THERE'S PLENTY TO ACCOMPANY ALL THAT POPCORN.Byline: Bob Strauss and Glenn Whipp Daily News Film Writers We offer the usual caveat: All of these dates are subject to change based on the weather, executives' indigestion indigestion or dyspepsia, discomfort during or after eating caused by some interference with the normal digestive process. Symptoms include nausea, heartburn, abdominal pain, gas distress, and a feeling of abdominal distention. and that box-office menace ``Star Wars.'' Jan. 22 Children of Heaven Iranian film about two poor kids trying to solve their own problems. (Miramax) Fame Whore Campy, three-part comedy about our society's obsession with celebrity. Gloria Remake of the John Cassavetes film stars Sharon Stone as a Mafia moll mom on the run. (Sony) Gypsy Lore Hungarian ``King Lear King Lear goes mad as all desert him. [Brit. Lit.: Shakespeare King Lear] See : Madness ,'' and that country's official foreign language film Oscar contender. Like It Is Gay, British bare-knuckle boxers List of bare-knuckle boxers is an aggregate of articles pertaining to boxers that fought either all or part of their careers as bare-knuckle boxers. See also List of male boxers,List of female boxers. in love. Roger Daltrey makes an appearance. Still Crazy After picking up two Golden Globe nominations, this wonderful comedy about a British rock British rock and roll, or British rock, was born out of the influence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues from the United States, but added a new drive and urgency, exporting the music back and widening the audience for black R & B in the U.S. band struggling to reunite after a 20-year layoff receives its wide release in theaters. Tap into the fun. (Sony) Jan. 29 Levitation levitation (lĕvĭtā`shən), the raising of a human or other body in the air without mechanical aid. The idea is ancient; holy men, both pagan and Christian, were reputed to have had the power of becoming light at will and of moving Mystical coming-of-age story involving a troubled young woman, her drunk father and uncaring stepmother, and the blues disc jockey disc jockey (DJ) Person who plays recorded music on radio or television or at a nightclub or other live venue. Disc jockey programs became the economic base of many radio stations in the U.S. after World War II. who watches over her. She's All That Trendy SoCal high school. Status problems. Romances on the rocks. Sounds, um, original. Freddie Prinze Jr., Anna Paquin, Kieran Culkin and Alexis Arquette star. (Miramax) Tinseltown Two homeless Hollywood wanna-bes try to option the story of their benefactor, who also happens to be a serial killer serial killer Forensic psychiatry A person who commits serial murders Prototypic SK White ♂ age 30; 97% are ♂; 80% are sociopaths. See Dahmer, Depraved heart murder, Ice Man. Cf Megan's law, Son of Sam law. . With Arye Gross, Joe Pantoliano and Ron Perlman. (Samuel Goldwyn Films) Feb. 5 The Harmonists Six young men form a successful a capella singing act in Weimar Germany, oblivious to the rising tide of Nazism that will destroy them. Based on a true story. (Miramax) The Last Days Documentary about Hungarian Holocaust survivors who fell victim to Hitler's far-reaching policies of genocide. Among the stories told are those of a grandmother, teacher, businessman, artist and a U.S. Congressman. Steven Spielberg serves as executive producer. (October Films) My Name Is Joe A recovering alcoholic tries to get a relationship going with a social worker in this latest effort from Ken Loach, the master of British working-class dysfunction (`Raining Stones,'' ``Ladybird, Ladybird''). Star Peter Mullan won the Cannes Film Festival's best actor award. (Artisan Entertainment) Payback Remake of the John Boorman-Lee Marvin crime classic ``Point Balnk,'' with Mel Gibson as the double-crossed crook who someone should have made sure they left for dead. Direction is credited to ``L.A. Confidential'' screenwriter Brian Helgeland, though Gibson reportedly reshot and edited some footage. (Paramount) Rushmore Wes Anderson's acclaimed comedy about the competitive war and loving bond that develops between a burned-out tycoon (Bill Murray) and a geeky prep student gets a wide release in theaters. Murray's performance already has won him several awards from critics groups. (Buena Vista) Virtue Futuristic cyber sex farce in which people wear virtual goggles goggles, n the protective eyewear worn by dental personnel and patients during dental procedures. goggles see periocular leukotrichia. to filter out reality. Directed by something that calls itself Camera Obscura. Feb. 12 Blast From the Past Brendan Fraser plays a man who has spent his whole life in a bomb shelter. When he emerges after 30 years for supplies, he meets Alicia Silverstone and sees that life has more possibilities than he imagined. (New Line) God Said, `Ha!' Film of Julia Sweeney's one-woman stage show about her really bad year. (Miramax) Message in a Bottle Based on the Nicholas Sparks tearjerker tear·jerk·er n. Slang A grossly sentimental story, drama, or performance. tear  -jerk , this romantic drama follows a woman who finds a poignant love letter in a bottle washed up on the shore. She tracks down the author, a lonely widower struggling to make peace with his past. Kevin Costner and Robin Wright Penn play the lovers, with Paul Newman providing support. (Warner Bros BROS BrothersBROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .) My Favorite Martian My Favorite Martian is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963 to September 