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Movie Spotlight On: The Animal (Comedy) After receiving organ transplants from various animal donors a man (Schneider) finds himself behaving oddly and taking on the traits of those animals. Screenwriter Tom Brady was one of the writers of Schneider's TV series Men Behaving Badly. This is director Luck Greenfield's feature film debut. Cast: Rob Schneider, Marvin Mage, Colleen Haskell, Edward Asner, John C. McGinley, Guy Torry, Michael Caton, Louis Lombardi, Bob Rubin, Scott Wilson Director: Luke Greenfield / Screenwriter: Tom Brady, Rob Schneider Official Web Site: www.MediaTrip.com/theanimal |
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Movie Spotlight On: Dr. Dolittle 2 (Comedy) Dr. Dolittle (Murphy), an extroadinary veterinarian who can talk to his patients, must save the forest and an endangered bear's life in only three weeks time. Based upon book by Hugh Lofting Cast: Eddie Murphy (as Dr. Dolittle), Jeffrey Jones, Lil' Zane, Kevin Pollak, Kyla Pratt, Raven-Symone, Kristen Wilson, Steve Irwin (himself) / Cast (voice talent): Norm Macdonald (as Lucky the Dog), Lisa Kudrow, Michael Rapaport, Molly Shannon, Steve Zahn, Anthony Anderson, Joe Bologna, Mike Epps, Phil Proctor (as Drunk Monkey), Reni Santoni (as Rat), Renee Taylor Director: Steve Carr / Screenwriters: Larry Levin Official Web Site: www.DoctorDolittle2.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: Evolution (Action/Comedy/Eye Candy/Science Fiction) A meteor bearing one-celled organisms creates chaos when it crashes on Earth. These life forms begin evolving at much too fast a pace once they arrive on our planet. Cast: David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Jullianne Moore, Seann William Scott, Dan Aykroyd, Sarah Silverman, Ethan Suplee, Katharine Towne, Michael Ray Bower, Wendy Braun, Ted Levine Director: Ivan Reitman / Screenwriters: Don Jakoby, David Diamond, David Weissman Official Web Site: www.CountingDown.com/evolution |
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Movie Spotlight On: Pootie Tang (Comedy) Pootie Tang (based on a charactor created for The Chris Rock Show) is a crime fighter and recording artist. Tang (Crouther) speaks his own indecipherable language and is a hero and roll model to all kids. Cast: Lance Crouher (as Pootie Tang), David Cross, Andy Richter, Chris Rock Director: Louis C.K. / Screenwriter: Louis C.K. Official Web Site: |
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Movie Spotlight On: What's the Worst That Could Happen? (Comedy/Crime) A billionaire (DeVito) catches a thief (Lawrence) burglarizing his mansion and steals the thief's lucky ring to get even with him. A battle of wills developes when the thief tries to get his ring back. Based on a novel by Donald E. Westlake. Cast: Martin Lawrence, Danny DeVito, Nora Dunn, William Fichtner, Glenne Headly, John Leguizamo, Bernie Mac, Larry Miller, Carmen Ejogo, Sascha Knopf, Richard Schiff Director: Sam Weisman / Screenwriter: Matthew Chapman, Barry Fanaro Official Web Site: www.MGM.com/whatstheworst |
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Movie Spotlight On: Bridget Jones's Diary (Comedy) 365 days in the life of a 30-something single British woman who works in the publishing industry. Follow main character Bridget Jones (Zellweger) as she gains some 74 pounds then loses 72, smokes over 5,000 cigarets, has an affair she might regret and goes to parties where her married friends worry about her state of 'singledon'. This is director Maguire's debut movie. Cast: Renee Zellweger (as Bridget), Hugh Grant (as Daniel Cleaver), Colin Firth (as Mark Darcy), Jim Broadbent, James Callis, Embeth Davidtz, Shirley Henderson, Celia Imrie, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips Director: Sharon Maguire / Screenwriter: Richard Curtis Official Web Site: entertainment.msn.com/bridget |
