COMING ATTRACTIONS.Byline: Bob Strauss and Glenn Whipp Film Critics The following list of summer 2002 movie releases is as complete and accurate as could be ascertained through the end of August. Films without specific release dates are listed according to the month they've been scheduled to appear. Dates, as always, are subject to change. May 1 GREEN DRAGON Two Vietnamese refugees come of age at a Camp Pendleton orientation facility during the 1970s. Forest Whitaker and Patrick Swayze help them out. (Franchise Pictures) May 2 MULE SKINNER BLUES Documentary about a Florida trailer park resident and his neighbors' efforts to make a low-budget horror film. Clive Barker has a presenter credit. (Sundance Channel) May 3 DEUCES WILD Brooklyn gangs rumble in the 1950s. Frankie Muniz and Deborah Harry are in it. (United Artists) DIRT BOY Comic thriller about a murder investigation that starts to mirror a mystery author's best-selling book. (Cool Blue Pictures) FLEEING BY NIGHT Romantic scandal hits a small Chinese town when a famous opera singer comes to perform. (Strand Releasing) HOLLYWOOD ENDING The latest from Woody Allen is a gimmick-driven comedy about a high-strung director (guess who) who goes blind (or at least, he thinks he does) on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of his big comeback film. With Tea Leoni, Debra Messing and George Hamilton. (DreamWorks) THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA Sendup of 1950s B horror movies. (Valenti Entertainment) MURDEROUS MAIDS Yet another French movie about the killer domestics who've inspired artists from Genet to Chabrol. This one claims to come closest to the actual events of the real-life case. (Rialto) RAIN Teen girl spends summer at a beach house with her family and gets into beef with her mother over a photographer's attention. (Fireworks) SEX WITH STRANGERS Documentary about married swingers. (View Films) A SHOT AT GLORY Robert Duvall plays a Scottish soccer coach getting his team in order for the World Cup and his family in order for obvious reasons. (Mac Releasing) SPIDER-MAN The Marvel Comics wall-crawler finally makes it to the big screen. With Tobey Maguire as the troubled teen-age superhero, Willem Dafoe as his schizophrenic nemesis the Green Goblin and Kirsten Dunst as object of longing Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson or Mary Jane Watson-Parker, depending on the adaptation, is the wife of Peter Parker (Spider Man) and a supporting character in the Marvel Comics' Spider-Man series. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr. . Sam Raimi (``Darkman,'' the ``Evil Dead'' trilogy) directs. (Columbia) May 8 UNFAITHFUL Latest sex thriller from ``Fatal Attraction'' director Adrian Lyne has hubby Richard Gere discovering wife Diane Lane is having a torrid affair with French guy Olivier Martinez. (20th Century Fox) May 10 ESPN'S ULTIMATE X Stay calm You won't have to see Chris Berman naked in IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard size. This large-format film is about the sports network's Summer X Games. (Touchstone) THE LADY AND THE DUKE Eric Rohmer directs this historical drama abut To reach; to touch. To touch at the end; be contiguous; join at a border or boundary; terminate on; end at; border on; reach or touch with an end. The term abutting implies a closer proximity than the term adjacent. a beautiful Scottish aristocrat and her relationship with Louis XVI's cousin. Rohmer shot the film on digital video and uses ``virtual sets,'' a group of painted backdrops inserted throughout the movie. (Sony Pictures Classics) LAGAAN One of the most successful Indian films of all time combines the grand scale of a Sergio Leone western with the spectacle of a Bollywood musical. And, oh, it's four hours long. (Sony Pictures Classics) THE NEW GUY A teen-age nerd (``Road Trip's'' DJ Qualls) does a stint in prison, learns to be cool, then impresses the chicks at his new high school. Eliza Dushku and Zooey Deschanel are the impressionables. Lyle Lovett is somehow involved, too. (Columbia) SOME BODY Young woman searching for satisfaction just finds sex instead. Based somewhat on star Stephanie Bennett's own experiences. (Lot 47 Films) May 16 STAR WARS EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES More action, more romance and less Jar Jar is expected from George Lucas' second prequel pre·quel n. