the Mind’s Chew Toy

Plot: While in Africa, World Health Organization doctor Eva (Cruz) discovers a mysterious disease is infecting the people. Determined to discover the source of this plague, she hitches a ride to war-torn Mali with Dirk Pitt, a treasure seeker working for N.U.M.A. - The National Underwater and Marine Agency. Pitt and old pal Al Giordino (Zahn), following the trail of a gold confederate coin, are searching for an ironclad Civil War ship Dirk believes disappeared somewhere near Mali. Based on the novel by Clive Cussler.

Plot: Two men, Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Elwes) and Adam (Whannell) wake up in a dirty, bare-walled room, each chained by the leg to their side. In the middle lies a dead man with a gun. They are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer - a maniac that puts people into insane situations, then lets them decide the outcome.

Plot: Following clues leads Det. Matthews (Wahlberg) and his fellow cops straight to Jigsaw (Bell). But, they’ve gotten there too late, as Jigsaw’s already started a new game, which he’s watching via video hookup. In this game, Matthews’ son Daniel (Knudsen) and 7 other people are locked in a house with no way out - and poison gas seeping in.

Plot: Jigsaw (Bell) and his apprentice (Smith) kidnap a doctor (Soomekh) to keep Jigsaw alive so he can watch one last test he’s devised. The test gives a father (MacFadyen) a choice: forgive the people who caused him so much grief after his son died…or do nothing and let them die horrible deaths.

Plot: Jigsaw (Bell), as well as his apprentice Amanda (Smith), have died. After hearing of Detective Kerry’s murder, two veteran FBI agents assist Detective Hoffman (Mandylor) in sorting out the remains of Jigsaw’s last game. However, SWAT Team Commander Rigg (Bent) has been put into a deadly game himself, and has only an hour and a half to prevail over a series of twisted, horrifying traps to save an old friend, as well as himself, from a grisly demise.

Plot: 7 years from now, the government is fighting a losing battle against addiction to a new drug - Substance D. One agent (Reeves) has infiltrated a group of drug-using friends, whose paranoia makes them terrified of each other - and of spies. There is only one problem - he’s becoming addicted himself. Based on the novel by Philip K. Dick.

Plot: In this prequel to The Mummy series, Ancient Egypt is under attack by an evil tyrant, Memnon (Brand), who along with his sorcerer’s ability to see the future, seems to be unstoppable. The remaining free tribes of Egypt grudgingly join forces and send a trio of Akkadin assassins, led by Mathayus (The Rock), to kill this sorcerer (Hu). However, Mathayus decides that Memnon is the greater threat.

Plot: Reclusive psychopath Jacob Goodnight (Kane) is holed up in the long-abandoned and rotting Blackwell Hotel, alone with his nightmares until eight petty criminals show up for community service duty along with the cop who put a bullet in Jacob’s head four years ago.

Plot: 500 years in the future, rogue spaceship captain Mal (Fillion) has been letting Simon (Maher) and his sister River (Glau) stay on his ship since Simon rescued River from the Alliance, the all-powerful government of the worlds. When the Alliance comes looking for River, Mal discovers that not only is she a powerful weapon, but she holds within her mind a secret that could destroy the Alliance. Based on the TV series FireFly.

Plot: New York City police detective John Shaft (Jackson) goes to investigate a racially-motivated murder. A waitress at the nightclub points out Wade (Bale), the son of a powerful real estate tycoon. After being freed on bail, Wade skips town for years. Now he’s back, and Shaft is looking for justice.

Plot: Shaun (Pegg) has a humdrum job, a friend who mooches off of him and a girlfriend who just broke up with him because he wasn’t “going anywhere”. Everyone he knows thinks he’s living a dead-end life. When zombies attack, Shaun must finally make a decision: get up off his couch or die without having ever really lived.

Plot: A mysterious loner named Mr. Smith (Owen) teams up with an unlikely ally (Belluci) to protect a newborn baby from a determined criminal (Giamatti) who hunts them throughout the bowels of the city.

Plot: Ex-Marine Bob Lee Swagger (Wahlberg) is approached and asked to plot a sharpshooter attack on the President Of The US. He does so, after being assured the plan he draws up is to be used to prevent such a sniper attack from happening. When he is double-crossed and framed for the shooting of a diplomat, Swagger has to uncover who set him up - and why. Kinda hard to do, since the whole country is on the lookout for him.

Plot: When Lord Farquaad (Lithgow) starts relocating fairy-tale creatures, they all run to the swamp - the home of Shrek the ogre (Myers). To get rid of them, he must rescue princess Fiona (Diaz) from a fire-breathing dragon and bring her back to marry Farquaad (Lithgow) before he will clear out Shrek’s swamp. Animated.

