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Foul smells They smell trouble a constant Riders told amNY: Check out Gawker.com’s sub- ■ The Canal Street Q stop is espe- way smell map, which indexes cially rank this time of year, riders’ stankiest experiences: battle for MTA smelling of rotting garbage and ■ The No. 6 line at 51st Street and E, vomit. V at 53rd Street: “Nothing beats By Marlene Naanes ■ The smell at the 125th Street A and this stench ... ” [email protected] D station is indescribable. ■ “Three-day-old wet pooch ... Human- ■ Borough Hall is rank with mildew. fungal smell ... Rotting flesh ... ” It smelled like death warmed over to some straphangers. To oth- ers, it was rancid excrement. spond to specific stenches faster. That stank crept from an eleva- Still, why the big stink at Herald You think city tor at Herald Square. Square and at stations throughout The summer heat act- the system? Stations get funky for reeks now? ed as an odor adhe- several reasons, said Bill Hender- sive, keeping the foul- son, who hears rider complaints as ness lingering well af- NY head of the MTA’s Permanent Cit- Even before the city built its ter people were out of .com izens Advisory Council. odor-trapping subways, New the stink zone. ■ “Sometimes the cause is a bro- Yorkers in search of pretty The dirty elevator Poll: Do ken sewer line,” he said. “It could smells weren’t exactly coming solicited complaints you run also be something on the surface.” up with roses. throughout the week, into foul- And unfortunately, it takes a lit- In some parts of town in and it has won worst- smelling tle more than a few spritzes of air 1892, the stench was so bad subway smelling elevator freshener, sometimes a lot more. that a group of neighbors in stations from a disabled riders A sewer stink is sometimes northeast Brooklyn banded to- daily? group two years in a ■ Tracker caused by construction accidents, gether to find out exactly what row. Luckily for blog for and the stink may slowly dissipate the stink was all about. straphangers, a transit transit even after a cracked line is Calling themselves “The Fif- employee with high- updates patched. teenth Ward Smelling Commit- powered disinfectant Bathroom odors can be flushed tee,” a group of men escorted mopped out most of away with a little more police en- public officials in a steam-pro- the smell Thursday, but the war on forcement and a lot of scrubbing— pelled skiff — the subway of its odorous subway stations is not except in elevators, contends day — up Newtown Creek to over. Subway stench can be caused by broken sewer lines, bathroom Michael Harris, spokesman for the investigate. “The farther you go uptown in odors or any number of other reasons. (Jefferson Siegel) Disabled Riders Coalition. He According to the Brooklyn Manhattan, and anywhere in the spoke to MTA disabled access offi- Daily Eagle, the smells grew so Bronx, it gets pretty bad,” said Cleanliness is a serious subject will be on the roster by fall to keep cials Thursday about lining eleva- bad that they were sickening Jamie Rocha, waiting for a No. 1 for New York City Transit, and as stations fresher, trains cleaner and tors with aluminum instead of the city’s residents. train at 34th Street. “I don’t really part of a new customer service ini- platforms and tracks clearer and wood and linoleum to combat em- (David Freedlander) know how to describe it.” tiative, about 350 more cleaners safer. They’ll also be able to re- bedded odors.
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If it passes, it would viewing the bill. blast monitor: Judge Special to amNewYork council meeting, would al- al’s importance, Gennaro be the latest in a host of laws “If you have a child in a A judge on Thursday ruled low police to fine anyone cited a recent study by the governing personal activi- a car and you smoke, you’re against appointing an inde- Calling it “force-feeding caught smoking with a child Mayo Clinic that showed ties, including bans on just really not being fair to pendent monitor to oversee children cigarettes,” a New under 18 in the car $100. that children who spend an smoking in bars and restau- that child,” Bloomberg said Con Edison’s probe into last York City Councilman “People’s right to privacy hour in a smoke-filled room rants, using hand-held cell when asked about the bill at month’s steam pipe explo- Thursday said he will intro- does not extend to force- are inhaling as many dan- phones while driving and a news conference on sion, saying the private utility duce legislation that would feeding children cigarettes gerous chemicals as they serving trans fats in restau- Thursday. is already working with state make it illegal to smoke when they are in a car,” said would if they smoked 10 rants. “But whether or not the and city officials. The request with a child in the car. Gennaro, chairman of the cigarettes. Both Mayor Michael government should have for the monitor was made in Councilman James Gen- council’s Environmental The proposed law fol- Bloomberg and City Council legislation is a separate is- a lawsuit against Con Ed by naro (D-Fresh Meadows) Protection Committee. “Get lows similar legislation Speaker Christine Quinn sue.” lawyers for the family of said the law, which he will over it.” passed in June in Rockland have said they are now re- Ann Givens is a Newsday staff writer. Gregory McCullough, a tow truck driver badly burned in the blast. (AP) ■ Officer shoots drug suspect in the Bronx Teen kills A Bronx cop shot a drug sus- pect as he dragged the offi- cer while trying to drive away from the scene early Thursday, police said. The stepfather seven-year veteran escaped the encounter with minor in- juries, and both he and a su- pervisor were able to chase Cops: Stabbing self-defense and arrest the suspect, who had been shot in the leg, and By Matt Chaynes Moreno came home in- another man in the car with Special to amNewYork toxicated, police sources him. Charges against the said, and began arguing suspects were pending Fourteen-year-old Mo- with his wife about money. Thursday. (Newsday) hammed Nasser said he During the fight, Moreno had no choice but to stab pulled a knife on his wife, ■ Prosecutors: Rich his stepfather to then lunged at the targeted for ID theft Climbing the ladder death when the older boy with the Texas billionaire Charles J. Forty-two FDNY employees were promoted to the ranks of fire marshall, lieutenant, man arrived home weapon, police said. Wyly Jr. and other wealthy deputy assistant chief and assistant chief at a ceremony Thursday. (Alejandra Villa/Newsday) drunk in Queens Nasser then victims were targets of an and tried to stick a stepped in and began identity theft ring that knife into his moth- wresting the knife sought to steal more than er and older broth- away from his stepfa- $12 million by mining the er. ther, police said. Internet for personal infor- City’s 19-year water leak The police, call- Nasser Neighbors told the mation about their finances, ing the stepfather’s police that they’d of- authorities said Thursday. An aging tunnel that sup- audit released Wednesday In that time, water loss due killing an act of self-de- ten heard yelling coming Prosecutors in Manhattan plies drinking water to the by state Comptroller to the leaks has increased fense, released the teenag- from the apartment, but said Igor Klopov, 24, orches- city is leaking up to 35 mil- Thomas DiNapoli. from about 20 million er Thursday, hours after he police sources said they trated the scheme from his lion gallons of water a day, The leaking tunnel gallons per day in grabbed the knife away had never been called to home in Russia. (AP) and the city is not working supplies more than 1992 to 35 million per from the man and plunged the house before the stab- fast enough to fix the prob- half of the 1.3 billion day, the report said. it once into his chest. bing. ■ Columbia ranks 9th, lem, state officials said. gallons of drinking NY Emily Lloyd, head of “Well, he threatened me A spokeswoman for Princeton still No. 1 The city Department of water consumed each .com the city’s environmen- and my family, so I had to Queens District Attorney Columbia University is ninth Environmental Protection, day in the city. ■ Multi- tal agency, said in a let- do what I had to do to pro- Richard Brown said the in the latest U.S. News & which oversees the water The report found media: ter to the comptroller’s tect my brother and my case is “under investiga- World Report college rank- supply, has been aware of that the city has spent Go inside a office that the audit mother and my other little tion.” ings, while Princeton holds the leaks since 1988, but more than $28 mil- water does not accurately brother,” said Mohammed In an interview in her the top spot for the eighth hasn’t yet made repairs and lion on engineering tunnel portray the complex Nasser, 14, outside the doorway, Nasser’s mother, straight year.Just like last has not developed an emer- consulting services problem of fixing the home where Arturo who wouldn't give her year, Princeton was followed gency response plan to deal since 1998, but failed to leak, and cited a contract Moreno, 33, suffered the name, called the fatal stab- by Harvard at No. 2 and Yale with a potential collapse of consistently follow the con- awarded recently for $239 mortal wound Wednesday bing an accident. at No. 3. Stanford was No. 4, the tunnel, according to the sultant’s recommendations. million to start repairs. (AP) night in Ozone Park. Matt Chaynes is a Newsday staff writer. followed by Cal Tech and the University of Pennsylvania tied for fifth. (AP) Roller-coaster day for Dow ■ 8 firefighters hurt in New Jersey blaze About eight firefighters were Wall Street pulled The market appeared angling for a rate cut instead. taken to the hospital off a dramatic late- to be on an almost re- The market clawed back Thursday for treatment of session turnaround to lentless downward with a bounce in blue chip smoke inhalation and ex- close mixed Thurs- NY spiral after problems at stocks, with a leadership haustion while battling a day after bargain .com Countrywide Financial role going to the downtrod- building fire in Union City, hunters lured by ■ For up- Corp. confirmed in- den financial sector. N.J., Mayor Brian Stack said. weeks of massive de- to-the- vestors’ fears that credit The Dow fell 15.69, or No other injuries were report- clines came back to minute problems are spreading. 0.12 percent, to 12,845.78. ed. The “stubborn” fire forced the stock market. The stock Moreover, for much of The Standard & Poor’s rose the evacuation of the build- Dow Jones industri- quotes the day, investors 4.56, or 0.32 percent, to ing, which had a store on the als, down more than shrugged off the Feder- 1,411.26, and the Nasdaq street level and four apart- 340 points in afternoon al Reserve’s injection of composite index dropped ments above, Stack said. (AP) Traders watched the Dow fall 340 points Thursday, but trading, ended the day with $17 billion into the banking 7.76, or 0.32 percent, to it rebounded and ended with a loss of 15. (Getty Images) a loss of just 15. system, and appeared to be 2,451.07. (AP) FILL YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT EMPTYING YOUR WALLET. 