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Kam's Kapsules by Kam Williams

Anchorman (PG-13 for profanity, sexual humor, and slapstick violence). Raucous comedy, set in the seventies, with Will Ferrell as a smug TV news anchor who finds his position threatened by an ambitious female reporter (Christina Applegate). With Vince Vaughn and Chuck D, and cameos by Jack Black, Tim Robbins, and Ben Stiller.

A Cinderella Story (PG for sexual innuendo and mild epithets). Familiar fable is updated in present-day L.A. with Hilary Duff as an orphan exploited by a wicked step-mother (Jennifer Coolidge), who gets saved at a high school Halloween dance by the princely charmer (Michael Murray) she's been corresponding with over the Internet.

The Clearing (R for profanity). Psychological crime drama with Helen Mirren as a distraught wife delivering the ransom to free her executive husband (Robert Redford) kidnapped by a disgruntled employee (Willem Dafoe).

Coffee and Cigarettes (R for profanity). This collection of 11 black-and-white short films comes courtesy of director Jim Jarmusch. Each vignette features frank conversations by characters consuming copious quantities of caffeine and nicotine. Cast includes Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Roberto Benigni, Steves Buscemi, and Wright, and crooners Iggy Pop and Tom Waits.

Dodgeball (PG-13 for profanity and rude, sexual humor). Underdog sports flick about a bunch of average Joes who take on a dodgeball team sponsored by the corporate fitness chain threatening to turn their local gym into its next the franchise. With Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.

Facing Windows (R for profanity and sexuality). Soap opera about a jaded 29 year-old married woman who divides her time between caring for a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer's and fantasizing about the attractive man who lives in the adjoining apartment building. In Italian with subtitles.

Fahrenheit 9/11 (R for profanity, violence, and disturbing images). Oscar winner Michael Moore's controversial documentary damning the Bush administration's handling of the war on terror.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG for frightening images, creature violence, and mild epithets). Third installment in J.K. Rowling's chldren's series has hero Harry (Daniel Ratcliffe) and his Hogwarts classmates on the run from a renegade wizard (Gary Oldman) who has escaped from prison after being convicted of murder.

I, Robot (PG-13 for stylized action and brief nudity). Sci-fi thriller, set in 2035, stars Will Smith as a Chicago cop assisted by a cyborg psychologist (Bridget Moynahan) trying to understand why robots have taken to killing humans.

King Arthur (PG-13 for profanity, some sensuality, and intense battle scenes). Oft-told tale of the Knights of the Round Table gets refreshed as action-oriented costume drama with Clive Owen as Arthur, Stephen Dillane as Merlin, Keira Knightley as Lady Guinevere, Hugh Dancy as Sir Galahad, and Ioan Gruffudd as Sir Lancelot.

The Mother (R for graphic sexuality, profanity, and drug use). Erotic drama, set in London, about a 65 year-old grandmother who embarks on a passionate fling with a married man half her age, knowing that he's already having an affair with her own daughter.

The Notebook (PG-13 for brief nudity and some scenes of sexuality). Adapted from the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, the film revolves around a cardiac patient's (James Garner) reminiscences about the World War II era start of his 60-plus year relationship with his high school sweetheart (Gena Rowlands) who is now suffering from Alzheimer's in a nursing home.

Shrek 2 (PG for crude and sexually suggestive humor, and a drug reference). Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, and Conrad Vernon lend their voices to another animated adventure about the ornery ogre with a donkey (Murphy). The sequel has Princess Fiona (Diaz) taking her new hubby (Myers) home to meet her disappointed parents (Julie Andrews and John Cleese).

Sleepover (PG for mature themes involving teens, some sensuality, and mild epithets). This teeny-bopper comedy takes place at a slumber party for 8th grade girls which turns into an all-night scavenger hunt involving stealing cars, sneaking into nightclubs, and kissing boys.

Spider Man 2 (PG-13 for stylized action violence). Tobey Maguire reprises his title role as Marvel Comics' Superhero, this time to save the planet from the dastardly designs of a mad scientist known as Dr. Octopus (Alfred Molina). Also returning are Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Ted Raimi, Elizabeth Banks, and Bruce Campbell.

The Terminal (PG-13 for profanity and drug references). Stephen Spielberg directs Tom Hanks in this romantic comedy about a refugee from Eastern Europe, escaping civil war in his homeland, who is denied entry into the U.S.A. because his country no longer exists. Unable to clear customs, the immigrant makes friends and finds love in a New York City airline terminal.