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"Big Bad Love"
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Synopsis: In the North Mississippi hill country, Barlow struggles to balance his need to create with what he has created; an ex-wife (Winger) who followed him from the rehabilitation ward of a Northern Hospital, a son on the verge of adolescence, a small daughter with an incurable illness, a war buddy and best friend (Le Mat) puzzling over his own consuming love for a funeral home heiress (Arquette), and a mother (Dickinson) who sees in her son the return and demise of her beloved husband all over again. |
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Director: Arliss Howard Screenwriters: James Howard & Arliss Howard |
Starring: Arliss Howard, Debra Winger, Paul Le Mat, Rosanna Arquette, Angie Dickinson, Michael Parks, Alex Van, and Zach Moody |
| Release Date: February 22, 2002 (Limited - NY) | MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexuality |
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"Birthday Girl"
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Synopsis: John (Chaplin) is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russian mail-order bride arranged via the Internet. His Internet love connection is the enigmatic Nadia (Kidman). When Nadia's Russian "cousins," Yuri and Alexei, turn up unexpectedly to celebrate her birthday, John's life is turned upside down as he learns the truth behind their relationship and is taken on the adventure of a lifetime. |
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Director: Jez Butterworth Screenwriters: Tom Butterworth & Jez Butterworth |
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassell, and Mathieu Kassovitz |
| Release Date: February 1, 2002 (Limited) | MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and language |
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"Crossroads"
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Synopsis: "Crossroads" is the story of three childhood friends, Lucy (Spears), Kit (Saldana), and Mimi (Manning), who, after eight years apart, rediscover their friendship on a cross-country trip. With barely a plan, practically no money but plenty of dreams, the girls catch a life with Mimi's handsome, mysterious friend Ben (Mount) in his '73 Buick convertible. Along the way they not only gather experiences that will change their lives forever, but they also discover how important it is to hold onto their hearts' desires. |
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Director: Tamra Davis Screenwriter: Shonda Rhimes |
Starring: Britney Spears, Taryn Manning, Zoe Saldana, Anson Mount, Justin Long, Dan Aykroyd, Kim Cattrall, and Kyle Davis |
| Release Date: February 15, 2002 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and brief teen drinking |
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"Dragonfly"
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Synopsis: In this supernatural thriller from Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, a man believes that his deceased wife is trying to communicate with him through the near-death experiences of her patients. |
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Director: Tom Shadyac Screenwriters: David Seltzer and Brandon Camp & Mike Thompson |
Starring: Kevin Costner, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin, Linda Hunt, Susanna Thompson, Jacob Vargas and Kathy Bates |
| Release Date: February 22, 2002 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and mild sensuality |
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"Iris"
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Synopsis: Judi Dench and Kate Winslet bring to the screen one of the most extraordinary women of her generation, celebrated author, Iris Murdoch. From her days as a brilliant scholar at Oxford, where she thrilled the world around her with her libertine spirit, through her career as a philosopher and novelist, Iris was truly ahead of her time. And through it all, one man stood beside her every step of the way - John Bayley, her unlikely soulmate, who for better and for worse, would love her all her life. |
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Director: Richard Eyre Writers: Richard Eyre, John Bayley (novel), and Charles Wood |
Starring: Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent, Eleanor Bron, and Penelope Wilton |
| Release Date: February 15, 2002 (Limited) | MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, nudity, and some language |
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"Monsoon Wedding"
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Synopsis: The exuberant ensemble comedy, the winner of the top prize (the Golden Lion Award) at the 2001 Venice International Film Festival, links the stories of far-flung family members, their servants, and secret lovers. As a Punjabi family in Delhi reunites for their daughter's wedding, love and conflict are sparked, and true confessions are blurted out even on the way to the altar. |
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Director: Mira Nair Screenwriter: Mira Nair |
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shetty, Vijay Raaz, Tilotama Shome, Vasundhara Das, and Parvin Dabas |
| Release Date: February 22, 2002 (Limited) | MPAA Rating: R for language, including some sex-related dialogue |
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"Monster's Ball"
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Synopsis: "Monster's Ball" is a hard hitting Southern drama tempered by a story of powerful, life-changing love. It is the story of Hank (Thornton), an embittered prison guard working on Death Row who begins an unlikely, but emotionally charged affair with Leticia (Berry), the wife of a man he has just executed. "Monster's Ball" also features Heath Ledger and Peter Boyle. Boyle plays Hank’s bigoted, aging father, whose hatred seems to have poisoned his entire family as much as the family business, which is working on the prison Death Squad. Ledger plays Hank’s son, who is hell-bent on getting out of the family business. |
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Director: Marc Forster Screenwriters: Milo Addica and Will Rokas |
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Sean Combs, Peter Boyle, Mos Def, and Coronji Calhoun |
| Release Date: February 8, 2002 (Limited) | MPAA Rating: R for language and sexuality |
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"Queen of the Damned"
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Synopsis: This adaptation of Anne Rice's best-selling novel follows the legendary vampire Lestat (Townsend), who has reinvented himself as a rock star in the contemporary American music scene. His music wakes Akasha (Aaliyah), the queen of all vampires, and inspires her desire to make Lestat her king. Akasha's malevolent power is so great that all the immortal vampires must stand against her if they want to survive. Meanwhile, a young London woman with a fascination for the dark side (Moreau) falls in love with Lestat. |
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Director: Michael Rymer Screenwriters: Scott Abbot and Michael Petroni, based on "The Vampire Chronicles" by Anne Rice |
Starring: Stuart Townsend, Aaliyah, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Perez, and Lena Olin |
| Release Date: February 22, 2002 | MPAA Rating: R for vampire violence |
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"Slackers"
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Synopsis: Dave (Sawa), Sam (Segel) and Jeff (Maronna) are about to graduate from Holden University with Honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now, during final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school. When Ethan (Schwartzman) accidentally catches Dave in an exam scam and gathers some incriminating evidence against him, Dave and his friends find themselves completely at his mercy. Threatening to expose the three slackers, Ethan offers a deal: he'll let the guys off the hook on one condition that they use their unethical expertise to get him the object of his desire, the brainy babe Angela (James King). |
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Director: Dewey Nicks Screenwriter: David H. Steinberg |
Starring: Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, James King, Laura Prepon, Jason Segel, Michael Maronna, and Mamie Van Doren |
| Release Date: February 1, 2002 | MPAA Rating: R for strong language and sexual content, and brief drug use |
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