4, 1966 for 107 episodes (75 in black and white 1963-1965, 32 color 1965-1966). The show starred Ray Walston as Uncle Martin (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. Another television series needlessly adapated for the big screen. Christopher Lloyd, though, is a logical bit of casting as the title character. (Buena Vista) Simply Irresistible In what sounds like a watered-down ``Like Water for Chocolate,'' 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. plays a chef whose emotions become magical ingredients in her cooking. (20th Century Fox) Tango Film director gets jilted jilt tr.v. jilt·ed, jilt·ing, jilts To deceive or drop (a lover) suddenly or callously. n. One who discards a lover. by his wife and sets out to make a movie about tango. He falls in love with one of the dancers, who happens to be the mistress of the film's main investor. Will love or commerce win out? (Sony Pictures Classics) 24 Hour Woman Rosie Perez (``Fearless'') plays a talk-show producer whose pregnancy becomes the program's hot topic. Directed by the gifted, underappreciated Nancy Savoca (``True Love,'' ``Household Saints''), the post-feminist comedy co-stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Patti Lupone and Karen Duffy. (Shooting Gallery shooting gallery Substance abuse A place–eg, an abandoned building in an economically-depressed urban area–ie, a ghetto, where IV drug users congregate, purchase, inject–'shoot' heroin, cocaine, oxycodone or other drug. ) Feb. 19 Jawbreaker jaw·break·er n. 1. A very hard candy. 2. Slang A word that is difficult to pronounce. 3. A machine that crushes rock or ore. Popular girls at Reagan High School Reagan High School might refer to:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Funny English no-goods lose a big bet to crime boss Hatchet hatchet: see tomahawk. Harry. Caper high jinks, inevitably, ensue. Sounds, um, original. But it's a big hit in Blighty. (Gramercy) October Sky True story of a poor West Virginia kid whose interest in rocket science improves his life. (Universal) Office Space Young computer programmer suffers through an early midlife crisis midlife crisis n. A period of psychological doubt and anxiety that some people experience in middle age. midlife crisis and decides to carpe diem. Animator Mike Judge's first foray into live-action stars Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston. Feb. 26 B. Monkey A mild mannered schoolteacher falls for a provocative young woman with a criminal past. Jared Harris, Asia Argento, Rupert Everett and Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 27 July, 1977) is an Irish actor and Golden Globe winner. Biography Early life Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe in Dublin, Ireland to Geraldine Meyers and John O'Keeffe. star for director Michael Radford (``Il Postino''). (Miramax) The Corruptor Idealistic NYPD NYPD New York City Police Department (since 1845; New York City, NY, USA) NYPD New York Play Development cop learns that the police department can be corrupt. For the sequel, maybe he'll go to Washington and uncover the same surprising truth about politicians. Mark Wahlberg and Chow Yun-Fat star. (New Line) Eight Days a Week A teen-ager (Josh Schaefer) stands outside the window of the girl he loves (``Felicity's'' Keri Russell) all summer long. Sounds like a psycho thriller; intends to be a comedy. (Legacy Releasing) 8MM Nicolas Cage shoots a home movie, and it gets him into trouble. From director Joel Schumacher. (Sony) Encounters in the Third Dimension Big IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard film explores the history of 3-D photography with your hostess Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. (nWave Pictures) Just the Ticket Andy Garcia scalps tickets to see the pope in this romantic comedy co-starring Andie MacDowell. (United Artists) 20 Dates Tired of being rejected by studio executives, aspiring filmmaker Myles Berkowitz decided to concentrate on being rejected by women. This Albert Brooks-ish comedy (anyone remember ``Real Life''?) charts the course of director-star Berkowitz's romantic misadventures. (Fox Searchlight) 200 Cigarettes New Year's Eve 1981. A whole bunch of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of trendies go to a party and, presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. , smoke. The cast here is amazing - Ben Affleck, Cameron Diaz, Courtney Love, Jay Mohr, Christina Ricci, Paul Rudd, oodles more - maybe because the filmmaker, Risa Bramon Garcia, is a big-time casting director. (Paramount) Windhorse Life in modern, Chinese-occupied Tibet as seen through the eyes of three very different young people: an aspiring pop singer, a pool shark and a Buddhist nun. (Shadow Distribution) February unscheduled Blood Guts Bullets & Octane Not to be confused with ``Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.'' Then again, maybe it should be. This time, it's Vegas used-car salesmen on the run from the feds and assorted underworld types when they come into possession of a '63 LeMans with a murderous history. (Lions Gate Releasing) The Empty Mirror If Hitler had lived, what would he have thought? Who really wants to know? Director Barry J. Hershey and star Norman Rodway. That makes two. (Lions Gate Films) Private Confessions Wow, has this one got a pedigree: written by Ingmar Bergman and directed by one of his key leading ladies, Liv Ullman, starring Pernilla August and Max Von Sydow and shot by Sven Nykvist. It's another Bergman family tale, of course, about an unhappy Swedish theologian's