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THE VANCOUVER SUN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2001 Lee gets off board to play it for laughs ason Lee's breakthrough role was in Kevin Smith's 1995 indie, Mallrats. Smith, known for his quirky, sophomoric subject matter and references to Star Wars, hockey and comic books, cast Lee as high-school kid Brodie Bruce, and has since included Lee in his movies Chasing Amy, Dogma and the recent Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. "Fortunately for me," deadpans Lee, "because I was pretty much ready to get out of That's right, skateboarding. The southern California native had turned his childhood passion into a career, even popularizing a move called the "360 flip." "I didn't kr know what else I was going to do and that happened and it's been going ever since yeah, uphill ever since, I guess," he admits as we chat between shots at the dining room table of a Shaughnessy -turnedmovie-set fo for Lee's latest the romantic comedy, A Guy Thing. Lee plays a guy who wakes up from his bachelor party in bed with a young woman (Julia Stiles) to whom he's not engaged.

"He's your typical sweet, kind-hearted fella who just can't quite find his place and he's not the best liar. Fortunately, his fiance (Selma Blair) is a bit dim so he's getting away with more than he thought he would be able to." Lee now seems to have made the move to the mainstream he stars as Tom Cruise's best pal in Vanilla Sky (opening on Friday) and appears to be on a comedy roll with parts in Heartbreakers with Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt, the upcoming Barry Sonnenfeld film, Big Trouble, and Imagine Entertainment's The Promise with Tom Green. And for someone who admits he began playing the fool as early as kindergarten "I was always goofy and very much the smart-ass class clown" Lee's turn as funnyman isn't right out of left field. "It just sort of happened that way. I just take it as it comes, ya know.

I like that I've just been cast for what people feel I'm right for, so I don't think I'll ever have to worry about being Mr. Comedy and always trying to be funny or having to be funny. I just sort of do what roles require of me." It was during the Vanilla Sky shoot last winter when stars Cruise and Nicole Kidman's marriage imploded, but Lee, who worked sporadically over the five-month shoot, says he wouldn't have known what Cruise was going through unless he'd been told. "I wasn't there when they announced it on the set sort of inform everybody about what was going on in case they were to hear about it in the media, which of course everybody did. But had Lynne McNamara THE BACKLOT MAKES A GREAT HOLIDAY' 'GIFT MARIE OSMOND WILL BE THERE WILL YOU? LIVE AT THE ORPHEUM Madeleine Albright February 12 Dr.

Jerri Nielsen March 19 Marlee Matlin April 16 Kim Phuc May 14 Marie Osmond June 4 SPECIAL EVENT ADDITION Dr. Maya Angelou April 24 SERIES TICKETS ONLY NOW ON SALE CALL TICKETMASTER (604) 280-4444 UNIQUE LIVES EXPERIENCES THE VANCOUVER SUN DOMEM BC WATERFRONT SPEAKERS AND DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE woman means to trust and confide in. "Commit" to a NOW "Commit" to a man means to institutionalize. PLAYING! Back by popular demand. THE VOGUE THEATRE 'ROBERT The male intellect: an oxymoron? Getting dumped has never been funnier Nov 29th Dec 16th, 2001 Call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or www.ticketmaster.ca For group discounts call 604-331-7909.

4 Province 97KISSEM Tinnies CAN BRILL THE PlayHOUSE Only to Dec 19 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR GLYNIS LEYSHON Meredith Wilson's THE MUSIC MAN Book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey STARRING JEFF HYSLOP 3 SHOWS ADDED! Tues, December 18, 8pm Wed, December 19, 2 25 OUT OF 35 SHOWS SOLD OUT! dancing is transcendent. He glides, he flies." "Broadway comes to Vancouver" CBC "The Music Man makes any day shine." "Director Michael Shamata takes an already solid musical and makes it soar so beautifully that until I can get back to NYC, this is all the Broadway I need." The Vancouver Sun DON'T MISS OUT! 13d000 CALL TICKETMASTER GIAVa AB 604 280 3311 HYSLOP www.ticketmaster.ca JEFF OF SPONSORED BY: MEDIA SPONSORS: A TELUS CBC radiOnE 1057 490 BC PHOTO THE VANCOUVER SUN All performances at Hamilton Dunsmuir Meredith Wilson's The Music Man is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212) 541-4684 Fax: (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com Support Professor Harold Hill's Musical Instrument Recycling Programme Visit www.vancouverplayhouse.com for details Jason Lee (right) and Tom Cruise appear I not known, I wouldn't have known just by being on the set and being around him. He's a very outgoing, energetic, enthusiastic, professional person. And he was also the producer of a very big movie and the lead. He worked every day.

