Cast & CreditsLee: Jackie Chan
Carter: Chris Tucker
Reynard: Max von Sydow
George: Yvan Attal
Sister Agnes: Dana Ivey
Police Chief: Roman Polanski

Starring Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Simon Rex
Directed by David Zucker

Alas, “One Night with the King” is instead a lavish adaptation of “Hadassah: One Night with the King,” the recent novel by Tommy Tenney and Mark Andrew Olsen that in turn is a novelized retelling of the Old Testament’s Book of Esther.

Starring Paul Walker, Jason Biggs and Bruce Greenwood. Directed by Frank Marshall. Written by David DiGilio. Produced by David Hoberman and Patrick Crowley. A Buena Vista release. Adventure. Rated PG for some peril and brief, mild language. Running time: 120 min.

Starring Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker and Gregg Henry. Directed and written by James Gunn. Produced by Paul Brooks and Eric Newman. A Universal release. Horror/Comedy. Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, and language. Running time: 96 min.

Distributor: New Line
Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass, Shaun Toub, Ciaran Hinds and Shohreh Aghdashloo
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Screenwriter: Mike Rich
Producer: Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG for some violent content
Running time: 102 min.
Release date: December 1, 2006

Cast: Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga, Chazz Palminteri, Johnny Messner, Alex Neuberger, Karel Roden, Ivana Milicevic
Director: Wayne Kramer
Screenplay: Wayne Kramer
Cinematography: Jim Whitaker
Music: Mark Isham
U.S. Distributor: New Line Cinema

Cast: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Screenplay: Kurt Wimmer
Cinematography: Arthur Wong, Jimmy Wong
Music: Klaus Badelt
U.S. Distributor: Screen Gems

Starring:
Julian Morris as Owen
Lindy Booth as Dodger
Jared Padalecki as Tom
Jon Bon Jovi as Rich Walker
Sandra McCoy as Mercedes
Kristy Wu as Regina
Jane Beard as Miss McNally
Gary Cole as Mr. Matthews
Jesse Janzen as Randall
Paul James as Lewis
Ethan Cohn as Graham

Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith
Director: James McTeigue
Screenplay: The Wachowski Brothers, based on characters created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Music: Dario Marianelli
U.S. Distributor: Warner Brothers

Starring Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci and Bruce Willis. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Written by Jason Smilovic. Produced by Chris Roberts, Christopher Eberts, Kia Jam, Anthony Rhulen, Robert Kravis and Tyler Mitchell. A Weinstein release. Thriller. Rated R for profanity and strong violence. Running time: 110 min.

Clark Kent/Superman - Brandon Routh
Lois Lane - Kate Bosworth
Richard White - James Marsden
Perry White - Frank Langella
Martha Kent - Eva Marie Saint
Kitty Kowalski - Parker Posey
Stanford - Kal PennKal Penn
Jimmy Olsen - Sam HuntingtonSam Huntington
Lex Luthor - Kevin Spacey
Jason White - Tristan Lake Leabu
Ben Hubbard - James Karen
Brutus - David Fabrizio
Bo the Bartender - Jack Larson
Gertrude Vanderworth - Noel Neill

Voiced by Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Steve Buscemi. Directed by Gil Kenan. Written by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab. Produced by Jason Clark and Jack Rapke. A Columbia release. Animated comedy. Rated PG for scary images and some crude humor. Running time: 91 min.

Purists looking to tear apart this update of Neil Simon's 1972 screenplay, "The Heartbreak Kid," should relax and embrace what the Farrelly Brothers have done with the material. Blending Simon's work with their own frothy brew of filth, they've turned the "Kid" into a scream.

Voices by Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell and Wanda Sykes. Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick. Written by Len Blum. Produced by Bonnie Arnold. A DreamWorks release. Comedy. Rated PG for mild language. Running time: 83 min.

Starring Virginie Ledoyen, Lou Doillon, Catriona MacColl, Dorina Lazar, Jeróme Soufflet, Virginie Darmon, Marie Henry, Eric Pratt and Christophe Lemaire.
Screenplay by Pascal Laugier.