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel. [pre- + (se)quel.] to his sci-fi pseudo-scripture. Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. and a computer-generated Yoda zip around an all-digital universe. (20th Century Fox) May 17 ABOUT A BOY Big-screen adaptation of the Nick Hornby favorite about an idle rich Londoner (Hugh Grant) who invents a boy in order to meet women. When he meets a real 12-year-old, he grows up. (Universal) THE BELIEVER Young Jewish man lives double life as neo-Nazi. It won raves at Sundance and premiered last month on Showtime. (Fireworks) DER DER - Distinguished Encoding Rules KOMEDIANT Multigenerational documentary saga of the Bursteins, a family of Yiddish entertainers. (New Yorker) JANICE BEARD British romantic comedy with Rhys Ifans (``Human Nature'') and Patsy Kensit. (Empire) LES DESTINEES French period drama about a minister who falls in love with a 20-year-old woman after his wife leaves him. With Emmanuelle Beart and Isabelle Huppert. (Wellspring well·spring n. 1. The source of a stream or spring. 2. A source: a wellspring of ideas. wellspring Noun ) THE MYSTIC MASSEUR masseur /mas·seur/ (mah-sur´) [Fr.] 1. a man who performs massage. 2. an instrument for performing massage. Ismail Merchant, who usually produces for partner James Ivory, directed this adaptation of Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul's Trinidad-set tale of a young man whose healing powers get in the way of pursuing his true goals in life. (THINKFilm) THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Remake of the wit-infused Oscar Wilde play, with an all-star British cast (Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Judi Dench) and ``Legally Blonde's'' Reese Witherspoon. Funny, I don't recall the term ``Omygod'' being used in previous Wilde productions. (Miramax) May 24 CQ Sci-fi movie undergoes problems while filming in Paris. And the root of the problems can be summed up in two words - a dame. Written and directed by Roman Coppola, son of Francis Ford, brother of Sofia, cousin of Nicolas Cage and friend to us all. (United Artists) ENOUGH Jennifer Lopez plays a young wife and mother on the run from an abusive husband. Then she stops and does something about it. For all you angry ladies out there. (Columbia) HOME MOVIE Documentarian Chris Smith segues from focusing on one weirdo, as he did in ``American Movie,'' to five freaky families in this look at various ways Americans define ``home.'' (Cowboy) INSOMNIA ``Memento'' director Christopher Nolan's first big-studio effort is an Alaska-set thriller in which sleep-deprived murder investigator Al Pacino plays psychological chess with chief suspect Robin Williams. Hilary Swank also stars. (Warner Bros.) JOSHUA Mysterious stranger shows small-town types how to live selflessly. Based on a series of Christian best sellers. (Artisan) LATE MARRIAGE In this acclaimed Israeli romantic comedy, new immigrants drag their handsome son to meetings with proper virgin wife material, but all the while he's secretly seeing an older divorcee with a child of her own. SPIRIT STALLION OF THE CIMARRON Traditionally animated feature about a wild mustang who defies the naysayers and gallops into Old West lore. With music by that noted cowboy singer Bryan Adams. (DreamWorks) THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING It's as complicated as it sounds, but to summarize Five stories are woven into a single tale that examines the dramatic impact people have on one another. From filmmaker Jill Sprecher (``Clockwatchers'') with Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Amy Irving and Alan Arkin among the sprawling cast. (Sony Pictures Classics) May 29 ELLING Academy Award-nominated Norwegian film about two mismatched misfits released from a state institution trying to make their way in society with only each other to depend on. (First Look) May 31 BARTLEBY Update of the Herman Melville story stars Crispin Glover as a wimpy file clerk whose meager display of backbone upsets the whole office. (Outrider out·rid·er n. 1. A guide; an escort. 