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Studio: Overture Films
Plot: A pair of veteran New York City police detectives are on the trail of a vigilante serial killer.
Cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg
Rating: R
Bottom Line: **
Will Smith has his sights set on the lead role in "The Last Pharoah," a Columbia drama to be penned by "Braveheart" writer Randall Wallace and produced by Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment.
Ice Cube is a Hip Hop icon, no doubt about it. Yet with more than ten albums under his belt – including new release “Raw Footage” – he has gained notoriety for doing more than just rapping. Cube made the transition from Hip Hop star to actor and film celebrity in 1991, first appearing as Darin “Doughboy” Baker in director John Singleton’s urban neighborhood drama “Boyz N The Hood”. Ice Cube has since starred in twenty-three movies, his twenty-third being current release “The Longshots”.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Plot: The mummy of an ancient Chinese Emperor cursed by a witch 2,000 years ago is brought back to life.
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: *1/2
The Dark Knight
Studio: Warner Bros. (2 hrs. 35 mins.)
Plot: The Caped Crusader returns, protecting Gotham City from the mad criminal mastermind, The Joker.
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ****
Studio: Sony Pictures (90 min.)
Plot: A misunderstood superhero turns to the help of a PR agent to improve his image.
Cast: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2
Is Eddie Murphy getting tired of the Hollywood grind? While plugging his upcoming film "Meet Dave," due in theaters July 11, the actor told "Extra’s" Tanika Ray that he may leave movies for good and return to his roots on stage.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Plot: A mild-mannered office worker becomes a mystical assassin.
Cast: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Common, Terence Stamp
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ***1/2
Studio: Universal (2 hr. 9. min.)
Plot: Spike Lee’s atmospheric murder mystery involving two brothers living in a Brooklyn housing project.
Cast: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ****
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Studio: Paramount
Plot: Archaeologist "Indiana" Jones becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
Cast: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2