How culpable are you when circumstance paints you as some on you are not? It’s often harder to explain why/what/how something happened than it is to go along. Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) finds herself in these circumstances but she chooses not to explain because she figures she’ll not see Chris Matthew (Ralph Fiennes) again. But then the Cinderella effect kicks in and we all know how that’ll go.

Director:  Wayne Wang Writer:  John Hughes; Kevin Wade Cast:
Jennifer Lopez -  Marisa Ventura Ralph Fiennes -  Christopher ‘Chris’ Marshall, N.Y. Assemblyman Natasha Richardson -  Caroline Lane Stanley Tucci -  Jerry Siegel Tyler Garcia Posey -  Ty Ventura Frances Conroy -  Paula Burns Chris Eigeman -  John Bextrum, Personnel Manager Amy Sedaris -  Rachel Hoffberg		Marissa Matrone -  Stephanie Kehoe, Maid Priscilla Lopez -  Veronica Ventura Bob Hoskins -  Lionel Bloch, Beresford Butler Lisa Roberts Gillan -  Cora Maddie Corman -  Leezette Sharon Wilkins -  Clarice, Maid Jayne Houdyshell -  Carmen Marilyn Torres -  Barb, Maid

Sometimes what you think you should expect from someone can be antithetical to what they can exhibit. (i.e. people often have hidden depths). Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is a meek water scientist who wants to be a CSA field agent. Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan) is a well-meaning but awkward New York City limo driver with a willingness to assume the role of his superspy boss. When the bad guys find them on the roof doing surveillance, Del takes out some of the bad guys while Jimmy shambles about pummeling them into next week.

Director:  Kevin Donovan Writer:  Phil Hay; Matt Manfredi; Michael J. Wilson; Michael Leeson Cast:
Jackie Chan -  Jimmy Tong Jennifer Love Hewitt -  Del Blaine Jason Isaacs -  Clark Devlin Debi Mazar -  Steena Ritchie Coster -  Dietrich Banning Peter Stormare -  Dr. Simms Mia Cottet -  Cheryl Romany Malco -  Mitch		Daniel Kash -  Rogers Jody Racicot -  Kells Boyd Banks -  Vic Scott Wickware -  CSA Agent Wallace Christian Potenza -  CSA Agent Joel Karen Glave -  CSA Agent Randa Scott Yaphe -  CSA Agent Gabe Paul Bates -  Lundeen

Why do women go to the ladies room together? One answer is to fondle one another or, at least, that’s what two lads think as they spy upon Courtney Rockcliffe (Christina Applegate) squeezing her breasts, while another occupant wonders whether they are real, egged on by Christina (Cameron Diaz).

Director:  Roger Kumble Writer:  Nancy Pimental; Nancy M. Pimental Cast:
Lillian Adams -  Aunt Frida Herbert Ankrom -  Wedding Guest #3 Bryan Anthony -  Geeky Guy Christina Applegate -  Courtney Rockcliffe Linda Asuma -  Brawling Bridesmaid Jason Bateman -  Roger Donahue Vahe Bejan -  Taxi Driver Joe Bellan -  Mr. Martin		Selma Blair -  Jane Burns Chelsea Lee Bond -  Greta Alexander S. Chance -  Wedding Guest #1 Judith Chapman -  Judy’s Mother Charlie Dell -  Wedding Priest Richard Denni -  Gramps Cameron Diaz -  Christina Walters Timothy J. Dodge -  Bar Counter Guy

Some folks get blinded by greed. They can’t see what they have stepped into due to the green glare. Bootsie Cavander (Dina Meyer) and Leigh’s (Angela Featherstone) unfaithful husband Dennis (David Lipper) figure out Howard Akers’s (Armand Assante) real identity and decide to rat him out for cash. Little do they know nor do they understand that these pros play for keeps. But they soon find out. Now, Bootsie can’t back down nor back out of her plan and she has nowhere to turn.

