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Adaptation
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman
writes a script about himself… writing a script. Based on his own real-life
experience, Kaufman (played by Nicholas Cage) is struggling to adapt Susan
Orlean’s novel “The Orchid Thief” – and failing miserably. Overwhelmed
by feelings of inadequacy, Kaufman seeks out the source: Orlean (Meryl
Streep) and the orchid thief himself (Chris Cooper). (1:54. R for
language, sexuality, some drug use and violent images.)
Agent
Cody Banks<--click
here for in depth review
Frankie Muniz ('Big Fat Liar,' TV’s
"Malcolm in the Middle") stars in this teen spy thriller as a normal kid recruited
by a top-secret teenage CIA team. He must put all his training to the test when
he’s assigned to foil the plans of an evil organization bent on destroying America.
(1:42. PG for action violence, mild language and some sensual content.)
Anger
Management<--click
here for in depth review
After a misunderstanding aboard an
airplane that escalates out of control, the mild-mannered Dave Buznik is ordered
by Judge Daniels to attend anger management sessions run by Doctor Buddy Rydell,
which are filled with highly eccentric and volatile men and women. Buddy's unorthodox
approach to therapy is confrontational and abrasive and Dave is bewildered by
it. Then, after yet another mishap, Judge Daniels orders Dave to step up his
therapy or wind up in jail. So, Buddy moves in with Dave to help him battle
his inner demons. Buddy himself has no inner demons since he acts out at every
opportunity and that includes making lewd comments about Dave's girlfriend Linda
and goading Dave into confronting every slight, past or present, head-on. But
Buddy finally goes too far and Dave must decide whether to crawl back into his
shell or stand up for himself. Could it be that Buddy's confounding and contradictory
treatment is just what the doctor ordered? (1:46. PG-13 for crude sexual
content and language,)
Basic
A rogue DEA agent (John
Travolta) investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army drill sergeant
(Samuel L. Jackson) and a squad of his cadets after a training exercise
in Panama goes mysteriously awry. (1:38. R for violence and language.)
Bend
It Like Beckham
An Indian family in London tries
to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike her traditional
older sister, Pinky, who is preparing for a lavish Indian wedding and a lifetime
of cooking the perfect chapati, Jess dreams of playing soccer professionally,
like her hero David Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess' unorthodox ambition,
her parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do with protecting
her, than with holding her back. When Jess is forced to make a choice between
tradition and her beloved sport, her family must decide whether to let her chase
her dream--and a soccer ball--or follow a more orthodox path. (1:52. PG-13
.)
Bringing
Down The House<--click here
for in depth review
A lonely New York man (Steve
Martin) strikes up an online relationship with a mysterious woman (Queen
Latifah) who breaks out of jail and shows up at his front door, wreaking
havoc on his sheltered upper-middle-class life. (1:45. PG-13 for
language, sexual humor and drug material.)
Bulletproof
Monk<--click here for in depth review
The Monk (Chow Yun-Fat) is a Zen-calm
martial arts master whose duty has been to protect a powerful ancient scroll.
Faced with finding the scroll's next guardian, the Monk's quest brings him to
New York City where, to his disbelief, it appears his successor is a smart-mouthed
pickpocket named Kar (Seann William Scott). Kar's a charming, street-tough wild
card who enjoys his life of no responsibility. As the Monk instructs Kar the
unlikely duo become partners in protecting the scroll from a power-monger who's
been chasing it for 60 years. Amidst high-flying acrobatics and martial arts
action, this comical odd couple has to work together to keep the scroll -- and
mankind -- safe. (1:43. PG-13 for violence, language and some sexual
content.)
Chicago
In this long-awaited film
version of the Broadway hit, Chicago chorus girl Roxie Hart (Zellweger)
lands in jail after shooting her lover. There she meets Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones),
another chorus girl and murderess. Soon, they're competing for the legal
services of slick lawyer, Billy Flynn (Gere), and for attention from the
media. (1:47. PG-13 for sexual content and dialogue, violence and
thematic elements.)
City
of God
In a shocking mix of style
and realism, Fernando Meirelles's eye-opening film takes you inside the
poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro, where residents cower in fear
while squads of brutal teenagers run the neighborhood drug trade. While
watching his peers seduced by lives of crime and violence, one young man
determines to break free and become a professional photographer. (2:11.
