Part 2
 
Matchstick Men (2003)  (K7&8) Comedy / Drama / Crime / Thriller
 
Starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Bruce Altman, Alison Lohman and Bruce Mcgill. Directed by Ridley Scott
 
Meet Roy and Frank, a couple of professional small-time con artists. What Roy, a veteran of the grift, and Frank, his ambitious protégé, are swindling these days are "water filtration systems," bargain-basement water filters bought by unsuspecting people who pay ten times their value in order to win bogus prizes like cars, jewelry and overseas vacations--which they never collect. These scams net the flim-flam men a few hundred here, another thousand there, which eventually adds up to a lucrative partnership. Roy's private life, however, is not so successful. An obsessive-compulsive agoraphobe with no personal relationships to call his own, Roy is barely hanging on to his wits, and when his idiosyncrasies begin to threaten his criminal productivity he's forced to seek the help of a psychoanalyst just to keep him in working order. While Roy is looking for a quick fix, his therapy begets more than he bargained for: the revelation that he has a teenage daughter--a child whose existence he suspected but never dared confirm. What's more troubling, 14-year-old Angela wants to meet the father she never knew. At first, Angela's appearance disrupts her neurotic father's carefully ordered routine. Soon, however, with his own unique spin on parenthood, Roy begins to enjoy a relationship he never dreamed of having with his daughter. But while he develops paternal feelings for the 14-year-old, she's developing a fascination with Daddy's questionable career.
 
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Mystic River (2003) (K5)  Drama / Crime / Mystery
 
Starring Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney and Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Clint Eastwood
 
Childhood friends Jimmy Marcus (Penn), Sean Devine (Bacon) and Dave Boyle (Robbins) reunite following the death of Jimmy's oldest daughter, Katie (Rossum). Sean's a police detective on the case, gathering difficult and disturbing evidence; he's also tasked with handling Jimmy's rage and need for retribution.
 
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Open Range (2003) (K6)  Drama / Western  
 
Starring Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening and Michael Gambon. Directed by Kevin Costner
 
Boss Spearman, Charley Waite, Mose Harrison and Button freegraze their cattle across the vast prairies of the West, sharing a friendship forged by a steadfast code of honor and living a life unencumbered by civilization. When their wayward herd forces them near the small town of Harmonville, the cowboys encounter a corrupt sheriff and kingpin rancher who govern the territory through fear, tyranny and violence. Boss and Charley find themselves inextricably drawn towards an inevitable showdown, as they are forced to defend the freedom and values of a lifestyle that is all too quickly vanishing. Amidst the turmoil, life suddenly takes an unexpected turn for the loner Charley when he meets the beautiful and warm spirited Sue Barlow, a woman who embraces both his heart and his soul.
 
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Out Of Time (K4)  2003 Crime / Drama / Thriller
 
Starring Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, Dean Cain and John Billingsley. Directed by Carl Franklin
 
Matt Whitlock (Denzel Washington) is the Chief of Police in a small town outside of Miami, Florida, living and working in a place that is normally reserved for those who have retired and spend the rest of their days relaxing in the sun. Although he enjoys his job, his drinking whilst on duty is an obvious flaw in his character, brought about in ways by his recent divorce from wife Alex (Eva Mendes). Whitlock is currently having an affair with a local resident, Ann Merai Harrison (Sanaa Lathan), whose abusive husband Chris (Dean Cain) has driven her to adultery. Recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, Ann Merai plans on rewarding Whitlock's loyalty to her with a handsome payout from her life insurance. After an apparent arson attack on their house kills Ann Merai and Chris, Alex arrives back on the scene as the detective in charge of the case - and Whitlock soon finds himself the prime suspect...
 
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The Prince & Me (2004) (K7)  Comedy / Romance
 
Starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, Miranda Richardson and James Fox. Directed by Martha Coolidge
 
A fairy tale love-story about a pre-med student who falls in love with a Danish Prince who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige (Julia Stiles) and Edvard or Eddy (Luke Mably) come from two different worlds, but there's and undeniable attraction between them.
 
