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- In 1994, Ben Kingsley's character is Himself - Best Actor Winner in the video release of Battle of the Glands.
- For the 2007 video Fraternity Massacre at Hell Island, Ben Kingsley is cast in the role of Himself/winner.
- For the 1984 production of Diablo y la dama, El, he stars as Himself/interviewee.
- For the 1994 video Anal Planet, Ben Kingsley is cast in the role of Himself - Past winner.
- For the 1992 movie Aasmaan Se Gira, Ben Kingsley is cast in the role of Major Caterpillar.
- In 2002, he takes the role of Himself in the video Big Fat F.N. Tits 8.
- For the 2002 release of Being Claudine, he plays the part of Ernesto.
- For the 2007 tv series Celebration of Bob Barker's 50 Years in Television, A, he plays Otto Frank.
- For the 1997 release of 13 Bourbon St., Thidias.
- In 2001, he plays Lord Uplandtowers in the release Closet of Fear.
- Ben Kingsley plays Himself in the 1914 show Charlotte Corday.
- In 2006, he stars as Robert in the release Barbell Buddies.
- In 2004, he stars as Rossetti in the video American Soldier 2, An.
- For the 1998 show Ana, Ben Kingsley stars as Meyer Lansky.
- Ben Kingsley's character is Duval in the 2004 movie The Barn.
- In 2004, Ben Kingsley plays Martin Boyne in the show 30th Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines 2004 Awards Night.
- Ben Kingsley's character is Harry Fertig in the 2001 video 18 and Nasty 24.
- For the 1995 tv series Blown Sideways Through Life, Ben Kingsley's character is Vice President Gary Nance.
- In 1937, he takes the role of Dr. Roberto Miranda in the movie Ain't We Got Fun.
- Royale in the 2002 movie The Anarchist Cookbook.
- Ben Kingsley plays Mohandas K. Gandhi in the show .
- For the 1990 release of Deadly Dancer, he plays the part of Naseem.
- For the 1954 feature Cheng da sao, he plays Selim.
- For the 1999 release The 4 Finger Club 8, Ben Kingsley plays Behrani.
- Ben Kingsley plays Narrator in the 2007 show Enfileuse de couette, L'.
- In 1955, Ben Kingsley stars as Potiphar in the production of Aaj Ki Baat.
- He is cast in the role of Edmund Kean in the 1913 movie The Battle of Paradeburg.
- In 1915, he plays Himself in the show Captivating Mary Carstairs.
- Ben Kingsley plays the part of Lenin in the 2003 The Challenge.
- In 2001, Ben Kingsley plays Lasker-Jones in the feature Che vergogna!.
- For the 2004 video release of Barely 18 13, he plays the part of Frank Ford.
- In 1960, he takes the role of Moses in the show Azouk.
- In 1973, Ben Kingsley plays Dr. Herman Tarnower in the production of Alabama's Ghost.
- Ben Kingsley plays Simon Wiesenthal in the 1988 production Circus.
- In 1908, Fagin in the movie At the Hotel Mix-Up.
- In 2002, Ben Kingsley plays Renzo Locatelli in the Big Deal.
- Ben Kingsley's character is Basil Pascali in the 2007 magazine Space Science Fiction.
- He plays Reverend Templeton in the 1924 movie Core furastiero.
- In 1917, he takes the role of Cunda in the movie Alabaster Box, An.
- In 2006, he plays the part of Ambassador Mourain in the tv series 2006 Vans Downtown Showdown.
- He plays Itzhak Stern in the 1993 movie Anni 90 - Parte II.
- Bruce Pandolfini in the 1965 movie Bitmeyen korku.
- He takes the role of Don Logan in the 2001 video Bare Bound.
- For the 1994 feature Brahmachari Mogudu, Ben Kingsley's character is Silas Marner.
- In 2007, Ben Kingsley plays the part of Avatar in the show 21st Annual Soul Train Music Awards.
- In 1964, Ben Kingsley plays Cosmo in the production of Atom Bomb.
- For the 1992 movie The Bikini Carwash Company, Ben Kingsley's character is Charles Hatton.
- In 1999, he plays Xavier Fitch in the show Ausfahrt Ost... ins Leben von Nico, Lenne und Tomcat.
- For the 1986 movie Angelelli, con un oido en el pueblo y otro en el evangelio, Ben Kingsley's character is The Great Zamboni.
- Ben Kingsley is cast in the role of Stanley Spencer in the 1976 movie Enfin.
- For the 1963 movie Barbara, Sweeney Todd.
- In 1998, Ben Kingsley's character is Dmitri Shostakovich in the release Backseat Driver 7.
- In 1917, Ben Kingsley plays the part of Roberto Cibrario in the show Enfin seul.
- For the 1964 show Brand in de jonge jan, Ben Kingsley's character is The Hood.
- He takes the role of Hamet Karamanli in the 1927 feature Batalha das Flores, A.
- For the 2004 production of Angry and Moist: An Undead Chronicle, Ben Kingsley's character is Hermocrates.
- In 2002, he stars as Man in the Yellow Suit in the movie Amuse Bouche: A Chef's Tale.
- He takes the role of William Snow in the 1990 movie A gozar, a gozar, que el mundo se va acabar.
- In 2000, Ben Kingsley stars as Feste in the feature Blagajnica hoce ici na more.
- For the 2008 movie Enfin veuve, he takes the role of Narrator.
- In 2009, he stars as Governor in the movie The Awakening.
- Ben Kingsley plays Pericles in the 2006 feature Black Christmas.
- In 1947, he stars as Julian Messenger in the show Asas do Brasil.
- In 1978, he stars as Dr. John Watson in the show The Captain and Tennille in Hawaii.
- In 2007, Ben Kingsley stars as Ron Jenkins (1966) in the mag Hinduism Today.
- He plays Himself in the 2006 movie Corduroy.
- For the 1957 release of Donnez-moi ma chance, Ben Kingsley is cast in the role of Narrator.
- In 2006, Ben Kingsley plays the part of Sholomon in the show CMT Greatest Moments: Faith Hill.
Michelle Williams and Matilda Ledger: Cafe Cuties
Kicking off the weekend with a coffee run, Michelle Williams and daughter Matilda Ledger were spotted heading to a cafe in Brooklyn on Saturday (May 16).
Accompanied by her mother, Carla, the Aussie actress and her little girl enjoyed the fresh air and
on 2009-05-17 04:48:04Best of British: Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley is one of the most distinguished actors of his generation as well as being one of very few actors to have won an Oscar, Golden Globe, Bafta and Screen Actors Guild.After studying at the University of Salford and Pendleton College he kicked of
on 2009-04-09 04:53:24New on DVD: Swedish vampire, 'Elegy,' Giancarlo Giannini
Pre-teen vampires are afoot in Sweden, Ben Kingsley pursues Penelope Cruz, and Giancarlo Giannini is in fine form as a skirt-chaser.
on 2009-03-20 04:52:44New on DVD: Swedish vampire, 'Elegy,' Giancarlo Giannini
Pre-teen vampires are afoot in Sweden, Ben Kingsley pursues Penelope Cruz, and Giancarlo Giannini is in fine form as a skirt-chaser.
on 2009-03-20 04:47:16What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue.
Here's a movie with two well-respected actors in the lead rol
on 2009-03-18 04:51:24Mary-Kate Olsen Shows Spirit with Ben Kingsley
Flying into LA from NYC just in time for the big awards show weekend, Mary-Kate Olsen was in attendance for the 2009 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday (February 21).
The 22-year-old mogul made sure to stop by all of t
on 2009-02-22 04:47:57Sir Ben Kingsley's 'Coronation Street' return?
