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Moviepie's Fall Movie Preview 2001!
Here's a look at upcoming movies through Thanksgiving (release dates are
subject to change). The remainder of the fall/holiday titles will be
previewed in mid-November:
Sept. 7
Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope: Documentary about the lives of nightclub
bouncers. Limited release from Artistic License Films.
L.I.E.: A 15-year-old boy, neglected by his father after his mother dies,
gets plenty of influence from an ex-Marine named Big John. Limited release
from Lot 47.
The Musketeer: Another spin on Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, with
D'Artagnan (Justin Chambers from "The Wedding Planner") in 17th-century
France seeking revenge against those responsible for the death of his
parents. Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea and Tim Roth co-star.
From Universal Pictures.
Our Lady of the Assassins: Barbet Schroeder ("Desperate Measures") directs
this drama about a writer who returns to Colombia after 30 years away and he
befriends a young gang-banger who is killed in a drive-by shooting. Movie is
based on the real-life experiences of its screenwriter, Fernando Vallejo.
Limited from Paramount Classics.
Rock Star: Mark Wahlberg, the one-time rapper known as Marky Mark, is the
lead singer for a cover band in this heavy-metal fantasy. Jennifer Aniston
co-stars. From Warner Bros.
Two Can Play That Game: Vivica A. Fox uses the rules she thinks all women
should know to get her philandering boyfriend back in line. Mo'nique
co-stars. From Screen Gems.
Soul Survivors: Melissa Sagemiller ("Get Over It") is involved in a car
wreck that claims her boyfriend (Casey Affleck). She suffers a head injury in
the crash, and continues to believe her boyfriend is still alive. From
Artisan Entertainment.
Sept. 14
Dinner Rush: Danny Aiello ("Prince of Central Park") is an Italian chef at
a trendy New York restaurant who reluctantly sits back as food critics heap
their praise on his son. Limited release from Access, expanding Sept. 28.
The Glass House: After losing their parents in a car wreck, a girl (Leelee
Sobieski) and her younger brother begin to suspect that their new guardians
had something to do with the crash. From Columbia Pictures.
Haiku Tunnel: An aspiring novelist proves himself at a number of temp jobs,
but when he finally lands a permanent position, he can't handle it. Limited
release from Sony Pictures Classics.
Hardball: A hard-drinking, gambling Keanu Reeves is recruited to coach an
inner-city Little League team. In a typical Hollywood ending, he's
transformed by the experience. In a rare daily double, Diane Lane co-stars in
both "Hardball" and "The Glass House." From Paramount Pictures.
Sept. 21
Big Trouble: Tim Allen and Rene Russo star in a comedy about a nuclear
device rigged to explode in a Miami airport, and what happens to the people
who come into contact with it. Based on a story penned by columnist Dave
Barry. The cast also includes Omar Epps, Dennis Farina and Janeane Garofalo.
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld ("Get Shorty," "Men in Black"). From Touchstone
Pictures.
Glitter: Art imitates life for Mariah Carey in the story of a singer hurled
into the New York club scene in the early 1980s. Look for a lot of press
about Carey rebounding from her emotional and physical breakdown, which
delayed the release of the film and its companion CD soundtrack. The singer's
coming-out interview will be with Barbara Walters on the Sept. 12 edition of
20/20. From Twentieth Century Fox.
Liam: The struggles of an Irish Catholic family in Liverpool are at the
center of this Depression-era drama directed by Stephen Frears ("High
Fidelity"). Limited release from Lions Gate Films, expanding Oct. 5.
Megiddo: Omega Code 2: The follow-up to 1999's Christian grass-roots hit,
with Michael York starring in the thriller about the rise and fall of a
political figure some believe is the antichrist. Limited release from
Providence.
Sidewalks of New York: Edward Burns does everything except fill your bucket
of popcorn for this romantic comedy about the relationships between three men
and three women (one of them is Heather Graham). Burns stars in, directed,
wrote and produced the film. Limited release from Paramount Classics.
Training Day: Denzel Washington is a Los Angeles cop who shows a rookie
(Ethan Hawke) the undercover narcotics beat. Scripted by David Ayer ("The
Fast and the Furious"). From Warner Bros.
Sept. 28
Don't Say A Word: Michael Douglas is a psychiatrist who must get some
information from one of his patients in order to win the release of his
kidnapped daughter. Famke Janssen and Oliver Platt co-star. From Twentieth
Century Fox.
Extreme Days: A summer of adventure awaits four longtime buddies after
graduating from college. Limited release from Providence.
