Erin Brockovich -

Julia Roberts brings a huge corporation to its knees. The

movie is being hailed as the feel good movie of the year.

Rated R.

Final Destination - A

young man sees a vision of his flight exploding and gets

off the plane. He cheated Death and now Death is stalking

him and his friends. It is an interesting premise. Rated

R.

Here On Earth - Chris

Klein, Leelee Sobieski and some other guy star in this

three-edged love story. Klein was fantastic in Election

and American Pie. This might be OK. Rated PG-13.

Mission to Mars - Gary

Sinise, Don Cheadle and Tim Robbins star in this movie

where the secrets of life on Earth are found on the Red

Planet. My mom liked it. Rated PG-13.

Next Best Thing - A

woman and her gay friend have a baby and raise the child

as their own. This looks vaguely familiar. Rated PG.

The Ninth Gate -

Johnny Depp stars in this film by Roman Polanski. If

there's one thing that Polanski is good at, it's movies

about the devil. Rated R.

Pitch Black - A crew

of a spaceship is terrorized by a species of aliens that

attack in the dark. Hooray, another "blow up the

aliens" movie! My sci-fi fan friends really liked

this. Rated R.

Reindeer Games - Ben

Affleck stars in this new action film from John

Frankenheimer. The film focuses on an ex-con who gets

dragged back into a life of crime by his girlfriend's

brother. This looks pretty cool. Rated R.

Romeo Must Die - Jet

Li, the next Jackie Chan?, stars in this martial arts

film set in a gangland. Bet on Li winning and kicking

lots of butt doing it. Rated R.

Snow Day - This movie

doesn't really have the same impact here that it does, in

say, Michigan or Maine. The question you really must ask

yourself is why on Earth did Chevy Chase make this movie?

Rated PG.

The Beach - Want a

hit? Sprinkle a bit of Leonardo DiCaprio among some other

beautiful people and just add water. This film is based

on the popular novel by Alex Garland and is very

reminiscent of "Lord of the Flies." This is not

lighthearted Leo fare. Rated R.

The Cider House Rules

- John Irving penned the screenplay based on his

novel and has been nominated for an Oscar. The film deals

with an orphan named Homer and his life in St. Cloud,

Maine. The movie was very good. Bring some tissues. Rated

R.

The Green Mile -

Stephen King's serial novel comes to the screen. This is

not a horror film, but more of a spiritual drama. It is

about the execution of an innocent man, with

extraordinary healing abilities. Rated R.

The Tigger Movie -

This is obviously about Tigger, Winnie the Pooh's friend.

If you love Pooh, you'll love the movie. Rated G.

Whole Nine Yards -

This is still the number one movie in America. Bruce

Willis is the hitman and Matthew Perry is the frightened,

sarcastic guy. There may be too many movies about hitmen

these days but Willis is always good for a laugh. Rated

R.

Whatever It Takes -

Two boys, one popular and one not so poular, help each

other seduce the girls of their dreams. I love all these

modern-day Cyrano stories. Rated PG-13.

Wonder Boys - Mr.

Catherine Zeta Jones (Michael Douglas) stars as an author

in this quirky comedy drama. The film also stars Frances

McDormand, Tobey Maguire and Katie Holmes. The buzz

around this one is very good. Rated R.

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Anna and the King -

Jodie Foster and Chow Yun Fat star in this movie based on

"The King and I." This is not a musical. The

sets look lavish, the actors look right and their big

push for Oscar might be worthwhile. Rated PG-13.

Deuce Bigelowe: Male Gigolo

- This is a funny movie and you shouldn't expect

much more than a stupid comedy. Rob Schneider is better

than Norm McDonald was in Dirty Work and there are more

hits than misses. Rated R.

Double Jeopardy - This

was the movie with Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. She

went to jail for the murder of her husband, but he's not

dead. You can't be convicted twice for the same crime, so

what will happen? For a buck, this might be worth it.

Rated R.

Eye Of The Beholder -

Ewan MacGregor follows Ashley Judd and gets trapped in a

world or murder, mystery and intrigue. Rated R.

Pokemon's First Movie

- Pokemon falls in love with a girl who is the

daughter of his family's mortal enemy. The two lovers

join together anyway, stirring up a controversy that

leaves dozens of people dead.Rated G.

Sleepy Hollow - Johnny

Depp is Ichabod Crane in Tim Burton's film based on The

Legend of the Headless Horseman. This was an all-around

good movie, but is also fairly graphic. Rated R.

Stuart Little - Based

on E.B. White's children's story, Stuart is a small mouse

that lives with a normal sized human family. It looks

like lots of new stuff was added for the kids and the

traditional plot elements have fallen by the wayside. We

shall see though. Rated PG.

The Hurricane - Denzel

Washingtonstars as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a

boxer who was wrongly imprisoned for murder. Washingotn

was nominated for Best Actor. Rated R.

The Sixth Sense - A

little boy sees dead people and Bruce Willis tries to

help him. Nominated for many Academy Awards, this movie

is a gem. It has been in theaters since July. Rated

PG-13.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

- Matt Damon stars as a sociopath who pretends he is

somebody else to get near Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.

This is a dark tale set in Tuscany. Rated R.

The World Is Not Enough

- James Bond returns to stop the bad guys and love

the ladies. Denise Richards plays Christmas Jones. Rated

PG-13.

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