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JULY 4th
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde [7/2]

Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Bob Newhart (Full Cast)
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)

The Plot: Sassy post grad Elle Woods (Witherspoon) is all about animal rights. In fact, she puts her nuptial plans on hold to head to Washington D.C. to get an anti-animal testing bill passed. Her building's doorman (Newhart) quickly shows her the ways and workings of our nation's capital.

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THE BUZZ: Hello, fellow patriots – Elle Woods here! You remember me, right? Blonde, perky, always wearing pink, unexpected Harvard Law School graduate, star of sleeper hit Legally Blonde? Did you miss me? 'Cause I missed you guys oodles, and after only two years, I'm back in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde! ...more

Review: 6 out of 10 stars

Hello, fellow patriots – Elle Woods here! You remember me, right? Blonde, perky, always wearing pink, unexpected Harvard Law School graduate, star of sleeper hit Legally Blonde? Did you miss me? 'Cause I missed you guys oodles, and after only two years, I'm back in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde...more

Message Boards: Major story flaw: Scenes not shot in actual U.S. House Chamber  |  The gay dogs

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines [7/2]

Director: Jonathan Mostow
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Kristanna Loken (Full Cast)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

The Plot: John Connor (Stahl) has gone underground in an effort to evade Skynet, the network of machines that want humankind wiped off the planet. Enter T-X (Loken), Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. She's come from the future to complete the job her predecessor, the T-1000, left unfinished. Connor's only hope for survival? Team up with the T-101 (Schwarzenegger) and try to stay alive.

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) -- John Connor is now in his 20's, and a female terminator, called T-X or Terminatrix, is after him. Another T-101 is sent back through time to protect John once again on the verge of the rise of the machines.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) -- John Connor is now in his 20's, and a female terminator, called T-X or Terminatrix, is after him. Another T-101 is sent back through time to protect John once again on the verge of the rise of the machines.

THE BUZZ: Who would have thought that a movie with so much heavy metal would defy gravity?
That's not to say that Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines doesn't succeed as an action movie, or as a sequel. It has enough wanton destruction to satiate any person's desire for damage. It moves along briskly (perhaps too briskly), has a sense of humor, and even a more somber side that surprises near the end......more

Review: Who would have thought that a movie with so much heavy metal would defy gravity?

That's not to say that Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines doesn't succeed as an action movie, or as a sequel. It has enough wanton destruction to satiate any person's desire for damage. It moves along briskly (perhaps too briskly), has a sense of humor, and even a more somber side that surprises near the end.

But what it does lack is gravity; some sense of realistic consequence...more

Message Boards: Better than Terminator Salvation.  |  6 years since official release...

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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas [7/2]

Director: Patrick Gilmore Tim Johnson
Stars: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joseph Fiennes (Full Cast)
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution

The Plot: The Arabian sailor (voiced by Pitt) encounters Eris (Baranski), the Greek goddess of Chaos, and Proteus (Fiennes), the shape shifting sea god--two characters who don't appear in any of Sinbad's original seven journeys.

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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) -- Theatrical Preview
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) -- The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.

THE BUZZ: Could Disney sue? That's the thought that runs through your head watching Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as you tick off the number of recent Mouse-made animated films that this lackluster DreamWorks adventure steals from (sorry, is "inspired by"). Let's see: there's the wild sailing from Treasure Planet... ...more

Review: 4 out of 10 stars

Could Disney sue? That's the thought that runs through your head watching Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as you tick off the number of recent Mouse-made animated films that this lackluster DreamWorks adventure steals from (sorry, is "inspired by"). Let's see: there's the wild sailing from Treasure Planet...more

Message Boards: This movie and 'El Dorado' are hilarious  |  Isn't it annoying to anyone else......

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Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool [7/2 -- LA/NY]

Director: François Ozon
Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier (Full Cast)
Studio: Focus Features

The Plot: A British mystery author (Rampling) visits her publisher's (Dance) home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter (Sagnier) sets off some touchy dynamics.