Sir Ben Kingsley would love to return to 'Coronation Street'. The 'Gandhi' actor, 65 - who played Ron Jenkins in the ITV soap opera from 1966-1967 - says he has not ruled out returning to the fictional town of Wetherfield, where the show is set.
on 2009-02-07 04:50:02Ben Kingsley to Stick to Screen Acting
Sir Ben Kingsley has ruled out a return to the stage - because he feels more creatively fulfilled by acting in films. The Gandhi star was trained in classical theatre in his native England in the 1960s, and performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company bef
on 2009-01-25 04:47:39What to TiVo: Friday
Fox has NFL pre-season football coverage
NBC has 2008 Olympics coverage
CBS has repeats of Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs and is new with Swingtown
ABC has Legally Blonde and is new with 20/20
The CW is new with Friday Night SmackDown
USA is new with Monk a
on 2008-08-15 04:56:51What to TiVo: Thursday
Fox has pre-season NFL football coverage
NBC has 2008 Olympics coverage
CBS is new with Big Brother, has a repeat of CSI, and is new with Flashpoint
ABC has repeats of Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice
The CW has repeats of Smallville and
on 2008-08-14 04:58:57Jake Gyllenhaal Rocks New Bod
All-new pic: Jake Gyllenhaal shows off his new fab abs in Africa as he and his favorite gal Reese Witherspoon spend some down time together on the set of his new movie, 'Prince of Persia.'
The movie, due out in 2010, also stars Ben Kingsley and Alfr
on 2008-08-13 04:50:20Kingsley removes disguises for 'Elegy'
(AP)
AP - Sir Ben Kingsley has clothed himself in the roles of Jewish bookkeeper, Iranian colonel, brutal British gangster — and Gandhi.
on 2008-08-09 04:45:32Ben Kingsley shed all disguises for ?Elegy?
He asked to play 62-year-old Kepesh in his own voice, with his classic British accent. He picked clothes that both David Kepesh and Ben Kingsley could wear.
on 2008-08-09 04:48:49Dennis: Penelope like Sophia Loren
Veteran actor Dennis Hopper has praised his Elegy co-stars, Sir Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz.
on 2008-08-09 04:59:23
Patricia Clarkson in 'Elegy'
Patricia Clarkson: Recent roles have her rolling around with the likes of Javier Bardem and Ben Kingsley and working with Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese.
"INTIMACY
on 2008-08-07 05:21:37
Penélope Cruz and Ben Kingsley connect in 'Elegy'
Even though the film based on Philip Roth's novella is told from the male perspective, director Isabel Coixet isn't worried. 'To me, women are more of a mystery.'
S
on 2008-08-03 04:52:40
Penélope Cruz and Ben Kingsley connect in 'Elegy'
Even though the film based on Philip Roth's novella is told from the male perspective, director Isabel Coixet isn't worried. 'To me, women are more of a mystery.'
S
on 2008-08-03 04:52:15Penelope Cruz has a bed for a knight
Sir Ben Kingsley shows age doesnt matter as he lies in bed caressing Penelope Cruz for his new film.
on 2008-07-23 05:00:34Gandhi in Technicolor
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Beauty Orange you glad you didn't slap on this much fake bake tanning cream?While in London on Tuesday, 64-year-old Sir Ben Kingsley turned a natural shade of Donatella terracotta. Dontcha just hate when that happens?!
See
on 2008-07-17 04:58:18The Wackness
Review in a Hurry: This hazy coming-of-age film about a teenaged NYC dope dealer (Josh Peck) is often a little dazed but never confused, even when (Sir!) Ben Kingsley is dropping mad rhymes.
The...
on 2008-07-03 04:47:55-
Agent Smith wrote:
> "defiant" wrote in
> news:1145643013.496527.304130@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> looked interesting, although I don't watch horror. If he's producing
> indies, that makes him look better than I described. But producing is
> an entirely different talent, much more like writing, and it requires a
> much broader vision, as well as managerial skills. You can be a great
> actor and a miserable producer.
> be an exercise in vanity and greed. Personally, I can't see trying to
> produce if you haven't spent time writing or directing. He's skipped a
> couple of steps on the creative ladder.
Suspect Zero was not an indie, it didn't have a big budget but it was
made to make money, it was essentially a thriller. The movies that he
makes for himself has at least a little entertainment value, the ones
where he only has a producing credit pretty much go to video after a
few weeks or a month of release depending on the actors. What I am
saying is, he is pretty a money maker, mover and shaker in the
industry, apart from making blockbusters, he doesn't have any strength.
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"defiant" wrote in
news:1145643013.496527.304130@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> Another weird thing is that he is a producer, he has produced quite a
> few films, those he starred in are usually money makers but the others
> he produces for other actors and actresses to star in are usually bad,
> the only successful production he didn't star in was The Others, it
> got both critical acclaim and did well commercially and also Narc, the
> rest have been vulgar, Ask The Dust has just been critically panned,
> Suspect Zero starred Ben Kingsley and the lady who played Trinity in
> the Matrix and Ed Burns. Cruise has produced mainly blockbusters for
> himself, no indie/arthouse and produced crappy movies for others.
> Sean Penn is a contemporary of his, they starred together in TAPS,
> look at the work Penn produces and what Cruise produces.
I'm uninformed about who produces what, and I thought Suspect Zero
looked interesting, although I don't watch horror. If he's producing
indies, that makes him look better than I described. But producing is
an entirely different talent, much more like writing, and it requires a
much broader vision, as well as managerial skills. You can be a great
actor and a miserable producer.
Although he is giving opportunities to young talent, producing can also
be an exercise in vanity and greed. Personally, I can't see trying to
produce if you haven't spent time writing or directing. He's skipped a
couple of steps on the creative ladder.
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Agent Smith wrote:
> "defiant" wrote in
> news:1145551458.834054.290140@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
> women's careers. He may just need some more facial resculpting, but
> after someone in here said it, I noticed that he does look rat-faced
> when he's not smiling. The guy hasn't made a single Indie film, and
> that's where the really good writing is. Most Hollywood buckbluster
> films are duds, and Cooze got lucky with MI1, and especially MI2, and
> John Woo.
> repetitive. They just keep showing that same scene with the van being
> blown into the air, over and over and over. The franchise is all
> soundtrack. Once you've seen a guy peel his face off a few times, you
> realize that technology will never allow that, even after Picard is
> captain, and you get bored with it.
> At least "Transporter 2" added the flat-chested assassin girl in the
> stripper costume to the pantheon, and even that one wasn't nearly as
> innovative as the first. The designers had better have some cool
> visuals and believable predictions of future inventions, or only action
> junkies will show up. Writing into a clever formula worked in 60's
> schlock tv, but not in hundred million dollar, 21st century movies.
> Perhaps it's time for him to change careers and run for governor of his
> home state. I'm going to wait until MI3 available at the library, just
> to keep that snide placenta-eater away from my four pesos.
Another weird thing is that he is a producer, he has produced quite a
few films, those he starred in are usually money makers but the others
he produces for other actors and actresses to star in are usually bad,
the only successful production he didn't star in was The Others, it got
both critical acclaim and did well commercially and also Narc, the rest
have been vulgar, Ask The Dust has just been critically panned, Suspect
Zero starred Ben Kingsley and the lady who played Trinity in the Matrix
and Ed Burns. Cruise has produced mainly blockbusters for himself, no
indie/arthouse and produced crappy movies for others. Sean Penn is a
contemporary of his, they starred together in TAPS, look at the work
Penn produces and what Cruise produces.
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Rick in Oz wrote:
> http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=143117320&p=y43yy79xx&n
> =143117929
> colleagues and on publicity material, insisting he has no recollection of
> making the demand.
> reportedly chastised a German reporter for failing to address him with his
> full title.
> supposed insistence on having his full title printed on posters for new
> movie Lucky Number Slevin as "pretentious b**llocks".
> Sir Ben," Kingsley has protested his innocence in the wake of the
> embarrassing backlash.
> the way we work in this profession.
> then I am profoundly sorry. I don't remember ever doing that and I tend not
> to forget."
Sorry man. Multiple sources. You're owned.
Mez
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=143117929
Kingsley apologises for 'title demands'
27/02/2006 - 14:53:44
Ben Kingsley has apologised for asking to be addressed as 'Sir' both by
colleagues and on publicity material, insisting he has no recollection of
making the demand.
The actor recently announced there is "no Mr Ben Kingsley anymore" and
reportedly chastised a German reporter for failing to address him with his
full title.
He also came under fire from fellow knight Roger Moore, who branded his
supposed insistence on having his full title printed on posters for new
movie Lucky Number Slevin as "pretentious b**llocks".
But although co-star Morgan Freeman admits: "He does ask that you call him
Sir Ben," Kingsley has protested his innocence in the wake of the
embarrassing backlash.
He says: "I was shocked when I found out what had happened.