I wouldn't have known didn't show at all." Vanilla Sky was Lee's second experience working with music-journalistturned-film-director Cameron Crowe. In Crowe's earlier film, Almost Famous, Lee plays rock singer Jeff Bebe. "It was fun," says Lee, 66 but at the same time it was kind of intense because we knew it was something different for Cameron. And in a way, something different for all of us. I don't think I had done anything quite like that and I knew it was important for me and I wanted to do a really good job.

And I think everybody kind of knew that something different was being made. Something incredibly unique and important. All the while, of course, was incredibly happy to be there and to have had the part written for me." Next, Lee moves over to another Vancouver-shot film, Lawrence Kasdan's The Dreamcatcher (from the Stephen King novel) in January. He'll play one of four childhood pals who go on a hunting trip, only to become the hunted. But first, he has a whole month off.

And what'll he do? "Sleep, enjoy not having to get up at a specific time every day," he says with a sweet smile. IS IT FINAL? New Line Cinema's teen horror sequel, Final Destination II, is in prep this month and next and will go to camera here Vancouver's in mid Devon Sawa, who played a young man who could predict deaths in the original, a surprise hit at the box office, will not return for the sequel, but Ali Larter reprises her role, We tell you everything except how it ends. MOVIE Fridays in THE VANCOUVER SUN Call 604-33-11-SUN for Home Delivery. in Focus, which opens Friday. starring with newcomer Andrew Downing and Tony Todd.

David Ellis, who came to know our streets and alleys well while helming Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, will direct. JOE AIRS If you ever wondered what happened to the sweet little flick, Beautiful Joe, shot here in the summer of 2000 and starring Sharon Stone, Billy Connelly, Ian Holm, Gil Bellows and Vancouver actors Frank C. Turner, Sheila Paterson, Connor Widdows and Barbara Tyson it never did make it to the big screen. But you can catch it on TV's Movie Central Dec. 20 at 11 p.m.

and Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. ARE YOU PARANORMAL? If you're an unthreateningly cute, obviously smart 15- to 20-year-old who looks 15, has a sunny disposition and a great sense of humour have we got a part for you! Vancouver casting directors Coreen Mayrs and Heike Brandstatter are looking for a gal with a flair for the lead role in upcoming TV pilot, Paranormal Girl, shooting next March in Los Angeles. You can drop in to their open casting call Sunday anytime between 2 and 5 p.m. in the Robson Room of the Pacific Palisades Hotel, 1277 Robson St.

No appointment or preparation necessary. The Backlot appears Wednesday and Saturday. CINEMAS 111: FIFTH AVENUE 1 1.1 I (Subtitled) In Two Theatres: 3:50, 4:45, 7:00, 7:40, 9:40, 10:15 (14A) THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE 5:00, 7:50, 10:10 (14A) Ends Tomorrow! SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK 4:30, 7:30, 10:00 (14A) CHUNNYANG (Subtitled) 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 (PG) Ends Tomorrow! PARK KANDAHAR (Subtitled) 7:00 9:00 (PG) Tunes, day Only 00 FIRST TRES DUNBAR HARRY POTTER THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (DTS) 7:00 (PG) VARSITY LIFE AS A HOUSE (DTS) 7:15 9:30 (14A) Advanced Tickets for 'Lord of the Rings' on sale now! CINEMARK. Tinseltown AT INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE Abbott Pender 806-0799 Tickets showtimes available at cinemark.com CINEPLEX ODEON ADVANCE TICKETS CINECHARGE 604-502 2463 DIGITAL STRAWBERRY HILL GRANDE CINEMAS 120th SI Ave. 604 501 9400 Lord Of The Rings Advance Tickets Now Available SPY (14A violence, coarse language )Wed.

