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Adventures of Elmo in

Grouchland - Elmo searches for his blanket in the

world beneath Oscar's trash can. It is a place I have

always wanted to go myself. I think you all know my

feelings on the Muppets. Rated G.

Bats - Bats from Hell

terrorize a town. It reminds me of the time that I was in

a town that was attacked by Birds. Wow, I really hate The

Birds. Rated R.

T he Best Man - A comedy about an

author who gets into trouble writing about semi-fictional

accounts with his friend's girlfriend starring Taye Diggs

(Go) Rated R.

Blue Streak - Martin

Lawrence plays a jewel thief who passes as a detective.

If Eddie Murphy can do police comedy, Martin can do

police comedy. I hear this is pretty good. Rated PG-13.

Bringing out the Dead

- Nicolas Cage stars as an EMT in Hell's Kitchen in

1993. He suffers a sort of breakdown and must come to

terms with the ghosts of his job. Rated R.

Crazy in Alabama - A

lot of fun and very true to the book. Aunt Lucille

(Melanie Griffith) heads for Hollywood, while PeeJoe

(Lucas Black) finds himself in the middle of the Civil

Rights movement. Rated PG-13.

Double Jeopardy - Have

you seen the preview for the number one movie in America?

If you have, you pretty much know where this one is

headed. Ashley Judd plays the wrongly accused wife and

Tommy Lee Jones is the pursuant who really wants to help

her. Rated R.

Fight Club - Brad Pitt

and Edward Norton star in this intense action-drama about

members of a ...well, Fight Club, that progresses into

scary terrorist acts. This movie is very good with an

exceptional, Sixth Sense type plot twist. Careful though,

it is brutal and bloody. Rated R.

For Love of the Game -

If there's one thing that Kevin Costner does well, it's a

baseball movie. This one is directed by Sam Raimi, a

former wildman director known for the Evil Dead trilogy.

He has toned down of late and become a seriously

ambitious, yet still daring director. Rated PG-13.

House on Haunted Hill

- Another movie about a ragtag group of people

staying in a haunted house. This one is Rated R, so it

will be better, right? Maybe. Maybe not. Rated R.

Random Hearts -

Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas star in this

suspense drama about two people who find a connection

between their spouses, while surrounded by political

intrigue. You would think this was a good movie. Rated R.

The Sixth Sense - This

is an incredible movie with one of the best endings in

recent history. It is well acted, masterfully directed

and ultra creepy without being ultra-blatant. Rated

PG-13.

Superstar - I am not a

big fan of the "take an SNL sketch and make it a 90

minute film" idea, but Molly Shannon is funny and

Wayne's World was surprisingly good. Flip a coin. Rated

PG-13

Three Kings - Getting

lots of good buzz, this movie has a solid cast, an

intriguing young director, and a political message. There

is violence, but it is a war movie and it does not

detract from the performances or the script. Rated R.

The Story of Us - Want

to watch all the ups and downs of a fictional marriage?

At least this one stars Bruce Willis and Michelle

Pfeiffer and not your neighbors. Rated PG-13.

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Big Daddy - Adam

Sandler comedy about a slacker who adopts a little boy to

win his girlfriend back. Sweet, cute, and funny. I'd

really like some old school Sandler comedy though. Billy

Madison 2 anyone? Rated PG-13.

Bowfinger - Great

comedy about a failing director trying to make his

Hollywood dreams come true. This was written by Steve

Martin and is rib-hurtingly funny. Rated PG-13.

Deep Blue Sea -

Scientists experiment with sharks and deal with the

consequences on the next Ricki Lake. Rated R.

The Haunting - This

movie is still out. Ahhhhhh!!!Nooooo!!!!! Rated PG-13.

Inspector Gadget - It

looked better than it really was, but it is fun for the

whole family. Technically, you shouldn't ever see Claw's

face, but...whatever. Rated PG.

The Iron Giant - An

animated film that pays tribute to the classic Warner

Brothers animation. Your kids should enjoy it and so

should you. Rated PG.

Jakob the Liar - A man

lies to his family and town to protect them from the

horrors of the Holocaust. Now, why does this sound

familiar? Rated PG-13.

Star Wars Episode 1 -

This was a great movie and you just can't beat watching

it for a dollar. Enjoy yourselves and May the Force be

with you. Rated PG.

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