Directed by Pascal Laugier.

Starring Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, David Thewlis and Charlotte Rampling. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Written by Leora Barish and Henry Bean. Produced by Andrew G. Vajna, Mario Kassar, Moritz Borman and Joel B. Michaels. A Columbia release. Drama. Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, violence, language and some drug content. Running time: 113 min.

Voices by Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Cheech Marin, George Carlin and Richard Petty. Directed and written by John Lasseter. Produced by Darla K. Anderson. A Buena Vista release. Animated. Rated G. Running time: 116 min.

Starring Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut and Eddie Cibrian. Directed by Bruce Hunt. Written by Michael Steinberg & Tegan West. Produced by Neil Bluhm, Judd Malkin and Marco Mehlitz. A Screen Gems release. Horror/Thriller. Rated PG-13 for intense creature violence. Running time: 97 min.

Director: Marc Evans

Producer: Nicky Kentish Barnes, Jonathan Cavendish

Screenwriter: Richard Smith

Stars: Colin Firth, Naomie Harris, Mena Suvari, Brenda Fricker

Voices by Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamitti, Regina King, Bruce Campbell and Lily Tomlin. Directed and written by John A. Davis. Produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and John A. Davis. A Warner Bros. release. Animated. Rated PG for some mild rude humor and action. Running time: 88 min.

When 2005's Vin Diesel nightmare "The Pacifier" crossed over into blockbuster status, I knew there was going to be a heavy price to pay. Now emboldened by suburban moviegoer approval, Disney has recruited Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to be their next experiment, taking an extremely personable action star and turning him into a stooge for the benefit of a charmless, artificially-flavored family film.

Starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ian Holm and Ethan Hawke. Directed and written by Andrew Niccol. Produced by Phillippe Rousselot, Andrew Niccol, Nicolas Cage, Norman Golightly, Andy Grosch and Chris Roberts. A Lions Gate release. Drama. Rated R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality. Running time: 122 min.

Cast:
Robin Williams as Reverend Frank
Mandy Moore as Sadie Jones
John Krasinski as Ben Murphy
Eric Christian Olsen as Carlisle
Christine Taylor as Lindsey Jones
Josh Flitter as Choir Boy
DeRay Davis as Joel
Peter Strauss as Mr. Jones
Grace Zabriskie as Grandma Jones
Roxanne Hart as Mrs. Jones
Mindy Kaling as Shelley
Angela Kinsey as Judith the Jewelry Clerk
Rachael Harris as Janine
Brian Baumgartner as Jim

Starring Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas and Jonny Lee Miller. Directed by Karyn Kusama. Written Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. Produced by David Gale, Gregory Goodman, Gale Anne Hurd and Gary Lucchesi. A Paramount release. Sci-Fi/Action. Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and sexual content. Running time: 93 min.

Starring Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kris Kristofferson. Directed by John Maybury. Written by Massy Tadjedin and Marc Rocco. Produced by George Clooney, Marc Frydman, Peter Guber and Steven Soderbergh. A Warner Independent release. Drama/Thriller. Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity. Running time: 103 min

Plot
Mutants are on the verge of X-tinction, it seems, when US business Worthington Industries discovers a cure for mutation. This scientific breakthrough complicates and intensifies the battle — both physical and ideological — between Professor X’s (Stewart) integration-friendly X-Men and the human-hating muties let by Magneto (McKellen)...

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper, Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates. Directed by Tom Dey. Written by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember. Produced by Scott Rudin and Scott Aversano. A Paramount release. Comedy. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and language. Running time: 97 min.

Starring Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Directed by John Moore
Released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Starring Radha Mitchell, Laurie Holden, Sean Bean and Jodelle Ferland. Directed by Christophe Gans. Written by Roger Avary. Produced by Don Carmody and Samuel Hadida. A Tristar release. Horror. Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, disturbing images, and some language. Running time: 130 min.