Hearts in Atlantis: Anthony Hopkins ("Hannibal") shows he can be a good
guy, befriending a fatherless boy. The Vietnam War-era drama is based on a
work from Stephen King. From Warner Bros.
Zoolander: Ben Stiller is no longer the sought-after male model he once was
(Imagine that!), and when he tries to reclaim his top billing, he is
brainwashed into assassinating the president of Malaysia. Stiller also wrote
the screenplay and directs. The cast includes Will Ferrell, Jerry Stiller,
Christine Taylor and Owen Wilson. From Paramount Pictures.
Oct. 3
The Wash: Rappers Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog are roommates who also work
together at a car wash. Continuing that companionship theme, both contributed
to the movie's soundtrack. From Lions Gate Films.
Oct. 5
Better Than Sex: A guy and a girl get together for a one-night stand that
ends up lasting a lot longer. David Wenham ("The Boys") and Susie Porter
("Bootmen") star in this Australian romantic comedy. Limited release from IDP.
Chop Suey: Documentary focusing on photographer Bruce Weber. Limited
release from Zeitgeist.
Collateral Damage: In an attack on a U.S. consulate by Colombian
terrorists, a Los Angeles firefighter (Arnold Schwarzenegger) loses both his
wife and son. Since American officials seem unable to track down the killers,
you know our hero will get it done. From Warner Bros.
Joy Ride: It's shades of Steven Spielberg's "Duel" as a college freshman
(Paul Walker) and his older brother (Steve Zahn) play a practical joke on a
revenge-minded trucker. Leelee Sobieski co-stars for director John Dahl
("Rounders"). From Twentieth Century Fox.
Max Keeble's Big Move: A bullied seventh-grader (Alex D. Linz) finds out
he's moving so he gets his revenge on the classmates who were picking on him.
Then, the predictable happens: He learns he's not moving after all. From Walt
Disney Pictures.
Serendipity: Ten years after they parted, John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale
are former lovers who realize at the time they are both about to marry
others, that maybe they truly are meant for each other. From Miramax Films.
waydowntown: Office workers bet on who can stay indoors the longest. Last
year's winner of the best Canadian feature award at last year's Toronto
International Film Festival. Limited release from Lot 47.
Oct. 12
Bandits: Billy Bob Thornton and Bruce Willis are prison escapees who stage
a series of bank robberies en route to a life in Mexico. Along the way, a
housewife joins the heist parade. Directed by Barry Levinson. From MGM.
Corky Romano: A mob boss facing trial (Peter Falk) enlists his son (Chris
Kattan), a veterinarian, to infiltrate the FBI and steal the evidence the
agency plans to use against him. From Touchstone Pictures.
Focus: William H. Macy and Laura Dern are a Brooklyn couple misidentified
as Jews in the 1940s by some bigoted neighbors. The experience helps them
identify with a Jewish immigrant they know. Directed and produced by noted
still photographer Neal Slavin. Limited release from Paramount Classics.
The Last Castle: A court-martialed general (Robert Redford) is involved in
a showdown with a military prison's iron-fisted warden (James Gandolfini).
Mark Ruffalo ("You Can Count on Me") also stars for director Rod Lurie ("The
Contender"). From DreamWorks.
Mulholland Drive: A woman who suffers amnesia after a car crash is at the
center of this noir thriller written and directed by David Lynch, named best
director (along with Joel Coen for "The Man Who Wasn't There") at this
year's Cannes International Film Festival. From Universal Focus.
Oct. 19
The Affair of the Necklace: A woman (Hilary Swank) plans to steal a
priceless necklace in an attempt to regain her place in French society after
it was stripped from her by King Louis XV. From Warner Bros.
From Hell: Johnny Depp is a Scotland Yard detective investigating Jack the
Ripper, who finds a conspiracy behind the killings that extends high into the
British government. Allen and Albert Hughes ("Menace II Society") direct.
From Twentieth Century Fox.
Heist: Gene Hackman leads a band of thieves on one last job set up by Danny
DeVito. Is this the one where they turn on each other? Written and directed
by David Mamet. From Warner Bros.
Riding in Cars With Boys: Penny Marshall ("A League of Their Own") directs
Drew Barrymore in the autobiographical story of author Beverly Donofrio.
Steve Zahn, Lorraine Bracco and James Woods also star. From Columbia Pictures.
Waking Life: With some 60 characters to pull from, writer/director Richard
Linklater ("Dazed and Confused") drops in on people in the midst of
philosophical conversations. The film was shot as a live-action digital
video, then later animated. Limited release from Fox Searchlight.