Thu. HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE No Passes 3 BLACK KNIGHT (PG coarse language, violence) Wed. Thu. (PGfrightening scenes )(On Screens) Wed. Thu.

12:00, 12:55,3:10,5:25,7:40,10:05 OCEAN'S ELEVEN No Passes (PG coarse language, violence) OUT COLD (144 sexually suggestive language) (On 2 Screens) Wed. Thu. Wed. Thu. 7:25,9:35 THE TASTE OF (PG coarse use )Wed.

SHALLOW (PG coarse language) Wed. Thu. 1:10, Thu. 1:20,4:05,6:50,9:25 4:00,7:20,10:10 ENEMY LINES No Passes (14A violence coarse language) HEIST (14A coarse language, violence) Wed. Thu.

10:00 BEHIND Wed. Thu. 1:00,3:40,7:15,9:55 MONSTERS, INC. (G) Wed. Thu.

12:00.2:25,4:50,7:10,9:30 GRANVILLE CINEMAS 855 Granville St 604 684 4000 TETX No Passes (14A violence, coarse language) FAT GIRL (R sexual violence, sexually sugg. scenes SPY GAME Wed. Thu. 1:30,4:30,7:30.10:20 involving minors) Wed. 12:50,3:50,7:20,10:10 Thu.

12:50,3:50,10:10 FOCUS 4:10.7:10.9:50 (PG violence, coarse language) Wed. Thu. 1:10, AMELIE TEX (14A sexually sugg. scenes, violence, scene of childbirth) Wed. 1:00,4:00,7:00,9:40 SHALLOW (PG coarse language) Wed.

Thu. 1:20, Thu. 1:00,4:00,9:40 4:20,6:50,9:30 THE ART OF WOO PG coarse LIFE AS A HOUSE (14A sexually suggestive sexually suggestive scenes) Wed. Thu. scenes, coarse use) Wed.

Thu. 12:40,3:40,6:40,9:20 12:30,3:30.7:40.10:00 PARK TILFORD CINEMAS Cotton Rd Brookshank Ave 604 985 3911 Lord Of The Rings Advance Tickets Now Available SHALLOW (PG coarse language) Wed. Thu. 7:15,9:55 SPY (14A violence, coarse language )Wed. Thu.

LIFE AS A HOUSE (14A sexually suggestive 7:00,9:45 scones, coarse language, drug use Wed. Thu. 6:50.9:30 BEHIND ENEMY LINES No Passes (144 violence coarse language) Wed. Thu. 7:30,10:00 (144 nudity, sexually suggestive scenes) Wed.

AMELIE (14A sexually sugg, scenes, violence, scene of childbirth) Thu. 7:10,9:40 Wed. Thu. 7:20.9:50 OAKRIDGE CENTRE CINEMAS 601 650 Weft 41st Ave 604 263 1944 HAFRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE No Passes Wed. Thu.

6:30,9:45 SPY (14A violence, coarse language )Wed. Thu. PG frightening scenes) 7:00,10:15 OCEAN'S ELEVEN No Passes (PG coarse violence) Wed. Thu. 6:45,10:00 Valid for Only www.