2. One that goes in advance; a forerunner. 3. A mounted attendant who rides in front of or beside a carriage. Pictures) CIRCUIT A gay drama from West Hollywood. (Rialto) THE SUM OF ALL FEARS Ben Affleck steps into Harrison Ford's shoes (and they are big shoes to fill) in the latest Tom Clancy ``Jack Ryan'' novel to hit the big screen. This one involves the usual conspiracies, which may seem more prescient (or idiotic) after Sept. 11. (Paramount) UNDERCOVER BROTHER Shaft-style detective (Eddie Griffin) trades in leather for khakis to pose as a preppy prep·py or prep·pie n. pl. prep·pies Informal 1. A student or former student of a preparatory school. 2. A person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools. nerd and uncover corporate corruption. (Universal) WARM WATER UNDER A RED BRIDGE Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (赤い橋の下のぬるい水 Japanese master Shohei Imamura tells a ribald rib·ald adj. Characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor. n. A vulgar, lewdly funny person. [From Middle English ribaud, ribald person, from Old French, from tale of a village woman whose sexual satisfaction causes floods. (Cowboy Pictures) June 7 BAD COMPANY Street punk Chris Rock must be groomed to replace his murdered, superspy twin by CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). vet Anthony Hopkins. It's a Jerry Bruckheimer action movie. (Touchstone) CHERISH Love-starved animator (Robin Tunney) finds herself accused of killing a policeman. The film's title refers to the Kool & the Gang song, the kind of sappy tune that the film's heroine really, really likes. (Fine Line) CINEMA PARADISO For those who couldn't get enough Italian movie love the first time, the sentimental Oscar winner is being reissued with 51 minutes of additional footage. (Miramax) CODE UNKNOWN Another art film in French by Austro-German director Michael Haneke (``The Piano Teacher''). This is a multicharacter, intersecting-narratives piece, featuring Juliette Binoche. (Leisure Time Features) DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a novel written by Rebecca Wells. It is the sequel to Little Altars Everywhere. Unlike its predecessor, which is a series of short stories, Divine Secrets is a novel. Rebecca Wells' Southern gal-pal best seller brought to life by Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, Ellen Burstyn and Maggie Smith. Callie Khouri, who wrote the estimable es·ti·ma·ble adj. 1. Possible to estimate: estimable assets; an estimable distance. 2. Deserving of esteem; admirable: an estimable young professor. ``Thelma & Louise,'' co-scripted and makes her directing debut. (Warner Bros.) IVANSXTC Tolstoy's ``The Death of Ivan Ilyich'' reimagined as a contemporary tale about a Hollywood talent agent. (Artistic License) June 14 THE BOURNE Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. IDENTITY Matt Damon meets Robert Ludlum in this spy thriller about an amnesiac who discovers he has amazing abilities in espionage and also a long list of people who want him dead. (Universal) THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS Talk about a timely release. Two rebellious Catholic adolescents create a comic book to demonize their elders, including a Catholic nun played by Jodie Foster. (THINKFilm) THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES Emperor’s New Clothes supposedly invisible to unworthy people; in reality, nonexistent. [Dan. Lit.: Andersen’s Fairy Tales] See : Illusion Emperor’s New Clothes What if Napoleon didn't die when we thought he did? What if we cared? Ian Holm will try to make us do so. (Paramount Classics) LOVE AND A BULLET Naughty by Nature's Treach plays a hit man having second thoughts about his chosen profession. Rappers just love original movie ideas, don't they? (Screen Gems) THE NEXT BIG THING Satire of the New York art scene. (Castle Hill) SCOOBY-DOO The cartoon favorite comes to life, sort of; the human characters are played by carbon-based units such as Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as the fictional character Buffy Summers in the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. , Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew Lillard, but