"Blue Crush"
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Synopsis: Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Rip Masters surf competition. Having transplanted herself to Hawaii with no one's blessing but her own, Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene ... until pro quarterback Matt Tollman comes along. Like it or not, Anne Marie starts losing her balance - and finding it - as she falls for Matt. |
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Director: John Stockwell Screenwriters: Elizabeth Weiss, John Stockwell, and Kario Salem |
Starring: Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis, and Mika Boorem |
| Release Date: August 16, 2002 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, teen partying, language and a fight |
"Full Frontal"
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Synopsis: Formerly titled "How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire," "Full Frontal" is described as a sex comedy, and serves as the unofficial sequel to Soderbergh's 1989 film, "sex, lies & videotape." Linda would love to be loved. Carl loves his wife, Lee. Lee is looking to be loved by Calvin. Calvin plays Nicholas who discovers he's in love with Catherine. Catherine, who is really Francesca, finds true love. And Gus loves himself. Like "Day For Night," Steven Soderbergh's "Full Frontal" is a movie about movies for people who love movies. |
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Director: Steven Soderbergh Screenwriter: Coleman Hough |
Starring: Julia Roberts, David Duchovny, Catherine Keener, Mary McCormack, David Hyde Pierce, Blair Underwood, and Nicky Katt |
| Release Date: August 2, 2002 | MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content |
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"The Good Girl"
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Synopsis: "The Good Girl" is the story of Justine (Aniston) who longs to have a child with her husband Phil (Reilly) but has so far been unable to conceive. She wonders if all the pot he smokes with his best friend, Bubba, (Nelson) might be the reason why. Justine finds a soul mate in Holden (Gyllenhaal), a passionate man who represents a chance for her to escape into a new world of emotional and sexual awakening. But when the affair moves from liberation to poisonous obsession, Justine finds herself ensnared in a chaotic web of blackmail, larceny and love. |
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Director: Miguel Arteta Screenwriter: Mike White |
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C Reilly, Tim Blake Nelson, Mike White, and Zooey Deschanel |
| Release Date: August 7, 2002 (Limited) | MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, some language and drug content |
"Possession"
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Synopsis: This romantic mystery tracks a pair of literary scholars who unearth the amorous secret of two Victorian poets - only to find themselves falling under a passionate spell. Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic given to doing things by the book, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an upstart American scholar in London on a fellowship to study the great Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of rapturous, late-life poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England to the Continent, echoing the journey of the impassioned couple over a century earlier. |
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Director: Neil LaBute Screenwriter: Neil LaBute |
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, and Trevor Eve |
| Release Date: August 16, 2002 (Limited) | MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexuality and some thematic elements |
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"Serving Sara"
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Synopsis: Sara is served with divorce papers and doesn't take it well. Ready to do anything not to lose all of her money, she makes a deal with the process server that sets off a wild cross-country trip. |
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Director: Reginald Hudlin Screenwriter: Jay Scherick |
Starring: Elizabeth Hurley, Matthew Perry, Vincent Pastore, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bruce Campbell |
| Release Date: August 23, 2002 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor, sexual content and language |
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"Simone"
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Synopsis: A contemporary satire of Hollywood, "Simone" is the story of a disillusioned director, played by Al Pacino, who creates the first totally believable synthetic actress. However, swept up by her instant success, including a major singing career, the producer cannot bear to admit his fraud to the world or himself. |
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Director: Andrew Niccol Screenwriter: Andrew Niccol |
Starring: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Schwartzman, and Jay Mohr |
| Release Date: August 23, 2002 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality |
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"Slap Her, She's French"
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Synopsis: A French foreign exchange student invades the life of the high school's 'popular girl' and tries to take over her role. |
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Director: Melanie Mayron Screenwriters: Lamar Damon and Robert Lee King |
Starring: Piper Perabo, Jane McGregor, Jesse James, Trent Ford, and Alexandra Adi |
| Release Date: August 30, 2002 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sex-related humor, drug content and language |
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"Spy Kids 2"
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Synopsis: When the world is in trouble they call in their top secret agents. Carmen and Juni Cortez are back for another adventure in "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams." Their newest mission takes them to a mysterious island where they meet a wildly inventive genetic scientist and his imaginative creatures, while fighting the forces of rival SPY kids, Gary and Gerti Giggles, as they head right into a trap that will test each and every Cortez spy, from super spies Mom and Dad to their SPY grandparents. |
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Director: Robert Rodriguez Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez |
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Danny Trejo, and Steve Buscemi |
| Release Date: August 7, 2002 | MPAA Rating: PG for action sequences and brief rude humor |
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"XXX"
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Synopsis: Vin Diesel stars as Xander XXX Cage, the notorious underground thrill seeker who until now has been deemed untouchable by the law. NSA Agent Gibbons forces XXX to cooperate with the government to infiltrate an underground Russian crime ring and avoid going to prison. Betting XXX can succeed where other conventional spies have failed, Gibbons sends XXX to enter this world of crime undetected, using his natural athletic prowess and a whole lot of attitude. Enlisted for a dangerous covert mission, he must combat a clever, organized, and ruthless enemy far beyond the scope of his experience. |
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Director: Rob Cohen Screenwriter: Rich Wilkes |
Starring: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, and Marton Csokas |
| Release Date: August 9, 2002 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, non-stop action sequences, sensuality, drug content and language |
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