Director:  Anthony Hickox Writer:  Craig Smith Cast:
Armand Assante -  Frank Carbone/Howard Akers Angela Featherstone -  Leigh Kirkindall Dina Meyer -  Bootsie Cavander David Lipper -  Denny Kirkindall Frank Chiesurin -  Sid Tony Calabretta -  Pasquale ‘Patsy’ Dilepsi Mark Camacho -  Joseph Pagnozzi Steven Park -  Chong-Sung		Chip Chuipka -  Marshal Donald Powers Danny Blanco Hall -  Marshal Chuck Sturdevant Maxim Roy -  Marjorie Watts Anatoly Zinoviev -  Teddy Michael Filipowich -  Johnny the Face Carl Alacchi -  Gio Brogianto Maria Yvonne Bertrand -  Vicky Brogianto Bob Babinski -  Newscaster

How well do you know someone as they become a big part of your daily life? Alicia Campbell (Mia Kirshner) glides into the life of Hadley Ashton (Meredith Monroe) becoming indispensable, charming, helpful, subservient, manipulative, corrupting and eventually switching roles in her life. Watching this happen is so reminiscent of the process that Mia Kirshner uses so successfully in her role on the TV show, The L Word.

Director:  Zoe Clarke-Williams Writer:  Victoria Strouse Cast:
Mia Kirshner -  Alicia Campbell Meredith Monroe -  Hadley Ashton Dominique Swain -  Sidney Connors Scott Bairstow -  Trevor Rachel True -  Julianne McDowell Levinson Taye Diggs -  Artie Bonner Glynnis O’Connor -  Connie Campbell Joanna Canton -  Sarah		Eric Michael Cole -  Warren Oliver Hudson -  Josh Dean James -  Max J. Michael Hunter -  Charlie Edmund J. Kearney -  Dean Don Henderson Baker -  Haas Shawn Michelle Cosby -  Joanie Ralph Price -  Eddie

Having a sibling is always a great source of amusement. One can do just about anything reasonable and be forgiven. But strains can show at the oddest times. George Wade (Hugh Grant) is a slacker. He’s unwilling to take the family business seriously and chooses to hire his lawyer models who graduate from caribbean law schools. Howard Wade (David Haig) is getting fed up and he wants George to get his act together George, in an act of brotherly retribution, pays him back for this dressing down by flushing the toilet while Howard is in the shower. I still chortle every time I see this. But then I’m a softie when it comes to fart jokes. Sigh…

Director:  Marc Lawrence; Lawrence Writer:  Marc Lawrence; Lawrence Cast:
Sandra Bullock -  Lucy Kelson Hugh Grant -  George Wade Alicia Witt -  June Carter Dana Ivey -  Ruth Kelson Robert Klein -  Larry Kelson Heather Burns -  Meryl Brooks David Haig -  Howard Wade Dorian Missick -  Tony		Joseph Badalucco -  Construction Foreman Jonathan Dokuchitz -  Tom Veanne Cox -  Melanie Corman Janine LaManna -  Elaine Cominsky Iraida Polanco -  Rosario Charlotte Maier -  Helen Wade Katheryn Winnick -  Tiffany Jason Antoon -  Norman

Stitch (voice of Chris Sanders) finds himself a resident of the local pound and seems to be enjoying himself. All of the other denizens are hiding in the rafters and behind the feed bins as he decides it is time to walkabout. Lilo (voice of Daveigh Chase) drops by for a visit as she is in the market for a dog to keep her company. She’s quite surprised to find the dog run deserted but for a fuzzy blue creature which sorta looks like a dog. She falls for him at first sight and there is no prying the two of them apart.

