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March 2005 Releases
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SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The bubbly inhabitants of Bikini Bottom are in more trouble than a sinking ship at the start of the film. The evil Plankton (Doug Lawrence) has hatched a plan to send the Krusty Krab burger chain out of business. He steals the secret formula for the delicious Krabby Patty and then frames Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) for the theft of King Neptune's (Jeffrey Tambor) crown. With all eyes on Mr. Krabs, Plankton starts selling Krabby Patties at his own Chum Bucket restaurant. Just then, SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) steps in and, with his starfish pal Patrick (Rick Faggerbakke), sets out to find the crown and get Mr. Krabs out of hot water.
Street Date 3/1/2005
Genre:
Family
Rating:
PG
Starring:
Alec Baldwin, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, David Hasselhoff, Scarlett Johansson
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Exorcist: The Beginning
For inquisitive fans still fervently pondering the unfathomable Merrin, help is at hand in the shape of this prequel film, EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING. In the post-World War II world, Merrin (Stellan Skarsgard) has seen his faith lapse due to some tumultuous firsthand experiences on the battlefield. Taking a lengthy sabbatical in an attempt to rekindle his belief, Merrin travels to East Africa. While there, he encounters an archaeological team who have uncovered a Byzantine-era church which, astonishingly, shows no visible signs of decay. Upon investigating the remarkable find, Merrin happens upon a crypt beneath the church, and inadvertently unleashes the same omnipotent demon that he duels with in the first EXORCIST movie.
Street Date 3/1/2005
Genre:
Horror
Rating:
R
Starring:
Stellan Skarsgaard, James D'Arcy, Izabella Scorupco, Ralph Brown, Alan Ford
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Flight of the Phoenix
An action-adventure in which a group of air crash survivors - cast-offs from society who will never be missed - are stranded in the Mongolian desert with no hope of rescue.
As they attempt to build a new plane from the wreckage of the old one, in hopes of flying back to civilization, they experience a rebirth of their own.
Street Date 3/1/2005
Genre:
Adventure
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson, Miranda Otto, Hugh Laurie
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Bambi (Special Edition)
In Disney's spectacularly animated forest fable, a fawn named Bambi is born, destined to become "Prince of the Forest." He soon befriends other woodland creatures such as Flower, a bashful skunk, and Thumper, an outgoing rabbit. As the years pass, they encounter a number of life's lessons in the woods, including the death of Bambi's mother at the hands of hunters. Eventually, Bambi comes of age, completing the cycle of life and taking his father's place.
Street Date 3/1/2005
Genre:
Family
Rating:
G
Starring:
Peter Behn, Paula Winslowe, Bobby Stewart, Cammie King, Donnie Dunagan
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I Inside
A young man awakens in the hospital after surviving a near-fatal accident. Having forgotten the last two years of his life, he learns that his brother was killed, he married a women he doesn't remember, and he has strange visions of the woman he loved. Through flashbacks and dreams he starts to unravel the mystery behind his
brother's death and his role on that fateful night.
Street Date 3/1/2005
Genre:
Suspense
Rating:
(not rated)
Starring:
Ryan Phillippe, Piper Perabo, Sarah Polley, Robert Sean Leonard
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Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
When Eric Idle constructed a wacky spoof of The Beatles, dubbed them "The Rutles," and made a hilarious mockumentary in 1978 named ALL YOU NEED IS CASH, he spawned a huge cult of eager worshipers who longed to hear more from Dirk (Idle), Nasty (Neil Innes), Stig (Ricky Fataar), and Barry (John Halsey). In 2002 The Pre-Fab Four reunited, toured America, and invited trusted interviewer Dirk McQuickly (Idle again) on the road with them. Of course we meet many of the artists whom The Rutles influenced along the way.
Street Date 3/1/2005
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
(not rated)
Starring:
Eric Idle, Neil Innes, John Halsey, Ricky Fataari, David Bowie, Garry Shandling, Salman Rushdie, Carrie Fisher
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Ladder 49
Joaquin Phoenix stars in this saga of Baltimore firefighter Jack Morrison, whose life starts flashing before his eyes when he becomes trapped in a blazing high rise. Flashbacks chronicle his memories of being a rookie at his Baltimore fire company. He remembers fighting his first fire, bonding with fellow firefighters, falling in love with a beautiful local girl (Jacinda Barrett), getting married, and having children. He also looks back on forming a close relationship with the fire chief (John Travolta) and learning to face the danger and heroics of life on the job.
