DINOS AND FLYING SQUIRRELS AND MUTANTS - OH MY!Byline: Bob Strauss and Glenn Whipp Film Writers The first summer movie season of the new millennium is, appropriately enough, overstuffed o·ver·stuff tr.v. o·ver·stuffed, o·ver·stuff·ing, over·stuffs 1. To stuff too much into: overstuff a suitcase. 2. To upholster (an armchair, for example) deeply and thickly. with entertainments claiming astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. new visions and technological breakthroughs. You'll believe dinosaurs can talk, a squirrel can fly and Eddie Murphy can play six comically obese people all at once. Or, perhaps, you won't, but that will not be due to lack of effort and expense on Hollywood's part. But this summer should also be richer than most in, of all things, human-scale drama and grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. comedy. The independent and art house distributors, which have traditionally ceded the warm-weather months to big studio escapist fare, have remarkably full slates of releases planned. Some, obviously, are hoping to score a surprise bonanza like last summer's supersleeper ``The Blair Witch Project.'' While it's unlikely that phenomenon will repeat itself, such delusional optimism should benefit moviegoers everywhere with an exceptionally wide range of options between now and Labor Day. The big studios should also be more competitive than usual this year. Since no one film appears poised to dominate the marketplace as ``Jurassic Park'' or ``Star Wars: Phantom Menace'' have in summers past, the major releases will theoretically have to earn their audiences with quality. Whether this means that ``The Perfect Storm'' will be as tragically gripping on the big screen as it was on the page, or that ``X-Men'' will revitalize the sclerotic sclerotic /scle·rot·ic/ (skle-rot´ik) 1. hard or hardening; affected with sclerosis. 2. scleral. scle·rot·ic adj. 1. Affected or marked by sclerosis. superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. film genre the way it did in comic books, or that ``Me, Myself and Irene'' will be the gross-out laugh fest that Jim Carrey's fans have too long been longing for, all remains to be seen. Along with those three films, we've spotlighted six others films likely to generate heat - ``Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle,'' ``Road Trip,'' ``Patriot,'' ``Hollow Man,'' ``Mission: Impossible 2'' and ``Dinosaur.'' But one thing's for certain: There will be a lot to see this summer, and the law of averages indicates that a nice percentage of it will, at the very least, be interesting. The following list of summer films and their release dates is as comprehensive and accurate as we could make it. However, dates, titles and even descriptions (some of these things haven't been test-screened yet) are subject to change. May 5 Gladiator gladiator (Latin; swordsman) Professional combatant in ancient Rome who engaged in fights to the death as sport. Gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, the intent being to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world. : Roman general (Russell Crowe) gets a raw deal from emperor and seeks revenge in this rousing epic from Ridley Scott. (DreamWorks) Human Traffic: Welsh kids get their ya-yas out at night, relieving the banality of their 9-to-5 lives. (Miramax) I Dreamed of Africa: Kim Basinger does the Meryl Streep thing, only not as well. (Columbia) Jerome: Hitchhiker stymies man's dreams of freedom. (Phaedra) The May Lady: Drama about a female documentary-maker in Tehran. (Iranian Film Society) Up at the Villa Up at the Villa is a 1941 novella by William Somerset Maugham about a young widow caught between three men: her suitor, her one-night stand, and her confidant. A fast-paced story, Up at the Villa incorporates elements of the crime and suspense novel. Widow (Kristin Scott Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas OBE (born 24 May 1960) is an Academy Award-nominated English actress. Biography Kristin Scott Thomas was born in Redruth, Cornwall. Her father was a pilot for the Royal Navy and died in a flying accident in 1964, and she is the older sister of the ) deals with adultery and Sean Penn in pre-World War II Italy. (USA Films) May 12 Battlefield Earth: In this adaptation of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's sci fi novel, co-producer John Travolta plays a gigantic, dreadlocked alien who oppresses conquered Earth folk. Yes, but does he