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| Dodgeball:
A True Underdog Story
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| Stars:
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Ben
Stiller, Vince
Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Rip
Torn, Jason Bateman |
| Story:
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To save their local gym from closure, a misfit
team stages a high-stakes, �winner takes all� dodgeball tournament in Las
Vegas. |
| Buzz:
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Action was so intense during production that
three cameras ended up being broken by flying dodgeballs. |
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| A
Cinderella Story
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| Stars:
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Hilary
Duff, Chad Michael
Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Julie Gonzalo,
Regina
King |
| Story:
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This modern retelling of the classic fairytale
casts Duff as an unpopular girl who discovers her own Prince Charming (Murray)
online. |
| Buzz:
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Jennifer Coolidge, best known for her memorable
role as Stifler�s mom in the American Pie films, plays the evil stepmother. |
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| Catwoman
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| Stars:
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Halle
Berry, Benjamin
Bratt, Sharon
Stone, Lambert Wilson |
| Story:
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Shy Patience learns a dark secret her employer is
hiding, gets caught in a corporate conspiracy, and in a twist of fate, is
transformed into Catwoman. |
| Buzz:
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While shooting an action sequence, Halle Berry
collided with a lighting rig, hurting her head. She was treated at a Vancouver
hospital. Luckily, cats have nine lives. |
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| Spider-Man
2
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| Stars:
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Tobey
Maguire, Kirsten
Dunst, Alfred
Molina, James
Franco, Rosemary Baker, Daniel Gillies |
| Story:
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Peter Parker wrestles with his dual identity of
college student and web-slinging superhero. Along the way, he must battle his
new foe, Dr. Otto Octavius. |
| Buzz:
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Choreographer Dion Lam
(The Matrix) has created
incredible new moves for Tobey Maguire. |
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| The
Village
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| Stars:
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Joaquin
Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard, William
Hurt, Adrien
Brody, Sigourney
Weaver |
| Story:
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The people of a small community in rural
Pennsylvania are frightened by a mythical race of creatures living in the
forest around them. |
| Buzz:
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Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan
(The Sixth Sense) put his cast through intensive boot camp training in 19th century
survival skills including plowing and sheep shearing. |
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| Sleepover
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| Stars:
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Alexa
Vega,
Mika
Boorem, Scout Taylor-Compton, Kalli Flynn Childress |
| Story:
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A teenager�s slumber party becomes a real
adventure when Julie (Vega) and her friends go on an all-night scavenger hunt. |
| Buzz:
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In preparation for the film, Alexa Vega
(Spy Kids) staged a sleepover with her co-stars to get to know them as friends. |
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| Harold
& Kumar
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| Stars:
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John Cho, Kal Penn,
Ethan
Embry, Steve Braun, Brooke D�Orsay |
| Story:
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Two friends head out on a Friday night in search
of their favourite White Castle burgers, but end up on a mind-bending, epic
adventure. |
| Buzz:
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Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds told Teen Tribute he
agreed to do a cameo role in the film because he�s friends with the two stars,
Cho and Penn. |
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| White
Chicks
|
| Stars:
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Marlon
Wayans, Shawn
Wayans, Jaime King, Lochlyn Munro, Anne
Dudek |
| Story:
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Two bumbling FBI agents volunteer to protect two
hotel heiresses from kidnapping by disguising themselves as the women and using
themselves as bait. |
| Buzz:
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The Wayans brothers spent five hours a day in the
makeup chair. Their look was created by Greg Cannom
(Mrs. Doubtfire and Big
Momma�s House). |
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| Around
the World in 80 Days
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| Stars:
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Jackie
Chan, Steve
Coogan, Jim
Broadbent, Mark
Addy |
| Story:
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A remake of the 1956 film in which an eccentric
London inventor bets he can travel around the world in 80 days in his hot air
balloon. |
| Buzz:
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Look for cameos by Arnold Schwarzenegger (his
last film role before becoming Governor of California) and Owen and Luke Wilson
as the airplane building Wright brothers. |
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| Anchorman
|
| Stars:
|
Will
Ferrell, Christina
Applegate, Paul Rudd,
Vince
Vaughn, Fred
Willard, Chris Parnell |
| Story:
|
San Diego�s top-rated anchorman (Ferrell) in the
�70s, wages war against feminism when an ambitious newswoman (Applegate) joins
the station. |
| Buzz:
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Will Ferrell co-wrote the script with former
Saturday Night Live head writer Adam McKay, who also directed the film. Many
scenes were improvised. |
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| King
Arthur
|
| Stars:
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Clive
Owen,
Keira
Knightley, Hugh Dancy,
Ioan
Gruffudd |
| Story:
|
Based on the legend, Arthur (Owen) must lead his
Knights of the Round Table to protect Britain from the invading Saxons. |
| Buzz:
|
Expect huge action sequences. This one is
produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the
Caribbean) and directed by
Antoine Fuqua (Training Day). |
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| I,
Robot
|
| Stars:
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Will
Smith,
Bridget
Moynahan, Bruce
Greenwood, James
Cromwell, Chi McBride |
| Story:
|
Set in 2035, everyone trusts robots, except a
slightly paranoid detective (Smith), who�s investigating a murder that may have
been committed by an android. |
| Buzz:
|
According to producers, the film includes over
900 different special effects. |
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| The
Chronicles of Riddick
|
| Stars:
|
Vin
Diesel,
Judi
Dench, Thandie
Newton, Alexa Davalos, Keith David,
Colm Feore |
| Story:
|
Five years after the events of
Pitch Black,
Richard B. Riddick is back, this time, on the planet Helion where a galactic
war is taking place. |
| Buzz:
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From the same folks who made
Pitch Black. |
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| The
Bourne Supremacy
|
| Stars:
|
Matt
Damon,
Franka
Potente, Brian Cox,
Joan
Allen, Julia
Stiles |
| Story:
|
The stakes are high for assassin Jason Bourne
when a Chinese politician is executed and someone borrows Bourne�s name to
claim responsibility for it. |
| Buzz:
|
Matt Damon trained for months in martial arts,
boxing and weapons handling. |
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|
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| The
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
|
| Stars:
|
Anne
Hathaway, Julie
Andrews, Hector
Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo |
| Story:
|
Princess Mia, now living in Genovia with her
grandmother, learns she must be married within 30 days if she is to be queen. |
| Buzz:
|
Most of the original cast returns (except Mandy
Moore) for this sequel to the $100 million grossing original. |
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