Year 2003 Top Movie Picks
About Schmidt
Jack Nicholson, Kathy BatesAfter the death of his wife, a retiree embarks on a cross-country odyssey to stop his daughter from marrying a man he considers unworthy of her. (DVD and Videocassette)
Barton Fink
John Goodman, John TurturoAn idealistic playwright agrees to write for the movies and is tormented by paralyzing writer's block. (DVD)
Bend it like Beckham
Parminder Nagra, Keira KnightleyA young second-generation Indian woman scandalizes her family with her love of soccer. (DVD and Videocassette)
Catch Me if You Can
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom HanksThe incredible true story of Frank Abagnale who passed millions of dollars in bad checks and impersonated an airline pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer - all before his 19th birthday. (DVD and Videocassette)
Chicago
Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard GereMurderesses on Death Row Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart vie for fame and freedom in Chicago during the 1920s. Based on the Broadway musical. (DVD and Videocassette)
Die Another Day
Pierce Brosnan, Halle BerryAgent 007 has his license-to-kill revoked following his capture and torture at the hands of the North Koreans - but that won't stop him from foiling another plan to take over the world. (DVD and Videocassette)
Down with Love
Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregorIn 1960s New York, a feminist writer catches the eye of a dashing playboy. (DVD and Videocassette)
Finding Nemo
Voices of Albert Brookes, Ellen DegeneresA neurotically over-protective clown fish desperately searches the ocean for his young son Nemo when they become separated. Animated. (DVD and Videocassette)
Freaky Friday
Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay LohanA high strung mom and her punky daughter learn what it's like to walk in each other's shoes - literally - when they switch bodies. (DVD and Videocassette)
Holes
Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Sigourney WeaverAfter being falsely convicted of stealing a pair of sneakers, young Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to 18 months at Camp Green Lake which is situated in the desert. There, each resident is forced to dig a 5x5 hole every day. Based on the book by Louis Sachar. (DVD and Videocassette)
The Life of David Gale
Kevin Spacey, Kate WinsletAn advocate of abolishing the death penalty is convicted of murder, and while awaiting execution, tries to convince a reporter of his innocence. (DVD and Videocassette)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Elijah Wood, Sean AstinIn the second part of the Trilogy, Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor to destroy the one ring, while their allies launch an assault on Isengard. (DVD and Videocassette)
A Mighty Wind
Christopher Guest, Eugene LevyWhen a famed folk impresario dies, his clueless son stages a tribute concert. (DVD and Videocassette)
Mostly Martha
Martina Gedeck, Maxime FoersteAn uptight gourmet chef learns to loosen up when she becomes the caretaker of her orphaned niece and meets an Italian chef. In German with English subtitles. (DVD)
Nowhere in Africa
Juliane Kohler, Merab NinidzeA German-Jewish family flees the Nazi regime in 1938 by going to live and work on a farm in Kenya. Winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar for 2003. In German with English subtitles. (DVD and Videocassette)
Satin Rouge
Hiam Abbass, Hend El FahemA widowed Tunisian housewife liberates herself by taking up belly dancing after following her daughter one evening to a forbidden cabaret near her home. In Arabic with English subtitles. (DVD)
Whale Rider
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri ParateneA small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi tribe dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. (DVD and Videocassette)