 obessed with its teen beauty pageant.  Denise and Kristen are two of 
 the unwitting contestants.
-The Verdict: Let's just say it does for beauty pageants what Spinal 
 Tap did for the music biz-that is, it shows how silly things actually
 are.

*DICK* 1.
-The Stars: Michelle Williams, Kristen dunst, dave Foley.
-The Story: Kristen and Michelle are a pair of geeky, clueless girls 
 who end up as offical dogwalkers for President Nixon's pooch.  Watch 
 as they bring down the entire US government-by accident!
-The Verdict: A bit slow at first, but a good, crazy ride by the end.