Battlefield Earth - In

the future, Earth is attacked by nine foot aliens called

Psyklons. They look like really ugly versions of John

Travolta. Rated PG-13.

Center Stage - A girl

moves to the Big Apple to be a dancer, but does she have

enough heart and will she make the grade ? The big city

can be a tough place to live and a tough place to love.

Rated PG-13.

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.

The Flintstones in Viva

Rock Vegas - A new Flinstone movie with a new cast.

This film focuses on the early years. Call it When Fred

met Wilma or When Barney met Betty). P.S. Harvey Korman

reprises his role as The Great Gazoo. Rated PG.

Frequency - A man

connects with his father 30 years in the past thanks to a

magic ham radio. Dennis Quaid stars. Rated PG-13.

Gladiator - The summer

movie season officially begins with this film, which cost

over $100 million to make. Russell Crowe (The Insider)

stars as Maximus, asoldier who is enslaved and must fight

for honor and survival. Rated R.

Held Up - Jamie Foxx

stars in this comedy about a couple that gets stuck out

in the desert. It really doesn't matter what it is about.

jamie Foxx is funny and that's all there is to it. Rated

PG-13.

Dreamed of Africa -

Kim Basinger stars in this film about a woman and Africa.

Rated PG-13.

Love and Basketball -

A female basketball player loves her hoops and her man.

This looks to be another inspiring sports movie. Rated

PG-13.

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 toa be in next

year's Oscar program. Rated PG.

Screwed - Norm

MacDonald and Dave Chapelle star in this comedy about a

dognapping gone horribly wrong. Rated PG-13.

Skulls - Joshua

Jackson stars in this film about a college student that

joins the wrong secret society. Craig T. Nelson plays a

powerful man and a lifetime member in the club. Rated

PG-13.

U-571 - An American

submarine crew in WWII finds a German submarine and must

battle to stay alive. Matthew McConaughey and Harvey

Keitel star. Rated PG-13.

Where The Heart Is - A

girl gives birth to a baby and lives in a hidden corner

of a Wal-Mart. Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd and Stockard

Channing star. Rated PG-13.

Also

Playing

American Beauty - This

comes out on video this week, but the dollar theater is

cheaper than renting videos. Winner of five Academy

Awards, American Bauty is well worth whatever price you

pay. Rated R.

Beyond the Mat - The

behind the scenes film that Pro Wrestling does not want

you to see. This film was critically acclaimed and

focuses on wrestlers in both WWF and WCW. Rated R.

Bicentennial Man -

Robin Williams stars as a robot who yearns to be human.

This film got mild reviews and was very unassuming and

non-challenging. This would be the place to see it. Rated

PG.

Drowning Mona - I

heard mixed reviews about this film. Bette Midler plays

the most hated woman in town and everyone in town is a

suspect in her death. 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.

Ready to Rumble -

Obviously this movie is lowbrow, but lowbrow can be

funny. This was a good way to waste 90 minutes and a lot

of my favorite wrestlers were in the movie. Rated PG-13.

Scream 3 - Do you like

scary movies ? This one is more scary than funny. Chance

are you are tired of these movies, but this is the last

one and well worth the price of admission. Rated R.

The Green Mile - Tom

Hanks plays a guard on death row who witnesses several

miracles performed by a condemned man. Rated R.

The Next Best Thing -

Madonna wants a baby and, since she can't ever do

anything the easy way, she enlists the help of her gay

friend.After that, things get complicated and brother,

that's when the fun begins (maybe). Rated PG-13.

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