R
for strong brutal violence, sexuality, drug content and language.)
Confidence
New This Week!
What Jake Vig
doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has
just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the
help of his crew: Insideman Gordo, Shills Miles, and Big Al--and two corrupt
LAPD officers, Lloyd Whitworth and Omar Manzano. But when both Lionel and Big
Al turn up dead, it becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark--as Jake
soon learns, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Never
one to shy away from a challenge, Jake offers to repay "The King" by pulling
off the biggest con of his career. The mark? Morgan Gillette, a banker with
deep ties to organized crime. With so much riding on the outcome, Jake decides
to bring in a brash, blonde pickpocket named Lily, who joins the crew in a complex
scheme involving corporate loans, creative accounting, wire transfers and off-shore
accounts. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals
and the cops to finally settle their debt. (1:38. R for language, violence
and sexual/nudity.)
The
Core
When Earth’s core stops rotating
inexplicably, geophysicist Josh Keyes (Eckhart) must find a solution before
the planet is destroyed. He and a team of scientists assemble a ship to journey
through Earth's layers and reactive the core by detonating nuclear devices.
(2:16. PG-13 for sci-fi life/death situations and brief strong language.)
Dark
Blue<--click here for in depth review
Based on a story by James Ellroy
(L.A. Confidential), a maverick L.A. detective (Kurt Russell) whose brutal and
racist style puts him at odds with his boss (Ving Rhames) investigates a multiple
homicide with a new rookie partner during the tense days leading up to the Rodney
King verdict. (1:53. R for violence, language and brief sexuality.)
Dreamcatcher<--click
here for in depth review
Based on the Stephen King bestseller,
four young friends perform a heroic act and are transformed forever when they
are endowed with special powers. Years later, they reunite for a hunting trip
and encounter a sinister alien force that only they can prevent from destroying
the world. (2:14. R for violence, gore and language.)
Gods
& Generals
This Civil War epic -- a prequel
to the 1993 saga 'Gettysburg' -- chronicles the life and battles of Confederate
General Stonewall Jackson (Stephen Lang). Filmed on location on historic battlefields
of the South, from Antietam to Chancellorsville, with Robert Duvall as General
Robert E. Lee. (3:49. PG-13 for sustained battle sequences.)
Head
of State<--click here for in depth
review
When the Democratic presidential
candidate dies in the middle of his campaign, the Party picks small-time Washington
D.C. politician Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock) to be his replacement. Rock makes
his debut as a director, with Bernie Mac co-starring. (1:35. PG-13 for
language, some sexuality and drug references.)
Holes<--click
here for in depth review
Stanley Yelnats is an unusual hero
with dogged bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse. Perpetually in the
wrong place at the wrong time, Stanley is unfairly sentenced to months of detention
at Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit. There, he and his campmates--Squid,
Armpit, ZigZag, Magnet, X-Ray and Zero--are forced by the menacing warden and
her right-hand men Mr. Sir and Mr. Pendanski to dig holes in order to build
character. Nobody knows the real reason they're digging all these holes, but
Stanley soon begins to question why the warden is so interested in anything
"special" about the boys' find. Stanley and his campmates must stick together
and keep one step ahead of the warden and her henchmen as they plot a daring
escape from the camp to solve the mystery and break the Yelnats family curse.
(1:51. PG for violence, mild language and some thematic elements.)
The
Hours
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning
novel, the film interweaves the stories of three women in different eras.
In 1923, the author Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman), depressed and suicidal,
is writing the novel 'Mrs. Dalloway.' In 1949, pregnant Los Angeles housewife
Laura Brown (Julianne Moore) is planning a birthday bash for her husband,
but can't stop reading that novel. And in present day, New York City book
editor Clarissa Vaughn (Meryl Streep) is throwing a party for friend and
former lover Richard (Ed Harris), who is dying of AIDS and gave her the
nickname, Mrs. Dalloway. Directed by Stephen Daldry and also starring Toni
Collette, Claire Danes and Allison Janne. (1:54. PG-13 for mature
thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language.)
How
to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
A ladies’ man (Matthew McConaughey)
bets his friends that he can stay in a relationship for more than 10 days, but
he may have met his match in his latest date (Kate Hudson) who is trying to
get rid of him just as fast. Loosely based on the book of the same name. (1:56.
