2007 Fall Film Preview

"Across the Universe" — Columbia Pictures

Beatles tunes are the backdrop for a musical romance between young lovers (Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess). Julie Taymor directs.

"The Assassination of Jesse James"

The movie's full title is "The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford" and it stars Brad Pitt as the Old West outlaw, with Casey Affleck the man who'll eventually gun him down.

'Balls of Fury"

The world of extreme pingpong is the setting for an action comedy featuring Christopher Walken and George Lopez.

"The Brave One"

A woman (Jodie Foster) goes on a vigilante rampage after her boyfriend is killed in an attack. Neil Jordan directs, Oscar nominee Terrence Howard co-stars.

"The Darjeeling Limited"

Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman star as brothers stranded on a spiritual journey across India.

"Halloween"

Rob Zombie retells the story of John Carpenter's serial killer Michael Myers. Malcolm McDowell stars.

"Sydney White"

A college freshman (Amanda Bynes) leads a bunch of frat-house dorks in a fight against campus snobs.

"Shoot 'Em Up"

A loner (Clive Owen) races to protect an infant from a criminal (Paul Giamatti).

"Great World of Sound"

Two talent scouts for a small record label gradually learn it's a con game preying on singers' dreams of stardom.

"The Brothers Solomon"

Socially bumbling siblings (Will Arnett and Will Forte) try to fulfill their dying father's wish to have a grandchild.

"The Kingdom"

Jamie Foxx is a fed tracking a friend's killer in Saudi Arabia. Jennifer Garner and Chris Cooper co-star.

"3:10 To Yuma"

Oscar winner Russell Crowe and Christian Bale star in a Western remake about a captured outlaw whose gang aims to free him.

"Elizabeth: The Golden Age"

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett reteams with co-star Geoffrey Rush and director Shekhar Kapur for more in the saga of Queen Elizabeth I.

"Sleuth"

Michael Caine remakes his 1972 romp, playing a writer in a contest of mind games with his wife's lover (Jude Law). Kenneth Branagh directs.

"We Own The Night"

Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall star in a crime thriller set against New York's 1980s drug trade.

"American Gangster"

Denzel Washington is a Harlem drug lord and Russell Crowe is a cop out to take him down. Ridley Scott directs.

"Beowulf"

Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins and Ray Winstone star in the Norse legend of the warrior who battles Grendel and his mother. Robert Zemeckis directs.

"Fred Claus"

Vince Vaughn is Santa's jailbird brother, who's bailed out by St. Nick (Paul Giamatti) and forced to work off his debt at the North Pole.

"Sweeney Todd"

Johnny Depp and Helen Bonham Carter star in Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical about a murderous barber.

"Grace Is Gone"

A father (John Cusack) takes his daughters on a road trip to postpone telling them their mother has been killed in Iraq.