It is never a good idea to piss off a woman, especially one who carries weapons. Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) is preparing to go after the vampires as she sheathes a sword, slips a knife into a boot sheathe, checks and holsters a pistol, grabs a pointy hammer and strides with determination towards the castle keep. Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) sprays her with a knockout gas and, when she awakes, she goes looking for him.

Director:  Stephen Sommers Writer:  Stephen Sommers Cast:
Hugh Jackman -  Van Helsing Kate Beckinsale -  Anna Valerious Richard Roxburgh -  Count Vladislaus Dracula David Wenham -  Carl Shuler Hensley -  Frankenstein’s Monster Elena Anaya -  Aleera Will Kemp -  Velkan Kevin J. O’Connor -  Igor		Alun Armstrong -  Cardinal Jinette Silvia Colloca -  Verona Josie Maran -  Marishka Tom Fisher -  Top Hat Samuel West -  Dr. Victor Frankenstein Robbie Coltrane -  Mr. Hyde Stephen H. Fisher -  Dr. Jekyll Dana Moravková -  Barmaid

This is my kind of movie. But it isn’t the kind of movie that one should consume snacks while watching, particularly liquids. You’d be surprised how far you can snort a mouthful of tea. Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his buddy Ed (Nick Frost) stumble drunkenly out of their local singing along to some incomprehensible (to me but not them) tune when they see a figure down the block braying. They turn to one another and decide this is just the counterpoint they need for their song and the stranger want to sing along.

Director:  Edgar Wright; Simon Pegg Writer:  Simon Pegg; Edgar Wright Cast:
Simon Pegg -  Shaun Kate Ashfield -  Liz Nick Frost -  Ed Lucy Davis -  Dianne Dylan Moran -  David Nicola Cunningham -  Mary Matt Jaynes -  Clubber 2 Gavin Ferguson -  Football Kid		Peter Serafinowicz -  Pete Horton Jupiter -  Homeless Man Tim Baggaley -  The Usher Arvind Doshi -  Nelson Rafe Spall -  Noel Samantha Day -  Woman on Trisha Trisha Goddard -  Herself David Park -  Grave Scientist

I’ve been interviewed a number of times for newspapers and been peripheral to events in other stories. It is always a vague disappointment when they fail to get the details correct. Indeed, it got to the stage where I’d pass on chances to talk to the media for fear that they’d orient any commentary to their particular agency’s agenda. When that meanie TV reporter Heather Jasper-Howe (Alicia Silverstone) corners Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and twists his words around, I felt nothing but empathy for the poor sod. At least in my case, the reporter didn’t stick their mic in my face. I dread to think how they would have cut the video I did.

Director:  Raja Gosnell Writer:  James Gunn Cast:
Freddie Prinze, Jr. -  Fred Jones Sarah Michelle Gellar -  Daphne Blake Matthew Lillard -  Shaggy Linda Cardellini -  Velma Dinkley Seth Green -  Patrick Wisely Peter Boyle -  Old Man Wickles Tim Blake Nelson -  Dr. Jonathan Jacobo Alicia Silverstone -  Heather Jasper-Howe		Neil Fanning -  Scooby-Doo [Voice] Pat O’Brien -  Himself Ruben Studdard -  Himself Bill Meilen -  Chauffeur Zahf Paroo -  Ned J.P. Manoux -  Scooby Brainiac [Voice] [Voice] Hayley Oakes -  dancer Andrew McIlroy -  investor

I don’t know how you felt watching this movie. Despite the thin plot, I found myself thinking these folks can’t get much cooler than this. Even when Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) is cajoled into playing Julia Roberts to let the gang gain entrance to the museum. It all seems to be working until Bruce Willis (as himself) shows up and things begin to go awry. Then Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones) reveals that she has been in contact with the real Julia Roberts who is running late for another appointment. Oops…

Director:  Steven Soderbergh Writer:  George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell; George Nolfi Cast:
Brad Pitt -  Rusty Ryan Catherine Zeta-Jones -  Isabel Lahiri George Clooney -  Danny Ocean Ed Kross -  Bank Officer Julia Roberts -  Tess Ocean Don Tiffany -  House Painter Anne Jacques -  Shop Owner David Sontag -  Plainclothes Goon #1		Larry Sontag -  Plainclothes Goon #2 Andy Garcia -  Terry Benedict Casey Affleck -  Virgil Malloy Dina Connolly -  Virgil’s Fiancée Scott Caan -  Turk Malloy Nelson Peltz -  Partygoer Mini Anden -  Supermodel Shaobo Qin -  Yen

One day you answer the phone and the caller says she has been kidnapped. How do you handle it? Do you figure it is a prank and hang up despite the caller’s pleadings? Or do you play along figuring it is a buddy who needs to be taught a less? Ryan (Chris Evans), a college student, soon disccovers that he doesn’t know Jessica Martin (Kim Basinger), a biology teacher who is kidnapped by Ethan Greer (Jason Statham), it isn’t a prank and he’s up to his ears in danger while trying to figure out how to save her.

Director:  David R. Ellis Writer:  Larry Cohen; Chris Morgan Cast:
Kim Basinger -  Jessica Jason Statham -  Ethan Chris Evans -  Ryan William H. Macy -  Mooney Jessica Biel -  Chloe Chantille Boudousque -  Chloe’s Chilly Friend Richard Burgi -  Craig Nikki Christian -  Porsche Girl		Matt Clifford -  Carnival Guest Greg Collins -  Aging Security Guard Valerie Cruz -  Bayback Eddie Driscoll -  Crewcut Officer Tagert Ellis -  Kid in Phone Store Caroline Aaron -  Marilyn Mooney Noah Emmerich -  Jack Tanner Will Beinbrink -  Young Security Guard