Director:  Chris Sanders; Dean DeBlois   Cast:
Daveigh Chase -  Lilo [Voice] Chris Sanders -  Stitch [Voice] Tia Carrere -  Nani [Voice] David Ogden Stiers -  Jumba [Voice] Kevin McDonald -  Pleakley [Voice] Ving Rhames -  Cobra Bubbles [Voice]		Zoe Caldwell -  Grand Councilwoman [Voice] Jason Scott Lee -  David Kawena [Voice] Kevin Richardson -  Captain Gantu [Voice] Susan Hegarty -  Rescue Lady [Voice] Amy Hill -  Mrs. Hasagawa [Voice]

When you decide to go home for a visit after being away for seven years, it is probably a good idea not to drop by your local bar and get completely shit-faced. Particularly if you didn’t leave under the best of circumstances. Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) is now a successful New York fashion designer but she needs to get her high school husband to sign the divorce papers he’s been reluctant to do. A boatload of shots loosens her tongue to the extent that she outs Bobby Ray (Ethan Embry), her old high school chum, and moves on to confirm the rumour that she married Jake Perry (Josh Lucas) because he got her pregnant under the bleachers. Topping off her evening out, she pukes regally all over the front seat of Jake’s truck as he tries to take her home. Ahhh… those high school memories.

Director:  Andy Tennant Writer:  Douglas J. Eboch; C. Jay Cox Cast:
Reese Witherspoon -  Melanie Carmichael Josh Lucas -  Jake Perry Patrick Dempsey -  Andrew Hennings Candice Bergen -  Mayor Kate Hennings Mary Kay Place -  Pearl Smooter Fred Ward -  Earl Smooter Jean Smart -  Stella Kay Ethan Embry -  Bobby Ray		Melanie Lynskey -  Lurlynn Courtney Gains -  Wade Mary Lynn Rajskub -  Dorothea Rhona Mitra -  Tabatha Wadmore-Smith Nathan Lee Graham -  Frederick Montana Sean Bridgers -  Eldon Fleet Cooper -  Clinton Kevin Sussman -  Barry

How much can you stomach in the way of cheap comments about what you do and how you do it in order to maintain a polite veneer? Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler) is at dinner with several New York cognoscenti when his poetry as a part-time greeting card writer is mocked. He is too polite to react as he’s in the company of Babe Bennett (Winona Ryder) but when she says she thinks they deserve what’s coming to them. He turns around and punches one out, slams another’s head into a table and drops a third through a table before paying off for the damages.

Director:  Steven Brill Writer:  Clarence Budington Kelland; Robert Riskin; Tim Herlihy Cast:
Adam Sandler -  Longfellow Deeds Winona Ryder -  Babe Bennett/Pam Dawson John Turturro -  Emilio Lopez, Blake’s Butler Allen Covert -  Marty, Babe’s Gofer Peter Gallagher -  Chuck Cedar, Blake Media CEO Jared Harris -  Mac McGrath, Inside Access Chief Erick Avari -  Cecil Anderson, Blake Media General Counsel Peter Dante -  Murph		Conchata Ferrell -  Jan, Deeds Pizza Comrade Harve Presnell -  Preston Blake Steve Buscemi -  Crazy Eyes Blake Clark -  Buddy Ward, the Father of Kevin the QB John McEnroe -  Himself J.B. Smoove -  Reuben the Elevator Operator Tom McNulty -  Red Parka Man Buddy Bolton -  Cameraman

I could teach Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds) a thing or two. I spent eight years at university. Mind you, I got a degree and almost had a second one while Van spends seven years as an undergrad. But it is always a dilemma whether to get out into the world or stay in the familiar cocoon of school. You can always find a party, friends are everywhere and nobody much bothers you as long as you pay your fees and don’t fail too often. But sometimes looking over the fence, you see what more life in the world has to offer and it comes down to deciding whether to return and register or find a job. But it means asking what’s out there that you can’t get in here? Well, there’s Gwen Pearson (Tara Reid) for one.