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School Of Rock (K4) 2003 Comedy / Music  
 
Starring Jack Black, Adam Pascal, Chris Stack and Sarah Silverman.  Directed by Richard Linklater
 
Down and out rock star Dewey Finn (Black) gets fired from his band, and he faces a mountain of debts and depression. He takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful effect on his students. He also meets Zack, a 10-year-old guitar prodigy, who could help Dewey win a "battle of the bands" competition, which would solve his financial problems and put him back in the spotlight.
 
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Something's Gotta Give (K2) 2003  Comedy / Romance / Drama  
 
Starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand and Amanda Peet. Directed by Nancy Meyers
 
Sixty-three year old Harry has a reputation for dating girls a third his age. Taking Marin, his latest belle, back to her beach house for the weekend he is taken aback when her mother Erica unexpectedly turns up. Suffering a heart attack while romancing Marin, Harry finds himself housebound with Erica his nurse and only companion. As they grudgingly get to know each other something starts to stir, though as the hosptital doctor who treated him has taken a shine to Erica, Harry could have serious competition.
 
Regards Satdude.

Part 2
 
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (K3) 2004 Action / Thriller / Drama / Crime  
 
Starring Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah and Michael Parks. Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
 
The second half of Quentin Tarantino's epic of love and vengeance finds assassin Black Mamba venturing into the American Southwest and Mexico to kill two of her traitorous allies, and to seek out her lover Bill, who mysteriously arranged to have her murdered.
 
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The Last Samurai (2003) (K2) Action / Adventure / Drama / War  
 
Starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall and Billy Connolly. Directed by Edward Zwick
 
American War Captain Nathan Algren (Cruise) trains and lead's a group of Japenese soldiers to defeat a rebellion of the countries remaining Samurai. Algren is captured by the Samurai and soon becomes part of the village he is being held hostage in and find's that his true warrior is becoming unleashed as he trains to become a Samurai with the very people we once called his enemies. Soon, the Japenese forces begin to search for the Samurai again... ready to begin a war with them that will soon determine the fate of Japenese traditions, and thier lives.
 
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Mystic River (2003) (K8) Drama / Crime / Mystery
 
Starring Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney and Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Clint Eastwood
 
Childhood friends Jimmy Marcus (Penn), Sean Devine (Bacon) and Dave Boyle (Robbins) reunite following the death of Jimmy's oldest daughter, Katie (Rossum). Sean's a police detective on the case, gathering difficult and disturbing evidence; he's also tasked with handling Jimmy's rage and need for retribution.
 
 
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Paycheck (K5) (2003) Sci-Fi / Thriller / Action / Mystery
 
Starring  Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti and Colm Feore. Directed by John Woo
 
An engineer named Jennings (Affleck) awakens one day to discover that the last two years of his life and the work he did for a man named Rethrick (Eckhart) during that time has been erased from his memory. He also learns that he agreed to the two years secret work and erasure in exchange for a huge sum of money. But when he goes to collect his paycheck, Jennings learns that before his memory was erased, he gave up the money in exchange for a small bag of worthless clues and trinkets. When the police come looking for him, Jennings must go on the lam and try to put together the last two years so he can prove his innocence. Using the strange trinkets he previously left for himself, he goes on a journey in search of Rethrick, where he used to work, and how he even knew that these worthless items would save his life.
 
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Scary Movie 3 (2003) (K3) Comedy / Horror
 
Starring Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, Marny Eng. Charlie Sheen. Directed by David Zucker
  
Roving reporter Cindy Campbell sets out to find a hard news story in the middle of television sweeps. She soon uncovers an outrageous onslaught of globe-threatening developments including alien invaders, killer videotapes, freaky crop circles, prophecies of The One, eerie-eyed children, ambitious white rappers and even a run-in with Michael Jackson. Faced with conspiracies of massive proportions, and a crew of very strange people following her around, Cindy must fight to stop evil from taking over the world yet again.
 