Director: Gregory Mosher
Producer: Gina Mingacci, Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt, Cary Woods
Written By: William Wheeler
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Ed Harris, Julia Ormond
Review by: David Rolston

Starring Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine and Faizon Love. Directed by Donald Petrie. Written by I. Marlene King and Amy Harris. Produced by Arnon Milchan, Bruce Willis and Arnold Rifkin. Romantic comedy. A Fox release. Rated PG-13 for some brief sexual references. Running time: 102 min.

Cast:
Jason Statham as Chev Chelios
Amy Smart as Eve
Jose Pablo Cantillo as Verona
Efren Ramirez as Kaylo
Dwight Yoakam as Doc Miles
Carlos Sanz as Carlito
Reno Wilson as Orlando
Edi Gathegi as Haitian Cabbie
Keone Young as Don Kim
Valarie Rae Miller as Chocolate

Directed by Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor

Starring Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Erika Christensen, Barbara Hershey and Cliff Robertson. Directed and written by Mick Garris. Produced by Mick Garris, David Lancaster, Greg Malcolm, Joel T. Smith, T. Smith and Vicki Sotheran. A Motion Picture Corporation of America release. Horror. Rated R for violence, disturbing images, language, drug use and some nudity. Running time: 98 min.

Cast: Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Jacinda Barrett, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Mia Maestro, Jimmy Bennett, Freddy Rodriguez, Andre Braugher
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Screenplay: Mark Protosevich, based on the novel by Paul Gallico
Cinematography: John Seale
Music: Klaus Badelt
U.S. Distributor: Warner Brothers

I'd say it's a huge shame to see what's become of Cuba Gooding Jr. since his Oscar win, but since the guy's never once given a good performance (OK, aside from Jerry Maguire, fine) I don't think it's all that big of a shame. Hollywood's full of over-lucky, under-gifted actors, and Cuba's just one of many. But just for the fun of it, let's rattle through Gooding's cinematic output from 1999 up to an including 2006's predictably disposable End Game:

Cast: Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Kelly Macdonald, Celia Imrie, Angela Lansbury, Imelda Staunton, Thomas Sangster, Derek Jacobi
Director: Kirk Jones
Screenplay: Emma Thompson, based on the Nurse Matilda books by Christianna Brand
Cinematography: Henry Braham
Music: Patrick Doyle
U.S. Distributor: Universal Pictures

Starring Alyson Hannigan and Adam Campbell. Directed by Aaron Seltzer. Written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Produced by Paul Schiff and Jason Friedberg. A Fox release. Comedy. Rated PG-13 for continuous crude and sexual humor, including language. Running time: 82 min.

Voiced by Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, John Hurt, Pip Torrens, Rik Mayall and Olivia Williams. Directed by Gary Chapman. Written by Jordan Katz, George Webster and George Melrod. Produced by John H. Williams. A Buena Vista release. Animated/Family. Rated G. Running time: 78 min.

Starring Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Mario, Drew Sidora and Rachel Griffiths. Directed by Anne Fletcher. Written by Duane Adler and Melissa Rosenberg. Produced by Patrick Wachsberger, Erik Feig, Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot. A Buena Vista release. Drama. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, brief violence and innuendo. Running time: 98 min.

Cast: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciaran Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, Geoffrey Rush, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Lonsdale, Mathiew Amalric
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, Barry Mendel, Colin Wilson
Screenplay: Tony Kushner, based on Vengeance by George Jonas
Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
Music: John Williams
U.S. Distributor: Universal Pictures

Starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Plummer. Directed by Spike Lee. Written by Russell Gewirtz. Produced by Brian Grazer. A Universal release. Crime thriller. Rated R for language and some violent images. Running time: 129 min.

Cast:
Colin Farrell as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Jamie Foxx as Det. Ricardo Tubbs
Li Gong as Isabella
Luis Tosar as Arcangel de Jesus Montoya
Naomie Harris as Trudy Joplin
John Ortiz as Jose Yero

Starring Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Melissa George and RZA. Directed by Mikael Hafstrom. Written by Stuart Beattie. Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Cooper. A Miramax release. Drama. Rated R for strong disturbing violence, language and some sexuality. Running time: 106 min.