Director:  Walt Becker; Walter Becker Writer:  Brent Goldberg; David Wagner; David T. Wagner Cast:
Ryan Reynolds -  Van Wilder Tara Reid -  Gwen Pearson Tim Matheson -  Vance Wilder Sr. Kal Penn -  Taj Mahal Badalandabad Teck Holmes -  Hutch Daniel Cosgrove -  Richard Bagg Deon Richmond -  Mini Cochran Alex Burns -  Gordon		Emily Rutherfurd -  Jeannie Paul Gleason -  Professor Ted McDoogle Erik Estrada -  Erik Estrada Curtis Armstrong -  Campus Cop Jason Winer -  Panos Patakos Chris Owen -  Suicidal Freshman Stacy Bellew -  Roller Girl Simon Helberg -  Vernon

How safe is safe? Newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) think that having a panic room in her 24,000 sq. ft., 6 bedroom new house is a bonus. When a trio of bandits breaks in, the two of them find it handy for safety. But it becomes a prison when the baddies flash her notes that what interests them is in the room and they’re not leaving until they get it.

Director:  David Fincher Writer:  David Koepp Cast:
Jodie Foster -  Meg Altman Kristen Stewart -  Sarah Altman Forest Whitaker -  Burnham Dwight Yoakam -  Raoul Jared Leto -  Junior Patrick Bauchau -  Stephen Altman Ann Magnuson -  Lydia Lynch Ian Buchanan -  Evan Kurlander		Andrew Kevin Walker -  Sleepy Neighbor Paul Schulze -  Officer Keeney Mel Rodriguez -  Officer Morales Richard Conant -  SWAT Cop Paul Simon -  SWAT Cop Victor Thrash -  SWAT Cop Ken Turner -  SWAT Cop

Mothers and daughters, the relationship is a complex one. Siddalee Walker (Sandra Bullock) is worried she will turn into her mom, Vivi Abbott Walker (Ellen Burstyn), and has resisted the entreaties of Connor McGill (Angus Macfadyen) to marry, fought of the ticking of he biological clock. She has based this upon what she remembers of her growing up around her parents and not the context of what her memories as a kid truly tell. The sophistication of memory can show what happened but not why they happened. A little perspective and some comparison to others would make quite a difference. But no, kids always know better.

Director:  Callie Khouri Writer:  Callie Khouri Cast:
Sandra Bullock -  Siddalee Walker Ellen Burstyn -  Vivi Abbott Walker Ashley Judd -  Younger Vivi Abbott Walker Fionnula Flanagan -  Teensy Maggie Smith -  Caro Cherry Jones -  Buggy Shirley Knight -  Necie James Garner -  Shep Walker		Angus MacFadyen -  Connor McGill Allison Bertolino -  Little Siddalee Walker Caitlin Wachs -  Little Vivi Abbott Jacqueline McKenzie -  Younger Teensy Katy Selverstone -  Younger Caro Kiersten Warren -  Younger Necie Leslie Silva -  Willetta Matthew Settle -  Jack

I was watching my umpteenth Steven Seagal movie, cheering when the good guys triumphed, hissing when the bad guys did something nefarious and wondering once again whether they speed up the camera when he does those marital arts hand moves. All of a sudden, the bad guys dropped out the helicopter in the rain onto the prison roof. One of them sweeps around a long leather coat with the rain dripping off it in a broad spray and Nia Peeples takes centre stage. All I could do was gape at her presence in that leather outfit with the cropped top and blue eye makeup. I’m sure that guys watching this everywhere gave pause and realized that their hearts were going pitty-pat.

Director:  Don Michael Paul Writer:  Don Michael Paul Cast:
Steven Seagal -  Sasha Morris Chestnut -  49er One Ja Rule -  Nick Nia Peeples -  49er Six Tony Plana -  El Fuego Kurupt -  Twitch Michael ‘Bear’ Taliferro -  Little Joe Claudia Christian -  Williams		Linda Thorson -  Jane McPherson Bruce Weitz -  Lester Michael McGrady -  Bad Ass Guard Hannes Jaenicke -  Agent Hartmann Matt Battaglia -  49er Three Wiliam T. Bowers -  Alcatraz Guard Ross King -  FBI Agent Stephen J. Cannell -  Hubbard

I don’t have an inclination to be famous. It seems to me to be a self-defeating process. The more you make yourself open to be scavanged by those who think that others want to know about you, the less you are who you want or need to be. Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) both seem to live, dream and yearn for fame. It is their direction in life and the only way they can make a living and remain in the spotlight. But what gyrations they must go through to gain the appreciation by others.

