The Contender                OCTOBER After the vice president dies, the president (Jeff Bridges) chooses senator Laine Hanson (Joan Allen) to take his place, making her the first woman to hold that office. His choice meets with opposition from members of both parties, especially a political adversary (Gary Oldman) who will do anything to discredit her. As she begins to go through the confirmation hearing process, controversy erupts as shocking secrets are revealed from her past, which threaten both her personal life and political future. Pay It Forward              OCTOBER A young boy (Haley Joel Osment) is challenged by his teacher (Kevin Spacey) to make the world a better place. The boy comes up with the "pay it forward" concept, in which you do a good deed for someone, who then does a good deed for three other people, rather than "pay back" the favor. The boys starts by taking in a homeless junkie, much to the surprise of his single mother (Helen Hunt). Also starring Liev Schreiber, Jon Bon Jovi and James Caviezel.	Ring of Fire                        OCTOBER Rising bullriding rodeo star Ely Braxton (Marcus Thomas) is recovering from injuries that almost took his life, but he's determined to follow in his father's footsteps as bullriding champion. His brother Hank (Kiefer Sutherland) is a rodeo clown, and though the two work together in the corral, their relationship is threatened when Ely starts dating a woman (Daryl Hannah) Hank's always had a thing for. Alienated from everyone he loves, Ely must face the most terrifying eight seconds of his life in pursuit of the championship. Stardom                           OCTOBER A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the international spotlight of the glamorous world of the supermodel. Through a montage of media, we experience a glimpse of the world of the super-beautiful and the superficial, while revealing the dark side of idolization, power and the exploitation that accompanies it. Filmed in New York, London, Miami, Montreal and Paris in 1999, Stardom was directed by Denys Arcand and stars Jessica Pare, Dan Akroyd, Thomas Gibson, Frank Langella and Robert Lepage.