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TELEVISION V T Why we love it: After 16 years, it is physically impossible not to. We’ll forgive you for . . . An unusually high percentage of recent unevenness, episodes that start one place and spiral off into utter bizarreness and gags that are esoteric even by these elevated standards. This is Season 17. There’s only a finite number of ways you can make Homer (Castellaneta) re-prove his dedication to Bart (Cartwright). It’s cool. We’re not worthy: Listing all the things we are not worthy of here would result in a crippling ink shortage. Where we left off: Let’s see: Hom- Jeff Vrabel/The Times-Union FVOQXKGUEQO /18+' 4 2:10 UJQYVKOGUJQYVKOG THE MAN (PG13) 4:00 7:20 9:10 UJQYVKOGUJQYVKOGUJQYVKOGUJQYVKOG *EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (PG13) 2:20 4:35 7:00 9:15 /18+' 4 UJQYVKOGUJQYVKOG NO ENTRY (NR) 7:00 UJQYVKOGUJQYVKOGUJQYVKOGUJQYVKOG THE TRANSPORTER 2 (PG13) 2:35 4:25 7:25 9:20 /18+' 4GARDENER UJQYVKOGUJQYVKOG THE CONSTANT (R) 2:00 4:35 7:10 9:45 UJQYVKOGUJQYVKOGUJQYVKOGUJQYVKOG THE BROTHERS GRIMM (PG13) 2:00 4:25 9:55 /18+' 4 2:50 UJQYVKOGUJQYVKOG RED EYE (PG13) 4:45 7:40 9:40 012#55/18+' THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN (R) 4 2:05UJQYVKOG 4:30 7:15 9:45 UJQYVKOGUJQYVKOGUJQYVKOGUJQYVKOG MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (G) 2:25 4:15 7:05 9:00 /18+' 4 UJQYVKOGUJQYVKOG WEDDING CRASHERS (R) 2:30 10:00 R094395 Richard Corliss, A SPELLBINDING WONDER.” “ SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE ON AMC ORANGE PARK 24 REGENCY SQUARE 24 TINSELTOWN PABLO 9 BEACH BLVD. 18 AVENUES CINEMA 20 264-3888 CINEMARK THEATERS 264-3888 DICKINSON THEATRES 998-2020 REGAL CINEMAS 246-8587 REGAL CINEMAS We’ll forgive you for . . . The unexplained departure of secondary characters and the drawn-out romantic tension between Josh (Whitford) and Donna (Moloney). But the drop-off in writing during Seasons 4 and 5 was most painful. The show started to trip after 9/ 11, and fell on its face when Sorkin Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sundays at 9 p.m. on NBC. Premieres: Sunday, Sept. 25. Starring: Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance, Chris Noth and Annabella Sciorra. Why we love it: One of the two surviving Vincent D’Onofrio and Kath ryn Erbe Grey’s Anatomy 10 p.m. Sundays on ABC. Premieres: Sunday, Sept. 25. Starring: Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, James Pickens Jr., Isaiah Washington, T.R. Knight, Chandra Wilson, Justin Chambers Why we love it: Remember the early days when NBC’s ER was must-see TV and George Clooney was still heating up our medical fantasies? Well, there’s a new hot doc on the block — and who would have thought that this “Dr. McDreamy” (so dubbed by series star Pompeo in TV Guide) would be Dempsey, star of such ’80s fare as Can’t Buy Me Love and Loverboy. He was also the one not chosen by Reese Witherspoon in 2002's Sweet Home Alabama. We bet even Reese is rethinking her decision now. We’ll forgive you for . . . Hooking us in the spring with only nine, yes, nine episodes (although Season 2 will have 26!); hitting us with a whopper of a season finale — the sudden appearance of Dr. McDreamy’s wife and her wonderful line to his stunned girlfriend (”You must be the woman [sleeping with] my husband”); and then leaving us hanging for a whole summer. We’re not worthy: This show about the new surgical residents learning to swim in the sharkinfested waters, so to speak, of Seattle Grace Hospital has great story lines: Meredith Grey having to deal with her mother’s