"No one's ever asked for the title to be used in this way because that's not
the way we work in this profession.
"It's always been and will always be Ben Kingsley.
"If I've ever insisted on being called 'Sir' by colleagues on a film set
then I am profoundly sorry. I don't remember ever doing that and I tend not
to forget."
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In alt.showbiz.gossip Rick in Oz wrote:
: http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=174085480&p=y74x86y86&n
: =174086240
: Kingsley: Poster publicity was slip-up
: 26/02/2006 - 16:06:10
: Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley today denied he had insisted on using
: his full title on posters for his new film.
: The Ghandi star was branded "barmy" by veteran producer Lord Puttnam after
: publicity for Lucky Number Slevin billed him as "Sir Ben Kingsley".
And what did the star of GANDHI have to say about it?
Fiona
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=174086240
Kingsley: Poster publicity was slip-up
26/02/2006 - 16:06:10
Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley today denied he had insisted on using
his full title on posters for his new film.
The Ghandi star was branded "barmy" by veteran producer Lord Puttnam after
publicity for Lucky Number Slevin billed him as "Sir Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley".
Sir Ben, 62, who was knighted in 2001, said it was a "faux pas" by the film'
s producers - but insisted he was proud of his title.
He told the Sunday Telegraph: "I was shocked when I found out what had
happened.
"No-one's ever asked for the title to be used in this way because that's not
the way we work in this profession. It's always been and should always be
Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley.
"I love the team behind Lucky Slevin and I love the film, but I think some
well-meaning executive sat down and said, 'What shall we call him: Ben
Kingsley, Sir Ben or even Sir Kingsley?'
"The upshot is it goes off in a memo and no-one thinks to stop it. The
reaction to the poster from other people in our profession was totally
justified, but it was a reaction to someone else's faux pas."
He went on: "I've always been proud of the title, but I've learnt to be
quietly proud."
Chariots of Fire producer Lord Puttnam, honoured this week with a Bafta
Fellowship, urged Sir Ben to stop taking himself so seriously.
In an interview with BBC Radio Five Live Breakfast, he said: "I think Ben's
barmy and I wish I could just get hold of him and say 'wake up'. It's a
silly thing to do.
"Within the film industry I'm just David Puttnam and I will always be David
Puttnam."
After being knighted, Sir Ben, the son of a Scarborough GP, said: "There is
no Mr Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley any more. Being a Sir brings with it responsibility."
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Sir Ben to you: knight stirs film realm
PIC: Please sir ... Sir Ben at the Golden Globe awards in 2002
Veteran film producer Lord Puttnam has labelled Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley "barmy"
for insisting on being billed as "Sir Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley" on the poster of his
new film.
For the first time in his career, the Oscar-winning actor is to be billed
as "Sir Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley" for the thriller Lucky Number Slevin, which is
released in the UK this week. In the film, Sir Ben plays a New York
crime boss opposite Josh Hartnett and Morgan Freeman.
"I think Ben's barmy and I wish I could just get hold of him and say
'wake up'. It's a silly thing to do." said the Chariots of Fire producer
to BBC Radio Five Live. "Within the film industry I'm just David
Puttnam and I will always be David Puttnam."
Asked what Sir Ben was thinking, Puttnam replied: "I wish I knew.
I don't know. It's a very, very, very silly thing to do and I suspect
when he sits back and thinks about it he will realise."
Knighted actors such as Anthony Hopkins, Sean Connery or Michael
Caine are never billed with their titles. Michael Gambon reportedly
threatened to hit anyone who called him "Sir Michael" during the
filming of the US TV series Angels in America.
But Sir Ben is known for being touchy about his honorific. At a 2003
press conference, the Oliver Twist actor criticised a German reporter
who called him Mr Kingsley, saying: "It's Sir Ben. I've not been a Mr
for two years."
After he became a knight in 2001, the Gandhi actor said, "There is
no Mr Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley any more. Being a Sir brings with it responsibility".
Puttnam was not the only one annoyed by Sir Ben. Another knight
of the realm, Roger Moore, said: "It's a load of pretentious bollocks."
"I don't see the point," said Moore. "Would it really add anything to
have one's title included? I think it's the actor people want to see,
not the knight."
Cheers,
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Inflate my ego gently, tell them heaven sent me
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Kingsley's Fagin Inspired by Old Photos
Sir Ben Kingsley used a stash of photographs he picked up on the set of
Schindler's List in Krakow, Poland, to inspire his makeover as Dickensian
Jew Fagin in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist. The Oscar winner is virtually
unrecognizable as pickpocket Fagin in the new movie, and he credits old
photographs of late 19th century Jews with his amazing transformation. He
explains, "When I was filming Schindler's List I bought some sepia
photographs in a store in the Jewish quarter of late 19th century Jews in
Krakow. They had wonderful faces, extraordinary clothes... and I was very
fond of them. They were part of the performance in Schindler's List. I loved
them and I wanted them to be part of my Fagin too." As for Fagin's
moth-eaten costume, Kingsley called on an old antiques dealer friend to give
him the perfect look. He adds, "The costume came from a junk dealer I met as
a child - he sold foreign coins, stamps, old musical instruments, clothing.
I used to go and buy things from him I was fascinated by him. He wore three
overcoats tied together with a piece of rope, just like I do as Fagin."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050925/ap_en_mo/box_office
By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer
27 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - Jodie Foster piloted "Flightplan" to a No. 1 debut, her
airborne thriller taking in $24.6 million to land ahead of " Tim
Burton's Corpse Bride," the runner-up with $20.1 million.
The weekend's other new wide release, rapper Bow Wow's rollerskating
romp "Roll Bounce," opened at No. 4 with $8 million, according to
studio estimates Sunday.
With two movies topping $20 million at a traditionally quiet time in
theaters, the box office surged. The top 12 movies took in $89.2
million, up 51 percent from the same weekend last year.
The upswing extended a September rally for Hollywood, which has seen
revenues slump most of the year. Receipts are running 6 percent behind
2004, and with higher ticket prices, movie admissions are down 9
percent.
"This fall season has been in a word, spectacular," said Paul
Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
"We'd been so fixated on the box-office slump, and here we are in a
fall boom. This is terrific for the industry and bodes well for a very
strong holiday season."
David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence," starring Viggo Mortensen
as a family man whose tranquil life is shattered by intrusive mobsters
( Ed Harris and William Hurt), opened strongly in limited release with
$504,000 in 14 theaters. The movie expands to about 1,200 theaters
Friday.
Also debuting solidly was Roman Polanski's adaptation of Charles
Dickens' "Oliver Twist," featuring Ben Kingsley as pickpocket mentor
Fagin, which took in $69,000 at five theaters. The film will be shown
in about 800 theaters Friday.
"Flightplan" was the first No. 1 debut in almost five months for
distributor Disney, historically one of Hollywood's steadiest
hitmakers.
"Long time coming. You never expect that. We're usually more
consistent," said Chuck Viane, Disney head of distribution.
"Flightplan" stars Foster as a widow whose 6-year-old daughter vanishes
on a trans-Atlantic trip, prompting panic from the girl's mom and
skepticism from the crew and passengers, who have no record or
recollection the child was ever on board.
After a strong premiere for "Corpse Bride" in five theaters the
previous weekend, some industry observers had expected the animated
tale to hold the top box-office spot this weekend.
"Corpse Bride" features the voices of Johnny Depp and Helena
Bonham Carter in a musical fantasy about a jittery groom whisked to the
underworld after he's inadvertently wed to a decomposing cadaver. It's
the second stop-motion animation flick for co-director Burton,
following 1993's "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
Dan Fellman, head of distribution for "Corpse Bride" backer Warner
Bros., said the studio had not expected a No. 1 showing and that the
movie had the best results ever for an animated film in September.
"There's always those in the industry making predictions outside our
company, but we knew the strength of our movie," Fellman said, "we're
nothing but thrilled."
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian
theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will
be released Monday.
1. "Flightplan," $24.6 million.
2. "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride," $20.1 million.
3. "Just Like Heaven," $9.8 million.
4. "Roll Bounce," $8 million.
5. "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," $7.5 million.
6. "Lord of War," $4.9 million.
7. "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," $4.3 million.
8. "The Constant Gardener," $2.2 million.