Starring Paul Walker, Tyrese, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thom Barry and James Remar. Directed by John Singleton. Written by Michael Brandt & Derek Haas. Produced by Neal H. Moritz. A Universal release. Action/Thriller/Drama. Rated PG-13 for street racing, violence, language and some sensuality. Running time: 100 min.

Starring Lou Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Benjamin Bratt, Kelli Garner, Vince Vaughn and Keanu Reeves. Directed and written by Mike Mills. Produced by Anthony Bregman and Bob Stephenson. An SPC release. Drama/Comedy. Rated R for drug/alcohol use and sexuality involving teens, language and a disturbing image. Running time: 94 min.

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Marguiles, Nathan Phillips, Rachel Blanchard, Flex Alexander and Kenan Thompson. Directed by David R. Ellis. Written by John Heffernan. Produced by Gary M. Levinsohn, Don Granger and Craig Berenson. A New Line release. Horror/comedy. Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and drug use, and intense sequences of terror and violence. Running time: 105 min.

Cast (voices): Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifa, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Screenplay: Jon Vitti
Music: John Powell
U.S. Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Cast:
Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell
Keri Russell as Lindsey
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Owen Davian
Bahar Soomekh as Ms. Kari
Laurence Fishburne as Brassel
Billy Crudup as John Musgrave
Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn
Michelle Monaghan as Julia
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Declan
Maggie Q as Zhen

Running Length: 1:27
MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Sexual situations, profanity)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Cast: Jesse Metcalf, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel, Penn Badgley, Jenny McCarthy
Director: Betty Thomas
Screenplay: Jeff Lowell
Cinematography: Anthony B. Richmond
Music: Richard Gibbs
U.S. Distributor: 20th Century Fox

I know some will find my two star rating here incredible, as most reviews will go with single or even zero stars. There's even a dude on IMDb calling it "the worst movie I have ever seen", and I can't say that I blame him.

Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ryan Merriman. Directed by James Wong. Written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Produced by Glen Morgan, Craig Perry, James Wong and Warren Zide. A New Line release. Horror/ Thriller. Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language and some nudity. Running time: 115 min.

Starring Debra Messing and Dermont Mulroney. Directed by Clare Kilner. Written by Dana Fox. Produced by Nathalie Marciano, Michelle Chydzik Sowa, Jessica Bendinger and Paul Brooks. A Universal release. Romantic comedy. Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue. Running time: 93 min.

Distributor: MGM
Cast: Michelle Trachtenberg, Katie Cassidy, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert, Oliver Hudson and Robert Mann
Director/Screenwriter: Glen Morgan
Producers: Marty Adelstein, Marc Butan, Steven Hoban, Glen Morgan, Scott Nemes, Dawn Parouse and James Wong
Genre: Horror
Rating: R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language
Running time: 100 min.
Release date: December 25, 2006

Brett Leonard (director) / David Abramowitz, Stephen Kelvin Watkins (screenplay)
CAST: Adrian Paul … Duncan MacLeod
Peter Wingfield … Methos
Thekla Reuten … Anna
Jim Byrnes … Joe Dawson
Thom Fell … Giovanni
Cristian Solimeno … The Guardian
Stephen Wight … Reggie

OK, I get it now: Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg are agents of Satan himself, and their recruitment video is "Meet the Spartans," the latest in their own private franchise of head-slappingly awful parody product.

Starring Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey Wright, Sarita Choudhury, Freddy Rodriguez, Bill Irwin and Jared Harris. Directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan. Produced by M. Night Shyamalan and Sam Mercer. A Warner Bros. release. Supernatural drama. Rated PG-13 for some frightening sequences. Running time: 108 min.

Starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt and Adrian Grenier. Directed by David Frankel. Written by Aline Brosh McKenna. Produced by Wendy Finerman. A Fox release. Comedy. Rated PG-13 for some sensuality. Running time: 109 min.

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal and Hope Davis. Directed by John Madden. Written by David Auburn and Rebecca Miller. Produced by Jeffrey Sharp, John N. Hart Jr., Robert Kessel and Alison Owen. A Miramax release. Drama. Rated PG-13 for some sexual content, language and drug references. Running time: 100 min.