a ye FAMOUS PLAYERS BIG SCREEN! BIG SOUND! BIG DIFFERENCE! 2001 Famous Players Inc. All rights reserved Showtimes always available at Tel: 604-272-7280 Showtimes Valid Dec 10-13 TEL 604 513 8747 200 th St Hwy Langley COLOSSUS LANGLEY OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 4:15 7:10 9:50 in specially enhanced 35mm on the Screen OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 12:30 1:00 2:00 3:15 3:45 5:00 POUT COLD 2:05 4:35 7:35 sexually suggestive scenes, 6:45 7:40 8:05 9:20 10:15 GUIDANCE coarse lan- coarse language THX guage, Violence THX A SPACE TRAVESTY GUIDANCE coarse HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 12:45 1:30 language, sexually suggestive scenes THX 2:15 3:30 4:00 4:45 5:30 7:00 7:45 8:30 9:15 GUID- BLACK KNIGHT 1:25 4:10 7:20 9:40 PARENTAL GUIDANCE ANCE frightening scenes THX coarse language, Violence THX MONSTERS, INC. 1:15 2:30 3:35 4:50 7:15 7:55 THX LIFE AS A HOUSE 1:20 4:20 7:25 sexually suggestive GAME 12:55 2:10 3:40 5:15 7:10 8:00 9:55 10:30144 scenes, coarse language, drug use THX Violence, coarse language THX SHALLOW HAL 1:35 4:25 7:30 GUIDANCE coarse BEHIND ENEMY LINES 12:50 1:45 3:20 4:30 7:05 7:50 9:30 language THX Violence, coarse language THX BLUE PLANET in IMAX 2D 12:30 2:45 (S7C) Subject to classification IMAX CHINA: THE PANDA ADVENTURE (IMAX 2D) GROUP 1:30 GENERAL IMAX ADVANCE TICKET SALES: 513-1610 SALES: 930-IMAX (4629) TEL SILVERCITY 604-523-2911 COQUITLAM Street Coquitiam ale OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 1:00 1:30 2:00 3:50 4:15 4:50 BEHIND ENEMY LINES 12:40 1:15 3:10 3:40 7:05 7:35 9:50 10:15 7:20 7:40 8:00 10:05 10:25 10:45 THX MONSTERS. INC. 1:35 2:35 4:10 4:50 7:10 7:35 9:35 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 12:30 SPY GAME 12:35 1:10 3:20 3:55 7:00 7:30 9:50 10:20 12:55 1:25 1:55 3:50 4:25 4:45 5:15 7:15 7:50 8:15 9:00 LIFE AS A HOUSE 12:45 3:30 7:05 9:45 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 3:15 6:45 SHALLOW HAL 1:05 3:45 7:25 10:10 9:55 THX BLACK KNIGHT 1:20 4:00 7:55 10:10 OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 12:30 1:00 3:15 3:50 7:00 7:20 POUT COLD 12:50 3:35 7:45 10:00 9:45 10:05 THE WASH Subject to classification TEL 604 SILVERCITY 435 7474 4700 METROPOLIS Kangsway Avenue Not upois a Metrolown OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 12:30 1:00 2:00 3:30 4:00 4:50 SPY GAME Mon, Tue, Wed 12:45 3:40 7:20 10:25 Thu 12:45 3:40 7:00 7:30 7:50 9:40 10:10 10:25 THX 10:25 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 1:10 1:40 BEHIND ENEMY LINES 1:05 3:55 7:25 10:15 4:30 5:10 8:00 8:30 MONSTERS, INC.

12:40 2:50 5:00 7:15 9:25 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 12:35 3:50 SHALLOW HAL 12:50 3:20 7:05 9:45 7:10 10:20 THX SILVERCITY GUILDFORD Avi: ilk OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 1:30 2:00 4:15 4:50 7:30 8:00 MONSTERS, INC. 1:15 3:45 10:10 10:40 THX INC. 12:40 2:50 5:00 7:10 9:15 THX OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 12:45 3:30 7:00 7:30 9:40 SPY GAME 1:20 4:10 7:15 10:00 10:10 BEHIND ENEMY LINES 1:40 4:20 7:40 10:15 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 12:00 BLACK KNIGHT 1:50 4:30 7:50 10:30 1:00 3:15 4:45 6:45 8:15 9:55 SHALLOW HAL Mon, Tue, Wed 1:10 3:40 7:45 10:20 Thu 1:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 12:30 3:40 10:20 4:00 7:20 THX SILVERCITY RIVERPORT 111 Flyet OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 12:30 1:30 2:00 3:20 4:20 THE WASH 10:40 4:40 7:00 7:40 8:00 9:40 10:30 10:45 SHALLOW HAL 12:35 3:15 7:05 9:50 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 12:30 VAMELIE (E.S.T.) 1:00 3:45 7:25 10:10144 sexually suggestive 1:00 1:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 7:30 8:15 8:45 scenes, Violence, scene of childbirth HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 3:15 8:45 BLACK KNIGHT 1:45 4:00 7:10 10:00 10:05 THX LIFE AS A HOUSE 12:40 3:25 7:30 10:20 OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 1:30 4:20 7:40 10:30 THX POUT COLD Mon 1:10 3:30 9:40 Tue, Wed, Thu 1:10 3:30 7:20 9:40 SPY BEHIND GAME ENEMY 12:35 3:20 LINES 7:15 12:45 9:35 1:40 10:05 3:35 4:10 7:05 7:25 9:45 VOCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) now playing in DUP 10:15 Cinema Digital Prejection and Sound 1:00 3:00 7:20 10:10 MONSTERS, INC. 12:30 1:15 2:45 3:30 5:00 7:00 7:25 9:45 CAPITOL 6 STATION SQUARE EAGLE RIDGE A 1 OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 12:30 1:00 3:30 4:00 7:00 7:30 9:50 10:15 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE Mon, Tue, Wed 1:15 3:15 4:15 6:45 7:45 9:55 Thu 1:15 3:15 4:15 7:45 9:55 INC. Mon, Tue, Thu 12:35 2:45 4:50 7:20 9:30 Wed 12:35 2:45 4:50 9:30 HEIST Mon, Tue, Wed 12:45 3:45 7:10 9:40 Thu 12:45 3:45 9:40 144 coarse lenguege, Violence VANCOUVER CENTRE 7 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE Mon, Wed, Thu 7:30 Tue 1:15 4:15 7:30 THE WAR BRIDE Mon, Wed, Thu 7:00 9:30 Tue 1:30 4:00 7:00 9:30 ESPLANADE 6 VOCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) 12:45 1:15 3:30 4:00 7:00 7:30 9:40 10:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 1:30 3:15 5:00 8:45 8:30 9:55 INC.