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Editor: Emily Ngo ([email protected]) /nation — Republican presidential 08 NATION QUOTE:‘THERE ARE COMPLEXITIES IN EVERYFAMILYIN AMERICA.’ candidate Rudy Giuliani WEEKEND, AUGUST 17-19, 2007 NATION ‘Terrorist’ BRIEFS ■ Sounds from Utah coal mine raise hopes The latest hole drilled into the convicted Huntington, Utah, mountain where six coal miners are trapped showed oxygen lev- Padilla faces life sentence els high enough to support life “indefinitely,”Bob Murray, Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen rested in the months follow- the mine’s co-owner, said 1 held for 3 ⁄2 years as an ene- ing the 2001 terrorist at- Thursday. That, combined my combatant, was convict- tacks, authorities touted with mysterious sounds ed Thursday in Miami of him as a key al-Qaida oper- briefly coming from the mine, helping Islamic extremists ative who planned to deto- raised hopes that the men and plotting overseas at- nate a radioactive “dirty could have survived 10 days tacks in a case that came to bomb” in a U.S. city. That al- underground. symbolize the Bush admin- legation never made it to istration’s zeal to court. While in New Hampshire, Rudy Giuliani said he wanted his family left alone. (AP) ■ Human remains clamp down on ter- Instead, after a found at collapse site rorism. three-month trial and Human remains were found Padilla, wearing a only a day and a half in two of four vehicles taken dark suit and wire- of deliberations, the Rudy defends his kin from the wreckage of the rimmed glasses, 36-year-old Padilla Minneapolis interstate bridge showed no emotion and his foreign-born collapse since Wednesday and stared straight co-defendants were Rudy Giuliani, whose Katherine Prudhomme- anything for them,” Giu- evening, officials said ahead as he heard the Sketch of convicted of conspira- colorful but troubled per- O’Brien introduced her 5- liani replied calmly and Thursday. The first remains verdict that could Padilla cy to murder, kidnap sonal life continues to dog year-old daughter Abby to quietly, the Associated were found in a vehicle recov- bring him a life sen- and maim people him on the presidential Giuliani, then asked why Press reported. “There are ered about 8:20 p.m. tence in prison. overseas and two counts of campaign trail, again re- Republican voters should complexities in every fam- Wednesday, with the second One person in the fami- providing material support buffed a question about his be loyal to him when his ily in America. The best set of remains found about ly section started to sob. to terrorists. children Thursday, saying own children aren’t back- thing I can say, is kind of, 3:30 a.m. Thursday, the But it was hardly a com- U.S. District Judge Marcia “leave my family alone.” ing him. ‘Leave my family alone, Hennepin County Sheriff’s plete victory for the govern- Cooke set a Dec. 5 sentenc- At a town-hall campaign “I love my family very, just like I’ll leave your fam- Office said in a news release. ment. When Padilla was ar- ing date. (AP) meeting in Derry, N.H., very much and will do ily alone.’ ” (Newsday) ■ Man deported for lying about Nazi role An immigration judge has ordered the deportation of a 92-year-old retired factory worker because he lied about his part in the Nazi destruc- tion of Warsaw’s Jewish ghet- to in 1943, federal prosecu- tors in Boston said Thursday. Judge Wayne R. Iskra ordered Vladas Zajanckauskas sent to his native Lithuania, accord- ing to a news release from Alice S. Fisher of the Justice Department. ■ Obama defends Farewell to jazz genius foreign policy views Max Roach, the master jazz percussionist who played Democrat Barack Obama on MASTER OF SCIENCE IN on seminal recordings with Duke Ellington and Miles Thursday defended contro- Davis, died late Wednesday in a Manhattan hospital versial foreign policy state- INFORMATION after a long illness. He was 83. (AP) ments he’s made recently. OPEN HOUSES “My call for a new foreign pol- SYSTEMS Thursday, August 23 icy is based on the same 6:30 pm thing that informed my oppo- nd GI suicide rate at its sition to the war in Iraq: com- 43 West 23rd St, 2 fl. mon sense, not conventional (bet. 5th &6th Ave.) NY, NY We’ll prepare you for a career Washington thinking,”Obama —OR— highest in 26 years said in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Tuesday, August 28 in Network Management or ■ 6:30 pm Memphis-area heat ! wave kills 8 people Database Administration 950 Kings Hwy Ninety-nine U.S. soldiers Afghanistan. Also, there killed themselves last year, were 948 attempted sui- An eighth person in the (corner Coney Is. Ave. ) Bklyn, NY the highest rate of suicide in cides, officials said, adding Memphis area has died from • the Army in 26 years of that they didn’t have a com- what appears to be heat- ENTER WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE record-keeping. parison for previous years. related causes, the Shelby IN ANY DISCIPLINE DINNER WILL BE SERVED Nearly a third of the sol- The report said the 99 County Medical Examiner’s PLEASE RSVP diers who committed sui- confirmed suicides among Office said Thursday. The lat- cide did so while serving in active duty soldiers com- est victim of the extreme Iraq or Afghanistan, accord- pares with 87 in 2005 and is heat in Memphis was a 53- Touro College 212.463.0400 ext. 462 ing to a report released the highest number since year-old man who was found Graduate School of Technology Thursday. Iraq accounted 102 were reported in 1991, dead in his apartment on Preparing Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders [email protected] for most of those — with 27 the year of the Persian Gulf Wednesday. Two other vic- Touro College is an equal opportunity institution. www.gst.touro.edu of the suicides coming from War, when there were more tims hail from New Jersey. (AP) that conflict and three from soldiers on active duty. (AP) Editor: Emily Ngo ([email protected]) /world — U.N. Assistant Secretary-General 09 WORLD QUOTE:‘THE DESTRUCTION OFTHE HOUSES IN THIS AREAIS QUITE TOTAL.’ Margareta Wahlstrom on Peru WEEKEND, AUGUST 17-19, 2007 WORLD Death toll BRIEFS to climb ■ $30B in military aid given to Israel above 450 The United States offered Israel on Thursday an un- The death toll rose to precedented $30 billion mili- 450 on Thursday in the tary aid package, bolstering magnitude-8 earthquake its closest Mideast ally. The that devastated cities of aid deal represents a 25 per- adobe and brick in Peru’s cent rise in U.S. military aid to southern desert. Sur- Israel, from a current $2.4 bil- vivors wearing blankets lion each year to $3 billion a against the winter cold year over 10 years. walked like ghosts through the ruins. ■ Japan heat wave Dust-covered dead leaves at least 9 dead were pulled out and laid Japan sizzled through its in rows in the streets, or hottest day on record beneath bloodstained Thursday as a heat wave sheets at damaged hospi- claimed at least nine lives Ricardo Ordonez, 21, of Jackson Heights, said he spent hours trying to reach his family in Peru. (Magdalene Perez) tals and morgues. Doc- and threatened power sup- tors struggled to help plies strained by a recent more than 1,500 injured, earthquake, authorities and including hundreds who media reports said. The mer- waited on cots in the cury hit 105.6 degrees in the Panic after Peru quake open air, fearing more af- western city of Tajimi in the tershocks would send afternoon, the Meteorological the structures crashing Agency said. Peruvians Tragedy by down. ■ No breakthrough in the numbers DOCTORS Taliban captive talks in NYC fear Taliban militants held a sec- ■ 23,567: Peruvian popula- STRUGGLED TO ond round of face-to-face for families tion in New York in 2000 talks with South Korean offi- ■ 8.0: Magnitude of quake HELP MORE THAN near Ica, Peru cials on the fate of 19 captive By Magdalene Perez ■ church volunteers Thursday Special to amNewYork 450: People reported 1,500 INJURED. but there was no word of a killed by earthquake breakthrough. Taliban Peruvian immigrants in ■ 1,500: People reported Destruction was cen- spokesman Qari Yousef neighborhoods like Jackson hurt tered in Peru’s southern Ahmadi said the South Heights and Corona clogged ■ 261,000: Population of desert, at the oasis city of Ica, Peru, the earth- Korean delegation told mili- public calling centers and Survivors sift through their belongings in Ica, Peru. (AP) Ica and the nearby port quake’s epicenter tant negotiators they cannot tied up phone lines trying to of Pisco, about 125 miles .com free eight Taliban prisoners reach loved ones in the family members and discov- southeast of the capital, held by Afghan authorities. wake of the massive earth- ered they were safe. The Peruvian Consulate on 49th Lima. quake in Peru Wednesday NY quake could be felt in the Street, a consulate staff The United Nations ■ Iran slams U.S. night. capital but was not strong member said. said the death toll was missile defense plan “There was no answer,” /world enough there to topple Organizers of this year’s expected to rise beyond Iranian said Ricardo Ordonez, 21, ■ To see quake video buildings, they said. Peruvian Festival, sched- the 450 reported by Peru. President whose family lives in Lima. ■ To see quake photos The Peruvian community uled for Sunday, have shift- “It is quite likely that Mah- “I was calling for hours.” in New York is turning to re- ed to promoting the event as the numbers will contin- moud Lines up to 20 to 30 peo- lief efforts, collecting cloth- a “marathon” to raise mon- ue to go up since the de- Ahma- ple filled public calling cen- some lines were still tied the ing and money for those ey and other necessities, ac- struction of the houses in dinejad ters, known as telefonicos, next day. who have been left without cording to Doris Neyra of this area is quite total,” on Jackson Heights residents Peruvians in Jackson homes during the coldest the Centro Civico Peruano. said U.N. Assistant Sec- Thursday said. The frantic phone calls Heights, many of whom hail part of the winter season. A The event will run from retary-General Margareta Ahmadinejad de- were met with busy signals from Lima, said their alarm planning meeting will be noon to 8 p.m. at 2938 Wahlstrom. (AP) nounced for at least two hours, and subsided as they contacted held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Northern Boulevard. a U.S. plan to deploy missile defense sites in Eastern Europe, calling it a threat to the region. Ahmadinejad Male elephants to spoke at the summit of the Shiites, Kurds align Shanghai Cooperation Organization. get photo ID cards The Iraqi prime minister death toll in north- hour, killing at least ■ Caribbean islands and president announced a western Iraq to at least nine people and prepare for hurricane new alliance of moderate 400 from Tuesday’s at- wounding 17, police Wildlife groups have phant carcass is discov- Islands in the eastern Shiites and Kurds in a push tacks against a small said. Smoke poured created individual photo ered, said the New-York