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Upcoming Movies

Drama/Musical: LAUREL CANYON (August 29, 2003) � Laurel Canyon is a street that runs through Hollywood Hills. Among its residents are Jane, a record producer making an album with a British band whose lead singer is her much younger lover. Then Jane�s quiet son and his fiancée Alex (Kate Beckinsale) come to stay. A complex and emotional love story.

Horror/Drama: A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (August 29, 2003) � Sisters Su-mi and Su-yeon return home after recovering from an illness, but find they are fearful of their stepmother Eun-joo. Su-yeon feels a presence in her room and Su-mi sees a ghost of her late mother, who hung herself in Su-yeon's closet. Another Asian ghost movie, this time from Korea.

Action/Comedy: THE MEDALLION (August 29, 2003) � Eddie Yang (Jackie Chan who seems to make a new movie every month) is a Hong Kong cop who suffers a near fatal accident while investigating a case involving a mysterious medallion. Eddie soon discovers that with the powerful medallion in his possession, he gains incredible speed, strength and skills. Expect the expected, but it should be fun.

Comedy: HEAD OF STATE (August 29, 2003) � Before the US is about to elect a president, one of the candidates is killed in a plane crash. Senator Bill Arnot convinces his staff to pick a replacement who has no chance of winning. But he gets more than he bargained for when he selects the outrageous Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock).

Horror: FREDDY VS JASON (September 5, 2003) � It's been almost 20 years since one of the scariest horror characters of all time, Freddy Krueger, invaded the dreams of a generation. Now, Freddy has entered into the dreams of another master of evil � Friday the Thirteenth's Jason Voorhees. "Not as good as expected," said one viewer who clearly has low expectations.

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Action: DAREDEVIL � If you didn't see it in the cinema, watch it now. This is the story of Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck), the son of a boxer who gets killed by criminals. This drives young Matt to fight crime even though he's blind. If that sounds weird, how about a man who turns big and green when he's angry?

Action/Comedy: SHANGHAI KNIGHTS � You either love them or hate them (answers on a postcard please) but you can't ignore them. After taming the Wild West in Shanghai Noon, Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) and Roy O�Bannon (Owen Wilson) are back in the saddle, but this time they�re out to settle a score in London. Predictable but fun.

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