Alfie

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BIRTH
WHO’S IN IT? Nicole Kidman,
Cameron Bright
WHO DIRECTED? Jonathan Glazer
(Sexy Beast)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Anna (Kidman) thinks
it’s cute that a 10-year-old boy (Bright) has
a crush on her, but she gets weirded-out
when he reveals he’s actually the reincarnation
of her husband who died a decade
earlier. No word yet if the controversial
scene featuring Kidman and Bright bathing
together will remain in the final cut.
• HITS THEATRES NOVEMBER 5
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NOVEMBER 10
SEED OF CHUCKY
WHO’S IN IT? Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif
WHO DIRECTED? Don Mancini (debut)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Glen, the offspring of
killer dolls Chucky (Dourif) and Tiffany
(Tilly), brings his dead parents back to
life so they can oversee the Hollywood
movie version of their lives — Tilly pulls
double duty, voicing Tiffany and playing
herself in the Hollywood movie.
NOVEMBER 12
FINDING NEVERLAND
WHO’S IN IT? Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet
WHO DIRECTED? Marc Forster
(Monster’s Ball)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Depp hired two dialect
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THE POLAR EXPRESS
VOICES: Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter
WHO DIRECTED? Robert Zemeckis
(Cast Away)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? To tell the story of
disbelieving children who hop onboard the
Polar Express and head up north to meet
Santa Claus, Zemeckis filmed the actors
— who were wired to capture their gestures
and expressions — and then computeranimated
the whole thing. You’ll either
think it looks really cool, or very creepy.
• HITS THEATRES NOVEMBER 10
coaches to prepare him to play Scottish
author J.M. Barrie, whose friendship with
a single mother (Winslet) of four boys
inspires him to write Peter Pan. See
Johnny Depp interview, page 28.
NOVEMBER 24
CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS
WHO’S IN IT? Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis
WHO DIRECTED? Joe Roth
(America’s Sweethearts)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Luther and Nora Krank
THE SPONGEBOB
SQUAREPANTS MOVIE
VOICES: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke
WHO DIRECTED? Sherm Cohen and
Stephen Hillenburg (debut)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Neptune’s Crown has
been stolen and it’s up to SpongeBob
and his pals to find it.
• HITS THEATRES NOVEMBER 19
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