ComingSoon.net - The Weekend Warrior

Your Weekly Guide to New Movies for March 3, 2006
By Edward Douglas -

Greetings and welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly guide to the weekend’s new movies. Tune in every Tuesday for the latest look at the upcoming weekend, and then check back on Friday for final projections based on actual theatre counts.

THE BATTLE CRY!

The Weekend Warrior will be resting his vocal cords this week, but check back next week for a rant about something that’s sure to ruffle some feathers.

THE CHOSEN ONE:

While I came really close to picking the Dave Chappelle movie as this week’s pick, instead we’re going with…

JOYEUX NOËL (MERRY CHRISTMAS) (Sony Pictures Classics)
Starring Diane Krüger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis, Danny Boon, Daniel Brühl, Alex Ferns, Steven Robertson, Bernard Le Coq, Lucas Belvaux
Written and Directed by Christian Carion
Rated: R for some war violence and brief sexuality
Tagline: “Christmas Eve, 1914. On a World War I battlefield, a momentous event changed the lives of soldiers from France, Germany and England.”
Story: The tagline pretty much says it all, but essentially, troops from three different countries put the war on hold for one night and day in order to get to know each other and celebrate Christmas together.
REVIEW (Coming Soon!)

The fourth of the five Oscar nominated foreign language films to be released Stateside, Christian Carion’s Joyeux Noël is based on a true story from World War I where the entrenched troops from three different countries put aside their differences and created a 24-hour truce to celebrate Christmas. It’s a strong emotional film that may confuse those who go in expecting a “French film” because all of the dialogue is done in the native tongues of the troops, including English and German. The impressive cast includes German actress Diane Krüger of Troy and National Treasure; Daniel Brühl, the young German star who busted out from roles in the 2003 comedy Good Bye Lenin! and last year’s The Edukators; and Steven Robertson, who was quite impressive in last year’s underrated comedy Rory O’Shea Was Here. It’s a powerful and moving film that probably would have had more impact if it was released around the time of the holidays, but could do well if it wins in the Oscar’s toughest race.

When I spoke with filmmaker Christian Carion, he told me how he first discovered this amazing story. “I was born in the north of France, so we always think about this first World War,” he began to tell me. “I read a lot of books about this war, and 14 years ago, I discovered in one of these books, the Christmas truth itself. I never heard about this before, so I was very surprised and I tried to understand exactly what happened. I went to Berlin and London and Paris to read the military archives, and I understood that it was a very important moment. In fact, I was very moved by the idea about the soldiers breaking the idea of war itself, and I decided to make a movie for you to know that it happened. They teach this story in Great Britain, but not at all in France or Germany, so I was very proud of the fact that, since the French release of Merry Christmas, they’ve started to talk about it in schools.”

Since WWI was also the setting for Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 2004 film A Very Long Engagement, I wondered where this newfound fascination with the war was coming from. “In my opinion, it’s the most important war of the 20th Century, much more than the second,” Carion said. “Everything started with the start of the 1st World War. For example, you can’t imagine what the 20th Century would have been without the communists in Moscow, and that type of power rose in Moscow because the Russian army was outside of the country making war. It was also the first time that the USA decided to make a war outside of the country itself.”

Carion also addressed the film’s mix of languages, and how he tried to balance out the part the three countries’ armies played in the film. “It was very difficult, because I wanted the audience not to be in one camp. I wanted to be in the German, French and British (trenches), so you can understand why it happened, because you can understand the people. It was very important for me to make you travel from one line to another one, and I wanted to respect the fact that the British, the French and the Germans spoke their own language at that time. Only the officers are able to speak in English together, but not the common soldiers. I wanted to respect that truth. I wrote it in French, and then I used a translator for the German and English.”

“I wanted to shoot this movie in France in the military area, but I didn’t have the authorization, because for the French army, this story is difficult,” he told me when asked about the difficulties with the production. “I went out and found a place in Romania and my [production designer] built a lot of trenches, as you have seen. The most difficult for us was the snow, in fact, because it was an artificial snow, and when it was raining, it was a disaster.”

