New Theatrical
Releases:
"Death to Smoochy," "The Rookie," and "Clockstoppers"
Releases:
"Death to Smoochy," "The Rookie," and "Clockstoppers"
Synopsis - "Clockstoppers"
Francesca (Paula Garces) just moved from Paris to Zak's (Jesse Bradford) hometown where her dad has been assigned to the Venezuelan consulate. Confident, funny, sophisticated, and gorgeous, Francesca catches the attention of Zak who falls for her big time. Little does she know that their budding romance is about to turn into the adventure of a lifetime. Seems Zak has found his physics professor father's special watch and now has the power to stop time - which may or may not be a good thing.
Release Date: March 29, 2002
Directed By: Jonathan Frakes
Screenwriters: Rob Hedden, J. David Stem and David N. Weiss
Producers: Gale Anne Hurd and Julia Pistort
Director of Photography: Tim Suhrstedt
Film Editor: Jeff Canavan
Production Designer: Marek Dobrowolski
Set Decorator: Brana Rosenfeld
Casting: Barbara Cohen
Art Director: Kevin Kavanaugh
Starring: Jesse Bradford, Paula Garces, Michael Biehn, French Stewart, Robin Thomas, and Julia Sweeney
Rating: Rated PG for acton violence and mild language
Official Site: "Clockstoppers"
Interviews: Interview with Paula Garces & Jesse Bradford
Synopsis - "Death to Smoochy"
Set against the cutthroat world of children’s television, "Death to Smoochy" tells the story of Rainbow Randolph (Robin Williams), the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children’s TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy (Edward Norton), a puffy fuscia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame scoring hit ratings and the affections of a jaded network executive (Catherine Keener), Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America’s sweetheart.
Release Date: March 29, 2002
Directed By: Danny DeVito
Screenwriter: Adam Resnick
Producers: Andrew Lazar and Peter Macgregor-Scott
Director of Photography: Anastas N. Michos
Film Editor: Jon Poll
Production Designer: Howard Cummings
Costume Designer: Jane Ruhm
Casting: Ross Clydesdale and Margery Simkin
Art Directors: Tamara Deverell and Jeffrey D. McDonald
Starring: Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Danny DeVito, Jon Stewart, and Catherine Keener
Rating: Rated R for language and sexual references
Official Site: "Death to Smoochy"
Interviews: Edward Norton & Catherine Keener Interviews
Photos: Gallery of Stills
Synopsis - "The Rookie"
Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field - until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.
Release Date: March 29, 2002
Directed By: John Lee Hancock
Screenwriter: Mike Rich
Producers: Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray and Mark Johnson
Director of Photography: John Schwartzman
Film Editor: Eric L Beason
Production Designer: Barry Robison
Set Decorator: Barbara Munch
Casting: Ronna Kress
Art Director: Kevin Constant
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Beth Grant, Brian Cox, Jay Hernandez, and JD Evermore
Rating: Rated G
Official Site: "The Rookie"
Interviews: Interview with the cast & director
Photos: Gallery of Publicity Stills
NEW ON VIDEO - ROMANCE FILMS:
"On the Line" Release Date - March 26, 2002
"Original Sin" Release Date - March 26, 2002
"Life as a House" Release Date - March 26, 2002
NEW IN THEATERS - OTHER GENRES:
"Panic Room"
