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OPENING THIS WEEK.


Best Man, Best Boy and All of Us Twenty Years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights.
     2.
 Later In his follow up to his Oscar-winning documentary ``Best Boy,'' Ira Wohl takes another look at his mentally retarded Noun 1. mentally retarded - people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"
developmentally challenged, retarded
 cousin (Laemmle Grande 4-Plex, downtown L.A.).

Blast From the Past Brendan Fraser plays a man who has spent his whole life in a bomb shelter. When he emerges after 30 years for supplies, he meets Alicia Silverstone and sees that life has more possibilities than he imagined (Citywide).

God Said, ``Ha!'' Film of Julia Sweeney's one-woman stage show about her really bad year (Nuart, West L.A.).

Message in a Bottle Based on Nicholas Sparks' tearjerker tear·jerk·er  
n. Slang
A grossly sentimental story, drama, or performance.



tear-jerk
, this romantic drama follows a woman who finds a poignant love letter in a bottle washed up on the shore. She tracks down the author, a lonely widower struggling to make peace with his past. Kevin Costner and Robin Wright Penn play the lovers, with Paul Newman providing support (Citywide).

My Favorite Martian My Favorite Martian is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963 to September 4, 1966 for 107 episodes (75 in black and white 1963-1965, 32 color 1965-1966). The show starred Ray Walston as Uncle Martin (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara.  Another television series adapted for the big screen. Christopher Lloyd, though, is a logical bit of casting as the title character (Citywide).

Tango Film director gets jilted jilt  
tr.v. jilt·ed, jilt·ing, jilts
To deceive or drop (a lover) suddenly or callously.

n.
One who discards a lover.
 by his wife and sets out to make a movie about tango. He falls in love with one of the dancers, who happens to be the mistress of the film's main investor. Will love or commerce win out? (Laemmle Royal, West L.A.).

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Title Annotation:L.A. LIFE
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Feb 9, 1999
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