You want to change your life. You find yourself stuck in the one you’re living now and you see that there is something better available to you. But your partner is happy with the way things are and any change to the stability is seen as a threat. You know that walking away will only bring pain and violence. You’ve tried it and all you got were broken bones and bruises which you tell friends came from an accident. How do you make a stand and not get hurt? The authorities won’t listen, the judicial system hasn’t got much but paper remedies. How do you plan a getaway? For Kat (Milla Jovovich) it starts with friends Vic (Sarah Strange) and Liz (Aisha Taylor) who provide the moral support in Kat’s struggle to slip away from her drug-dealing boyfriend Big Al (Angus Macfadyen). There is even an offer to take up a collection to get him whacked.

Director:  Gary Lennon Writer:  Gary Lennon Cast:
Milla Jovovich -  Kate Angus MacFadyen -  Big Al Stephen Dorff -  Reilly Aisha Tyler -  Liz Sarah Strange -  Vic Vincent Laresca -  Jose Dawn Greenhalgh -  Fran Shawn Campbell -  Original Owner		Tim Eddis -  Cop #2 Kay Hawtrey -  Marge Suresh John -  Thief Tony Munch -  Clancy

I’m a consumer. I like shopping for stuff. I like reading about stuff that’s coming (and wish it were here now for me to buy). I like to follow the evolution of stuff as it comes to market and see how the roll out of new stuff is accepted. I’ve got lots of stuff that never got that public acceptance it should have received. It sits right next to the stuff that did that is often replaced by the next gen stuff. I guess I’m the poster boy for consumerism. So this movie was a blow to my mad subconscious that regulates my buy, buy, buy fever. It shows a world where there won’t be any new books, movies, CDs and all manner of other toys that keeps me distracted from the real problems our world faces. And then Selena (Naomie Harris) has the gall to tell Jim (Cillian Murphy) essentially the same thing. I was bummed for a time until a buddy called to tell me what he discovered in his latest foray into the shops and I remembered this is just a movie.

Director:  Danny Boyle; Toby James Writer:  Alex Garland Cast:
Alex Palmer -  Activist Bindu De Stoppani -  Activist Jukka Hiltunen -  Activist David Schneider -  Scientist Cillian Murphy -  Jim Toby Sedgwick -  Infected Priest Naomie Harris -  Selena Noah Huntley -  Mark		Christopher Dunne -  Jim’s Father Emma Hitching -  Jim’s Mother Alexander Delamere -  Mr. Bridges Kim McGarrity -  Mr. Bridges’ Daughter Brendan Gleeson -  Frank Megan Burns -  Hannah Justin Hackney -  Infected Kid Luke Mably -  Private Clifton

What would you sacrifice to save the life of a loved one? An arm? Your house? A neighbour? Yourself? That is the choice Sheriff Eben Oleson (Josh Hartnett) feels he must make to save his brother Jake (Mark Rendall) and his wife Stella (Melissa George) and two friends from a marauding band of vampires that move around like they’re on meth. The band appears to be intent on wiping out the town and they are not fussy about how they rip and tear folks to pieces. Any survivors are holed up in buildings hoping to eke out their lives until the 30 days pass and sunrise comes again to their Alaskan town. When the vamps fire up the town, Eben knows he has only one choice to provide the others with a chance to tell those returning from the south that it wasn’t an accident or natural disaster that burned the town to the snowline. But it isn’t a choice that has an upside. I don’t know if I’d have that kind of courage. I’d like to think I do but I wouldn’t want to test my mettle until faced with having to actually do it.

Director:  David Slade Writer:  Steve Niles; Stuart Beattie; Brian Nelson; Ben Templesmith Cast:
Josh Hartnett -  Sheriff Eben Oleson Melissa George -  Stella Oleson Danny Huston -  Marlow Ben Foster -  The Stranger Mark Boone Junior -  Beau Brower Mark Rendall -  Jake Oleson Amber Sainsbury -  Denise Manu Bennett -  Deputy Billy Kitka		Megan Franich -  Iris Joel Tobeck -  Doug Hertz Elizabeth Hawthorne -  Lucy Ikos Nathaniel Lees -  Carter Davies Craig Hall -  Wilson Bulosan Chic Littlewood -  Issac Bulosan Peter Feeney -  John Riis Min Windle -  Ally Riis

It took only three things to like this movie. One was the version of Cheap Trick’s I Want You To Want Me by Letters to Cleo with the band playing on the roof. I don’t know how they got them up there but it was inspired. Please don’t tell me it was CGI. I like the idea of someone humping all that gear up there. Number two was the attempt to look cool riding away on his scooter by Michael Eckman (David Krumholtz). Unfortunately a car blocks his path and forces him off the cliff overlooking the football stadium, giving him the ride of his life. The last was Katarina ‘Kat’ Stratford (Julia Stiles) disdain for the attempts by Ms. Perky (Allison Janney) to get her to play a bigger role in high school activities.

Director:  Gil Junger Writer:  Karen McCullah Lutz; Kirsten Smith; William Shakespeare Cast:
Heath Ledger -  Patrick ‘Pat’ Verona Julia Stiles -  Katarina ‘Kat’ Stratford Joseph Gordon-Levitt -  Cameron James Larisa Oleynik -  Bianca Stratford David Krumholtz -  Michael Eckman Andrew Keegan -  Joey Donner Susan May Pratt -  Mandella Gabrielle Union -  Chastity		Larry Miller -  Mr. Walter Stratford Daryl ‘Chill’ Mitchell -  Mr. Morgan Allison Janney -  Ms. Perky David Leisure -  Mr. Chapin Greg Jackson -  Scruvy Kyle Cease -  Bogie Lowenstien Tarance Houston -  Derek Cameron Fraser -  Trevor

We can forgive some people for almost anything. Their efforts, albeit awkward, are so endearing that it only brings a smile to our face. Watching Cindy (Kate Hudson) falling off the curb into the dog shit, dropping her purse, breaking the light over the pool table, smearing lipstick on her dress, knocking over the food and water in the Indian restaurant all contribute to her charm. It’s obvious that the camera loves her and so will anyone seeing her performance.

Director:  Risa Bramon Garcia Writer:  Shana Larsen Cast:
Ben Affleck -  Bartender Casey Affleck -  Tom Dave Chappelle -  Disco Cabbie Guillermo Díaz -  Dave Angela Featherstone -  Caitlyn Janeanne Garofalo -  Ellie Gaby Hoffmann -  Stephie Kate Hudson -  Cindy		Catherine Kellner -  Hillary Courtney Love -  Lucy Brian McCardie -  Eric Jay Mohr -  Jack Nicole Parker -  Bridget Martha Plimpton -  Monica Christina Ricci -  Val Paul Rudd -  Kevin