'Mona Lisa Smile' Movie Review



monalisasmileMONA LISA SMILE
(PG-13)
** (out of 5)

December 19, 2003

STARRING
Julia Roberts as KATHERINE WATSON
Kirsten Dunst as BETTY WARREN
Julia Stiles as JOAN BRANDWYN
Maggie Gyllenhaal as GISELLE LEVY
Dominic West as BILL DUNBAR
Ginnifer Goodwin as CONSTANCE BAKER

Directed by: Mike Newell
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'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' Movie Review



returnofkingTHE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
(PG-13)
***1/2 (out of 5)

December 17, 2003

STARRING
Elijah Wood as FRODO BAGGINS
Ian McKellen as GANDALF THE WHITE
Viggo Mortensen as ARAGORN
Sean Astin as SAMWISE GAMGEE
John Rhys-Davies as GIMLI
Orlando Bloom as LEGOLAS GREENLEAF

Directed by: Peter Jackson
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'Something's Gotta Give' Movie Review



gottagiveSOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE
(PG-13)
**** (out of 5)

December 12, 2003

STARRING
Jack Nicholson as HARRY SANBORN
Diane Keaton as ERICA BARRY
Frances McDormand as ZOE BARRY
Keanu Reeves as JULIAN MERCER
Amanda Peet as MARIN

Directed by: Nancy Myers
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'Big Fish' Movie Review



BIGFISHBIG FISH
(PG-13)
****1/2 (out of 5)

December 10, 2003

STARRING
Ewan McGregor as YOUNG EDWARD BLOOM
Albert Finney as SENIOR EDWARD BLOOM
Billy Crudup as WILLIAM BLOOM
Jessica Lange as SENIOR SANDRA BLOOM
Alison Lohman as YOUNG SANDRA BLOOM
Helena Bonham Carter as JENNY/THE WITCH

Directed by: Tim Burton
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'Bad Santa' Movie Review



BADSANTABAD SANTA
(R)
** (out of 5)

November 26, 2003

STARRING
Billy Bob Thornton as WILLIE
Tony Cox as MARCUS
Brett Kelly as THE KID
Lauren Graham as SUE
Bernie Mac as GIN
John Ritter as BOB CHIPESKA

Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
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'The Haunted Mansion' Movie Review



hauntedmansionTHE HAUNTED MANSION
(PG)
**1/2 (out of 5)

November 26, 2003

STARRING
Eddie Murphy as JIM EVERS
Terrence Stamp as RAMSLEY
Nathaniel Parker as MASTER GRACEY
Marsha Thomason as SARA EVERS
Jennifer Tilly as MADAME LEOTA
Wallace Shawn as EZRA

Directed by: Rob Minkoff
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'The Missing' Movie Review



MISSINGTHE MISSING
(R)
* (out of 5)

November 26, 2003

STARRING
Tommy Lee Jones as SAMUEL JONES
Cate Blanchett as MAGGIE GILKESON
Eric Schweig as CHIDIN
Evan Rachel Wood as LILLY GILKESON
Jenna Boyd as DOT GILKESON
Aaron Eckhart as BRAKE BALDWIN
Clint Howard as SHERIFF PURDY

Directed by: Ron Howard
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'Timeline' Movie Review



T-Key Art-1TIMELINE
(PG-13)
**1/2 (out of 5)

November 26, 2003

STARRING
Paul Walker as CHRIS JOHNSTON
Frances O’Connor as KATE ERICSON
Gerard Butler as ANDRE MAREK
Billy Connolly as PROFESSOR JOHNSTON
David Thewlis as ROBERT DONIGER
Anna Friel as LADY CLAIRE
Neal McDonough as FRANK GORDON

Directed by: Richard Donner
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'The Cat in the Hat' Movie Review



CATINHATTHE CAT IN THE HAT
(PG)
** (out of 5)

November 21, 2003

STARRING
Mike Myers as THE CAT IN THE HAT
Dakota Fanning as SALLY
Spencer Breslin as CONRAD
Alec Baldwin as QUINN
Kelly Preston as MOM
Amy Hill as MRS. KWAN
Sean Hayes as MR. HUMBERFLOOB/VOICE OF THE FISH

Directed by: Bo Welch
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'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World' Movie Review



MASTERMASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
(PG-13)
***1/2 (out of 5)

November 14, 2003

STARRING
Russell Crowe as CAPTAIN JACK AUBREY
Paul Bettany as DR. STEPHEN MATURIN
James D’Arcy as 1ST LT. TOM PULLINGS
Edward Woodall as 2ND LT. WILLIAM MOWETT

Directed by: Peter Weir
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'Looney Tunes: Back in Action' Movie Review



LOONEYLOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION
(R)
***1/2 (out of 5)

November 14, 2003

STARRING
Jenna Elfman as KATE HOUGHTON
Brendan Fraser as DJ DRAKE
Steve Martin as MR. CHAIRMAN
Timothy Dalton as DAMIAN DRAKE
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the other Looney Tunes

Directed by: Joe Dante
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'Elf' Movie Review



ELFELF
(PG)
***1/2 (out of 5)

November 7, 2003

STARRING
Will Ferrell as BUDDY
James Caan as BUDDY’S BIOLOGICAL DAD
Edward Asner as SANTA CLAUS
Zooey Deschanel as JOVIE
Bob Newhart as BUDDY’S ELF DAD

Directed by: John Favreau
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'The Matrix Revolutions' Movie Review



MATRIX3THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
(R)
****1/2 (out of 5)

November 5, 2003

STARRING
Keanu Reeves as NEO
Laurence Fishburne as MORPHEUS
Carrie-Ann Moss as TRINITY
Hugo Weaving as AGENT SMITH
Jada Pinkett Smith as NIOBE
Mary Alice as THE ORACLE
Ian Bliss as BANE

Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers
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'Brother Bear' Movie Review



brotherbearBROTHER BEAR
(G)
***1/2 (out of 5)

November 1, 2003

STARRING
Joaquin Phoenix as KENAI
Jeremy Suarez as KODA
Jason Raize as DENAHI
Rick Moranis as RUTT
Dave Thomas as TUKE
D.B. Sweeney as SITKA
Michael Clarke Duncan as TUG

Directed by: Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker
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'Alien: The Director's Cut' Movie Review



ALIENALIEN: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
(R)
***** (out of 5)

October 29, 2003

STARRING
Sigourney Weaver as RIPLEY
Tom Skerritt as DALLAS
John Hurt as KANE
Ian Holm as ASH
Yaphet Kotto as PARKER
Harry Dean Stanton as BRETT
Veronica Cartwright as LAMBERT
Bolaji Badejo as THE ALIEN
Helen Horton as the Voice of MOTHER

Directed by: Ridley Scott
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