dance? (Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .) Bossa Nova: Amy Irving finds a soulmate soulmate n → compañero/a del alma in Brazil. With Antonio Carlos Jobim playing in the background, falling in love has never been easier. (Sony Pictures Classics) Center Stage: Dance students chase fame. Filmmakers chase ``Fame,'' too. (Columbia) The Girl Next Door: Tulsa housewife travels to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. to become a porn star. It's a documentary for the, ahem, art-house crowd. (Indican indican /in·di·can/ (in´di-kan) potassium indoxyl sulfate, formed by decomposition of tryptophan in the intestines and excreted in the urine. in·di·can n. ) Hamlet: Shakespeare receives yet another update with Ethan Hawke playing the revenge-minded title character. (Miramax) Held Up: Chicago businessman (Jamie Foxx) gets dumped by girlfriend (Nia Long) in the desert. And then things really go downhill. (Trimark) Screwed: Chauffeur kidnaps employer's dog; dog escapes; employer thinks chauffeur has been kidnapped. Wackiness, as it must, ensues. With Norm Macdonald, David Chappelle and Danny De Vito. (Universal) Testamento: Father-son drama set on the Cape Verde Islands Noun 1. Cape Verde Islands - a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde - an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal . (SPIA SPIA Single Premium Immediate Annuity SPIA School of Public and International Affairs (Virginia Tech) SPIA Standards Profile for Imagery Access SPIA Small Payload Interface Adapter SPIA Scanner Power Interface Assembly Entertainment) May 19 Dinosaur: This fabulous-looking ultra-expensive combination of live- action backgrounds and computer-animated prehistoric creatures is said to be packed with adventure, humor and biological impossibilities. The plot also sounds like one of those ``Land Before Time'' cartoons, but don't tell the Disney folks that. (Walt Disney Pictures) The Idiots: Dogma director Lars von Trier Trier (trēr), Latin Augusta Treverorum, city (1994 pop. 99,183), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, a port on the Moselle (Ger. Mosel) River, near the Luxembourg border. tells the story of a group of people who abandon their middle-class complacency for a life of stupidity. Can a career in journalism be far behind? (USA Films) Journey of Man: Giant-screen IMAX-type movie by bizarro This article is about the fictional character. For other uses, see bizarro (disambiguation). Bizarro is a fictional character, a doppelgänger of DC Comics’ Superman. Canadian acrobats Cirque de Soleil. (Sony Classics) The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg: Funny and nostalgic documentary about the American baseball icon. It's good. (Cowboy Booking) Portraits Chinois: The lives and loves of four Parisian couples. With Helena Bonham-Carter. (Phaedra) Road Trip: Guy gets wasted, has sex, videotapes it, mails tape to long- distance girlfriend. Wakes up next day, realizes what he's done and organizes his buddies for a . . . road trip. Which leads to more guys getting wasted and having sex and other shenanigans shenanigans Noun, pl Informal 1. mischief or nonsense 2. trickery or deception [origin unknown] . (DreamWorks) Small Time Crooks: Woody Allen returns to slapstick in this comedy about a married couple (Allen and Tracey Ullman) who join a trio of crooks to rob a bank. Allen wrote and directed the film, naturally. (DreamWorks) May 24 Mission: Impossible 2: John Woo (``Face/Off'') helms the sequel to ``Mission: Impossible.'' He promises it won't be as confusing as the first installment. (Paramount) May 26 Better Living Through Circuitry: Documentary look at the electronic dance-techno/rave music scene. With interviews and performances by Moby, the Crystal Method and many others. (Seventh Art) 8 1/2 Women: Peter Greenaway (``Pillow Book'') pays tribute to Fellini and the fairer sex. (Lions Gate) Kikujiro: Japanese tough guy takes sensitive 8-year-old on quest to find his mother. (Sony Pictures Classics) Passion of Mind: Demi Moore makes a low-key return in this story about a lonely American widow who creates an imaginary existence in her dreams, which, in the process, confuses her reality. (Paramount Classics) Set Me Free: Drama about a young girl from France. (Artistic License) Shanghai Noon: If the movie is half as great as its title, this should be Jackie Chan's solo-starring American breakthrough. Just to be safe, though, Hong Kong's master of martial arts comedy has been saddled with a cowboy sidekick (``Armageddon's'' Owen Wilson) in this story about a Chinese imperial guard sent to the Old West to rescue a kidnapped princess (Lucy Liu). (Touchstone Pictures) May (unscheduled) Luminous Motion: Mother and son live the outlaw life on the road. (Artistic License) June 2 Beau Travail TRAVAIL. The act of child-bearing. 