Plot: After their honeymoon, Shrek (Myers) and Princess Fiona (Diaz) are invited to visit Fiona’s parents in their kingdom of Far Far Away. The catch? Fiona’s parents don’t know about their daughter’s choice of husband - or her new look. Plus, the Fairy Godmother (Saunders) isn’t happy that Fiona didn’t marry her son, Prince Charming (Everett). Add in an assassin named Puss In Boots (Banderas), and Shrek, Fiona and Donkey (Murphy) are in big trouble. Animated.

Plot: Wanting to get back to life in the swamp with Fiona (Diaz), Shrek (Myers) must find the heir to the throne of Far Far Away. With the help of Puss In Boots (Banderas) and Donkey (Murphy), he finds young Artie (Timberlake). Now he must convince this rebellious young man - who will grow up to be King Arthur - to come back and sit on the throne. Animated.

Plot: A recently widowed pastor who’s lost his faith (Gibson), his two kids and his brother Merrill (Phoenix), are trying to get on with their lives when they discover strange patterns in their crop field. At first, they believe it’s just a hoax. But, as events progress, they begin to believe it might be something more.

Plot: After Homer causes the biggest catastrophe in Springfield’s history, an angry mob comes after the Simpsons clan, splitting them up. As the nation’s leaders head up a disastrous plan to bring the situation under control, Homer must take a personal journey to seek Marge’s forgiveness, reunite with his family and save his hometown. Based on the longest-running animated television show in history, created by Matt Groening.

Plot: Welcome to Sin City, a town full of characters. Like Hartigan (Willis), the last honest cop in town, who races to save a young girl from a psychotic son of a sentator. Or Marv (Rourke), who is determined to find out who killed his “angel”, his Goldie (King) - no matter how many bodies he leaves in his wake. Or Dwight (Owen), who is determined to help the girls of Old Towne in their fight against the mob. Based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel series of the same name.

Plot: Caroline (Hudson), sick of the big city way of doing things, answers an ad for a hospice caretaker in a small town in Louisiana. Her patient, Ben (Hurt), had a stroke in the attic of the plantation he shares with his wife Violet (Rowlands). The longer Caroline stays, the more she uncovers about plantation’s history. The more she learns, the more certain she is that something strange is going on in that house…but what?

Plot: It’s 1938, and Reporter Polly Perkins (Paltrow) is investigating the mysterious disappearance of 6 scientists when, without warning, huge robots attack the major capitals of the world, stealing generators, killing innocents…and then leaving. With terror on their doorstep, the world calls again to the aid of famous pilot Sky Captain (Law) to save the day. But Polly won’t be left behind for this story!

Plot: Will Stronghold (Angarano) is just about to enter high school. But, he’s not your average freshman: his parents just happen to be the biggest superheroes on the planet, The Commander (Russell) and Jetstream (Preston). Because of his superhero heritage, he doesn’t attend just any high school - he is going to Sky High, a high school for future superheroes and their sidekicks. The only problem - he hasn’t discovered his super power yet.

Plot: An alien plague falls from the sky and begins to infect the small town of Wheelsy, starting with Grant Grant (Rooker). As the infection spreads, it’s up to Wheelsy’s sheriff, Bill Pardy (Fillion), to put a stop to this outer space menace.

Plot: FBI Agent Neville Flynn (Jackson) is escorting a witness to a brutal murder (Phillips) from Hawaii to Los Angeles so he can testify. Desperate to stay out of prison, the murderer unleashes hundreds of poisonous snakes on their flight.

Plot: Martin Bishop (Redford) leads a team of “security advisors”. They are hired to break into secured buildings by the owners to test the security of those buildings. When Bishop is approached by the NSA to steal a mysterious black box from a prominent mathematician, he refuses. But, when the NSA threatens to expose his past, as well as the past of his team, he reconsiders. As the team gets deeper involved, however, they find themselves involved with in a deadly race for the little black box.

Plot: When racecar driver Speed Racer (Hirsch) turns down a lucrative contract with the underhanded Royalton Industries, he must beat Royalton at their own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival—the mysterious Racer X (Fox)—to win the race that had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

Plot: Peter Parker (Maguire) is a bit of an outcast at school with only one friend, and a girl he’s madly in love with (Dunst), but too shy to talk to. After being bitten by a “super” spider on a class field trip, he’s amazed to discover he’s taken on the characteristics of the spider! All is not well, however, as the father of his friend, Norman Osborn (Dafoe), experiments with a bit of “super serum” of his own and becomes the maniacal Green Goblin. It’s up to Peter to stop him, before the Green Goblin can ruin his life.

Plot: While Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) begins to doubt about the worthiness of being Spider-Man, which causes his powers to begin to fail, a new super-villain enters - Dr. Otto Octavius (Molina), complete with four powerful mechanical arms welded to his body. Will Peter Parker/Spider-Man be able to defeat this new threat, or will Peter give up being Spidey forever?