Director:  Rob Marshall Writer:  Maurine Dallas Watkins; Bob Fosse; Fred Ebb; Bill Condon Cast:
Taye Diggs -  The Bandleader Clive Saunders -  Stage Manager Catherine Zeta-Jones -  Velma Kelly Renée Zellweger -  Roxie Hart Dominic West -  Fred Casely Jayne Eastwood -  Mrs. Borusewicz Bruce Beaton -  Police Photographer Romano Prada -  Sgt. Fogarty		John C. Reilly -  Amos Hart Colm Feore -  Assistant District Attorney Martin Harrison Rob Smith -  First Photographer Sean Wayne Doyle -  Reporter Steve Behal -  Prison Clerk Robbie Rox -  Prison Guard Chita Rivera -  Nickie Queen Latifah -  Matron ‘Mama’ Morton

How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to protect those you love and yourself? To the public, Slim Hiller (Jennifer Lopez) had a perfect life but privately she was at the behest of her domineering husband Mitch (Billy Campbell) who kept her terrified by threats and swats. After fleeing their house with her daughter and moving from place to place, she decides to make a stand. Little does her pompous husband know how much her hate can evolve into defending herself and daughter. His arrogance is in for the kicking of its petty little life.

Director:  Michael Apted Writer:  Nicholas Kazan Cast:
Jennifer Lopez -  Slim Hiller Billy Campbell -  Mitch Hiller Tessa Allen -  Gracie Hiller Juliette Lewis -  Ginny Dan Futterman -  Joe Noah Wyle -  Robbie Fred Ward -  Jupiter Janet Carroll -  Mrs. Hiller		Bill Cobbs -  Jim Toller Christopher Maher -  Phil Bruce A. Young -  Instructor Bruce French -  Homeowner Ruben Madera -  Teddy Dan Martin -  FBI Agent Jeff Kober -  FBI Agent Brent Sexton -  FBI Agent

Doberman Pinschers get little respect. They’re test animals who fall infected by the virus let loose in the Umbrella Corporation testing lab. Escaping from their pens, they go looking for prey. Unfortunately for them, they find Alice (Milla Jovovich). At least they’re not American Staffordshire Terriers.

Director:  Paul W.S. Anderson Writer:  Paul W.S. Anderson Cast:
Milla Jovovich -  Alice Michelle Rodriguez -  Rain Ocampo Eric Mabius -  Matt Addison James Purefoy -  Spence Parks Martin Crewes -  Chad Kaplan Colin Salmon -  One Ryan McCluskey -  Mr. Grey Oscar Pearce -  Mr. Red		Indra Ové -  Ms. Black Anna Bolt -  Dr. Green Joseph May -  Dr. Blue Robert Tannion -  Dr. Brown Heike Makatsch -  Dr. Lisa Addison Jaymes Butler -  Clarence the Security Guard Stephen Billington -  Mr. White Fiona Glascott -  Ms. Gold

The residents of many nursing homes are placed into a passive mode. They are subject to the whims and vagaries of services provided by others. When they decide to become active for some reason, it takes an enormous amount of convincing of those in control that something needs to change. That is the case for two denizens of a home in Mud Creek, Texas. Toss in the fact that Elvis ( Bruce Campbell) thinks he is The King who swapped his status for an impersonator to get away from the limelight and Jack (Ossie Davis) who claims to be John F. Kennedy and has had his skin dyed and the chance of anyone believing them that something evil is afoot is marginal at best. So the duo decide that it is up to them to tackle it themselves, Elvis with his walker and Jack in his wheelchair.

Director:  Don Coscarelli Writer:  Don Coscarelli Cast:
Bruce Campbell -  Elvis Presley Ossie Davis -  John “Jack” Fitzgerald Kennedy Ella Joyce -  Massaging Nurse Bob Ivy -  Bubba Ho-Tep Heidi Marnhout -  Callie		Daniel Roebuck -  Hearse Driver Daniel Schweiger -  Hearse Driver Harrison Young -  Bull Thomas Larry Pennell -  Kemosabe

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

How does one decide when your time is over? Do you follow your heart or your head?