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Swimming Pool (2003) -- A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.
Swimming Pool (2003) -- Home Video Preview

THE BUZZ: Focus Features, who brought Ozon's wonderful 8 Women to the States last year, reteams with the director for his latest project. Pool is a return to dramatic form for Ozon, and he's cast Ludivine Sagnier, who was magnificent in Women, in another mysterious daughter role. We can't wait.

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JULY 11th
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [7/9]

Director: Gore Verbinski
Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom (Full Cast)
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

The Plot: Swashbucklin' Jack Sparrow (Depp) braves the Caribbean Sea to stop a ship of pirates led by Captain Barbossa (Rush) who intend to break an ancient curse... with the blood of the lovely Elizabeth Swann (Knightley).

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) -- Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) -- Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) -- Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) -- Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

THE BUZZ: Silverado.
Along with that title come all the positives, and all the negatives of Lawrence Kasdan's 1985 attempt to revive the Western. Gore Verbinski's 2003 attempt to resurrect the swashbuckler, Pirates of the Caribbean, shares most of them.......more

Review: Silverado.

Along with that title come all the positives, and all the negatives of Lawrence Kasdan's 1985 attempt to revive the Western. Gore Verbinski's 2003 attempt to resurrect the swashbuckler, Pirates of the Caribbean, shares most of them.

Silverado had a great cast...more

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Director: Stephen Norrington
Stars: Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Peta Wilson (Full Cast)
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

The Plot: Victorian-era England's royal government is in a panic to stop a madman's plans for world domination. To do so, they bring together a cast of the greatest adventurers known to humankind, including Allan Quatermain (Connery), Dr. Henry Jekyll (Flemyng), Captain Nemo, and Dorian Gray (Townsend). Based on Alan Moore's fantastic comic book series.

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) -- In an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, SF and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) -- Theatrical Preview
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) -- Home Video Preview

THE BUZZ: If you don't share some mild thrill at the notion of Allan Quatermain, Mr. Hyde (Dr. Jekyll's counterpart), Captain Nemo, an Invisible Man, and Mina Harker together fighting evil then the elements that do work in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will utterly escape you. <...more>

Review: If you don't share some mild thrill at the notion of Allan Quatermain, Mr. Hyde (Dr. Jekyll's counterpart), Captain Nemo, an Invisible Man, and Mina Harker together fighting evil then the elements that do work in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will utterly escape you. Even if you do get a goosebump or two at that thought it's prudent to set your expectations on "low" for this feature...more

Message Boards: 100 Hundred Things your learned from The League  |  What classic literary characters could you see joining the League?

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Madame Satã

Madame Satã [7/9 -- LA/NY]

Director: Karim Ainouz
Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Marcelia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui (Full Cast)
Studio: Wellspring Media

The Plot: Loose biography of Madame Satã (Ramos), also known as João Francisco dos Santos, the much-celebrated queen of the Lapa quarter of Rio de Janeiro. Satã was a transvestite cabaret star, street brawler, cook, outlaw, and adoptive father who spent as much of his life in prison as he did on the streets.

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Madame Satã (2002) -- Loose portrait of Jo�o Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Sat�, a sometime chef, transvestite, lover, father, hero and convict from Rio de Janeiro.

THE BUZZ: The verdict is still out as to whether or not director Ainouz's debut is a technically proficient, faithful depiction of Satã's beyond-colorful life, but one thing is for sure: Lázaro Ramos' performance has the critics gushing.

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Northfork

Northfork [LA/NY]

Director: Michael Polish
Stars: Duel Farnes, Nick Nolte, Anthony Edwards (Full Cast)
Studio: Paramount Classics

The Plot: Set in 1955, the residents of Northfork, Montana are faced with evacuation as a new dam is set to flood their town. Meanwhile, a group of nomadic eccentrics seek to adopt a dying 9-year-old orphan (Farnes), who is cared for by the town's priest (Nolte).