Joyeux Noel opens in New York and L.A. on Friday, just two days before the Oscars are announced.

NEW THIS WEEK:

Guys should be happy with the number of testosterone-driven choices this week. Young girls might not be so enthralled with their single choice.

"But my agent told me that I was doin' Die Hard 4!"

"But my agent told me that I was doin' Die Hard 4!"

16 BLOCKS (Warner Bros.)
Starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
Directed by Richard Donner (Leathal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 2 through 4, Superman, The Omen, The Goonies, Timeline); Written by Richard Wenk
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Rated PG-13 for violence, intense sequences of action, and some strong language
Tagline: “1 Witness… 118 Minutes… “
Story: Detective Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) is closer to retiring from the police force, when he’s assigned to escort Eddie Bunker (Mos Def), a talkative petty criminal, to the courthouse to testify in a trial against corrupt police officers. Jack’s ex-partner (David Morse), one of the officers who may get indicted, will do anything to keep him from getting there.
Mini-Review: If you know anything about the geography of Chinatown in New York, you may have problems suspending disbelief, but otherwise, this smart and sharp action thriller offers plenty of action and twists for those willing to do so. More importantly, the rapport between Willis, Mos Def and Dave Morse and the great writing makes this the type of action film that never loses sight of the characters, and the entire thing is quite satisfying. Rating: 8/10

Years after dominating the box office with his Lethal Weapon series during the '90s, director Richard Donner makes his return to police movies after his less-than-successful foray into Michael Crichton territory with 2003’s Timeline. He once again has a strong male actor leading the way, and though Bruce Willis already has a reputation for playing many police officers over the course of the years, such as in the Die Hard series, this is a very different role for him. Still, 16 Blocks continues Bruce Willis’ strong presence during the slower spring/winter season, which has helped him open movies like last year’s Sin City, Tears from the Sun and others. This time, Willis is paired with Mos Def, a young up and coming actor from the world of hip hop, who has slowly been making his mark in Hollywood--you can read more about Mos Def below—and he should help bring in the urban males that can’t get into see him in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. The film has a lot going for it from its simple high concept premise to its promise of action, and of course, combining the director of Lethal Weapon with the star of Die Hard is sure to bring in the fans of both popular franchises, even though this isn’t getting the type of high profile summer release that those movies would get. Obviously, this will mainly be of interest to older males over 30, and while guys in general will have a lot of choices this weekend, between this, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party and Ultraviolet, this may be the only choice for guys looking for a movie to see with women. Although this may end being a second choice movie, it will be in the most theatres, and it should still get a decent amount of it spillover business, as well as get a few people who accidentally buy a ticket for this while trying to go see Block Party.

Why I Should See It: It’s a very different kind of police film from director Richard Donner with a fine pairing of actors in Willis and Mos Def.
Why Not: Mos Def’s character Eddie can get annoying real fast.
Projection: $17 to 19 million opening weekend on its way to $50 million.

ULTRAVIOLET (Sony/Screen Gems)
Starring Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner, Sebastien Andrieu, Ida Martin, Ricardo Mamood
Written and directed by Kurt Wimmer (Equlibrium)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language
Tagline: “The Blood War is On!”
Story: In the late 21^st Century, a war between humans and genetically modified “Hemophages” who have enhanced speed and stamina, gets a new player as an infected woman named Violet (Milla Jovovich) finds herself having to protect a 9-year-old boy (Cameron Bright) who is considered a threat to the human population.
REVIEW (Coming Soon!)