2. A woman is said to be in her travail from the time the pains of child-bearing commence until her delivery. 5 Pick. 63; 6 Greenl. R. 460. 3. : French reworking of ``Billy Budd,'' set in a desert Foreign Legion outpost. Reportedly pretty sensual, especially for those who like watching sweaty men work out. (New Yorker Films) Big Momma's House: Martin Lawrence does the Eddie Murphy thing (that sums up his career, doesn't it?) in this story of an FBI agent who impersonates a grandmother to protect a single mother. With Nia Long. (20th Century Fox) Loving Jezebel Jezebel (jĕz`əbĕl), in the First Book of Kings, Phoenician princess who was the wife of King Ahab and the mother of Ahaziah, Jehoram, and Athaliah. : Guy has a thing for harlots. (Shooting Gallery) On the Run: A young man's life is turned into a nightmare when his ex-con buddy escapes from prison. (Phaedra) Running Free: Coming-of-age story starring a horse from the director of ``The Bear.'' (Columbia) June 9 American Pimp In feudal England, a type of tenure by which a tenant was permitted to use real property that belonged to a lord in exchange for the performance of some service, such as providing young women for the use and pleasure of the lord. : The Hughes Brothers (``Menace II Society'') explore the legend and reality of the urban, um, pleasure-industry manager. (Seventh Art) Catfish in Black Bean Sauce: African-American couple adopt two Vietnamese orphans, prompting various identity crises. (Iron Hill) Gone in 60 Seconds: Supercharged su·per·charge tr.v. su·per·charged, su·per·charg·ing, su·per·charg·es 1. To increase the power of (an engine, for example), as by fitting with a supercharger. 2. remake of the white-trash classic about a retired expert car thief's last big boost. From the testosterone-injected actor-producer team of Nicolas Cage and Jerry Bruckheimer, who previously brought us ``The Rock,'' ``Con Air.'' Angelina Jolie, sporting blond dreadlocks dread·locks pl.n. 1. A natural hairstyle in which the hair is twisted into long matted or ropelike locks. 2. A similar hairstyle consisting of long thin braids radiating from the scalp. , comes along for the ride. (Touchstone Pictures) Groove: Low-budget ``Nashville'' for the rave scene. Audiences loved it at Sundance. (Sony Pictures Classics) Love's Labour's Lost: Kenneth Branagh takes Shakespeare's romantic comedy, adds songs by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter and comes up with . . . well, we'll see. (Miramax) Pop and Me: Documentary about fathers and sons. (Seventh Art) Sunshine: Ralph Fiennes plays three different patriarchs in this epic about five generations of a Hungarian family's existence. (Paramount Classics) June 16 Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. : Freddie Prinze Jr. and director Robert Iscove make it a ``She's All That'' reunion in this romantic comedy co-starring Claire Forlani. (Miramax/Dimension) Butterfly: Shy young boy and compassionate teacher deal with the Spanish Civil War Spanish civil war, 1936–39, conflict in which the conservative and traditionalist forces in Spain rose against and finally overthrew the second Spanish republic. . (Miramax) Fantasia/2000: It's back (did you even notice it was gone?): Disney's update of Unca Walt's arty/kitschy combination of classical music and animated reverie. This release goes to regular theaters, not the IMAX- size behemoths it played earlier in the year. (Walt Disney Pictures) Grass: Woody Harrelson (who else?) narrates this documentary about recreational marijuana use in the 20th century. (Unapix) A Moment of Innocence and Silence: Two Iranian dramas. (New Yorker) Shaft: Sam Jackson is Shaft. Right on. John Singleton directs this update of the 1971 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. classic. (Paramount) Titan A.E.: Futuristic animated film about a rebellious teen-ager who tries to save the near-extinct human race. Matt Damon heads the vocal cast; Gary Goldman and Don Bluth (``Anastasia'') handle the direction. June 21 Praise: Chain-smoking asthmatic takes up with pudgy nymphomaniac nymphomaniac an individual patient habitually showing signs of nymphomania. . Sexual and chemical excesses ensue. (Strand) June 23 Boricua's Bond: Young men try to leave the South Bronx behind. (October) Chicken Run: The ``Wallace and Gromit'' animators give us this film about a bunch of hens who fly the coop before succumbing to fowl play. Mel Gibson heads the voice cast. (DreamWorks) Criminal Lovers: Murdering teen-agers take a trip into the woods and meet an angry woodsman. (Strand) Jesus' Son: Road movie about a confused young man (Billy Crudup) who goes to hell and back. (Lions Gate) Me, Myself and Irene: The return of the Farrelly brothers (``There's Something about Mary'') also marks the return of Jim Carrey to flat-out comic territory. The plot, such as it is, follows a mild-mannered Rhode Island cop who has a split personality disorder. Both of them fall in love with Rene Zellweger, as did Carrey when he made this film. (20th Century Fox) June 28 Surviving Paradise: Persian drama by Kamshad Kooshan. (New Light Entertainment) June 30 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle: Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of a hat! If theatrical director Des McAnuff makes this blending of live-action and animation work, we'll call him a real magician. Rene Russo, Jason Alexander and Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro (!) star. (Universal) The Patriot: Mel Gibson plays a hero of the French and Indian wars French and Indian Wars, 1689–1763, the name given by American historians to the North American colonial wars between Great Britain and France in the late 17th and the 18th cent. who gets reluctantly caught up in the American Revolution after the Redcoats steal his boy. Faster than you can say, ``Give me back my son,'' Mel becomes a patriot. Roland Emmerich (``Independence Day'') directs in a definite change of pace. (Columbia) The Perfect Storm: Sebastian Junger's best-selling non-fiction account of the mother of all Atlantic storms is visualized by director Wolfgang Petersen (``Das Boot,'' ``Air Force One'') and, we're told, groundbreaking special effects. George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg are two of the unlucky fishermen. (Warner Bros.) Trixie: Emily Watson plays a blue-collar detective embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in all sorts of corruption and intrigue. Nick Nolte co-stars in this film from director Alan Rudolph (``Afterglow''). (Sony Pictures Classics) June (unscheduled) Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God . . . Be Back by Five: Murder-mystery about the search for answers after a young woman commits suicide. (Phaedra) July 7 Blood Simple: The first film from the Coen brothers (``Fargo'') is restored, re-edited and re-released. (USA Films) But I'm a Cheerleader: Popular cheerleader is suspected of being a lesbian and sent to a homosexual ``rehab'' camp. Natasha Lyonne stars. (Lions Gate) Disney's The Kid: Not to be confused with Charlie Chaplin's ``The Kid,'' nor a certain profitable encounter Bruce Willis had with an eerier tyke last year. In this one, Willis somehow encounters his 8-year-old self (Spencer Breslin), who proves highly disappointed with the guy he turns out to be. (Walt Disney Pictures) Scary Movie: Satire of satirical horror movies. With Carmen Electra on hand to ratchet up the camp to an even higher level. Keenen Ivory Wayans Keenen Ivory Wayans (born June 8, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, comedian, director and writer best known as the host and creator of the FOX sketch comedy series In Living Color directs. (Miramax/Dimension) Shower: Chinese film about a father and his prodigal son. (Sony Pictures Classics) July 14 Chuck and Buck: An infantile 27-year-old becomes fixated fix·ate v. fix·at·ed, fix·at·ing, fix·ates v.tr. 1. To make fixed, stable, or stationary. 