REEVES

the big picture
now in theatres
PLAY H ARDBALL , GET I NTO BIG T ROUBLE OR TAKE A J OY RIDE
AUGUST 31
GLITTER
Who’s In It? Mariah Carey, Max Beesley
Who Directed? Vondie Curtis-Hall (Gridlock’d)
What’s It About? Pop sensation Carey plays what
she knows in this movie about a wannabe
singer from the projects who finds love and
fame in the club scene of 1980s New York.
JEEPERS CREEPERS
Who’s In It? Justin Long, Gina Philips
Who Directed? Victor Salva (Powder)
What’s It About? On a road trip from college, a
brother and sister are chased across the country
by a nightmarish creature they find living in
the basement of a church.
SEPTEMBER 7
HEIST
Who’s In It? Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito
Who Directed? David Mamet (State & Main)
What’s It About? Pulitzer winner and Oscar
also-ran Mamet directs a gritty crime story
about a gang of professional crooks out to
pull off “just one last” robbery.
TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME
Who’s In It? Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut
Who Directed? Mark Brown (debut)
What’s It About? When her boyfriend sleeps
with her arch-rival, a woman (Fox) launches a
10-day mission to teach her man some loyalty.
THE MUSKETEER
Who’s In It? Justin Chambers, Catherine Deneuve
Who Directed? Peter Hyams (End of Days)
What’s It About? In 17th-century France, the
fourth, and often overlooked, musketeer
D’Artagnan seeks revenge against the men
who murdered his parents.
THE GLASS HOUSE
Who’s In It? Leelee Sobieski, Trevor Morgan
Who Directed? Daniel Sackheim (debut)
famous 16 september 2001
What’s It About? Two teens (Sobieski, Morgan)
who were orphaned when their parents were
killed in a car wreck are quickly adopted by a
couple (Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgard) living
in Malibu. The problem? It seems the new
parents might have had something to do with
that car crash that offed mom and dad. See
Leelee Sobieski interview, page 28.
SEPTEMBER 14
Mariah Carey makes her debut
as a leading lady in Glitter
HARDBALL
Who’s In It? Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane
Who Directed? Brian Robbins (Varsity Blues)
What’s It About? Reeves plays Conor O’Neill, a
down-on-his-luck gambler with debts to pay
and nothing to pay them with — until, that is,
his friend offers to help him out with the
cash. But there’s a catch. Conor has to coach
a Little League baseball team in Chicago’s
notorious Cabrini Green neighbourhood. Lane
steps in as a teacher who helps Conor see the
light. See Keanu Reeves interview, page 32.