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Movie Spotlight On: Bandits (Comedy/Crime) This modern day Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is reported to be based on a true story. Two bank robbers (Willis, Thornton) find themselves fighting over the love of the same woman Éthe woman they've just kidnapped. In hopes of publicizing the kidnapping they break into the home of the host (Slayton) of a TV show called Crime Stoppers and force him to cover their exploits personally. Cast: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Troy Garity, January Jones, Bobby Slayton Director: Barry Levinson / Screenwriters: Harley Peyton Official Web Site: www.MGM.com/bandits/ |
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Movie Spotlight On: Corky Romano (Comedy/Crime) Corky Romano (Kattan), is the son of a mafia boss (Falk), infiltrates the FBI to see what they have on his father. Richard Roundtree plays the FBI agent that becomes Corky's partner. This is director Rob Pritts and screenwriters Dave Garrett and Jason Ward's feature film debut. Cast: Chris Kattan (Corky Romano), Peter Berg, Peter Falk (Pops), Vincent Pastore, Chris Penn, Richard Roundtree, Vinessa Shaw, Dave Sheridan, Fred Ward, Roger Fan, Jennifer Gimenez, Matthew Glave, Martin Klebba (Doublestuff), Rena Mero Director: Rob Pritts / Screenwriters: Dave Garrett, Jason Ward Official Web Site: bventertainment.go.com/movies/corkyromano |
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Movie Spotlight On: Max Keeble's Big Move (Comedy/Kids) Max Keeble (Linz) is branded a "nerd" and an outsider when he starts at a new school in 7th grade. But after he finds out that his dad has gotten a job in Chicago and will be leaving he is inspired to do all the things he would never do if he had to live with the results. LikeÉ telling off the school bullyÉ confessing his love for a girl... only to find out that he won't be moving to Chicago after all... Oops. Based on a story idea by David L. Watts. Cast: Alex D. Linz (Max Keeble), Robert Carradine (Don Keeble), Nora Dunn (Lily Keeble), Jamie Kennedy, Larry Miller (Principal Jindraike), Amber Valletta (Ms. Dingman, Orlando Brown (Dobbs), Clifton Davis, Zena Grey, Amy Hill, Josh Peck (Robe), Jeffrey Weissman (Mr. Googles) Director: Tim Hill / Screenwriters: Mike Binder (first draft); Jonathan Bernstein, Mark Blackwell, and James Greer (rewrite) Official Web Site: Disney.Go.com/disneypictures/maxkeeble |
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Movie Spotlight On: On the Line (Comedy/Romance/Teen ) It's love-at-first-sight when a young man (Bass) believes he's meets his soulmate (Chriqui) in passing on a train. With the help of his best friend (Fatone) he tries to reunite with her. The search becomes a quest of posters and signs that soon gains public notice. Will he ever find his soulmate again? Bass and Fatone are best-known as part of the singing/dancing quintet N'Sync. This is screenwriters Eric Aronson and Paul Stanton's film debut. Cast: Lance Bass (Kevin Gibbons), Emmanuelle Chriqui (Abbey), Joey Fatone (Rod), Dave Foley (Higgins), Jerry Stiller (Nathan), Kristin Booth (Sam), James Bulliard (Randy), Amanda Foreman (Julie), Al Green (cameo as himself), Tamala Jones (Jackie), Dan Montgomery, Jr. (Brady Francis), Gregory Qaiyum (Eric) Director: Eric Bross / Screenwriter: Eric Aronson and Paul Stanton (first draft); Jonathan Bernstein, Mark Blackwell, and James Greer (rewrite) Official Web Site: www.GetOntheLine.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: Serendipity (Comedy/ Romance) Ten years after meeting and falling in love at college a young couple (Beckinsale and Cusack) are coming back to see if their love was true... the trick now is that they have to find each other. This is screenwriter Marc Klein's film debut. Cast: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, John Corbett, Eugene Levy, Jeremy Piven, Molly Shannon, Bridget Moynihan Director: Peter Chelsom / Screenwriter: Marc Klein Official Web Site: Serendipity-TheMovie.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: Big Trouble (Comedy/Crime) Based upon the novel of the same title by Dave Barry. This ensemble comedy is all about how a bomb in a suitcase changes the lives of a divorced dad (Allen), an unhappy housewife (Russo), two teenagers, two hit men, two street thugs, two FBI men (Garofalo and Warburton), a toad and… Cast: Tim Allen, Zooey Deschanel, Omar Epps, Dennis Farina, Janeane Garofalo, Heavy D, Johnny Knoxville, Jason Lee, DJ Qualls, Andy Richter, Rene Russo, Tom Sizemore, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Warburton, Ben Foster, Daniel London, Sofia Vergara Director: Barry Sonnenfeld / Screenwriters: Matthew Stone and Robert Ramsey Official Web Site: bventertainment.go.com/movies/bigtrouble |
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Movie Spotlight On: Rock Star (Musical/Comedy) The lead singer (Wahlberg) of a 'Steel Dragon' tribute band is surprisingly recruited to sing for the real group after their lead singer leaves. (Word has it this film is loosely based upon the true story of Tim "Ripper" Owens, the salesman who replaced Rob Halford in the heavy metal band Judas Priest in 1996}. Cast: Mark Wahlberg (Chris "Izzy" Coles), Jennifer Aniston, Timothy Olyphant, Timothy Spall, Jason Bonham, Nick Catanese (Xander Cummins), Blas Elias, Stephan Jenkins, Deborah Leydig (Marjorie), Heidi Mark, Jeff Pilson, Carrie Stevens, Brian Vander Ark, Dominic West, Michael Shamus Wiles, Zakk Wylde, Kara Zediker Director: Stephen Herek / Screenwriters: John Stockwell, Callie Khouri Official Web Site: http://RockStarMovie.WarnerBros.com |
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Movie Spotlight On: Two Can Play That Game (African-American/Comedy/Romance) A woman (Fox) shows us her own set of rules for getting her boyfriend (Chestnut) to stop his cheating ways. The film uses the "4th wall" aproach to allow leading lady (Fox) to talk to the movie theater audience. This is screenwriter Mark Brown's debut as a director. Cast: Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut, Anthony Anderson, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Tamala Jones, Gabriele Union Director: Mark Brown / Screenwriters: Mark Brown Official Web Site: spe.Sony.com/movies/twocanplay |
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Movie Spotlight On: Zoolander (Comedy) After having lost his position as the number one male model a shallow, self-obsessed model (Ben Stiller) is recruited by a rogue CIA agent (Taylor) and brainwashed by the mysterious Katinka (Jovovich) into assassinating the president of Malaysia. He also has to deal with nemesis (Wilson), a younger, blonde model who is now the hot stuff. This is screenwriters Ben Stiller and Drake Sather's feature film debut. Cast: Ben Stiller (Derek Zoolander), Owen Wilson (Hansel), Will Ferrell (Jacobim Mugatu), Milla Jovovich (Katinka), Jerry Stiller (Maury Ballstein), Christine Taylor (Matilda Jeffries), Jon Voight, David Bowie, Andy Dick, David Duchovny, Fabio, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Lenny Kravitz, Matt Levin (Archie), Natalie Portman, David Pressman (Phil), Winona Ryder, Vince Vaughn (cameo), Billy Zane Director: Ben Stiller / Screenwriter: Drake Sather, Ben Stiller Official Web Site: www.zoolander.com |
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