9. "Transporter 2," $2.15 million.
10. "Cry Wolf," $2.1 million.
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This year's fall and winter movie season looks fantastic.
That doesn't mean it's going to be particularly good, just that there
are so many ... fantasies.
There are children's fantasies like "Zathura" and "The Chronicles of
Narnia"; gravity-defying fantasies like "The Legend of Zorro" and "Aeon
Flux"; the animated fantasies "Chicken Little," "Tim Burton's Corpse
Bride" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit"; sci-fi
adventures "Serenity," "Doom" and "A Sound of Thunder"; the fourth
Harry Potter movie, and Peter Jackson's remake of the ultimate
fantasy-adventure, "King Kong."
We begin our preview at the end of August, but the string of fantasies
gets an early start on Friday with Terry Gilliam's galloping "The
Brothers Grimm," which has more references to classic fairy tale
characters than all the other coming fantasies combined.
Some analysts may attribute the rash of fantasy films to the escapism
that comes with war, and that may play a role. But it seems just as
likely that fantasy reigns because the ability to create incredible
images today makes the genre irresistible to storytellers.
The trailers for all of the above movies are linked on the Web sites
www.apple.com/trailers and www.imdb.com. Take a look and you'll agree:
They look fantastic.
Fall/winter is also Oscar season, and there are plenty of potential
contenders. The high-profile films with awards ambitions include Steven
Spielberg's "Munich," a drama based on the search for the planners of
the assault on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games; Rob
Marshall's "Memoirs of a Geisha," based on Arthur Golden's acclaimed
novel about a woman who spends her life in the high art of pleasing,
and Terrence Malick's "The New World," an epic account of the first
Virginia colony and the meeting of John Smith and Pocahontas.
Recent Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski returns with a new version
of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," and Marc Forster'>Marc Forster ("Finding
Neverland") turns to drama with "Stay," the story of a psychiatrist's
efforts to stop a patient from carrying out a suicide threat.
Two Broadway musicals make the transition to the screen. Susan Stroman,
who directed "The Producers" on stage, handles the film adaptation as
well, while Chris Columbus directs "Rent."
A few laughs
Comedies abound. Among them are: "Rumor Has It," starring Jennifer
Aniston as a female version of "The Graduate's" Benjamin Braddock; "The
Man," a buddy film featuring unlikely chemistry between Samuel L.
Jackson and Eugene Levy; "The Weather Man," starring Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage as a
TV weather guy who wears his bad forecasts on his shoulders, and a pair
of old-fashioned family films about families that are too big - "Yours,
Mine, and Ours" and "Cheaper by the Dozen 2."
The following schedule may have changed by the time the ink was dry on
this newspaper. But the great majority of films listed are locked in to
those dates.
Every New Film
AUG. 31
The Constant Gardener Brazil's Fernando Meirelles ("City of God")
directs Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz in an adaptation of John
LeCarre's thriller about a British diplomat rousted from his Nairobi
garden to investigate the murder of his activist wife.
Games of Love and Chance Abdel Kechiche directs the Cesar-winning drama
about a group of French students coming of age in a political pressure
cooker of a French project.
William Eggleston in the Real World Director Michael Almereyada
followed the 65-year-old avant garde photographer, musician, draftsman
and videographer across country for this intimate documentary portrait.
SEPT. 2
The Underclassman Action-comedy starring Nick Cannon ("Drumline") as a
young L.A. detective who goes undercover at a posh prep school to break
up a stolen car ring. Directed by Marcos Siega ("Pretty Persuasion").
A Sound of Thunder Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley and Catherine McCormack
star in an adaptation of a Ray Bradbury story about a group of people
who travel back to the dinosaur era and cause a chain reaction that
alters the future to which they return. Directed by Peter Hyams
("Timecop").
The Transporter 2 Jason Statham returns as Frank Martin, a man who
delivers anonymous packages to anonymous clients, no questions asked.
Inevitably, the packages get him into trouble, this time with a
gun-toting blonde (Amber Valletta).
SEPT. 7
Touch the Sound Documentary about symphony percussionist Evelyn
Glennie, a child prodigy from Scotland who lost her hearing at age 12
but didn't miss a beat. At 40, she's still performing.
SEPT. 9
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Laura Linney plays a lawyer defending a
priest (Tom Wilkinson) accused of murder after his exorcism of a
possessed woman leaves her dead. With Campbell Scott.
The Man Comedy of mistaken identity starring Samuel L. Jackson as a
special agent whose search for his partner's killer leads him to a
dorky salesman (Eugene Levy). Directed by Les Mayfield ("Encino Man").
Curandero "Sin City's" Robert Rodriguez wrote the for this
horror movie about a man caught up in black magic in Mexico City.
Director Eduardo Rodriguez is apparently no relation.
An Unfinished Life Lasse Hallstr=F6m's sentimental drama brings the
unlikely pairing of uptight rancher Robert Redford and emotional single
mom Jennifer Lopez. Don't expect sparks, though: he's a grieving
father, and she's the woman who married, and then accidentally killed,
his son. Can her preteen daughter unite them, or will she become just
another wedge in their long-simmering enmity? More important, will
Lopez benefit from a boost in her lukewarm screen career, or has the
shelf-life on this much delayed movie already expired?
Steal Me A 15-year-old boy abandoned by his mother befriends another
boy his age and moves in with his family, soon developing a crush on
both his friend's mother and the sexy older woman living next door.
Keane Lodge Kerrigan ("Claire Dolan") directs Damian Lewis
("Dreamcatcher") in a psychological drama about a man haunted by the
disappearance of his 6-year-old daughter at Manhattan's Port Authority
Bus Terminal - or was it all in his head?
The Outsiders - The Complete Novel Francis Coppola's elongated
version of his 1983 adaptation of the S.E. Hinton novel. The DVD goes
on sale immediately after the release.
Cote d'Azur French comedy about a family whose seaside vacation gets a
little foamy when the couple's daughter takes up with a biker and their
son drifts off with his best friend, who is secretly in love with him.
Walking on the Sky A group of six New York friends have to wrestle with
the new dynamics in their relationships when another member of their
circle kills himself and leaves behind a revealing diary. Directed by
and starring New York native Carl T. Evans.
Green Street Hooligans Elijah Wood plays a wrongly expelled Harvard
student who moves to London, where he is instantly drawn into the
violent subculture of soccer hooliganism. With Charlie Hunnam, Claire
Forlani.
Music From the Inside Out Daniel Anker documentary weaving together a
mosaic of the stories, ideas and experiences of the 105 members of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, a musical institution that hasn't participated
in a film since "Fantasia."
Answering the Call Documentary honoring the people who answered
emergency calls on 9/11.
SEPT. 14
The Future of Food Documentary about genetically engineered products
that have become part of the U.S. food chain - whether they're good
for us or not. Directed by Deborah Koons Garcia, widow of Jerry Garcia.
SEPT. 16
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Big-fee action screenwriter Shane Black ("Lethal
Weapon") makes his directing debut with his own about a New York
actor (Robert Downey, Jr.) who impersonates a detective and gets
himself in all sorts of trouble. With Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan.
Lord of War Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage is an international gun dealer in Andrew
Niccol's topical black comedy, which co-stars Ethan Hawke as an
Interpol agent intent on bringing him down. With Donald Sutherland, Ian
Holm, Jared Leto.
Just Like Heaven "Mean Girls"' Mark Waters directs Mark Ruffalo and
Reese Witherspoon in a romantic fantasy about a young man and the
spirit of a comatose doctor who fall in love while sharing an
apartment. Once they're over their, uh, dimensional differences, the
race is on to keep her body from being taken off life support.
Proof Last time director John Madden and Gwyneth Paltrow worked
together, she landed herself an Oscar. Though more erudite and intimate
than "Shakespeare in Love," Madden's adaptation of David Auburn's
Pulitzer Prize-winning play might just catch the eyes of Academy's
voters, too. Reprising a role she has already tackled on the London
stage, Paltrow plays an overwhelmed young woman rapidly losing her grip
after the death of her father (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant math
professor. Hovering around the edges are her concerned support system:
brainy admirer Jake Gyllenhaal'>Jake Gyllenhaal and coldly practical sister Hope Davis.