2. To focus one's eyes or attention on: fixate a faint object. on his best friend. (Artisan) The Five Senses: Five characters, five senses, one search for human connection. It's Canadian. (Fine Line) Shadow Hours: Druggie drug·gie also drug·gy n. pl. drug·gies Slang One that takes or is addicted to drugs: "They're like druggies, but without drugs; they're drugged on their own apathy" tries to put his past behind him but gets seduced by L.A. debauchery Debauchery See also Dissipation, Profligacy. Debt (See BANKRUPTCY, POVERTY.) Alexander VI Borgia pope infamous for licentiousness and debauchery. [Ital. Hist.: Plumb, 219–220] Bacchus (Gk. . (Seven Arts International) Untitled Nora Ephron Project: The film from director Ephron (``You've Got Mail'') used to be called ``Numbers.'' Now, it's just the John Travolta movie where he doesn't play a 9-foot alien. Instead, he's a TV weatherman looking to rig the state lottery with the lotto ball girl (Lisa Kudrow). (Paramount) The Wisdom of Crocodiles: Jude Law plays a womanizer wom·an·ize v. woman·ized, woman·iz·ing, woman·iz·es v.intr. To pursue women lecherously. v.tr. To give female characteristics to; feminize. who comes under suspicion when one of his conquests winds up dead. (Miramax) X-Men: Superhuman mutants use their powers for the good of Planet Earth. But other superhuman mutants resent being called freaks and use their powers to do bad. Who will win? Probably 20th Century Fox. This film, directed by Bryan Singer (``The Usual Suspects'') and based on the popular comic book series, is the hottest title of the summer. (20th Century Fox) July 21 The In Crowd: Psycho girl gets dissed by popular people. (Warner Bros.) Loser: ``American Pie'' alums Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari star in this collegiate comedy about a nerd who falls for a babe. Should resonate with freaks and geeks Freaks and Geeks is an American television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 TV season. Although the show, considered a comedy-drama, garnered much critical acclaim and a devoted cult following, repeated everywhere. Amy Heckerling (``Clueless'') directs. (Columbia) Mad About Mambo: ``Felicity's'' Keri Russell goes to Ireland to learn to . . . mambo? (USA Films) Pokemon the Movie 2000: It's not over yet. We give it another year, tops. (Warner Bros.) What Lies Beneath: Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer go the ``Sixth Sense'' route with the ghost story about a dead girl haunting a couple. Robert Zemeckis (``Forrest Gump'') directs. (DreamWorks) The Woman Chaser chaser a secondary or follow-up breeding male put in with a herd of cows or ewes when the fertility of the first stud is suspect. : ``Seinfeld's'' Patrick Warburton stars as a 1960s used-car salesman with a weakness for the ladies For the Ladies is a extended play by Machine Gun Fellatio. The extended play was released in 2002. Track listing
Woman on Top: Spain's most beautiful export, Penelope Cruz, stars as a sultry enchantress (there's a stretch) who leaves her husband to pursue a culinary career. (Fox Searchlight) July 26 Thomas and the Magic Railroad: The popular children's series gets the big-screen treatment in this blend of live action and animation. (Destination) July 28 The Eyes of Tammy Faye: You've seen 'em. Heavy mascara. Lots of eyeliner. Now you can go into the mind behind the eyes and learn what it's like to be Tammy Faye Bakker Messner. The Sundance crowd was alternately repulsed and fascinated by this documentary. (Lions Gate) Girl on the Bridge: Knife-thrower saves woman from jumping off a Parisian bridge and puts her into his act. Sharp move. (Paramount Classics) Nutty Professor II: The Klumps: Eddie Murphy returns in all his many Klump guises in a boon for flatulence-joke lovers everywhere. (Universal) Revelations: Paradise Lost II: Documentary sequel to cult favorite ``The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills.'' It's already been shown on cable. (Artisan) Wonderland: Three generations of a London family find their paths intersecting during a boisterous weekend. (USA Films) Aug. 4 Coyote Ugly: The title's the name of a trendy New York bar, not a description of its beautiful and provocative female staff. Think ``Flashdance'' meets ``Cocktail'' . . . or, more to the point, don't bother to think at all. (Touchstone Pictures) Hollow Man: Scientist (Kevin Bacon) unlocks the secret of invisibility and disappears into a life of evil. Paul Verhoeven (``Starship Troopers'') directs. (Columbia) The Legend of Baggar Vance: Robert Redford directs this story about a World War I hero (Matt Damon) who gets golfing advice from a mysterious caddie (Will Smith). (DreamWorks) Saving Grace: Widow turns her orchid garden into a pot crop for some fast cash. Brenda Blethyn stars in this Sundance favorite. (Fine Line) Space Cowboys: Some 42 years after being passed over for the first U.S. space mission, a squad of retired Air Force hotshots must blast off to fix a damaged satellite. Clint Eastwood, 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. , Donald Sutherland and James Garner play