12:30 1:00 2:45 3:45 4:50 7:10 9:35 POUT COLD 7:20 9:45 $8.00 GENERAL ADMISSION; $5.75 CHILDREN GOLDEN AGE, MATINEES TUESDAYS OCEAN'S ELEVEN (NO PASSES) Mon, Wed, Thu 7:10 9:50 Tue 12:25 3:35 7:10 9:50 THX HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE Mon, Wed, Thu 7:00 10:15 Tue 3:30 7:00 10:15 BLACK KNIGHT Mon. Wed, Thu 7:30 9:55 Tue 12:30 4:00 7:30 9:55 SPACE TRAVESTY 10:00 HEIST Mon, Wed, Thu 7:20 9:45 Tue 12:45 3:50 7:20 9:45 Mon, Wed, Thu 7:15 Tue 12:50 3:40 7:15 PARENTAL GUIDANCE coarse lanquage, Violence POUT COLD Mon, Wed, Thu 7.05 9:30 Tue 12:56 1:45 7:05 9:30 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE Mon, Wed, Thu 7:25 9:36 Tue 12:40 3:55 7:25 9:35 144 Violence, coarse language RICHMOND CENTRE 6 POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE Mon, Tue. Thu 1:00 3:15 4:30 6:45 8:00 9:55 Wed 1:20 3:15 4:30 6:46 8:00 9:56 ELEVEN (NO PASSES) Mon, Tue, Thu 1:20 4:20 7:15 10:00 Wed 1:35 4:20 7:15 10:00 BEHIND ENEMY LINES Mon, Tue, Thu 1:10 4:00 7:05 9:40 Wed 1:25 4:00 7:05 9:40 SPY GAME 1:30 4:15 7:10 9:50 INC. 1:05 3:05 5:05 7:15 9:30 $7.50 GENERAL ADMISSION BEHIND ENEMY LINES 7:00 9:35 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 7:30 8:00 MONSTERS, INC. 7:15 9:25 SHALLOW HAL 7:05 9:45 SPY GAME 7:10 9:50 WILLOWBROOK $3.00 GENERAL ADMISSION TRAINING DAY 7:10 9:50 184 explick Violence, coarse language DON'T SAY A WORD 7:25 9:56 144 Violence, coarse language 7:20 9:30 PARENTAL GUIDANCE sexually suggestive acones, coarse language JOY RIDE 7:30 9:35 144 coarse language, Violence BANDITS 9:45 PARENTAL GUIDANCE Violence, coarse language CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN 7:00 9:40 144 gory Violence, sexually suggestive scenes, coarse language THE PRINCESS DIARIES 7:15 GENERAL.