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Director: Betty Thomas    More Info
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Diane Ladd, Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Buscemi, Azura Skye, Alan Tudyk, Mike O'Malley, Reni Santoni

 Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) gets so much into the spirit of her sister Lilly's (Elizabeth Perkins) wedding celebration that, high on drugs and alcohol, she "borrows" the wedding limo and crashes it into a neighbor's house. Next step: 28 days of rehab at Serenity Glen where Gwen sets out to beat the system as an alcoholic in denial.

Director: Hans Petter Moland    More Info
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Lena Headey, Ian Hart, Charlotte Rampling, Louise Goodall, Jason Hetherington, Jean Anderson, Kate Lynn Evans, John Killoran, John Harwood

 Helen (Charlotte Rampling) lives in Aberdeen, Scotland. She is dying but determined to reconcile with her London lawyer daughter, Kaisa (Lena Headey), and her alcoholic father, Tomas (Stellan Skarsgard). To that end, Helen talks Kaisa into traveling to Norway and bringing Tomas home for treatment. Although the trip is difficult, help comes from many along the way–especially truck driver Clive (Ian Hart).

Director: Jim Wynorski    More Info
Starring: John Bradley, Ice-T, Tom Arnold, Amanda Pays, Cathy Lee Crosby, Pat Harrington Jr., Edward Albert, Michael Dudikoff, Mary Jo Catlett, Richard Biggs

 There's a disaster out there, and it's not just in the story. Developer Wendell Mays (Tom Arnold) needs money, so he sets fire to his refinery in order to get the insurance money. The firemen and other relief agencies have their hands full. Ice-T has two short scenes.

Director: Olivier Ducastel    More Info
Starring: Sami Bouajila, Patachou, Ariane Ascaride, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Charly Sergue, Maurice Benichou, Philippe Garziano, Didier Mahieu, Aliette Langolff-Colas, Arno Feffer

 Felix (Sami Bouajila) is a gay, jobless North African who, while sorting through his deceased mother's apartment, finds a packet of letters from the father he never met. This leads to Felix setting off in search of his father. In the process of meeting others along the way, he learns a thing or two about himself.

Director: Bill Bannerman    More Info
Starring: Kevin Zegers, Dale Midkiff, David Glyn-Jones, Caitlin Wachs, Chilton Crane, Chantal Strand, Brodie Biles, Martin Ferrero, Duncan Regehr, Don McMillan

 And the series continues...Yes, Buddy, the athletic Golden Retriever, takes on soccer after conquering baseball and football in previous episodes. In the process, both Buddy and his owner, Josh Framm (Kevin Zegers), find their own romantic attachments.

Director: Reverge Anselmo    More Info
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Nick Stahl, Julie Walters, James Fox, Geraldine James, Nathaniel Parker, Paloma Baeza, Kenny Doughty, Heathcote Williams, Nicholas Rowe

 Vladimir (Nick Stahl) is a teenage boy in mid-1800s' Russia. He's looking for his first love and finds her–a neighbor, Zinaida (Kirsten Dunst). What Vladimir doesn't know is that Zinaida has other male friends of all ages and types–including his own father (Nathaniel Parker).

Director: Billy Bob Thornton    More Info
Starring: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penelope Cruz, Lucas Black, Ruben Blades, Miriam Colon, Bruce Dern, Robert Patrick, Sam Shepard, Elizabeth Ibarra

 In the late 1940s, down-on-his-luck John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) convinces his friend Lacey (Henry Thomas) to join him on a trip to Mexico. They plan to work as cowboys on one of Mexico's many cattle ranches. Along the way, the duo hooks up with Jimmy (Lucas Black), but misfortune follows, and they part company. More misfortune lies ahead when they get work on Don Hector Rocha's (Ruben Blades) horse ranch, and Cole becomes romantically involved with Don Hector's daughter, Alejandra (Penelope Cruz).

Director: Cameron Crowe    More Info
Starring: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zooey Deschanel

 In the early 1970s, aspiring journalist, San Diego high school student William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is given the choice assignment of writing a "Rolling Stone" article about the rising rock band Stillwater. William joins the band's "Almost Famous" tour, befriends guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and lead singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee), falls in love with "band aid" Elaine (Kate Hudson), and sees the real world. But throughout his assignment, William's mother (Frances McDormand) calls him often and warns him to stay away from drugs. The film won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay; both Kate Hudson and Frances McDormand were nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Director: Anne DeSalvo    More Info
Starring: Mercedes Ruehl, Paul Sorvino, Cloris Leachman, Sean Young, Dinah Manoff, Lily Knight, Lee Grant, Mark Harmon, Jamey Sheridan, Marissa Leigh

 Members of the Amati family have their own set of problems must contend with sisters, mothers, and daughters who don't hesitate to make their own thoughts known. Grace (Mercedes Ruehl) is the oldest sister and is married to Joe. They have three children, and Grace expects everyone to serve her. Another sister, Christine (Sean Young), is separated from her husband Paul (Jamey Sheridan) and has a boyfriend Lawrence (Mark Harmon) but really wants to become a professional singer. The third sister, Dolores (Lily Knight), is mentally challenged and lives with their mother, Dolly (Cloris Leachman). Through the help of Dolly's sisters, Splendora (Lee Grant) and Loretta (Edith Fields), the family tries to overcome its problems.