Starring Jordan Ladd, Rider Strong, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent and Joey Kern. Directed by Eli Roth. Written by Eli Roth and Randy Pearlstein. Produced by Evan Astrowsky, Sam Froelich, Lauren Moews and Eli Roth. A Lions Gate release. Horror. Not yet rated. Running time: 94 min.

Starring Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, Kim Basinger and David Rasche. Directed by Clark Johnson. Written by George Nolfi. Produced by Michael Douglas, Marcy Drogin and Arnon Milchan. A Fox release. Thriller. Rated PG-13 for intense action violence and a scene of sensuality. Running time: 108 min.

Starring Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, John Sharian, Michael Ironside and Larry Gilliard. Directed by Brad Anderson. Written by Scott Alan Kosar. Produced by Julia Fernandez. A Paramount Classics release. Psychological thriller. Rated R for violence and disturbing images, sexuality and language. Running time: 98 min.

Starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes and Lynn Collins. Directed and written by Michael Radford. Produced by Cary Brokaw, Barry Navidi, Jason Piette and Michael Lionello Cowan. A Sony Pictures Classics release. Drama. Not yet rated. Running time: 134 min.

Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy Costigan
Matt Damon as Colin Sullivan
Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello
Martin Sheen as Oliver Queenan
Vera Farmiga as Madeleine
Mark Wahlberg as Dignam
Anthony Anderson as Brown
Ray Winstone as Mr. French
Alec Baldwin as Ellerby

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Cast:
Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider
Eva Mendes as Roxanne Simpson
Wes Bentley as Blackheart
Peter Fonda as Mephistopheles
Sam Elliott as Caretaker
Donal Logue as Mack
Laurence Breuls as Gressil
Daniel Frederiksen as Wallow
Mathew Wilkinson as Abigor
Brett Cullen as Barton Blaze
Matt Long as Young Johnny Blaze
Raquel Alessi as Young Roxanne Simpson

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Alfre Woodard, Lauren Collins
Director: Liz Friedlander
Screenplay: Dianne Houston
Cinematography: Alex Nepomniaschy
Music: Swizz Beatz, Aaron Zigman
U.S. Distributor: New Line Cinema

Starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Dustin Hoffman, Radha Mitchell and Freddie Highmore. Directed by Marc Forster. Written by David Magee. Produced by Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower. A Miramax release. Period drama. Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language. Running time: 101 min.

As the winter sun sets over the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska, the residents prepare for 30 days of total darkness. But sunset heralds the arrival of a pack of hungry vampires, who have a whole month to kill.

Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes and Ed Harris. Directed by David Cronenberg. Written by Josh Olson. Produced by Chris Bender and J.C. Spink. A New Line release. Drama. Rated R for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use. Running time: 95 min.

Starring Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and Robert Joy. Directed and written by George A. Romero. Produced by Mark Canton, Bernie Goldman and Peter Grunwald. A Universal release. Horror. Rated R for pervasive strong violence and gore, language, brief sexuality and some drug use. Running time: 95 min.

Det. Frazier: Denzel Washington
Dalton Russell: Clive Owen
Madeline White: Jodie Foster
Capt. John Darius: Willem Dafoe
Det. Bill Mitchell: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Arthur Case: Christopher Plummer
Stevie: Kim Director
Steve-O: James Ransone

Starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def and David Morse. Directed by Richard Donner. Written by Richard Wenk. Produced by Jim Van Wyck, John Thompson, Arnold Rifkin, Avi Lerner and Randall Emmett. A Warner Bros. release. Action-thriller. Rated PG-13 for violence, intense sequences of action and some strong language. Running time: 101 min.

Starring Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Rainn Wilson, Anna Faris and Eddie Izzard. Directed by Ivan Reitman. Written by Don Payne. Produced by Arnon Milchan and Gavin Polone. A Fox release. Comedy. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor, language and brief nudity. Running time: 96 min.