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Movie Spotlight On: Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (Action/Comedy) This third in the series of Crocodile Dundee movies finds Mick Dundee (Hogan) and Sue Charlton (Kozlowski) headed to Hollywood to investigate the mystery of a murder that leads to a movie studio… This is screenwriters Matthew Berry and Eric Abrams debut. Cast: Paul Hogan (as Mick Dundee), Linda Kozlowski (as Sue Charlton), Serge Cockburn, Paul Rodriguez, Aida Turturro, Jonathan Banks, Jere Burns III Director: Simon Wincer / Screenwriters: Paul Hogan, Matthew Berry, Eric Abrams Official Web Site: www.CrocodileDundeeInLA.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: The Dish (Comedy/Historical) The story of a satelite dish installation that served as a relay between NASA and Apollo 11 during their historic mission to the moon. A near disaster happens along the way when a local blackout causes them to "lose" Apollo 11. Set in Parkes, Australia in 1969. Cast: Sam Neill (as Cliff Buxton), Patrick Warburton (as Al), Kevin Harrington (as Mitch), Tom Long (as Glenn), Roy Billing (as Bob McIntyre), Bille Brown (The Prime Minister), John Flaus, Andrew S. Gilbert, Rosalind Hammond, Taylor Kane, John McMartin (US Ambassador), Jane Menelaus, Genevieve Mooy, Marilyn O'Donnell, Charles "Bud" Tingwell Director: Rob Sitch / Screenwriters: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch Official Web Site: |
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Movie Spotlight On: Freddy Got Fingered (Comedy) After Gord Brody (Green) is forced to move back in with his parents he decides he likes it there too much to ever move out again … infuriating his father. This is Tom Green's directing and screenwriting debut as well as a feature film debut for co-writer Derek Harvie (Tom Green Show) Cast: Eddie Kaye Thomas (as Freddy Brody), Tom Green (as Gord Brody), Drew Barrymore (cameo), Marisa Coughlan (as Betty), Julie Hagerty (as Julie Brody), Anthony Michael Hall, Stephen Tobolowsky (as Uncle Neil), Rip Torn (as Jim Brody), Harland Williams, Jackson Davies Director: Tom Green / Screenwriter: Tom Green, Derek Harvie Official Web Site: |
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Movie Spotlight On: Joe Dirt, (The Adventures of…) (Comedy) Told in flashbacks this is the story of Joe Dirt (Spade), an idiot who works as an oil weller, and Joe's search for his white trash parents (Roseanne & Busey) after having been abandoned by them as a youngster on a trip to the Grand Canyon. This is director Gordon's movie debut. Cast: David Spade (as Joe Dirt), Gary Busey, Kid Rock, Dennis Miller, Roseanne, Christopher Walken, Joe Don Baker, Adam Beach, Brittany Daniel, Tyler Mane, Jamie Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan (as young Joe Dirt) Director: Dennie Gordon / Screenwriter: David Spade, Fred Wolf Official Web Site: www.spe.sony.com/movies/joedirt |
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Movie Spotlight On: Josie and the Pussycats (Action/Comedy/Musical) Another comic book comes to the big screen… The story of an all girl band that performs in cat costume while they are not solving crimes, mysteries and the like. The movie finds the gals being used by a record company mogol (Posey) to brainwash America's youth in a plot to take over the world. Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook (as Josie McCoy), Tara Reid (as Melodie), Rosario Dawson (as Val), Paolo Costanzo (as Alexander Cabot), Alan Cumming (as Wyatt Frame), Carson Daly, Donald Faison, Seth Green, Gabriel Mann, Alexander Martin, Breckin Meyer, Parker Posey (as Fiona), Missi Pyle (as Alexandra Cabot) Director: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan / Screenwriter: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan Official Web Site: www.JosieTheMovie.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: Just Visiting (Comedy) Various hi-jinks and fish-out-of-water laughs when an 11th century French knight (Reno) and his squire (Clavier) are accidentally transported to modern America by a wizard (McDowell). Cast: Jean Reno (as Count Thibault of Malfete), Christian Clavier (as Andre), Christian Applegate (as Lady Rosalind/Julia Malfete), Malcom McDowell (as Wizard), Tara Reid (as Angelique), Matthew Ross (as Hunter), Bridgette Wilson Director: Jean-Marie Poire / Screenwriters: Christian Clavier, Jean-Marie Poire & John Hughes Official Web Site: |
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Movie Spotlight On: Kingdom Come (Comedy) Family members gather together over a 3-day weekend period after the patriarch's death to straighten out some family affairs. This is Jessie Jones' debut movie as a screenwriter. Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Toni Braxton, Cedric the Entertainer, Ellen Cleghorne, Vivica A. Fox, LL Cool,J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Clifton Davis, Darius McCrary Director: Doug McHenry / Screenwriter: David Dean Bottrell, Jessie Jones Official Web Site: www.foxsearchlight.com/Kingdom_Come |
