Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby

Charlize Theron – Monster

Renee Zellweger – Chicago

Halle Barry – Monster’s Ball

Joan Allen – The Contender

Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich

Hilary Swank – Boys Don’t Cry

Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love

Helen Hunt – As Good As It Gets

Frances McDormand – Fargo

Susan Sarandon – Dead Man Walking

Jessica Lange – Blue Sky

Holly Hunter – The Piano

Emma Thompson – Howard’s End

Jodie Foster – The Silence of the Lambs

Kathy Bates – Misery

Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy

Jodie Foster – The Accused

Cher – Moonstruck

Marlee Matlin – Children of a Lesser God

Geraldine Page – The Trip to Bountiful

Sally Field – Places in the Heart

Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment

Meryl Streep – Sophie’s Choice

Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond

Sissy Spacek – The Coal Miner’s Daughter

Sally Field – Norma Rae

Jane Fonda – Coming Home

Diane Keaton – Annie Hall

Faye Dunaway – Network

Louise Fletcher – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Ellen Burstyn – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class

Liza Minnelli – Cabaret

Jane Fonda – Klute

Glenda Jackson – Women in Love

Dame Maggie Smith – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Katharine Hepburn – The Lion in Winter

Barbara Streisand – Funny Girl

Katharine Hepburn – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Elizabeth Taylor – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Julie Christie – Darling

Julie Andrews – Mary Poppins

Patricia Neal – Hud

Anne Bancroft – The Miracle Worker

Sophia Loren – Two Women

Elizabeth Taylor – Butterfield 8

Simone Signoret – Room at the Top

Susan Hayward – I Want to Live!

Joanne Woodward – The Three Faces of Eve

Ingrid Bergman – Anastasia

Anna Magnani – The Rose Tattoo

Grace Kelly – The Country Girl

Audrey Hepburn – Roman Holiday

Shirley Booth – Come Back Little Sheba

Vivien Leigh – A Streetcar Named Desire

Judy Holliday – Born Yesterday

Olivia de Havilland – The Heiress

Jane Wyman – Johnny Belinda

Loretta Young – The Farmer’s Daughter

Olivia de Havilland – To Each His Own

Joan Crawford – Mildred Pierce

Ingrid Bergman – Gaslight

Jennifer Jones – The Song of Bernadette

Greer Garson – Mrs. Miniver

Joan Fontaine – Suspicion

Ginger Rogers – Kitty Foyle

Vivien Leigh – Gone with the Wind

Bette Davis – Jezebel

Luise Rainer – The Good Earth, The Great Ziegfeld

Bette Davis – Dangerous

Claudette Colbert – It Happened One Night

Katharine Hepburn – Morning Glory

Helen Hayes – The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Marie Dressler – Min and Bill

Norma Shearer – The Divorcee

Mary Pickford – Croquette

Janet Gaynor – Seventh Heaven, Street Angel, Sunrise

Hit (good family fun) – Starring Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Justin Long, Breckin Meyer, Matt Dillon, Cheryl Hines

Maggie Peyton (Lohan) is surprised when she figures out that her new car has a mind of its own. When Maggie realizes the power of Herbie, she decides to make the VW bug into her own NASCAR racing vehicle.

Herbie is a family film with great laughs. I really enjoyed seeing Herbie on the big screen. Although it is impossible for Herbie to enter NASCAR, it is nice to believe that Herbie is really the little engine that could.

I don’t care what the press has to say about Lohan and her personal life and personality, I find her to be charming. She lights up the screen and takes hold of this year’s first family comedy. Michael Keaton plays a great father who is worried about his daughter, and Justin Long shows that he is no stranger to the silver screen. Matt Dillon provides excellent comedic timing and gives a comical performance. A cameo by Jeff Gordon is less than impressive, next time just have him walk by, he really doesn’t need a line – he only had one in this movie and it was (in terms of cars) un-driveable. Yikes.

The action sequences are well done, but young children may find it hard to watch a sequence when Herbie enters a “ten cars enter, one car leaves” contest. I believe there were some youngsters crying at the fact that other cars were crashing into Herbie.

Bottom Line: Herbie is fully loaded family fun.

Best Scene: When Herbie saves Maggie from a monster truck.

Comedy

Rated G

Running Time: 1 hour 41 minutes.

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Hit – Starring Christain Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Ken Watanabe

This is the story of how Bruce Wayne became Batman.

I enjoyed this Batman movie the most out of the Batman series. Christian Bale is by far the best Batman of the group. Although, I previously favored Val Kilmer’s Batman, I found that Christian Bale (and the writers) created a Batman with a lot of character.

Katie Holmes played the love interest well, but I feel Christopher Nolan should have stuck with the blonde theory that is so evident in the rest of the series. Christopher Nolan’s direction was well executed but the main thing that drives me crazy are the action sequences that look like they were shot on with a handheld camera. The first example of this type of action sequence (that I have noticed) came in The Bourne Supremacy, and now I have had enough. To me it looks very unprofessional.