worsening dementia; Izzie Stevens (Heigl), who modeled her way through medical school, a past she’s not ashamed of but also one she can’t seem to escape; and the relationship between ohso-competitive Cristina Yang (the Emmynominated Oh) and one of her superiors, Dr. Preston Burke (Washington). That’s not Where we left off: “OK. Let’s go win this thing,” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Arnold Vinick (Alda) said after watching Texas congressman Matt Santos (Smits) accept the Democratic nomination at a contentious convention. Santos, under pressure from the party to bow out, delivered the speech of his political life, spin-offs of the venerable Law & Order, the show retains the template of all three Dick Wolf series while also revealing the psychological motives of criminals. D’Onofrio’s Detective Goren is the wunderkind we love to hate for always, always being right. He’s a quirky, hyper-intelligent investigator with uncanny instincts for emotional flaws and personality disorders. The show has whodunit appeal, plus a lot more. Sometimes the bad guys win, and viewers see the gray areas of moral, legal and ethical issues that provide post-show fodder for debate. We’ll forgive you for . . . D’Onofrio’s seemingly other-worldly Heard it through the grapevine: Don’t expect a November election. The Santos vs. Vinick showdown has dramatically re- ability to do things such as smell the hair of a corpse and determine where the “vic” ate her last meal. His unbelievable breadth of knowledge includes dead languages, artistic masters, physics, forgery and fashion. Even as we suspend disbelief week after week, viewers constantly wonder why the guy isn’t directing research in a federal think tank or performing brain surgery on his days off. We’re not worthy: Plots that involve equal parts international intrigue and armchair psychology. There’s just nowhere else to watch this stuff. OK, maybe CSI, but Intent is a lot less graphic and bloody. Heard it through the grapevine: Expect some more fireworks between Meredith and Dr. Shepherd’s wife, who’s also a doctor and will be sticking around Seattle Grace. But since that stay is slated for only six episodes, we’re putting our long-term bets on Meredith in this love triangle. Meredith’s mother, the famed Dr. Ellis Grey, will become a patient at the hospital but still think she’s a prominent surgeon there. And then there’s Dr. Webber. Reports are that he has some secrets of his own regarding Meredith’s mom. Melissa Cummings/The Times-Union CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK ★★★★! /2 REGENCY SQUARE 24 Outside Regencey Mall ” vived West Wing and producers are going to milk it for all it’s worth. Look for the election to come in March. Also, Janeane Garofalo will join the Santos campaign as a communications consultant for a six-episode arc. The lame-duck First Lady may be mostly absent, as Channing has moved to a new CBS comedy (Out of Practice). 904-264-3888 PETER TRAVERS CINEMARK THEATERS REGAL CINEMAS A SIZZLING THRILLER THAT ENDS SUMMER ON A HIGH NOTE!” Southside Blvd. & Gate Pwky. 14051 Beach Blvd. TINSELTOWN BEACH BLVD. 18 904-998-2020 800-FANDANGO #188 REGAL CINEMAS 1 # CHOICE AVENUES CINEMA 20 PLAYTIME DRIVE-IN 800-FANDANGO 904-771-2300 Heard it through the grapevine: With an exhausted D’Onofrio on their hands, writers and producers will split the Major Case Squad’s load. During the fifth season, 11 episodes will features Eames and Goren and the other 11 will have Logan and his partner Carolyn Barek (Sciorra, of the Sopranos). Brandy Hilboldt Allport/ The Times-Union “Must List” SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT TICKETS ACCEPTED Matinee price for all shows until 6 pm. Advanced Ticketing available at MovieWatcher.com OR (904) 264-3888. R-Rating requires ID. ARTWORK: ©2005 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. “TWO THUMBS WAY UP.” – EBERT & ROEPER Regal Cinemas AVENUES STADIUM 20 Phillips Hwy N off I-95 800/FANDANGO #680 Regal Cinemas BEACH BOULEVARD 18 14051 Beach Boulevard 800/FANDANGO #188 AMC ORANGE PARK 24 Blanding Blvd & Wells Rd 904/264-3888 Starnet Cinemas PABLO 9 Pablo Plaza Jacksonville Beach 904/246-8587 ORANGE PARK 24 AMC REGENCY SQUARE 24 Outside Regency Mall 904/264-3888 Cinemark TINSELTOWN Southside Blvd & Gate Pkwy 904/998-2020 Wells Road and Blanding THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (PG13) 1:30, 2:15, 4:15, 5:05, 7:10, 7:55, 10:00 THE MAN (PG13) 12:00, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 A SOUND OF THUNDER (PG13) 1:45, 4:50, 7:35, 10:10 TRANSPORTER 2 (PG13) 12:15, 1:50, 2:50, 4:25, 5:25, 7:00, 7:55, 9:35 UNDERCLASSMAN (PG13) 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 THE CONSTANT GARDENER (R) 1:05, 4:10, 7:25, 10:15 THE BROTHERS GRIMM (PG13) 12:50, 2:00, 4:05, 5:00, 7:20, 8:00, 10:15 THE CAVE (PG13) 1:00, 4:25, 7:15, 10:00 THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (R) 12:30, 1:30, 3:15, 4:15, 6:45, 7:30, 9:45 RED EYE (PG13) 12:10, 1:05, 2:35, 3:30, 5:05, 5:45, 7:30, 8:10, 10:05 VALIANT (G) 12:30, 2:40, 5:00, 7:25 DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO (R) 7:05, 9:55 FOUR BROTHERS (R) 1:15, 4:00, 7:05, 9:55 THE GREAT RAID (R) 12:45, 4:10, 7:20, 10:15 THE SKELETON KEY (PG13) 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (PG13) 12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:10 SKY HIGH (PG) 12:15, 3:00, 5:45, 8:20 STEALTH (PG13) 9:45 PM CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (PG) 1:00, 4:05 WEDDING CRASHERS (R) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (G) 12:05, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 CHECK THEATRE DIRECTORIES OR CALL FOR SOUND INFORMATION AND SHOWTIMES SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT COUPONS ACCEPTED SEE IT ON THE BIG SCREEN TODAY Adv. Tix on Sale KEITH URBAN IN CONCERT (NR) ★ ECHOES OF INNOCENCE (PG-13) (100 400) 700 1000 EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (PG-13) (100 145 405 445) 705 745 1000 1030 THE MAN (PG-13) (1200 215 430) 710 930 A SOUND OF THUNDER (PG-13) 915 THE TRANSPORTER 2 (PG-13) (105 135 415 500) 715 755 935 1010 UNDERCLASSMAN (PG-13) (1220 300 530) 800 1020 THE CONSTANT GARDENER (R) - ID REQ'D (1240 345) 700 1015 THE BROTHERS GRIMM (PG-13) (1235 410) 735 1030 THE CAVE (PG-13) (1255 435) 725 955 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN (R) - ID REQ'D (1215 315) 715 1005 RED EYE (PG-13) (1230 305 535) 745 950 VALIANT (G) (1200 230 440) 720 DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO (R) - ID REQ'D 920 FOUR BROTHERS (R) - ID REQ'D (115 420) 750 1020 THE SKELETON KEY (PG-13) (140 450) 730 1015 THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (PG-13) 925 MUST LOVE DOGS (PG-13) (1225 350) 655 SKY HIGH (PG) (1250 325) 650 MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (G) (1205 220 440) 645 900 CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (PG) (1210 310) 645 940 WEDDING CRASHERS (R) - ID REQ'D (125 425) 740 1025 REGENCY SQUARE 24 Behind Regency Square Mall THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (PG13) ✓ 1:10, 2:00, 3:45, 4:50, 6:30, 7:30, 9:15, 10:05 THE MAN (PG13) ✓ 12:05, 1:50, 4:10, 7:00, 9:05 A