Movie Spotlight On: 40 Days and 40 Nights (Comedy/Romance/Teen)
After a young man (Hartnett) breaks up with his girlfriend (Sossamon) he tests himself by swearing off physical contact with girls for the 40 days of Lent. Meanwhile his ex schemes to seduce him back into her life and get him to break his vow. This is screenwriter Rob Perez's debut.
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon (Erica), Paolo Costanzo (Ryan), Monet Mazur, Vinessa Shaw (Nicole), Chris Gauthier (Mikey), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Samantha), Michelle Harrison (Maureen), Dylan Neal, Keegan Connor Tracy, Adam Trese (John Sullivan), Emmanuelle Vaugier (Susie)
Director: Michael Lehmann / Screenwriters: Rob Perez
Official Web Site: www.miramax.com/40daysand40nights

Movie Spotlight On: All About the Benjamins (Action/African-American/Comedy/Crime)
When a bounty hunter (Ice Cube) in pursuit of a bail jumper (Epps) finds both of them at an abandoned warehouse which is a drop-off point for a major diamond heist the duo decides to team up and foil the diamond thieves. At the same time the two work out their own personal differences. This is director Kevin Bray's and co-screenwriter Ron Lang's movie debut.
Cast: Ice Cube (Bucum), Mike Epps (Reggie Reed), Tommy Flanagan (Williamson), Anthony Michael Hall, Eva Mendes (Gina), Valarie Rae Miller (Pam), Jodi Lyn Wilson, Carmen Chaplin (Ursula), Jeff Chase (Mango)
Director: Kevin Bray / Screenwriters: Ron Lang and Ice Cube
Official Web Site: www.BenjaminsMovie.com

Movie Spotlight On: Clockstoppers (Comedy/Eye Candy/Sci-Fi/Teen)
A scientist invents a device that speeds up any target it hits to 25 times it's normal speed … making it seem to a person as if time is standing still. When his son (Bradford) and a friend are zapped the race is on to find a way to reverse the effects.
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Miko Hughes, Michael Biehn, French Stewart, Julia Sweeney, Paula Garces, Robin Thomas
Director: Jonathan Frakes / Screenwriters: David Weiss, J. David Stern and Rob Hedden
Official Web Site: www.Clockstoppers.com

Movie Spotlight On: Death to Smoochy (Comedy/Crime)
Dark comedy about the cut throat world of children's television programming. The man who plays ‘Smoochy’ (Norton), TV's lovable big purple rhinocerous, finds himself targeted for assassination by ‘Rainbow Randolph’ (Williams), a former kids-show star who got fired for taking a bribe. Randolph's wrath ignites when he finds out ‘Smoochy’, the new popular kid's show sensation, is now dating Randolph's old flame the second-in-command of children's programming, Nora (Keener).
Cast: Edward Norton (Sheldon Mopes - actor in the ‘Smoochy’ costume), Robin Williams (Rainbow Randolph), Hank Azaria, Danny DeVito, Harvey Fierstein, Salma Hayek, Catherine Keener (Nora), Jon Stewart, Glen Cross, Pam Ferris, Michael Rispoli, Elvis Stojko, Danny Woodburn
Director: Danny DeVito / Screenwriters: Adam Resnick
Official Web Site: deathtosmoochymovie.warnerbros.com

Movie Spotlight On: Ice Age (Animated/Action/Comedy/Kids)
This animated action-comedy, set during the Ice Age, is about a human infant who is found by a group of animals who together try to reunite the baby with his parents. This is director Chris Wedge's feature film debut and cowriter Peter Ackerman's debut.
Cast: Ray Romano (Manfred the Mammoth), John Leguizamo (Sid the Sloth), Diedrich Bader, Jack Black, Cedric the Entertainer, Jane Krakowski (Jennifer the Sloth), Denis Leary (Diego the Sabre-Toothed Tiger), Goran Visnjic (Sabre-Toothed Tiger)
Director: Chris Wedge / Screenwriters: Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman and Michael Wilson
Official Web Site: www.IceAgeMovie.com

Movie Spotlight On: Showtime (Action/Comedy/Crime)
A major city's police department hopes to boost their publicity, morale, and image when it pairs two police officers as stars of a new reality-based TV show. The two very different detectives who are forced to work together are a straight-laced, no-nonsense type (De Niro) and a showboating, outlandish rookie with attitude (Murphy).
Cast: Robert De Niro (Mitch), Eddie Murphy (Trey), Rene Russo (Chase Renzi), Ellen Pompeo, William Shatner (himself), Alex Borstein (Brenda), Ken Campbell, John Cariani, Maurice Compte, TJ Cross, Pedro Damian, Drena De Niro, Mos Def, Frankie Faison, Judah Friedlander, Kadeem Hardison, Rachael Harris, Peter Jacobson, Mel Rodriguez, Merlin Santana, Nestor Serrano, Aisha Tyler, Julio Dolce Vita
Director: Tom Dey / Screenwriters: Keith Sharon; Miles Millar and Alfred Gough (rewrite)
Official Web Site: www.showtimemovie.warnerbros.com

Movie Spotlight On: Sorority Boys (Comedy/Teen)
After three rowdy college seniors (Rosenbaum, Watson, Williams) get kicked out of their frat house they decide to dress in drag to get back into frat life. The "DOG Catcher" is the man who sends girls to DOG (Delta Omicron Gamma) the refuge of girls deemed unattractive by other sororities. After becoming DOG sisters, the three boys learn how mean they've been to girls over the years.
Cast: Michael Rosenbaum, Barry Watson, Harland Williams, Heather Matarazzo, Melissa Sagemiller, Brad Beyer, Tony Denman, Kerri Higuchi, Omar Benson Miller (Big Johnson), Yvonne Scio, Kathryn Stockwood, Bree Turner (Tiffany)
Director: Wally Wolodarsky / Screenwriters: Greg Coolidge, Joe Jarvis
Official Web Site: www.SororityBoys.com

Movie Spotlight On: The Rookie (Baseball/Biographical/Comedy)
Jim Morris (Quaid), a Texas high school baseball coach makes a deal with his team to try out for a pitcher position with a professional team if they make the playoffs. He makes the team fulfilling his lifelong dream. Based on the true story of high school science teacher and baseball coach Jim Morris, who tried out for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the age of 35, becoming the oldest major league rookie in nearly 30 years. This is John Lee Hancock's feature film debut.
Cast: Dennis Quaid (Jim Morris), Rachel Griffiths, Brian Cox, Beth Grant, Jay Hernandez, Russell Richardson, Mario Sanchez
Director: John Lee Hancock / Screenwriter: Mike Rich
Official Web Site: www.Disney.com/therookie