Acacia
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ki-hyeong Park
Actors: Hye-jin Shim, Jin-geun Kim, Oh-bin Mun, Na-yoon Jeong
Plot: A couple adopt a quiet, smart and artistic child, Jin-seong, who comes to believe the sickly Acacia tree in their back yard is the reincarnation of his dead mother. When the couple conceive their own child, relationships begin to fray and Jin-seong disappears one rainy night. Soon after the Acacia tree blossoms...
Khachaturian
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Peter Rosen
Actors: Eric Bogosian, Aram Khachaturyan
Once Upon a Time in the Battlefield ( Hwangsanbul )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jun-ik Lee
Actors: Joong-Hoon Park, Jin-yeong Jeong, Ji-myeong Oh, Seung-su Ryu, Won-jong Lee, Mun-shik Lee
Pieces of April
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Hedges
Actors: Katie Holmes, Derek Luke, Oliver Platt, Alison Pill, John Gallagher Jr., Patricia Clarkson
Returner ( Ritana )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Actors: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Anne Suzuki, Kirin Kiki, Goro Kishitani, Yukiko Okamoto, Mitsuru Murata
Runaway Jury
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gary Fleder
Actors: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill
Plot: A lawyer and jury consultant working for the gun industry think they have the perfect combination of jurors picked out to hand them a favorable verdict. But a man with inside knowledge, and his girlfriend on the outside, have their own agenda - but they're playing a deadly game.
Sylvia
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christine Jeffs
Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Blythe Danner, Michael Gambon, David Birkin, Jared Harris
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Marcus Nispel
Actors: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, R. Lee Ermey, Eric Balfour
Plot: A group of college students traveling the back roads to Texas en route to
Dallas pick up a strange female hitchhiker. What follows is a gruesome
series of event involving a small community and a demented madman.
Veronica Guerin
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciarán Hinds, Emmet Bergin, Brenda Fricker, Don Wycherley
With George Bush on My Mind ( abajo firmantes, Los )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/17/2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joaquín Oristrell
Actors: Javier Cámara, Elvira Mínguez, María Botto, Juan Diego Botto, José Manuel Cervino, Raúl Jiménez
Destiny Has No Favorites ( destino no tiene favoritos, El )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/16/2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Romance/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alvaro Velarde
Actors: Angie Cepeda, Monica Steuer, Paul Vega, Víctor Ángeles, Rebeca Ráez, Javier Valdez
Invitation
Theatrical Release Date: 10/16/2003
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Danny Vendramini
Actors: Josie Vendramini, Andrew Kay, Bella Vendramini, Tamara Donnellan, Mark Pengilly, Pamela Western
Plot: Zoe and Shane, two gay roommates, are content with keeping their out and proud lives
completely hidden from their parents. But what will they do when their parents make a
surprise visit for Zoe's birthday, and their apartment is filled with gays, lesbians, drag
queens, and a dominatrix?
Miracle of Bern, The ( Wunder von Bern, Das )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/16/2003
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sönke Wortmann
Actors: Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Mirko Lang, Birthe Wolter, Katharina Wackernagel
PTU
Theatrical Release Date: 10/16/2003
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Johnny To
Actors: Simon Yam, Maggie Siu, Suet Lam, Ruby Wong, Ho-Yin Wong, Eddy Ko
Janis and John ( Janis et John )
Theatrical Release Date: 10/15/2003
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Samuel Benchetrit
Actors: François Cluzet, Sergi López, Marie Trintignant, Christopher Lambert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amparo Soler Leal
Tiresia
Theatrical Release Date: 10/15/2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Actors: Laurent Lucas, Clara Choveaux, Thiago Telès, Célia Catalifo, Lou Castel, Alex Descas
Windy City Heat
Theatrical Release Date: 10/12/2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Actors: Bobcat Goldthwait, Perry Caravello, Don Barris, Tony Barbieri, Lisa Arch, Dane Cook
Plot: Director Bobcat Goldthwait stars in this practical joke stretched to the limit, which follows an unsuspecting Perry Caravello on his journey to become a movie star but even as the cameras roll, Perry has no idea the production he's in is a sham. Set up by his friends Don Barris and Tony Barbieri, gullible Perry is cast to play a hard-boiled "sports private eye" named Stone Fury in an upcoming film called Windy City Heat.