SOUND OF THUNDER (PG13) ✓ 12:05, 5:40, 8:05, 10:15 TRANSPORTER 2 (PG13) ✓ 12:00, 1:00, 2:15, 3:10, 4:30, 5:25, 7:15, 8:15, 9:35, 10:25 UNDERCLASSMAN (PG13) ✓ 1:40, 4:15, 6:55, 9:25 THE CONSTANT GARDENER (R) 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30 THE BROTHERS GRIMM (PG13) 1:25, 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 THE CAVE (PG13) 1:35, 4:40, 7:05, 9:40 THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (R) 12:45, 2:25, 3:55, 5:10, 7:00, 7:55, 9:45, 10:30 RED EYE (PG13) 1:15, 3:35, 5:55, 8:25, 9:40 VALIANT (G) 12:10, 2:00, 3:50, 5:40 DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO (R) 9:55 PM FOUR BROTHERS (R) 12:50, 2:10, 3:50, 4:55, 6:45, 7:45, 9:20, 10:20 THE GREAT RAID (R) 1:05, 4:05, 7:05 THE SKELETON KEY (PG13) 2:20, 5:15, 8:00, 9:55 THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (PG13) 12:10, 2:35, 5:05, 8:05, 10:25 SKY HIGH (PG) 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:40 HUSTLE & FLOW (R) 7:40, 10:10 CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (PG) 12:25, 3:00, 5:35, 8:10 WEDDING CRASHERS (R) 1:45, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15 FANTASTIC FOUR (PG13) 2:05, 7:10 MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (G) 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 WAR OF THE WORLDS (PG13) 4:35, 9:30 R092970 ECHOES OF INNOCENCE (PG-13) DIG (100 400) 700 1000 EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (PG-13) DIG (105 420) 740 1015 (130 340) 635 930 JUNEBUG (R) - ID REQ'D DIG THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY (R) - ID REQ'D DIG(1220 330) 650 935 (1230 335) 725 1010 THE MAN (PG-13) DIG (1255 415) 710 925 THE ARISTOCRATS (NR) DIG (1200 210 435) 755 1025 THE TRANSPORTER 2 (PG-13) DIG (1205 230 450) 750 1005 UNDERCLASSMAN (PG-13) DIG THE CONSTANT GARDENER (R) - ID REQ'D DIG (1235 315) 735 1020 (1215 405) 705 955 THE BROTHERS GRIMM (PG-13) DIG 725 1005 THE CAVE (PG-13) DIG 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN (R) - ID REQ'D DIG (1245 325) 730 1035 (115 350) 700 1000 RED EYE (PG-13) DIG (110 430) VALIANT (G) DIG (1225 400) 720 950 FOUR BROTHERS (R) - ID REQ'D DIG (120 410) 710 1010 THE SKELETON KEY (PG-13) DIG (1240 320) 645 925 SKY HIGH (PG) DIG (1250 420) 650 930 MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (G) DIG (1210 310) 715 945 WEDDING CRASHERS (R) - ID REQ'D DIG Times For 9/11/05 ©2005 ✓ - SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT – No passes or discount coupons EARLY BIRD SPECIAL FIRST SHOW M-F Starnet Cinemas PABLO 9 Pablo Plaza Jacksonville Beach 904/246-8587 AMC REGENCY SQUARE 24 Outside Regency Mall 904/264-3888 Cinemark TINSELTOWN Southside Blvd & Gate Pkwy 904/998-2020 Regal Cinemas DIGITAL AVENUES STADIUM 20 Phillips Hwy N off I-95 800/FANDANGO #680 Regal Cinemas DIGITAL BEACH BOULEVARD 18 14051 Beach Boulevard 800/FANDANGO #188 AMC ORANGE PARK 24 Blanding Blvd & Wells Rd 904/264-3888 CHECK THEATRE DIRECTORIES OR CALL FOR SOUND INFORMATION AND SHOWTIMES SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT COUPONS ACCEPTED 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN (R) 1:00 2:00 4:15 4:55 7:15 7:45 9:55 10:25 BATMAN BEGINS (PG13) 9:40 CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (PG) 1:10 4:10 7:00 DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO (R) 7:25 10:05 ♦♦♦EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (PG13) 1:10 1:50 4:15 4:55 7:10 7:45 9:55 10:25 FOUR BROTHERS (R) 1:15 4:20 7:30 10:20 MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (G) 1:05 3:10 5:15 7:20 MUST LOVE DOGS (PG13) 12:20 2:35 4:50 RED