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December 12, 1997 With appreciative nods to three groovy sites-- Eric Carter's list of upcoming releases (http://home.dti.net/egcarter), the Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com), and Corona's list of Coming Attractions (http://corona.bc.ca/films/)-- here's my best attempt at a (quick) 1998 preview. Now, for the disclaimer: earlier dates are more reliable than later ones. Some stuff is missing, too, such as Bryan Singer's upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's APT PUPIL. Also, cast, credit, and plot listings are "best guesses" and may be subject to change. (For example, George Clooney dropped out of THE WILD WILD WEST just this week.) And, of course, please forgive any and all mistyping or mis- interpretations. See you at the movies... January o THE APOSTLE (October) (NY, LA) (reopening Jan 30) Southern drama, with Robert Duvall directing himself, Farrah Fawcett, Miranda Richardson, and Billy Bob Thornton, among others o A TOUTE VITESSE (FULL SPEED) (Strand) (Jan) o THE BOXER (Uni) (wide: Jan 9) Dram, with Jim Sheridan directing Daniel Day Lewis o CAUGHT UP (Live) (Jan 30) o DARK CITY (New Line) (Jan 9) Sci-fi, directed by Alex Proyas o DECEIVER (MGM) (Jan 30) Crime drama, starring Tim Roth and Chris Penn o DECONSTRUCTING HARRY (Fine Line) (wider: Jan 2) Woody Allen's latest, starring Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, and Demi Moore, among others o DEEP RISING (Disney) (Jan 30) Underwater monster movie, starring Treat Williams o DESPERATE MEASURES (Sony) (Jan 9) Thriller, pitting Andy Garcia against Michael Keaton o FALLEN (WB) (Jan 16) Religious thriller, starring Denzel Washington, Donald Sutherland, and John Goodman o FALLEN ANGELS (Kino) (NY: Jan 21) o FIRESTORM (Fox) (Jan 9) Escaped convicts disguised as forest-fire fighters, starring Howie Long and William Forsythe o FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBER (Miramax) (NY, LA: Jan 16) o A FURTHER GESTURE (Castle Hill) (NY) Jan 30) o GENERAL CHAOS (Island Digital) (Jan 30) o GONIN (Phaedra) (Jan) o GOOD WILL HUNTING (Miramax) (wide: Jan 23) Gus Van Sant's latest, starring Matt Damon and Robin Williams o GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Fox) (wide: Jan 16) Modern-day Dickens, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke o HALF BAKED (Uni) (Jan 16) o HARD RAIN (Para) (Jan 16) Big flood in small town, with Morgan Freeman chasing Christian Slater o INCOGNITO (WB) (NY, LA: Jan 30) o KILLING TIME (CFP) (limited: Jan 23) o KUNDUN (Disney) (wider: Jan 16) Tibet or not Tibet, directed by Martin Scorsese o LA SENTINELLE (Strand) (Jan) o THE LEADING MAN (Northern Arts) (Jan 16) o LIVE FLESH (MGM) (NY: Jan 16, wider: Jan 30) o PHANTOMS (Miramax) (Jan 30) Horror, from the novel by Dean Koontz o SENSELESS (Miramax) (Jan 9) Comedy, with Penelope Spheeris directing Marlon Wayans and David Spade o SLAPPY AND THE STINKERS (Sony) (regional: Jan 23) o SPICE WORLD (Sony) (Jan 23) Musical comedy, starring the Spice Girls and with appearances by John Cleese, Richard E. Grant, Elton John, Roger Moore, and Meat Loaf o STAR KID (Trimark) (Jan 16) o SWEPT FROM THE SEA (Sony) (limited: Jan 23) o TEMPTING FATE (Polygram) (Jan) o TWO GIRLS AND A GUY (Fox) (limited: Jan 30) o WAG THE DOG (New Line) (wider - limited: Jan 2, wide: Jan 9) Political satire, with Barry Levinson directing Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, James Belushi, Denis Leary, among others o WELCOME TO SARAJEVO (Miramax) (wider - limited: Jan 9) Bosnia war drama, starring Woody Harrelson o WELCOME TO WOOP WOOP (MGM) (Jan 9) o THE WINTER GUEST (Fine Line) (wider - limited: Jan 16) (limited: Jan 30) February o 3 NINJAS:SHOWDOWN