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Movies Movie Spotlight On: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (Action/Comedy/Spy/Teen)
"Junior" agent Cody Banks (Muniz) returns to Kamp Woody for more CIA training. He is called upon by the Agency for another assignment. This time he moves to London as a foreign exchange student.
Cast: Frankie Muniz (Cody Banks), Anthony Anderson (Derek), Hannah Spearritt (Emily), Keith Allen (Diaz), Anna Chancellor, Keith David (CIA Director), James Faulkner, Daniel Roebuck (Mr. Banks), Cynthia Stevenson (Mrs. Banks), Connor Widdows (Alex Banks)
Director: Kevin Allen / Screenwriters: Jeffrey Jurgensen, Harald Zwart, Don Rhymer
Official Web Site: www.FutureSecretAgent.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Comedy/Romance)
Clementine (Winslet), has undergone a psychiatrist's (Wilkinson) experimental procedure in which all of her memory of Joel (Carrey) is removed. Frustrated from still being in love with a woman who doesn't remember their time together, Joel agrees to undergo the procedure as well. Soon Joel realizes he doesn't really want to forget Clementine…
Cast: Jim Carrey (Joel Barish), Kate Winslet (Clementine Kruczynski), David Cross (Rob), Kirsten Dunst (Mary), Mark Ruffalo (Stan), Tom Wilkinson (Dr. Howard Mierzwiak), Elijah Wood (Patrick), Ellen Pompeo (Naomi), Victor Rasuk
Director: Michel Gondry / Screenwriters: Charlie Kaufman
Official Web Site: www.EternalSunshine.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Jersey Girl (Drama/Comedy)
At a company Christmas party, Ollie Trinke (Affleck) meets Gertrude Steiney (Lopez), a book editor for a NY publishing house. They are instantly attracted to each other, and begin a whirlwind romance that changes the course of his personal and professional life.
Cast: Ben Affleck (Ollie Trinke), Jennifer Lopez (Gertrude Steiney), Liv Tyler (Maya), Raquel Castro (Gertie Trinke), Jason Biggs (Arthur Brickman), George Carlin (Bart Trinke), Jason Lee (cameo), Matt Damon (cameo), Stephen Root (Greenie), Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (Susan), Will Smith (cameo as himself), Mike Starr (Block)
Director: Kevin Smith / Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Official Web Site: Miramax.com/jersey_girl


Movies Movie Spotlight On: The Ladykillers (Comedy/Crime/Remake)
An eccentric professor-turned-criminal-mastermind (Hanks) tries to committ the massive heist of a New Orleans riverboat casino. But his attemps appear to be thwarted by the actions of his seemingly-innocent little old landlady. So he decides he needs to remove her … but doing so may be a bit more difficult than he expected it to be.
Cast: Tom Hanks (Professor Goldthwait Higginson Dorr), Marlon Wayans (Gawain MacSam), Irma P. Hall, Ryan Hurst (Lump Hudson), Tzi Ma, Stephen Root (Mr. Gudge), J.K. Simmons, George Wallace (The Sheriff), Jason Weaver
Director: Joel Coen / Screenwriters: Ethan and Joel Coen
Official Web Site: Ladykillers.movies.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (Action/Comedy/Kids)
Scooby-Doo & friends investigate the plans of a villain who is plotting to take over control of the city of Coolsville by wreaking mayhem with a monster machine that recreates Mystery, Inc.'s greatest classic foes. Their investigation includes a visit to the Coolsonian Museum, run by a mysterious curator named Patrick (Seth Green), where a gala event for a new book about Mystery, Inc's adventures is being held.
Cast: Matthew Lillard ("Shaggy"), Neil Fanning (voice of Scooby-Doo), Linda Cardellini (Velma), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Daphne), Seth Green (Patrick), Freddie Prinze Jr. (Fred), Alicia Silverstone (Heather), Peter Boyle (Wickles)
Director: Raja Gosnell / Screenwriters: James Gunn
Official Web Site: www.ScoobyDoo.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Starsky & Hutch (Action/Comedy/Crime)
Detectives Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (Wilson), & Dave Starsky (Stiller) always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey (Williamson). They rely on street informer Huggy Bear (Dogg) and race to the scene of crimes in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino. Their first big case (a prequel to the 70s TV show this movie is based on) involves a drug dealer's (Vaughn) plan to exploit the legal system using a form of cocaine undetectable by police dogs.
Cast: Ben Stiller (Dave Starsky), Owen Wilson (Ken Hutchinson), Snoop Dogg (Huggy Bear), Vince Vaughn (Reese Feldman), Fred Williamson (Captain Doby), Carmen Electra (Staci), Juliette Lewis (Kitty), Chris Penn (Manetti), Molly Sims, Amy Smart (Holly), Jason Bateman, Matt Walsh, Paul Michael Glaser, David Soul
Director: Todd Phillips / Screenwriter: Scot Armstrong, Thomas Lennon & Ben Garant
Official Web Site:
www.StarskyandHutchMovie.com