EYE (PG13) 2:15 4:35 7:35 9:45 10:20 SKY HIGH (PG) 1:55 4:30 6:55 9:30 THE BROTHERS GRIMM (PG13) 12:55 4:05 9:50 THE CAVE (PG13) 12:15 2:35 5:00 7:40 10:00 ♦♦♦THE CONSTANT GARDENER (R) 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00 ♦♦♦THE MAN (PG13) 12:35 2:40 5:05 7:25 9:50 THE SKELETON KEY (PG13) 12:10 2:40 5:10 7:40 10:10 ♦♦♦THE TRANSPORTER (PG13) 12:20 12:45 2:30 2:55 4:40 5:05 7:30 8:00 9:45 10:15 ♦♦♦UNDERCLASSMAN (PG13) 12:25 2:45 5:10 7:50 10:10 VALIANT (G) 12:45 2:50 4:50 7:05 WEDDING CRASHERS (R) 2:00 4:45 7:35 10:15 R093010 © 2005 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS AMC AMC ORANGE PARK 24 Blanding Blvd. & Wells Rd. 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Hollywood’s oddest pairing sizzles!” –Jim Ferguson, ABC-TV AMERICA’S #1 MOVIE! “ONE HELL OF A RIDE!” SAMUEL L. JACKSON EUGENE LEVY BILL DIEHL, ABC RADIO NETWORK “BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL!” One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks. ROGER EBERT, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES NOW PLAYING Oh dra San Ellen and peo Pom FOUR BROT (1 13/16” Phillips Hwy & N. I-95•Exit 98 6300 Blanding Blvd. Gary T. Mills and staff/ The Times-Union Staten Island. Noth/Logan made a guest appearance last season on Intent to help Goren and Detective Eames (Erbe) help break up a ring of corrupt prison guards. ORANGE PARK 24 Blanding Blvd. & Wells Rd. 904-264-3888 “ dley Bra tford i Wh AMC AMC 1 AN URGENT, ADULT THRILLER! www.sanmarcotheatre.com counting the unique medical cases this crew seems regularly faces. OK, it’s not always realistic, but it is usually compelling. Where we left off: What? Besides the season-ending bombshell arrival of Dr. Derek Shepherd’s wife? Well, there’s the dilemma of Cristina’s pregnancy. Will she tell Dr. Burke? Will she go through with her plan to terminate it? The show’s creators assured Entertainment Weekly they’ll settle this issue quickly. George, who learned in the finale that he contracted syphilis from his girlfriend, still has a crush on Meredith, and Chief of Surgery Dr. Richard Webber is recovering from a secret operation to remove a tumor from his optic nerve. MATT SOERGEL “ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• San Marco Theatre •• •• •• MURDER BALL (R) •• 3:30 5:15 7:15 9:05 •• MON-THUR •• •• 5:15 7:15 9:05 • SUBS •• •• 396-4845 PIZZA BEER • WINE • •• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Where we left off: D’Onofrio’s real-life bouts with fainting on the set in November 2004 opened the squad room door for Noth (The Perfect Man, Sex and the City) to return to the Law & Order fold. Noth played Detective Mike Logan on the original show from 199095, and after decking a city councilman in public, he was exiled to 800-FANDANGO THE CONSPIRACY IS GLOBAL IN AMERICA’S #1 THRILLER. R092983 Why we love it: Politics is messy. The West Wing is not. Martin Sheen is presidential. Real-life officeholders often are not. Even though politics today is as scripted and choreographed as this Aaron Sorkin-created show, we just can’t help but yearn for a White House as real as the one created on a Warner Bros. soundstage in Southern California. We’re not worthy: The dialogue’s so rich (and often fastpaced) that you occasionally have to use both TiVo and closed captioning to catch it all. The West Wing, with all of its once-criticized walking and talking and talking and walking scenes, offers a more realistic depiction of the presidency and the staff of the executive branch than we’ve seen on TV and the big screen. wowing the crowd and inspiring Bartlet