Plot: Peter Parker (Maguire) is having problems with his relationships, both with his girlfriend Mary Jane Watson (Dunst) and with his best friend Harry Osborn (Franco). On top of that, he’s got to worry about his job, thanks to hotshot new Daily Bugle photographer Eddie Brock (Grace). If that’s not enough, he - as superhero Spider-Man - has to face off with a new super-villain called The Sandman (Church). Plus, a mysterious alien symbiote is lurking around…and that’s bound to cause trouble.

Plot: Chihiro (Chase) and her parents take a wrong turn and decide to explore. When her parents are suddenly turned into pigs, Chihiro runs, and finds herself trapped in
a spirit world. Now, she must try to change her parents back, and escape…before she forgets her name and is trapped forever. Animated.

Plot: Tristan (Cox), trying to win the heart of village beauty Victoria (Miller), promises to bring her a falling star. When Tristan finds the star, he’s stunned to discover the star has become a girl named Yvaine (Danes). As Tristan and Yvaine flee from ghosts, witches and more, Tristan begins to fall for this star. Based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman.

Plot: The crew of the Enterprise, lead by Jean-Luc Picard (Stewart), are on their way to the home planet of Deanna Troi (Sirtis) to celebrate her marriage to Will Riker (Frakes) when Data’s (Spiner) prototype, torn to pieces on a planet, is discovered - and they receive an nvitation to visit long-time enemies - the Romulans. As they try to puzzle out the unexpected appearance of the Data protoype, they meet the new ruler of the Romulans: Shinzon (Hardy), a genetic clone for Captain Picard!

Plot: The planet of Naboo is under attack by the Trade Federation, which is being run secretly by the Sith - the dark Jedis. Obi Wan (McGregor) and Qui Gon (Neeson) show up to negotiate a treaty between the Trade Federation and the Naboo. When negotiations fail, they must help Queen Amidala (Portman) defeat the Trade Federation for the control of the planet Naboo - and pick up a little boy named Anakin Skywalker (Lloyd) on the way.

Plot: It’s been 10 years since The Phantom Menace. As Obi Wan (Kenobi)searches for the mysterious figure who is trying to get the Ex-Queen of Naboo (now Senator) Amidala (Portman) killed, Anakin (Christensen) makes googly-eyes at, er, protects the Senator. Meanwhile, the Dark Side grows stronger, and Yoda and the other Jedi Masters try to find out who’s behind this new power.

Plot: As Obi-Wan Kenobi (MacGregor) takes off to do his part in the battle raging across the worlds, his apprentice Anakin Skywalker (Christensen) begins having visions of wife Padme’s (Portman) death. Unable to imagine losing her, he embarks on a dangerous path that could eventually turn him against everyone he cares for - and spell the end of the Republic.

Plot: In this sequel to Lilo & Stitch, Dr Jumba (Stiers)’s old partner, Dr. Hamsterviel (Bennett), has kidnapped Jumba. The ransom? The other 625 genetic experiments. But, will Stitch (Sanders) be able to part with his cousins, even if it’s to save his friend? Animated.

Plot: Harold Crick (Ferrell), an IRS agent leading a very mundane existence, has his life changed forever when he begins hearing a mysterious voice narrating his life. With the help of Professor Hilbert (Hoffman), Harold discovers he’s the main character of a novel-in-progress and that the voice belongs to Karen Eiffel (Thompson), an author famous for killing her main characters.

Plot: Darren (Van Damme) has taken his kids to work. The kids don’t mind. After all, Darren’s the fire marshall at game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. But, when his daughter is kidnapped, along with the Vice President of the United States, they don’t feel so lucky. Added to that, the man that’s kidnapped Darren’s daughter (Boothe) is going to blow up the entire place if his demands aren’t met by the end of the game. Now, with the FBI and police unable to get into the building, it’s up to Darren to save the 17,000 fans, including his daughter and the Vice President….and the clock is ticking.

Plot: After a five year absence, The Man Of Steel (Routh) returns to Metropolis, only to find out that the world has moved on…and so has Lois Lane (Bosworth). Plus, old nemesis Lex Luthor (Spacey) is up to a whole new set of tricks. Welcome back, Superman!

Plot: A documentary crew follows penguin Cody Maverick (LaBoeuf) from his hometown of Shiverpool, Antartica to the Penguin World Surfing Championship on Pen Gu Island. Animated.

Plot: Stanley Jobson (Jackman) is having a rough time. After being arrested for hacking the FBI, he was sent to jail. Now that he’s out, he’s lost custody of his daughter to his wife and her new husband, a porn producer. He works a dead end job, lives in a trailer, and won’t ever get his daughter back. It’s look bleak, until Ginger (Berry) introduces him to Gabriel (Travolta), a man in need of his computer talents, and willing to pay him $10 million for them. All Stanley has to do is help Gabriel electronically steal a government slush fund.