Starring Rachel Hurd-Ward, Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek and James D''Arcy.rd, Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek and James D'Arcy. Directed and written by Courtney Solomon. Produced by Courtney Solomon, Christopher Milburn and Andre Rouleau. A Freestyle release. Supernatural thriller. Rated PG-13 for intense terror sequences and thematic material. Running time: 82 mi

Starring Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, Jojo and Josh Hutcherson. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Written by Geoff Rodkey. Produced by Bobby Cohen and Lucy Fisher. A Columbia release. Comedy. Rated PG for crude humor and language. Running time: 98 min.

If there’s anything worse than an American take on a Japanese horror hit, it’s a brain-dead American take on Japanese horror hit. “Pulse” is another reason why nobody likes horror films anymore.

Peter Parker (Maguire) is happily in love with Mary Jane Watson (Dunst). But he comes under attack from escaped convict Flint Marko, AKA the Sandman (Church); former best friend Harry Osborn (Franco), now the deranged New Goblin; and at the Daily Bugle, where ace snapper Eddie Brock (Topher Grace) threatens his job

Starring Jennifer Carpenter, Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Colm Feore and Shohreh Aghdashloo. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Written by Paul Harris Boardman and Scott Derrickson. Produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Paul Harris Boardman, Tripp Vinson and Beau Flynn. A Columbia release. Drama/Thriller. Rated PG-13 for thematic material, including intense/frightening sequences and disturbing image. Running time: 114 min.

Starring Nick Cannon, Shawn Ashmore and Cheech Marin. Directed by Marcos Siega. Written by David T. Wagner & Brent Goldberg. Produced by Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy and Andrew Panay. A Miramax release. Action/Drama. Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual references, drug material and some teen drinking. Running time: 94 min.

Starring Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon and Brendan Fraser. Directed by Paul Haggis. Written by Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco. Produced by Mark R. Harris, Bobby Moresco, Paul Haggis, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari and Cathy Schulman. A Lions Gate release. Drama. Rated R for language, sexual content and some violence. Running time: 114 min.

Distributor: Warner Bros.
Voices: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, E.G. Daily, Magda Szubanski and Miriam Margolyes
Director: George Miller
Screenwriters: George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren Coleman
Producers: Doug Mitchell, George Miller and Bill Miller
Genre: Animated musical
Rating: PG for some mild peril and rude humor
Running time: 108 min.
Release date: November 17, 2006

Starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Linda Cardellini, Michelle Williams and Randy Quaid. Directed by Ang Lee. Written by Larry McMurtry and Dianna Ossana. Produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. A Focus release. Drama. Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and some violence. Running time: 133 min.

Starring Tobin Bell, Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Glenn Plummer and Dina Meyer. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Written by Darren Lynn Bousman and Leigh Whannell. Produced by Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman and Oren Koules. A Lions Gate Release. Horror/Thriller. Rated R for grisly violence and gore, terror, language and drug content. Running time: 93 min.

Starring Reese Witherspoon, Gabriel Byrne, Bob Hoskins, James Broadbent and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. Directed by Mira Nair. Written by Matthew Faulk, Mark Skeet and Julian Fellowes. Produced by Janette Day, Donna Gigliotti and Lydia Dean Pilcher. A Focus release. Drama. Rated PG-13 for some sensuality/partial nudity and a brief violent image. Running time: 140 min.

Starring Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Voices by Bill Murray, Tim Curry and Bob Hoskins. Directed by Tim Hill. Written by Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. Produced by John Davis. A Fox release. Comedy. Rated PG for some off-color elements. Running time: 77 min.

Dir: Andrew Davis
scr Ron L Brinkerhoff
with Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Melissa Sagemiller, Sela Ward, Neal McDonough, John Heard, Clancy Brown, Brian Geraghty, Dulé Hill, Peter Gail, Shelby Fenner, Bonnie Bramlett
release US 29.Sep.06,
UK 20.Oct.06
06/US Touchstone 2h09

Distributor: Fox
Cast: Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Jayma Mays, Faune Chambers, Crispin Glover and Tony Cox
Directors/Screenwriters: Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
Producer: Paul Schiff
Genre: Comedy Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and some comic violence
Running time: 86 min.

Starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. Directed by Alejandro Agresti. Written by David Auburn. Produced by Doug Davidson and Roy Lee. A Warner Bros. release. Romance/Drama. Rated PG for some language and a disturbing image. Running time: 98 min.