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Northfork (2003) -- Set in 1955, the residents of a small Montana community are forced to move their homes to make way for a new dam.
Northfork (2003) -- Set in 1955, the residents of a small Montana community are forced to move their homes to make way for a new dam.

THE BUZZ: The third film from the surrealist Polish Brothers boasts an impressive ensemble cast (who worked for peanuts), and heart-tug of a story, and Anthony Edwards' impressive mustache. Favorable Sundance buzz is the key here, as the brothers lost momentum with Jackpot, which followed their critically lauded debut.

Message Boards: I understand everything except...  |  was it just me, or did this movie REALLY suck

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A Housekeeper

A Housekeeper [LA/NY]

Director: Claude Berri
Stars: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Émilie Dequenne (Full Cast)
Studio: Palm Pictures

The Plot: Since his wife left, Jacques (Bacri) does nothing but work, drink, and hang out in his apartment. He hires Laura (Dequenne) to do his housework. Franco romantic comedy ensues.

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Une femme de ménage (2002) -- US Home Video Trailer from Lion's Gate

THE BUZZ: Nice to see Palm Pictures back on the scene, with a romantic comedy no less. A handful of you may remember Dequenne from that accidental camp classic Le Pacte des loups.

Message Boards: How true  |  Un homme d'un certain âge??

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I Capture the Castle

I Capture the Castle [LA/NY]

Director: Tim Fywell
Stars: Romola Garai, Rose Byrne, Bill Nighy (Full Cast)
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

The Plot: In a English countryside castle, Cassandra Mortmain (Garai) chronicles ten years in the life of her strange family. Her father (Nighy) struggles to finish his second novel, her stepmother (Fitzgerald) just lays around naked and her older sister Rose (Byrne) is going crazy with desire. When the American landlords come calling, romance blooms between Cassandra and Simon (Thomas), the son and heir to the property. Problem is, the Mortmains have already fixed up Rose and Simon, in a move to protect their life in the castle.

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I Capture the Castle (2003) -- A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.
I Capture the Castle (2003) -- A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.

THE BUZZ: Garai, the most attractive cast member in Nicholas Nickleby gets to star in her own period comedy, which sees Oscar-winning producer David Parfitt (he won Best Picture for Shakespeare In Love) bring another Dodie Smith novel to the big-screen.

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The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo [LA/NY]

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Stars: Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov (Full Cast)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

The Plot: Near the end of WWII, a Lapp woman shelters two soldiers (one's a Finn, the other's a Russki) at her farm. Romantic triangles ensue.

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Kukushka (2002) -- Open-ended Trailer from Sony Pictures Classics
Kukushka (2002) -- US Theatrical Trailer from Sony Pictures Classics

THE BUZZ: Though it lost out to House of Fools as Russia's nominee for the Best Foreign Language Oscar, Cuckoo won four Golden Eagle awards in its home country, including best film, director, screenplay and actor (for Bychkov). All without the help of Bryan Adams.

Message Boards: No Music!?!  |  Just saw the movie

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JULY 18th
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Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

Director: Michael Bay
Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union (Full Cast)
Studio: Columbia Pictures

The Plot: Narcotics cops Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Bennett (Lawrence) head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin, whose plan to control the city's drug traffic has touched off an underground war. Meanwhile, things get sexy between Mike and Syd (Union), Marcus's sister.

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Bad Boys II (2003) -- Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstacy into Florida.

