SUMMER 1999

With final exams drawing near and the semester coming to a close, the idea of "free time" seems all but a myth (except maybe for those lucky seniors). Visions of late nights in front of the computer, caffeine in hand, trying to catch up on an entire semester's worth of work start clouding your head. All your friends will be home by the time your first exam starts, already snickering at the fact that you can't yet enjoy the sunshine. No, reading period doesn't look like much fun. But, have no fear, dear readers, Hollywood is near! During the next few months over 100 new movies will be released, the most anticipated of which is that one about the Force or something. From Michelle Pfeiffer's charming Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream to Nicole and Tom's romp-arama in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, upcoming films cover a range of genres. Austin Powers is more shagadelic than ever. Adam Sandler plays--surprise!--another doof. Julia Roberts fans will want to catch her first in Notting Hill opposite Hugh Grant, then in Runaway Bride with Richard Gere in--surprise!--a romance that has nothing to do with millionaires or prostitutes. It gets better. Will Smith kicks off July Fourth weekend with the wacky Wild Wild West. Need a new superhero? Try Mystery Men, with Ben Stiller and Geoffrey Rush as defunct superheroes. Need a testosterone boost? Check out Sharon Stone in The Muse, a new comedy from Albert Brooks. For animaniacs, there's Tarzan and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (love that title). With so many movies and so little time, forget work and head towards the theaters. May you choose wisely and may the, um, Force be with you.