Renée Zellweger

the big picture
now in theatres
TRY BLOW, MEET THE FORSAKEN AND GET TO KNOW SOMEONE LIKE YOU
Jamie Lee Curtis and
Pierce Brosnan get close
in The Tailor of Panama
MARCH 30
SPY KIDS
Who’s In It? Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino
Who Directed? Robert Rodriguez (Desperado)
What’s It About? The world’s two greatest secret
agents (Banderas, Gugino) have fallen in love,
quit their jobs and started a family. But when
the spies-turned-parents are kidnapped by a
former nemesis, it’s up to their son and
daughter (Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega) to save
them. A sequel is already in the works.
THE TAILOR OF PANAMA
Who’s In It? Geoffrey Rush, Pierce Brosnan
Who Directed? John Boorman (The General)
What’s It About? Brosnan stars in the familiar role
of a British secret agent, who recruits a tailor
(Rush) to spy on the Panamanian military. Based
on the potboiler by John Le Carré.
TOMCATS
Who’s In It? Jerry O’Connell, Jake Busey
Who Directed? Gregory Poirer (debut)
What’s It About? Seven buddies make a bet that
the last one to get married will win a truckload
of money and, seven years later, it’s down to
two guys. Womanizer Kyle (Busey) appears to
be in the lead until cash-starved Michael
(O’Connell) reunites him with his ex-girlfriend.
SOMEONE LIKE YOU
Who’s In It? Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear
Who Directed? Tony Goldwyn (Imaging Nathan)
What’s It About? After she’s dumped by her
boyfriend (Kinnear) a jaded TV executive (Judd)
starts writing a sex column for a men’s magazine,
which compares male behaviour to that of
apes, dogs and other wildlife. So it makes sense
that Judd’s womanizing roommate is played by
Hugh Jackman, last seen as Wolverine in X-Men.
APRIL 6
JUST VISITING
Who’s In It? Jean Reno, Christina Applegate
Who Directed? Jean-Marie Poire (Les Visiteurs)
What’s It About? Poire directs the Englishlanguage
version of his 1993 comic fantasy
about a medieval knight (Reno) and squire
who are sent forward in time to modern-day
America. Applegate (Mafia!) co-stars as both
Reno’s 11th-century girlfriend and his newfound
present-day friend.
famous 14 april 2001
ALONG CAME A SPIDER
Who’s In It? Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter
Who Directed? Lee Tamahori (The Edge)
What’s It About? Freeman again plays Dr. Alex
Cross, the forensic psychologist from 1997’s
Kiss the Girls and lead character in the
paperback thrillers by James Patterson. This
time around, Cross is called in to investigate
the disappearance of two children from a
posh Washington, D.C., private school. Potter
(Head Over Heels) co-stars as the Secret
Service agent who tags along.
POKÉMON 3
Who’s In It? Pikachu, Ash, Misty
Who Directed? Kunihiko Yuyama, Michael
Haigney (Pokémon: The First Movie)
What’s It About? It’s always hard to get plot
details about Pokémon movies — and harder
still to understand them. But, apparently, the
third installment of the Japanimation series finds
token human Ash trapped in an evil, magical
tower and it’s up to Pikachu to save him.
THE DISH
Who’s In It? Sam Neill, Patrick Warburton
Who Directed? Rob Sitch (The Castle)