Arts & Entertainment

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

Studio:     Paramount Pictures
Plot:         Inspired by true-life story of controversial high-school basketball coach Ken Carter, who received both high praise and staunch criticism when he made national news in 1999 for benching his entire undefeated basketball team for poor academic performance.
Cast:       Samuel L Jackson, Robert Ri’chard, Rick Gonzalez, Ashanti, Adrienne Bailon
Rating:       PG-13
                                                                        Bottom Line:     ***

Comedian to star in remake of Poitier classic

Columbia Pictures is developing the remake of the 1967 classic, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” which originally starred Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn.