MAY 

The Shape of Things
Neil LaBute's latest offering stars Rachel Weisz (About A Boy) as an art student who sets out to turn a museum guard (Paul Rudd) into a completely new person. Of course the change has repercussions. Adapted from LaBute's 2001 play of the same name.

Together
Set in contemporary Beijing, Together details the efforts of a teenager struggling to balance his extraordinary abilities as a violinist with his longing to do normal teenage things. The film premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, and has already won awards for its direction by Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine).

JUNE 
Prozac Nation
Christina Ricci stars as Elizabeth Wurtzel in this adaptation of her book of the same name which details her battle with chronic depression. Jessica Lange plays her mother while Jason Biggs in a serious turn, plays the boyfriend. Eric Skjoldbjaerg directs.

Sweet Sixteen
From acclaimed director Ken Loach (My Name is Joe) comes this story of a troubled young boy who enters the world of drug trafficking to help support his family. It has already won a host of awards and features English subtitles (though the movie is in English, the Scottish accents were purportedly so thick the subtitles had to be added).

 JULY 

Seabiscuit
Set during the Great Depression, Seabiscuit is based on the true story of jockey Red Pollard (played by Tobey Maguire) who rode Seabiscuit to victory in races across the United States. The film also stars Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper, in his first role since winning an Oscar for Adaptation.

AUGUST 
Wonderland
Based on the life of notorious porn star John Holmes (played by Val Kilmer), and more specifically, his involvement in a robbery that resulted in the deaths of four people. The supporting cast reads like a who's-who of contemporary Hollywood, with folks like Janeane Garofalo, Tim Blake Nelson, and Lisa Kudrow sharing space on the bill.

MAY 
Bruce Almighty
Jim Carrey re-teams with Ace Ventura director Tom Shadyac for this story of a man who blames God for everything that goes wrong in his life. But when God (Morgan Freeman) finally tires of his complaints, He transfers His powers to Bruce for one full day. Also stars Jennifer Aniston.


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