the flying geezers. Eastwood directed with the full cooperation of NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. (like they were gonna say no to him?). (Warner Bros.) The Tao of Steve: Guys have philosophy on how to get the babes to think they're as cool as Steve McQueen. (Sony Pictures Classics) Water Drops on Burning Rocks: Film adaptation of a play written by German director Rainer Werner Fassbiner when he was 19. (Zeitgeist) Aug. 11 Aimee and Jaguar: German World War II drama about a Jewish underground resistance fighter who has a lesbian affair with a Berlin housewife. (Zeitgeist) Bait: Action-comedy in which feds secretly implant ex-con Jamie Foxx with a tracking device. (Warner Bros.) Bedazzled: In this remake of the 1968 Stanley Donen gem, Brendan Fraser plays a doofus doo·fus n. pl. doo·fus·es Slang An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person. [Perhaps blend of doof, fool (from Scots) and goofus, fool (from goof). who makes a deal with the devil A deal with the Devil, pact with the Devil, or Faustian bargain is a cultural motif widespread wherever the Devil is vividly present, most familiar in the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, but elemental to many Christian folktales. (Elizabeth Hurley) to fulfill his wildest fantasies. Harold Ramis (``Groundhog Day'') directs. (20th Century Fox) Cecil B. Demented: The latest from John Waters (``Serial Mom'') goes behind the scenes with a group of obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. cineastes who avenge the sins of crass commercial movies through vigilante vigilante n. someone who takes the law into his/her own hands by trying and/or punishing another person without any legal authority. In the 1800s groups of vigilantes dispensed "frontier justice" by holding trials of accused horse-thieves, rustlers and shooters, and terrorism. Hope it's not too late to do something with that ``Battlefield Earth'' movie. (Artisan) Girlfight: Settle down, guys, it's not what you think. Female boxer uses the sweet science to reconcile her violent past. (Screen Gems) Godzilla 2000: Relax, Matthew Broderick is nowhere to be found in this, the 23rd installment in the Japanese export. This one pits the lizard against aliens who man a powerful UFO UFO: see unidentified flying objects. (United Functions and Objects) A programming language developed by John Sargeant at Manchester University, U.K. . (Columbia) I'm the One That I Want: Film version of comedian Margaret Cho's one-woman show. Just in case you couldn't be there. (Cho Taussig Productions) Impostor: Futuristic battle of wits Noun 1. battle of wits - a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used contest - a struggle between rivals about an alien spy (Gary Sinise) suspected of being a walking time bomb. From ``Kiss the Girls'' director Gary Fleder. Based on Philip K. Dick's short story. (Miramax/Dimension) Aug. 18 About Adam: The kids in an Irish family all fall in love at the same time. (Miramax) Autumn in New York Autumn in New York may refer to;
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. ) The Cell: Jennifer Lopez journeys inside the mind of a comatose co·ma·tose adj. 1. Of, relating to, or affected with coma. 2. Marked by lethargy; torpid. comatose (kō´m serial killer so she can save his latest victim. That she does so while remaining fully clothed represents the latest curve in this young woman's career. (New Line) Jump: That's its tentative title. Before, it was called ``Bring It On.'' Before that, ``Made You Look.'' And before that, ``Cheer Fever.'' It's about perky cheerleaders Notable cheerleaders
Love and Sex: Romantic comedy about, well, the basics. With Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau and ``Saturday Night Live's'' Cheri Oteri. (Lions Gate) Ran: New 35mm print of Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of ``King Lear.'' (WinStar) Aug. 25 The Crew: Aged mobsters Mobsters is a 1991 crime drama detailing the creation of the National Crime Syndicate/The Commission. Set in New York City during the Prohibition era, it's a somewhat fictionalized account of rise of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, and Benjamin "Bugsy" pull one last job to save their Miami Beach retirement hotel from yuppification. Comedy stars Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya and Seymour Cassel - none of whom, hopefully, have romantic scenes with Jennifer Tilly or ``The Matrix's'' Carrie-Anne