to lock up Santos’ nomination behind the scenes. We expected that. What we didn’t see coming was the naming of former chief of staff Leo McGarry (Spencer) as the other half of the ticket. The season also ended with the FBI investigating a White House leak that revealed the existence of a second, military-use space shuttle. With that information public, President Bartlett debated whether to use that shuttle to rescue the crew aboard a disabled NASA shuttle. We were left with the impression that White House communications director Toby Ziegler (Schiff) may be the source of the information (his brother is a NASA astronaut). R093949 Sundays at 8 p.m. on NBC. Premiere: 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Starring: Alan Alda, Stockard Channing, Kristin Chenoweth, Dule Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Mary McCormack, Janel Maloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, Jimmy Smits, John Spencer and Bradley Whitford and executive producer Thomas Schlamme left in 2003 after the fourth season. On the way out the door, Sorkin provided the low point when President Bartlet’s (Sheen) daughter was kidnapped. Still, the campaign trail drama of Season 6 gave us hope that a program can come back after jumping the shark. BROTHERS GRIMM (1.81”x2 1/4”) “TWO THUMBS UP.” ARTWORK ©2005 MIRAMAX FILM CORP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. AMC 800-FANDANGO #188 The West Wing www.brothersgrimmmovie.com Times for Sunday, September 11, 2005 -1 From E E-9 More, Heard it through the grapevine: Guest stars this season will include WIlliam H. Macy, Randy Johnson and Joe Frazier, and Ricky Gervais of the BBC version of The Office will write and star in an episode. Later this fall, Patty (Kavner) and Selma (Kavner) will kidnap MacGyver, the family visits an Italian villa whose mayor turns out to be Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer), and the annual Halloween episode will feature Dennis Rodman and Terry Bradshaw. And you know how every few years the rumors of a Simpsons movie start up again? Rumors of a Simpsons movie have started up again; Cartwright said this summer that pre-production had begun. 2CDNQ5TF5V ©MMV NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. AMC AMC ORANGE PARK 24 REGENCY SQUARE 24 TINSELTOWN Outside Regencey Mall PABLO 9 Southside Blvd. & Gate Pwky. Pablo Plaza • Jacksonville Beach 904-264-3888 904-264-3888 904-998-2020 904-246-8587 REGAL CINEMAS REGAL CINEMAS AVENUES CINEMA 20 BEACH BLVD. 18 Phillips Hwy & N. I-95•Exit 98 14051 Beach Blvd. PLAYTIME DRIVE-IN 800-FANDANGO 800-FANDANGO #188 904-771-2300 CALL THEATRE OR CHECK DIRECTORY FOR SHOWTIMES. Blanding Blvd. & Wells Rd. R094392 W Sundays at 8 p.m. on Fox. Premieres: Today. Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer E-5 R088982 er’s a doofus, Marge (Kavner) a longsuffering mess of nerves. Maggie doesn’t talk, Lisa (Smith) is an overachiever and Bart’s an underachiever and proud of it. The Simpsons E V O L E Jacksonville, Sunday, September 11, 2005 R094390 The Times-Union CINEMARK THEATERS 6300 Blanding Blvd. DICKINSON THEATRES R094394 NOW SHOWING! TRANSPORTER 2 AMC THEATRES CINEMARK Outside Regency Mall 264-3888 Southside Blvd. & Gate Pkwy. 998-2020 R093008 REGAL CINEMAS AVENUES CINEMA 20 (3 3/4”x3”) Phillips Hwy., N. of I-95, Exit 98 REGENCY SQUARE 24 TINSELTOWN 800-FANDANGO #680 AMC THEATRES ORANGE PARK 24 Blanding Blvd. & Wells Rd. 264-3888 REGAL CINEMAS STARNET CINEMAS 14051 Beach Blvd. Pablo Plaza Jacksonville Bch 246-8587 BEACH BLVD. 18 800-FANDANGO #188 www.themanmovie.com PABLO 9 Moviefone.com