In Rivendell, Arwen (Liv Tyler) knows her heart belongs to Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen). She also knows she will live on as he ages, grows old and dies. Should she give up her immortality and be with the man she loves or follow her family into exile? She is convinced by Elrond (Hugo Weaving) that the age of Elves is ending and leaves for the West.

Director:  Peter Jackson Writer:  J.R.R. Tolkien; Frances Walsh; Philippa Boyens; Stephen Sinclair; Peter Jackson Cast:
Elijah Wood -  Frodo Baggins Ian McKellen -  Gandalf the Grey/Gandalf the White Liv Tyler -  Arwen Viggo Mortensen -  Aragorn Sean Astin -  Samwise ‘Sam’ Gamgee Cate Blanchett -  Galadriel John Rhys-Davies -  Gimli/Voice of Treebeard Bernard Hill -  Theoden		Christopher Lee -  Saruman the White Billy Boyd -  Peregrin ‘Pippin’ Took Dominic Monaghan -  Meriadoc ‘Merry’ Brandybuck Orlando Bloom -  Legolas Greenleaf Hugo Weaving -  Elrond Miranda Otto -  Eowyn David Wenham -  Faramir Brad Dourif -  Grima Wormtongue

One teenage summer, I met someone who I thought wanted to be my friend. She proved only to want something I had that she didn’t. Landon Carter (Shane West) knocks on Jamie Sullivan’s (Mandy Moore) door after blowing her off in front of his friends earlier in the day. Whatever his purpose, Jamie interrupts and suggests that they could be secret friends. In his stupidity, Landon grabs hold of the idea with both hands, lights up and says that he thinks it a swell idea. Jamie looks him in the eye and suggest he try telepathy to read what she things of the plan as she slams the door in his face. I wish I had had Jamie’s indignance when I capitulated lo those many years ago. My choice still sends a shudder whenever I recall it.

Director:  Adam Shankman Writer:  Nicholas Sparks; Karen Janszen Cast:
Shane West -  Landon Carter Mandy Moore -  Jamie Sullivan Peter Coyote -  Reverend Sullivan Daryl Hannah -  Cynthia Carter Lauren German -  Belinda Clayne Crawford -  Dean Al Thompson -  Eric Paz De La Huerta -  Tracie		Jonathan Parks Jordan -  Walker Matt Lutz -  Clay Gephardt David Andrews -  Mr. Kelly David Lee Smith -  Mr. Carter Xavier Hernandez -  Luis Marisa Miller -  Ms. Garber Paula Jones -  Sally Erik Smith -  Eddie Zimmerhoff

I’ve met and known a number of people for whom others line up and are entranced by. Some are bewildered by the process, others are just happy that somebody else is interested in what they do and a few bathe in the spotlight and figure they deserve the adulation. But I’d have to say that I only know a couple like Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh), a chronic inept self-promoter. His act at the signing of his book, with the women swooning and the men rolling their eyes, is one I’ve seen but made me wish I were elsewhere. It isn’t much of a surprise to know that folks like him go on to bigger and better stunts but the number of repeat visitors seem to diminish with each audience.

Director:  Chris Columbus Writer:  J.K. Rowling; Steven Kloves; Steve Kloves Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe -  Harry Potter Rupert Grint -  Ron Weasley Emma Watson -  Hermione Granger Richard Griffiths -  Uncle Vernon Fiona Shaw -  Aunt Petunia Harry Melling -  Dudley Dursley Toby Jones -  Dobby the House Elf (voice) Jim Norton -  Mr. Mason		Veronica Clifford -  Mrs. Mason James Phelps -  Fred Weasley Oliver Phelps -  George Weasley Julie Walters -  Molly Weasley Bonnie Wright -  Ginny Weasley Mark Williams -  Arthur Weasley Chris Rankin -  Percy Weasley Tom Felton -  Draco Malfoy

Sibling rivalry is always present when sons are in the same room. Scott (Seth Green), the irascible son, presents his father with a pair of sharks with laser beams attached to their heads. Overjoyed, Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) professes his love for his son and seats Scott at his right hand, displacing Mini-Me (Verne Troyer), the sycophantic son, who leaves dejected, giving everyone in the room the finger. Mind you, he is evil so it isn’t surprising that he has set one son against another to curry his favour.