The Woods Psychological horror film about the students of an all-girl
boarding school who begin to go missing in the surrounding woods.
Patricia Clarkson is the headmistress and Agnes Bruckner'>Agnes Bruckner is the new
student caught up in the mystery.
Separate Lies It's been a while since we were faced with the sight of
middle-class Brits keeping a stiff upper lip while suppressing
dangerous secrets. Fortunately, Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson are
always willing to suffer stoically for our entertainment. "Gosford
Park" screenwriter Julian Fellowes makes his directorial debut, while
Watson and Wilkinson play a long-married couple who are still quite
happy together (aside from the passionate affair and possible homicide
she's hiding).
Venom Jim Gillespie ("I Know What You Did Last Summer") directs another
teens-in-trouble horror picture, this one involving voodoo in the
bayous of Louisiana. With Agnes Bruckner'>Agnes Bruckner (poor thing), Bijou Phillips.
The Libertine Johnny Depp takes on the role of notorious 17th-century
poet, derelict and debaucher John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester and
grand embarrassment of Charles II (John Malkovich). Samantha Morton is
the actress who comes under Wilmot's shaky tutelage.
Adapted from his play by Stephen Jeffreys and directed by first-timer
Laurence Dunmore.
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Another day, another Johnny Depp-Tim Burton
collaboration. Not that we're feeling cavalier about it: These two have
given us some of the most unusual movies in recent years. Since
Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant
Peach" are among them, we have high hopes for this latest stop-motion
animated fantasy, which is based on an old Russian folk tale about a
young groom (voiced by Depp) who inadvertently finds himself with two
wives (he could do worse than Helena Bonham Carter'>Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson).
Thumbsucker Offbeat comedy about a 17-year-old boy whose infantile
habit of sucking his thumb makes him the subject of ridicule and
isolation even in his own home. But the people trying to help him kick
the habit are even stranger. With Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio,
Keanu Reeves, Vince Vaughn. It's the first feature directed by Mike
Mills, maker of the well-received short "Paperboys."
Everything Is Illuminated Actor Liev Schreiber makes his writing and
directing debut with his adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's darkly
comic best seller about a young American Jew who travels to Russia to
find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. With Elijah
Wood.
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
Documentary about the 1972 presidential campaign and political
humiliation of the idealistic former South Dakota senator.
Cry Wolf A high-school prank turns lethal when classmates listed on a
joke Web site as the next victims of a serial killer start turning up
dead. With Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi.
Hard Goodbyes: My Father Greek drama about a lonely boy who has to rely
on his imagination when the father with whom he'd shared a passion for
outer space does not come home.
The Thing About My Folks Paul Reiser wrote this film and co-stars in it
with Peter Falk as a son and father rediscovering the bond between them
on a cross-country trip in a restored '36 Ford. Directed by Raymond De
Felitta ("Two Family House").
The Weeping Meadow The first film in a planned trilogy by Greek master
Theo Angelopoulos follows a pair of refugee children as they come of
age in the small Greek village they are brought to after the Russian
Revolution.
SEPT. 23
A History of Violence With echoes of Alfred Hitchcock's "wrong man"
theme and Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs," David Cronenberg's latest film
stars Viggo Mortensen as a small-town family man whose celebrated
heroism in thwarting and killing two thugs in his diner draws gangsters
to town. The one with the deformed face (Ed Harris) claims he knew the
hero years before and he has come for some payback. Despite his
denials, Mortensen's character ends up having to fight violence with
violence. With Maria Bello, William Hurt.
Oliver Twist If ever there were a story that suited Roman Polanski's
dark sensibilities, it's Charles Dickens' classic saga of an orphan
whose fate falls and rises at the mercy of others. The screenplay was
written by Ronald Harwood, Polanski's partner on their Oscar-winning
"Pianist," so it is always possible that this artistically acclaimed
pair aims to entertain adults and youngsters alike, while
simultaneously approaching the Academy with a respectful request: "May
we have some more?" With Barney Clark as Oliver, Ben Kingsley'>Ben Kingsley as Fagin
and Jamie Foreman as Bill Sykes.
Flightplan In her first starring role in three years, Jodie Foster
plays a recently widowed woman whose 6-year-old daughter disappears in
the middle of a trans-continental flight from Berlin to New York. Since
no one else on the plane remembers seeing the girl, they question
whether she was there only in her mother's mind.
Daltry Calhoun Johnny Knoxville returns to his hometown as a roustabout
and would-be golf magnate whose ex-wife (Elizabeth Banks) throws a
twist into his life by dropping their 14-year-old daughter at his door.
Roll Bounce Nick Cannon, Bow Wow and Mike Epps star for "The Best Man"
director Malcolm D. Lee in this comedy-drama about a group of hip-hop
roller skaters preparing for a competition on the other side of 1970s
Chicago.
Dear Wendy Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, two of the founders of
the Danish film collective Dogme 95, team up as writer (von Trier) and
director (Vinterberg) of this parable about America's contradictory gun
culture. It follows a group of teenage outcasts in a fictional mining
town who form a secret club known as "The Dandies." Their purpose -
to love and admire guns but never use them on anybody - soon goes out
the window.
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D Tom Hanks produced and
narrates this 3-D IMAX film that re-creates for the audience what the
12 astronauts who have walked on the moon experienced.
Into the Fire Drama about a troubled NYPD harbor cop who freezes during
a rescue attempt of a drowning woman and tries to make peace with his
conscience and the victim's identical twin. With Sean Patrick Flanery
and Melina Kanakaredes from TV's "Providence."
Dorian Blues Coming-out story about a young man who, on the cusp of
moving to New York, begins showing his preference for men, much to the
dismay of his right-wing father and his jock brother.
7 Dias Mexican film about a U2 super fan determined to raise the
half-million dollars it would cost to bring the band to his country.
Dirty Love Jenny McCarthy wrote this comedy and co-stars in it with
Carmen Electra. It's about a jilted woman who sees a psychic to find
out where she should search for true love.
Occupation: Dreamland Documentary focusing on the men of the 82nd
Airborne in Iraq and on the Army's recruitment tactics.
SEPT. 28
Forty Shades of Blue Rip Torn plays a legendary (and doesn't he know
it) Memphis music producer whose comfy existence is shaken when his
young Russian trophy wife (Dina Korzun) falls in love with his
estranged son.
SEPT. 30
Capote The estimable Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the late novelist and
social gadfly Truman Capote. It's not a conventional biopic, but an
account of the writer's research for "In Cold Blood," his classic
"nonfiction novel" about the murders of a Kansas farm family and the
subsequent trials and executions of their killers. Catherine Keener is
Harper Lee, Capote's young associate (and future author of "To Kill a
Mockingbird") and Clifton Collins Jr. plays the killer Perry Smith,
with whom Capote developed a strong relationship. Bennett Miller is the
first-time director.
The Greatest Game Ever Played Shia LaBeouf ("Holes") stars for director
Bill Paxton in the dramatization of 20-year-old American amateur golfer
Francis Ouimet's legendary victory at the 1913 U.S. Open in Brookline,
Mass. Stephen Dillane plays Harry Vardon, the cocky British champion
who was humbled before the golfing world.
Into the Blue "Blue Crush" director John Stockwell goes back to the
water for this thriller about a group of buff young divers who find a
fortune in the cargo bay of a sunken airplane and make the mistake of
keeping it. With Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.
MirrorMask British fantasy about a 15-year-old circus entertainer whose
guilt over her mother's illness sends her into an alternative universe
of contrasting light and dark kingdoms.
Serenity Feature-length finale to Joss Whedon's 13-episode sci-fi TV
series "Firefly," about a group of adventurers aboard a space
transporter 500 years in the future. Here, Capt. Mal Reynolds (Nathan
Fillion) and his crew are being chased by the galaxy-ruling Alliance,
which wants to reclaim the telepathic fugitive River (Summer Glau)
traveling with them.
Little Manhattan Mark Levin, a story editor for "The Wonder Years,"
makes his directing debut with this tale of first love between two
12-year-olds.
The War Within Drama about a Pakistani engineering student who is
mistaken for a terrorist and placed in confinement.
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Julianne Moore is a mother of 10
helping her luckless husband (Woody Harrelson) make ends meet by
entering - and winning - jingles contests in the 1950s. Adapted
from the memoir of Terry Ryan, whose mother did such things.