AT MEGA MOUNTAIN 4 (Sony) (Feb) o AN ALAN SMITHEE FILM, BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN (Disney) (Feb 27) Hollywood satire, written by Joe Eszterhaus and starring just about everyone o AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE (Strand) (Feb 13) o B. MONKEY (Miramax) (wider: Feb 20) o THE BLOOD ORANGES (Trimark) (Feb 27) o BLUES BROTHERS 2000 (Uni) (Feb 6) Musical comedy rhythm and blues revue, with John Landis directing Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, and Joe Morton, among others o THE BORROWERS (Polygram) (Feb 13) o BULLWORTH (Fox) (Feb) o CHINESE BOX (Trimark) (Feb) o COUSIN BETTE (Fox) (Feb 6) Period comedy, starring Jessica Lange. From the novel by Honore de Balzac o DANGEROUS BEAUTY (WB) (wide: Feb) o ENTER THE DRAGON (WB) (re-issue) (limited: Feb 20) o THE GINGERBREAD MAN (Polygram) (Feb 6) More Grisham, with Robert Altman directing Kenneth Branaugh, Daryl Hannah, Robert Duvall, and Robert Downey Jr., among others o HOMEGROWN (Sony) (Feb 27) Thriller, starring Hank Azaria, John Lithgow, Billy Bob Thornton, and Jon Bon Jovi, among others o HURRICANE STREETS (MGM) (limited: Feb 13) o I-95 (Miramax) (Feb 13) o KRIPPENDORF'S TRIBE (Disney) (Feb 27) o LES MISERABLES (Sony) (limited: Feb 27) Non-musical version, starring Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, and Uma Thurman o LITTLE CITY (Miramax) (Feb 20) o THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (MGM) (Feb 20) Starring Gabriel Byrne, Gerard Depardieu, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Anne Parillaud o MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ROOM (MGM) (Feb 6) o NIL BY MOUTH (Sony) (NY, LA: Feb 6) o NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (New Line) (Feb 27) o OSCAR AND LUCINDA (Fox) (wide: Feb 20) Period drama, with Gillian Armstrong directing Ralph Finnes and Cate Blanchett o PALMETTO (Sony) (Feb 20) Thriller, with Volker Schlondorff directing Woody Harrelson and Gina Gershon, among others o THE REAL BLONDE (Para) (Feb 27) Comedy, with Tom DiCillo directing Matthew Modine, Daryl Hannah, Marlo Thomas, and Christopher Lloyd, among others o THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS (Sony) (Feb 6) Bodies and bullets, starring Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino o SPHERE (WB) (Feb 13) Sci-fi, with Barry Levinson directing Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson, from the Michael Crichton novel o TOKYO FIST (Island Digital) (Feb) o TWILIGHT (Para) (limited: Feb 20) o THE WEDDING SINGER (New Line) (Feb 13) March o THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Gramercy) (Mar 6) The Coen Brother's latest, with John Goodman, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, John Tuturro, and Steve Buscemi o THE BIG ONE (Miramax) (Mar 13) o THE BUTCHER BOY (WB) (Mar) Horror comedy, with Neil Jordan directing Stephen Rea o CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD (Trimark) (wide: Mar 6) o DEAD MAN ON CAMPUS (Para) (Mar 13) o THE DEEDLES (Disney) (Mar 27) o ED BURNS' UNTITLED PROJECT (Gramercy) (Mar 27) o GREASE (re-issue) (Para) (Mar 27) o HUSH (Sony) (Mar 13) o IN GOD'S HANDS (Sony) (Mar 6) o JUNK MAIL (CFP) (Mar 18) o LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND (CFP) (NY: Feb 27, LA: Mar 6) o MAJOR LEAGUE 3 (WB) (Mar) o MEN WITH GUNS (Sony) (NY - Angelika, Lincoln Plaza: Mar 6) o THE MIGHTY! (Miramax) (Mar 27) o MRS. DALLOWAY (First Look) (wider: Mar 6) o THE MUMMY (Trimark) (Mar 13) o MY GIANT (Sony) (Mar 27) o THE NEWTON BOYS (Fox) (Mar 20) Crime drama, with Richard Linklater directing Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Skeet Ulrich o NIGHTWATCH (Miramax) {Mar 20) Thriller, starring Ewan McGregor and Nick