THE BUZZ: For those who prefer their summer movie thrills unsullied by the stylistic touches of cyborgs, pirates, hulks, angels, zombies or even Mark Wahlberg, Bad Boys II offers undiluted chases, crashes, explosions, shootings and killings all in the service of their own sound and fury. No nuance needed here, just the pleasure of destroying things with an almost Zen-like purpose – it's the sound of one budget exploding. ...more

Review: 4 out of 10 stars

For those who prefer their summer movie thrills unsullied by the stylistic touches of cyborgs, pirates, hulks, angels, zombies or even Mark Wahlberg, Bad Boys II offers undiluted chases, crashes, explosions, shootings and killings all in the service of their own sound and fury. No nuance needed here, just the pleasure of destroying things with an almost Zen-like purpose – it's the sound of one budget exploding...more

Message Boards: Blu Ray  |  Damn, just realized Will Smith got over $70,000,000 for this movie!

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Johnny English

Johnny English

Director: Peter Howitt
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia (Full Cast)
Studio: Universal Pictures

The Plot: A bumbling British diplomat (Atkinson) is mistaken for Johnny English, the legendary spy.

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Johnny English (2003) -- Home Video Preview
Johnny English (2003) -- Home Video Preview

THE BUZZ: In the range of British exports that have found favor in the States, Rowan Atkinson falls somewhere between scones and Robbie Williams: you've heard of him, maybe tried him a couple times, but never really gone out of your way to find him. ...more

Review: 5 out of 10 stars

In the range of British exports that have found favor in the States, Rowan Atkinson falls somewhere between scones and Robbie Williams: you've heard of him, maybe tried him a couple times, but never really gone out of your way to find him. Unlike scones, he's not taken his place in the standard American listing of fellow pastries – er...more

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How to Deal

How to Deal

Director: Clare Kilner
Stars: Mandy Moore, Trent Ford, Dylan Baker (Full Cast)
Studio: New Line Cinema

The Plot: A teenager (Moore), disillusioned by too many examples of love gone wrong, refuses to believe that true love exists. Then this new guy (Ford) comes along...

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How to Deal (2003) -- Theatrical Preview
How to Deal (2003) -- Acting quickly when your wallet is stolen is key to protecting your credit. Susan Koeppen offers tips to Harry Smith for simple preparation.
How to Deal (2003) -- pre, "Coming Soon"

THE BUZZ: Mandy Moore swears, trespasses and almost rounds third base in How to Deal, an unkempt comedy/drama held together by barrettes and its cast's camaraderie. ...more

Review: Mandy Moore swears, trespasses and almost rounds third base in How to Deal, an unkempt comedy/drama held together by barrettes and its cast's camaraderie.

As usual, Mandy and her perfect skin always end up in some high-stress situation. In Deal, she stars as Halley Martin, a put-upon American teenager vexed by her parent's recent split and the ripple effect in her family and friends' lives...more

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Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things [LA/NY]

Director: Stephen Frears
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sophie Okonedo (Full Cast)
Studio: Miramax Films

The Plot: An illegal Nigerian immigrant (Ejiofor), a Turkish chambermaid (Tautou), and a Chinese prostitute (Okonedo) team up to solve a murder at a posh London hotel.

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Dirty Pretty Things (2002) -- An illegal Nigerian immigrant discovers the unpalatable side of London life.
Dirty Pretty Things (2002) -- Clip: Someone is dead
Dirty Pretty Things (2002) -- Clip: Perhaps you should telephone the police

THE BUZZ: Tautou's English-language debut, in director Frears' capable hands, is a guaranteed art-house delight.

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Garage Days

Garage Days [limited]

Director: Alex Proyas
Stars: Kick Gurry, Maya Stange, Pia Miranda (Full Cast)
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

The Plot: An ambitious young garage band in Sydney, Australia tries to make it big.

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Garage Days (2002) -- The story of a young garage band in Sydney, Australia trying to make it big.
Garage Days (2002) -- Home Video Preview
Garage Days (2002) -- Theatrical Preview

THE BUZZ: Talk about a departure - Proyas goes from The Crow and Dark City to this? No need to fear, however, because the director's brought his signature visual style to this punk rock postcard from down under. His flair could work quite well in a sweet-natured comedy.

