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Life gets really animated in Joe Dante's delightful mix of live action and animation. The plot: Daffy Duck and studio security guard DJ Drake (Brendan Fraser) get mixed up in a spy caper involving a mysterious diamond, Drake's superspy father (Timothy Dalton) and an evil corporate bigwig (Steve Martin). Jenna Elfman, Heather Locklear.

This fall-down-funny sequel to 2003's "Daddy Day Care" stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Paul Rae (reprising the roles played by Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin) as two clueless parents who sink their savings into a run-down summer day camp. Gooding has an ulterior motive: revenge against a fellow camper who humiliated him as a kid and is now the head man at an upscale rival camp. The film is the directoria

Tyler Perry wrote and stars in this lively mix of domestic drama, romance and blistering comedy. When her rich husband divorces her, a woman tries to piece together her life with help from her sassy, gun-toting granny (Perry, in drag). Perry also plays two other characters and based the script on his stage play.

Brendan Fraser stars as a geologist who ventures deep below the Earth's crust to find his missing brother in this fast-paced, kid-friendly adventure loosely based on the oft-filmed Jules Verne classic. His 13-year-old nephew (Josh Hutcherson) and a pretty Icelandic mountaineer (Anita Briem) round out the search party. Seth Meyers, Jean Michel Pare, Jane Wheeler.

The family comedy follows the hilarious union of two families with nothing in common. Engaged couple Sebastian and Ellie are yet to introduce their families to each other. While Ellie feels excited, Sebastian is anxious about the cultural divide between Ellie's ultrarich background and his humble origins. After planning a family weekend getaway, Sebastian invites his father, Salvo, to meet his in-

Lina, Sloane, Maggie, and Gia all have to make monumental decisions about their future. Drama series based on Lisa Taddeo's bestselling book. (New).

A young woman navigates the challenges of adulthood in a small town. With humor and heart, she faces unexpected twists, uncovering secrets and finding her path. (New).

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A likable cast and a fun premise make this a must-see movie. Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow star as ditsy blondes en route to their class reunion. They're determined to impress their classmates and scramble to play the part of sophisticated businesswomen. But one classmate knows the truth and threatens to expose the two for who they really are. Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming.

Nine years after reuniting in "Before Sunset," Celine and Jesse reflect on their lives while living in Greece and raising their twin daughters.

A young Romanian nurse marries her American patient before her work visa expires. She battles sexism, xenophobia, and homesickness while pursuing the elusive green card which will hopefully allow her and her eight-year-old son to realize the American Dream.

A socially awkward home-schooled kid forces his way into public-school against his suffocating but loving mother's wishes.

(Nelly and Simon: Mission Yeti) 1956. Nelly, novice private eye, and Simon, research scientist, cross the Himalayas to prove the existence of the Yeti.

In this charming fantasy, the stubborn and naughty Peter Rabbit causes chaos in the home and garden of an irritable human named Mr. McGregor. However, their rivalry grows even more heated when they both fall for a new neighbor who adores animals.

After being separated from his family, a young pig befriends his fellow farm animals and learns to be a useful member of the farm by herding sheep, all in an effort to save himself from ending up on someone's dinner plate.

Champion sheepherder Babe travels overseas to help his owner save the farm after her husband is injured. But Babe and his gang of singing animals become separated in the big city and he finds himself smack in the middle of some daunting adventures.

A bullied boy escapes into a book store and is drawn into a storybook fantasy in which a wonderland is endangered and needs to be saved from destruction.

Christopher Guest lampooned theater people in "Waiting for Guffman" and spoofed dog shows in "Best in Show." Now the star-writer-director adroitly satirizes the folk-music scene in this witty mockumentary, capturing the reunion of three 1960s folk acts as they come together to play a live TV concert in New York. Among the acts: the Folksmen (Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer). Eugene Levy.

Wonderfully rewarding urban fairy tale about a 12-year-old prodigy (the marvelous Freddie Highmore) who heads to New York City to find and reunite with the musician parents who abandoned him as a baby. Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers costar as the young lovebirds who made sweet music (and a child) before their romance was dramatically and untimely cut short. Directed by Kirsten Sheridan. Rob

An obnoxious weatherman finds himself reliving the same 24-hour period over and over.

Clever, amiable romantic comedy about a divorced schoolteacher who reluctantly gets back into the dating pool at the urging of her family.

Get ready for edge-of-your-seat thrills as a global cataclysm throws the world into chaos and divorced writer and father Jackson Curtis races to save his family by obtaining passage on a gigantic ark in China.

In this intense ensemble thriller about a virus that quickly becomes a global pandemic, a husband (Matt Damon) copes with the sudden death of his wife, while a doctor (Kate Winslet) puts herself at risk to find a cure and an activist blogger (Jude Law) stokes society's paranoia. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Recruited to star in a short film, close friends Maxime and Matthias discover that the script requires them to share an intimate kiss. Struggling to navigate this new dynamic, the young men must come to terms with their sexual identities and how they truly feel about one another.

Hollywood heartthrob Heath Ledger ("The Patriot") stars in this rocking adventure, which mixes medieval action with comical anachronisms. He plays William, a 14th-century peasant squire with a Gen-X attitude and dreams of becoming a knight. When his master suddenly dies, young William poses as a noble and decides to become a jousting champion. Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy.

Two Asian Canadian adolescent girls are given one hour at the school dance by their strict immigrant parents and vow to make the most of it.

In this inspiring film, a doctor-turned-cabbie immigrates to Canada, where he runs a mobile clinic out of his vehicle.

Gonzo steps into his first starring role in this extraterrestrial adventure in which he discovers that his long-lost relatives are from a distant planet. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and many other beloved Muppet characters are also on hand, along with the usual host of celebrity cameos.

A Hawaii veterinarian falls for a woman with short-term memory loss.

When their annual vacation getaway falls through, a happily unmarried couple are forced to spend Christmas with the families of their four divorced parents on the same day. Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn star in this warm and hilarious holiday tale. Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam. Directed by Seth Gordon.

In this delightful romantic comedy, an American tourist in Verona, Italy, replies to a 50-year-old letter asking for romantic advice from Juliet of Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" and inspires the letter's author to return to Italy to find her former fiancé.

A mild-mannered single dad working as a security guard at a New Jersey mall has to save the day when a gang of thieves try to pull a big heist. Kevin James cowrote and stars in this hilarious farce.

Mockumentary master Christopher Guest takes aim at a prestigious dog show in this blue-ribbon comedy. Guest co-wrote, directed and stars with a great ensemble cast that includes Parker Posey, co-writer Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard. Most of the film was improvised. Michael Hitchcock, Michael McKean.

After a successful gay lawyer is fired from his prestigious law firm due to the fact that he has AIDS, he teams up with an attorney to sue the partners for discrimination.