wife who finds fulfillment in an extramarital ex·tra·mar·i·tal adj. Being in violation of marriage vows; adulterous: an extramarital affair. extramarital Adjective affair. (Castle Hill Productions) March 5 Analyze This Crime boss (Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro , natch) seeks help from a shrink (Billy Crystal) to cure his anxiety attacks. High jinks ensue. (Warner Bros.) Cruel Intentions Manipulative teen-agers plan sexual conquest in this Tiger Beat take on ``Dangerous Liasons.'' With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe and Reese Witherspoon. (Sony) The Dreamlife of Angels Cannes award winner follows a couple of wandering young women and their unlikely friendship. (Sony Pictures Classics) A Hard Day's Night 35th anniversary re-release of the classic Beatles romp. (Miramax) Rock the Boat Documentary about an HIV-positive crew caught in a harrowing Pacific yacht race, beset by everything from a fanatical captain to a hurricane. (Tell the Truth Pictures) March 12 Baby Geniuses Kathleen Turner and Christopher Lloyd try to crack the code of baby talk. One baby takes exception to their methods. (Sony) Black Mask Hong Kong action star Jet Li (``Lethal Weapon 4'') plays a 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. who battles drug lords and the medically enhanced super soldiers who were his former colleagues. (Artisan Entertainment) The Brandon Teena Story Documentary about a cross-dressing teen drifter who convinced a bunch of dysfunctional, small-town Midwesterners that she was a boy, with violently dire results. (Zeitgeist Films) Carrie 2 Sequel to Brian De Palma's 1976 horror masterpiece, though no De Palma Palma or Palma de Mallorca (päl`mä thā mälyôr`kä), city (1990 pop. 325,120), capital of Majorca island and of Baleares prov., Spain, on the Bay of Palma. in sight this time around. No Carrie, either; this time, the troubled teen with the telekinetic powers is named Rachel. Amy Irving, however, does reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. her role as the only survivor of Carrie's original rampage. (United Artists) Deep End of the Ocean Michelle Pfeiffer loses her 3-year-old son and then finds him nine years later in this adaptation of the Jacquelyn Mitchard best seller. (Sony) Dona Barbara Venezuelan frontier soap opera, based on the popular book by Romulo Gallegos. (Legacy Releasing) Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore A suburban teen tries to overcome her awkwardness by getting a job at an art movie theater. Right, like film geeks are gonna teach her social skills. (Station Wagon Productions) March 19 The King and I Animated adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Hopefully, we'll be whistling a happy tune upon leaving the theater. (Warner Bros.) The Mirror Iranian film reteams the director and young actress who made ``The White Balloon.'' This time, the little girl decides to find her own way home from school and, predictably, gets into predicaments on the strange streets of Tehran. (Cowboy Booking) Ravenous Snowbound snow·bound adj. Confined in one place by heavy snow. snowbound Adjective shut in or blocked off by snow Adj. 1. in the Sierra Nevada, eight 1847 soldiers must confront their empty bellies and a lurking cannibal killer. (20th Century Fox) True Crime Clint Eastwood directs the story of a journalist (Eastwood) trying to stave off a condemned man's execution. He has 12 hours to do it. (Warner Bros.) March 26 Among Giants English electrical tower painters learn to cope with a female co-worker (``Hilary and Jackie's'' Rachel Griffiths). Foreman Pete Postlethwaite (``In the Name of the Father'') learns to cope with his romantic yearnings. (Fox Searchlight) EDtv In director Ron Howard's ``Truman Show'' variation, Matthew McConaughey plays a video store clerk who KNOWINGLY allows his life to be the subject of a television program. Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres and Martin Landau co-star. (Universal) Go Young people collide in Los Angeles' raucous underground scene. (Sony) The Out-of-Towners Remake of the Neil Simon warhorse about a Midwestern couple's comically calamitous ca·lam·i·tous adj. Causing or involving calamity; disastrous. ca·lam i·tous·ly adv. visit to New York. Starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn, who were evidently out-of-workers for longer than they liked. (Paramount) Three Seasons The first American movie to film in Vietnam since the war's end, this picture tells the story of Vietnamese who suddenly find themselves expatriates in their own country, passed over in the name of Western progress. (October Films) March unscheduled The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man Tony Curtis plays the aged star of a '60s TV superhero show. Press materials describe it as ``a tale about growing old without dignity.'' Place Tony Curtis joke here. (Northern Arts) Dancemaker Documentary about choreographer Paul Taylor. (Artistic License Films) Endurance Docudrama about the life of Ethiopian Olympic runner Haile Gebrselassie. Incorporates newsreel footage and staged re-enactments in which the athlete portrays himself. (Hollywood Pictures) Five Wives, Three Secretaries and Me When documentary filmmaker Tessa Blake flew to Houston for her oil tycoon father's funeral, she brought along a camera crew. A glimpse of living large, Texas style, which is very large indeed. (Castle Hill) Forces of Nature A man encounters mechanical difficulties while trying to get from New York to Georgia for his wedding. He has romantic difficulties with the eccentric woman who comes along for the ride. Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock star. (DreamWorks) I Want You An English hairdresser attracts too many suitors, a recently paroled felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. among them. Rachel Weisz stars. (Gramercy) Sparkler spar·kler n. 1. One, such as a highly polished metallic surface or a virtuoso performer, that sparkles. 2. Informal A diamond. 3. A firework that burns slowly and gives off a shower of sparks. Park Overall plays a trailer-park type on a Vegas winning streak. (Sunshine Filmworks) Metroland '60s free spirits tussle with the compromises of suburban domesticity in this English drama starring Christian Bale and Emily Watson. (Pandora) April 2 G's Trippin' A comedy with attitude about an average high school senior having trouble separating fantasy from reality. His big worry for the future: how to pay for the prom. (October Films) The Mod Squad And you thought they emptied the bad TV barrel with ``Lost in Space.'' Claiming to be contemporary with a '70s sensibility, the film stars Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi and Omar Epps are the juvenile delinquents turned cool undercover cops. Cool, that is, except for calling themselves ``mod.'' (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. ) Pushing Tin Air traffic controllers John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton engage in a rivalry that threatens to unravel their careers, marriages and the planes in their airspace. Cate Blanchett and Angelina Jolie co-star in this film from Mike Newell (``Donnie Brasco''). (20th Century Fox) SLC (Subscriber Loop Carrier) Lucent's designation for its digital loop carrier (DLC) products. See digital loop carrier. See also 386SLC. Punk Subversive comedy about the only two dedicated punkers in Salt Lake City. Bring your Mormon friends. (Sony Pictures Classics) A Walk on the Moon While summering in the Catskills in 1969, a young housewife (Diane Lane) falls in love with a traveling salesman (Viggo Mortensen). (Miramax) April 9 Cookie's Fortune Dark comedy from Robert Altman about a family of Southern eccentrics. Typically sprawling Altman cast includes Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Chris O'Donnell, Liv Tyler and Altman favorite Lyle Lovett. (October Films) Dr. Akagi The great Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura (``The Eel'') does a funny and sexy study of, of all things, a country doctor who discovers a cure for hepatitis. The Thirteenth Floor Sci-fi thriller that explores the possibility of computer-simulated universes where people only believe they are real. (Sony) The Very Thought of You Romantic comedy starring Monica Potter (``Patch Adams''), Joseph Fiennes (``Shakespeare in Love'') and Rufus Sewell (``Cold Comfort Farm''). (Miramax) April 16 Clubland The term Clubland can refer to several different things: Places
Detroit Rock City Four teen-agers embark on a wild adventure to see a KISS concert in this cautionary tale about what bad music can do to young minds. (New Line) Life Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence play two friends, wrongly convicted of murder, who spend 60 years together in a Mississippi prison. They say it's a comedy. (Universal) Molly ``Charly,'' girl style. Elisabeth Shue is the mentally challenged woman struck by sudden genius. Aaron Eckhart (``In the Company of Men'') plays her brother. (MGM) The Winslow Boy David Mamet's sixth movie tells the true story of a young cadet accused of stealing a five-shilling postal note in 1910 England. The Winslow family persuades England's leading attorney to defend the lad, setting off a national frenzy in the process. (Sony Pictures Classics) April 23 eXistenZ Jennifer Jason Leigh creates games that tap into their players' deepest impulses. A strange cult-conspiracy wants to kill her for it. Sound like a concept for a David Cronenberg movie? It is. (Miramax) Idle Hands Moronic mo·ron n. 1. A stupid person; a dolt. 2. Psychology A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or film about a teen whose right hand has a bloodthirsty blood·thirst·y adj. 1. Eager to shed blood. 2. Characterized by great carnage. blood mind of its own. (Sony) This Is My Father A 50-year-old Chicago teacher discovers a faded photo of his mother with an unknown man and travels to Ireland to discover his heritage. Aidan Quinn, James Caan, John Cusack, Richard Harris and Stephen Rea star. (Sony Pictures Classics) April 30 Dairy Queens (tentative title) Mock documentary about a small town's obsession with its beauty pageant. Kirsten Dunst and Denise Richards are among the lovelies vying for the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. crown. (New Line) Dick High-schoolers take a detour on a tour of the White House, meet Nixon and end up taking his dog, Checkers, on regular walks. Later, they offer free advice on Watergate. Really. (Sony) April unscheduled Anywhere but Here Restless mother flees small-town boredom with her reluctantA teen-age daughter. Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman star. (20th Century Fox) Crazy in Alabama Eccentric Southerner (is there any other kind?) heads off to Hollywood to escape abusive husband. Melanie Griffith is the yokel with glittering ambitions. Husband Antonio Banderas directs. (Sony) Friends and Lovers Romantic comedy set on ski slopes. With Robert Downey Jr., Stephen Baldwin, Claudia Schiffer and Alison Eastwood. (Lions Gate Films) Mascara Three L.A. women (Ione Skye, Amanda de Cadenet Amanda de Cadenet (born May 19, 1972) is a British-born actress and photographer. Though she was initially better known as the daughter of British race car driver Alain de Cadenet and as a "wild child" socialite, she has since earned acclaim as a fashion/portrait photographer. and ``Like Water for Chocolate's'' Lumi Cavazos) panic as their 30th birthdays approach. (Phaedra Cinema) Never Been Kissed Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, John C. Reilly, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, James Franco, Giuseppe Andrews, Jeremy Jordan and Garry Marshall. A young reporter (Drew Barrymore) goes undercover at the local high school to report on modern-day teen-agers and relives her geeky adolescence in the process. Hey, at least they didn't cast Riley Weston. (20th Century Fox) Perfect Timing A soccer-obsessed kid from Northern Ireland takes up ballroom dancing to improve his footwork. How much you wanna wan·na Informal 1. Contraction of want to: You wanna go now? 2. Contraction of want a: You wanna slice of pie? bet football goes right out the window when he finds out his partner is ``Felicity'' herself, Keri Russell? (Gramercy) Plunkett & MaCleane ``The Full Monty's'' Robert Carlyle and ``Trainspotting's'' Jonny Lee Miller play two of Britain's most notorious, 18th-century highwaymen Highwaymen See also Outlawry, Thievery. Band of Merry Men Robin Hood’s brigands. [Br. Lit.: Robin Hood] Beane, Sawney English highwayman whose gang slew and ate their victims. [Brit. Folklore: Misc. . Liv Tyler co-stars. (Gramercy) May 7 Black Cat White Cat Gypsy friendships and adventures along the Danube River. (October Films) The Castle Not Kafka, but kinda Kafka-esque, in an Australian comic way. A truck driver tries to prevent the airport next door from expanding onto his property. (Miramax) Entrapment entrapment, in law, the instigation of a crime in the attempt to obtain cause for a criminal prosecution. Situations in which a government operative merely provides the occasion for the commission of a criminal act (e.g. An insurance investigator (``Zorro's'' Catherine Zeta-Jones) poses as a thief to catch a legendary gentleman criminal (Sean Connery). When the two hit it off (hey, this is a movie), they plan a big heist. (20th Century Fox) The Mummy Remake of the '30s horror classic, in which a millennia-old pharoah comes back to life. Starring Brendan Fraser, who with this and ``Gods and Monsters'' seemsA trapped in the Universal horror universe. Hey, there are worse places. (Universal) May 21 The Loss of Sexual Innocence Filmmaker Mike Figgis (``Leaving Las Vegas'') weaves together a series of interconnected stories about the events of one man's life that parallel Adam and Eve's fall from the Garden of Eden Garden of Eden n. See Eden. Noun 1. Garden of Eden - a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were . (Sony Pictures Classics) Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace Forget about Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 . All productive activity in the world stops now. (20th Century Fox) May unscheduled Desert Blue When a chemical spill chemical spill Public health An inadvertent release of a liquid chemical regarded as hazardous to human health which in a workplace is identified with hazardous materials labels. See Material Safety Data Sheets. results in the quarantine of a flyspeck fly·speck n. 1. A small dark speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly. 2. A minute or insignificant spot. tr.v. fly·specked, fly·speck·ing, fly·specks 1. desert town, a bored local teen (Brendan Sexton III Brendan Sexton III (born February 21, 1980, in Staten Island, New York) is an American actor. Biography Career Brendan made his debut in Todd Solondz's Welcome to the Dollhouse ) gets to know a cute TV personality (Kate Hudson) who's stuck there, too. (Goldwyn Films) Eternity and a Day Eternity and a Day (Greek: Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, Mia aioniotita kai mia mera The latest film from inscrutable Greek directing legend Theo Angelopoulos, about a man's journey through his bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. past. (Artistic License) Waking the Dead A congressional candidate is haunted by visions of the love he lost to a terrorist attack eight years earlier. Billy Crudup (``The Hi-Lo Country'') and Jennifer Connelly star for director Keith Gordon (``A Midnight Clear,'' ``Mother Night''). (Gramercy) Spring American Pie High school kids vow to stop being virgins by prom night. Big deal; when are they gonna vow to stop making high school movies? (Universal) Besieged be·siege tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es 1. To surround with hostile forces. 2. To crowd around; hem in. 3. Bernardo Bertolucci's latest offering is a chamber piece starring David Thewlis as a rich English expatriate in Italy and Thandie Newton (``Beloved'') as the African housekeeper he falls in love with. (Fine Line) Condo Painting A look at the life and mind of New York artist George Condo. Includes last recorded interviews with late beat icons William S. Burroughs Noun 1. William S. Burroughs - United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997) Burroughs, William Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs and Allen Ginsburg. (October Films) Election Fear and loathing fear and loathing - (Hunter S. Thompson) A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous - Intel 8086s, COBOL, EBCDIC, or any IBM machine except the Rios (also known as the RS/6000). dogs a high school election in this comedy directed by Alexander Payne, who hit some bold satiric notes with his lampoon of the abortion rights conflict ``Citizen Ruth.'' Matthew Broderick is the partisan student advAiser. Reese Witherspoon (``Pleasantville'') is an overachieving candidate. (Paramount) Get Real Gay English kids have problems in high school. (Paramount Classics) The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean Italian sentimentalist sen·ti·men·tal·ism n. 1. A predilection for the sentimental. 