Director: Mary Harron    More Info
Starring: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Chloe Sevigny, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Matt Ross

 Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 satirical novel about the lack of morality on Wall Street in the 1980s features Christian Bale as New York, young Yuppie Patrick Bateman who goes to work and, apparently, does nothing but watch TV, make dinner reservations, and listen to pop ballads. It is the nighttime scene at which he excels: macabre acts of sex, violence, and murder.

Director: Lawrence Schiller    More Info
Starring: Ving Rhames, Ron Silver, Bruno Kirby, Darryl Alan Reed, Nicholas Pryor, Robert LuPone, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Diana LaMar, Clyde Kusatsu, Christopher Plummer

 Behind-the-scenes investigative work on the O.J. Simpson trial is the subject of this made-for-TV miniseries. The problem with this film lies in the fact that not much of its argument is verifiable and appears to be interpreted to serve a specific purpose.

Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    More Info
Starring: Emilio Echevarria, Gael Garcia Bernal, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche, Jorge Salinas, Marco Perez, Rodrigo Murray, Humberto Busto, Gerardo Campbell

 Three stories involving dogs intertwine in this film set in Mexico City. In the first story, Octavio (Gael Garcia Bernal) is in love with his sister-in-law Susana (Vanessa Bauche). The second story involves a prominent television producer (Alvaro Geurrero) who left his family to live with a supermodel (Goya Toledo). The third story is about hired killer El Chivo (Emilio Echevarria) who is hired to kill a wealthy businessman. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film.

Director: Takashi Miike    More Info
Starring: Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara, Hitoe Arakaki, Kenji Harada, Tsunehiko Watase, Ryo Karato, Christopher Doyle, Tomorowo Taguchi, Issa Hentona

 As Mai (Hiroko Shimabukuro) grows into adulthood, her lifelong friends take second place behind boys. She feels guilty about this, but she is killed in an auto accident before she can make amends. Her father, Toshihiko Hitomi (Tsunehiko Watase), has been conducting research on recording a person's memory and personality on a computer chip. He brings Mai back to life as a virtual person. When bad people–who want the technology–come after him, he "hides" Mai on her boyfriend's computer. Now, the boyfriend and her childhood friends are on the run to keep Mai safe.

Director: Steve Buscemi    More Info
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke, Steve Buscemi, Tom Arnold, John Heard, Danny Trejo, Jake La Botz, Afemo Omilami

 When a young hood, Ron Decker (Edward Furlong), is sent to prison at age 21, he runs into Earl Copen (Willem Dafoe) who assumes the role of mentor. Copen has learned how to survive in prison surroundings, takes Ron under his wing, and teaches him how to survive in the animal factory.

Director: David Blair    More Info
Starring: Helen McCrory, Kevin McKidd, Stephen Dillane, Douglas Henshall, Mark Strong, Amanda Root, Paul Rhys, Paloma Baeza, Abigail Cruttenden, Sara Kestelman

 This made-for-TV miniseries features Helen McCrory in the title role of Anna Karenina who is married to a prominent nobleman, Alexi Karenin (Stephen Dillane). When Anna begins a passionate affair with wealthy army officer Count Vronsky (Kevin McKidd), Alexi will not grant her a divorce and refuses to let Anna visit her eight-year-old son Sergei (Michael Cronin). Anna continues her affair, has a child with Vronsky, and the ensuing scandal results in isolating her from her family and friends–and, ultimately, to her death.

Director: John Jacobsen    More Info
Starring: Devon Sawa, Bill Smitrovich, Tara Reid, Eric Mabius, Colman Domingo, Charlayne Woodard, Lisa Burgett, Henri Lubatti, John Pirruccello, Stephen Tobolowsky

 Well-bred Simon (Devon Sawa) is still haunted by the mysterious death of his mother and feels that his father (Bill Smitrovich) married again much too quickly after the death. While at prep school he is introduced to drugs, and he quickly immerses himself into a new fantasy world of hippies and following of rock bands. He ends up in rehab where he must make tough decisions.