Here's a Look at What Comedies Are Playing at Movie Theaters In February…

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Movies Movie Spotlight On: 50 First Dates (Comedy/Romance)
Henry Roth (Sandler) falls in love with a girl, Lucy (Barrymore), with short-term memory loss. Since she never remembers the last time she met him he has to keep getting her to fall in love with him every time they meet in order for them to have a relationship.
Cast: Adam Sandler (Henry Roth), Drew Barrymore (Lucy Whitmore), Sean Astin (Doug), Missi Pyle (Noreen), Rob Schneider (Ula), Pomaika'i Brown (Nick), Blake Clark (Marlin), Lynn Collins (Donna), Allen Covert (10 Second Tom), Adam Del Rio, Amy Hill (Sue), Kevin James (cameo), Lusia Strus (Alexa), Katheryn Winnick
Director: Peter Segal / Screenwriters: George Wing, Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel
Official Web Site: SonyPictures.com/movies/50firstdates


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Barbershop 2: Back in Business (Comedy/African-American)
While urban developers look to replace 'mom & pop' establishments with name-brand chains Calvin (Ice Cube) struggles to keep his father's barbershop and traditions alive. The world changes, but some things never go out of style - from current events and politics to relationships and love, you can say anything you want at the barbershop.
Cast: Ice Cube (Calvin Palmer), Cedric the Entertainer (Eddie), Queen Latifah, Garcelle Beauvais (Nilon), Michael Ealy (Ricky Nash), Eve (Terri Jones), Troy Garity (Isaac Rosenberg), Leonard Howze, Sean Patrick Thomas (Jimmy James)
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan / Screenwriter: Don D. Scott
Official Web Site: www.Barbershop2.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Catch That Kid (Action/Comedy/Crime/Kids)
When Maddy's father (Robards) injures his spine in a mountain climbing accident Maddy (Stewart) decides to get the money needed for a very expensive operation by breaking into the super-hi-tech bank her mother (Beals) works for. Using the amazing climbing abilities her father taught her Maddy attempts to rob the bank's vault suspended 30 feet off the floor.
Cast: Kristen Stewart (Maddy), Corbin Bleu (Austin), Max Theiriot (Gus), Jennifer Beals, Sam Robards, Michael Des Barres, Meagan Fay, James LeGros, Lennie Loftin (Flagler), Stark Sands (Brad)
Director: Bart Freundlich / Screenwriters: Michael Brandt & Derek Haas
Official Web Site: www.CatchThatKid.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Club Dread (Comedy/Crime/Remake)
The festivities at Club Dread, a swinging-singles style island resort off the coast of Costa Rica, are interrupted by the presence of a machete-wielding serial killer. It's up to the staff (the Broken Lizard guys) to try to stop, or at least hide, the bloodshed before they lose all their business (and their jobs).
Cast: Bill Paxton, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Tony Amendola, Julio Bekhor, Brittany Ann Daniel, M.C. Gainey, Jordan Ladd, Samm Levine, Elena Lyons, Daniel Montgomery, Lindsay Price (Yu), Tanja Reichert
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar / Screenwriters: Broken Lizard Comedy Troup
Official Web Site: www.FoxSearchlight.com/clubdread