Street Date 3/8/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Morris Chestnut, Jacinda Barrett, Balthazar Getty, Robert Patrick, Jay Hernandez
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Woman Thou Art Loosed
The story of Michelle Jordan, a young woman raised in an environment of abuse, and molestation at the hands of her mother's boyfriend Reggie, which her mother Cassie unwittingly condones. While incarcerated, Michelle sends Bishop Jakes a letter requesting a visit. Jakes agrees to meet Michelle and soon uncovers the painful history that led to her personal demise.
Street Date 3/8/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
R
Starring:
Bishop T.D. Jakes, Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine, Debbi Morgan, Michael Boatman
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Barbie - Fairytopia
This richly-colored, computer animated Barbie extravaganza, set in the enchanted land of fairies, pixies, mermaids, and plenty of other mythical beings, whisks girls away to the land they've always dreamed of. Audiences travel with Barbie to Fairytopia, a land beneath the flowers where everything is bright, beautiful, and filled with magical adventure.
Street Date 3/8/2005
Genre:
Family
Rating:
G
Starring:
Barbie
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Fear X
Grief-stricken Harry Cain (John Turturro, BARTON FINK) works as a security guard in the Wisconsin mall where his pregnant wife, Kate (Deborah Kara Unger, LOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG), was recently shot to death in an apparently unmotivated crime. By night he meticulously culls hours of the mall's surveillance video in hopes of finding a clue to the mystery of her death; his clue, however, comes in the form of a dream. He follows it as far as Montana, where he stumbles upon an unsuspected conspiracy and the slowly emerging realization that there was much in Kate's life of which he was unaware.
Street Date 3/8/2005
Genre:
Suspense
Rating:
(not rated)
Starring:
John Turturro, Deborah Kara Unger, James Remar
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The Incredibles
Bob Parr and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have adopted civilian identities and retreated to the suburbs to live normal lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash and Jack Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction.
Street Date 3/15/2005
Genre:
Family
Rating:
PG
Starring:
Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L Jackson
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Alfie
Jude Law stars in this trenchant dramatic-comedy, a remake of the 1966 British counterculture classic that launched the career of Michael Caine. This version is set in New York City and features experimental editing. The story has Alfie (Law), a Don Juan-esque limo driver, speaking directly to the camera as he seduces the lovely ladies of the city. Eventually he's forced to take stock of the damage he's caused, and acknowledge the emptiness at the core of his chosen lifestyle.
Street Date 3/15/2005
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
R
Starring:
Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller, Omar Epps, Jane Krakowski
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What the Bleep Do We Know?
Applying basic principles of quantum physics to human psychology, this film consists largely of interviews with experts in related fields, who pose existential questions and answer them with theories of endless possibilities. They explain that reality is only as we define it, that matter is permeable, and that experiences in life should be approached as controllable by the human mind. Opening doors to broad ideas--that we could exist simultaneously in many realities, that we could be in multiple places at once, that we could observe ourselves from outside our bodies, that time travels backwards and forwards--experts encourage positive thinking and open-mindedness.
Street Date 3/15/2005
Genre:
Documentary
Rating:
(not rated)
Starring:
Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, John Ross Bowie
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Gospel of John
Directed by Philip Saville (METROLAND), this production adapts the Gospel According to John, one of the four New Testament Gospels. The material is presented so that each and every word of the text is present either in dialogue or narration (provided by Christopher Plummer). Focusing on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus (Henry Ian Cusick), GOSPEL OF JOHN utilizes authentic sets and locales, and the music is played on instruments of the period.
Street Date 3/15/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Henry Ian Cusick, Christopher Plummer (narrator)
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Dead Birds
Set in Civil War-era Alabama, DEAD BIRDS follows a bickering band of deserters who have robbed a gold shipment; on the run from the law, they hide out in a deserted mansion to regroup. The estate has a rather unsavory history, however, having housed satanic rituals performed on unwilling slaves, which ended up turning children into sharp-fanged demons. The group's attempts to escape are thwarted by an increasingly aggressive supernatural presence.