Caribbean braced for Hurri- to save the crumbing gov- religious sect. Earlier, out of the seven-sto- identification cards for based Wildlife Conserva- cane Dean, the first hurricane ernment Thursday, saying a some authorities out- ry concrete building, wild elephants in south- tion Society. of the Atlantic season, as it key Sunni bloc refused to side the government and merchandise ern India to help track the The project focused on approached on Thursday with join but the door remained said at least 500 peo- al-Maliki stalls below were left effects of poaching, con- male elephants because 90 mph winds. Hotels in open to them. ple died. charred. servationists said Thurs- “unlike African elephants, Dominica and Martinique pre- The political pact came Tents, food aid, clean wa- Prime Minister Nouri al- day. where both males and fe- pared to evacuate tourists amid a grim backdrop: more ter and medicine were Maliki said the new agree- Researchers will be able males have tusks, only from seaside rooms and in bodies being pulled from rushed to the area. ment was the first step to to get a better idea of ele- male Asian elephants have St. Lucia volunteers went the rubble of the most dead- In Baghdad, a car bomb unblock political stagnation phant numbers and move- valuable tusks, so they are door to door to advise is- ly suicide bombing assault struck a parking garage in a that has gripped his Shiite- ments in an area. It can al- specifically targeted by landers. (AP) of the war. The Interior Min- central commercial district led government since it took so help law enforcement poachers,” said WCS ex- istry spokesman set the during the morning rush power in May 2006. (AP) in the event that an ele- pert Varun Goswami. (AP) Editor: Andrew Lisa ([email protected]) /money DOW JONES NASDAQ S&P 500 RUSSELL 12,845.78 2451.07 1411.27 768.83 10 MONEY GADGETS — 15.69 — 7.76 + 4.57 + 17.29 WEEKEND, AUGUST 17-19, 2007 INTRODUCING Back to school in style Give your kid the gift of gadgets By Andrew Lisa amNewYork Business Editor Last of a two-part series. The TV and newspapers are filled with ads about how to digitize a dorm room or send your college student back to school with the per- fect computer, but what gadgets are out there for kids that are still, well, kids? We talked to eBay gadget director Catherine Schwartz, also known as the Hi-Tech Mommy, who has worked as a columnist and commenta- tor for publications like Stuff magazine and programs like NBC’s “Today” show. Disney Mobile cell phone plans start at $59.99 at Disneymobile.go.com. Here are some of her ideas for what’s hot with the younger set: Phones “The question a lot of parents struggle with is Girlz Connect should kids Destiny: $19.99 have a cell at toysrus.com phone? I say ab- solutely. They just can be used as a GPS device, need the right cell phone and minutes can be added or with the right parental con- deleted by the parent at will. trols,” Schwartz said. “If the kid does all his Disney Mobile has a plan chores,” Schwartz said, that Schwartz says balances “mom can go online and add Fisher Price’s Easy Link Internet Launch Pad sells for the child’s desire to go mo- 30 minutes of talk time.” $30 at fisher-price.com. bile with parents’ need to re- tain control. Disney’s fami- PDAs Schwartz said. “The digital Internet Launch Pad “offers ly plan gives both the child Maybe 5-year-old girls assistant is a cool device kids a head start while giv- and the parent a headset, aren’t quite ready for a Treo, that girls are going to love. ing them a safe place” to go from which mom and dad but not all PDAs are created online, Schwartz said. The “control every aspect of the equal. The Girlz Connect Online Launch Pad hooks up to child’s phone,” Schwartz Destiny, marketed specifi- For parents, the Internet your computer with “fig- said. Parents can turn the cally to girls ages 5-12, or- is both a curse and a bless- urines” for different sites. phone on or off during class, ganizes contacts, but also ing. An Internet-savvy kid is “If your kid plugs in the read every text message the features games, quizzes and more likely to get ahead, but Elmo figurine, it takes him child sends and receives and puzzles to keep them occu- often at the tremendous cost to the Elmo Web site — and set the phone so it can’t call pied in a constructive way. of being lured into the dark only the Elmo Web site. It’s any number except 911. If “It’s about the size of a side of the Web. a safe way to introduce your the child is lost, the phone very small cell phone,” Fisher Price’s Easy Link kid to the Internet.” Now what you want will get him what he wants! Diebold fails to sell China tightens rules ■ BUSINESS BRIEFS election tech division governing aviation Also receive a Diebold Inc. said Thursday China’s aviation authority, 15% completion discount. 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OUR TAKE ON WHAT’S GOOD // FRIDAY // SATURDAY // SUNDAY // WEEKEND, AUGUST 17-19, 2007 // 12 ABOUT TOWN: MUSIC: READINGS: MOVIES: BLUES CRAIG BRKLYN RAIL SUPERBAD BBQ AND HARRIS’ TRI- RANT Judd Apatow FIREWORKS HARLENIUM RAPSODY (producer) and Pier 54, Sun 2- Lincoln Center, Fri Freddy’s, Sun 7pm, friends are finally 9pm, FREE. 6pm, FREE. Craig FREE. Contributors getting their cul- Featuring John Harris pays trib- to the Brooklyn tural due as this Lee Hooker Jr. and ute to the rich Rail read. 485 flick is one of the others. 14th St at musical legacy of Dean St at Sixth most anticipated Hudson River Harlem. Colum- Ave, Prospect Hts, of the summer. (A,C,E to 14th St; bus Ave at 65th Brooklyn (2, 3 to L to Eighth Ave) St (1 to 66th St) Bergen St) 718- 212-627-2020 212-LINCOLN 622-7035 SOCCER GAINS AFOOTHOLD DAVID BECKHAM’S U.S. ARRIVAL GETS NEW YORKERS INTO WATCHING AND PLAYING (All photos Michelle Repiso, except where noted.) A SPORT PREVIOUSLY IGNORED CHECK OUT THE BOLDER /entertainment 3D 13 WEEKEND, AUGUST 17-19, 2007 Movies On Demand On Channel 1000 By Magdalene Perez Cosmopolitan burritos on freshly made wheat tortillas — the city granted a Special to amNewYork Soccer League Established in 1923, respite to the vendors until the Cosmopolitan adult and jun- end of the soccer season in There’s no disputing October. Picks of the Week it, soccer is finally catch- ior leagues have been field- ing teams since before Pelé More Leagues: ing on in New York. was born. Today with 89 ■ TMNT Everywhere you look teams and two subdivisions New York Soccer Collective Adults’ coed there are signs, from the for players over 30, there’s A tech-industrialist is crowded pubs during last no shortage of participation, ■ Zog Sports Adults’ outdoor raising up an army of and indoor soccer summer’s World Cup to including younger kickers hop- ancient monsters, and coed leagues popping up ing to make it to the profession- ■ Urban Soccer Men’s and like so many spring flowers. al ranks. women’s leagues only one super-ninja ■ So it’s no surprise the city .com www.cslny.com Metro Soccer Adult and jun- fighting team can stop is primed to watch the first 201 943-3390 ior leagues them - Leonardo, game this Saturday pitting ■ West Side Soccer League Michelangelo, Donatello NY Chelsea Piers Kids’ recreational teams the New York Red Bulls against the Los Angeles If the winter months have you and Raphael! yearning to play indoors, this Galaxy and its newly ac- /entertainment destination is the only spot that quired $100 million mega- ■ Theater news ™&©MirageStudiosInc.©2007 Warner ■ offers two state-of-the-art fields Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. athlete, David Beckham. Movie reviews designed specifically for soccer. More than a week before the ■ Bar/club listings Kids as young as five can sign 300 match at Giants Stadium, the ■ Weekend events up for classes and leagues and Red Bulls had already sold adults can join a coed league for Retelling the ancient more than 50,000 tickets, an $230. Or if you don’t want to be Battle of Thermopylae, “unprecedented” number, The Starting Gate tied down to a team, use the 300 depicts the titanic field for just $9 an hour. said team spokesman Eric Fans of U.K. soccer won’t miss a clash in which King Tosi. And that’s despite the single match at this Queens fact that Beckham is recover- pub, where major cable feeds Manhattan Soccer Club Leonidas and 300 For kids who are ready for a bit ing from an ankle injury and keep the games coming from 7 Spartans fought to the a.m. Saturday and Sunday of competition, this traveling may sit on the sidelines. club offers youth ages 9 death against Xerxes Even if you’re not clamor- mornings. Oh, and they tune in to American soccer, too. and over a chance to test and the Persian army. ing to glimpse the British their skills against their midfielder, there are plenty 59-10 Woodside Ave. rivals in at 61st St. ©2007 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. of places to watch and play Westchester. All Rights Reserved. soccer in the city, whether 718-429-9269 So if you you’re a longtime footie or Floyd think your Black Snake Moan new to the game. Here’s a This Brooklyn pub sometimes A bitter and broken list of some of the best city- charges a cover for early morn- wide. ing weekend matches, but a bluesman becomes bonus is the authentic English determined to save breakfast soccer lovers can his soul by reforming Where to watch order from The Chip Shop next door. Not to mention the free an abused young Nevada Smiths indoor bocce court for post- woman from her Other pubs may tune in every game revelry. four years during the World Cup, promiscuous ways. but no bar rivals Nevada Smiths 131 Atlantic Ave. in its 24/7 devotion to soccer. 