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School Of Rock (K4)  2003 Comedy / Music  
 
Starring Jack Black, Adam Pascal, Chris Stack and Sarah Silverman.  Directed by Richard Linklater
 
Down and out rock star Dewey Finn (Black) gets fired from his band, and he faces a mountain of debts and depression. He takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful effect on his students. He also meets Zack, a 10-year-old guitar prodigy, who could help Dewey win a "battle of the bands" competition, which would solve his financial problems and put him back in the spotlight.
 
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Something's Gotta Give (K2) 2003 Comedy / Romance / Drama  
 
Starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand and Amanda Peet. Directed by Nancy Meyers
 
Sixty-three year old Harry has a reputation for dating girls a third his age. Taking Marin, his latest belle, back to her beach house for the weekend he is taken aback when her mother Erica unexpectedly turns up. Suffering a heart attack while romancing Marin, Harry finds himself housebound with Erica his nurse and only companion. As they grudgingly get to know each other something starts to stir, though as the hosptital doctor who treated him has taken a shine to Erica, Harry could have serious competition.
 
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) (K6) Action / Comedy / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi  
 
Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara Ricardo Montalban. Directed by Robert Rodriguez
 
Of course, director Robert Rodriguez ("Once Upon a Time in Mexico") is notorious for being fast-paced and furious. He is perfect for material such as this. It's just a question of whether we, as a viewer, can put up with one long 90-minute 3-D theme park ride/videogame imitation without taking part in the process. Videogames are, after all, essentially interactive -- they wouldn't be entertaining if we just watched the characters move about on the screen, which is exactly what happens here.
 
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Wonderland (K6) 2003 (NEW) Crime / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
 
Starring Val Kilmer,  Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, and Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by James Cox
 
The movie looks at the events that led up to the infamous Wonderland Murders in Los Angeles in July, 1981, as well as the investigation. What is known for sure is that 4 people were murdered in their Wonderland Avenue apartment, apparently as retaliation for their robbery of a notorious L.A. nightclub magnate. What is not known is what part porn star John Holmes played in the murders. The police investigation relies on the testimony of two men: Holmes himself, and a biker who took part in the robbery, whose girlfriend was one of the victims. The biker says Holmes had to have taken part directly in the murders (and, in fact, his palm print was found at the crime scene). However, Holmes claims that he only set up the robbery and the hit, but wasn't in the apartment at the time of the murders. Now the police are caught in a dilemma. But whom are they supposed to believe: a biker with a heroin habit who has a personal ax to grind against Holmes, or a porn star with a notorious cocaine habit who is also known in many circles as a pathological liar?
 
Regards Satdude.    ;)

Part 2
 
Mystic River (2003) (K5) Drama / Crime / Mystery
 
Starring Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney and Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Clint Eastwood
 
Childhood friends Jimmy Marcus (Penn), Sean Devine (Bacon) and Dave Boyle (Robbins) reunite following the death of Jimmy's oldest daughter, Katie (Rossum). Sean's a police detective on the case, gathering difficult and disturbing evidence; he's also tasked with handling Jimmy's rage and need for retribution.
 
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The Prince & Me (K3) 2004 Comedy / Romance
 
Starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, Miranda Richardson and James Fox. Directed by Martha Coolidge
 
A fairy tale love-story about a pre-med student who falls in love with a Danish Prince who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige (Julia Stiles) and Edvard or Eddy (Luke Mably) come from two different worlds, but there's and undeniable attraction between them.
 