Going Shopping Henry Jaglom directs his wife, Victoria Foyt, in a story
about a clothing boutique owner's wild experiences during a Mother's
Day weekend sale.
OCT. 5
The Squid and the Whale Noah Baumbach, son of former Village Voice film
critic Georgia Brown, wrote and directs a loosely autobiographical
drama about two brothers dealing with their parents' divorce in 1980s
Brooklyn. With Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney.
OCT. 7
Goodnight, and Good Luck This drama, directed by George Clooney, is
built around the public fight between legendary broadcast journalist
Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and Sen. Joseph McCarthy. In the
1950s, McCarthy was the most visible member of the witch-hunting House
UnAmerican Activities Committee, which destroyed the careers of
innocent people from all walks of life by associating them with
Communists. Murrow led the reaction to McCarthy and got labeled a
Communist for his trouble. CBS News stuck with Murrow despite the
pressure, and McCarthy's power began to fade. Clooney co-stars as CBS
news producer Fred Friendly and Frank Langella plays the corporation's
chief, William Paley.
In Her Shoes Curtis Hanson ("L.A. Confidential") goes all soft on us
with this story about two estranged sisters (Cameron Diaz and Toni
Collette) who are reconciled by the grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) they
never knew they had.
Two for the Money Matthew McConaughey is a former college football star
whose track record for handicapping sporting events draws him into the
world of high stakes gambling, where nothing short of his life will be
at stake. With Al Pacino as the betting agency mogul who comes to rely
on and dominate him. Directed by D.J. Caruso ("The Salton Sea").
The Gospel An R&B star (Clifton Powell) faces a spiritual crisis when
he returns home on learning of the illness of his father, a church
bishop, and his boyhood rival's plans to take over the church. With
Omar Gooding.
Before the Fall German drama about a young boxing prospect whose
repulsion over Nazi atrocities sets him against the biggest opponent of
all.
Waiting An "American Pie"-style comedy about the crude and rude
employees of a restaurant whose name - Shenanigans - describes
their behavior. With Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Justin Long.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit What are the odds we'd
have two stop-motion movies to look forward to this season? (Strangely
enough, Helena Bonham Carter'>Helena Bonham Carter lends her voice to both.) Already the
subject of three Oscar-nominated shorts, inventor Wallace and his dog
Gromit make their feature debut in a comedy about a mysterious monster
who's destroying the garden plots of an English village. Naturally,
it's up to our intrepid heroes to stop him. "Chicken Run," the last
import from the inspired minds at Aardman Animation, was a surprise
smash. Wallace and Gromit deserve nothing less.
Dandelion A coming of age story about a 16-year-old boy and how his
search for his identity is connected with the various forms of love
that are missing from his life.
OCT. 12
Henri Langlois: Phantom of the Cinematheque Documentary about the film
archivist who inspired French New Wave directors Godard, Truffaut,
Rohmer and Chabrol.
OCT. 14
Nine Lives Rodrigo Garcia directs a series of nine vignettes about
women getting on with their lives in Los Angeles. Each segment is done
as a single 10-minute take. With Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn, Glenn
Close and Holly Hunter.
Elizabethtown Orlando Bloom is an industrial designer hit with three
pieces of devastating news: his girlfriend (Jessica Biel) is breaking
up with him; he has lost his job because of a disastrous mistake, and
his father has died. On the plus side, he meets an irrepressible flight
attendant (Kirsten Dunst) traveling to his father's funeral in Kentucky
and realizes that his life may get better - if it doesn't get worse.
Written and directed by Cameron Crowe ("Almost Famous").
North Country Oscar-winner Charlize Theron'>Charlize Theron ("Monster") stars in a
fictionalized account of the landmark 1984 sexual harassment case
involving a woman working in the Minnesota mining industry and her male
co-workers. With Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson. Directed by Niki
Caro ("Whale Rider").
Domino Keira Knightley'>Keira Knightley assumes the title role in Tony Scott's highly
exaggerated account of the adventures of British actor Laurence
Harvey's daughter, who turned her back on a modeling and potential
acting career to become a bounty hunter; she died at age 35 in June.
With Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke.
Where the Truth Lies Atom Egoyan ("The Sweet Hereafter") adapts Rupert
Holmes' novel about a young journalist (Alison Lohman) probing for the
truth of a 15-year-old scandal that destroyed the careers of a revered
showbiz duo (Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth).
The Fog Rupert Wainwright ("Stigmata") directs the remake of John
Carpenter's 1980 horror film about the ghosts of long-buried lepers who
rise on a dense fog surrounding a coastal California town. Selma Blair
and Maggie Grace are among the terrorized.
Loggerheads Three interwoven stories about a young gay man (Kip
Pardue), his biological mother (Bonnie Hunt) and his adoptive parents
(Chris Sarandon and Tess Harper).
Innocent Voices Based on screenwriter Oscar Torres' childhood
experience, this is the story of a 12-year-old boy who is automatically
enlisted in the army in 1980s El Salvador. Directed by Luis Mandoki
("Message in a Bottle").
OCT. 19
Ushpizin Drama about the daily lives of ultra-Orthodox Jews learning,
living and loving in modern-day Israel.
OCT. 21
Shopgirl Steve Martin'>Steve Martin adapted his slight novella and co-stars with
Claire Danes in a story about a salesclerk at a Beverly Hills
department store who gets involved with a middle-age sugar daddy.
Barely Legal Three high-school sophomores try to make a porno movie in
their basement while their parents are at work. The results are
disastrous, especially when a school bully wants to participate in the
film.
Stay Marc Forster'>Marc Forster ("Finding Neverland," "Monster's Ball") directs Ewan
McGregor and Naomi Watts'>Naomi Watts in a thriller about a psychiatrist's
nightmarish effort to prevent a patient from carrying out his threat to
kill himself in three days.
Kids in America At fictional Booker High in Brooklyn, a group of
politically active students joins forces with a fired teacher on a film
documenting their campaign against the repressive school principal.
Dreamer A "Seabiscuit"-like "underhorse" story about a filly who breaks
her leg and is nursed back to health by her trainer (Kurt Russell) at
the insistence of his daughter (Dakota Fanning). The horse then returns
to the track to try and win the Breeder's Cup.
After Innocence Documentary about the reentry into society of seven men
released from prison after DNA evidence proved they were innocent of
the crimes for which they were sent away for decades.
Protocols of Zion Documentary filmmaker Marc Levin takes his camera to
the streets of New York to learn from passing anti-Semites why they
hate Jews.
Doom The Rock stars in Andrzej Bartkowiak's feature version of the
super-hot '90s video game about Marines taking on invading monsters on
their base on a moon of Mars in the year 2145.
Innocence This Belgian-French film is based on an 1888 Gothic novella
about young girls growing up in a subterranean boarding school beneath
an isolated wood.
The Ordeal Belgian psychological drama about a singer who ends up in a
creepy, out-of-the-way motel after his car breaks down in the night.
Derailed Adapted from James Siegel's heralded first novel, this
thriller stars Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston as illicit Manhattan
lovers trying to outwit a violent blackmailer who is much smarter than
they are. With Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, RZA, Tom Conti, Xzibit,
Giancarlo Esposito.
White King, Red Rubber, Black Death Documentary about the brutality of
a jungle gulag created by Belgium's King Leopold II in the colonial
Congo in 1885.
OCT. 26
Ballets Russes Documentary about the famed ballet company, which is
about to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
OCT. 28
The Legend of Zorro The sequel to the 1998 "Mask of Zorro" traces how
Antonio Banderas' Don Alejandro is forced to put on the mask and take
up the sword several years after marrying the lovely Elena (Catherine
Zeta-Jones) and having a son. The boy is now 10 and unaware of dad's
outlaw fame, but he will soon learn as the mark of Zorro begins
appearing anew on the landscape and on the bodies of baddies in Old
California. Returning director is Martin Campbell.
Prime What's a girl (Uma Thurman) to do when she learns that the
psychotherapist to whom she's told the most intimate details of her sex
life is her boyfriend's mother? For that matter, what's the shrink to
do? A comedy by writer-director Ben Younger.
Three ... Extremes A pan-Asian sampler of 30-minute horror shorts from
China's Fruit Chan, Japan's Takashi Miike and South Korea's Chan-wook
Park.