the big dog is computer-generated. The gang goes to a haunted spring-break haunt. (Warner Bros.) WINDTALKERS John Woo directs this fact-based World War II story about the friendship between a Navajo code breaker (Adam Beach) and his Marine bodyguard (Nicolas Cage), a man assigned to protect the code breaker, but, more importantly, the code itself. (MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. ) June 21 THE FAST RUNNER (ATANARJUAT) Long movie about a love triangle near the North Pole. Claims to be the first feature made in the Inuit language. (Lot 47 Films) JUWANNA MANN Troublemaking NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= star Miguel A. Nunez Jr. gets kicked out of the league, disguises self as female to play on a women's team. Fine, but can (s)he guard Lil' Bow Wow? Vivica A. Fox and Lil' Kim appear. (Warner Bros.) THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE Producer Robert Evans (``The Godfather,'' ``Chinatown'') narrates the story of ... Robert Evans in this surreal documentary that was a must-see at Sundance. (USA) LILO & STITCH A lonely Hawaiian girl adopts an extraterrestrial genetic experiment in Disney's latest traditionally animated feature. Songs by Elvis Presley! (Disney) MINORITY REPORT Steven Spielberg's latest attempt at serious-minded science fiction will hopefully work better than last summer's ``A.I.'' did. Tom Cruise plays the head of a future police force that arrests criminals before they commit crimes ... until he's accused of not-yet murder. Based on a Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16 1928 – March 2 1982) was an American writer, mostly known for his works of science fiction. In addition to his dozens of published novels,[1] story. (20th Century Fox) RAM DASS FIERCE GRACE Documentary about former Timothy Leary crony Richard Alpert who, as Baba Ram Dass, turned untold numbers of Westerners on to Eastern meditation techniques through his book ``Be Here Now.'' (Zeitgeist Films) SUNSHINE STATE John Sayles' latest is a typically multistoried mul·ti·sto·ry also mul·ti·sto·ried adj. Having several stories: a multistory hotel. Adj. 1. affair set in Florida, starring Angela Bassett and Timothy Hutton (among others), and concerning a bunch of people wasting away in meaningless lives. (Sony Pictures Classics) June 28 DAHMER THE MIND IS A PLACE OF ITS OWN Cinematic attempt to humanize hu·man·ize tr.v. hu·man·ized, hu·man·iz·ing, hu·man·iz·es 1. To portray or endow with human characteristics or attributes; make human: humanized the puppets with great skill. 2. the notorious serial killer. (Peninsula Films) HEY ARNOLD! THE MOVIE The cartoon kid with the head shaped like a football moves from Nickelodeon to the big screen. (Paramount) LOVELY & AMAZING A family of women cope with intra-generational neuroses. Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn and Emily Mortimer star for director Nicole Holofcener (``Walking and Talking''). (Lions Gate) MR. DEEDS Adam Sandler remake of the Frank Capra classic. He's a small-town good guy who inherits $40 billion. Co-starring Winona Ryder - make your own guard-the-money joke. (Columbia) NOTORIOUS C.H.O. Margaret Cho comedy concert film. Her much-maligned mom and pop Mom and Pop An adjective denoting a small-scale and family-like atmosphere, often used to describe these types of businesses and investors. Notes: A mom-and-pop business is typically a small family-run business. make an appearance. (Wellspring) PUMPKIN Perky sorority girl (Christina Ricci) falls in love with a mentally challenged boy and loses the respect of her oh-so-evolved sisters in the process. (United Artists) July 3 LIKE MIKE Magic Michael Jordan sneakers turn Lil Bow Wow into a pint-size NBA sensation. (20th Century Fox) MEN IN BLACK II Jay (Will Smith) must de-flashy thingy Kay (Tommy Lee Jones For the musician, see . Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. Biography Early life Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Clyde C. ) when the ultimate alien maneater (a perfectly cast Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970 in Davenport, Iowa) is an American actress who was raised in Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin. Although she is of mostly Irish descent, Boyle also has an Italian-American great-grandfather. ) takes MiB headquarters hostage. Trouble is, Kay likes his new job at the post office. Barry Sonnenfeld returns to direct the sci-fi comedy smash sequel. (Columbia) ME WITHOUT YOU Two lifelong English friends (Anna Friel and American ``Dawson's Creek'' co-star Michelle Williams) sustain their difficult relationship through three tumultuous decades of the late 20th century. (Fireworks/Samuel Goldwyn) THE POWERPUFF GIRLS MOVIE The superpowered cartoon cuties take on an evil mutant monkey in their first big-screen adventure. (Warner Bros.) July 12 BLUE CRUSH Surfer chick moves to Hawaii to find the big waves and bags a quarterback in the bargain. (Universal) THE CROCODILE HUNTER COLLISION COURSE This guy gets a movie? Crikey Crikey is an independent Australian electronic magazine comprising an open access website and an email newsletter available to subscribers. Well known in Australian political, media and business circles, Crikey's influence extends beyond its subscriber base (more than 14,000 ! (MGM) GANGSTER NO. 1 Actually, when it comes to British gangster films, this is roughly No. 338. Or at least it feels that way. (IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. ) MY WIFE IS AN ACTRESS And the husband isn't too happy about it. It's French. (Sony Classics) NEVER AGAIN Two lovelorn New Yorkers in their 50s (Jeffrey Tambor and Jill Clayburgh) look to jump start their lives. (USA) REIGN OF FIRE Reign of Fire can refer to:
ROAD TO PERDITION Tom Hanks shows his darker side, playing an Irish hit man looking to avenge the murders of his wife and son. Sam Mendes (``American Beauty'') directs; Paul Newman and Jude Law co-star. (DreamWorks) July 19 EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS The arachnid arachnid (ərăk`nĭd), mainly terrestrial arthropod of the class Arachnida, including the spider, scorpion, mite and tick, harvestman (daddy longlegs), and a few minor groups. era in movies continues as giant mutant spiders threaten a rural mining town. (Warner Bros.) GIRLS CAN'T SWIM Acclaimed French film about two friends who summer every year on the Brittany coast, coming of age emotionally and sexually in their 15th year. (Wellspring) HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION Still hacking away at the dead franchise. With Busta Rhymes, Tyra Banks and the inevitable Jamie Lee Curtis  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . (Dimension Films) K-19 THE WIDOWMAKER Inspired by (not based on, mind you) a true story, the movie follows a Russian nuclear submarine captain (Harrison Ford, can't wait for that accent) who must choose between obeying orders or saving his men when the sub melts down. (Paramount) STUART Stuart, British royal family Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. LITTLE 2 The plucky little mouse and his human and feline friends all come back. (Columbia) TADPOLE ``Graduate'' update has New York teen-ager Aaron Stanford infatuated with his stepmother (Sigourney Weaver) and seduced by her friend (Bebe Neuwirth). Digitally shot comedy was praised for its writing and performances, derided for looking crummy crum·my also crumb·y adj. crum·mi·er also crumb·i·er, crum·mi·est also crumb·i·est Slang 1. Miserable or wretched: a crummy situation in the family. 2. at the last Sundance Film Festival. (Miramax) July 26 AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER The '60s throwback returns for what's being called his final adventure. Mike Myers' toothsome spy pursues Dr. Evil, Mini-Me and the new title villain through time after they kidnap his even more swinging dad (Michael Caine). Beyonce Knowles plays the lady of the piece, a '70s blaxploitation blax·ploi·ta·tion n. A genre of American film of the 1970s featuring African-American actors in lead roles and often having antiestablishment plots, frequently criticized for stereotypical characterization and glorification of violence. heroine named Foxxy Cleopatra. (New Line) THE COCKETTES Documentary about San Francisco's renowned, hippie-era crossdressing performance troupe. (Strand Releasing) THE COUNTRY BEARS The greatest ursine music group in history is reunited