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (Comedy/Romance/Musical/Teen)
When the family of a Greenwich Village teenager (Lohan) — who's convinced her home city revolves around her — moves to New Jersery she finds she is no longer the most popular girl at school. She engages in a war for popularity with Carla (Fox) who holds that title. Based upon the novel by Dylan Sheldon.
Cast: Lindsay Lohan (Mary Elizabeth "Lola" Cep), Adam Garcia (Stu Wolff), Alison Pill (Ella Gerard), Megan Fox (Carla Santini), Glenne Headly, Carol Kane, Kyle Kassardjian (Andy), Adam MacDonald (Steve Maya), Barbara Mamabolo (Robin), Eli Marienthal (Sam Creek)
Director: Sara Sugarman / Screenwriters: Gail Parent
Official Web Site: Disney.Go.com/disneypictures/teenagedramaqueen


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Eurotrip (Comedy/Romance/Teen)
High school student, Scott Thomas (Mechlowisz), and his best friend, Cooper (Pitts), fly to Europe to meet Scott's German pen pal. They are accompanied by twins Jenny (Trachtenberg) and Jamie (Wester) in an exciting and sometimes wacky trip across Europe.
Cast: Scott Mechlowicz (Scott Thomas), Jacob Pitts (Cooper), Michelle Trachtenberg (Jenny), Travis Wester (Jamie), Jessica Bohrs (Mieke), Matt Damon (cameo), Kristin Kreuk, Lucy Lawless (Madam Van der Sexx), Joanna Lumley, Molly Schade (Candy)
Director: Jeff Schaffer (with Alec Berg & David Mandel) / Screenwriter: Alec Berg, David Mandel & Jeff Schaffer
Official Web Site:
www.Eurotrip-TheMovie.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Welcome to Mooseport (Comedy)
After two terms in office a US president (Hackman) returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate (Romano). The president's life-long experience of political campaigns leads him to accelerate the competitive nature of the race to the point that it becomes one of the most contentious fights of his political career. Based on a story by Doug Richardson.
Cast: Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Christine Baranski, Marcia Gay Harden, Fred Savage, Maura Tierney, Rip Torn, June Squibb
Director: Donald Petrie / Screenwriter: Tom Schulman
Official Web Site:
www.WelcometoMooseport.com




