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Catwoman

Release Date: July 23, 2004
DVD Release Date: January 18, 2005
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Jean-Christophe "Pitof" Comar
Screenwriter: John Rogers, John D. Brancanto, Michael Ferris
Starring: Halle Berry as Patience Price/Catwoman, Sharon Stone as Laurel Hedare, Benjamin Bratt as Detective Tom Lone, Lambert Wilson as Georges Hedare, Frances Conroy as Ophelia, Alex Borstein as Sally
Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for action violence and some sensuality)
Official Website: Catwoman.com
Reviews by: BBC News (negative), Chicago Sun-Times (1 out of 4), Coming Soon (4 out of 10), Film Critic.com (1.5 out of 5), Scifi Weekly (D), Scott's Movie Reviews (2 out of 5)

Plot Outline:

(Description was part of Warner Bros. announcement of their 2004 preview.)

"Catwoman is the story of shy, sensitive artist Patience Philips (Halle Berry), a woman who can't seem to stop apologizing for her own existence. She works as a graphic designer for Hedare Beauty, a mammoth cosmetics company on the verge of releasing a revolutionary anti-aging product.

"When Patience inadvertently happens upon a dark secret her employer is hiding, she finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. What happens next changes Patience forever. In a mystical twist of fate, she is transformed into a woman with the strength, speed, agility and ultra-keen senses of a cat. With her newfound prowess and feline intuition, Patience becomes Catwoman, a sleek and stealthy creature balancing on the thin line between good and bad.

"Like any wildcat, she's dangerous, elusive and untamed. Her adventures are complicated by a burgeoning relationship with Tom Lone (Benjamin Bratt), a cop who has fallen for Patience but cannot shake his fascination with the mysterious Catwoman, who appears to be responsible for a string of crime sprees plaguing the city."

The Chronicles of Riddick

Release Date: June 11, 2004
DVD Release Date: November 16, 2004
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: David Twohy
Screenwriter: David Twohy
Starring: Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick, Colm Feore as Lord Marshal, Alexa Davalos as Kyra, Thandie Newton as Dame Vaako, Judi Dench as Aereon, Karl Urban as Vaako, Linus Roache as Purifier, Keith David as Imam
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violent action and some language)
Official Website: TheChroniclesofRiddick.com
Reviews by: Chicago Sun-Times (2 out of 4), Coming Soon (7 out of 10), Scifi Weekly (B)

Plot Outline: Five years after the events of “Pitch Black,” we find the anti-hero Riddick (Vin Diesel) traveling among the forgotten world on the outskirts of the galaxy, trying to elude mercenaries who are after the price on his head. Riddick finds himself on the planet Helion, home to an advanced multicultural society, which is being invaded by the Necromongers. The Necromongers are a powerful army of warrior zealots, led by Lord Marshal (Colm Feore), who are waging the “10th Crusade” in the 26th century.

Riddick is exiled to a subterranean prison with termperatures ranging from artic night to volcanic days. It is there that he encounters Kyra (Alexa Davalos), the lone survivor from an earlier chapter of Riddick’s life. Riddick also meets Aereon ( Judi Dench), ambassador of the Elemental race, who helps Riddick unearth his origins. His efforts to escape will lead him to the Necromonger command ship. There Riddick is pitted in an apocalyptic battle with the fates of all beings, both living and dead, hanging in the balance.

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