Movies

Studio:     20th Century Fox
Plot:     Mercenary Frank Martin attempts to foil a kidnapping plot and bring the villains to justice.
Cast:     Jason Statham, Amber Valletta, Katie Nauta, Alessandro Gassman, Matthew Modine
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **

Movies in Production

Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Studio:   Columbia Pictures (1 hr. 41 min.)
Plot:   The mythic guitar-slinging hero, El Mariachi returns.
Cast:     Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Ruben Blades
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ****

     When it comes to checking out a movie, most guys would say, "Hey, let’s go see something starring Samuel L. Jackson, Wesley Snipes or Ice-T.

Studio:     Columbia Pictures
Plot:     A squadron of pilots embark on a mission to neutralize an out-of-control robotic fighter jet.
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas, Sam Shephard
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***

Studio:   DreamWorks (1 hr. 20 mins.)
Plot:  Four domesticated zoo animals escape from the New York City Zoo, and are shipped away to the wiild.
Cast: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Andy Richter, Cedric the Entertainer, Sacha Baron Cohen
Rating:     G
Bottom Line:     **1/2

Studio:     20th Century Fox
Plot:     The third and final installment of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy.
Cast:     Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ****1/2

Studio:   Columbia Pictures/Plot:    An over-protective but loving father is confronted with the arrival of a white future son-in law.
Cast:  Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana, Judith Scott, Mike Epps, Sherri Shepherd
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ****

Studio:   MGM
Plot:     John Travolta returns as Chili Palmer in this sequel to the 1995 smash comedy Get Shorty.
Cast:    John Travolta, Uma Thurman, The Rock, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, André Benjamin, Christina Milian and Harvey Keitel
Rating:   PG-13
Bottom Line:     **1/2

Studio: Colombia Pictures
Plot:    A professional matchmaker’s program is threatened by a female journalist who enrolls as a student and plans on publishing an exposé on his fraudulent methods.
Cast:Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Michael Rapaport, Ato Essandoh
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2