Here's a Look at What Comedies Are Playing at Movie Theaters In January…

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Movies Movie Spotlight On: Along Came Polly (Comedy/Crime)
A man (Stiller) who makes a living analyzing risk, yet is afraid of risktaking, finds himself in a risky romance (Aniston) after his new wife (Messing) cheats on him, which turns his stable life upside-down.
Cast: Ben Stiller (Reuben), Jennifer Aniston (Polly), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Sandy), Debra Messing (Lisa), Alec Baldwin (Stan), Hank Azaria (Claude), Bryan Brown (Leland Van Lew), Jsu Garcia (Javier), Michele Lee (Vivian), Bob Dishy (Irving), Missi Pyle, Judah Friedlander, Kevin Hart , Masi Oka, Kym Whitley
Director: John Hamburg / Screenwriters: John Hamburg
Official Web Site: www.AlongCamePolly.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Chasing Liberty (Comedy/Romance/Teen)
The 18-year-old daughter (Moore) of the president (Harmon) of the US is getting tired of being followed around every moment of every day. So she ditches her Secret Service handlers (Piven, Sciorra) and sets out on a road trip through Europe with Ben (Goode).
Cast: Mandy Moore (Anna Foster), Matthew Goode (Ben Calder), Stark Sands (Grant Hillman), Tony Jayawardena (White House Guard), Jeremy Piven (Alan Weiss), Annabella Sciorra (Cynthia Morales), Sam Ellis (Phil), Terence Maynard (Harper), Mark Harmon (President Foster), Lewis Hancock (Press Secretary), Garrick Hagon (Sec. of State), Zac Benoir, Jan Goodman
Director: Andy Cadiff / Screenwriters: Derek Guiley & David Schneiderman
Official Web Site:
www.ChasingLiberty.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: My Baby's Daddy (Comedy/Romance)
A trio of young men (Griffin, Anderson, and Imperioli) are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant around the same time.
Cast: Eddie Griffin (Lonnie), Anthony Anderson (G), Michael Imperioli (Dominic), Paula Jai Parker (Rolonda), Joanna Bacalso (Nia), Ling Bai (XiXi), Marsha Thomason (Brandy), Bobbie J. Thompson (Tupac), Dee Freeman (Peaches), Randy Sklar, Jason Sklar, Naomi Gaskin (Venus), Dennis Akayama (Cha Ching) Fred Lee (Grandpa Bling Bling), Wynne Pon (Grandma Fung-Yu)
Director:
Cheryl Dunye / Screenwriters: Eddie Griffin & Damon 'Coke' Daniels
Official Web Site: Miramax.com/my_babys_daddy


Movies Movie Spotlight On: The Perfect Score (Comedy/Crime/Teen)
Several high school seniors (Johansson, Christensen, Evans, and Nam among them) decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
Cast: Erika Christensen (Anna), Chris Evans (Kyle), Bryan Greenberg (Matty), Scarlett Johansson (Francesca), Darius Miles (Desmond), Leonardo Nam (Roy), Rob Boyce (Guard), Tyra Ferrell (Desmond's Mother), Fulvio Cecere (Francesca's Father), Kyle Labine (Dave), Iris Quinn (Kyle's Mother)
Director: Brian Robbins / Screenwriters: Mark Schwahn, Marc Hyman & Jon Zack
Watch the Trailer: www.perfectscoremovie.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (Comedy/Romance)
Hot young actor, Tad Hamilton (Duhamel) agrees to participate in a win-a-date contest. His world is turned upside-down when he finds himself falling in love with the winner, Rosalie (Bosworth). Showing up in her hometown to profess his love, Tad unwittingly inspires Rosalee's longtime best friend (Grace), to also admit his love for her... who will she pick? Screenwriter Victor Levin's feature film debut.
Cast: Kate Bosworth (Rosalee Futch), Topher Grace (Pete), Josh Duhamel (Tad Hamilton), Nathan Lane (Richard Levy, Tad's agent), Sean Hayes (Richard Levy, Tad's Manager), Gary Cole (Henry), Ginnifer Goodwin (Cathy), Octavia Spencer (Janine), Joe Convery (Mickey, Tad's Driver)
Director: Robert Luketic / Screenwriters: Victor Levin
Official Web Site: WinaDatewithTadHamilton.com


Movies Movie Spotlight On: You Got Served (African-American/Comedy/Dance)
A pair of friends, David (Omarion) and Elgin (Houston), want to open their own hip-hop dance and recording studio, but in order to do that, they must first win a fierce street dance competition. Hip-hop film explores the social subculture of street dancing.
Cast: Omarion (David), Marques Houston (Elgin), Jennifer Freeman (Liyah), J-Boog (Rico), Lil' Fizz (Rashann), Raz B (Vick), Marty Dew (Marty), Jerome Jones (Sonny), Tanee McCall (Toya), Malcolm David Kelley (Lil Saint), Meagan Good (Beautifull), Steve Harvey (Mr. Rad)
Director: Chris Stokes / Screenwriters: Chris Stokes
Official Web Site: www.YouGotServed.com



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