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Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero

Km. 0 - Kilometer Zero [limited]

Director: Yolanda García Serrano Juan Luis Iborra
Stars: Concha Velasco, Georges Corraface, Silke (Full Cast)
Studio: TLA Releasing

The Plot: A comedic look at the love lives of 14 different people and how they interconnect during one hot August afternoon around the Plaza del Sol in Madrid, Spain.

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Km. 0 (2000) -- A comedic look at the love lives of 14 different people and how they interconnect during one hot August afternoon around the Plaza del Sol in Madrid, Spain.
Km. 0 (2000) -- A comedic look at the love lives of 14 different people and how they interconnect during one hot August afternoon around the Plaza del Sol in Madrid, Spain.

THE BUZZ: This writer/director team's latest has fared well on the gay film festival circuit, where it's picked up a couple audience awards.

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The Embalmer

The Embalmer [NY]

Director: Matteo Garrone
Stars: Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Elisabetta Rocchetti (Full Cast)
Studio: First Run Features

The Plot: Peppino (Mahieux) is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. He meets Valerio (Manzillo), a handsome young man fascinated by Peppino's work. Peppino, in turn, becomes entranced by Valerio and offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant. But when Valerio meets Deborah (Rocchetti), their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.

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THE BUZZ: Here's an apparently true story pulled from the headlines of Roman tabloids. Eep. Regardless, it looks like First Run Features has picked up another ace.

Message Boards: that gal that play deborah.........  |  english and other foreign language subtitles on dvd

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The Sea Is Watching

The Sea Is Watching [limited]

Director: Kei Kumai
Stars: Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tono, Masatoshi Nagase (Full Cast)
Studio: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

The Plot: Fusanosuke (Yoshioka), a young samurai on the run, is harbored by a young prostitute (Tono) in a brothel outside of Tokyo. Despite encroaching danger, Fusanosuke is moved to steer his new associate away from her life of sin.

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Umi wa miteita (2002) -- US Theatrical Trailer from Columbia Tristar

THE BUZZ: After Akira Kurosawa's death, his son Hisao decided to turn two of his scripts into films with different directors. Ame agaru (When the Rain Lifts) is one, and this film (which translates as The Sea is Watching) is the other. Here in the U.S., director Kei Kumai is perhaps best known for Sandakan 8 and The Sea and Poison.

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JULY 25th
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Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous [LA/NY]

Director: Larry Charles
Stars: Bob Dylan, John Goodman, Jessica Lange (Full Cast)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

The Plot: A folk singer (Dylan) is busted out of jail by his former manager (Goodman) in a last-ditch attempt to bring peace to a country divided by a civil war.

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Masked and Anonymous (2003) -- A singer (Dylan), whose career has gone on a downward spiral, is forced to make a comeback to the performance stage for a benefit concert.
Masked and Anonymous (2003) -- A singer (Dylan), whose career has gone on a downward spiral, is forced to make a comeback to the performance stage for a benefit concert.

THE BUZZ: Sony Pictures Classics snapped up Masked a couple days before its premiere at Sundance, which features Dylan in his first screen role in 16 years. And the impressive cast all worked for minimum equity for the opportunity to work alongside him. Almost half of the movie features Dylan in performance, playing both older material and songs written specifically for the film. It's been trashed left and right.

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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Director: Jan de Bont
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie (Full Cast)
Studio: Paramount Pictures

The Plot: Angelina Jolie plays Lara Croft, a British aristocrat, based on the character Lara Croft of widely popular video games series Tomb Raider. Croft travels to a temple submerged underwater to look for the legendary's Pandora's Box. Before she gets there, a Chinese crime syndicate run by Chen Lo steals the item. Croft has to stop Chen Lo, and his partner, Reiss, from using the device and creating a doomsday scenario.

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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) -- Lara Croft is on a quest to save Pandoras box.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) -- Lara Croft is on a quest to save Pandoras box.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) -- Lara Croft is on a quest to save Pandoras box.

