 50 First Dates 2004  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Lusia Strus, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Hill, Allen Covert, Blake Clark, Maya Rudolph, Pomaika'i Brown, Joe Nakashima, Jonathan Loughran, Peter Dante, Lynn Collins
Hawaiian wildlife veterinarian Henry (Adam Sandler) is a ladies' man who dates tourists knowing that they will not expect a commitment. Harry meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore) and, for the first time, falls in love. But there is a problem: Lucy suffers from short-term memory loss and, after a night's sleep, can't remember what happened the day before. So, day after day, Henry must begin at square one to win Lucy's love.
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The Cat in the Hat 2003  PG, 82 min.
Genre: Family
aka: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
Director: Bo Welch
Cast: Mike Myers, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Preston, Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin, Amy Hill, Sean Hayes, Danielle Chuchran, Taylor Rice, Brittany Oakes, Talia-Lynn Prairie, Dan Castellaneta
In this live-action version of the Dr. Seuss story, The Cat (Mike Myers) visits the home of Conrad (Spencer Breslin) and Sally (Dakota Fanning) who are left home alone while their mother is at work. When The Cat teaches the children how to use their imaginations to have fun, chaos results.
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 Godzilla 2000 1999 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Takao Okawara
Cast: Takehiro Murata, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki, Hiroshi Abe, Shiro Sano, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Natalia Adams, Koichi Ueda, Shelley Sweeney, Amy Hill, Ron Yuan
This Japanese version of Godzilla strikes back against US productions–horrible dubbing included. In this Godzilla flick, over 500 digital effects are on screen contributing to the story of Godzilla fighting against a new monster, Orga (voice of Natalia Adams), an alien blasted from a 60-million-year-old rock!
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 Lilo & Stitch 2002  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Dean Deblois, Chris Sanders
Cast: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames, Jason Scott Lee, Kevin Michael Richardson, Ashley Rose Orr, Amy Hill, Kath Soucie, Jack Angel
Adventures await the five-year-old Hawaiian girl, Lilo (Daveigh Chase), when she finds alien fugitive Stitch (Chris Sanders), thinks it is a dog, and adopts it as her pet. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
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Next Friday 2000  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Carr
Cast: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Tamala Jones, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon, Don "D.C." Curry, Jacob Vargas, Lisa Rodriguez, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Kym Whitley, Rolando Molina, Lobo Sebastian, Amy Hill, Clifton Powell, Ronn Riser
In this sequel to 1995's "Friday," Craig's (Ice Cube) father (John Witherspoon) comes up with the solution for hiding his son from jail escapee Debo (Tommy "Tiny" Lister). Craig heads for safety at the Rancho Cucamonga home of his lottery-winning Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) and his jittery cousin, Day-Day (Mike Epps). But Craig soon learns that the suburb has its own set of problems.
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Pavilion of Women 2001  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Yim Ho
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Luo Yan, Shek Sau, John Cho, Yi Ding, Kohchieng Mung, Anita Loo, Amy Hill, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Liu Jia Dong
This film adaptation of Pearl Buck's novel takes place just before China becomes embroiled in World War II. Old traditions are dying in China, but Madame Woo (Luo Yan) clings to the past as she makes plans for her 40th birthday, which includes hiring a concubine to service her husband (Shek Sau). But she must get past the strong American priest, Father Andre (Willem Dafoe), who is determined to honor humans instead of tradition.
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| 1. 50 First Dates (2004)
2. The Cat in the Hat (2003)
aka: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
3. Godzilla 2000 (1999)
4. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
5. Next Friday (2000)
6. Pavilion of Women (2001)
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