Like 16 Blocks, this is another movie about a hero having to guard someone, but the latest film from Kurt Wimmer, director of the sci-fi action film Equilibrium, couldn’t be any more different than this week’s other action movie. Although Wimmer’s previous foray into science fiction did practically no business in theatres, it found a huge audience on DVD where word-of-mouth spread quickly among sci-fi fans. At least for this one, Wimmer has the luxuries of having an ULTRAhot lead actress wearing a tight leather outfit, and Milla Jovovich has already found a huge audience of young male fans thanks to her appearances in the Resident Evil movies (see below). This movie certainly won’t be much of a departure, and while the movie has a very cool looking trailer, it doesn’t seem to be getting Screen Gems’ utmost attention, sparking rumors of problems particularly with Wimmer, who wasn’t happy with how the movie turned out. The film was shot over a year ago and then seemed to be languishing awhile as it looked for a release date. The movie’s PG-13 is going to be a big help at getting the teen male audience, although they’re just as likely to buy a ticket to this and then sneak into Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. Problem is that this is following hot on the heels of a similar looking sci-fi action film in Aeon Flux, which only made $12.5 million its opening weekend despite starring Charlize Theron and being based on a popular cartoon. Word-of-mouth pretty much killed that after opening weekend, as it barely made double that in total. Like Aeon Flux and most of Screen Gems’ recent movies, Ultraviolet won’t be screened for critics, although the action-packed trailers might be enough to find its young male audience, despite not being based on a video game.

Why I Should See It: If you’ve seen Equilibrium, then you know why so many people have been waiting for Kurt Wimmer’s follow-up.
Why Not: Is it just me or does this look a lot like Aeon Flux crossed with Uwe Boll’s BloodRayne?
Projection: $14 to 16 million opening weekend on its way to $35 million tops.

"Yeah, but Milla have one of *these*?"

AQUAMARINE (20^th Century Fox)
Starring Emma Roberts, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorma
Directed by Elizabeth Allen (Eyeball Eddie); Written by John Quaintance, Jessica Bendiger (Bring It On, First Daughter, Stick It)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Teen
Rated PG for mild language and sensuality
Tagline: “A Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy” (How droll.)
Story: When a mermaid named Aquamarine ends up in two teenage girls’ swimming pool after a storm, she offers to help them raise the money they need to remain at their beach house, if they help her hook up with the local lifeguard she has a crush on.

Just when you thought theatres were safe from silly movies targeted strictly for teen girls, along comes yet another one, this one based on a kids’ book by Alice Hoffman that is the first major feature film for teen pop sensation JoJo. She doesn’t play the title character of the mermaid Aquamarine, though, as that would be Sara Paxton, who has done a bunch of television work, including the show “Summerland,” but neither one of them has any box office draw whatsoever. Of the trio, Emma Roberts is probably the young actress to watch, if only because next year she’ll be starring as Nancy Drew in the first major movie about the character in decades. Sure young girls love mermaids, which may be the only reason this movie even got made, but they’ve also proven to not be as strong a demographic for movies as Hollywood once thought, and they tend to be fickle, ready to move onto the next thing at the drop of a hat. Popstar Jojo is not exactly tearing up the airwaves like she was in 2004, and this movie, which was originally going to be done for Fox television, is going to have less appeal for its target audience than movies like Hilary Duff’s The Perfect Man and Raise Your Voice or Disney’s The Ice Princess, all of which bombed. Although the other new movies this weekend won’t hold much interest to younger girls, Aquamarine may still have a hard time getting family audiences away from stronger movies like Disney’s Eight Below. Fox probably isn’t helping matters by not showing it to critics, because that will mean that the movie just doesn’t have any awareness at all.

Why I Should See It: Because you just can’t wait for M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water.
Why Not: Surely, even M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water will be better than this, right?
Projection: $6 to 7 million opening weekend on its way to $15 million.

DAVE CHAPPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY (Rogue Pictures)
Starring Dave Chappelle, Mos Def, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Dead Prez, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Common, Big Daddy Kane
Directed by Michelle Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Human Nature); Written by Dave Chappelle (Half-Baked) et al
Genre: Comedy, Concert Movie, Documentary
Rated R for language
Story: In September 2004, comedian Dave Chappelle, coming off the success of his Comedy Central show, set up an all-day music and comedy concert in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, featuring performances from Mos Def, Kanye West, and The Fugees. Film/video director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) was there to capture it.
REVIEW