Oct. 26
K-Pax: Reality and delusion cross paths in this drama about a patient
(Kevin Spacey) at a mental hospital who insists he's from a planet 7,000
light years away from Earth. The man baffles his psychiatrist (Jeff Bridges),
but the other patients have him figured out—they want to go with him when
he returns to his home planet. From Universal Pictures.
Novocaine: Steve Martin stars as a dentist who becomes a murder suspect
after he is seduced by seductive Helena Bonham Carter into prescribing her
drugs. Laura Dern co-stars in the directorial debut of David Atkins, who also
wrote the screenplay. From Artisan Entertainment.
13 Ghosts: A father (Tony Shaloub from "Spy Kids") and his two kids move
into a house that they later discover is possessed by evil spirits. You can
figure out the rest. From Warner Bros.
October TBA
The Annihilation of Fish: Lynn Redgrave and James Earl Jones, two
eccentrics living in a boarding house, wind up falling for each other.
Limited release from Regent.
Maelstrom: A young woman faces an emotional nightmare after killing a man
in an accident and then leaving the scene. Limited release from Arrow.
Nov. 2
Amelie: Audrey Tautou ("Venus Beauty Institute") stars as a waitress in a
Paris cafe who happens upon a box of childhood treasures she returns to its
owner. Once she sees the changes the box brings to the owner's life, she
starts trying to influence—for both good and bad—the lives of other
people. Limited release from Miramax, expanding Nov 16.
Brotherhood of the Wolf: An unknown beast is killing women and children in
the French countryside in the 1760s. Louis XV dispatches a scientist and his
Iroquois blood brother to track it down. From Universal Focus.
The Man Who Wasn't There: The latest from Joel and Ethan Coen has Billy Bob
Thornton as a wronged husband who hatches a plan for blackmail that he hopes
will turn his life as a small-town barber around. Frances McDormand is the
wife, making her first Coen brothers film since an Oscar-winning turn in
"Fargo." James Gandolfini co-stars. Limited release from USA Films.
Monsters, Inc.: After a disappointing "Atlantis: The Lost Empire," Disney
hopes to regain its animation footing with this Pixar creation. Among the
companies' previous collaborations, the creative and box-office hits "Toy
Story" and "A Bug's Life." The movie will likely join the summer favorite
"Shrek" as nominees for the inaugural best animated feature Oscar. From Walt
Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios.
The One: In something that sounds like a cartoon, a rogue agent eliminates
other versions of himself in parallel worlds and grows stronger with each
version he kills. Jet Li stars in the sci-fi thriller. From Revolution
Studios/Columbia Pictures.
Nov. 9
Shallow Hal: After following the advice of his father and dating only girls
that are perfect 10s, the title character (Jack Black) falls for an obese
Gwyneth Paltrow, who packs it on in a comedy written and directed by Peter
and Bobby Farrelly. From Twentieth Century Fox.
Windtalkers: John Woo directs a World War II drama about Navajo soldiers
who used their native language to relay Allied secrets. The film covers the
relationships between the Marines and the code talkers they were assigned to
protect. Nicolas Cage and Mark Ruffalo ("You Can Count on Me") co-star. Nov.
9 from MGM.
Nov. 16
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: In perhaps the most anticipated film
of the season, Daniel Radcliffe stars as a boy who learns on his 11th
birthday that he's the orphaned son of two powerful wizards. Based on J.K
Rowling's "Harry Potter" novels, which can be found in 200-plus countries and
are available in 47 languages. From Warner Bros.
The New Guy: A bad-guy student (DJ Qualls from "Road Trip") teams with
another troublemaker and gets transformed just before transferring to another
school. But at the new campus, he's still up to no good; he just finds a
different way to pull it off. From Revolution Studios/Columbia Pictures.
Nov. 21
Black Knight: Martin Lawrence is a fast-talking con man with plans to rise
above the pedestrian job he has at a medieval theme park. From Twentieth
Century Fox.
Spy Game: Tony Scott ("Enemy of the State" and "Crimson Tide") directs this
thriller starring Robert Redford as a CIA operative about to retire. That's
when he discovers his one-time protege (Brad Pitt) has been jailed in Beijing
on charges of attempting to break a prisoner out of China. It's the first
time the two actors have worked together since Redford directed Pitt in
1992's "A River Runs Through It." From Universal Pictures.
Nov. 23
In the Bedroom: Drama about a couple whose only child is involved in a love
affair that ends tragically, and everyone's response to it. The cast includes
Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei. Limited release from Miramax Films.
Courtesy of The San Bernardino County Sun
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