The Dying Gaul A grieving gay screenwriter (Peter Sarsgaard) has a shot
at selling his about his relationship with his late lover and
agent, but there's a Faustian catch: He has to change it to a
heterosexual relationship. With Patricia Clarkson, Campbell Scott.
Craig Lucas (writer of "Long Time Companion") directs his own .
Saw II The serial killer known as Jigsaw returns to terrorize eight
more strangers with his murderous game playing in the sequel to last
year's Halloween hit.
Paradise Now A drama about two Palestinian boyhood friends spending
their last day together before going off on suicide bombing missions in
Tel Aviv.
The Weather Man Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage'>Nicolas Cage is a Chicago TV weatherman, family man and
neurotic whose decision to take a job in New York puts all of his roles
at risk in this offbeat comedy. With Hope Davis, Michael Caine.
Directed by Gore Verbinski ("Pirates of the Caribbean").
Blackmail Boy A blackmail scheme leads to murder in a small Greek town.
NOV. 4
Jarhead Jake Gyllenhaal'>Jake Gyllenhaal is a young Marine forced to grow up fast during
Desert Storm. Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003
best-seller. With Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black. Directed by Sam Mendes
("American Beauty").
NY Doll This documentary about the late Arthur Kane, bassist with the
New York Dolls, centers on the notorious glam-punk band's 2004 reunion.
The Matador In writer-director Richard Shepard's black comedy, Pierce
Brosnan plays an international hit man who, on assignment in Mexico
City, befriends, then enlists, a woebegone businessman (Greg Kinnear)
as a partner in crime. With Hope Davis, Philip Baker Hall.
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story British comedy actor Steve
Coogan ("24 Hour Party People") plays the title character in Michael
Winterbottom's audacious adaptation of Laurence Sterne's 1759 novel
"Tristram Shandy," about an egocentric country gentleman sharing his
views with readers, when not digressing about his family.
Chicken Little This non-Pixar CGI cartoon from Disney stars Zach Braff
as the voice of Chicken Little, a vigilant sky watcher who proves he
isn't always wrong when he says "the sky is falling." Joan Cusack, Don
Knotts, Fred Willard and Amy Sedaris also lend their voices.
The Family Stone A romantic comedy about a family that circles the
wagons when Ben Stone (Luke Wilson) brings home an uptight woman
(Claire Danes) he intends to marry. Facing a cold reception, she calls
in her sister (Sarah Jessica Parker) for support, then things get
really bad.
Summer Storm German coming-out story about a camping trip during which
one of two best friends discovers he wants more than friendship.
NOV. 9
The New World Terrence Malick ("The Thin Red Line") wrote and directed
this historical epic about the arrival of British colonists on the
coast of North America and their conflicts with the natives they found
there. It's the story of John Smith, Pocahontas and John Rolfe, and of
the teenage Pocahontas' role in saving the white colonists from her
tribe's warriors, and of her subsequent trip to England. Colin Farrell
plays Smith, Christian Bale is Rolfe and 15-year-old German-born
Q'Orianka Kilcher, partly descended from native South Americans, is
Pocahontas.
Pulse Remake of a Japanese horror film about a computer virus or
supernatural force that turns viewers into suicidal depressives. With
Kristen Bell (from TV's "Veronica Mars").
The Swenkas In South Africa, flamboyant, stylish - and straight -
blue-collar Zulu men replace their overalls with colorful designer
suits to compete in fashion shows of their own making, in a ritual
called "swanking."
NOV. 11
Bee Season Fans of Myla Goldberg's best seller ought to be happy with
the team behind this adaptation: Directors Scott McGehee and David
Siegel did a nice job exploring family tensions in "The Deep End." And
if any actor can handle the story's spiritual twists and turns, it's
surely the Dalai Lama's No. 1 fan, Richard Gere. He plays a theology
professor convinced his young daughter (Flora Cross) has a divine
connection to another plane. Meanwhile, his teenage son (Max Minghella)
and mentally ill wife (Juliette Binoche) are floundering right here on
Earth.
Take My Eyes Acclaimed Spanish drama about a woman who takes her son
and leaves the abusive husband she still loves.
Ellie Parker In this low-budget indie comedy, which originated as a
2001 short film project, Naomi Watts'>Naomi Watts plays what she once was, an
Australian actress trying to get traction in Hollywood. With Chevy
Chase as her manager and writer-director Scott Coffey as her boyfriend.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' Taking its cue from "8 Mile," this urban drama
is a loosely autobiographical tale about an inner-city thief and drug
dealer who leaves prison determined to become a rap star. He's played
by - and inspired by - Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. The director is
Jim Sheridan ("In America").
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic The raw standup comic expounds on
politics, race, sex and religion.
Cape of Good Hope South African drama about three women whose lives
intersect at an animal rescue shelter, to their lasting good.
Zathura Less a sequel to 1995's "Jumanji" than another wild game. In
this one, directed by Jon Favreau ("Elf"), two young brothers find a
space adventure board game in the attic of their California bungalow
and are soon hoist - house and all - into the galaxy. Tim Robbins
plays their befuddled father. The screenplay by David Koepp and John
Kamps was based, like "Jumanji" and "Polar Express," on a book by Chris
Van Allsburg.
NOV. 16
The Syrian Bride Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis' drama about a Syrian
woman who, in her bridal outfit, is steps away from crossing the border
into Israel to meet her groom when politics stops her in her tracks.
NOV. 18
Walk the Line James Mangold ("Identity") directs Joaquin Phoenix in
this Johnny Cash biopic. Reese Witherspoon plays his wife, June Carter.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire In the fourth part of the series,
Harry, Ron and Hermione face down Voldemort's Death Eaters. There have
been some grumblings that Mike Newell, the director of "Four Weddings
and a Funeral," will not stay true to the daringly dark tone set by his
predecessor, Alfonso Cuar=F3n. As Dumbledore tells Harry, "We must all
face the choice between what is right and what is easy." Here's hoping
Newell chose wisely.
Pride & Prejudice A new adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about the
five Bennet sisters in Georgian England. Keira Knightley'>Keira Knightley is Elizabeth,
the most self-determined of the girls, and Matthew MacFadyen is Darcy,
the snob whom love will tame.
Breakfast on Pluto Director Neil Jordan ("The Crying Game") takes up
with another transvestite character in his adaptation of Pat McCabe's
novel about an Irish cabaret singer and prostitute who is wrongly
accused of planting a bomb in a 1970s London club. With Cillian Murphy
("Red Eye") and Liam Neeson.
Wolf Creek Australian horror movie about three young people who follow
their spring break with a trip to the outback, where somebody intends
to have fun at their expense.
NOV. 21
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things A Southern Gothic movie about a
boy learning about the seedy sides of the world while on the road with
his impulsive young mother (played by actress-director Asia Argento).
With cameos by Winona Ryder, Marilyn Manson and Peter Fonda, among
others.
NOV. 23
Syriana George Clooney stars in the biographical drama of Robert Baer,
a 20-year veteran of the CIA, who worked undercover studying terrorists
in the Middle East and became fed up with the growing weakness of the
agency and the cozy relationship between the oil-hungry West and a
certain government (hint: Saudi Arabia). With Matt Damon, Amanda Peet.
Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan.
Rent Chris Columbus, director of the first two Harry Potter movies,
helms the screen version of Jonathan Larson's Tony- and Pulitzer
Prize-winning rock opera about a group of bohemians struggling with
life in the East Village. It stars Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs and
several members of the original Broadway cast.
The Ice Harvest "Groundhog Day's" Harold Ramis directs John Cusack and
Billy Bob Thornton in a comedy about two guys who embezzle $2 million
from corrupt Wichita businessmen and are set to make a clean Christmas
Eve getaway until an ice storm arrives.
Yours, Mine and Ours Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo take over for Henry
Fonda and Lucille Ball in the remake of the 1968 comedy about a man
with 8 kids who marries a woman with 10.
The White Countess The final Merchant-Ivory production (Ismail Merchant
died in May) is set in late-1930s Shanghai, where a blind,
disillusioned American diplomat (Ralph Fiennes) is making a careful
study of the decadent city's rankest bars with the idea of building the
perfect dive. Natasha Richardson plays the Russian taxi dancer who
catches the diplomat's eye and is recruited as the centerpiece of the
club.