The comedy concert film has a fine pedigree dating back to the heyday of Richard Pryor, who set a precedent for every African-American comic that has come since then, from Eddie Murphy to Martin Lawrence and Chris Rock. Already being compared to them, Dave Chappelle has appeared in a bunch of comedies including Half-Baked and Undercover Brother and even starred in a series of Pepsi commercials, but none of that could compare to how his career exploded thanks to his Comedy Central show “Chappelle’s Show”, which began in 2003. Mixing skits, spoofs and musical performances, the show found a huge audience, especially on DVD, and it became so big that things got out of control and Chappelle walked away, starting all sorts of rumors of drugs and craziness. Months before that all went down, he decided to give back to the community, staging an all-day outdoor concert in Brooklyn, bringing together some of his longtime friends like Kanye West, Mos Def (who also appears in 16 Blocks this week), and The Roots. Inadvertently, he also was able to stage a bit of a coup by reuniting the popular hip-hop act The Fugees. He hired reputable film and video director Michel Gondry to capture the whole thing for a very unique concert film.

Fortunately, there are lots of precursors for this type of film, which goes far beyond the typical documentary. In 2000, Spike Lee directed The Original Kings of Comedy, starring some hot up ‘n’ coming black comics, including Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac and Steve Harvey, all who went onto even bigger success in movies and television. It made $11 million in just over 800 theatres, and then a few years later, Martin Lawrence was able to reinvigorate his own career with Run Tel Dat. It’s good to note that both of those movies opened in August. By comparison, Eddie Griffin’s Dysfunktional Family, which opened in 600 theatres in April didn’t fare nearly as well, nor did the Jerry Seinfeld documentary Comedian. At this point in his career, Chappelle is far better known than most of the Original Kings of Comedy and there’s a lot more demand to see new material from him by his ever-growing fanbase. Chappelle came out of hiding to talk for the first time about his disappearance, both on Oprah and then, of all places, on Inside the Actor’s Studio with James Lipton, both of which were devoured by fans who will be well aware of Chappelle’s new movie from those appearances. Expect Chappelle’s concert film to break out in a similar way as The Original Kings of Comedy or Jackass: The Movie, as Chappelle’s eager fans rush out to see the movie, although its moderate release might keep it from taking first place this weekend.

Why I Should See It: It’s the only new Chappelle material you may see for a long time.
Why Not: There are none of the usual skits or movie spoofs that make “Chappelle’s Show” so popular.
Projection: $13 to 15 million opening weekend on its way to $36 million total. (Update: With almost 50% more screens than originally planned, Block Party will be making a strong play for second place.)

STAR SPOTLIGHT: Milla Jovovich and Mos Def

Bruce Willis has plenty of other movies out in the next few months, so this weekend, we’re going to take a look at two fresher stars. Obviously, we can’t ignore rapper Mos Def, because he appears in two of the wide releases out this week, and Milla Jovovich? Well, I just think she’s hot and I wanted an excuse to have this picture of her.

A former model born in the Ukraine, Jovovich first got the attention of heterosexual males when she wore next to nothing in her then-husband Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis, and though she dressed a bit more modestly for his 1999 Joan of Arc movie, her real break came from appearing in the two Resident Evil movies, the sequel which did much better than then the original, paving the way for an inevitable threequel to start shooting later this year. Milla’s latest movie Ultraviolet follows a similar path, being an action-packed genre film that will appeal to pretty much the same audience of teen males, although its PG-13 rating will make it easier for them to see it without having to sneak into theatres.

Title	Release Date	Theater Count	Weekend Box Office (in millions)	Average	Total Box Office
Resident Evil: Apocalypse	9/10/04	3,284	$23.04	$7,015	$50.74
Resident Evil	3/15/02	2,528	$17.71	$7,004	$39.53
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc	11/12/99	2,147	$6.36	$2,962	$14.13
The Fifth Element	5/9/97	2,500	$17.03	$6,812	$63.55

Most moviegoers got their first taste of Mos Def from his appearance in the 2003 summer hit The Italian Job, but for almost nine years before that, the performer born Dante Smith has been performing under a variety of names with different acts. In 2000, Def started hosting the Def Poetry Jam on HBO, which helped him earn a reputation as one of the most outspoken rappers trying to break away from the stereotypes of hip-hop. Shortly after, he made the move to acting with critically acclaimed roles in movies like Monster’s Ball and the HBO film Something The Lord Made, but it was his role as Left Ear in the remake of The Italian Job, which finally made Def a recognizable entity to mainstream moviegoers. In late 2004, he starred opposite Kevin Bacon in the drama The Woodsman before taking on the high profile role of Ford Prefect in last year’s Disney adaptation of Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. His outspoken nature on political and racial issues has helped keep Mos Def from turning into a younger Orlando Jones, and his role as Eddie Bunker in this week’s 16 Blocks is certainly the type of film that will appeal to his fans, both new and old, although fans of his rapping will more likely go see him in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party first.