Director: Steven Robman    More Info
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Frances Fisher, Keir Dullea, Gabriel Macht, Peter Giles, Emmy Rossum, Eric McCormack, Seana Kofoed, Michael J. Burg, Joan Copeland

 This made-for-TV movie features Jennifer Love Hewitt in the title role. Through flashbacks, the story focuses on Audrey's European childhood during World War II, continues through early Hollywood days, and culminates (where the flashbacks began) during the production of "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

Director: Matthew Tabak    More Info
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Anne Heche, Nancy Travis, Timothy Olyphant, Joe Santos, Richard T. Jones, Kim Coates, Paige Moss, Jack Kehler, J.E. Freeman

 After an ex-con, Auggie Rose (Kim Coates), dies in his arms, bored insurance salesman John C. Nolan (Jeff Goldblum) assumes the dead man's identity and goes to a pre-arranged meeting with Auggie's pen pal, Lucy Brown (Anne Heche).

Director: Joan Chen    More Info
Starring: Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, Anthony LaPaglia, Elaine Stritch, Vera Farmiga, Sherry Stringfield, Jill Hennessy, J.K. Simmons, Sam Trammell, Mary Beth Hurt

 Will Keane (Richard Gere) has spent his life as a playboy enjoying life as a series of women enter and leave his domain. Now, he meets and falls for the beautiful, but terminally ill, Charlotte (Winona Ryder). Will is 48, and Charlotte is 22, but they enter into an affair. However, the affair appears doomed because of Will's unfaithfulness–unless Charlotte can convince Will to change his ways and help her through her illness.

Director: Virginie Despentes    More Info
Starring: Raffaela Anderson, Karen Lancaume, Delphine MacCarty, Lisa Marshall, Estelle Isaac, Herve P. Gustave, Marc Rioufol, Ouassini Embarek, Adama Niane, Tewfik Saad

 Porn actress Manu (Raffaela Anderson) and prostitute Nadine (Karen Lancaume) embark on a destructive journey involving sex and murder in this French film (banished in France), which was written and co-directed by Virginie Despentes.

Director: Antoine Fuqua    More Info
Starring: Jamie Foxx, David Morse, Robert Pastorelli, Doug Hutchison, Kimberly Elise, David Paymer, Mike Epps, Jamie Kennedy, Nestor Serrano, Kirk Acevedo

 Computer genius Bristol (Doug Hutchinson) masterminds a robbery of $42 million in gold bouillon only to have his partner, getaway driver Jaste (Robert Pastorelli), take off with the loot. But just as quickly, Jaste is picked up by the feds and suffers a fatal heart attack before federal agent Edgar Clenteen (David Morse) can get all the info on Bristol. So Clenteen, hoping Brisol believes Jaste shared info, puts an illegal tracking device on Jaste's cellmate, Alvin (Jamie Foxx), and lures Bristol into the open.

Director: Spike Lee    More Info
Starring: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Paul Mooney, Sarah Jones, Gillian Iliana Waters, Susan Batson

 Spike Lee takes on racial bias in the television industry as Harvard-educated black writer Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans) develops a show for black tap dancers Savion Glover and Tommy Davidson. The catch is that they will be made up in black face and perform in a minstrel show. The show is a hit, but its success does not come without repercussions from all sides.

Director: Curt Geda    More Info
Starring: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Angie Harmon, Dean Stockwell, Teri Garr, Arleen Sorkin, Tara Strong, Melissa Joan Hart, Don Harvey

 Young Terry McGinnis (voice of Will Friedle), who discovered Batman's secret in the original "Batman Beyond," now receives aid from Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy) when the Joker (voice of Mark Hamill) returns to Gotham City.

Director: Danny Boyle    More Info
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, Robert Carlyle, Paterson Joseph, Jerry Swindall, Lars Arentz-Hansen, Staffan Kihlbom, Peter Youngblood Hills

 Based on Alex Garland's bestseller, this thriller is set on an island beach off Thailand. Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) finds a map that leads to what purports to be an island paradise. It isn't long before he and his companions–Etienne (Guillaume Canet) and Francoise (Virginie Ledoyen)–are headed to what they believe will be a tourist utopia. Surprises await them.

Director: Gary Walkow    More Info
Starring: Courtney Love, Norman Reedus, Ron Livingston, Kiefer Sutherland, Daniel Martinez, Kyle Secor, Sam Trammell, Lisa Sheridan, Rene Rubio, Georgiana Sirbu

 This film is based on the true story of the final weeks leading up to the death of Joan Vollmer (Courtney Love), who was killed during a William Tell-like trick by her husband, famous writer William S. Burroughs (Kiefer Sutherland). It also chronicles the beat generation, including some of the top writers that typified the generation. Was the killing really an accident?