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Something's Gotta Give (K2) 2003 Comedy / Romance / Drama  
 
Starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand and Amanda Peet. Directed by Nancy Meyers
 
Sixty-three year old Harry has a reputation for dating girls a third his age. Taking Marin, his latest belle, back to her beach house for the weekend he is taken aback when her mother Erica unexpectedly turns up. Suffering a heart attack while romancing Marin, Harry finds himself housebound with Erica his nurse and only companion. As they grudgingly get to know each other something starts to stir, though as the hosptital doctor who treated him has taken a shine to Erica, Harry could have serious competition.
 
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Spartan (K3)  (NEW) 2004  Thriller / Crime / Drama
 
Starring Tia Texada, Derek Luke, Val Kilmer, Jeremie Campbell,  
and Bob Jennings. Directed by David Mamet
 
In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When the President's 15-year-old daughter goes missing, it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is the first stop en route to a white slavery auction house in Dubai. The abductors may not know whom they've grabbed, but once they figure it out, the girl is doomed. As Scott is set to fly to the Middle East, the drowned body of the girl turns up. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they've been handed.
 
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) (K6) Action / Comedy / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi  
 
Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara Ricardo Montalban. Directed by Robert Rodriguez
 
Of course, director Robert Rodriguez ("Once Upon a Time in Mexico") is notorious for being fast-paced and furious. He is perfect for material such as this. It's just a question of whether we, as a viewer, can put up with one long 90-minute 3-D theme park ride/videogame imitation without taking part in the process. Videogames are, after all, essentially interactive -- they wouldn't be entertaining if we just watched the characters move about on the screen, which is exactly what happens here.
 
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Undisputed (K4)  (NEW)  2002 Drama / Action / Crime
 
Starring Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker and Jon Seda. Directed by Walter Hill
 
George "Ice Man" Chambers (Rhames) is a top ranked heavyweight boxer. However Chambers has his world turned upside down when he is accused of rape and sent to prison. Upon his arrival he hears talk about Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) who is the top ranked prison boxing champ 10 years running. Immediately there is bad blood with Chambers not wanting to be second to no one which leads to a lunch room fight between the men. Figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict Emmanuel 'Mendy' Ripstein (Peter Falk) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real ''undisputed'' champ.  
 
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Wonderland (K6) 2003 Crime / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
 
Starring Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, and Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by James Cox
 
The movie looks at the events that led up to the infamous Wonderland Murders in Los Angeles in July, 1981, as well as the investigation. What is known for sure is that 4 people were murdered in their Wonderland Avenue apartment, apparently as retaliation for their robbery of a notorious L.A. nightclub magnate. What is not known is what part porn star John Holmes played in the murders. The police investigation relies on the testimony of two men: Holmes himself, and a biker who took part in the robbery, whose girlfriend was one of the victims. The biker says Holmes had to have taken part directly in the murders (and, in fact, his palm print was found at the crime scene). However, Holmes claims that he only set up the robbery and the hit, but wasn't in the apartment at the time of the murders. Now the police are caught in a dilemma. But whom are they supposed to believe: a biker with a heroin habit who has a personal ax to grind against Holmes, or a porn star with a notorious cocaine habit who is also known in many circles as a pathological liar?
 
Regards Satdude.  

Part 2
 
School of Rock (K8) 2003 Comedy / Music
 
Starring Jack Black, Adam Pascal, Lucas Papaelias, Chris Stack and Sarah Silverman. Directed by Richard Linklater
 
Down and out rock star Dewey Finn (Black) gets fired from his band, and he faces a mountain of debts and depression. He takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful effect on his students. He also meets Zack, a 10-year-old guitar prodigy, who could help Dewey win a "battle of the bands" competition, which would solve his financial problems and put him back in the spotlight.
 
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Something's Gotta Give (K2) 2003 Comedy / Romance / Drama  
 
Starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand and Amanda Peet. Directed by Nancy Meyers
 
Sixty-three year old Harry has a reputation for dating girls a third his age. Taking Marin, his latest belle, back to her beach house for the weekend he is taken aback when her mother Erica unexpectedly turns up. Suffering a heart attack while romancing Marin, Harry finds himself housebound with Erica his nurse and only companion. As they grudgingly get to know each other something starts to stir, though as the hosptital doctor who treated him has taken a shine to Erica, Harry could have serious competition.
 
-------------------------------
 
Spartan (K3) 2004 Thriller / Crime / Drama
 
Starring Tia Texada, Derek Luke, Val Kilmer, Jeremie Campbell,  
and Bob Jennings. Directed by David Mamet
 
In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When the President's 15-year-old daughter goes missing, it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is the first stop en route to a white slavery auction house in Dubai. The abductors may not know whom they've grabbed, but once they figure it out, the girl is doomed. As Scott is set to fly to the Middle East, the drowned body of the girl turns up. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they've been handed.
 
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) (K6) Action / Comedy / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi  
 
Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara Ricardo Montalban. Directed by Robert Rodriguez
 
Of course, director Robert Rodriguez ("Once Upon a Time in Mexico") is notorious for being fast-paced and furious. He is perfect for material such as this. It's just a question of whether we, as a viewer, can put up with one long 90-minute 3-D theme park ride/videogame imitation without taking part in the process. Videogames are, after all, essentially interactive -- they wouldn't be entertaining if we just watched the characters move about on the screen, which is exactly what happens here.
 
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Timeline (K8)  (NEW) 2003  Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi  
 
Starring Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, and David Thewlis. Directed by Richard Donner
 
A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
 
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Twisted (K2)   (NEW) 2004 Thriller / Mystery / Crime
 
Starring Ashley Judd, Samuel L Jackson, Andy Garcia and David Strathairn. Directed by Philip Kaufman
 
Jessica, whose father was a serial killer, is a female police officer. While investigating a murder, she finds herself in the center of her own investigation, when her former lovers start dying around her at a furious pace.  
 
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Undisputed (K4) (NEW) 2002 Drama / Action / Crime
 
Starring Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker and Jon Seda. Directed by Walter Hill
 
George "Ice Man" Chambers (Rhames) is a top ranked heavyweight boxer. However Chambers has his world turned upside down when he is accused of rape and sent to prison. Upon his arrival he hears talk about Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) who is the top ranked prison boxing champ 10 years running. Immediately there is bad blood with Chambers not wanting to be second to no one which leads to a lunch room fight between the men. Figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict Emmanuel 'Mendy' Ripstein (Peter Falk) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real ''undisputed'' champ.  
 
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Wonderland (K6) 2003 Crime / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
 
Starring Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, and Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by James Cox
 
The movie looks at the events that led up to the infamous Wonderland Murders in Los Angeles in July, 1981, as well as the investigation. What is known for sure is that 4 people were murdered in their Wonderland Avenue apartment, apparently as retaliation for their robbery of a notorious L.A. nightclub magnate. What is not known is what part porn star John Holmes played in the murders. The police investigation relies on the testimony of two men: Holmes himself, and a biker who took part in the robbery, whose girlfriend was one of the victims. The biker says Holmes had to have taken part directly in the murders (and, in fact, his palm print was found at the crime scene). However, Holmes claims that he only set up the robbery and the hit, but wasn't in the apartment at the time of the murders. Now the police are caught in a dilemma. But whom are they supposed to believe: a biker with a heroin habit who has a personal ax to grind against Holmes, or a porn star with a notorious cocaine habit who is also known in many circles as a pathological liar?
 
Regards Satdude.    

Part 2
 
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (K7)  2004 (NEW) Comedy / Mystery / Action / Adventure / Family
 
Starring Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Matthew Lillard. Directed by Raja Gosnell
 
The Gang investigates the dastardly plans of a masked villain who is planning to take control of the city of Coolsville by tampering with the "Monster Machine" that reproduces Mystery, Inc's classic foes such as The 10,000 Volt Ghost, Captain Cutler and The Creeper. Their investigation leads them to the Coolsonian Museum where they are attending a book release red carpet event, along the way they encounter the mysterious museum curator Patrick (Seth Green) and a pesky Reporter (Alicia Silverstone), with a reported romantic subplot between the Reporter and our beloved Fred.
 