Title	Release Date	Theater Count	Previous Box Office (in millions)	Weekend Box Office (in millions)	Average	Total Box Office
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	4/29/05	3,133		$21.10	$6,736	$50.11
The Woodsman	12/24/04	6		$0.05	$8,998	$1.57
The Italian Job	5/30/03	2,633		$19.46	$7,390	$105.63
Brown Sugar	10/11/02	1,372		$10.74	$7,827	$27.36
Showtime	3/15/02	2,917		$15.01	$5,142	$37.95
Monster's Ball	3/1/02	660	$11.38	$1.80	$2,727	$31.25

ALSO IN LIMITED RELEASE:

DEEP SEA 3D (Warner Bros) is the latest IMAX film from the makers of Into the Deep, taking audiences underwater to see all sorts of fascinating creatures. The film, narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, opens in IMAX theatres in select cities. The rest of this weekend’s movies are all opening only in New York City, starting on Wednesday at the Film Forum with Rachel Boynton’s OUR BRAND IS CRISIS (Koch Lorber Films), a documentary about the Bolivian Presidential race and how the country’s former president enlisted the aid of the American political consulting firm of Greenberg Carville Shrum to help win him the election, despite 69% of the country’s population being against him. (Mini-Review: You just know that some competing political consulting firm will use this film against GCS if push comes to shove, because however unintentionally, Rachel Boynton makes most of them come off like clowns. Still, this is an interesting look at the electoral system of a country in a very different way then we've ever seen before, and that makes it somewhat worthwhile. Rating: 7/10) Down the street at the IFC Center, Robin Wright Penn plays a New York executive who gets into a cat-and-mouse game with a Muslim cab driver in Jeff Stanzler’s psychological thriller SORRY, HATERS (IFC Films). (Mini-Review: Like a low-budget Collateral, this is a very strange talking heads film where Robin Wright Penn once again shows her mettle playing a rather unlikeable character. You're never really quite sure where this dark psychological thriller is going, and the ending will just leave you scratching your head. Some interesting ideas, but not a particularly well-made film. Rating: 6/10) Chris Kennedy’s DOING TIME FOR PATSY CLINE (Chris Kennedy Films) is about a 17-year-old singer/songwriter who leaves the Autralian outback to find fame in the city of Sydney, but on the way, he becomes involved with a pair of criminals who changes his path.

THIS WEEKEND IN BOX OFFICE HISTORY:

It’s March, the month that brings us hope that spring is right around the corner. It’s also the month where there are no major holidays, except of course, when Easter comes early. The first weekend of the month has been fairly prosperous for the box office, particular for madcap comedies like the Steve Martin-Queen Latifah pairing in Bringing Down the House and last year’s The Pacifier, a family film starring Vin Diesel that was also directed by House’s Adam Shankman. Both of them made over $30 million their opening weekends, and in the year between them, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson had similar success with their remake of the ‘70s television show Starsky and Hutch. They would have been #1, if they hadn’t been whooped by the second weekend of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ. The fourth highest March opening film, the sequel Be Cool, also did decently despite going up against The Pacifier. The last few years have generally seen two successful movies open in the weekend with one doing slightly more business than the other and the only year that didn’t see at least a moderately sized hit was 2000. The last few years have shown that once March hits, people are ready to see movies again, and that should greatly help at least two or three of this weekend’s offerings, which will split up that money.