Dying For Dolly After saving a mafioso's life, a young African-American
(R&B star Usher) is rewarded with a job in the mob and puts it in
jeopardy by falling in love with the boss' daughter. With Chazz
Palminteri, Emmanuelle Chriqui.
NOV. 30
The Boys of Baraka Documentary about the experience of a group of
Baltimore 12-year-olds sent to an experimental boarding school in
Kenya.
DEC. 2
Transamerica "Desperate Housewives'" Felicity Huffman plays a pre-op
he-to-she transsexual whose plans for the life-changing surgery are
disrupted by the discovery of a son (Kevin Zegers) fathered 20 years
before.
Aeon Flux Charlize Theron'>Charlize Theron has the title role in this adaptation of the
cult MTV action series about a physically agile heroine working as a
rebel operative in a walled city run by scientists 400 years in the
future. With Frances McDormand, Sophie Okonedo.
Be Here to Love Me Documentary about the late, hard-living songwriter
Townes Van Zandt, with appearances by fans Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett,
Steve Earle and Kris Kristofferson.
The Kid and I California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his first
post-inauguration movie appearance in a comedy about a 17-year-old boy
with cerebral palsy whose wealthy father (Joe Mantegna) decides to
grant his wish by financing an action movie for him to star in.
First Descent A documentary about snowboarding.
DEC. 9
Memoirs of a Geisha Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh, three of the
most beautiful Asian actresses, star in the adaptation of Arthur
Golden's epic novel about a peasant girl who is sold by her father to a
geisha house in 1920s Japan. As she flowers into adulthood, she becomes
the most desired geisha in the popular Gion district, and learns not
only the nuances of her profession but about human nature. With Ken
Watanabe. The director is "Chicago" Oscar nominee Rob Marshall.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe What,
you thought there was room for only one series of CGI-heavy epics made
in New Zealand from an Oxford don's quasi-religious, mythical stories
of good and evil ? Whether "Shrek" director Andrew Adamson can do as
well by C.S. Lewis as Peter Jackson did by J.R.R. Tolkien remains to be
seen, but this tale of four children who discover the land of Narnia
and fight the evil white witch (Tilda Swinton) holds even more
box-office promise. While "The Lord of the Rings" had three parts,
"Narnia" has seven.
Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") directs
Jake Gyllenhaal'>Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in an adaptation of Annie Proulx's
short story about two ranch hands who - to their great surprise -
fall in love in 1963 Wyoming. With Michelle Williams.
DEC. 14
King Kong Why, you ask, do we need another version of the 1933 classic?
Because the 1976 remake with Jessica Lange was awful and the special
effects in the black-and-white original are a bit too rudimentary for
today's audiences. Besides, Peter Jackson, hot off the "Lord of the
Rings" trilogy, was willing to do it. Unlike the '76 movie, Jackson's
film is faithful to the Depression period and to the original story.
Naomi Watts'>Naomi Watts is in for Fay Wray as heroine Ann Darrow, Jack Black is
obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody ("The
Pianist") plays Watts' love interest, Jack Driscoll. Andy Serkis, who
did the body-motion performance for the computer-animated Gollum in
"Rings," does the same for Kong and also gets a role of his own, as
Lumpy the Cook.
The Grace Lee Project An Asian-American documentary filmmaker with the
extremely common name of Grace Lee sets out to learn what she can about
other Grace Lees current and past, and comes to some conclusions about
Asian stereotypes.
DEC. 16
All the King's Men Sean Penn stars in Steven Zaillian's new version of
Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning political satire about
a populist Southern governor (a thinly-veiled Huey Long) who becomes
intoxicated with power. A 1949 adaptation directed by Robert Rossen won
Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actor (Broderick Crawford). Jude Law
is Jack Burden, the journalist who unwittingly aids the cause of Penn's
Willie Stark, and Kate Winslet is Anne Stanton, the governor's niece
and Jack's girlfriend.
The Promise Chen Kaige ("Farewell My Concubine") directs this romantic
fantasy about a royal concubine in love with a slave.
DEC. 21
The Producers: The Movie Musical At last, the film version of the stage
musical of Mel Brooks' 1968 film arrives! Nathan Lane and Matthew
Broderick reprise their roles of Max Bialy=ADstock and Leo Bloom. The
only actors not from the Broadway production are Uma Thurman, as
Swedish secretary Ulla, and Will Ferrell, as retro Nazi Franz Liebkind.
Susan Stroman, director of the stage hit, makes her film-directing
debut, a stint that prompted rumors that Brooks stepped in to direct
some of the nonmusical scenes. The film was shot in the new Steiner
Studios in Brooklyn.
Fun With Dick and Jane The year's umpteenth remake stars Jim Carrey and
T=E9a Leoni in the roles played by George Segal and Jane Fonda in a 1977
comedy about a quiet suburban couple who moonlight as hooded robbers.
Cheaper By the Dozen 2 Steve Martin'>Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return for the
sequel to the 2003 remake of a 1950 comedy about a couple with an
oversized brood. Here, the Bakers find themselves in competition with a
family of eight children while on vacation. With Eugene Levy.
DEC. 23
Munich Steven Spielberg follows "War of the Worlds" with a true story
about a squad of Israeli secret agents assigned to track down and kill
the terrorists who engineered the plot against Israeli athletes at the
1972 Olympics in Munich. Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team
were killed along with all of their Palestinian captors in a failed
rescue mission. Eric Bana plays the Mossad agent in charge of the
post-Munich search. With Daniel Craig and Geoffrey Rush.
The Ringer Black comedy (you may prefer the word "sick") starring
Johnny Knoxville as a nonhandicapped athlete who infiltrates the
Special Olympics with hopes of dethroning the champion.
Hard Candy When a 32-year-old man brings home a 14-year-old girl he met
on the Internet, things don't go as well as he'd hoped. With Patrick
Wilson and Ellen Page.
Cach=E9 A TV book critic (Daniel Auteuil) and his wife (Juliette
Binoche) have their lives turned upside-down by an increasingly
intimate and anonymously sent stream of videos and drawings depicting
the family in alarming situations.
When the Sea Rises French film starring Yolande Moreau as a married
actress and mother whose out-of-town tour with her one-woman show is
spiced up by her impetuous romance with a parade float conductor.
DEC. 25
Casanova What happens when the legendary seducer meets a Venetian
beauty immune to his charms? Why, he falls in love. With Heath Ledger,
Sienna Miller. Directed by Lasse Hallstr=F6m.
Rumor Has It Rob Reiner is back in "When Harry Met Sally ..." country
with this romantic comedy about a young woman (Jennifer Aniston) who
puts off her engagement (to Mark Ruffalo) when she discovers that her
grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) was the inspiration for Mrs. Robinson in
"The Graduate." When she meets an older man (Kevin Costner) who has
slept with both her mother and her grandmother, she begins to believe
she is reliving the experiences of Dustin Hoffman's Benjamin Braddock.
Match Point Woody Allen abandons Manhattan to direct this English
tragicomedy about a former tennis pro who has an affair with the former
girlfriend of his wife's brother. With Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Scarlett
Johansson, Emily Mortimer. It was acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival
in May.
Mrs. Henderson Presents Judi Dench stars in the biographical story of a
society matron who bought an old London theater with hopes of drawing
back audiences that had been lured away by talking pictures. Her
roaring success was an all-nude revue. With Christopher Guest, Bob
Hoskins. Directed by Stephen Frears.
Hoodwinked CGI-animated spoof of "Little Red Riding Hood," involving
cops sent from the animal world to investigate disturbances at Granny's
house. Voices of Andy Dick, Sally Struthers, David Ogden Stiers.
DEC. 28
My Name Was Sabina Spielrein Documentary about a Russian Jewish woman
who became Carl Jung's first patient in 1904, then began a long
correspondence with Sigmund Freud and ended up a renowned psychoanalyst
in her own right.
DEC. 31
In the Land of Women After being dumped by his actress girlfriend, a
young Hollywood screenwriter (Adam Brody) goes home to Michigan to ease
his pain and spend time with his grandmother (Olympia Dukakis). While
there, he starts up a relationship with a family across the street that
will change all of their lives. With Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart.
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