These movies are showing at local theaters this weekend. Check daily listings for show times. Capsule reviews are from wire services and staff reports.
Outside Providence
Produced by the Farrelly brothers, whose "There's Something About Mary" spawned a host of hormone-driven if sometimes moronic imitations. Another coming-of-age comedy, with Alec Baldwin in a bravura performance as a blue-collar father.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
Chill Factor
Action-adventure about the investigation of a military operation that -- oops! -- results in a chemical substance that could kill every living thing within hundreds of miles. Cuba Gooding Jr. and Skeet Ulrich are among those endangered.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
In Too Deep
Omar Epps goes undercover to foil a gangster named God (LL Cool J). The mission is dangerous. It could cost him his life. Oooh.
- Plaza Six, 24th and Iowa.
The Muse
Albert Brooks is fired from his Hollywood job and turns to Sharon Stone, a muse, to overcome writer's block. Good buzz surrounds this comedy.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
Dudley Do-Right
Brendan Fraser, the Mountie, loves Nell (Sarah Jessica Parker). But can he overcome the plottings of Snidely Whiplash (Alfred Molina)?
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
The 13th Warrior
Antonio Banderas battles mysterious creatures that want to eat everyone. Save us, Antonio!
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
The Astronaut's Wife
This story of an "infected" astronaut smells rotten. It stars Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron, but the studio isn't letting critics see it in advance.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
A Dog of Flanders
Jack Warden, Cheryl Ladd and Jon Voight star in a family film about a boy who loves his dog and has a knack for painting.
- Plaza Six, 24th and Iowa.
S.L.C Punk
Two punks live in Salt Lake City. The film covers their all-day routine. The realism of the character-narrated movie may be discussed. One of the punks gets ill, stays in hospital for three weeks, comes out again. Three parties are covered and one concert including a fight between punks, rednecks and others.
- Liberty Hall Cinemas, 644 Mass.
Bowfinger
Written by Steve Martin, this comedy stars him as a Hollywood producer wannabe determined to make a blockbuster. Eddie Murphy plays both an A-list star and his nerdy look-alike. Intriguing cast includes Christine Baranski, Terence Stamp and Robert Downey Jr.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
Run Lola Run
Exhilarating moviemaking, with a flame-haired Berliner charging across the city in a race against time, with 20 minutes to find 100,000 marks -- or her boyfriend will be dead. Cinematic, kinetic, playful and profound, the film literally teems with possibilities.
- Liberty Hall Cinemas, 644 Mass.
The Iron Giant
Lots of warm buzz surrounds this animated film about a small boy who befriends a 50-foot robot, new to Planet Earth. Voices include Jennifer Aniston and Harry Connick Jr.
- Plaza Six, 24th and Iowa.
Mystery Men
Ever think you'd see Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush in the same flick with Paul Reubens (a.k.a. Pee-Wee Herman)? Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy and Greg Kinnear also star as clumsy superhero wannabes who attempt to save a city when its real protector is kidnapped.
- Plaza Six, 24th and Iowa.
The Thomas Crown Affair
Loosely based on the 1968 Steve McQueen caper, this tells of an unlikely romance between a millionaire art thief (Pierce Brosnan) and an insurance investigator (Rene Russo).
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
Sixth Sense
Child psychologist Bruce Willis has his hands full with a boy who channels troubled ghosts.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
Deep Blue Sea
Director Renny Harlin still hasn't recovered from his "Cutthroat Island" sinker, but this hungry-shark saga could prove to be his life jacket. The shark in question has human intelligence and demonic cleverness. Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane and Samuel L. Jackson are among those threatened by the bloodthirsty beast.
- Plaza Six, 24th and Iowa.
Runaway Bride
This reteams the major players of the 9-year-old box-office smash "Pretty Woman": Julia Roberts, Richard Gere and director Garry Marshall. It's not a "Pretty Woman" sequel; in fact, Harrison Ford and Geena Davis once were mentioned for the leads. Instead of playing lonely billionaire and happy hooker, the lushly photographed stars play a cynical newspaper columnist and a down-home young woman who keeps leaving grooms at the altar. When he makes her the subject of a column, she wants revenge.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
The Blair Witch Project
The "disappearance" of three young filmmakers shooting a documentary about the occult is the basis for a fake that's genuinely disturbing. The trick in this brilliantly sustained mockumentary is that rarest of treats -- an original and disturbing horror movie.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
The Red Violin
A time-and-space-spanning tale that follows the history of a master-crafted musical instrument from its birth in a 17th-century Italian workshop through its sale at an auction in modern-day Montreal -- and follows the passions, sorrows and joys of the people who come to own it. A stately, visually-striking omnibus, occassionally hindered by its own conventions, and featuring some embrassingly bad erotic interludes. With Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi and a large, international cast.
- Liberty Hall Cinemas, 644 Mass.
Inspector Gadget
Matthew Broderick plays the good-hearted cop who, when his own street smarts aren't enough, uses an assemblage of gizmos to help track the bad guys. So what is Rupert Everett doing in this? Playing the most evil of the bad guys -- we imagine with a generous bite of sarcasm.
- Plaza Six, 24th and Iowa.
American Pie
Some high school seniors make a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
- Plaza Six, 24th and Iowa.
Mickey Blue Eyes
Bubbly Hugh Grant plays an auctioneer with a seemingly respectable fiancee, Jeanne Tripplehorn. Trouble comes in the form of James Caan, playing Tripplehorn's poppa, an organized-crime boss who wants to mold Grant into one of the family.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Another creation of Kevin Williamson ("Scream," "Dawson's Creek"), this dark comedy stars Helen Mirren as a history teacher who loves making life miserable for her students. We've all known a Tingle-like teacher, and if we're honest about it, we still hate her guts.
- Southwind Twelve, 3433 Iowa.
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