THE BUZZ: If you get a kick out of the kind of movie that follows up an establishing cityscape shot of Shanghai with a meticulously recreated studio version of "Shanghai," then Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is right up your backlot alley. ...more

Review: 7 out of 10 stars

If you get a kick out of the kind of movie that follows up an establishing cityscape shot of Shanghai with a meticulously recreated studio version of "Shanghai," then Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is right up your backlot alley. Less a video game takeoff than a slicked-up version of the B-movie serials of yore starring Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers – albeit with a sexy budget and a sexier leading lady – Cradle of Life is enjoyable...more

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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Stars: Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Antonio Banderas (Full Cast)
Studio: Miramax Films

The Plot: Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker (Stallone). It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.

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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) -- Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker (Stallone). It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) -- Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker (Stallone). It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.

THE BUZZ: If Spy Kids 3 is a harbinger of the kind of quality we can expect from this round of 3-D films (if there is indeed a wave) then look out for Metalstorm II: Jared-Syn Is Pissed coming to a theater near you.....more

Review: In the early `80s 3-D movies appeared as a novelty, and briefly held moviegoers' interest, much as they had in the early `50s. The first wave was mostly dreck, but included some reputable films such as Dial M for Murder and Kiss Me Kate. The revival thirty years later didn't boast such quality. The product presented to the public used 3-D more as a ploy to rope consumers in, while the movies themselves were lamentable in the extreme: Jaws 3D, Friday the 13th 3, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn...more

Message Boards: Did anyone else have to cross their eyes to see the 3D effects?   |  Digital 3-D??

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Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

Director: Gary Ross
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks (Full Cast)
Studio: Universal Pictures

The Plot: A half-blind ex-prizefighter (Maguire) and mustang breaker (Cooper) team up with a millionaire (Bridges) and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit incredible heights, helping him earn Horse of the Year honors in 1938. Based on a true story.

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Seabiscuit (2003) -- Inspiring drama based on the true story of an unlikely race horse and jockey
Seabiscuit (2003) -- Clip: Unkindest cut of all
Seabiscuit (2003) -- Theatrical Preview
Seabiscuit (2003) -- Theatrical Preview
Seabiscuit (2003) -- Home Video Preview

THE BUZZ: If wishes were horses, then Seabiscuit would be an unimpeachable triumph that carries the summer and the year. It's not. What the film is, however, is a fine, noble, and laudable attempt to create a film that is a throwback to another era.....more

Review: If wishes were horses, then Seabiscuit would be an unimpeachable triumph that carries the summer and the year. It's not. What the film is, however, is a fine, noble, and laudable attempt to create a film that is a throwback to another era, a film that could have been made at any point in the last 50 years and not have changed appreciably. The movie, no matter what the film fashion...more

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Scorched

Scorched [limited]

Director: Gavin Grazer
Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Woody Harrelson (Full Cast)
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

The Plot: Unbeknownst to one another, a trio of small-town bank tellers (Silverstone, Costanzo and Harrelson) plan to rob their place of employment... all on the same day. Elsewhere, across town, a young woman (Cook) plans revenge against a local millionaire (Cleese).

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THE BUZZ: Scorched has sat on the shelf for well over a year while one of its production companies slowly went out of business, but now Never Land Films has picked up the reins and is self-releasing the film. It'll be tough to grab an audience smack in the middle of the summer movie flood; regardless, it's nice to see Silverstone back on the scene. Look for her on screen next in Scooby Doo 2 and on NBC this fall!

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Mondays in the Sun

Mondays in the Sun [LA/NY]

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Stars: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido (Full Cast)
Studio: Lions Gate Films

The Plot: When the shipyard in which Santa (Bardem) has worked his whole life closes, he and his former co-workers struggle to overcome their increasing sense of desperation.