718-858-5810 During big international tourna- ©2007 Paramount Vantage, a division of ments, this East Village dive gets Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. so full, bouncers have to turn Where to Play jersey-clad fanatics away. Arrive Shooter early for the game, and soon New York Coed you’ll be in adrenaline-filled, Soccer League An ace marksman is beer-sloshing soccer heaven. Built for young professionals framed for the presiden- 74 Third Ave. at 12th St. who want to socialize as much tial assassination he was 212-982-2591 as sweat, this adult league wel- comes everyone. With separate trying to prevent, and he Mr. Dennehy’s divisions based on experience is forced to go on the run This West Village bar has soccer level, its not hard to find the while trying to track in its DNA. Not only do seven right comfort zone, whether plasma-screen TVs channel players are new to soccer or down the real killer. American, European and Latin- have been wearing cleats since American matches from morn- birth. Check out games Thursdays and Fridays at ing to night, but the staff even ©2007 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. has its own team. Catch a game Chelsea Waterside Park or reg- and enjoy an impeccable menu ister for the fall season begin- that transcends bar food status ning August 21. As the league Coming Soon quo. says, “Glory is only a kick away.” 63 Carmine St. at Seventh www.nycoedsoccer.com Ave. Chelsea Waterside Park 212-414-1223 11th Ave. at 23rd St. kicker makes the cut, sign up for September tryouts. Contact: Robert Ginzberg, tryout coordinator: [email protected] Red Hook Ball Fields These outdoor fields are famed not only for great outdoor games but also for delicious Zodiac (8/23) Premonition (8/31) Latin American food hawked on ©2007 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. ©2007 Premonition Pictures, Inc. the sidelines. So when the city All Rights Reserved. proposed starting a bidding war that endangered the taco sell- Sponsored by ers’ permits, footies and foodies alike were up in arms. For now, you can still savor the tasty Becks comes to NYC to Find beer, food and, of course, soccer on seven plasma Mexican huaraches, Ecuadorian face off against the New screens at Mr. Dennehy’s in the West Village. ceviche (raw fish) or Honduran York Red Bulls. (Getty Images) 14 MOVIES /movies WEEKEND, AUGUST 17-19, 2007 EXTRAS ■ Writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg based the script on their own high school experiences, hence the characters’ names. ■ Director Greg Mottola directed six episodes of the TV Steve Wiebe gets battle-ready in “King of Kong.” show “Undeclared,” which starred Rogen and was created by Judd Apatow. Four thumbs up The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Documentary by Seth Gordon By Mina Hochberg amNewYork Movie Critic The rivalry captured in the riveting documentary “The King of Kong” is superior to anything you’ll find in most fiction movies. This madly entertaining film delves into the world of competitive classic Evan (Michael Cera) and Seth (Jonah Hill) star as dorky high school boys with one-track minds in “Superbad.” arcade gaming, focusing on the sport’s top Donkey Kong players, Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe. Mitchell has been a legend on the classic arcade gaming circuit for as long as records have been kept. He’s held top scores for Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Burger Time and Cen- Super funny smut tipede. Over the years these records have been beat, but Mitchell held on to Donkey Kong. The docu- great things) and Seth (Jonah Hill) distasteful, but because horny mentary picks up when Steve Wiebe Superbad are best friends in spite of their post-adolescent boys can be dis- enters the scene. With no gaming expe- opposite personalities. While tasteful. rience under his belt, Wiebe, an unas- Directed by Greg Mottola Evan is even-keeled and respect- NY But the ballast to the flying suming father of two, bought a Donkey Written by Seth Rogen and Evan ful of women, Seth is foul- .com profanity and sexual cracks is Kong game to kill time after losing his Goldberg mouthed and less secure. A the sincere whiff of desperation job. He eventually makes it his goal to Starring Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, human thesaurus of synonyms for /movies that drives the boys’ mission — beat Mitchell’s record. Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Go online for getting laid, he constantly objec- ■ especially as they plot outside As Wiebe’s star rises, Mitchell Rogen, Bill Hader, Emma Stone tifies women, and when his crush Trailers the liquor store, all jitters and watches warily. The story that unfolds ■ Reviews invites them to a house party, he ■ nerves, yet determined to see couldn’t have been scripted or cast in By Mina Hochberg hatches a master plan: Secure Interviews the illegal spree through. Seth a more deliciously dramatic way. amNewYork Movie Critic alcohol, get his crush drunk, then hyperventilates pessimism This is not just some novelty docu- get her in bed. whenever their plan goes awry, and his mentary that explores a niche of hobby- Produced and heavily promoted by Of course, the plan stalls in the wild, gesticulating alarm is not just for ism. It’s a sweet tale that captures Judd Apatow, “Superbad” has traces of alcohol stage. A third friend, Fogell laughs. It’s genuine, because according human beings at their best and worst. Apatow’s trademark conscientiousness. (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) secures a to his narrow boyhood logic, alcohol is But, in the end, post-adolescent naugh- doomed fake ID with the name “Mc- the only way he’ll get a girl to like him. tiness and raunch prevail in this nod to Lovin.” And that’s just the first hitch. Though the humor gets unforgivably the trials of high school males. There are many moments in “Super- silly at times, this is a worthy, research- Look out, Gore! Senior-year nerds Evan (Michael bad” that might make a person squirm. ed representation of a facet of high Cera, whose straight face is destined for Not necessarily because the movie is school life. The 11th Hour Documentary by Nadia Conners and Beware of the vomit Leila Conners Petersen By Mina Hochberg taut thriller that delivers on (Nicole Kidman) sets out to amNewYork Movie Critic The Invasion suspense and goosebumps. rescue her son, who she After a space shuttle left with her infected ex- In the vein of those celebrity-hosted educational Directed by Oliver explodes, pieces of wreckage husband (Jeremy Nort- films you find at science museums, “The 11th Hour” Hirschbiegel are flung all over America, ham). At her side is Ben paints a picture of global warming in broad strokes. Starring Nicole Kidman, dispersing traces of a malev- (Daniel Craig). Carol Produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Craig, Jeremy olent alien lifeform. The learns that looking the movie bandies a few statistics here and there, Northam, Jeffrey Wright, extra-terrestrial organism drugged-out and but it works chiefly like a coffee table book — Jackson Bond destroys by reconfiguring joyless is the only conveying insight, opinion and facts in piece- human DNA. The infected way to pass unno- meal via an expansive panel of experts. For By Mina Hochberg become emotionless and ticed. the most part, the chorus of voices urges amNewYork Movie Critic basically dead inside. They The movie is pro-environment action. then assimilate the uninfect- formulaic, but Sternly, but kindly, and at times a bit slug- Based on the 1955 book ed through vomit. perfect as an gishly, “The 11th Hour” aims to preserve the “The Body Snatchers,” “The As the world transforms, end-of-summer planet by putting us in our place in the Invasion” is a forgettable but psychiatrist Carol Bennell thriller. universe. Above all, it manages to resonate. 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Rescue Dawn *** Hairspray *** Christian Bale stars as Dieter ■ NYC Fest lines up A surprisingly effervescent ice Dengler, a Navy pilot who was The New York cream soda of a musical. gunned down in Laos during Film Festival Michelle Pfeiffer, as a TV pro- the Vietnam War and captured has announ- ducer hell bent on maintaining by the enemy. His ordeal is a ced the segregation on the danceathon testament to the power of the “Corny Collins Show,”turns a human will and sheer rationale. remainder of small role into a career apex. its film lineup. (Newsday) Rush Hour 3 *1⁄2 And, as Equal parts dinner theater expected, the September fes- Harry Potter and the revue and live-action Saturday- tival will be previewing some Order of the Phoenix ** morning cartoon,“Rush Hour of fall’s most eagerly antici- Just when the Harry Potter 3,”starring Jackie Chan and movies were starting to match Chris Tucker, is a whirring, soul- pated films: “Margot at the the quality of J.K. Rowling’s less pop product for those who Wedding,”from “The Squid books, the fifth installment don’t expect much more from and the Whale” director Noah comes fumbling along. Looks a movie beyond cheap laughs Baumbach, starring Nicole like the franchise has hit late and frantic diversion. (Newsday) Kidman and Jack Black; puberty. “Redacted,” Sicko ***1⁄2 Brian de ’s scripted film about Hot Rod *1⁄2 The effect of “Sicko” and its Palma Forget that “Hot Rod” ever hap- inquiry into the way America the Iraq War; Gus Van Sant’s Fast-talking cop Carter (Chris Tucker) busts a mid-traffic move in “Rush Hour 3.” pened, and just wait for star takes care of its ill is to transfer “Paranoid Park”; Todd Andy Samberg’s more reliable the anger to the audience. This Haynes’ Bob Dylan biopic 2 Days in Paris **1⁄2 Becoming Jane **1⁄2 Dans Paris ** “SNL” digital shorts. is still a Michael Moore film, “I’m Not There” and Sidney The main attraction of “2 Days in When “Becoming Jane” decides The brothers of Christophe and that means that the ’s “Before the Devil Paris” is its lightheartedness as it to behave like a typical 18th-cen- Honoré’s playful drama are so Lumet No Reservations **1⁄2 ironies come at you with a Knows You’re Dead,”starring revels in the neuroses its charac- tury romance, it plods along. compatibly opposite in their A welcome understatement in blunt, barbed force. (Newsday) . ters, rather than training an ana- (Newsday) energies, they could be a married a summer filled with trans- Philip Seymour Hoffman lytical gaze on them. Beneath the couple. Indeed, we first glimpse forming cars and battling wiz- The Simpsons Movie *** The animated film “Persop- breathless stream of dialogue is a The Bourne them nestled tightly in bed ards. However, it’s not a perfect Happily,“The Simpsons Movie” olis” will close the festival, strain of sincerity that aspires to Ultimatum ***1⁄2 together with a woman, ménage- movie, especially if predicta- passes the small-to-big-screen while Wes Anderson’s “The explore emotional truths, but The final chapter in Jason à-trois style. It’s the first cue that bility isn’t your cup of tea. test with flying colors, even if Darjeeling Limited,”as previ- doesn’t go the distance. Bourne’s three-film journey to this is going to be one of those the tone is tempered at times. ously announced, will open. find his true identity. As his mis- French movies. (Newsday) Once **** Arctic Tale **1⁄2 sion comes to an ostensible No matter what your musical Stardust ** Yet another wildlife orgy of close, it’s immensely gratifying to El Cantante ** tastes,“Once” will reinforce There’s no denying that ■ ‘Escape,’revamped oohing and aahing designed to behold a finished trilogy of action With its explosive soundtrack and your belief in the power of har- “Stardust” is a sumptuous “Live Free or expose young ones to animals. movies that are consistently con- spirited pace,“El Cantante” is mony to heal one’s inner feast for the eyes. But, despite Die Hard” (Newsday) fident, taut and smart. clearly a labor of love. But adora- wounds. This movie musical its all-star cast, this is one director Len has none of the gaudy produc- messy trove of spectacles. The Wiseman is in tion values commonly associ- whimsical screenplay is so talks to shoot ated with the genre. fractured that you never get the pleasure of being fully a remake of “BRILLIANT AND TERRIFYING!” Ratatouille **** immersed in the magical the 1981 John Superlatively heartfelt and world. Carpenter flick “Escape From – THE TIMES New York.”Whereas the origi- nal starred Kurt Russell as protagonist Snake Plissken, “Roaringly the remake will cast Gerard Butler (“300”) in the role. The 1981 version was set in funny.” Manhattan circa 1997 after -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone the President’s plane crashes into a maximum-security “YOU WON’T SEEA prison. No word on how New MORE GRIPPING OR Line plans to update the film. COMPELLING FLICK IN ■ Casting update! Michael Cera, ATHEATER THIS YEAR.” the curly -KEVIN SMITH haired nerd of “One of the best “Arrested Development” movies of the year.” and “Super- -Quint, AINTITCOOLNEWS.com bad,”has signed on to star in a new teen comedy,“Youth in Revolt,”reports Variety. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, the film centers on a teenage boy who falls for a girl while on a family vaca- tion and does everything he can to win her over. The book was self-published in 1993. ([email protected]) MOBILE USERS: For Showtimes - Text 11TH with your ZIP CODE to 43KIX (43549) EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS START FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 WWW.BILLYVSSTEVE.COM LANDMARK THEATRES Also in LINCOLN PLAZA CINEMAS SUNSHINE CINEMA © MMVII New Line Cinema Picturehouse Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. theaters B’WAY BET.62ND & 63RD ST. 212-757-228O 143 E. HOUSTON ST. AMC IFC CENTER EMPIRE 25 323 SIXTH AVE. AT W. 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Houston St. Lives of Others.(R)11, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10. 11, 11:40, 1:05, 1:50, 3:15, 2 Days in Paris.(R) Ratatouille.(G)12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15. 4, 5:25, 6:10, 7:35, 8:20, 9:45, 10:30, 11:55, Rescue Dawn.(PG-13)11:15, 2:05, 4:35, 7:15, 12:35. 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, Becoming Jane.(PG) 9:50. You Kill Me.(R)11, 3:30, 10:15. 7:50, 10:25. Delirious.(Not Rated)12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15, 12:35. La Vie en “SUMMER JUST GOT A SUPERSHOT Rose.(PG-13)11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:45. Manda Bala (Send a Bullet).(Not Rated)11, 14th - 41st Streets OF COMIC ADRENALINE.” 1, 3, 5, 7,9:20, 11:20. CLEARVIEW CHELSEA— PETER TRAVERS 212-505-2463, 260 W. 23rd St. ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES— Becoming Jane.(PG)12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45. 212-505-5110, 32 2nd Ave. Death at a Funeral.(R)12:45, 2, 3:15, 4:15, Bad and the Beautiful: The Melodramas of 5:45, 7,8:15, 9:30, 10:45, 12. El Vincente Minnelli.(Not Rated)6:30, 9:15. Cantante.(R)12:15, 3, 6:15, 9:15, 12. The Beaver Trilogy.(Not Rated)7, 9. Hairspray.(PG)1:30, 4:40, 7:30, 10:30. Mahogany.(Not Rated)11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, “SUPER GREAT IN EVERY WAY.” 10, 12:30. The Rocky Horror Picture CINEMA VILLAGE 12TH STREET— PETE HAMMOND Show.(R)12. The Simpsons Movie.(PG-13)1, 212-924-3363, 22 E. 12th St. 3:30, 6, 8:30, 11. Stardust.(PG-13)1:40, 4:45, Blame It on Fidel.(Not Rated)12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:45, 10:40. Sunshine.(R)12:15, 5:15, 10:15. 7:20, 9:35. Crossing the Line.(Not Rated)1, The Ten.(R)2:45, 8. 6:15. Lady Chatterley.(Not Rated)2:55, 8:10. Them.(R)1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30. CLEARVIEW CHELSEA WEST— 212-777-3456, 333 W.23rd St. FILM FORUM— The Last Legion.(PG-13)2, 4:30, 7:20, 10, 212-727-8110, 209 W. Houston St. 12:30. Superbad.(R)1:40, 4:10, 7,9:40, 12:15. Love for Sale.(Not Rated)1, 2:45, 4:30, 6:20, 8:10, 10. No End In Sight.(Not Rated)1:15, 3:15, 6, 8, 10. Superfly.(R)1, 4:35, AMC LOEWS 19TH STREET EAST 6— 8:10. The Warriors (1979).(R)2:50, 6:25, 10. 212-260-8000, 890 Broadway The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13)12:30, 1:15, 3:15, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15, 9:30, 10:15. Harry IFC CENTER— Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.(PG- 212-924-7771, 323 Sixth Ave. 13)3, 9:45. The Invasion.(PG-13)12:15, 2:45, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.(PG-13)12. Dans 5:15, 7:45, 10:30. Ratatouille.(G)12:20, 6:15. Paris.(Not Rated)2:55, 4:30, 6:30, 8:35, Rush Hour 3.(PG-13)12, 12:45, 2:15, 3:30, 10:35. The King of Kong: A Fistful of 4:30, 5:45, 6:45, 8, 9:15, 10:20. Quarters.(PG-13)11, 12:35, 2:15, 4:10, 6:10, 8:15, 10:15, 12:30. The Life Of Oharu.(Not Rated)12. This Is England.(Not AMC LOEWS KIPS BAY 15— Rated)11:10, 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:05, 212-447-9425, 570 Second Ave. 12:10. Becoming Jane.(PG)11:05, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:30. The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG- 13)10:30, 12, 1:10, 2:50, 3:55, 5:35, 6:45, LANDMARK SUNSHINE CINEMA— 8:20, 9:35, 11, 12:20. Hairspray.(PG)11:15, 212-330-8182, 141-143 E. Houston St. 2:05, 4:55, 7:50, 10:35. Harry Potter and the The 11th Hour.(PG)11:45, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 8, Order of the Phoenix.(PG-13)12:25, 3:40, 7, 10:05, 11:30. Daft Punk’s Electroma.(Not 10:15. The Invasion.(PG-13)11:45, 2:20, 4:45, Rated)12. Death at a Funeral.(R)11:45, 1:45, 7:15, 9:45, 12:25. Knocked Up.(R)1:25, 4:20, 3:55, 6:05, 8:15, 10:10, 12. Once.(R)11:30, 7:20, 10:25. The Last Legion.(PG-13)11:30, 1:25, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:25, 11:30. Rocket 2:15, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20. No Science.(R)12, 2:10, 4:30, 7,9:15. The Reservations.(PG)11:30, 2, 4:30, 7:05, Ten.(R)11:40, 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45, 11. 10:05. Rush Hour 3.(PG-13)11, 12:20, 1:20, 2:45, 3:45, 5:10, 6:10, 7:35, 8:35, 9:55, 10:55, 12:15. 1, 3:25, AMC LOEWS VILLAGE 7— The Simpsons Movie.(PG-13) 5:50, 8:15, 10:40. Stardust.(PG-13)10:50, 212-505-6397, 66 3rd Ave. 1:40, 4:35, 7:45, 10:50. Superbad.(R)10:45, 12, 12:45, The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13) 11:45, 1:30, 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7,8, 9:45, 10:45, 1:45, 2:35, 3:30, 4:35, 5:15, 6:30, 7:15, 8, 9:25, 12:30. 10:20, 10:50. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.(PG-13)4:05, 10:15. Rush Hour 3.(PG-13)12:30, 1:20, 2:05, 2:50, 3:40, 4:25, AMC LOEWS WEST 34TH STREET 14— 5:10, 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:20, 9:05, 9:50, 10:40, 212-244-8686, 312 W. 34th St. 11:25. Transformers.(PG-13)1, 7:05. The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13)10:25, 11:05, 1:20, 2, 4:05, 4:55, 7:05, 7:50, 9:50, 10:45. 11:45, 1:55. QUAD CINEMA— Daddy Day Camp.(PG) El Cantante.(R)11, 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30. 212-255-8800, 34 W. 13th St. Harry Potter and the Order of the Knocked Up.(R)1:15, 3:45, 6:20, 9. Live-In Phoenix.(PG-13)1:05, 4:15, 7:25. I Now Maid.(Not Rated)1, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8, 9:50. Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.(PG- Primo Levi’s Journey.(Not Rated)1, 3:10, 13)10:20, 4:35, 10:55. The Invasion.(PG- 5:20, 7:20, 9:30. Sunshine.(R)1, 3:05, 5:15, 13)11:30, 2:05, 2:45, 4:40, 5:20, 7:15, 7:55, 7:40, 9:55. 9:45, 10:35, 12:20. The Last Legion.(PG- 13)11:15, 2:10, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15. No REGAL BATTERY PARK STADIUM 16— Reservations.(PG)12, 10:40. Rush Hour 212-945-3418, 102 North End Ave. 3.(PG-13)10, 10:40, 12:25, 1, 2:50, 3:30, 4:30, Becoming Jane.(PG)11:05, 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 5:15, 5:55, 7,7:45, 8:20, 9:30, 10:10, 10:50, 12, 10:15. The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13)11:15, 12:40. The Simpsons Movie.(PG-13)10:30, 2:05, 4:55, 7:55, 10:35. Harry Potter and the 12:55, 3:20, 5:40, 8:05, 10:25. Stardust.(PG- Order of the Phoenix.(PG-13)12:45, 3:45, 13)10:15, 1:15, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20. 6:50, 10. The Invasion.(PG-13)11:50, 2:25, Superbad.(R)10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 10:05, 5:05, 7:35, 10:20. The Last Legion.(PG- 12:50. Transformers.(PG-13)1:10, 7:35. 13)11:30, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:25. Rush Hour 3.(PG-13)12:20, 1:45, 2:45, 4:15, 5:15, 6:45, AMC EMPIRE 25— 7:40, 9:30, 10:15, 11:45, 12:35. The Simpsons 212-398-3939, 234 W. 42nd St. 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40, Movie.(PG-13) Becoming Jane.(PG)11:50, 2:45, 5:40, 8:30, 11:50. 11, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, Stardust.(PG-13) 11:20. Bratz.(PG)11:40, 2:25, 5:05. Daddy 10:45, 11:25. 11:20, 1, 2:10, 4, 5, Superbad.(R) Day Camp.(PG)11:20, 1:35, 4. Death at a 7,7:50, 9:50, 10:40, 12:30. Funeral.(R)11, 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:05, 10:20, 12:35. El Cantante.(R)11:20, 1:20, 2:20, 4:20, REGAL UNION SQUARE STADIUM 14— 5:20, 7:20, 8:20, 10:10, 11:10, 12:50. 11:35, 2:25, 5:25, 8:25, 11:25. 212-253-2225, 850 Broadway Hairspray.(PG) I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.(PG- Daddy Day Camp.(PG)12, 2:25, 4:50. El 13)1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 8:05, 9:50, 10:50, 12:50. Cantante.(R)11:10, 2, 4:50, 7:45, 10:45. The Invasion.(PG-13)11:45, 12:45, 1:45, 2:45, NOW PLAYING 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55, 12:35. Hairspray.(PG) I 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:45, 10:45, REGAL CINEMAS UNITED ARTISTS AMC LOEWS AMC LOEWS AMC LOEWS Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.(PG- 11:45, 12:45. The King of Kong: A Fistful of ® 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 10, 12:35. E WALK 13 UNION SQUARE LINCOLN SQUARE 12 KIPS BAY 15 WEST 34TH STREET 14 13) The Last Quarters.(PG-13)11:05, 1:20, 3:40, 5:55, 11:45, 2:15, 4:40, 7:20, 9:45, Legion.(PG-13) 8:15, 10:35, 12:55. The Last Legion.(PG- 42ND STREET & 8TH AVENUE STADIUM 14 BROADWAY BETWEEN 2ND AVENUE & BETWEEN 8TH AND 12:15. 7:45, IN TIMES SQUARE 32ND STREET 9TH AVENUES Live Free or Die Hard.(PG-13) 13)11, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7,8, 9:40, 10:40, 12:40. Live 13TH & BROADWAY 67TH & 68TH STREETS 10:40. Sicko.(PG-13)1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20. Free or Die Hard.(PG-13)11:10, 2:10, 5:10, 800-FANDANGO #775 800-FANDANGO #628 800-FANDANGO #777 800-FANDANGO #776 800-FANDANGO #771 The Simpsons Movie.(PG-13)11:20, 11:30, 8:10, 11. Ratatouille.(G)11:25, 2:30, 5:10, CLEARVIEW CINEMAS AMC LOEWS UNITED ARTISTS REGAL CINEMAS AMC 12:30, 2, 3, 4:30, 4:40, 5:30, 7,7:30, 8, 9:30, 7:50, 10:30, 1. Rocket Science.(R)11:55, 10:10, 10:30, 11:55, 12:35. Stardust.(PG- 2:20, 4:50, 7:35, 10:05, 12:35. The Simpsons CHELSEA WEST CINEMAS ORPHEUM 7 64TH AND 2ND BATTERY PARK MAGIC JOHNSON 13)12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40, 12:40; 11, 1:50, Movie.(PG-13)11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 23RD STREET & 8TH AVE. 3RD AVENUE AT 86TH STREET 2ND AVENUE AT STADIUM 11 HARLEM 9 4:50, 7:50, 10:50. Superbad.(R)11:15, 1, 1:50, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 777-FILM #614 800-FANDANGO #778 64TH STREET WEST SIDE HIGHWAY 125TH STREET AND 2:45, 3:45, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:20, 8:10, 9:15, 11:30, 12:30. Skinwalkers.(PG-13)7,9:30, 12. FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD. 9:50, 10:50, 12, 12:30. Stardust.(PG-13)11:15, 12:15, 12:15, 1:15, 800-FANDANGO #626 @ VESEY STREET 2:15, 3:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 6:15, 7:15, AND AT A 800-FANDANGO #629 800-FANDANGO #767 8:15, 9:15, 9:15, 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 12:15. SORRY, NO PASSES ACCEPTED CITY CINEMAS VILLAGE EAST— FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT. Sunshine.