Director:  Jay Roach; Troy Miller Writer:  Mike Myers; Michael McCullers Cast:
Mike Myers -  Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Goldmember/Fat Bastard Beyoncé Knowles -  Foxxy Cleopatra Seth Green -  Scott Evil Michael York -  Basil Exposition Robert Wagner -  Number Two Mindy Sterling -  Frau Farbissina Verne Troyer -  Mini Me Michael Caine -  Nigel Powers		Fred Savage -  Number Three Diane Mizota -  Fook Mi Carrie Ann Inaba -  Fook Yu Nobu Matsuhisa -  Mr. Roboto Aaron Himelstein -  Young Austin Powers Josh Zuckerman -  Young Dr. Evil Eddie Adams -  Young Basil Exposition Evan Farmer -  Young Number Two

Have you ever noticed how doing something nice for someone will sometimes rebound back and bite you? Mind you, the reason for doing the kindness may be selfish. In which case you should ask yourself whether it is worth doing in the first place. Genevieve Le Plouff (Piper Perabo) is a French exchange student recruited by Starla Grady (Jane McGregor) to pump up her prestige in a small texas high school. Little does she realize how this interloper is going to change Starla’s standing from teen queen to jailhouse princess in a matter of weeks. But then this beret-wearing, accent-slipping, boy stealing, bumptious cheerleading Genevieve isn’t quite who she says she is.

Director:  Melanie Mayron Writer:  Lamar Damon; Robert Lee King Cast:
Piper Perabo -  Genevieve Le Plouff Jane McGregor -  Starla Grady Trent Ford -  Ed Mitchell Julie White -  Bootsie Grady Brandon Smith -  Arnie Grady Jesse James -  Randolph Grady Nicki Aycox -  Tanner Jennings Alexandra Adi -  Ashley Lopez		Matt Czuchry -  Kyle Fuller Cristen Coppen -  Doreen Gilmore Michael McKean -  Monsieur Duke Mary Portser -  Kimmy Sue Sprinkle Katherine Cortez -  Lurlene Haskell Jerry Cotton -  Sheriff Flinkman Kirk Sisco -  News Contest Judge Cynthia Dorn -  Police Matron

Faith. It is hard to have faith in people, year over year, day after day. Jake Hayes (Chris Rock) runs away from Gaylord Oakes (Anthony Hopkins) and the CIA after someone tries to assassinate him while masquerading as his dead twin brother. He lands in the home of his foster mother who whacks him for surprising her in the dark and then ask him whether he needs money. She then expresses her faith in him. Unlike his foster siblings, Jake has yet to make something of himself like she knows he will.

Director:  Joel Schumacher Writer:  Gary M. Goodman; David Himmelstein; Jason Richman; Michael Browning Cast:
Anthony Hopkins -  Oakes Chris Rock -  Jake Hayes/Kevin Pope Peter Stormare -  Adrik Vas Gabriel Macht -  Seale Kerry Washington -  Julie Adoni Maropis -  Jarma/Dragan Henchman #1 Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon -  Nicole Matthew Marsh -  Dragan Adjanic		Dragan Micanovic -  Michelle Petrov John Slattery -  Roland Yates Brooke Smith -  Officer Swanson Daniel Sunjata -  Officer Carew DeVone Lawson Jr. -  Officer Parish Wills Robbins -  Officer McCain Marek Vasut -  Andre Majed Ibrahim -  Dragan Henchman #2

It is always a struggle to find your place in the pantheon of life. You’re not cool enough, geeky enough, smart enough, pretty enough, etc. How do you find your niche? Marcus (Nicholas Hoult) and Will (Hugh Grant) seem to be in the same boat despite their differences in age and circumstances. Both a floating around trying to find where they fit in. But they discover they have each other for an anchor and that things will work out in some fashion for each of them.

