// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var Ent_FiveTop_070205 = new Array(); Ent_FiveTop_070205.ID = "Ent_FiveTop_070205"; Ent_FiveTop_070205.ID_WB = 16895414; Ent_FiveTop_070205.sPubDate = "2/1/2007 10:32:38 PM GMT"; Ent_FiveTop_070205.navsectionID = "3032083" Ent_FiveTop_070205.appFmt = 2; Ent_FiveTop_070205.itemsPerPage = 5; Ent_FiveTop_070205.nTeaseW = 198; Ent_FiveTop_070205.nTeaseH = 198; Ent_FiveTop_070205.appWidth = 624; Ent_FiveTop_070205.appHeader = ""; Ent_FiveTop_070205.appFooter = "   By Stuart Levine"; Ent_FiveTop_070205.rowSpacer = "20"; Ent_FiveTop_070205.rowAlt = "F7F7F7"; Ent_FiveTop_070205.appNavStyle = 3; Ent_FiveTop_070205.appLayout = 1; Ent_FiveTop_070205.copyMargin = 9; Ent_FiveTop_070205.copyBorder = 0; Ent_FiveTop_070205.sBodyFont = "font-size:12px;"; Ent_FiveTop_070205[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070201/070201_5top_spiderman.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "Columbia", "151", "198", "", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_070205[i-1].body = "“Spider-Man 3” (May 4)
I’m not a big sequels guy. Despite the ultra-cool trailers, rarely do they live up to expectations. That being said, I’ll be one of the first in line to check out the latest adventures of Spidey. In the first two movies, director Sam Raimi delivered films that weren’t only great to look at but were cerebral as well, getting deep into Tobey Maguire’s noggin and figuring out what made him tick. The villains have been fine — loved Alfred Molina’s multi-arm attack last time — but it’s the relationship between Maguire and Kirsten Dunst that raises the “Spider-Man” franchise above typical comic-turned-movie fare."; Ent_FiveTop_070205[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070201/070201_5top_knockedUp.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "Universal", "137", "198", "", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_070205[i-1].body = "“Knocked Up” (June 1)
Writer-director Judd Apatow slayed us last time out with “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and there’s little reason to believe he won’t deliver again. He’s working with his favorite actors again from those glorious “Freaks & Geeks” days — Seth Rogan, Jason Segel plus Paul Rudd — and this time Rogan, who after this one will be firmly entrenched as a breakthrough comedy star, impregnates Katherine Heigl (“Grey’s Anatomy”) following a one-night stand. Hilarity, naturally, ensues. Each summer there’s one mid-size comedy that breaks out into a huge box-office hit. This is that movie."; Ent_FiveTop_070205[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070201/070201_5top_gangster.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "Universal", "132", "198", "", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_070205[i-1].body = "“American Gangster” (Nov. 2)
After years of this project being on-again and off-again because then-director Antoine Fuqua couldn’t get the budget low enough to satisfy Universal, “Gangster” is ready to fire. And it looks to be a doozy. You won’t find a more potent, testosterone-heavy combo than Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington, all working under the tutelage of violence-lover Ridley Scott, who directed Crowe to an Oscar in “Gladiator.” Washington plays a 1970s heroin kingpin in Harlem who smuggles in drugs in the coffins of dead Vietnam soldiers, while Crowe is the cop trying to bust him."; Ent_FiveTop_070205[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070201/070201_5top_TherWillBlod.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "Paramount", "128", "198", "", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_070205[i-1].body = "“There Will Be Blood” (Nov. 7)
Paul-Thomas Anderson is definitely a guy who picks his spots, who chooses quality over quantity. So with “Punch-Drunk Love” coming a lengthy five years ago — with standouts “Boogie Nights” and “Magnolia” before that — it’s with a high degree of anticipation that we wait for “Blood.” And what makes it better is that it stars another actor who only chooses roles when he feels inspired, not when he’s looking to cash a check. Daniel-Day Lewis, an actor’s actor, stars as a Texas oil prospector who gets caught up in greed, lies and everything that’ll surely get his hands dirty. Based on the Upton Sinclair novel, this one should be great. Please don’t let us down."; Ent_FiveTop_070205[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070201/070201_5top_CharlieWilson.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "Universal", "127", "198", "", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_070205[i-1].body = "“Charlie Wilson’s War” (Dec. 25)
Talk about high-class pedigree. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a serious-minded drama directed by Mike Nichols. Geez, can they just inscribe their names on the Oscar now? Story is based on a Texas congressman’s secret dealings with Afghanistan during that country’s war with the Soviets. No matter the dense subject matter, there will be as much anticipation for this one by both high-minded cineastes and casual moviegoers who only head to the theater a couple of times a year. Nichols is a five-time Oscar nominee (and winner for “The Graduate”), Hanks has two statues over his fireplace and Hoffman and Roberts have one each. What’s not to like?"; // END editorial data