What's the deal with artificial insemination as the subject matter for comedies this year? So far we've had the 'romantic comedy' The Back-Up Plan with Jennifer Lopez as the woman who opts to take the alternate route to pregnancy, and The Kids Are All Right with Julianne Moore and Annette Bening as a lesbian couple who twice use Mark Ruffalo's sperm in order to become parents. And now we've got Jennifer Aniston in The Switch as the woman who wants a baby but doesn't have a partner available to fulfill one-half of the necessary requirements needed in order to get pregnant.

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According to media reports, Blue cost between Rs 80-100 crore and is the most expensive Hindi film ever made. The crew includes two Oscar winners--composer AR Rahman and sound designer Resul Pookutty; pop star Kylie Minogue; Pete Zucarini, the underwater director of photography from Pirates of the Caribbean; and a host of stars including Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan and Lara Dutta.

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To an extent, Blood Diamond is a victim of its own length. While the film includes a number of disturbing political and sociological insights, the adventure story is tepid and loses momentum as the storyline bogs down. The main character, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, has an effective arc that is believable because it does not force him to act contrary to his nature, but it takes a long time for Blood Diamond to get us to DiCaprio's moment of recognition. Pacing issues aside, this is a well constructed movie - clearly the product of a director who understands how to make a top-notch motion picture. It looks great and sounds great. If only Edward Zwick's mastery of the medium had extended to pruning the screenplay and editing the final result, Blood Diamond might have been a tremendous film rather than one worthy of only a lukewarm recommendation.



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Computer gaming fans have two reasons to rejoice during the summer of 2001: Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. However, although both are based on best-selling software, the approach taken by the filmmakers (Simon West for Tomb Raider; Hironobu Sakaguchi for Final Fantasy) are divergent. While Tomb Raider is a live-action, Raiders of the Lost Ark-style action/adventure movie, Final Fantasy is a computer animated science fiction action film that borrows heavily from Aliens and Star Trek. The result, despite lacking in originality, is fast-paced and highly watchable.


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"Every war is different. Every war is the same." So says the voiceover narration in the closing moments of Sam Mendes' Jarhead. I might add: Every war movie is different. Every war movie is the same. This is Mendes' Gulf War answer to Apocalypse Now - he announces as much by connecting the two in an early scene showing marines whipped into a frenzy while watching the helicopter attack sequence from Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film. Jarhead is about how the experience of being in the military fundamentally changes an individual. In this case, the focus isn't about the madness of slaughter in the jungle, but the madness of inaction in the desert.



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Catch Me if You Can is the closest director Steven Spielberg has come to making a comedy since 1979, when his 1941 bombed at the box office. A jaunty caper movie inspired by real-life events, Catch Me if You Can never takes itself or its subjects too seriously, and contains more genuinely funny material than about 90% of the so-called "comedies" found in multiplexes these days. It also helps that in his two leads, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, Spielberg has actors who are capable of switching effortlessly between drama and comedy. The result is an enjoyable, although not ambitious, holiday outing.

Catch Me if You Can details the somewhat fictionalized tale of Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), who, between the ages of 16 and 21, was the world's most successful con artist. Not only did he successfully pose as an airplane pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer, but he cashed more than $2.5 million worth of fraudulent checks. Now, nearly four decades after being brought down, Abagnale is one of the foremost authorities on corporate security.



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After a 10-year absence, Aardman Animation's foundation characters, Wallace & Gromit, have returned. The clay man and his dog, who were featured in three animated shorts between 1989 and 1995, were left out in the cold when Nick Park and his crew made their feature-length debut with 2000's acclaimed Chicken Run. At the time, fans pondered Wallace & Gromit's fate, and Park was quick to reassure them that the dynamic duo would be front-and-center for his next movie. Five years later (it takes a long time to make these stop-motion films), Park has kept his word. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit gives mainstream audiences their first opportunity to meet the pliable characters with a cult following.



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Ever had a bad day? Of course you have. We all have. But in The Ref, Denis Leary experiences what it's like when Murphy's Law is in full force. This man just can't catch a break. As a statement that crime doesn't pay, this film sure gets the point across, and in a manner that O. Henry would appreciate.


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There's a fine line between coincidence and contrivance, and what characterizes that demarcation has more to do with enjoyability than believability. Red Rock West, a film consigned to cable and video until a Bay Area theater decided to give it a shot, has a number of plot elements that don't bear close scrutiny. Their presentation is so stylish, however, that there isn't any real incentive to start picking apart the story. Red Rock West works well on its own terms, and that's good enough for ninety-plus minutes of solid entertainment.



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Henry Bromell's Panic, is a perfect example of what the average independent film has become in 2000. It features recognizable stars and has the kind of storyline with the potential to play reasonably well in the average American multiplex. Like Grosse Pointe Blank, Analyze This, and TV's "The Sopranos", Panic features a premise that's quickly growing tired - that of a gangster/bad guy who visits a shrink. In this case, the patient is Alex (William H. Macy). Ultimately, the film is less about his relationship with his doctor (played by John Ritter) than about the reasons he's seeing a psychologist in the first place.



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In the heart of New York City, men are dying in very violent ways. They are being torn up and ripped apart...and eaten. The only connection is that they all die after hiring a prostitute. And searching for love in this city is Jeffrey...Jeffrey is a sad and lonely man. He hates his job, he hates his life and all he wants is a woman to shower with love and affection. Socially awkward and fearing rejection, Jeffrey finds his companionship with hookers. In a bizarre twist of fate, Jeffrey hires this hooker and almost instantly they fall madly in love. Now he has to find out just how much he is willing to accept in the name of true love...She is feeding on the men of New York City...and there is a lunatic that is hunting her down...and caught in the middle is Jeffrey, who only wanted to love and be loved.

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Already heralded as sick, sordid and vile before it had even been released, KILLER BITCH aims to shock like all good British gangster films should. The plot sees a woman blackmailed into a deadly game in order to protect the lives those she loves. The sexy Yvette Rowland, hard-nut actorcage-fighter Alex Reid and former World Boxing Champion Robin Reid head a cast packed with genuine criminal legends including Dave Courtney and the notorious Howard Marks.

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Jimmy Kilmartins an ex-con whos trying to go straight. But he cant say no to a quick driving job because his so called friends life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasnt enough, the cops wont leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior

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A camera crew follows a serial killerthief around as he exercises his craft. He expounds on art, music, nature, society, and life as he offs mailmen, pensioners, and random people. Slowly he begins involving the camera crew in his activities, and they begin wondering if what theyre doing is such a good idea, particularly when the killer kills a rival and the rivals brother sends a threatening letter.

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What happens when 2 losers are given the power to make anything they hate disappear? meet david andrew roommates friends - nothing would make them happier than if the world of nasty neighbors callous bosses successful ex-girlfriends would just go away. This is their tale when their wish comes true.


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