Director:  Chris Weitz; Paul Weitz Writer:  Nick Hornby; Peter Hedges; Chris Weitz; Paul Weitz Cast:
Hugh Grant -  Will Toni Collette -  Fiona Nicholas Hoult -  Marcus Rachel Weisz -  Rachel Sharon Small -  Christine Madison Cook -  Imogen Jordan Cook -  Imogen Nicholas Hutchison -  John		Ryan Speechley -  Barney Joseph Speechley -  Barney Nat Gastiain Tena -  Ellie Laura Kennington -  Ellie’s Friend Tanika Swaby -  Ellie’s Friend Peter McNicholl -  Ellie’s Friend Christopher Webster -  Ellie’s Friend Ben Ridgeway -  Lee, The Bully

Sometimes you should just mind your own business. Frank Martin (Jason Statham) has a lucrative business transporting cargo from place to place. But he figures out that the cargo in his trunk is human and, against his better judgement, he gives her a drink which leads to her needing to pee which leads her attempted escape which leads to some cops discovering his secret which leads to her delivery with the cops stuffed in the trunk which leads to a second job for “Wall Street” (Matt Schulze) which leads to his car being bombed… What’s a guy to do?

Director:  Louis Leterrier; Corey Yuen; Cory Yuen Writer:  Luc Besson; Robert Mark Kamen Cast:
Jason Statham -  Frank Martin Qi Shu -  Lai Matt Schulze -  Darren ‘Wall Street’ Bettencourt François Berléand -  Tarconi Ric Young -  Mr. Kwai Doug Rand -  Leader Didier Saint Melin -  Boss Tonio Descanvelle -  Thug 1		Laurent Desponds -  Thug 2 Matthieu Albertini -  Thug 3 Vincent Nemeth -  Pilot Jean-Yves Bilien -  Little Thug Jean-Marie Paris -  Giant Thug Adrian Dearnell -  Newscaster Alfred Lot -  Cop 1 Audrey Hamm -  Secretary

When I was working through my teenage angst, I hid behind sarcasm. I think it was a way to deal with confusion as to what I wanted to do and where I was going in life. I finally figured it out on the precipice of expulsion from school and the panic in realizing I’d have to get a job. So I can identify somewhat with Igby Slocomb (Kieran Culkin) whose mum Mimi (Susan Sarandon) wants to run his life. He is headed to the dreaded military academy when he detours to the New York City loft of the mistress of his godfather, D.H. (Jeff Goldblum). Rachel (Amanda Peet) has some problems of her own (like heroin) but he meets and is smitten by Sookie Sapperstein (Claire Danes). She seems to have the whole world figured out, but it turns out she is just as confused about things. His brother Oliver (Ryan Phillippe) shows up and tells Igby that Mimi is suffering from cancer. He know it is only a matter of time before he’s going to have to grow up. Now my life wasn’t quite this dramatic but I did decide what and where I was going.

Director:  Burr Steers Writer:  Burr Steers Cast:
Kieran Culkin -  Jason ‘Igby’ Slocumb, Jr. Claire Danes -  Sookie Sapperstein Jeff Goldblum -  D.H. Banes Jared Harris -  Russel Amanda Peet -  Rachel Ryan Phillippe -  Oliver ‘Ollie’ Slocumb Bill Pullman -  Jason Slocumb Susan Sarandon -  Mimi Slocumb		Rory Culkin -  10-Year-Old Igby Peter Tambakis -  13-Year-Old Oliver Bill Irwin -  Lt. Ernest Smith, Pershing Academy Kathleen Gati -  Ida Gannon Forrester -  Little Cadet Celia Weston -  Bunny Elizabeth Jagger -  Lisa Fiedler Nick Wyman -  Suit