effectively lampooned in the film’s first shot – Minneapolis, and seemingly has the world at her feet, at least in the minds of her peers she’s left behind. In reality, Mavis’ world is falling apart. With a failed first marriage in her past and unemployment looming because the series of teen books she ghost writes has been canceled, she decides to return to Mercury where she’s still regarded as a big fish in that little pond.

Bad enough that she needs to bask in the adulation of her peers, but she sets out to reestablish herself at the top of her long-gone high school heap by reuniting with her ex-boyfriend Buddy (Patrick Wilson). The fact that he has a lovely wife (Elizabeth Reaser) who’s just delivered their first childFlyers are high now, but their wings may be clipped later

Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, February 3, 1999

THE FLYERS are unbeaten in 21 of their last 22 games. Philadelphia has gone 15-1-6 since Dec. 10, and is 22-4-7 since ending a seven-game winless streak in mid November.

Winners of six straight, the Flyers are five points up on New Jersey for the lead in the Atlantic Division and have pulled to within three points of Dallas for most in the league.

Their once uptight captain, Eric Lindros is playing great and outwardly enjoying every moment of it. The past shaky goaltending has improved with the acquisition of top-flight netminder John Vanbiesbrouck.

For Philadelphia, success will be defined only with a Stanley Cup championship this season. It may not be fair, but that's