(R)11:25, 1:50, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50, THEATER NEAR YOU FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS 212-529-6799, 181-189 Second Ave. 12:20. Underdog.(PG)11:40, 1:50, 4:10, 7:15, Arctic Tale.(G)11:15, 1:15, 3:15. The 9:25, 11:35. WINNER! BEST FEATURE GRAND PRIZE BEST PICTURE AUDIENCE AWARD AUDIENCE AWARD AUDIENCE AWARD U.S. COMEDY ARTS LOCARNO PROVINCETOWN (INTERNATIONAL) FESTIVAL ASPEN FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL ####! ‘‘YOU’LL LAUGH UNTIL YOU’RE SORE AND THEN YOU’LL ” LAUGH SOME MORE. Marshall Fine, STAR MAGAZINE “A COMEDY TO DIE FOR… IT REMINDS US THAT THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OF “FUNERAL” ARE F-U-N …FUN”. Gene Shalit, TODAY “A DELICIOUS BLACK COMEDY ’ ” IT STOTALFUN. Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE w w w.DeathAtAFuneral-TheMovie.com DISTRIBUTED BY MGM DISTRIBUTION CO. ©2007 Kimmel Distribution, LLC. All Rights Reserved. MANHATTAN BROOKLYN QUEENS SPECIAL PREMIERE ENGAGEMENTS AMC AMC LOEWS CLEARVIEW CINEMAS CLEARVIEW CINEMAS LANDMARK THEATRES BAM ROSE CINEMAS KEW GARDENS CINEMAS EMPIRE 25 LINCOLN SQUARE 12 FIRST & 62ND CINEMAS CHELSEA CINEMAS SUNSHINE CINEMA 30 LAFAYETTE AVE. 81.05 LEFFERTS BLVD. 42ND STREET BETWEEN B’WAY & 62ND STREET BETWEEN 23RD STREET BETWEEN 143 E. HOUSTON STREET 718-777-FILM #545 KEW GARDENS 718.441.9835 7TH & 8TH AVENUE 68TH STREET 1ST & YORK AVENUE 7TH & 8TH AVENUE BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND AVE. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS CINEMA 212.398.3939 800.FANDANGO #777 212.979.CLVW #957 212.979.CLVW #597 777.FILM #687 718.596.7070 NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT 11, 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 11:30, 2:05, 4:30, 11:15, 12:15, 2:30, 3:30, 5, 12:45, 2, 3:15, 4:15, 5:45, 11:45, 1:45, 3:55, 6:05, TICKETS ACCEPTED START TODAY 8:05, 10:20, 12:35AM 7, 9:45 6, 7:30, 8:15, 9:45, 10:30 7, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45, 12AM 8:15, 10:10, 12AM AND AT A THEATRE NEAR YOU # 20 MOVIES /movies 1 MOVIE IN AMERICA! WEEKEND, AUGUST 17 - 19, 2007 Anne Hathaway is Jane Austen in “Becoming Jane”. Colm Hogan CITY CINEMAS 1, 2 & 3— AMC LOEWS ORPHEUM 7— AMC LOEWS LINCOLN SQUARE 13 212-753-6022, 1001 Third Ave. 212-505-6397, 1538 Third Ave. WITH IMAX— Becoming Jane.(PG)12, 2:35, 5:15, 8, 10:20. The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13)10:20, 1:10, 212-336-5000, 1998 Broadway Hairspray.(PG)12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8, 10:20. 4:05, 7:10, 10. Daddy Day Camp.(PG)10:30, Becoming Jane.(PG)10:15, 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, The Invasion.(PG-13)12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:55. 12:50, 3:10. I Now Pronounce You Chuck 10:10. The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13)11, and Larry.(PG-13)5:30, 8:15, 10:55. The 12, 12, 1:10, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6:15, 6:15, 7:20, 8:15, Last Legion.(PG-13)10:15, 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 9:30, 9:30, 11:15. THE IMAGINASIAN— Death at a 10:15. No Reservations.(PG)4:30, 7:30, Funeral.(R)11:30, 2:05, 4:30, 7,9:45. El 212-371-6682, 239 East 59th St. 10:10. Ratatouille.(G)11, 1:45, 9:20. Cantante.(R)11:15, 2:15, 5:05, 8:05, 11:05. Chak De India.(Not Rated)3:45, 7,10:15. Stardust.(PG-13)11:20, 2:20, 5:20, 8:20, Hairspray.(PG)10:25, 1:20, 4:10, 7:05, 10. 11:05. Superbad.(R)11:30, 2:10, 5:10, 8, Harry Potter and the Order of the CLEARVIEW ZIEGFELD— 10:45. Underdog.(PG)10, 12:20, 2:35, 4:45, Phoenix: IMAX 3D.(PG-13)12, 3:30, 7,10:30. 212-505-2463, 141 West 54th St 7. The Last Legion.(PG-13)10:45, 1:45, 4:45, Hairspray.(PG)2:30, 5:30, 8:30. 7:45, 10:45. No Reservations.(PG)11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:35. AMC LOEWS 72ND ST 1— The Simpsons Movie.(PG-13)10:30, 12:55, 3:25, 6, 8:30, 212-879-1313, 1230 Third Ave. REGAL E-WALK STADIUM 13— 10:50. Stardust.(PG-13)10:40, 1:40, 4:50, The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13)1:30, 4:30, 212-505-6397, 247 W. 42nd St. 7:55, 11. Superbad.(R)10:05, 1, 4:15, 7:30, 7:30, 10:30. The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13)10:30, 10:55. Transformers.(PG-13)10, 3:50, 10:15. “FUNNY, FULL OF ACTION.” 12:10, 1:10, 1:45, 2:55, 4, 4:30, 5:40, 6:50, 7:40, 8:20, 9:40, 10:25, 11, 12:40. Harry UA 64TH AND 2ND GEMINI— CLOSED-METRO TWIN— CRITIC’S PICK Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.(PG- 212-832-1670, 1210 Second Ave. -Leonard Maltin, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT 12:40, 3:50, 6:55, 10:05. 212-865-3328, 2626 Broadway 13) Hot Rod.(PG- El Cantante.(R)11:15, 4:20, 9:40, 12:20. No 10:30. 11:35, 2:10, Call for schedule. 13) No Reservations.(PG) Reservations.(PG)1:50, 7. Rush Hour 4:45, 7:35, 10:15, 12:50. Rush Hour 3.(PG- 3.(PG-13)12, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 9:50, 12:10. 10:45, 11:45, 12:15, 12:30, 1, 2, 2:30, 2:50, 13) Superbad.(R)11, 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10, PARIS THEATRE— “ “ 3:20, 4:20, 4:50, 5:15, 5:45, 6:40, 7:10, 7:40, ONE OF THE BEST 12:45. 212-688-3800, 4 W. 58th St. 8:10, 9:10, 9:40, 10:10, 10:35, 11:30, 12, 12:35. La Vie en Rose.(PG-13)11, 11, 1:30, 1:30, 10:40, 11:10, 11:40, 1:25, 1:55, Superbad.(R) 4:15, 4:15, 7,7,9:45, 9:45. 2:25, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 7,7:30, 8, 9:50, 10:20, UA EAST— SCREEN PAIRINGS EVER! 10:50, 12:30, 1. Transformers.(PG-13)12:40, 212-249-5100, 1629 First Ave. 3:55, 7:35, 10:45. Becoming Jane.(PG)1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10. .” THEY WILL HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT LAUGHING.” Please Call Theatre for Additional Movies BROOKLYN HEIGHTS and Times.. CLOSED LOEWS ASTOR PLAZA 1— BAM ROSE CINEMAS— -Bill Bregoli, WESTWOOD ONE 212-575-1454, 1515 Broadway 718-636-4100, 30 Lafayette Ave. Call for schedule. After This, Our Exile.(Not Rated)3, 7. West Side Death at a Funeral.(R)2:20, 4:40, 6:50, 9. 2, 4:30, 7, CHRIS JACKIE CLEARVIEW 62ND & BROADWAY— No End In Sight.(Not Rated) CLOSED-LOEWS STATE THEATRE 4— 9:30. The Ten.(R)2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:20. 212-391-3960, 1540 Broadway 212-505-2463, 1871 Broadway TUCKER BRETTRATNERFILM CHAN Call for schedule. Delirious.(Not Rated)2, 4:30, 7,9:30. A BROOKLYN HEIGHTS CINEMAS— 718-596-7070, 70 Henry St. LINCOLN PLAZA CINEMAS— PARIS THEATRE— Death at a Funeral.(R)2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:30. 212-757-2280, 1886 Broadway 212-688-3800, 4 W. 58th St. Molière.(PG-13)2, 4:30, 7. 12:10, 2, 4, 6:25, 8:30, La Vie en Rose.(PG-13)11, 11, 1:30, 1:30, The 11th Hour.(PG) 4:15, 4:15, 7,7,9:45, 9:45. 10:30. 2 Days in Paris.(R)11:05, 12, 1, 2:05, 3:10, 4:15, 5:35, 6:35, 8, 9:05, 10:05. Goya’s UA COURT STREET STADIUM 12— Ghosts.(R)2:20, 9:30. Molière.(PG- 718-246-7459, 108 Court St. CLOSED - CITY CINEMAS SUTTON 1-2— 13)12:05, 4:35, 7:05. My Best Friend.(PG- The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13)11, 12, 1:40, 212-759-1411, 205 E. 57th St. 13)11:40, 1:40, 3:40, 5:55, 8:15, 10:20. 2:50, 4:20, 5:30, 7:05, 8:10, 9:45, 11, 12:25. Call for schedule. Sunflower.(Not Rated)11:15, 1:45, 4:20, 7, Daddy Day Camp.(PG)11:15, 1:45, 4:05. NEWLINECINEMA PRESENTS ANARTHURSARKISSIANANDROGERBIRNBAUM PRODUCTION ABRETTRATNERFILM 9:40. Harry Potter and the Order of the CO- EXECUTIVE Phoenix.(PG-13)11:30, 2:35. I Now CHRISTUCKER JACKIECHAN “RUSHHOUR3” PRODUCERS JAMESM.FREITAG LEONDUDEVOIR TOBYEMMERICH East Side AMC LOEWS 84TH STREET 6— Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.(PG- PRODUCER 13)6:30, 9:20, 12:05. The Invasion.(PG- 212-721-6023, 2310 Broadway CITY CINEMAS 86TH STREET EAST— 13)12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25, 12:50. The PRODUCED BASED ON CHARACTERS Daddy Day Camp.(PG)1, 9:45. Harry Potter ARTHURSARKISSIAN ROGERBIRNBAUM JAYSTERN JONATHANGLICKMAN ANDREWZ.DAVIS ROSSLAMANNA 212-734-4427, 210 E. 86th St. Last Legion.(PG-13)12, 2:25, 5, 7:30, 10, BY CREATED BY and the Order of the Phoenix.(PG- Hairspray.(PG)12, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:30. The 12:25. Ratatouille.(G)12:20, 3:10. Rush SCORE 11, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8, 10:15, 13)10:25, 1:30, 4:45, 8, 11. I Now Pronounce WRITTEN DIRECTED AVAILABLE ON Invasion.(PG-13) Hour 3.(PG-13)11:40, 12:40, 2, 3, 4:25, 5:20, 12:25. 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, You Chuck and Larry.(PG-13)9:30. The BY JEFFNATHANSON BY BRETTRATNER TM and ©MMVII NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Rush Hour 3.(PG-13) 6, 7,7:45, 8:30, 9:20, 10:15, 10:45, 11:45, SEQUENCES OF ACTION VIOLENCE, Invasion.(PG-13)10:40, 1:05, 3:30, 5:55, 12. The Simpsons Movie.(PG-13)11:30, 12:30, 1. The Simpsons Movie.(PG- SEXUAL CONTENT, NUDITY AND LANGUAGE WWW.RUSHHOURMOVIE.COM 8:25, 10:50. Ratatouille.(G)10:30, 1:20, 4, 7. 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30, 11:30. 13)12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 10:15, 12:35. Rush Hour 3.(PG-13)10:35, 11, 1:35, 3:15, Stardust.(PG-13)11:05, 1:50, 4:35, 7:15, MANHATTAN BRONX BROOKLYN QUEENS 4:15, 5:45, 7:30, 8:10, 10, 10:35. AMERICAN THEATRE CREATIVE ENT. ALPINE 7 REGAL ENT. GROUP 10:10, 12:50. Superbad.(R)11, 1:50, 4:40, REGAL ENT. GROUP AMC LOEWS KIPS BAY 15 CLEARVIEW FIRST & 62ND— 10:45, 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20. AMC BAY PLAZA LESSER ATLAS PARK STADIUM 8 Underdog.(PG) 7:20, 10, 12:40. 5:40, E-WALK STADIUM 13 2NDAVE.&32NDST. COBBLE HILL CINEMAS GLENDALE Transformers.(PG-13) 42ND ST. AND 8TH AVE. NAT’L AMUSEMENTS 212-777-3456, 400 E. 62nd St. AMC LOEWS CONCOURSE PLAZA REGAL ENT. GROUP LESSER CENTER CINEMAS 9, 12:20. 19TH ST. EAST 6 AMC LOEWS MULTIPLEX CINEMAS COURT STREET STADIUM 12 SUNNYSIDE Death at a Funeral.(R)11:15, 12:15, 2:30, 84TH STREET 6 B’WAY AT 19TH ST. AMC MAGIC JOHNSON HARLEM 9— NAT’L AMUSEMENTS CREATIVE ENT. KENT TRIPLEX NAT’L AMUSEMENTS 3:30, 5, 6, 7:30, 8:15, 9:45, 10:30. B‘WAY & 84TH ST. AMC LOEWS VILLAGE 7 The Last WHITESTONE MULTIPLEX COLLEGE POINT 212-665-8733, 2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd. CITY CINEMAS 3RD AVE. AT 11TH ST. AMC LOEWS KINGS PLAZA 6 MULTIPLEX CINEMAS Legion.(PG-13)12:10, 2:45, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15. EAST 86TH ST. CINEMAS STATEN ISLAND NAT’L AMUSEMENTS WHITESTONE 10:50, 1:50, REGAL ENT. GROUP My Best Friend.(PG-13)2, 7. The Bourne Ultimatum.(PG-13) COBBLE HILL BET. 2ND & 3RD AVES. BATTERY PARK STADIUM 11 REGAL ENT. GROUP LINDEN BLVD. MULTIPLEX AMC LOEWS VESEY AT WEST STS. ALL STATEN ISLAND CINEMAS 11:30, 4:30, 9:30. 4:45, 7:30, 10:15, 10:50, 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, REGAL ENT. GROUP FRESH MEADOWS 7 Ratatouille.(G) The COBBLE HILL CINEMA— 64TH AND 2ND AMC MAGIC JOHNSON STADIUM 16 ACCESSIT PAVILION THEATRE CREATIVE ENT. JACKSON 10:15. Daddy Day Camp.(PG)11, 1:35, 4. El PARK SLOPE Simpsons Movie.(PG-13)12, 2:15, 4:50, 7:15, 2ND AVE. AT 64TH ST. HARLEM 9 125TH ST. & FLORIN-CREATIVE TRIPLEX, JACKSON HTS. 11:50, 2:35, 5:25, 8:15, 11. 