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Los lunes al sol (2002) -- Home Video Preview
Los lunes al sol (2002) -- This is the story of those who live in a constant Sunday, those who spend mondays under the Sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but now are unemployed.

THE BUZZ: Sun first gained attention when it topped Almodóvar's Talk to Her as Spain's nominee for Best Foreign Language Oscar, then it went on to best all other Spanish films in Goya nominations, where it received 5 awards. And even though the Academy ignored the picture (and Pedro certainly got the last laugh), look for this to be a crossover success, if only because women - and plenty of men - will flock to watch dreamboat Bardem lay around and look all forlorn.

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Camp

Camp [LA/NY/SF]

Director: Todd Graff
Stars: Don Dixon, Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat (Full Cast)
Studio: IFC Films

The Plot: After a series of Broadway flops, a songwriter (Dixon) goes to work at Camp Ovation, a musical camp for young performers. The kids, who are thrilled to be working with one of their heroes, inspire him to stage a fabulous new production.

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Camp (2003) -- After a series of Broadway flops, songwriter Bert Hanley (Dixon) goes to work at a musical camp for young performers. Inspired by the kids, he finds an opportunity to regain success by staging an altogether new production.

THE BUZZ: Camp, which was backed by three savvy production companies, scored big at Sundance, and the mid-summer release date should bode well for director Graff's debut, as audiences may still have a lingering hunger for all things musical.

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Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers [LA/NY]

Director: Gregor Jordan
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Ed Harris (Full Cast)
Studio: Miramax Films

The Plot: A druggy subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall, with the battalion commander, Colonel Berman (Harris) and his clerk, Sgt. Ray Elwood (Phoenix) at its center. Sgt. Lee (Glenn), fresh on the scene, tips the MPs as to the goings-on, without realizing Sgt. Elwood has his eyes set on his daughter (Paquin).

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Buffalo Soldiers (2001) -- A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.

THE BUZZ: It's quite bold of director Jordan to make light of the American military in these go-fight-win times; no wonder Miramax has been toying with Soldiers' release date (it was supposed to come out over a year ago). The studio also endured the same peace-sign-on-the-poster drama as What a Girl Wants. If the liberals need any other reason to seek out the film, there's also the very sexy of Phoenix and Paquin.

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Hotel

Hotel [LA/NY]

Director: Mike Figgis
Stars: Max Beesley, Saffron Burrows, Rhys Ifans (Full Cast)
Studio: Gallery Motion Pictures

The Plot: A split screen reveals the goings-on at a Venetian hotel: a British film crew shoots a version of The Duchess Of Malfi; a documentary crew follows the British filmmakers; a murder plot comes together; the hotel's maids may be holding bizarre rituals in the basement.

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THE BUZZ: Figgis is up to his Timecode tricks again - "pushing the boundaries of film", as the highfalutin saying goes - in his continuing attempt to prove that the language of film may not be universal. Like any grand experiment, Hotel could teeter towards failure, despite its ace cast and the goofy goings-on.

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Lucía, Lucía

Lucía, Lucía [LA/NY]

Director: Antonio Serrano
Stars: Cecilia Roth, Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa, Kuno Becker (Full Cast)
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

The Plot: Lucia's (Roth) search for her missing husband adds an entirely new, and somewhat surprising, layer to her life. Two new acquaintances, a naive young man (Becker) and a world-weary old coot (Alvarez-Novoa), assist with her search, while helping her discover feelings that she had forgotten.

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La hija del caníbal (2003) -- US Theatrical Trailer from Fox Searchlight Pictures
La hija del caníbal (2003) -- US Home Video Trailer from Fox Searchlight Pictures

THE BUZZ: Director Serrano's well-received debut, Sex, Shame & Tears, was Mexico's biggest boxoffice hit until The Crime of Father Amaro was released in 2002. His follow-up is not gathering the same amount of steam, but it can brag All About My Mother's Cecilia Roth.

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