to save the old Country Bear Hall from demolition - as if the Disneyland honchos would let that happen. Film mixes live action with furry costumes and, shockingly, real music Don Henley, John Hiatt, Elton John, Queen Latifah, Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt appear. (Disney) HAPPY TIMES Middle-age man starts a massage parlor to finance his wedding. (Sony Pictures Classics) Aug. 2 FULL FRONTAL Hollywood slickster Steven Soderbergh tries to reclaim his ``sex, lies and videotape'' indie cred with this low-budget, romantic roundelay roun·de·lay n. A poem or song with a regularly recurring refrain. [Middle English, alteration (influenced by lai, poem, song)of Old French rondelet, diminutive of rondel starring David Duchovny, Catherine Keener, Mary McCormack, David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is a Screen Actors Guild, Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his co-starring role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier alongside Kelsey Grammer. , Blair Underwood and the director's ``Erin Brockovich'' star, Julia Roberts. (Miramax) IGBY GOES DOWN Alienated teen (Kieran Culkin) rebels against self-absorbed family and goes on the lam. Gee, do you think Culkin can relate to the material? (United Artists) SIGNS The creator of ``The Sixth Sense'' and ``Unbreakable,'' M. Night Shyamalan Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, /'ʃæ.mæ.lɔːn , takes on the mysteries of crop circles. Mel Gibson is the farmer flummoxed by eerie, otherworldly designs plowed into his fields. (Touchstone) XXX Stay calm you won't have to see Vin Diesel playing a naked porn star in this movie. The title refers to an eXtreme sports athlete named Xander who becomes an eXtra secret agent for spymaster spy·mas·ter n. One who directs clandestine intelligence activities. Noun 1. spymaster - someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities master - directs the work of others Samuel L. Jackson. Diesel's ``Fast & Furious'' director Rob Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. did this one, too. (Columbia) Aug. 7 THE GOOD GIRL Sundance Film Festival favorite in which a de-glamorized Jennifer Aniston plays a frustrated small-town woman, married to John C. Reilly's pot-smoking lump, who has an affair with an exciting young man (the ever-available Jake Gyllenhaal) who turns out to be something of a psycho. Nobody told her life was gonna be this way. (Fox Searchlight) SPY KIDS 2 THE ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS The whole family's back (Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara), along with spy grandparents (Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor) and a rival clan of pint-size agents (Matt O'Leary, Emily Osment). Robert Rodriguez directs again, hopefully with the visual invention and fun flair he brought to last year's ticklesome tween adventure. (Dimension Films) Aug. 9 BIGGIE big·gie n. Slang 1. A very important person: "hassles between executive biggies" New York. 2. AND TUPAC TUPAC Tobacco Use Prevention and Control (New Mexico) Twin rapper murders are examined in this acclaimed documentary by tabloidic gadfly gadfly, name for various biting flies, especially those that attack livestock, e.g., the botfly and the horsefly. Nick Broomfield (``Kurt & Courtney''). (Lions Gate) BLOOD WORK Clint Eastwood returns as a retired FBI profiler tracking down a serial killer. Eastwood directs from Michael Connelly's best-selling novel. (Warner Bros.) SECRET BALLOT An Iranian soldier and a female election official criss-cross a desert island gathering votes and learning a lot about each other. (Sony Pictures Classics) SKINS ``Smoke Signals'' director Chris Eyre returns with another tale from the reservation. It's described as a ``complex portrait of brotherhood, alcoholism and redemption.'' (First Look) SWIMFAN New girl in town threatens a happily married couple's marriage. (20th Century Fox) 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE Manchester news reporter touts the Sex Pistols and winds up becoming a punk impresario. (United Artists) Aug. 14 VIRGINIA'S RUN A 12-year-old girl bonds with her horse. (Constellation Entertainment) Aug. 16 THE ADVENTURES OF