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diversions:
A peak at upcoming
movies
By Michael Watanabe
On-line Forty-Niner
"Pearl Harbor,"
Ben Affleck, Cuba Gooding Jr. Directed by Michael Bay, Touchstone.
Young men and women face the Japanese during the Pearl Harbor
attack. Released May 25.
"The Animal,"
Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell. Directed by Luke Greenfield,
Columbia. A man begins acting like animals after getting animal
organ donors. Released June 1.
"Atlantis:
The Lost Empire," Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney. Directed
by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, Walt Disney. A young cartographer
looks for the undersea empire. Released June 15.
"Swordfish,"
John Travolta, Halle Berry. Directed by Dominic Sena, Warner
Bros. A spy is hired to steal unused government funds. Released
June 15.
"Dr. Dolittle
2," Eddie Murphy, Norm Macdonald. Directed by Steve Carr,
20th Century Fox. The doctor's patients strike against humanity.
Released June 22.
"A.I. Artificial
Intelligence," Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law. Directed
by Steven Speilberg, Dreamworks. A new type of computer is
aware of its own existence. Released June 29.
"Cats and
Dogs," Alec Baldwin, Michael Clarke Duncan. Directed
by Lawrence Guterman, Warner Bros. A look into the top-secret
war between cats and dogs. Released July 4.
"Kiss of the
Dragon," Jet Li, Bridget Fonda. Directed by Chris Nahon,
20th Century Fox. An operative is sent on a secret operation
when things go wrong. Released July 6.
"America's
Sweethearts," Billy Crystal, John Cusack. Directed by
Joe Roth, Sony Pictures Entertainment. A movie publicist deals
with the breakup between a movie's co-stars. Released July
11.
"The Score,"
Robert de Niro, Edward Norton. Directed by Frank Oz, Paramount.
An aging thief is blackmailed into one last heist. Released
July 13.
"Jurassic
Park III," Sam Neill, Tea Leoni. Directed by Joe Johnston,
Universal. A plane crash leaves Dr. Grant stuck on dinosaur-infested
island. Released July 18.
"Planet of
the Apes," Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth. Directed by Tim Burton,
20th Century Fox. A pilot crashes on a strange planet where
apes are in charge and humans scavenge for subsistence. Released
July 27.
"Rush Hour
2," Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. Directed by Brett Ratner,
New Line. Detectives go up against a powerful gangster. Released
Aug. 3.
"American
Pie 2," Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth. Directed by J.B.
Rogers, Universal. The characters reunite after their freshman
year in college. Released Aug. 10.
"Rollerball,"
Jean Reno, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. Directed by John McTiernan,
MGM. Stars of the sport face corruption. Released Aug. 17.
"Jay and Silent
Bob Strike Back," Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith. Directed
by Kevin Smith, Dimension. Two stoners set out to sabotage
a movie based upon their lives. Released Aug. 24.
"All That
Glitters," Mariah Carey, Eric Benét. Directed
by Vondie Curtis-Hall, 20th Century Fox. A singer overcomes
a turbulent childhood to find her true voice. Released Aug.
31.
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