Being John Malkovich

Director Spike Jonze
John Cusack,Cameron Diaz,John Malkovich
USA 2000,English
A remarkable,audaciously original black comedy/ fantasy about an out-of-work puppeteer who discovers an actual,physical "tunnel"into the mind of actor John Malkovich.With is new-found business partners,he goes on to send people on short jour- neys into this famous star's consciousness,so that for a brief period they too can "be"John Malkovich. This romantic comedy is gloriously entertaining;full of ideas that tickle the brain and touch the heart. Popular Art Center
 

Bring It On

Stellar Kirsten Dunst,Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford
Torrance Shipman (Dunst)is a cheerleading captain leading six-time defending cheerleading champions the Toros against a talented inner-city squad, the East Compton Clovers.The film presents a lighthearted,slightly quirky exploration of the cut-throat but perky world of professional cheerleading competitions.Only days after taking over the reins of her hallowed suburban high school squad, Torrance is presented with the ugly truth about her team's success when a new recruit,Missy (Dushku),a semi-outcast gymnast,realizes that the Toros'cheer was stolen from another team, the Clovers.They are to challenge the Toros for the national championship.Torrance also has to choose between her oily but pretty current boyfriend and Missy's less popular but rocking brother, Cliff (Bradford).
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Chicken Run

Director Nick Park,Peter Lord
Mel Gibson,Julia Sawalha
England 2000,English
By far the most intelligent and humorous animated film to be made in a long,long time.The concept is simple:"The Great Escape"-with chickens.Ginger,a plucky young hen,has been trying to escape from Tweedy's Chicken Farm,where the vi- cious Mrs.Tweedy cooks any chicken who doesn't produce enough eggs.Joined by a renegade flying rooster,they try to teach the whole farm to fly.Very funny and deeply touching,this film is for adults and children alike.
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Conspiracy Theory

Director Richard Donner.
Mel Gibson,Julia Roberts,Patrick Stewart.
USA 1997,2:10 min,English
Jerry Fletcher (Gibson),a taxi driver,talking compulsively about the conspiracies he thinks lurk behind everything.His opinion is that "they"are in control,and we are the victims of some massive, terrible plot.There are bad people out there,working together.They have their eyes on Jerry and they want something from him.He just doesn't know what.Somewhere in is memory are flashes of recollection so frightening,so real and so sinister in their implications that he is certain he's not imagining things.Then he takes to the lam with the one person who may be able to help him (Roberts)-a Justice Department attorney with a mysterious of her own to solve.
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Coyote Ugly

Director David McNally
Piper Perabo,Adam Garcia
USA 2000,English
When Violet (Piper Perabo)moves to New York to make it big as a singer/songwriter,she has no idea how the music industry works.To make ends meet, she gets work in a bar called Coyote Ugly,where the all beautiful-but-tough female bartenders dance and order around all the clients.A warm,romantic story with great music and dance sequences.
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Dr.T and he Women

Director Robert Altman
Richard Gere,Helen Hunt
USA 2000,English
Dr.T is a charming,highly successful gynecologist with the wealthiest women in Dallas as his clients. Even when his wife becomes hysterical and has to be committed to a mental institution and his daughter's wedding preparations are surrounding him,he never loses his calm,compassionate nature.But when he is suddenly confronted with a confident,self-assured woman,his protective approach to women has to change.A witty romantic comedy.
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Get Carter

Director Stephen T.Kay
Sylvester Stallone,Rachael Leigh Cook,Michael Caine,Mickey Rourke,Alan Cumming
Jack Carter's brother is dead and Jack (Stallone) wants to know why.A Las Vegas mob enforcer,he carefully packs his guns and sets off for Seattle. At the funeral,he discovers his brother was full of alcohol when he died in a car accident.But according to is niece,Doreen (Cook),his brother didn't drink.Jack starts on a trail that leads,via gang boss Brumby (Caine)and porno-loving thug Cyrus Paice (Rourke),to a Seattle computer billionaire.There are many attempts to stop Jack, among those trying to "get Carter"is another en- forcer from Las Vegas.
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Me,Myself and Irene