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Something's Gotta Give (K4) 2003 Comedy / Romance / Drama  
 
Starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand and Amanda Peet. Directed by Nancy Meyers
 
Sixty-three year old Harry has a reputation for dating girls a third his age. Taking Marin, his latest belle, back to her beach house for the weekend he is taken aback when her mother Erica unexpectedly turns up. Suffering a heart attack while romancing Marin, Harry finds himself housebound with Erica his nurse and only companion. As they grudgingly get to know each other something starts to stir, though as the hosptital doctor who treated him has taken a shine to Erica, Harry could have serious competition.
 
-------------------------------
 
Spartan (K3) 2004 Thriller / Crime / Drama
 
Starring Tia Texada, Derek Luke, Val Kilmer, Jeremie Campbell,  
and Bob Jennings. Directed by David Mamet
 
In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When the President's 15-year-old daughter goes missing, it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is the first stop en route to a white slavery auction house in Dubai. The abductors may not know whom they've grabbed, but once they figure it out, the girl is doomed. As Scott is set to fly to the Middle East, the drowned body of the girl turns up. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they've been handed.
 
-------------------------------
 
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) (K3) Action / Comedy / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi  
 
Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara Ricardo Montalban. Directed by Robert Rodriguez
 
Of course, director Robert Rodriguez ("Once Upon a Time in Mexico") is notorious for being fast-paced and furious. He is perfect for material such as this. It's just a question of whether we, as a viewer, can put up with one long 90-minute 3-D theme park ride/videogame imitation without taking part in the process. Videogames are, after all, essentially interactive -- they wouldn't be entertaining if we just watched the characters move about on the screen, which is exactly what happens here.
 
-------------------------------
 
Timeline (K8) (NEW) 2003 Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi  
 
Starring Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, and David Thewlis. Directed by Richard Donner
 
A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
 
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Twisted (K2) (NEW) 2004 Thriller / Mystery / Crime
 
Starring Ashley Judd, Samuel L Jackson, Andy Garcia and David Strathairn. Directed by Philip Kaufman
 
Jessica, whose father was a serial killer, is a female police officer. While investigating a murder, she finds herself in the center of her own investigation, when her former lovers start dying around her at a furious pace.  
 
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Undisputed (K4) 2002 Drama / Action / Crime
 
Starring Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker and Jon Seda. Directed by Walter Hill
 
George "Ice Man" Chambers (Rhames) is a top ranked heavyweight boxer. However Chambers has his world turned upside down when he is accused of rape and sent to prison. Upon his arrival he hears talk about Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) who is the top ranked prison boxing champ 10 years running. Immediately there is bad blood with Chambers not wanting to be second to no one which leads to a lunch room fight between the men. Figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict Emmanuel 'Mendy' Ripstein (Peter Falk) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real ''undisputed'' champ.
 
-------------------------------
 
Wonderland (K6) 2003 Crime / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
 
Starring Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, and Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by James Cox
 
The movie looks at the events that led up to the infamous Wonderland Murders in Los Angeles in July, 1981, as well as the investigation. What is known for sure is that 4 people were murdered in their Wonderland Avenue apartment, apparently as retaliation for their robbery of a notorious L.A. nightclub magnate. What is not known is what part porn star John Holmes played in the murders. The police investigation relies on the testimony of two men: Holmes himself, and a biker who took part in the robbery, whose girlfriend was one of the victims. The biker says Holmes had to have taken part directly in the murders (and, in fact, his palm print was found at the crime scene). However, Holmes claims that he only set up the robbery and the hit, but wasn't in the apartment at the time of the murders. Now the police are caught in a dilemma. But whom are they supposed to believe: a biker with a heroin habit who has a personal ax to grind against Holmes, or a porn star with a notorious cocaine habit who is also known in many circles as a pathological liar?
 
