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PICKUP SHOTSQuickie Movie Reviews 102 Dalmations [G] We didn't really need the liveaction update of 101 Dalmations, so why must we suffer through a sequel? Starring: Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu. Directed by: Kevin Lima. The 6th Day [PG-13] Ahnold in da future as a clone of Ahnold. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Duvall, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rapaport. Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode. 13 Days [PG-13] Kevin Costner fights a bay of pigs. Starring: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp. Directed by: Roger Donaldson. All the Pretty Horses [PG-13 2h 15m] Cowboys go south of the border É but it's not that kind of movie. Starring: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penelope Cruz, Bruce Dern. Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton. Almost Famous [R 2h] Instead of going to summer camp, a young boy goes on tour with a rock band. Starring: Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, Frances McDormand. Directed by: Cameron Crowe. Antitrust [PG-13] So, you're Bill Gates, you run the world É what are you going to do now? Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani. Directed by: Peter Howitt. Bait [R 1h 59m] Stupid crook wins everybody's heart by being stupid. Starring: Jamie Foxx, Kimberly Elise, David Morse, Doug Hutchison. Directed by: Jason Fuchs. Bamboozled [R 2h 15m] Spike Lee tries to make blackface funny. Starring: Damon Wayans, Jada Pinkett Smith, Savion Glover, Tommy Davidson. Directed by: Spike Lee. Bedazzled [PG-13] Remake involving a sexy devil and dumb geek. Starring: Elizabeth Hurley, Brenden Fraser. Directed by: Harold Ramis. Best In Show [PG-13 1h 30m] Spinal Tap for dog shows. Starring: Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard. Directed by: Christopher Guest. Billy Elliot [R 1h 40m] Coal miner's son takes ballet lessons. Starring: Jamie Bell. Directed by: Stephen Daldry. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 [R] More woods, less shaky camera stuff. Starring: Erica Leerhsen, Jeff Donovan, Tristen Skyler, Stephen Turner. Directed by: Joe Berlinger. Bounce [PG-13] Is this a movie about Affleck and Paltrow's life? Starring: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natasha Henstridge, Jennifer Grey. Directed by: Don Roos. Cast Away [PG-13 2h 23m] Tom Hanks gets left on an island by himself without $1 million. Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy. Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Charlie's Angels [PG-13] One big tease -- you mean they can't use guns and don't get naked? Puh-leeze. Starring: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray. Directed by: McG. Chocolat [PG-13 2h 1m] Sweet candy drives the French people wild. Starring: Johnny Depp, Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Judi Dench. Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom. Contender [R 2h 6m] A chick wants to be vice-president, but she's had too much sex. Starring: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman. Directed by: Rod Lurie. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [PG-13 2h] The real star is choreographer Yuen Wo Ping. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen. Directed by: Ang Lee. Dancer in the Dark [R 2h 20m] Bjork goes blind and crazy all at once, but she still sings. Starring: Bjork, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare. Directed by: Lars von Trier. Double Take [R] Still walking in Eddie Murphy's footsteps. Starring: Eddie Griffin, Orlando Jones, Vivica A. Fox. Directed by: George Gallo. Dude Where's My Car? [PG-13] In the parking lot at the 7-11, pothead. Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Garner. Directed by: Danny Leiner. Dungeons & Dragons [PG] Is there a sav-ing throw against cheesy movies? Starring: Thora Birch, Jeremy Irons, Marlon Wayans. Directed by: Courtney Solomon. Emperor's New Groove [G] An animat-ed buddy comedy in South America? Again? Starring: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton. Directed by: Mark Dindal. The Family Man [PG-13 2h 10m] Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you married your high school sweetheart? Me neither. Starring: Nicholas Cage, Tea Leoni, Don Cheadle. Directed by: Brett Ratner. Finding Forrester [PG-13 2h 16m] Good Will Hunting, only this time with a much older teacher and a much blacker student. Starring: Sean Connery, Robert Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin. Directed by: Gus Van Sant. Hard Day's Night [NR 1h 25m] Fresh print on an old classic. Starring: The Beatles. Directed by: Richard Lester. How the Grinch Stole Christmas [PG 1h 42m] I wouldn't touch it with a 39 1/ 2 foot pole. Starring: Jim Carrey, Molly Shannon, Christine Baranski, Jeffrey Tambor. Directed by: Ron Howard. Meet the Parents [PG-13 1h 47m] Never marry a woman whose father is Robert DeNiro. Starring: Robert DeNiro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner. Directed by: Jay Roach. Miss Congeniality [PG-13 1h 51m] Somebody please stop making fun of beauty pageants. We know. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, William Shatner. Directed by: Donald Petrie. O Brother, Where Art Thou? [PG-13 1h 45m] Homer's Odyssey gets re-told in the depression-era south? Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Holly Hunter. Directed by: Joel Coen. Proof of Life [R 2h 15m] Pesky hostages are always needing someone to come along and rescue them. Starring: Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan, David Morse. Directed by: Taylor Hackford. Quills [R 2h 3m] The Marquis de Sade's final days in the looney bin. Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Joaquin Phoenix, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine. Directed by: Philip Kaufman. Remember the Titans [PG 1h 53m] A football team asks, "Can't we just all get along?" Starring: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Kip Pardue. Directed by: Boaz Yakin. Rugrats in Paris: The Movie [G 1h 45m] If the title doesn't explain the movie, nothing will. Starring: John Lithgow, Susan Sarandon. Directed by: Stig Bergguist, Paul Demeyer. Save the Last Dance [PG-13] Hey, teens, when life gets you down, just dance, dance, dance! Starring: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas. Directed by: Thomas Carter. Space Cowboys [PG-13] Fogeys in space! Starring: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner. Directed by: Clint Eastwood. Traffic [R] The nature of the drug deal, as explained by beautiful people. Starring: Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benicio Del Toro. Directed by: Steven Soderbergh. Unbreakable [PG-13 1h 47m] Bruce Willis is indestructible, as anyone who has sat through the Die Hard trilogy already knows. Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark. Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan. Vertical Limit [PG-13 2h 4m] When will famous actors stop getting stuck up on K-2? Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Bill Paxton. Directed by: Martin Campbell. Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000 [R] The title is the scariest part. Starring: Gerard Butler, Justine Waddell, Christopher Plummer, Jonny Lee Miller, Jeri Ryan. Directed by: Patrick Lussier. What Women Want [PG-13 2h 6m] Women want Mel Gibson? And all this time men thought it was Brad Pitt. Starring: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Mark Feuerstein. Directed by: Nancy Meyers. You Can Count On Me [R 1h 49m] Unexpected houseguests make worlds go crazy. Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Rory Culkin, Matthew Broderick. Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan. |