2. An idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment. sen Giuseppe Tornatore (``Cinema Paradiso'') directs this English-language allegory about, yes, an orphan who spends his whole life playing piano on a cruise ship. Starring Tim Roth and Clarence Williams III Clarence Williams III (born August 21, 1939) is an American actor. His first major acting role was as "Linc Hayes" on Aaron Spelling's The Mod Squad. He has guest starred in television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, . (Fine Line) The Love Letter An unsigned, unaddressed love letter stirs up the residents of a New England seaside village. The stirred include Kate Capshaw, Blythe Danner, Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Selleck and Gloria Stuart. (DreamWorks) Lovers of the Arctic Circle What the title says. Starring Fele Martinez and Najwa Miri. (Fine Line) Lucie Aubrac French Resistance tale of an activist sentenced to death by the Nazis and his wife's efforts to save him. (October Films) The Matrix Futuristic Tale of a universe run by computers using human beings as batteries for bio-electrical energy. Producer Joel Silver describes the movie as ``full-cel animation, only with people.'' We'll buy that as long as it doesn't keep going and going and going. Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne star. (Warner Bros.) A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written sometime in the 1590s. It portrays the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, their interactions with the Duke and Duchess of Athens, Theseus and Hippolyta, and Shakespeare's comic fantasy, featuring the all-star cast of Christian Bale, Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart, Kevin Kline, Sophie Marceau, Michelle Pfeiffer, David Strathairn and Stanley Tucci. (Fox Searchlight) Mystery Alaska ``Northern Exposure'' meets ``Peyton Place.'' (Buena Vista) Open Your Eyes Spanish psychological thriller about a man whose ex-girlfriend drives them both off a cliff. He survives, but that's just the start of his troubles. (Artisan Entertainment) The Other Sister Juliette Lewis plays a willful young woman who gets out from under her mother's (Diane Keaton) thumb to embark on a journey of self-discovery. (Buena Vista) The Powder Keg Love and civil unrest bounce off each other Ain this official Yugoslav entry for the foreign language film Oscar. (Paramount Classics) Sue A woman in her 40s has a lot of problems. Anna Thompson stars. (Castle Hill) Ten Things I Hate About You More Shakespeare for the millennium in this update of ``The Taming of the Shrew shrew, common name for the small, insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, related to the moles. Shrews include the smallest mammals; the smallest shrews are under 2 in. (5.1 cm) long, excluding the tail, and the largest are about 6 in. (15 cm) long. .'' Here, a popular teen has to find a date for her ill-tempered sister before her parents will let her have a boyfriend. Will this be Shakespeare we love? (Buena Vista) Three to Tango Matthew Perry plays a guy suspected of being gay (now, there's a stretch) by a wealthy client. When asked to look after the client's mistress (Neve Campbell), he obliges and naturally falls in love. Problem: She thinks he's gay, too. (Warner Bros.) Twice Upon a Yesterday Bewitched be·witch tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es 1. To place under one's power by or as if by magic; cast a spell over. 2. To captivate completely; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. , bothered and bewildered lovers get a magical second chance. (Trimark) Summer Alice Et Martin Juliette Binoche stars in this story about a husband and wife dealing with a pregnancy and the past. (October Films) Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged shag 1 n. 1. A tangle or mass, especially of rough matted hair. 2. a. A coarse long nap, as on a woolen cloth. b. Cloth having such a nap. 3. A rug with a thick rough pile. Me Mike Myers can only hope his spy spoof series displays a bit of the longevity of the Bond franchise. Heather Graham takes over for Elizabeth Hurley in the babe role. (New Line) Autumn Tale Filmmaker Eric Rohmer completes his ``Tales of the Four Seasons'' with this story about the romantic yearnings of middle age. (October Films) Big Daddy Adam Sandler faces parenthood. Look for the how-to tie-in book at a store near you. (Sony) Blue Streak Jewel thief hides gems before being carted off to jail. Three years later, he goes to retrieve them. Problem: Hiding place is now a police precinct office. Martin Lawrence stars, and likely will be swearing a blue streak. (Sony) Bowfinger's Big Thing Steve Martin wrote this Hollywood satire, in which he co-stars with Eddie Murphy. Directed by Frank Oz, who made the pretty funny ``In & Out'' last time around. (Universal) Brokedown Palace In what sounds like a ``Return to Paradise'' for chicks, Kate BeckinsalAe and Claire Danes play high school grads who go to Thailand and wind up in prison. The charge: drug trafficking. Advice: Don't call Anne Heche. (20th Century Fox) The Buena