Regards Satdude.    

Part 2
 
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (K7) 2004 Comedy / Mystery / Action / Adventure / Family
 
Starring Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Matthew Lillard. Directed by Raja Gosnell
 
The Gang investigates the dastardly plans of a masked villain who is planning to take control of the city of Coolsville by tampering with the "Monster Machine" that reproduces Mystery, Inc's classic foes such as The 10,000 Volt Ghost, Captain Cutler and The Creeper. Their investigation leads them to the Coolsonian Museum where they are attending a book release red carpet event, along the way they encounter the mysterious museum curator Patrick (Seth Green) and a pesky Reporter (Alicia Silverstone), with a reported romantic subplot between the Reporter and our beloved Fred.
 
-------------------------------
 
Spartan (K3) 2004 Thriller / Crime / Drama
 
Starring Tia Texada, Derek Luke, Val Kilmer, Jeremie Campbell, and Bob Jennings. Directed by David Mamet
 
In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When the President's 15-year-old daughter goes missing, it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is the first stop en route to a white slavery auction house in Dubai. The abductors may not know whom they've grabbed, but once they figure it out, the girl is doomed. As Scott is set to fly to the Middle East, the drowned body of the girl turns up. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they've been handed.
 
-------------------------------
 
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) (K8) Action / Comedy / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi  
 
Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara Ricardo Montalban. Directed by Robert Rodriguez
 
Of course, director Robert Rodriguez ("Once Upon a Time in Mexico") is notorious for being fast-paced and furious. He is perfect for material such as this. It's just a question of whether we, as a viewer, can put up with one long 90-minute 3-D theme park ride/videogame imitation without taking part in the process. Videogames are, after all, essentially interactive -- they wouldn't be entertaining if we just watched the characters move about on the screen, which is exactly what happens here.
 
-------------------------------
 
Timeline (K8) 2003 Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi  
 
Starring Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, and David Thewlis. Directed by Richard Donner
 
A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
 
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Twisted (K2)  2004 Thriller / Mystery / Crime
 
Starring Ashley Judd, Samuel L Jackson, Andy Garcia and David Strathairn. Directed by Philip Kaufman
 
Jessica, whose father was a serial killer, is a female police officer. While investigating a murder, she finds herself in the center of her own investigation, when her former lovers start dying around her at a furious pace.  
 
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Undisputed (K4) 2002 Drama / Action / Crime
 
Starring Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker and Jon Seda. Directed by Walter Hill
 
George "Ice Man" Chambers (Rhames) is a top ranked heavyweight boxer. However Chambers has his world turned upside down when he is accused of rape and sent to prison. Upon his arrival he hears talk about Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) who is the top ranked prison boxing champ 10 years running. Immediately there is bad blood with Chambers not wanting to be second to no one which leads to a lunch room fight between the men. Figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict Emmanuel 'Mendy' Ripstein (Peter Falk) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real ''undisputed'' champ.
 
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Wonderland (K7) 2003 Crime / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
 
Starring Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, and Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by James Cox
 
The movie looks at the events that led up to the infamous Wonderland Murders in Los Angeles in July, 1981, as well as the investigation. What is known for sure is that 4 people were murdered in their Wonderland Avenue apartment, apparently as retaliation for their robbery of a notorious L.A. nightclub magnate. What is not known is what part porn star John Holmes played in the murders. The police investigation relies on the testimony of two men: Holmes himself, and a biker who took part in the robbery, whose girlfriend was one of the victims. The biker says Holmes had to have taken part directly in the murders (and, in fact, his palm print was found at the crime scene). However, Holmes claims that he only set up the robbery and the hit, but wasn't in the apartment at the time of the murders. Now the police are caught in a dilemma. But whom are they supposed to believe: a biker with a heroin habit who has a personal ax to grind against Holmes, or a porn star with a notorious cocaine habit who is also known in many circles as a pathological liar?
 