Street Date 3/15/2005
Genre:
Suspense
Rating:
R
Starring:
Henry Thomas, Nicki Lynn Aycox, Isaiah Washington
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Toolbox Murders
Every year thousands of people move to Hollywood to pursue their dreams. Some succeed. Some go home. Others just - disappear. There are bad apartments - rats, bad plumbing, crazy landlords, and then there's the Lusman building itself, something linked to the architecture itself - something that needs to keep killing to stay alive.
Street Date 3/15/2005
Genre:
Horror
Rating:
R
Starring:
Angela Bettis, Juliet Landau, Seri Moon Zombie
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
This installment of Bridget's journal finds her dealing with the growing pains of a new relationship with Mark Darcy, her crush from the first film (stilted but passionate Colin Firth). Though wildly in love with him, Bridget, a TV producer, worries off and on that Mark and his stuffy attorney crowd may not be quite her cup of tea. When she attends an important law function as Mark's date, she manages to embarrass herself and offend his snobby colleagues. To top it off, Mark's attractive coworker Rebecca (Jacinda Barrett) seems to have a knack for showing up at just the wrong time. When Bridget finally asks Mark outright if he's having an affair with Rebecca, he refuses to answer. Bridget jets off in a huff, and it appears the relationship is officially on the rocks. To further complicate matters, her former love Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) asks her to join him on-location in Thailand for a TV shoot--another chance at romance for Bridget Jones.
Street Date 3/22/2005
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
R
Starring:
Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent
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Finding Neverland
Director Marc Forster's (MONSTER'S BALL) FINDING NEVERLAND delivers a fictionalized account of the family and events that inspired the classic tale of Peter Pan. At the turn of the 20th Century, Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie's (Johnny Depp) latest play in London has flopped almost as badly as his marriage to stature-seeking Mary (Radha Mitchell). During one of his frequent excursions to the park with his dog, Barrie meets four young boys and their recently widowed mother, Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet). Soon Barrie becomes a frequent playmate to the children, using the boys' imagination to take them on fanciful adventures. He also becomes a friend and confidante to the overwhelmed Sylvia, much to the dismay of her overbearing mother (Julie Christie). Barrie's active imagination and interaction with the family inspires "Peter Pan," a play that celebrates the child in everyone and the importance of believing in fantasies and miracles.
Street Date 3/22/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
PG
Starring:
Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Dustin Hoffman
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Being Julia
As she enters her early 40s, London theater actress Julia Lambert (Annette Bening) starts having a nervous breakdown. She still rules the West End, but is growing too old for ingenue parts. When Tom Fennell (Shaun Evans), an adoring lad half her age, comes into her life, a clandestine affair begins. Though she's happy for a while, Julia eventually winds up in a face-off with a Tom's other, much younger lover (Lucy Punch). Luckily, the spirit of Julia's cantankerous old acting coach (London theater legend Michael Gambon) follows Julia around offering some tough-love encouragement.
Street Date 3/22/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
R
Starring:
Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Lucy Punch, Shaun Evans, Bruce Greenwood
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Fat Albert
The beloved animated characters from the 70's make the leap to live action to help a troubled teenager as they experience the heartfelt emotions and hilarious absurdities of the real world. A crowd-pleasing family favorite that's bursting with fresh hip-hop music and tons of laughs.
Street Date 3/22/2005
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
PG
Starring:
Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Bill Cosby
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Final Cut
Omar Naim's futuristic science-fiction story generates thought-provoking questions about memory, surveillance, and the ethics of personal privacy. Set in the future, THE FINAL CUT offers a vision of a world where soon-to-be parents agree to let doctors surgically implant memory chips into the brains of their unborn children. These memory chips are like video cameras with infinite tape stock that comprehensively record the lives of their hosts through the hosts' own eyes--for better or for worse. When a host dies, a "cutter"--played here by an eerily introspective Robin Williams--receives the memory chip footage from the deceased person's family in order to edit the memories for a palatable funereal screening, called a "rememory." But are memories public or private? Is it fair for a cutter to decide what comprises a host's life story? And do people behave differently knowing that someone will view their lives, even their most intimate and discreet moments, as a short film?
