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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
The Secret Life of Bees
By Sue Monk
ISBN: 0-14-200174-0
Publisher: Penguin
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Congo
By Hugo Daems
ISBN: 978-1-4343-2116-9
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Available: Bookstores everywhere
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
From Noon Until Midnight
By Christopher Catledge
ISBN: 978-0-595-45041-1
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Studio: Castle Rock/Warner
Plot: Frank Darabont’s big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s novel about a gentle giant working miracles on death row — and a mouse.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, James Cromwell, Bonnie Hunt.
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ****
Playing for Pizza
By John Grisham
ISBN: 978-0-385-52500-8
Publisher: Doubleday
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Plot: Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark builds a high-tech suit of armor and leads a double-life as the superhero, Iron Man.
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Allison McAtee, Stacy Stas
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***