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Movie Spotlight On: One Night At McCool's (Comedy/Romance) In the setting of a bar called McCool's during a single night 3 men (Dillon, Goodman, Reiser) tell their stories of how they each fell in love with the same woman (Tyler). This flick marks the movie debut for both it's director and screenwriter. Paul Reiser returns to the big screen with his first movie since the finale of his hit TV show Mad About You. This is Stan Seidel's screenwriting debut. Cast: Liv Tyler (as Jewel Valentine), Matt Dillon (as Randy), John Goodman (as Det. Dehling), Paul Reiser (as Carl Lumpke), Micheal Douglas (as Mr. Burmeister), Richard Jenkins, Reba MdEntire (as psychiatrist), Leo Rossi, Eric Schaeffer, Andrew "Clay" Silverstein (as Utah/Elmo), Andrea Bendewald, Ric Sarabia Director: Harald Zwart / Screenwriter: Stan Seidel Official Web Site: www.OneNightAtMcCools.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: Shrek (Animated-Computer/Comedy/Kids) A cynical, no-nonsense ogre named Shrek finds his swamp has been overrun by annoying fairy tale creatures. While setting out to save his home he befriends a wise-craking donkey on a mission to slay a fire-breathing dragon and save a beautiful princess. By tale's end Shrek learns how to love and be loved. Based on the children's book by William Steig. Victoria Jenson's directorial debut. FYI... the voice of Shrek was originally Chris Farley - word has it he went as far as taping a 15-minute test real for the film. Mike Myers stepped into the role after Farley's death. Cast: (Voices) Mike Myers (Shrek), Cameron Diaz (Princess), Linda Hunt (Witch), John Lithgow (Lord Farquar), Eddie Murphy (Donkey) Director: Andrew Adamson, Victoria Jenson / Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Roger S.H. Schulman, Joe Stillman Official Web Site: www.Shrek.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: Someone Like You (Comedy) TV producer Jane Goodale (Judd) has just been dumped by her boyfriend (Kinnear). Trying to understand her breakup, and what lead to it, Jane begins an extensive study of the male animal putting her 'studies' and romantic misadventure to use as a pseudonymous sex columnist … becoming a senstion in the process. Cast: Ashley Judd (as Jane Goodale), Greg Kinnear (as Ray), Ellen Barkin, Hugh Jackman (as Eddie), Marisa Tomei Director: Tony Goldwyn / Screenwriter: Elizabeth Chandler Official Web Site: www.SomeoneLikeYouMovie.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: Tomcats (Comedy/Romance) Seven best freinds have made a bet seven years ago with the winner getting a pool of money that, invested wisely over the years, has become rather large. The bet?… Who can remain the last to marry. Now with only two remaining unmarried one of them, a cartoonist hard up for cash, decides to find a girl from the other's (Busey) past in hopes that he will marry first. This is screenwriter Gregory Poirer's debut as a movie director. Cast: Shannon Elizabeth, Jerry O'Connell, Jake Busey, Horatio Sanz, Bill Maher, Jamie Pressly, John Patrick White Director: Gregory Poirer / Screenwriter: Gregory Poirer Official Web Site: www.mediatrip.com/tomcats/ |
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Movie Spotlight On: Town and Country (Comedy/Romance) Mid-life crisis romantic comedy about an architect (Beatty) goes out on the road in search of other women. In the end he finds that there is really only one love of his life… his wife (Keaton). Cast: Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Garry Shandling, Josh Hartnett, Charlton Heston, Jenna Elfman, Nastassja Kinski, Andie MacDowell Director: Peter Chelsom / Screenwriter: Michael Laughlin, Buck Henry, Paul Attanasio Official Web Site: www.TownAndCountryMovie.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: Wakin' Up in Reno (Comedy/Romance) Two redneck couples from Arkansas team up for a road trip to Reno to see the monster truck show… on the way comes infidelity among other things. This is actor/writer Brent Briscoe's debut into feature film screenwriting. Cast: Billy Bob Thorton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson Director: Jordan Brady / Screenwriter: Brent Briscoe, Mark Fauser Official Web Site: |
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