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Posted on: Tuesday, September 21, 2004

ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
'Sky Captain' soars to the top

Advertiser Staff and News Services

Angelina Jolie

The stylistic, computer-generated "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" skyrocketed to $16.2 million at the box office last weekend, while newcomers "Mr. 3000" and "Wimbledon" cracked the top five, according to Zap2it.com.

Bernie Mac's comedy "Mr. 3000" came in a distant second place at $9.2 million and last week's winner "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" fell to third place with $9 million. "Wimbledon" landed in fourth place at $7.8 million and "Cellular" fell to $6.875 million. The overall weekend take was down by nearly 30 percent, according to Exhibitor Relations Co.


Delve into spirituality of popular movies

What's the theology of the "Matrix"? Is "The Lord of the Rings" a worthy Bible school topic? MovieBibleStudies.com now is offering Reel-to-Real discussion guides that delve into the movie's spiritual themes and implications using Christian scripture and discussion questions. Now showing for "The Matrix" trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Big Fish." The Web site is produced by the publishers of Christianity Today magazine.


FINAL WORD

Former presidential candidate Howard Dean | in the Sept/Oct. issue of Men's Health BestLife, when asked for advice for balancing career and fatherhood:

"You're never going to wish that you would have made one more sale at the office, but you are sure going to wish that you would have spent more time with your kids. So make the time. If that means getting a different job, get a different job."