Movies! Movies! Movies!

—H-D.D.

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES | Written by TED TALLY | Based on the novel by CORMAC McCARTHY | Directed by BILLY BOB THORNTON Produced by THORNTON and ROBERT SALERNO Released by Miramax Films | Citywide

BEFORE NIGHT FALLS | Written by CUNNINGHAM O’KEEFE, LÁZARO GÓMEZ CARRILES and JULIAN SCHNABEL Based on the memoir by Reinaldo Arenas Directed by SCHNABEL | Produced by JON KILIK | Released by Fine Line Features At Sunset 5, Nu Wilshire, Playhouse 7

THE GIFT | Written by BILLY BOB THORNTON and TOM EPPERSON | Directed by SAM RAIMI Produced by JAMES JACKS, TOM ROSENBERG and GARY LUCCHESI | Released by Paramount Classics | Citywide

AN EVERLASTING PIECE | Written by BARRY McEVOY | Directed by BARRY LEVINSON Produced by MARK JOHNSON, LOUIS DiGIAIMO, JEROME O’CONNOR, LEVINSON and PAULA WEINSTEIN | Released by DreamWorks | At AMC Century City

FINDING FORRESTER | Written by MIKE RICH | Directed by GUS VAN SANT | Produced by SEAN CONNERY and RHONDA TOLLEFSON Released by Columbia Pictures | Citywide

MALèNA | Written and directed by GIUSEPPE TORNATORE | Produced by HARVEY WEINSTEIN and CARLO BERNASCONI | Released by Miramax Films | At Landmark’s Cecchi Gori Fine Arts, Laemmle’s Santa Monica 4

MISS CONGENIALITY | Written by MARC LAWRENCE, KATIE FORD and CARYN LUCAS Directed by DONALD PETRIE | Produced by SANDRA BULLOCK | Released by Castle Rock Entertainment | Citywide

NOWHERE TO HIDE | Written and directed by Lee Myung-Se | Produced by CHUNG TAE-WON | Released by Lions Gate Films | At the Nuart; Friday-Thursday, December 22-28

O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? | Written by ETHAN and JOEL COEN | Based on The Odyssey by HOMER | Directed by JOEL COEN Produced by ETHAN COEN | Released by Touchstone Pictures and Universal Pictures | At AMC Century City, Leammle’s Santa Monica 4, AMC Santa Monica

STATE AND MAIN | Written and directed by DAVID MAMET | Produced by SARAH GREEN Released by Fine Line Features | Citywide

THIRTEEN DAYS | Written by DAVID SELF Directed by ROGER DONALDSON | Produced by ARMYAN BERNSTEIN, PETER O. ALMOND and KEVIN COSTNER | Released by New Line Cinema | Citywide

VATEL | Adapted by TOM STOPPARD from the screenplay by JEANNE LABRUNE | Directed by ROLAND JOFFÉ | Produced by ALAIN GOLDMAN and JOFFÉ | Released by Miramax Films | At Laemmle’s Music Hall