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A square attorney (Steve Martin) is tormented by a prison escapee (Queen Latifah) who wants him to help her prove her innocence in the comedy BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE...
A Navy SEAL (Bruce Willis) on a dangerous mission to rescue a doctor (Monica Bellucci) in Nigeria finds himself also coming to the aid of refugees in the action flick TEARS OF THE SUN.
March 14:
John Malkovich directs Oscar nominee Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls) in THE DANCER UPSTAIRS, a political thriller set in a volatile South American country...
Director Danny DeVito brings his dark comic sensibilities to DUPLEX, a sure-to-be-a-hit comedy about a young couple (Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore) who try to get rid of an elderly woman (Eileen Essel) so they can move into her New York loft...
Oscar winners Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro square off in THE HUNTED, an action yarn from director William Friedkin (The French Connection) about a trained assassin (Del Toro) and the tracker (Jones) who's always one step behind him...
Elizabeth Wortzel's novel PROZAC NATION makes it to the screen, with Christina Ricci as its depressed student protagonist.
March 21:
Here are two for the kiddies: AGENT CODY BANKS stars Malcolm In the Middle's Frankie Muniz and Lizzie McGuire's Hilary Duff in a comic caper about a high school kid who's also an undercover CIA agent, while PIGLET'S BIG MOVIE places Winnie the Pooh's pal at the center of his own adventure, with musical backing by Carly Simon...
It's been a long time since we've seen a new screen version of Ten Little Indians; IDENTITY bills itself as an original work, but we know our Agatha Christie. Ten travelers end up in a deserted motel, whereupon they're murdered one by one. John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Alfred Molina (Frida) and Rebecca De Mornay are among the victims/suspects.
March 28:
In THE CORE, a group of scientists must travel to the earth's center to detonate an explosive device that will somehow save the planet from total annihilation (basically, it's Armageddon set in inner rather than outer space). Aaron Eckhart (Possession) and Oscar winner Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry) star...
Lawrence Kasdan is at the helm of DREAMCATCHER, an adaptation of Stephen King's novel about supernatural forces at work in the Maine woods. Morgan Freeman tops the cast...
HEAD OF STATE casts Chris Rock (also making his directorial debut) as a small-time politician who suddenly finds himself running for US president. Bernie Mac co-stars as his brother and running mate.
April 4:
Two teenage girls -- one British, one Indian -- live to play soccer in BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM...
A MAN APART stars Vin Diesel and Larenz Tate in a gritty drama about drug dealers...
Three friends are stunned when their girlfriends all become simultaneously pregnant in MY BABY'S MAMA, starring Eddie Griffin...
None of the cast or crew from 1999's The Talented Mr. Ripley is involved with RIPLEY'S GAME, which finds Patricia Highsmith's devious character played by John Malkovich instead of Matt Damon...
In WHAT A GIRL WANTS, an American teen (Amanda Bynes) discovers she's actually a member of British high society (didn't we already see this in The Princess Diaries?). Colin Firth plays her veddy English father.
April 11:
In ANGER MANAGEMENT, a mild-mannered guy (Adam Sandler) mistaken for a hothead is court-ordered to get some tips from an anger management therapist (Jack Nicholson); needless to say, it's that old "the doctor is crazier than the patient" scenario...
A goofy import in the tradition of The Gods Must Be Crazy, SHAOLIN SOCCER concerns itself with a group of kung fu students who apply their skills to the game of soccer.
April 16:
Chow Yun-Fat is the BULLETPROOF MONK, entrusted with keeping an all-powerful scroll out of the hands of evildoers; fate shows it has a sense of humor, though, when his protege turns out to be a street punk (Seann William Scott, American Pie's Stiffler).
April 18:
Pulp Fiction partners John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson re-team for BASIC, a thriller about a maverick government agent (Travolta) investigating the disappearance of a high-ranking officer (Jackson) and several of his men...
Like Far From Heaven, DOWN WITH LOVE hopes to replicate the look of an earlier movie era, in this case the Technicolor-rich romantic comedies of the early 60s. Renee Zellweger and Ewan MacGregor tackle the lead roles in the Rock Hudson-Doris Day tradition...
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