Director Bobby Farrelly
Jim Carey,Renee Zelwegger
USA 2000,English
The latest face-bending comedy from Jim Carey. As a cop in denial about his wife's affair,Charlie Baileygates (Carey)is a nice guy who goes around trying to do the right thing,but he's taken advantage of every step of the way.After ignoring the abuse for so long,suddenly a split personality breaks out,and Charlie finds himself fighting his passionate and wild alter-ego instead of fighting crime.A sidesplitting comedy from the directors of "There's Something About Mary"and "Dumb and Dumber".
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Meet the Parents

Director Jay Roach
Robert De Niro,Ben Stiller
USA 2000,English
A hilarious comedy of errors as Greg Focker (stiller) spends the weekend with is girlfriend Pam's parents,hoping to get their approval to marry.Jack Byrnes (De Niro),Pam's father,is a tough old CIA man however,and is able to detect the small lies Greg made to impress.Brilliant comic performances by both DeNiro and Stiller,with a great sup- porting cast.
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Mission To Mars

Director Brian De Palma
Gary Sinise,Tim Robbins
USA 2000,English
The year is 2020:After an exploratory journey to Mars goes tragically wrong,a rescue mission is urgently dispatched to bring back the only survivor.Awe-inspiring special effects and ideas provide the wonder of futuristic space travel,and the possibilities of other worlds.A block-buster adventure to carry you through the night.
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Passion of the Mind

Director Alain Berliner
Demi Moore,Stellan Skarsgard
USA/France 2001,English
Marty/Marie is living two lives at the same time, one as a single New York businesswoman,the other as a Parisian widow living in the French countryside.Every night,from each life,she falls asleep to one and wakes up to the other.Falling in love in both,in each life she seeks to discover which is the reality and which is the dream.A fascinating concept-film,with a creatively twisted ending.
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The Cell

Director Tarsem Singh
Jennifer Lopez,Vince Vaughn
USA 2000,English
Serial killer Carl Stargher has been captured at last,but a seizure as put im into a coma and FBI agent Peter Novak has no way of finding where his last (still living)victim is.Recruiting psychologist Catherine Deane,who has mastered a new technology for entering into the mind of another person,they enter is subconscious,a world of grotesque and disturbing images.A powerful,surreal film within the mind of the criminally insane,The Cell is one hell of a show.
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The Kid

Director John Turteltaub
Bruce Willis,Mathew Perry
USA 2000,English
Ever wondered what the child that you were would think of you now?This easy comedy tells the story of a cold-as-ice businessman who suppresses all memories of is childhood and shuns his family, until he is confronted by his 8 year-old self.A humorous journey of self-discovery follows.A good film to put a smile on your face.
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The Pink House

Lebanon 2000,Arabic
This social drama film tells the story of a family who fled the south of Lebanon,and ended up squatting in a beautiful mansion in Beirut.When the returning owner of the mansion plans to destroy the house in order to build a commercial center instead,the inhabitants are mortified.What will their reaction?That is what you are going to discover if you watch this incredible Lebanese movie.
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The Shadow of the City

Lebanon 2000,Arabic
The poignant drama of the Lebanese civil war is captured in this series of anecdotal tales.As different characters drift through the narrative,the wide reaching effects of the catastrophe unfold, and the rich tapestry of the city is unveiled.A profoundly touching impression of Beirut.
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Three to Tango

Director Damon Santostefano
Mathew Perry,Neve Campbell
USA 2000,English/Arabic subtitles
A charming romantic comedy of errors.Convinced that is budding new architect (Mathew Perry)is gay,a rich businessman asks im to look after his mistress (Neve Campbell)and ensure that she doesn't fall in love with anyone else.Whilst trying to maintain the gay pretence so that he can both keep his job and stay with the woman he is rapidly falling in love with,Perry manages to draw out a lot of laughter.
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What Lies Beneath

Director Robert Zemeckis
Harrison Ford,Michelle Pfeiffer
USA 2000,English
A good old-fashioned thriller.Ford and Pfeiffer are the picture-perfect married couple,Norman and Claire Spencer,who seem happy and content with a fabulous house and college-age daughter.But when Claire starts obsessing about her new neighbors,she becomes convinced that the moody husband killed the neurotic wife,and that the wife's ghost has a desperately important message for her.In a time of simple violent horror films,What Lies Beneath is an intelligent,fun thrill ride that will leave you breathless.
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