718-596-9113, 265 Court St. AMC LOEWS FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD. ATRIUM CINEMAS CREATIVE ENT. (SPANISH SUB-TITLES) 9:30. Stardust.(PG-13)1, 4, 7,10. Cantante.(R) The RIDGEWOOD FIVEPLEX 1, 3, 5, 7. WEST 34TH ST. 14 NEW COLISEUM THEATRE ELTINGVILLE NAT’L AMUSEMENTS Invasion.(PG-13)11:55, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, Arctic Tale.(G) Becoming 34TH ST. BET. 8TH & 9TH AVE. 703 WEST 181ST ST. REGAL ENT. GROUP REGAL ENT. GROUP JAMAICA MULTIPLEX Jane.(PG)12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10. El HYLAN PLAZA, NEW DORP SHEEPSHEAD BAY STADIUM 14 CINEMAS 10:05. Rush Hour 3.(PG-13)10:30, 11:30, 1, WESTCHESTER REGAL ENT. GROUP CLOSED-CLEARVIEW BEEKMAN— 2:05, 3:25, 4:25, 5:55, 6:45, 7,8:20, 9, 9:40, Cantante.(R)12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30. Rush NAT’L AMUSEMENTS NAT’L AMUSEMENTS NAT’L AMUSEMENTS CLEARVIEW CINEMAS KAUFMAN ASTORIA 212-777-3456, 1254 Second Ave. Hour 3.(PG-13)1, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:10. The ALL WESTCHESTER CITY CENTER 15: CINEMA GREENBURGH MT. KISCO CINEMAS STADIUM 14 10:50, 11:20. The Simpsons Movie.(PG- SAW MILL MULTIPLEX DE LUX, WHITE PLAINS MULTIPLEX CINEMAS MT. KISCO LESSER Call for schedule. 13)10:40, 1:10, 3:30, 5:40, 8, 10:20. Simpsons Movie.(PG-13)12, 2:05, 4:10, HAWTHORNE REGAL ENT. GROUP TRADEMARK CINEMAS REGAL ENT. GROUP MAIN STREET CINEMAS 6:15, 8:20, 10:20. Talk to Me.(R)8:45. CLEARVIEW CINEMAS CORTLANDT STADIUM 11 JEFFERSON VALLEY 8 NEW ROC CITY 18 & IMAX FLUSHING Superbad.(R)11:40, 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:55. Talk CENTRAL PLAZA 4 MOHEGAN LAKE YORKTOWN HEIGHTS NEW ROCHELLE REGAL ENT. GROUP to Me.(R)8:40, 11:15. 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Guggenheim 212-708-9400 Museum; Mon-Wed, Sat, Get some culture at these Sun, 10am-5:45pm; Fri Design for the special weekend events: 10am-8pm; $15, students Other 90% and seniors $10, children Cooper-Hewitt National Friday Passport Fridays Queens under 12 FREE. Friday Design Museum; Mon-Thu Museum of Art, 6:30-10pm, 6-8pm voluntary donation. 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-9pm, FREE. A weekly outdoor Through Sept. 25. A retro- Sat 10am-6pm, Sun noon- arts festival featuring spective of the influential 6pm; $12, seniors and dance performances, live and important Abstract students $9, Smithsonian concerts and film screen- Expressionist. 1071 Fifth Ave members FREE. Through ings. Flushing Meadows at 89th St (4, 5, 6 to 86th St) Sept. 23. This exhibition Corona Park, Queens 212-423-3500 highlights the trend among (7 to Willets Point/Shea designers to create affordable Stadium) 718-592-9700 The Sculpture of Louise and socially responsible Draw-A-Thon Rebar, 8pm- Nevelson: Constructing objects for the vast majority 4am, $13. Michael Alan’s a Legend of the world’s population not weekly art session contin- ues, with life drawing, Jewish Museum; Sat-Wed traditionally serviced by costumed models and live 11am-5:45pm, Thu 11am- professional designers. music. 147 Front St, 8pm; $12, seniors $10, 2 E 91st St at Fifth Ave (6 to between Jay and Pearl Sts, students $7.50, members 96th St) 212-849-8400 DUMBO, Brooklyn (F to and children under 12 FREE. York St) 718-797-2322 Through Sept. 16. This The Missing Peace: exhibition, the first major Artists Consider the Saturday survey of Nevelson’s work AUG FEDERICO URIBE: HUMAN NATURE Dalai Lama Neil Jenney, Arturo since 1980, includes 66 Working in collaboration with Puma, Federico Uribe is a Rubin Museum of Art; Mon- Herrera, 50,000 Beds, sculptures, works on paper conceptual artist who has created a life-sized urban jungle Thu 11am-5pm, Wed 11am- W(E)AVE and Michael and two room-sized 17 7pm, Fri 11am-10pm, Somoroff The Aldrich entirely composed of shoes. A conceptual artist, he creates Contemporary Art Museum, masterworks. 1109 Fifth Ave Sat-Sun 11am-6pm; $10, noon-5pm; $7,FREE with at 92nd St (4, 5, 6 to 86th hybrid works that resist classification while referencing art historical students and seniors $7, movements such as Pop Art. It’s at The Chelsea Art Museum through Metro-North ticket stub. St) 212-423-3200 children FREE. Through Saturdays through Oct. 31. Aug. 18. 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Gallery Annex at Grand 6pm; Fri 1-9pm; $15, seniors lighting in the Frick’s East Through Oct. 14. On view are Central Terminal.Through and students $9.50, mem- Gallery this summer. 1 E new paintings made specif- Oct. 28. The second part of bers and children under 12 70th St at Fifth Ave (6 to ically for this exhibition by this two-part exhibit focuses FREE. Through Oct. 14. 68th St-Hunter College) the Leipzig artist Neo Rauch, on the contributions of A 20-year retrospective of 212-288-0700 one of the most widely architect Squire Vickers and Stingel’s work, which pushes acclaimed painters of his his contemporaries to the the boundaries of what Neo Rauch at the Met generation. 1000 Fifth Ave at history of one of the world’s constitutes a physical Metropolitan Museum of 82nd St (4, 5, 6 to 86th St) greatest systems of mass painting. 945 Madison Ave Art; Sat-Mon, Wed, Thu 212-535-7710 transit. 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A tribute to Banks Violette Barbara excess and debauchery, Colen (6 to Astor Pl; L to First Ave) Gladstone Gallery, Tue-Sat 212-674-4769 and Snow invited 30 drunk and 10am-6pm, FREE. This stoned friends to the gallery to Closings dramatic installation is a trash the place, creating the collaboration with musician dirty nest of the installation’s Stephen O’Malley, from the Friday Stop by the opening of title. 76 Grand St, between doom-metal band Sunn O))). Susie Ghahremani’s Wooster and Green Sts (6, N, R, Ceci n’est pas ... (This is Not ...) 515 W 24th St, between 10th Teacher’s Pets. W to Canal St) 212-343-7300 26 THEATER /stage WEEKEND, AUGUST 17 - 19, 2007 ■ Q&A WITH A livelier cast MARCIA MILGROM DODGE By Matt Windman Where did the school- saves a classic amNewYork Theater Critic yard theme come from? Theatreworks struck It was an easy transition Though not a perfect production, gold with their intimate for me to invent this idea revival of “Seussical,” of the sort of kids you’d the new ‘Les Miz’ shuffles along which closes this week- see on a schoolyard. At end but will continue to my daughter’s school, I tour the country for years. realized all the charac- “Les Miz” did not receive We spoke with director ters in “Seussical” were Les Miserables great reviews back in 1987. Marcia Milgrom Dodge playing in the school- By Matt Windman The reviews in 2006 were about the experience. yard. The girl who amNewYork Theater Critic just as mixed, if slightly thinks she knows every- more hostile. “Why is this What makes “Seussical” thing – Sour Kangaroo. It was supposed to be a show back so soon?” won- worth reviving? Boy acting tough – the limited six-month engage- dered many critics. The lure is Seuss. And Wikershams. Kids flirt- ment. At least that’s what Though the new cast fea- musical theater is a joy- ing – the mayor and his we were told. Over a year tured many outstanding ac- ful express of his work. wife. ago, mega-producer tors, they were miscast. They’ve taken the literal Cameron Macintosh an- Alexander Gemignani was poetry of Seuss and set it Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 nounced that “Les Miz,” far too young to play Jean to music. Christopher St. Free. Schedule which had ended its 6,680- Valjean. Norm Lewis was varies. Go to www.twusa.org performance Broadway run too likeable for Javert. How did you and the for complete info. Thru Aug 17. less than four years earlier, Daphne-Rubin Vega was a authors reconceive the would return to the stage. disaster as Fantine. Lea Salonga breathes life into the role of Fantine. show? In spite of its unbeliev- Nevertheless, attendance All they said was keep it able international success, has been consistently strong of Fantine, who had previ- Of course, those rousing simple. That’s where the .com as more and more people ously been butchered by Ve- choral numbers and mes- essence of the show take in this 1980s spectacu- ga’s awkward performance, merizing set designs re- plays better. We had NY lar about a dozen characters the revival is more powerful main. Even if “Les Miz” is breakfast one morning mid-18th century France. than it was one year ago. not in the best of all possi- and Lynn (Ahrens) and There is no longer a tenta- Other outstanding addi- ble conditions, it would be Steve (Flaherty) showed /stage tive closing date and almost tions to the cast include hard not to have a good me pics of the pre-Broad- ■ Theater blog the entire cast has changed. Marissa McGowan as Epo- time. way workshop they had ■ Review archive The pride and joy of the nine, Max von Essen as En- Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West done in Toronto where ■ Matt’s audio review replacement cast is Lea Sa- jolras and Chip Zien as 44th St, 212-239-6200, $36.25- they used simple, not ex- longa. By rescuing the role Thenardier. 111.25. Open Run. travagant props. Matt entire cast. Apparently, the move Rashad, Cerveris lead Kenneth Branagh’s ‘As Windman did not help. Following its opening ‘Cymbeline’ cast You Like It’ makes HBO night on Sunday, producer Todd premiere Ellis announced the next morning Lincoln Center announced this CURTAIN that the opening performance week the cast for its fall production Kenneth Branagh’s long-awaited would also serve as the final per- of Shakespeare’s rarely revived film version of “As You Like It,” CALL formance, explaining that he fantasy “Cymbeline.”The cast of 26 which has not received a major closed it “due to a lack of ticket will include Phylicia Rashad, screen treatment since the 1930s, sales, a lack of positive feedback Michael Cerveris (“Sweeney will premiere on HBO on Tuesday, Disaster strikes ‘Idol: from audience members and crit- Todd,”“Lovemusik”), Martha August 21. The cast includes The Musical’ ics, and a lack of sustainable fi- Plimpton (“Coast of Utopia”) and Kevin Kline as Jacques, Alfred nancial resources.”