PLUTO NASH Nash , Ogden 1902-1971. American writer known for his droll epigrammatic verse, much of which appeared in the New Yorker. Noun 1. Nash - United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971) Ogden Nash Long-delayed Eddie Murphy sci-fi comedy. (Warner Bros.) LITTLE SECRETS Girl keeps track of her neighbors' guilty secrets, finds them hard not to share. (Samuel Goldwyn) THE MASTER OF DISGUISE Long-missing funnyman fun·ny·man n. A humorous person, especially a professional comedian. Dana Carvey is back as a guy who can make himself look like practically anyone or anything. (Columbia) MOSTLY MARTHA German chef discovers there's more to life than her favorite recipes. (Paramount Classics) SERVING SARA Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess]. Process server (Matthew Perry) serves Sara (Elizabeth Hurley), who asks him to serve papers to her rich husband. Wackiness ensues. (Paramount) SIMONE Al Pacino plays a fading movie director who finds the solution to his problems in a virtual actress - which leads to a whole new set of problems. Written and directed by ``Truman Show'' screenwriter Andrew Niccol. (New Line) Aug. 21 ONE HOUR PHOTO Still getting in touch with his inner sociopath so·ci·o·path n. A person affected with an antisocial personality disorder. so  ci·o·path , Robin Williams plays a deranged de·range tr.v. de·ranged, de·rang·ing, de·rang·es 1. To disturb the order or arrangement of. 2. To upset the normal condition or functioning of. 3. To disturb mentally; make insane. photo developer who fixates on a family through its snapshots. (Fox Searchlight) Aug. 23 DRUMLINE Harlem street drummer takes over a Southern university's marching band. Oh rah. (20th Century Fox) LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. YU A May-December gay relationship is impacted by China's Tiananmen Square uprising. From the fine Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan (``Rouge,'' ``Actress''). (Strand Releasing) THEY Not a diction-challenged remake of ``Them,'' but something about scary dreams and attractive young people. Personally, I'd prefer giant ants. (Dimension Films) Aug. 30 MAD LOVE Queen of Spain loves her new husband. He loves other women. She goes nuts. Based on historical events. (Sony Pictures Classics) POSSESSION Neil LaBute (``Nurse Betty'') adapts A.S. Byatt's novel about a couple of academics (Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart) who fall in love while researching the rapturous letters between two famous poets. (USA) SLAP HER, SHE'S FRENCH A foreign exchange student plots to undermine a Texas teen queen. With ``Coyote Ugly's'' Piper Perabo. (Premiere) August unscheduled APOLLO 13 THE IMAX EXPERIENCE Houston, we have a problem. We came late to the IMAX theater and got stuck in the front row. God, Tom Hanks has a big nose! (Universal) A GUY THING The morning after his bachelor party, groom-to-be wakes up in bed ... with his fiancee's cousin. That's illegal in at least five states. With Julia Stiles, Jason Lee and Selma Blair. (MGM) JACKASS jackass: see ass. THE MOVIE Like it says - Johnny Knoxville brings his ``outrageous'' antics and stunts to the big screen. Paramount) LE CHATEAU Young American guy Paul Rudd goes to France to claim an inheritance, has comic cross-cultural complications. (IFC) SPOOKY HOUSE A kid befriends the much-feared resident of the title premises, who actually turns out to be a world-class magician played by Ben Kingsley. He's still trying to figure out why, the last time he made his wife disappear, he couldn't bring her back. (Entertainment Highway) CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman lead the cast of ``Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones,'' opening May 16. (2) Anjanue Ellis, Eddie Griffin and Denise Richards make a fashion flashback in ``Undercover Brother,'' opening May 31. (3 -- color) Bubbles, Blossom, Buttercup buttercup or crowfoot, common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. and Professor Utonium take to the big screen in ``The Powerpuff Girls Movie,'' coming July 3. (4 -- color) Clint Eastwood stars in and directs ``Blood Work,'' opening Aug. 9. |
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