Regards Satdude.     ;)

Part 2
 
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (K7) 2004 Comedy / Mystery / Action / Adventure / Family
 
Starring Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Matthew Lillard. Directed by Raja Gosnell
 
The Gang investigates the dastardly plans of a masked villain who is planning to take control of the city of Coolsville by tampering with the "Monster Machine" that reproduces Mystery, Inc's classic foes such as The 10,000 Volt Ghost, Captain Cutler and The Creeper. Their investigation leads them to the Coolsonian Museum where they are attending a book release red carpet event, along the way they encounter the mysterious museum curator Patrick (Seth Green) and a pesky Reporter (Alicia Silverstone), with a reported romantic subplot between the Reporter and our beloved Fred.
 
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Something's Gotta Give (K2) 2003 Comedy / Romance / Drama  
 
Starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand and Amanda Peet. Directed by Nancy Meyers
 
Sixty-three year old Harry has a reputation for dating girls a third his age. Taking Marin, his latest belle, back to her beach house for the weekend he is taken aback when her mother Erica unexpectedly turns up. Suffering a heart attack while romancing Marin, Harry finds himself housebound with Erica his nurse and only companion. As they grudgingly get to know each other something starts to stir, though as the hosptital doctor who treated him has taken a shine to Erica, Harry could have serious competition.
 
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Spartan (K3) 2004 Thriller / Crime / Drama
 
Starring Tia Texada, Derek Luke, Val Kilmer, Jeremie Campbell, and Bob Jennings. Directed by David Mamet
 
In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When the President's 15-year-old daughter goes missing, it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is the first stop en route to a white slavery auction house in Dubai. The abductors may not know whom they've grabbed, but once they figure it out, the girl is doomed. As Scott is set to fly to the Middle East, the drowned body of the girl turns up. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they've been handed.
 
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Timeline (K8)  2003 Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi  
 
Starring Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, and David Thewlis. Directed by Richard Donner
 
A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
 
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Torque (K4)  (NEW) 2004 Action / Crime / Thriller
 
Starring Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Matt Schulze and Max Beesley. Directed by Joseph Kahn
 
Biker Cary Ford is framed by an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey (Ice Cube), leader of the most feared biker gang in the country. Ford is now on the run trying to clear his name from the murder with Trey and his gang looking for his blood.
 
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Troy (K3)  (NEW) 2004 Action / Drama / War / Adventure / Romance
 
Starring Julian Glove, Brad Pitt, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropisr and Jacob Smith. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
 
In the year 1193 B.C., Paris, a prince of Troy woos Helen, Queen of Sparta, away from her husband, Menelaus, setting the kingdoms of Mycenae Greece at war with Troy. The Greeks sail to Troy and lay siege. Achilles was the greatest hero among the Greeks, while Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, embodied the hopes of the people of his city.
 
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Twisted (K2) 2004 Thriller / Mystery / Crime
 
Starring Ashley Judd, Samuel L Jackson, Andy Garcia and David Strathairn. Directed by Philip Kaufman
 
Jessica, whose father was a serial killer, is a female police officer. While investigating a murder, she finds herself in the center of her own investigation, when her former lovers start dying around her at a furious pace.  
 
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Undisputed (K4 & 5) 2002 Drama / Action / Crime
 
Starring Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker and Jon Seda. Directed by Walter Hill
 
George "Ice Man" Chambers (Rhames) is a top ranked heavyweight boxer. However Chambers has his world turned upside down when he is accused of rape and sent to prison. Upon his arrival he hears talk about Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) who is the top ranked prison boxing champ 10 years running. Immediately there is bad blood with Chambers not wanting to be second to no one which leads to a lunch room fight between the men. Figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict Emmanuel 'Mendy' Ripstein (Peter Falk) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real ''undisputed'' champ.
 
Regards Satdude.