Title	Release Date	Theater Count	Weekend Box Office (in millions)	Average	Total Box Office
Bringing Down the House	3/7/03	2,801	$31.10	$11,104	$132.68
The Pacifier	3/4/05	3,131	$30.55	$9,758	$112.47
Starsky and Hutch	3/5/04	3,185	$28.10	$8,824	$88.20
Be Cool	3/4/05	3,216	$23.45	$7,292	$55.81
We Were Soldiers	3/1/02	3,143	$20.21	$6,431	$78.12
The Mexican	3/2/01	2,951	$20.11	$6,814	$66.81
Hidalgo	3/5/04	3,063	$18.83	$6,147	$67.29
Analyze This	3/5/99	2,518	$18.38	$7,299	$106.69
Tears of the Sun	3/7/03	2,973	$17.06	$5,737	$43.63
Cruel Intentions	3/5/99	2,312	$13.02	$5,631	$38.20
40 Days and 40 Nights	3/1/02	2,225	$12.23	$5,496	$37.94

LET’S LOOK AT THE NUMBERS: (final update 3.2.06)

This may be a tough weekend for at least three of the new movie, since they’ll all be trying to target the once coveted 17 to 25 male demographic who haven’t had much to see in recent weeks and they’ll be cutting into each other’s business right and left, especially if people decide to buy a ticket for one and then sneak into the other. Yes, folks, it’s double feature weekend at the movies and two of those choices feature rapper Mos Def! (See above.) Of course, he’s not the big name draw for either of his movies, as Bruce Willis will be the primary draw in Richard (Lethal Weapon) Donner’s action-drama 16 Blocks and… three guesses who will be the main draw in a comedy concert film called Dave Chappelle’s Block Party? Although it will be opening in almost a third the number of theatres as the other two movies, expect Chappelle’s huge fanbase to rush out en masse to see Chappelle’s first new material in a long time. Really, this weekend will be about which of the two PG-13 movies the teen males will buy tickets for in order to sneak into the R-rated Dave Chappelle movie. 16 Blocks should be a stronger draw for older males and across the board, so it will likely have a stronger hold over the weekend than the other two movies but it also stands the most risk at being people’s second choice. In between them is the PG-13 sci-fi action film Ultraviolet, directed by Kurt (Equilibrium) Wimmer, which will be targeting the sci-fi and action crowd, as if that wasn’t obvious, and it might be able to drag some teen males away from their video games. (UPDATE: Dave Chappelle's Block Party has added almost 50% more theatres than originally booked, and that should be enough to put it in second place over Ultraviolet, despite that being in over 1,000 more theatres.) The fourth new film of the weekend, 20^th Century Fox’s Aquamarine is a comedy targeted almost exclusively for teen and younger girls, and although they’re a market not being catered to by the other new movies, they also have enough taste not to bother with what looks like a weak movie, which is getting very little support from its studio.

TW	LW	Title	Weekend (in millions)	Change	# Of Theaters	Average	Week
1	New	16 Blocks	$18.5	N/A	2,706	$6,837	1
2	New	Dave Chappelle's Block Party	$14.3	N/A	1,200	$11,917	1
3	New	Ultraviolet	$14.0	N/A	2,558	$5,473	1
4	1	Madea's Family Reunion	$13.7	-54%	2,194	$6,244	2
5	2	Eight Below	$10.7	-33%	3,122	$3,427	3
6	3	The Pink Panther	$7.0	-37%	3,024	$2,315	4
7	New	Aquamarine	$6.4	N/A	2,500	$2,560	1
8	5	Curious George	$4.7	-35%	2,585	$1,818	4
9	4	Date Movie	$4.6	-49%	2,603	$1,767	3
10	6	Firewall	$3.5	-46%	2,212	$1,582	4
11	7	Final Destination 3	$2.7	-51%	2,208	$1,223	4
			Est. Weekend Total $100.00	Est. Avg. Drop-Off -43%		Est. Average PTA $4,103

Next week, March Madness continues with two remakes: Disney’s The Shaggy Dog starring Tim Allen and the horror remake The Hills Have Eyes by Alejandre “High Tension” Aja. Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker star in the romantic comedy Failure to Launch, and Johnny Depp dons the wig and fancy dress for The Libertine.

Copyright 2006 Edward Douglas

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