PG-13 for some sex-related material.)
Identity
New This Week!
Ten strangers
with secrets are brought together in a savage rainstorm: A limo driver, an '80s
TV star, a cop who is transporting a killer, a call girl, a pair of newlyweds
and a family in crisis, all take shelter at a desolate motel run by a nervous
night manager. Relief in finding shelter is quickly replaced with fear as the
ten travelers begin to die, one by one. They soon realize that, if they are
to survive, they'll have to uncover the secret that has brought them all together.
(1:27. R for strong violence and language.)
It
Runs in the Family New This Week!
The Grombergs
are a highly successful family--except when it comes to communicating with each
other. Alex Gromberg is a man caught in the middle. Navigating the tricky, ever-changing
roles of father, son, and husband, he's trying to avoid the mistakes his father
made while coming to terms with the ones he's already passed on to his own sons.
Alex's wife, Rebecca, is a psychologist trying to balance a professional life
with her marriage and raising her kids. Mitchell Gromberg, the patriarch and
a retired partner of one of New York's leading law firms, is having difficulty
coming to grips with his mortality. Evelyn is his devoted wife and has been
his emotional rock throughout their marriage--and the peacemaker between him
and Alex. Asher Gromberg, Alex's eldest son, is a rebellious college student
trying to cope with life, love, and sex in a confused society. And Eli, Alex's
11-year old, is perhaps the "oldest" and most levelheaded of all the Gromberg
men. Three generations of an American family, they all live separate lives,
each in their own dysfunctional way. But every once in awhile, there comes a
time to come together--to celebrate, to laugh, to fight, to cry, and to care
for each other. (1:49. PG-13 for drug content, sexual material and laguage.)
Lord
of The Rings: The Two Towers
The action continues where
'Fellowship' left off, with Frodo and Sam journeying to Mordor to destroy
The One Ring. Meanwhile, Aragorn and companions search for their kidnapped
hobbit friends and find that the wizard Gandalf may yet help them. And
as the Dark Lord's armies press closer, mankind must unite for battle.
(2:59. PG-13 for epic battle sequences and scary images.)
Maid
in Manhattan
Jennifer Lopez stars in
this Cinderella tale as Marisa Ventura, an independent single mother who
lives in the Bronx with her son and works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan
hotel. There, she meets and falls for a handsome politician (Ralph Fiennes),
who mistakes her for a wealthy guest. Will the truth about Marisa's background
derail the romance? (1:45. PG-13 for some language/sexual references.)
Malibu's
Most Wanted
Brad Gluckman is Malibu's
most unwanted rapper. He spends his days hangin' at the Malibrew Coffee
Shop with his pimpin' crew, Mocha, Monster and Hadji, and bustin' rhymes
about his hard-core life up in "the 'Bu." Immersed in hip-hop culture,
B-Rad spits lyrics about his phat life and this beach boy is convinced
that his wack rhymes are tighter than Hadji's cornrows. While B-Rad thinks
his lyrical stylings and hip-hop lifestyle are down, he's actually taking
his whole family down with him - especially his father, Bill Gluckman,
who is currently campaigning to be the next governor of California. Bill
doesn't understand his son and thinks all B-Rad needs is some unusual family
therapy--or tough love--to cure him of his gangsta delusions. But when
therapy can't solve the B-Rad public relations problem in time to stop
Bill Gluckman's disastrous slide in the polls, campaign manager Tom Gibbons
concocts a scheme to neutralize the problem: they'll hire out-of-work actors
Sean and PJ to play thugs, "kidnap" B-Rad and scare the poseur out of him
with a drive-by tour of the real 'hood. The Gluckmans hope that a dose
of urban reality will force their black sheep son to reveal his "true"
color, but B-Rad proves to the playa-haters that even under fire in the
middle of South Central, this plain white rapper is too legit to quit.
In a wild ride from Malibu to Compton and back again, B-Rad keeps it rizz-eal
and wins much love from booty-ful business savvy hottie Shondra along the
way. (N/A. PG-13 .)
A
Man Apart<--click here for in depth
review
DEA agent Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel)
and his partner (Larenz Tate) team up with a jailed druglord to take down a
mysterious, dangerous man (Timothy Olyphant), known only as Diablo, who has
taken over the powerful drug cartel. (1:49. R for strong graphic violence,
language, drug content and sexuality.)