Cast:
Martin Lawrence as Boog (voice)
Ashton Kutcher as Elliot (voice)
Gary Sinise as Shaw (voice)
Debra Messing as Beth (voice)
Billy Connolly as McSquizzy (voice)
Georgia Engel as Bobbie (voice)
Jon Favreau as Reilly (voice)
Jane Krakowski as Giselle (voice)
Gordon Tootoosis as Gordy (voice)
Patrick Warburton as Ian (voice)
Cody Cameron as Mr. Weenie (voice)
Nika Futterman as Rosie (voice)
Danny Mann as Serge
Jack McGee as Hunter (voice)

I wasn’t much of a fan of 2004’s “The Grudge,” but that didn’t prepare me for the levels of awfulness the new sequel sinks to. Never in my life have I ever missed Sarah Michelle Geller’s touch more. Barf.

Distributor: Buena Vista
Cast: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel and Adam Goldberg
Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriters: Bill Marsilii & Terry Rossio
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Genre: Sci-fi thriller
Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images and some sensuality
Running time: 128 min.
Release date: November 22

United Kingdom/United States, 2006
U.S. Release Date: 12/29/06 (limited); 1/5/07 (wider)
Running Length: 1:32
MPAA Classification: PG
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Lucy Boynton
Director: Chris Noonan
Screenplay: Richard E. Maltby Jr.
Cinematography: Chris Seager
Music: Nigel Westlake
U.S. Distributor: MGM

Singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore are accidentally transported to LA in a Christmas tree. They befriend a songwriter (Lee) and long to be part of his family. But greedy music exec Ian Hawk (Cross) has other plans for the chipmunks.

Starring Steve Martin, Eugene Levy and Bonnie Hunt. Directed by Adam Shankman. Written by Sam Harper. Produced by Shawn Levy and Ben Myron. A Fox release. Comedy. Rated PG for some crude humor and mild language. Running time: 93 min.

Cast: Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Nick Cheung, Josie Ho, Roy Cheung, Lam Suet, Richie Jen, Simon Yam, Lam Ka Tung, Cheung Siu Fai, Tam Ping Man, Hui Siu Hung and Ellen Chan
Directed by: Johnnie To
Screenplay by: Szeto Kam Yuen and Yip Tin Shing
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: NR
Year: 2006

ANIMATED
United States, 2007
U.S. Release Date: 11/2/07 (wide)
Running Length: 1:25
MPAA Classification: PG
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Cast (voices): Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Kathy Bates, Barry Levinson
Directors: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Screenplay: Jerry Seinfeld and Spike Feresten & Barry Marder & Andy Robin
Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams
U.S. Distributor: Dreamworks

A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of a Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment presentation of a Brian Grazer/John Calley production. Produced by Grazer, Calley. Executive producers, Todd Hallowell, Dan Brown. Directed by Ron Howard. Screenplay, Akiva Goldsman, based on the book by Dan Brown.

Robert Langdon - Tom Hanks
Sophie Neveu - Audrey Tautou
Sir Leigh Teabing - Ian McKellen
Captain Bezu Fache - Jean Reno
Silas - Paul Bettany
Bishop Aringarosa - Alfred Molina

Starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum and Laura Ramsey. Directed by Andy Fickman. Written by Ewan Leslie, Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. Produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Ewan Leslie. A DreamWorks release. Comedy. Rated PG-13 for some sexual material. Running time: 105 min.

Starring Andy Garcia, Bill Murray, Ines Sastre and Dustin Hoffman. Directed by Andy Garcia. Written by G. Cabrera Infante. Produced by Frank Mancuso Jr. and Andy Garcia. A Magnolia release. Drama. Rated R for violence. Running time: 139 mi

Distributor: Paramount/DreamWorks
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson and Anika Noni Rose
Director/Screenwriter: Bill Condon
Producer: Laurence Mark
Genre: Musical
Rating: PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content
Running time: 130 min.
Release date: December 15, 2006 NY/LA/SF, December 25 exp, January 19, 2007 wide