What struck my attention the most is the non-existent title sequence of the film. We do not see any credits until the end of the movie. Bravo to whoever made that executive decision because it really makes a difference- it hooks the audience right away.

Batman Begins is the best Batman movie by far because of the depth in which they explore the character of Bruce Wayne, the city of Gotham, and the characters surrounding Bruce Wayne. Bottom Line: This Bat will cause a box-office blowout.

Best Scene: There are many, but I really enjoy when Batman calls for bat-up (backup).

Action Drama

Rated PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.

Running Time: 2 hours 20 minutes.

Hit – Starring Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn

A therapy driven married couple discovers that they are assassins hired to kill each other.

This movie has excellent elements of action, comedy, and romance. I found myself entertained from start to finish. While there are a lot of violence and action sequences, this movie was given a PG-13 rating. After some thought, I realized that none of the assassinations were bloody and the death sequences were very subtle (you did not see dead bodies lying on the floor). Having a PG-13 rating opens up the movie to a wide range of viewers, but young children are not advised to see this movie and the violence may frighten them.

Particularly interesting is the onscreen dynamic between Pitt and Jolie. I really enjoyed their chemistry and comedic timing. While both actors are not known for their work in comedy, their efforts in this movie are recognized and appreciated. Their best movie sequences start when they learn that their spouse is an assassin (and the war begins). Bottom Line: Worth watching on the big screen.

Best Scene: The action sequence in the mini-van.

Action Comedy

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, intense action, sexual content and brief strong language.

Running Time: 2 hours

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June 7, 2005

The Agronomist ( PG-13 ) – Jonathan Demme

Be Cool ( PG-13 ) – John Travolta, Uma Thurman
Hit or Miss: Hit

Beyond the Sea ( PG-13 ) – Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth

Black Cloud ( PG-13 ) -Tim McGraw

Blood Relic ( R ) – Joshua Park

Constantine ( R ) – Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz
Hit or Miss: Miss

County General ( NR ) – John Jean

D.E.B.S. ( PG-13 ) – Sara Foster

Dark Town ( R ) – J.K. Gibson

Direct Action ( R ) – Dolph Lundgren

I’ll Bury You Tomorrow ( NR ) – Zoe Daelman Chlanda

Imaginary Heroes ( R ) – Sigourney Weaver

London Voodoo ( NR ) – Sara Stewart

The Machinist ( R ) – Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Pit Fighter ( R ) – Stephen Bauer

Quigley ( NR ) – Gary Busey

Rock and Rule ( PG ) – Don Francks

Seed of Chucky ( R ) – Jennifer Tilly

Stargate Atlantis: Rising (Pilot Episode) ( NR )

The Wickeds ( R ) – Justin Alvarez

June 14, 2005

Cold and Dark ( NR ) – Luke Goss

Daddy Who? ( R )

A Dirty Shame ( R ) – Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville

Hitch ( PG-13 ) – Will Smith, Kevin James
Hit or Miss: Hit

Knots ( R ) – Scott Cohen

Man-Thing ( R ) – Rachel Taylor

Rory O’Shea Was Here ( R ) – James McAvoy

Tarzan II ( G ) – Brad Garrett

Trauma ( R )

The Wool Cap ( PG-13 ) – Ned Beatty

June 21, 2005

Bigger than the Sky ( PG-13 ) – John Corbett, Amy Smart

Black Sunday ( NR ) – Bruce Dern, Robert Shaw

Callas Forever ( NR ) – Jeremy Irons

Coach Carter ( PG-13 ) – Samuel L. Jackson

Cursed ( PG-13 ) – Christina Ricci
Hit or Miss: Hit

Dark Water ( PG-13 ) – From Japan

Hostage ( R ) – Bruce Willis
Hit or Miss: Hit

Immortal ( NR )

The Jacket ( R ) – Adrian Brody, Keira Knightly

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous ( PG-13 ) – Sandra Bullock

June 28, 2005

7 Seconds ( R ) – Wesley Snipes

Acacia ( R ) – Jin-geun Kim

Admissions ( NR ) – Fran Kranz

Bad Guy ( NR )

The Best Thief In the World ( R ) – Mary-Louise Parker

Diary of a Mad Black Woman ( PG-13 ) – Steve Harris, Kimberly Elise

Gunner Palace ( PG-13 )

The Keys to the House ( NR ) – Andrea Rossi

The Pacifier ( PG ) – Vin Diesel, Faith Ford
Hit or Miss: Hit. Hit or Miss Home Movie Pick of the Month.

Shadow of the Wraith ( NR )

Shallow Ground ( R ) – Stan Kirsch

The Sisterhood ( R )

The Slaughterhouse Massacre ( R )

Stone Cold ( R )