Old
School<--click here for in depth
review
Three thirty-something guys
desperate to relive their glory days move into a house near their old college
and form an "unofficial fraternity" where students can party without abiding
by the university's rules. Soon, however, the realities of their past lives
catch up with them. (1:31. R for some strong sexual content, nudity
and language.)
Phone
Booth<--click here for in depth review
This intense drama, which takes place
in and around a single phone booth in New York City, stars Colin Farrell as
a slick publicist who randomly picks up a ringing receiver. He's told that if
he hangs up, he'll be immediately killed, and soon realizes that he's being
closely watched by a rooftop killer. (1:20. R for pervasive language
and some violence.)
The
Quiet American
A cynical British journalist
(Michael Caine) and an idealistic American operative (Brendan Fraser) become
friends and romantic rivals in pre-Vietnam War Saigon in this tense spy
thriller based on Graham Greene’s classic novel that lays bare the dirty
truths of American involvement in global conflict. (1:58. R for
images of violence and some language.)
The
Recruit
A brilliant young CIA rookie
(Colin Farrell) is chosen by his boss (Al Pacino) to root out a double
agent who may be spying for the Chinese. But as he learns the tricks of
the spy trade, he starts to wonder whom he can truly trust. (1:45. PG-13
for violence, sexuality and language.)
The
Real Cancun<--click here for in depth
review New
This Week!
After a nationwide
casting search including college campuses across the country--Arizona State
University, University of Oklahoma, University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin
at Madison, University of Georgia, Texas Tech, Boston University and Washington
State University--the filmmakers cast a unique collection of real people ready
to explore reality's barriers beyond the limits of television, while on the
ultimate Spring Break vacation, with surprising results. Designed to be the
first true reality feature film, six camera crews followed the cast--made up
of 16 American college students--and filmed their exploits as they immersed
and indulged in the Spring Break revelry of Cancun, Mexico. Filmed 24 hours
a day over the course of a week in March 2003, the movie was shot on location
and reveals the students' exploits through interviews and planned group activities,
as well as through their own spontaneous adventures. (1:36. R for strong
sexuality/nudity, language and partying.)
Shanghai
Knights
After taming the wild west
in 2000's 'Shanghai Noon,' Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Owen
Wilson) travel to London to pursue the man who murdered Chon's father.
While Chon seeks vengeance, Roy falls for his partner's sister. (n/a. PG-13
for action violence and sexual content.)
Spirited
Away
Slightly off the beaten path, there lies a
mystical resort where gods come to visit and humans aren't allowed. In this
fanciful new tale from Hayao Miyazaki ('Princess Mononoke'), young Chihiro stumbles
upon the secret spot, only to watch as her mother and father are turned to pigs
before her very eyes. To rescue her parents, Chihiro must face an adventure
filled with dragons, enchantment and true love. Released by Disney, the animated
film features English dialogue. (2:04. PG for some scary moments.)
Tears
of the Sun<--click here for in depth
review
Bruce Willis stars as a Navy commando
sent to the Nigerian jungle to rescue a doctor (Monica Bellucci) in danger of
being taken hostage by rebels. But she forces him to change his mission by refusing
to leave unless they take a group of refugees with them. (1:58. R for
strong war violence, some brutality and language.)
View
from the Top<--click here for in
depth review
Gwyneth Paltrow stars in this sexy
comedy as a small-town Nevadan girl who yearns to live the high life by working
as an international stewardess. She enlists the help of an industry veteran
(Candice Bergen) to show her the ropes while competing against a fellow student
(Christina Applegate) in flight-attendant school. (1:27. PG-13 for language/sexual
references.)
What
A Girl Wants<--click here for in
depth review
Cultures clash when an American teenager
(Amanda Bynes) raised in New York by her mother (Kelly Preston) heads to London
to track down her long-lost British dad (Colin Firth) whose aristocratic parents
never approved of his new family. (1:35. PG for mild language.)
Willard<--click
here for in depth review
A shy young social misfit (Crispin
Glover), mercilessly teased by his coworkers, takes bloody revenge on them by
unleashing his army of pet rats for a series of gruesome murders. A remake of
the classic 1971 horror film. (1:40. PG-13 for terror/violence, some
sexual content and language.)
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