Notle o THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION (Fox) (Mar 13) Romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston o ONE MAN'S HERO (MGM) (Mar 13) o PAULIE: A PARROT'S TALE (Dreamworks) (Mar 20) o POLISH WEDDING (Fox) (Mar 27) o PRIMARY COLORS (Uni) (Mar 20) Political comedy, with Mike Nichols directing John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, and Kathy Bates, among others o SLIDING DOORS (Miramax) (wide: Mar 6) o SONATINE (Miramax) (NY, LA: Mar 6) o SOUR GRAPES (Sony) (Mar 20) o STOREFRONT HITCHCOCK (MGM) (limited: Mar 27) o SUICIDE KINGS (Live) (Mar 13) o TALK OF ANGELS (Miramax) (NY, LA) (Mar 6) o THE TASTE OF CHERRY (Zeitgeist) (NY) (Mar 20) o TWENTYFOUR-SEVEN (October) (Mar) o THE UGLY (Trimark) (limited: Mar 27) o U.S. MARSHALS (WB) (Mar 6) Sequel to THE FUGITIVE, starring Wesley Snipes and Tommy Lee Jones o VIRUS (Uni) (Mar 6) Sci-fi, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin o WIDE AWAKE (Miramax) (NY, LA: Mar 20, wider: Apr 10) o WILD THINGS (Sony) (Mar 6) o WITHOUT LIMITS (WB) (Mar 27) Robert Towne's latest o WOO (New Line) (Mar 13) April o ALMOST HEROES (WB) (Apr 3) o BABY GENIUSES (Sony) (Apr 10) o BARNEY'S GREAT ADVENTURE (Polygram) (Apr 3) o A COOL, DRY PLACE (Fox) (Apr 3) o CUBE (Trimark) (limited: Apr 24) o DIRTY WORK (MGM) (Apr 3) Comedy, starring Norm MacDonald, Chevy Chase, Don Rickles, and Jack Warden o EATERS OF THE DEAD (Disney) (Apr 10) Viking flick, with John McTiernan directing Antonio Banderas. From the book by Michael Crichton o FIRELIGHT (Miramax) (Apr) o A FRIEND OF THE DECEASED (Sony) (Apr 17) o GADJO DILLO (CFP) (NY, LA: Apr 3) o GO NOW! (Gramercy) (Apr 10) o HOME FRIES (WB) (Apr 17) Romantic comedy, starring Jake Busey and Drew Barrymore o HOPE FLOATS (Fox) (Apr 24) Romantic comedy, with Forest Whitaker directing Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr. among others o I LOVE YOU, DON'T TOUCH ME (MGM) (Apr 17) o LAND GIRLS (Gramercy) (Apr 24) o LAWN DOGS (Strand) (Apr) o LOST IN SPACE (New Line) (Apr 3) From the television series, with William Hurt, Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Mimi Rogers, and Matt LeBlanc o MERCURY RISING (Uni) (Apr 3) Bruce Willis protecting 9 year-old idiot savant capable of cracking top-secret government code. Alec Baldwin also stars o NIRVANA (Miramax) (Apr 1) o THE ODD COUPLE 2 (Para) (Apr 10) Decades-later sequel, with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau star- ring and Neil Simon writing o THE PLAYERS CLUB (New Line) (Apr 1) o A PRICE ABOVE RUBIES (Miramax) (NY, LA - Mar 27) (wider, Top 40 Markets - Apr 3) o SHOOTING FISH (Fox) (Apr 10) o THE SPANISH PRISONER (Sony Classics) (Apr 3) o STILL BREATHING (October) (Apr) o THE SUBSTITUTE 2 (Live) (Apr 3) o WESTWARD HO (WB) (Apr) o WIDE AWAKE (Miramax) (NY, LA: Mar 20, wider: Apr 10) o THE WIZARD OF OZ: SPECIAL EDITION (WB) (re-issue) (Apr) o WRONGFULLY ACCUSED (WB) (Apr 24) Spoof, from the makers of THE NAKED GUN. Leslie Nielsen, Michael York, Kelly LeBrock, and Richard Crenna star Spring o BLACK DOG (Uni) (Spring) Action, starring Meat Loaf and Patrick Swayze o WES CRAVEN PRESENTS CARNIVAL OF SOULS (Trimark) (Spring) May o CLAY PIGEONS (Gramercy) (May 8) o DEEP IMPACT (Para) (May 8) Meteor headed for Earth, with Mimi Leder directing James Cromwell, Robert Duvall, and Morgan Freeman, among others. o FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (Uni) (May 22) Terry Gilliam adapts Hunter S. Thompson. Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro star o GODZILLA (Sony) (May 20) More mass destruction from the makers of INDEPENDENCE DAY. Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, and Hank Azaria star o HARD CORE LOGO (Miramax) (NY, LA) (May 1) o HE GOT GAME (Disney) (May 1) Sports drama, with Spike Lee directing Milla Jovovich and Denzel Washington o THE HORSE WHISPERER (Disney) (May 15) Drama, with Robert Redford directing himself and Kristen Scott Thomas, among others o THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (WB) (May) o MARTHA MEET FRANK... (Miramax) (May 1) o PASSION IN THE DESERT (Fine Line) (May) o THE QUEST FOR CAMELOT (WB) (May 22) Animated, with the voices of Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne, and Christopher Reeve, among others o THE SECOND ARRIVAL (Live) (May 8) o SPECIES 2 (MGM) (May 15) o UNTITLED AGNES MERLET (Miramax) (NY, LA) (May 8) o WHAT RATS CAN'T DO (Gramercy) (May) June o AMERICAN HISTORY X (New Line) (Jun) o THE AVENGERS (WB) (Jun 19) From the television series, with Ralph Finnes and Uma Thurman squaring off against Sean Connery o CHILDREN OF HEAVEN (Miramax) (Jun) o A CIVIL ACTION (Disney) (Jun) Courtoom drama, with Steven Zaillian directing Robert Duvall and John Travolta, among others o DR. DOLITTLE (Fox) (Jun 26) Non-musical remake, with Betty Thomas directing Eddie Murphy o THE GOVERNESS (Sony) (Jun 26) o HENRY FOOL (Sony) (Jun 17) o JANE AUSTEN'S MAFIA (Disney) (Jun 5) Spoof, from the makers of AIRPLANE! and THE NAKED GUN. Lloyd Bridges stars o MARIE BAIE DES ANGES (Sony) (Jun) o MEET JOE BLACK (Uni) (Jun 12) Brad Pitt plays Death, taking a vacation on Earth. Anthony Hopkins and Marcia Gay Harden star o MULAN (Disney) (Jun 19) Animated, with the voice of Eddie Murphy o THE PARTY (Sony) (Jun 5) o THE RED VIOLIN (Fine Line) (Jun) o SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (Dreamworks) (Jun 5) WWII drama, with Steven Spielberg directing Tom Hanks o SPANISH FLY (Miramax)(NY, LA) (Jun 1) o THE THEORY OF FLIGHT (Fine Line) (Jun) o THE TRUMAN SHOW (Para) (Jun 12) Drama, with Peter Weir directing Jim Carrey o THE WOMEN (New Line) (Jun 26) Comedy, with Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, and Marisa Tomei o THE X-FILES MOVIE (Fox) (Jun 19) From the television series July o 54 (Miramax) (Jul 17) o 6 DAYS, 7 NIGHTS (Disney) (Jul 24) Romantic comedy, with Ivan Reitman directing Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, and David Schwimmer o ARMAGEDDON (Disney) (Jul 1) Comet coming to Earth, with Michael Bay directing Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Steve Buscemi, and Ben Affleck o DOBERMAN (Miramax) (Jul) o HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (Fox) (Jul) Romance, with Angela Bassett and Whoopi Goldberg. From the novel by Terry McMillan o LETHAL WEAPON 4 (WB) (Jul 10) Gibson, Glover, Pesci, Russo, and Chris Rock, with Richard Donner again directing o THE MASK OF ZORRO (Sony) (Jul 24) Martin Campbell directs Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins o MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (Disney) (Jul 15) Remake of big ape movie, with Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron o RUNAWAY BRIDE (Para) (Jul 31) o SMALL SOLDIERS (Dreamworks) (Jul 10) Joe Dante's latest o SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (Fox) (Jul) Comedy, with the Farrelly Brothers directing Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, and Ben Stiller August o BLADE (New Line) (Aug 7) Wesley Snipes as the Marvel Comics vampire-hunter o CINDERELLA (Fox) (Aug) Drew Barrymore and Anjelica Huston star o DOG OF FLANDERS (WB) (Aug) o HOLY MAN (Disney) (Aug 14) Comedy, starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, and Kelly Preston o A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY (Para) (Aug 21) Based on the SNL skit o PAYBACK (Para) (Aug 7) Thriller, with Mel Gibson, James Coburn, William Devane, and Deborah Unger, among others. From the novel by Donald E. Westlake (writing as Richard Stark) Summer o CITY OF ANGELS (WB) (Summer) Romantic drama with Meg Ryan and Nicholas Cage o THE FANTASTIC FOUR (Fox) (Summer) Based on the Marvel Comics characters o GLORIA (Sony) (Summer) Mob drama, with Sidney Lumet directing Sharon Stone, George C. Scott, Bonnie Bedelia, and Jeremy Northam, and Cathy Moriarty o MADELINE (Sony) (Summer) o THE MASK 2 (New Line) (Summer) o ORGAZMO (October) (Summer) o STEPMOM (Sony) (Summer) Drama, with Chris Columbus directing Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, and Ed Harris September o ANALYZE THIS (WB) (Sept) o IN DREAMS (Dreamworks) (Sept) o MY LIFE SO FAR (Miramax) (Sept) o RUSH HOUR (New Line) (Sept) Actioner, with Jackie Chan chasing the bad guys through L.A. during rush hour on a holiday weekend o VELVET GOLDMINE (Miramax) (Sept) October o ASSASSIN (Sony) (Oct 9) o ELECTION (Para) (Oct 30) Comedy, starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon o FREQUENCY (New Line) (Oct) o THE NEGOTIATOR (WB) (Oct) Thriller, with Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey o PLEASANTVILLE (New Line) (Oct) o A SIMPLE PLAN (Para) (Oct 2) Two brothers find a bag o' money and lots of trouble. John Boorman and Sam Raimi direct Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thorton o SOLDIER (WB) (Oct) Sci-fi action, with Kurt Russell o THREE SEASONS (Oct) o UNTITLED TODD SOLONDZ PROJECT (Oct) November o BABE IN METROPOLIS (Uni) (Nov) o A BUG'S LIFE (Disney) (Nov) Animated, from the makers of TOY STORY. Voices include Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Drefus, Bonnie Hunt, Madeline Kahn, and Phyllis Diller o DIAMOND HEAD (Dreamworks) (Nov) o THE KISS (New Line) (Nov) Romantic comedy, with Richard LaGravenese directing Danny DeVito and Holly Hunter o PRINCE OF EGYPT (Dreamworks) (Nov) Animated musical. Voices include Mel Brooks, Sandra Bullock, Ralph Finnes, Val Kilmer, Steve Martin, Michelle Pfieffer,, and Patrick Stewart o RUGRATS (Para) (Nov 25) o STAR TREK 9 (Para) (Nov 20) Further adventures of the "Next Generation" o YOU HAVE MAIL (WB) (Nov) Comedy, with Nora Ephron directing Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan Fall o CONDO PAINTING (October) (Fall) o DEEP END OF THE OCEAN (Sony) (Fall) Drama, starring Michelle Pfieffer and Whoopi Goldberg. From the novel by Jacquelyn Mitchard o EIGHT MILLIMETER (Sony) (Fall) Thriller, with Joel Schumacher directing Nicholas Cage o FRIDA (Trimark) (Fall) o ONE TRUE THING (Uni) (Fall) Drama, with Carl Franklin directed William Hurt, Meryl Streep, and Renee Zellweger o A PERFECT MURDER (WB) (Fall) Remake of DIAL M FOR MURDER, starring Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow. Andrew Davis directs o PRACTICAL MAGIC (WB) (Fall) Romance, with Griffin Dunne directing Sandra Bullock o RUSHMORE (Disney) (Fall) Comedy, starring Bill Murray o S.W.A.T. (Sony) (Fall) From the television series o THIRTEENTH FLOOR (Sony) (Fall) December o BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD 2 (Para) (Dec 18) o EYES WIDE SHUT (WB) (Dec) Drama, with Stanley Kubrick directing Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman Sydney Pollack, Todd Field, and Jennifer Jason Leigh o FOOL ON THE HILL (MGM) (Dec) o FORCES OF NATURE (Dreamworks) (Dec 18) o FROST (WB) (Dec) o HOUDINI (Sony) (Dec) o I AM LEGEND (WB) (Dec) Ridley Scott directs Arnold Schwarzenegger. From the sci-fi novel by Richard Matheson, last filmed as THE OMEGA MAN o MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (WB) (Dec) o UNTITLED JOHN TRAVOLTA (WB) (Dec) o UNTITLED ROBERT RODRIGUEZ FILM (Miramax) (Dec) o THE WILD, WILD WEST (WB) (Dec) From the television series. Barry Sonnenfield directs Will Smith
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