“Idol” was de- John Cullum (“110 in the Shade”). Molina as Touchstone and Merely a week prior to its opening scribed as a satirical musical “Cymbeline”is an adventure fea- Bryce Dallas Howard as date, the producers of “Idol: The comedy focusing on the outra- turing a wicked queen, star- Rosalind. Musical” announced that the geous and delusional fan base of crossed lovers, long-lost children, show had suddenly replaced its the hit television show. riddles and sleeping potions. Send theater tips to MattWindman@aol.com. ■ AT THE THEATER The Winter’s Tale Project cals (and, sadly, one of the few Canadian duo Chris Craddock This 90-minute musical adapta- musicals in general) that leaves and Nathan Cuckow, constantly tion of Shakespeare’s fantasy-ro- you hankering for the next dance surprises. Sure, there are a few mance brings to memory Galt number. Many of the performers, lighthearted parodic aspects, yet MacDermot’s 1971 “Two too, are tip-top. (Talkinbroadway) the piece also has a more serious Gentlemen of Verona.”It even be- VILLAGE THEATRE, 158 Bleecker intent, as well as a strong narra- gins with an extended disco se- St, 212-279-4488, $15. Sun 4:45. tive spine and a hard-driving mu- quence! It surely did not help that Thru Aug 24. sical beat. (Theatermania) the cast sings along to a pre- VILLAGE THEATRE, 158 Bleecker recorded track, in lieu of a live Bash’d! A Gay Rap Opera St, 212-279-4488, $15. Fri 2:45. band. The script and score need This dynamic and moving piece, Thru Fri. trimming, but there is definitely written and performed by some potential in this occasional- Dirt ly exciting work. (Matt Windman) Austrian playwright Robert “The Winter’s Tale VILLAGE THEATRE, 158 Bleecker Schneider’s solo piece attempts Project” is Shakespeare St. 212-279-4488, $15. Sat noon. to show the effects of internal- set to disco. (Ted Shehinsky) Thru Sat. ized racism on the human spirit. Christopher Domig plays Sad relenting bleakness do not make Williamsburg! The Musical (short for Saddam), an Arab man for compelling theater. (Theatermania) Director Deborah Wolfson has de- who has illegally immigrated to THE PLAYERS THEATRE LOFT, vised some devilishly clever cho- the U.S. and now works as a rose 115 MacDougal St, 212-279-4488, reography for her cast, making “Williamsburg” leaves you peddler. Unfortunately, the $15. Fri 8pm, Sat 8:45, Sun 5pm. this one of the few Fringe musi- wanting more. (Dixie Sheridan) script’s repetitive nature and un- Thru Aug 22. 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It Special to amNewYork makes it that much harder to walk Cleopatra’s Needle off the line.” Our original cuisine has been featured Stepping up to the velvet rope at ■ “Excess is still a part of elegant on Food Network's "$40 a day" New York’s most exclusive nightlife. I’m constantly dealing Happy Hr 4-7:30 nightspots can be a harrowing expe- with publicists and managers, try- 2485 B'way (92 St.) 212.769.6969 rience. You stand in line, put on a ing to protect their clients’ image. brave face and hope that all those Should they roll up in one SUV or Club Vesta hours at the gym were enough. But, four?” AFTER WORK THURSDAY & to ultimately get in, you need to ■ “Sometimes, the regular cus- INDULGE FRIDAYS. know the rules of the game. tomers don’t even get in because 390 8th Ave. www.vestaNY.com “Understand, the doorman de- they get too comfortable — and 212.947.1970 cides who gets in,” said Frank the night club circuit is not the McHugh, general manager of the place to relax. 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Get breakfast, lunch & ■ and can easily be spot- it through, if only by noticing how dinner. Look up ted giving potential others dress and approach the 151 Remsen St 718-222-3900 nightlife entrants the once- door,” said Giorgio Gaber, doorman venues over, glancing at a at Home, 542 W. 27th St. Justin’s clipboard and double- However, with a little advanced Happy Hour Every Day. Fine kissing regulars. planning and for a price, you don’t Southern & Caribbean Cuisine. Even in 90-degree weather, Man- have to brave the door by yourself. 31 West 21st Street. hattan doormen wear pointed The Hotel Gansevoort offers a Night 212.352.0599 loafers and exquisitely tailored jack- Owl Package providing VIP access ets. So casual summer wear, from to some of the hottest clubs in town, Pete’s Downtown shorts to flip-flops, will never cut it along with deluxe room accommo- 3 Course Prix-Fixe. $20.06. Lunch: for prospective entrants. dations. Tue-Fri. Dinner: Tue-Thur. “Anyone with great style is wel- Also, by signing up on the Web 2 Water St, Brooklyn 718.858.3510 come, regardless of whether you’re a site Clubplanet.com, you can get teacher, a yuppie or anything in be- your name on a club’s guest list in San Luigi tween,” said Wass Stevens, doorman just a few minutes. Offering 4 course dinner for 2, at celebrity-friendly Marquee, 289 Wass Stevens, a doorman at Marquee, says that anyone with great Still, even with an “in” and the $39.95 (Mon & Tue only) 10th Ave. “The repeat offenders who style has a chance of getting into the celebrity-friendly club. (Jonathan Scheff) right look, no one is guaranteed en- 311 Amsterdam Ave (75th St.) never get in are women who (don’t trance, not even regulars. However, 212.362.8828 consider) their body types and men “We always check feet,” Stevens ally not admitted, unless they’re a bad attitude and a sense of enti- who don’t think style matters.” said. “While cheap shoes are the paying for a booth. tlement are always deal-breakers. Shaffer City Oyster Bar In other words ladies, if you want worst, so is a pair of beat-up, un- If you don’t have a black AmEx to “Some people are such clichés. Come experience it for yourself. a good example of how to dress, pedicured toes crammed into $500 put down, your best bet is to show They come up to the rope screaming, New York's number one Seafood & “think of Midtown or the shopping shoes.” up as a lone guy in a group of ladies. ‘Do you know who I am?’ And, guess Oyster Bar. 5 West 21st St. district on Fifth and Madison during Once you look the part, it’s impor- Don’t know any? Make friends with what, I’ll never know who they are. 212.255.9827 the daytime. Those women are well- tant to know the basic doorman some in line and promise to buy They’re not getting in,” said Fabrizio put-together, relaxed and totally guidelines. One unspoken rule is them a round of drinks. Brienza, doorman at Guest House, Sugar Bar sexy without exposing too much of maintaining a 60-40 mix, meaning Another down-low rule is that the next-door neighbor and sister Easter Brunch. Premier live music anything.” Stevens said. that for every two men there must be persistence matters. club of Home. “The ruder people venue & fine dining. And fellas, throwing on a clean three women inside the club. For “Chances are, if you brave the line are, the easier my job is.” 254 West 72nd Street. shirt and sneakers will not impress. this reason, groups of guys are usu- for weeks, you can eventually make 212.579.0222 sugarbarnyc.com ■ Tracks Bar & Grill HAPPY HOUR LISTINGS Working Stiff Special. Show your Union card: $3.50 Domestic beer. 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Even if impressive and often hit up after work. the structure of its space resembles the name of the bar, To advertise or for unusual assortment of beers THE COLLINS BAR: 735 The Deal: Mon-Fri 4-7pm, $1 what does it matter? This is New York,after all. more information , in the backyard. Standard EIGHTH AVE. 212-541- off draft beer, well drinks Southern libations, such as please call 4206 In the crux of Hell’s and wine. $3.50 “pint of the The Deal: Mon-Fri 5-9pm, $3.50 bottled beer, $3 well the mint julep, are on the 212.239.5398 or email Kitchen sits The Collins Bar, day,”Mon-Fri all day until drinks, $1 off all other drinks menu but the Southern [email protected] 100 percent free of tourists 9pm. /entertainment LIVE ENTERTAINMENT 29 WEEKEND, AUGUST 17 - 19, 2007 Friday AUG HARVARD SAILING Music TEAM: ON THE JITNEY Paul van Dyk Sketch comedy that takes you SummerStage, 7pm, $50. 18 virtually to the Hamptons. It’s a Through Saturday. PVD hoot. At the PIT. Saturday celebrates five years of 9:30pm, $8. 154 W 29th St, between Sixth laying down trance beats in and Seventh Aves (1, R, W to 28th St) Central Park. Enter park at 69th St and Fifth Ave (6 to 212-563-7488 www.thepit-nyc.com 68th St-Hunter College) 212-307-7171 comedy veteran performs Vampire Slayer,”featuring a Edward Elgar and stand-up. 1626 Broadway at live cast, “Buffy-oke” and His World 50th St (N,R,W to 49th St) goodie bags. 323 Sixth Ave Sosnoff Theater in the 212-757-4100 at W 3rd St (A, C, E, B, D, F, V Richard B. Fischer Center to W 4th St-Washington Sq) for Performing Arts, 8pm; Special Events 212-924-7771 $20, $35, $45. The Bard East Village Walking Music Festival’s celebration Tour of the sesquicentennial of St. Mark’s Hotel, 11am, $10. Sunday Edward Elgar’s birth The tri-weekly tour of St. Music includes more music, Mark’s Place and Alphabet discussions and lectures. 59th St-Columbus Circle) 8pm, FREE. Through Sat. Saturday City led by East-Village.com. Ghostland Observatory, Tonight’s performers include 212-868-4444 Presented by Shakespeare 2 St. Mark’s Pl at Third Ave McCarren Park Pool, 3pm- mezzo-soprano Sasha in the Parking Lot, it’s not Music (6 to Astor Pl) 917-215-2575 8pm, FREE. A performance Cooke, pianist Jeremy Denk, Talks & Readings fancy, but it’s still the Bard. Bishop Allen, Page by the Austin based tenor William Ferguson, the Jessica Bruder Ludlow St at Broome Sts France, Mobius Band, Buffy at Midnight electronic duo and Yacht, a Jupiter String Quartet and Barnes & Noble Astor Place, (F, V to Lower East Side- Locksely IFC Center, 12am, $11. A sing- band described on its official Piers Lane on piano. Route 7pm, FREE. Bruder presents Second Ave) 212-877-0099 Bowery Ballroom, 8pm, $15. a-long to the classic musical site as “an amalgamation of 9G on the Bard College “Burning Book: A Visual Local bands rock out. episode of “Buffy the self-taught dance moves campus, Annandale-on- History of Burning Man.”4 La Strada 6 Delancey St at Bowery and anthemic electro-power Hudson, New York (Amtrak Astor Pl, between Broadway IFC Center, 12pm, $11. (J,M to Bowery; B,D to jams all played backwards to Rhinecliff) 845-758-7950 and Lafayette St (6 to Astor Through Sunday. A Grand St) 212-533-2111 and covered in cherry cola.” Pl; N, R to 8th St-NYU) screening of Federico www.boweryballroom.com Lorimer St, between Bayard Comedy 212-420-1322 Fellini’s classic, as part of the St and Driggs Ave, Dana Gould year-long “Essential Art Comedy Williamsburg, Brooklyn (L to Comix; 8, 10:30pm; $20 Special Events House: Janus at 50” cele- Greg Proops Bedford Ave; G to Nassau plus two-item min. The Much Ado About bration. 323 Sixth Ave at W Caroline’s on Broadway, 8 Ave) mccarrenpark.com former “Simpsons” writer, Nothing 3rd St (A, C, E, B, D, F, V to W and 10:30pm, $31. The Paul Van Dyk is at Central among other things, has The Municipal Parking Lot, 4th St) 212-924-7771 “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Park Fri-Sat. (Getty Images) continued on page 30 been working the circuit for ages. 353 W 14th St, between Eighth and Ninth Aves (A, C, E to 14th St; L to Eighth Ave) 212-524-2500 Al Gore Memorial High Eye brows • Eye liners School People’s Improv Theater, Lip lines • Full lip color 11pm, $8. A nationally Eyelash Extension touring, interactive, one-man sketch comedy show by 316 5th Ave. Tel. (212) 244-2921 Aaron Ross. 154 W 29th St, & 32nd St. 2Fl. (917) 825-1277 between Sixth and Seventh New York, NY 10001 Aves (1, R, W to 28th St) 212-563-7488 • By Appointment, Jane Lee www.thepit-nyc.com Experienced NYC Licensed Technician • Safe/Sterile/Professional COME JOIN US FOR AN INTIMATE AND UNIQUE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE A NIGHT OF ITALIAN OPERA, ITALIAN SONGS, MUSICAL THEATER, FEATURING: O sole mio (It ís Now Or Never) • Danny Boy • Tosca (Duet - Act1) Dicitencello vuij ( Just say I Love Her) • Be My Love Non ti sordar di me (duet) • Parlami diamore, mariu (duet) Libiamo (Duet - la Traviata) • Oh patria mia (Aida) &