Moss. (Touchstone Pictures) The Replacements: When professional football players go on strike, Keanu Reeves leads a team of overlooked scabs onto the field. Gene Hackman plays the hard-to-please coach. (Warner Bros.) Solomon & Gaenor: Oscar-nominated Brit flick about a Welsh girl and a Jewish boy who fall in love in an anti-Semitic Welsh town. (Sony Pictures Classics) Steal This Movie!: The life and times of Abbie Hoffman. Yippie! (Lions Gate) Texas Rangers: Western about the formation of the law enforcement group stars young guns James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond and Dylan McDermott. (Miramax/Dimension) The Way of the Gun: Cold-blooded career criminals kidnap a surrogate mother. Complications ensue. Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie (``The Usual Suspects'') makes his directorial debut. (Artisan) August (unscheduled) An Affair of Love: Its first title was ``A Pornographic Affair.'' That pretty much says it all. (Fine Line) Alice and Martin: Juliette Binoche and her ``Rendez-Vous'' director, Andre Techine, reunite for this tale of a violinist who falls for a male model. (USA Films) The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack: The folk legend Ramblin' Jack Elliot gets his due in this humorous documentary that includes plenty of archival footage. (47 Films) The Opportunists: Queens auto mechanic is enticed to return to his criminal past by uninvited Irish relative. Christopher Walken and Cyndi Lauper star. (First Look) Psycho Beach Party: It's one part '50s psychological thriller, one part '60s beach movie and one part '70s slasher film
This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. . (Strand) Skipped Parts: A 14-year-old boy (Bug Hall) and his 28-year-old mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) move to Wyoming where the youngster meets his fantasy girl (Drew Barrymore). Provocative doesn't begin to describe the resulting events. (Trimark) The St. Francisville Experiment: Does the title remind you just a little of ``The Blair Witch Project''? So will the movie. Four people investigate a Louisiana haunted house. Bad things happen. It looks real. You know the drill. (Trimark) The Story of O: American remake of the soft-core French movie. (Phaedra) Whipped: Neanderthal slobs all fall for the same babe (Amanda Peet), who whips them, whips them good. (Destination) Unscheduled Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание) is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, that was first published in the in Suburbia: Dostoevski gets the teen treatment. (United Artists) I Was Made to Love Her: Chris Rock finds that ``Heaven Can Wait'' when his character, a failing comic, dies and then returns to Earth in the body of a rich Manhattan mogul. (Paramount) Restless: Woman goes to China to find herself and good takeout. (Arrow) Save the Last Dance: ``Dirty Dancing'' in the inner city. (Paramount) Spent: Dysfunctional 20-somethings bemoan be·moan tr.v. be·moaned, be·moan·ing, be·moans 1. To express grief over; lament. 2. To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore: their lot in life. (Regent) Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her: Five interweaving vignettes about a group of women whose lives change forever over the course of a few days. Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Calista Flockhart, Holly Hunter and Amy Brenneman play the females in question. (United Artists) Too Tired to Die: Death visits a young man and tells him he has 12 hours to live. Oh well. At least, he doesn't have to worry about losing those extra 10 pounds. (Phaedra) CAPTION(S): 10 photos Photo: (1 -- 5 -- cover -- color) From left: Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible 2"; "Dinosaur"; Mel Gibson in "The Patriot"; Patrick Stewart in "The X- Men"; Background: "The Perfect Storm" (6) 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. stars in ``Shaft,'' an update of the 1971 blaxploitation classic. (June 16) (7) Billy Crudup stars in ``Jesus' Son.'' (June 23) (8) Stephen Dorff is a lunatic film director who kidnaps a Hollywood movie queen (Melanie Griffith) and forces her to star in his underground movie in ``Cecil B. Demented.'' (Aug. 11) (9) Richard Geer and Winona Ryder in ``Autumn in New York.'' (Aug. 18) (10) Keanu Reeves, right is a scab football player and Gene Hackman is the tough-to-please coach in ``The Replacements.'' (Aug. 25) |
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