Street Date 3/22/2005
Genre:
Futuristic
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Mimi Kuzyk, Jim Caviezel
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Closer
Directed by Mike Nichols (THE GRADUATE, BIRDCAGE, WORKING GIRL), CLOSER questions the nature of relationships and fidelity as it follows the tangled web created by Dan (Jude Law), Alice (Natalie Portman), Anna (Julia Roberts), and Larry (Clive Owen). Dan, a British writer of obituaries, and Alice, a young American stripper, meet in the film's opening scene when a London cab runs her down. Cut to a year later: Dan and Alice are now a couple, but he is suddenly smitten with Anna, a beautiful American photographer. In an ironic twist of fate, Anna meets Larry, a British doctor, and they are soon a couple, despite Dan's continuing obsession. But the entanglements don't end there, and ultimately, someone is sure to get hurt.
Street Date 3/29/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
R
Starring:
Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen
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After the Sunset
After snatching a huge diamond out from under the nose of FBI agent Stan (Woody Harrelson), a pair of lovebird jewel thieves retire to the Bahamas to live happily ever after. Yet after a few months, Max (Pierce Brosnan) gets bored and starts longing to get back in the game. His chance comes when a cruise ship carrying a large, lovely diamond pulls into port. Lola (Salma Hayek) gets pretty mad when she finds out her man wants to risk it all once again, especially since Stan is in town, determined to redeem his sullied reputation by catching Max in the act. Don Cheadle is the local crime boss who partners with Jack for the heist, or maybe that's a fake-out move to put the feds off the scent.
Street Date 3/29/2005
Genre:
Adventure
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle
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National Lampoon's Gold Digger
Two silly con men (Will Friedle and Chris Owen) without a clue how to make their scams profitable decide to forfeit this career and become gold diggers instead. They marry a pair of rich sisters only to find themselves wrapped up in a murderous scheme having to do with insurance money. With plenty of laughs and fast-moving fun, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S GOLD DIGGERS is a fitting addition to this raucous series.
Street Date 3/29/2005
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Will Friedle, Chris Owen, Louise Lasser, Renee Taylor
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The Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse
The creepy, fast-paced narrative follows police detective Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno), who this time undertakes an investigation of a monastery in the Lorraine. His team uncovers a corpse hidden in the wall, and this raises suspicions of ritual murders. Meanwhile, police captain Reda (Benoît Magimel) has picked up a mysterious and confused man who has the same DNA as Jesus Christ. Niemans and Reda team up, and soon their path leads them to the dark organization known as the "Angels of the Apokalypse," where the evidence is mounting that the end of the world is nigh.
Street Date 3/29/2005
Genre:
Suspense
Rating:
R
Starring:
Jean Reno, Christopher Lee
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Blind Horizon
Frank (Val Kilmer, THE MISSING) awakens in the desert with a severe head wound, and no memory of how it--or he--got there. He does, however, experience visions of an assassination attempt on the president, and is convinced they contain clues to the truth. He is also pretty sure that the woman claiming to be his girlfriend, Chloe (Neve Campbell, THE COMPANY, SCREAM), is not who she says she is. When Frank hears that the president is actually coming to the small New Mexico town, he warns Sheriff Kolb (Sam Shepard, ALL THE PRETTY HORSES) of the impending violence, but Kolb is otherwise occupied with an upcoming election campaign. Struggling to put together the pieces of his past, Frank enters a race against time to convince those around him of the veracity of his claims, before it's too late.
Street Date 3/29/2005
Genre:
Suspense
Rating:
R
Starring:
Val Kilmer, Neve Campbell, Sam Shepard, Faye Dunaway
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Ripper 2: Letters From Within
Molly Keller, the protagonist of the first "Ripper" film, has been sent to a mental institution after being blamed for a series of murders. Molly is an expert on serial killers, making her even more suspicious, but is also, unbeknownst to most, the direct descendent of Jack the Ripper. The director of the institution involves her in an experimental technique that involves immersing patients in a dream world where they can overcome their problems, and the treatment seems to work. But then, patients and doctors begin to be murdered one-by-one...is it possible that Molly's cure has had a disastrous side effect?
Street Date 3/29/2005
Genre:
Horror
Rating:
R
Starring:
Erin Karpluk, Nicholas Irons, Richard Bremmer, Colin Lawrence
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Hustle
Tom Sizemore stars as Pete Rose in the true, controversial story of one of the greatest
baseball players in history who received a lifetime ban from the sport after betting on games while
playing for and managing the Cincinnati Reds.
Street Date 3/29/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
(not rated)
Starring:
Tom Sizemore
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