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M ovie review "Bible quiz— ...... Rulers and their wives C a r r e y f a i l s again as ‘C able G uy’ WILLIAM NED ANDREWS This is Jim Carrey’s show of By FR. PETER HORTON Jim Carrey, who carried two Ben Stiller hoped to make a dismal “Ace Ventura" films to dark comedy with a message seriousness and Broderick II is not uncommon in history for kings and emperors to be highlighted for their accom­ plishments or misdeeds while their dutiful wives are relegated to the shadows. In many box-office success and who about the media, but he knows it. Any actor could have Çolumbia Pictures presents a instances, however, their queens have been quite instrumental in altering the course of history. Bemie Brillstein/Brad Grey gave little Insight into the Rid- achieves a uneasy, confusing filled this role with little effort. Match the rulers in the left-hand column with their respective wives in the right. production of a Licht/Mueller dler in “Batman Forever,“ is film that wanders between "The Cable Guy" Is a slickly film Company production of a back with a friendly vengeance slapstick and social commen­ packaged movie which has lit­ tary. The satire falls prey to pen Stiller film, “The Cable in "The Cable Guy." This new tle style or substance. There 1. King Saul — a. Bernice ■Guy" movie from director Ben Stiller Carrey’s overworked antics may come a time when Jim is the first of Carrey's four- and his tired, exaggerated use Carrey meets a director who 2. King David — b. Herodias picture deal worth $22 million. of his body. Carrey is a one- Cable G u y ...... Jim Carrey can rein In his m eny excess. 3. King Solomon — C. Athaliah fiteven . .. .Matthew Broderick All that this dismal stab at note performer and he over­ Ben Stiller is not up to the R o b in ...... Leslie Mann adult black comedy does is plays that note here. Director task. I Until Carrey begins to 4. KingAhab — d. Vashti: Esther Stiller is Incapable o f closing prove that Carrey is not worth find the depth of character his down his overbearing 5. KingJehoram — e. Shinoam music by John the money. roles require, he will be just Carrey stars as the title attempts at humor. Ôttman/produced by Andrew another comediaii mired in 6. Herod the Great — f. Cornelia: Pompeia: Calpur- character, who, when called to Matthew Broderick portrays Licht, Jeffrey Mueller and Judd wasted material. You can skip nia: Cleopatra (?) Apatow/executive producers, install cable at Steven’s apart­ Steven with a mixture of shy­ “The Cable Guy” and not miss Brad Grey, Bemie Brillstein. ment, becomes a possessive, ness, doubt and confusion. 7. Herod Antipas — g. the Pharaoh's daughter; the any development in Carrey’s Queen o f Sheba(?) Marc Gurvitz and Lou overprotective menace under Yet the talented actor, who career. “The Cable Guy” sug­ H oltz / w ritten by Lou the disguise of friendship. hasn't had a hit in some time, 8. Herod Agrippa II gests that there is no such — h. Mariamne I: Mariamne II; ..HoltzI directed by Ben Stiller/a Steven, an architect Just seems content to ride on Doris: Malthace: Cleopatra Columbia Picture rated PG-13 dumped by his girlfriend, asks Carrey's coattails. Broderick thing as free cable, but proves (not the Egyptian queen) for free movie channels. The seems confused as to why he that $22 million is gross ,fpr language and violence. 9. Julius Caesar (Emperor of Rome ) is in the film in the first place. overpayment. — i. Michal; Maacah; Bathshe- price of cheating the cable ba; Abigail: Haggith company, as he soon leams, is more than the penally of 10. Xerxes I (Ahasuerus. Emperor of — j. Jezebel STATION SQUARE Persia) PLAYHOUSE law. Steven becomes a victim Books in brief as the Cable Guy uses him to POI ¡J6 ¡«8 ¡«U ¡«19 !»S ¡ffr ¡S f ¡K !»i :SX3M SNV E deal with his lonely past. From the producers of Never popular in school and By FR. KENNETH MYERS England. It is a moving NUNSENSE & FOREVER PLAID often placed in front of the TV ------account of how strong faith as a child, the Cable Guy sees The Church Visible: the Cer- was taken from the people by Opening July 7 friendship as ownership. As emonial Life and Protocol o f the England's ruling elites. ^ 1 ;Jude Pohl presents their twisted relatiortship con­ Roman Catholic Church by We're on a Mission from The Hilarious Comedy tinues, the results get darker James-Charles Noonan, Jr. God: The Generation X guide to (Viking). When I was in the John Paul II, the Catholic and darker. B'ishop Donald Wuerl’s seminary we reveled in our It is obvious that director Church and the Real Meaning television program on June 30 M e e n knowledge of ecclesiastical o f Life by Mary Beth Bonacci is titled “A Walk Through the trivia. Now an entire book — (Ignatius). Eleven foundational Liturgy — Part H ” DELIS well over 500 pages — has beliefs of the Catholic religion In this program, the bishop P o O o O been carefully edited to reveal are carefully examined in continues his explanation of 1 VAL infomiation about subjects as response to objections raised (formerly St Conrad's) the meaning of the Mass with Limited Engagement diverse as the Swiss Guards, by fundamentalists. Each special emphasis on the Meridian (west of Butler) 8 Weeks Only the papal household, the mill- chapter relies carefully on eucharistie prayers. The priest Sundays — 7 P.M. tary religious orders, the his- scripture. 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