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Aug 26th

THE BROTHERS GRIMM is a marvellous adventure from Monty Python alumni Terry Gilliam but it might be a little scary for smaller kids. Matt Damon and Heath Ledger are the brothers (which is perfect because for a long time I thought they were the same guy). According to this fantasy, these siblings are 19th century grifters and their talent for film flam gets them pressed into service investigating mysterious child abductions. Their sleuthing touches on snippets of a multitude of fairy tales like Snow White, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Hanzel & Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and a host of others.

If you liked The English Patient you will go nuts for THE CONSTANT GARDENER. This time Ralph Fiennes is ready to give it all up for Rachel Weisz. In this smart mystery-romance he’s a British diplomat in Africa and she’s his radical wife who perishes in an auto mishap. He suspects murder but his investigation is stymied not only by local corrupt authorities, but also his own embassy and even his best friend.

THE CAVE could make you think twice about spelunking for a while. It’s like Alien meets Mike Nelson (anyone else remember Sea Hunt?). A Carpathian underground aquifer promises to be an archaeological bonanza for a crack scuba team, but horrifying creatures dampen the euphoria. This is mildly exciting but I hate when mediocre films set themselves up for a sequel. Miss Congeniality did not do that. Not even Deuce Bigolo did that.

The things I do for the breakfast show. I actually went to an Ashlee Simpson movie. UNDISCOVERED turns out to the worlds largest lead-in to a music video - hers. Underutilized Peter Weller and Carrie Fisher are the only other name player. It’s a miss-able teen romance about the heartbreak of rock stardom and super-model hood.

Also out the comedy DELUXE COMBO PLATTER.

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