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City of Angels Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan star in this romance. At Ann Arbor 1&2: 12:20, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:45. At Showcase: 11:30, 12:15, 2, 4:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15, 12:10.

My Giant Gheorghe Muresan's big-screen debut. "Chicks dig it." At Briarwood: 12:10, 2:30, 5:10, 7:30, 10. At Showcase: 11:45, 2:10, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15, 11:30.

The Odd Couple 2 Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau reprise their roles in this Neil Simon production. At Showcase: 12:10, 2:25, 4:35, 6:45, 9, 11:15.

The Players' Club Ice Cube's directorial debut ought to garner awards come Oscar time next year, right? At Showcase: 12:40, 3, 5:15, 7:35, 10, 12:25.

Species 2 After "Species," what more of Natasha can be shown? At Briarwood: 12:20, 2:40, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40. At Showcase: 12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:20, 9:30, 10:30, 11:45, 12:30.

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The Apostle HHHH A drama about a Southern preacher written by, directed by and starring Robert Duvall. At State: 1:30, 6:45.

As Good As It Gets Jack Nicholson plays an on-the-edge middle-aged man ... again. But heck, he won an Oscar. At Ann Arbor 1&2: 1:20, 4:15, 7, 9:35. At Showcase: 11:40, 2:20, 9:55.

Barney's Great Adventure Kid flick or horror? You decide. At Showcase: 11:10, 2:40, 4:25, 6:15.

The Big Lebowski HHH The Coen brothers' latest offering. At State: 4, 9:30, 12.

Good Will Hunting At the Oscars, Robin Williams won Best Supporting Actor and Damon and Affleck won Best Original Screenplay for this drama. At State: 4, 7, 9:45, 12:15. At Showcase: 11:50, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10.

Grease The movie musical is back after 20 years. At Briarwood: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30. At Showcase: 11:05, 1:40, 4 (except Sat.), 6:10, 8:20, 12:30.

Lost In Space HH Starring the stupid actor from "Friends" and the high-pitched-voice girl from "Party of Five"; a remake of the campy '60s television series. At Briarwood: 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:45, 10:20. At Showcase: 11, 1:30, 2:30, 4:15, 5:05, 7, 7:30, 9:40, 10:05, 12:20.

The Man In The Iron Mask The adaptation of the Dumas novel. At Showcase: 11.

Mercury Rising HH A young boy cracks a top-secret code and Bruce Willis has to save the day. At Showcase: 11:15, 1:45, 2:30, 4:40, 5:10, 7:25, 7:55, 9:50, 10:20, 12:15, 12:35.

The Newton Boys HH The story of America's greatest bank robbers. At Briarwood: 12:45, 6:50.

Primary Colors HHHH The story of a presidential campaign that looks all too familiar. At Briarwood: 12:30, 3:20, 7:20, 10:10. At Showcase: 1:35, 4:20, 7:10.

Titanic How long has this movie been out, anyway? Six, seven months? At Briarwood: 12, 4, 8. At Showcase: 11, 12:30, 4:10, 8, 11:40.

Wild Things Neve Campbell and Matt Dillon star in this Gen-X drama. At Briarwood: 3:30, 9:50. At Showcase: 12:35.

Phone Numbers: Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 761-9700; Briarwood: 480-4555; Fox Village; 994-8080; Michigan Theater: 668-8397; Showcase: 973-8380; State: 761-8667.

Showtimes are effective Friday through Thursday. Late shows at Ann Arbor 1 & 2 and State are for Friday and Saturday only. Noon and mid-day matinees at Ann Arbor 1 & 2 are for Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday only; matinees at State are for Saturday and Sunday only.

04-09-98