American Beauty -

Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture,

this was the best film of 1999. American Beauty has a

sparkling script and knockout performances from Kevin

Spacey and Annette Bening. Rated R.

American Psycho -

Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman in this film based

on Bret Easton Ellis's book. This movie was really good.

Not too graphic, kind of funny and with a great

soundtrack, American Psycho is worth the price of

admission.Rated R.

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.

High Fidelity - John

Cusack stars as a record store owner who is both lucky

and unlucky in love. Jack Black (J.B. of Tenacious D)

co-stars. Rated R.

Keeping The Faith -

Edward Norton and Ben Stiller star as a priest and a

rabbi in this quirky romantic comedy. Jenna Elfman

(Dharma) plays the woman they both love. 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.

Ready to Rumble - In

the vein of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, two

wrestling fans go on a zany adventure, meeting wrestlers

and Nitro girls. This film was pretty funny, albeit

lowbrow. David Arquette is the best thing about the film.

Rated PG-13.

Return to Me - David

Duchovny and Minnie Driver star in this romantic comedy

about two very guarded people opening hemselves up for

love. Aww, I never knew you had it in you, Mulder. Rated

PG.

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.

Rules of Engagement -

Samuel L. Jackson is on trial for alleged war crimes and

it is up to Tommy Lee Jones to clear his name and bring

down the real man responsible. Rated R.

The Road to El Dorado

- Dreamworks brings us the animated tale of two

men's search for the Lost City of Gold. Elton John and

Tim Rice did the music, so expect this to be in next

year's Oscar program. Rated G.

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 Tigger Movie -

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

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

Whatever It Takes -

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

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

modern-day Cyrano stories. Rated PG-13.

�Where The Money Is -

Quirky? You betcha. Paul Newman and Linda Fiorentino star

in this movie about an aging hustler making one more

heist.Just...please no love story. My mom said it was a

nice, fun movie with great performances.Rated PG-13.

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Down to You - I think

this film stars Melissa Joan Hart. I don't know. Rated

PG-13.

Galaxy Quest - A very

fun movie that leaves you begging for a Galaxy Quest 2.

The cast was great (Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver) and the

jokes are great. Rated PG.

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 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 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

- Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Matt Damon star in

this dark drama about friendship, assuming identities and

murder. 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.

Toy Story 2 -

Surpassing the original in animation and humor, Toy Story

2 brings back all your favorite toys and introduces you

to a few new ones. Worth the price of admission. Rated G.

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