Vista Social Club The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities, becoming a popular location for musicians to meet and play during the 1940s. Documentary companion to Ry Cooder's Grammy-winning, Cuban music album. Directed by Wim Wenders (``Wings of Desire''). (Artisan Entertainment) Chill Factor Two men (Cuba Gooding Jr. and Skeet Ulrich) possess an explosive substance that will cause death and destruction if it becomes warmer than 50 degrees. Hopefully, they won't get on that bus from ``Speed'' that blows up if it exceeds 55 mph. (Warner Bros.) Deep Blue Sea Researchers using sharks as lab rats suffer the consequences of their experiments. Cue ``Jaws'' theme. From director Renny Harlin (``Die Hard,'' ``Cutthroat Island''). (Warner Bros.) Eyes Wide Shut Stanley Kubrick held Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman hostage for more than a year to film this tale of jealousy and sexual obsession. (Talk about directorial obsession!) Given the shroud of paranoid secrecy surrounding the film, nobody really knows what the movie is about. Hopefully, Kubrick does. (Warner Bros.) The Fight Club Brad Pitt plays a fight promoter who sets up bouts in a club where men beat each other senseless just for the fun of it. Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter co-star but don't exchange blows. (20th Century Fox) For Love of the Game Sam Raimi, currently being praised for his breakthrough directing work on ``A Simple Plan,'' helms this rueful/sentimental baseball story starring - who else? - Kevin Costner. Based on Michael Shaara's novel. (Universal) The General's Daughter Film version of Nelson DeMille's military mystery novel stars John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, Timothy Hutton and James Woods. (Paramount) The Haunting of Hill House Remake of the fright film classic by ``Speed'' and ``Speed 2's'' Jan De Bont. Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones star. (DreamWorks) The Idiots 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. (``Breaking the Waves''A) returns with a satire about a grieving young woman who finds a home with a group of people fond of confronting societal norms by posing as idiots. Expect more hand-held camera work and natural lighting. (October Films) Inspector Gadget The cartoon robot comes to life in this family comedy starring Matthew Broderick as the man with a thousand moving parts. (Buena Vista) Instinct Disney's other summer ape movie (after the animated ``Tarzan'') explores the dark mind of a primatologist (Anthony Hopkins) accused of several murders in the jungles of Rwanda. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays the psychologist who tries to unlock the mysteries surrounding the monkey man. (Buena Vista) Lake Placid A paleontologist investigates the mysterious deathof a man near a remote lake. That's all we know. Guess that's why it's mysterious. (20th Century Fox) Lost and Found David Spade and Sophie Marceau are the unlikely couple in this comedy about finding your true love through dognapping Dognapping is the crime of taking a canine from its owner, it is one of the fastest growing crimes in the UK [1], as well as being very profitable. Dognapping usually occurs in purebred dogs, the profit from which can run up to thousands of dollars. . Woof! (Warner Bros.) Muppets From Space OK. Fine. But do they meet the Star Wars gang? (Sony) The Muse Hollywood screenwriter loses his career and pins his hopes on a real-life Muse to get it all back. Albert Brooks stars in a film he wrote and directed. Supporting cast includes Sharon Stone as his inspiration and Jeff Bridges and Andie MacDowell. (October Films) Mystery Men Seven lame super-hero wanna-bes call upon their dubious ``powers'' to save a bustling metropolis when the real superhero is kidnapped. Greg Kinnear, Geoffrey Rush, Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Claire Forlani and Janeane Garofalo are among the stars. (Universal) The Ninth Gate Johnny Depp searches Europe for ancient demonic texts in Roman Polanski's latest attempt to get creatively back on track. (Artisan Entertainment) Notting Hill How's this for a stretch? Julia Roberts plays the biggest movie star in the world. The small bookstore owner who ends up romancing her is played by Hugh Grant. WAritten and produced by the guys who did ``Four Weddings and a Funeral.'' (Universal) Random Hearts Police detective (Harrison Ford) and congresswoman (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 ) confront deception and evil. Not related to Bill Clinton in any way. (Sony) Run Lola Run Kinetic German film about two young lovers with very little time to make good after a shady deal goes awry. Filmmakers liken lik·en tr.v. lik·ened, lik·en·ing, lik·ens To see, mention, or show as similar; compare. [Middle English liknen, from like, similar; see like2 the movie to a thrill ride. Usually, that's a bad sign, but since this isn't a big studio effort, we'll withhold judgment. (Sony Pictures Classics) Runaway Bride The ``Pretty Woman'' team of Julia Roberts, Richard Gere and director Garry Marshall re-unite for this comedy about a bride so blushing she's run out on three different wedding ceremonies. It's not a documentary, remarkably. (Paramount) Sleepy Hollow Tim Burton directs this adaptation of Washington Irving's classic headless horseman chiller chill·er n. 1. One that chills. 2. A frightening story, especially one involving violence, evil, or the supernatural; a thriller. chiller Noun 1. . Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci star. (Paramount) South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut The foulmouthed foulmouthed adj. Using abusive or obscene language. Comedy Central cartoon kids get their very own movie, which is bound to be all the things the title promises. (Paramount) Summer of Sam Paranoia grips New York in 1977 as the famed serial killer makes the rounds. Spike Lee directs this witch hunt drama, which features John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino and Spike himself. (Buena Vista) Tarzan Disney returns to the jungle, leaving George behind and turning its attention to the Edgar Rice Burroughs Noun 1. Edgar Rice Burroughs - United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950) Burroughs hero in its summer animated offering. Phil Collins supplies the proper drum beats. (Buena Vista) The 13th Warrior Long delayed Disney movie (based on the Michael Crichton novel) about a bunch of cannibalistic can·ni·bal n. 1. A person who eats the flesh of other humans. 2. An animal that feeds on others of its own kind. [From Spanish Caníbalis, warriors who abduct abduct /ab·duct/ (ab-dukt´) to draw away from the median plane, or (the digits) from the axial line of a limb.abdu´cent ab·duct v. an important emissary EMISSARY. One who is sent from one power or government into another nation for the purpose of spreading false rumors and to cause alarm. He differs from a spy. (q.v.) . Gives new meaning to the concept of ``dinner and a movie.'' (Buena Vista) The Thomas Crown Affair Remake of the chic '60s caper film, with Pierce Brosnan as the wealthy thief and Rene Russo as the investigator he falls for. Faye Dunaway, who starred in the original, makes Aan appearance. (United Artists) Universal Soldier II Damn. More Van Damme. (Sony) Untitled Michael Cristofer Project Turbulent ride through L.A. nightlife. (New Line) Untitled Winona Ryder Project Ryder plays a young woman who uncovers a conspiracy to enable the devil to walk the earth in human form. And here we thought all along it was Bill Gates. (New Line) Wild Wild West Yup, another TV translation. Why should this one be any better? For starters, Barry Sonnenfeld (``Men in Black,'' ``Get Shorty'') directs. For another, the movie stars Will Smith (as James West) and arrives in theaters on the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. weekend. And, as we all CAPTION(S): 23 Photos Photo: (1--Color) Wild Wild West: Will Smith, left, climbs a mechanical tarantula tarantula (tərăn`chələ), name applied chiefly to several species of the large, hairy spiders of the families Theraphosidae and Dipluridae of North and South America. The body of a tarantula may be as much as 3 in. (7. leg in the film remake of the '60s television series, from Warner Bros. (July 2) (2--Color) Toy Story 2: It's Woody and Buzz Lightyear, above, to the rescue in this computer-animated sequel. (Holidays) (3--Color) The Green Mile: Tom Hanks, right portrays head prison guard Paul Edgecomb in this film set on Death Row in a Southern prison in 1935. (Holidays) (4) Edtv: Matthew McConaughey wins a contest to have his life aired on cable TV and his fortune-seeking brother (Woody Harrelson) is thrilled. (March 26) (5) Bowfinger's Big Thing: Steve Martin is a wanna-be film producer and Eddie Murphy is Hollywood's hottest action star. (Summer) (6) Life: Wrongly convicted of murder, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are sentenced to life imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. in Mississippi. (April 16) (7) Jakob the Liar: Robin Williams keeps hope and humor alive in a Poland ghetto during World War II. (Autumn) (8) The Ninth Gate: Johnny Depp goes in search of lost demonic texts. (Summer) (9) Crazy in Alabama: Melanie Griffith escapes from the clutches of her abusive husband and takes off for Hollywood in 1965 to pursue her dreams of stardom. (April) (10) For Love of the Game: In the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of pitching a perfect career-ending game for the Detroit Tigers, Kevin Costner reflects upon his long career. (Summer) (11) Notting Hill: Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts star in this romantic comedy. (Summer) (12) Random Hearts: Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas are thrown together after their respective spouses die in a plane crash. (Summer) (13) Hard Day's Night: This day in the life of the Beatles remains pure fun. (March 5) (14--Color) Pushing Tin: John Cusack is a hotshot air traffic controller. (April 2) (15--Color) Muppets From Space: The entire Muppet cast embarks on a hilarious extraterrestrial adventure. (Summer) (16--Color) Inspector Gadget: Matthew Broderick's character has more moving parts than a Swiss Army knife. (Summer) (17--Color) The 13th Warrior: Antonio Banderas, right, joins a quest to destroy man-eating beasts. (Summer) (18--Color) Man on the Moon: Jim Carrey, left, stars as comic Andy Kaufman. (Autumn) (19--Color) The Other Sister: Diane Keaton plays the controlling mother to Juliette Lewis. (Spring) (20--Color) Big Daddy: Adam Sandler adopts a 5-year-old (Cole and Dylan Sprouse) to prove to his girlfriend that he is responsible. (Summer) (21--Color) Sleepy Hollow: The legend of the headless horseman rides again with Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. (Summer). (22--Color) South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut: Kenny, Cartman, Kyle and Stan get their own movie. (Summer) (23--Color) Dudley Do-Right: Brendan Fraser is hapless Mountie Dudley Do-Right. (Autumn) |
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