the Mind’s Chew Toy

Plot: Napoleon Dynamite (Heder) is a geek in high school. He lives with his grandmother and brother. When his grandmother is injured “on the dunes”, his uncle comes to live with him, and starts plotting ways to make money. Meanwhile, Napoleon befriends new kid in school Pedro (Ramirez), and together they try to tackle the difficulties of high school, including who will go with each of them to the prom.

Plot: An undercover cop (Patric), after being summarily discharged after a wrongful shooting, is asked back in to help investigate the murder of a police officer. Since they have nowhere else to go, and the only cop who is intent on finding the killer (Liotta) needs a leash, they want him to be that leash. The further he investigates, the more confused things become, and it starts working on him, his family…until the case becomes everything.

Plot: After taking his family to Wally World and to Europe, Clark W Griswold (Chase) decides the Griswold family will stay home this Christmas, and invites the whole clan to celebrate at their house. But, as the relatives keep arriving, and things begin to not go according to plan, Clark begins to worry his hopes for the perfect holiday might not match up with reality.

Plot: To complete his graduate study after finishing up at Coolidge College, Taj (Penn) goes to England’s prestigious Camford University. But, after he is rejected by Camford’s elitist frat and sent to “The Barn”, a den for the losers at the school, he resolves to show the school snobs a lesson they won’t soon forget.

Plot: Ben Gates (Cage) has spent his entire life trying to find the greatest hidden treasure of all time, and has discovered the next clue lies on the back of the Declaration of Independence. When Ben finds out another less reputable treasure hunter(Bean) plans on stealing the important document, Ben has to find a way to keep this important piece of history safe. The only answer - steal it first!

Plot: When a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie (Moore) has to convince the one man who can stop it: a Las Vegas magician named Cris (Cage), who has the ability to see 2 minutes into the future. Based on the short story “The Golden Man” by Philip K. Dick.

Plot: Gene Watson (Depp) has just stepped off the train with his daughter when he is approached by Mr. Smith (Walken) and Ms. Jones (Maffia). They flash badges at Gene and escort him to van parked outside. But these aren’t cops. It turns out Gene has been chosen for a job and given a choice: either assassinate the Governor of California by 1:30 pm - or his daughter dies. With only 1 hour and 16 minutes before the deadline, time is definitely not on Gene’s side…

Plot: Larry, desperate for a “real” job to show his son he’s responsible, takes a job as a night watchman at the Museum of Natural History. But, his cushy job is not as easy as it first appears, as these museum exhibits come to life when the sun goes down…

Moss (Brolin) stumbles across what looks to be a drug deal gone wrong: dead bodies, heroin - and $2 million in cash. He takes the money and tries to disappear, only to soon discover that Anton Chigurh (Bardem), a psychotic sociopath, is hot on his trail. With no qualms whatsoever about killing anyone who gets between him and his target, Chigurh leaves a bloody trail behind as he stalks his way after the now desperately fleeing Moss. Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy.

Plot: When his wife buys him a book for his birthday, dog catcher Walter Sparrow (Carrey) is unimpressed. As he reads the book, however, he begins to discover that he and the degenerate main character share some remarkable similarities. As Walter continues to read, and both he and the main character began obsessing about the number 23, the main character commits a horrible crime…and Walter becomes convinced he’s fated to follow the same path.